Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a science fiction/fantasy movie.
Aeryn Send a noteboard - 02/12/2009 12:54:08 AM
In short: I disagree. Science fiction & fantasy settings simple provide better tools which allow to examine all those things you mention and answer the question of what it is to be human. The movie you mention is a perfect example.
This message last edited by Aeryn on 02/12/2009 at 12:59:40 AM
In Support of Other Fiction
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Re:
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you shouldn't feel the need to defend a non SF/F suggestion, just don't
- 03/12/2009 03:34:28 PM
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Well, let me offer a diverging view on the topic of speculative fiction.
- 01/12/2009 09:46:35 PM
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I would counter that the stripping away removes a level of reality.
- 01/12/2009 10:05:28 PM
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That's a Slippery Slope Because You Could Argue On the Same Basis That All Fiction Does That.
- 01/12/2009 11:34:34 PM
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I don't see the slippery slope, but rather, a confirmation of my original point.
- 02/12/2009 01:41:24 AM
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perhaps some university will do a study
- 03/12/2009 03:55:54 PM
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I'd like to see it
- 03/12/2009 09:15:12 PM
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I Think I'll Post a Thread on This.
- 03/12/2009 06:47:05 PM
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I'd like to see it.
- 03/12/2009 09:23:07 PM
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Regarding depth in Jordan
- 03/12/2009 09:31:19 PM
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I was thinking about that too
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Re: I was thinking about that too
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Destroying the Wheel is meaningless.
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Re: Destroying the Wheel is meaningless.
- 03/12/2009 10:30:15 PM
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It would. Destroying the Wheel would likely make him a Buddhist.
- 03/12/2009 10:51:17 PM
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I Totally Missed That.
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Re: I Totally Missed That.
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I Don't Believe It Cursory, But Comparative.
- 04/12/2009 11:29:36 PM
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Re: Well, let me offer a diverging view on the topic of speculative fiction.
- 02/12/2009 12:28:30 AM
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I find Michel Houellebecq to be one of the most intriguing writers of our time
- 01/12/2009 11:14:05 PM
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wait! there's somebody "dirtier" than Piers Anthony or Philip Jose Farmer???
- 03/12/2009 04:00:28 PM
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Nice post.
- 02/12/2009 12:03:09 AM
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I guess I'll break my silence after almost a month and a half...
- 02/12/2009 12:23:07 AM
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Popcorn?
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I'm glad I could drive you from your Carthusian retreat, Larry
- 02/12/2009 01:58:49 AM
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It won't last for long - have too many things still to deal with in my life
- 02/12/2009 02:36:15 AM
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That's too bad. I'll have to learn monasterial sign language to continue a dialogue.
- 02/12/2009 03:49:01 AM
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I concur
- 02/12/2009 12:27:13 AM
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I like your framing of the issue (and Shannara is the Taco Bell of writing).
- 02/12/2009 02:03:51 AM
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Am i the only one who reads books for fun?
- 02/12/2009 12:33:52 AM
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I certainly didn't read The Lost Symbol for ANY cultural, intellectual or edifying reason.
- 02/12/2009 02:05:45 AM
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Of course not. Personally, I don't touch anything other than mind candy when I'm in school,
- 02/12/2009 03:29:23 AM
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one of the things that is important to me in books/shows
- 03/12/2009 05:20:29 PM
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WoT has decent characterization, though a little overwrought. Harrington... not so much.
- 04/12/2009 04:26:43 AM
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a science fiction/fantasy movie.
- 02/12/2009 12:54:08 AM
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Reading only speculative literature is limiting and monotonous.
- 02/12/2009 02:09:42 AM
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I was going to say exactly that about "real" literature: monotonous and limiting.
- 02/12/2009 01:57:49 PM
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I would not disagree with you if you said that.
- 02/12/2009 02:27:08 PM
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Most non-speculative fiction is fluff as well though.
- 03/12/2009 05:38:32 PM
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Which brings us back to my point.
- 03/12/2009 08:04:24 PM
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I would like to see the study and statistics that produced this answer.
- 04/12/2009 05:24:02 PM
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Re: I would like to see the study and statistics that produced this answer.
- 04/12/2009 10:42:33 PM
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Actually, it is a film that does not fit neatly into one category
- 02/12/2009 11:16:20 AM
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Science Fiction is the most PERTINANT form of fiction in the world today
- 02/12/2009 12:57:19 AM
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"Pertinent", not "Pertinant". If it weren't in all caps I'd have ignored it this time.
- 02/12/2009 02:13:36 AM
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SF&F and 'real literature' are not mutually exclusive
- 02/12/2009 01:19:05 AM
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So why don't we occasionally focus on "real" books that are technically spec fiction?
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Why must we limit our focus in that way?
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I don't see it as limiting or forcing.
- 02/12/2009 03:16:07 AM
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"Elite club" or "elitist clique"?
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Elite club is how we midwestern rednecks refer to Elitist Clique. *chews on a piece of hay*
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I was born in the Midwest.
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I know.
- 02/12/2009 03:12:05 PM
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...!
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Admit it. You know what I'm talking about.
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Re: Admit it. You know what I'm talking about.
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Huh! I really didn't think of you as being a masochist.
- 02/12/2009 01:51:55 AM
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Read what you like to read.
- 02/12/2009 04:18:53 AM
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I'll super size you. Fine. *NM*
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Oh noes! I'm getting word-fat!
- 02/12/2009 04:59:05 AM
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I seem to have struck a nerve.
- 02/12/2009 05:20:27 AM
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Apparently not the nerve you think, though.
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Intellectual achievement isn't a static measure.
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Re: Intellectual achievement isn't a static measure.
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I really did get under your skin
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Tom as much as you raise some great points, you are being a condescending ass.
- 03/12/2009 04:26:27 AM
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You're entitled to your opinion. I don't care.
- 03/12/2009 04:51:18 AM
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I keep replying. It's like a sickness.
- 03/12/2009 05:15:28 AM
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Hm.
- 02/12/2009 06:58:56 AM
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Re-read my exact point.
- 02/12/2009 02:18:20 PM
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No. Some kind of reading is indeed essential.
- 02/12/2009 02:28:22 PM
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There may have been an assumption about literature due to the reason for the post.
- 02/12/2009 02:37:47 PM
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Somehow I get the feeling that this post hasn't caused quite as much controversy
- 02/12/2009 06:53:18 AM
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As I see it...
- 02/12/2009 11:38:07 AM
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Yep.
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Re: Yep.
- 02/12/2009 03:35:38 PM
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Euripides was poorly received, initially.
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I wasn't looking to generate controversy
- 02/12/2009 02:19:13 PM
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Well... then I'm going to have to agree with Craig a bit.
- 02/12/2009 02:32:59 PM
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Well, I was being somewhat denigrating. "Unnecessarily" or not is a matter of debate.
- 02/12/2009 02:40:29 PM
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Well, it's only "unnecessary" if you don't want people to be turned off of your message immediately. *NM*
- 02/12/2009 09:42:46 PM
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Judging from the responses, most people weren't turned off immediately.
- 02/12/2009 09:59:35 PM
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All reading of fiction is a diversion by the very nature of the activity.
- 02/12/2009 03:43:05 PM
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Diversion from direct action, yes. Diversion from reality, no.
- 02/12/2009 04:15:48 PM
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I maintain that all acts of reading fiction are a diversion from reality/ the realistic
- 02/12/2009 05:43:16 PM
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It seems a regressive argument to me.
- 03/12/2009 01:18:02 AM
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You're playing a game.
- 03/12/2009 03:40:14 PM
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I fundamentally agree with much of what you're saying, but there is a distinction.
- 03/12/2009 06:44:02 PM
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Spec fic is perhaps at it's best in autocracies?
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Bulgakov
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I've only read the first chapter of M&M.
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Re: I've only read the first chapter of M&M.
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Not the greatest Tolkien scholar, me.
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Re: Not the greatest Tolkien scholar, me.
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I suppose.
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Re: I suppose.
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This was something I was exploring earlier.
- 02/12/2009 04:34:41 PM
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Funny thing about the hivemind antagonist.
- 02/12/2009 05:13:30 PM
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I didn't see the zombies reading speculative fiction
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Oh, they prefer Clive Cussler.
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There's an interesting book in Russian that might be translated somewhere.
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i think it comes more down to quality than genre.
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I disagree with the ultimate conclusion but agree with many of your points.
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the illiad is a classic
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There's only one "L" in Iliad
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It took me a few minutes to agree
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Well, I'm glad if you got something out of the post!
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Many people have mentioned that there's quite a bit of good sff lit out there and you seem to agree.
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The website is called "Read and Find Out". It doesn't specify what we're supposed to read.
- 02/12/2009 08:42:19 PM
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Anti the idea ? I see no evidence for this.
- 02/12/2009 09:50:37 PM
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Heh
- 02/12/2009 09:56:30 PM
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I have a few objections.
- 03/12/2009 12:24:43 AM
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where else should we talk about it?
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There's a difference between having threads about it and focusing the official book club on it.
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This is the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Board for site optimization purposes.
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random thoughts stole my subject line
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I think I could agree with a "comfort food" analogy
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That's it
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Question: is it really science fiction without one of the following:
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technically speaking, fantasy is classed as a sub heading under science fiction. *NM*
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Yes, it is but actually...
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But Dan Brown rocks da house!!!
*NM*
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*NM*
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another thing wrong with your argument
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Absolutely not. And, as I said before, there's only one "L" in Iliad.
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sorry about my atrocious spelling
(including the one on pertinent)
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(including the one on pertinent)
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is it just me, or is this now the largest post/thread yet on RAFO.com??? 168 replies so far! *NM*
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Congratulations on the replies count
- 03/12/2009 09:30:41 PM
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That was a well-thought out response, but I still disagree.
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Re: That was a well-thought out response, but I still disagree.
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But the objective truth of a setting can be measured.
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But does it make any difference in the objective value of the book?
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Re: That was a well-thought out response, but I still disagree.
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Re: That was a well-thought out response, but I still disagree.
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I've obviously missed the show here...
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I'm not sure that's right. This thing just keeps growing.
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What, your penis?
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Don't you know it!
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You talk the talk, that's for sure.
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Metaphor versus literalism
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Metaphor divorced from the reality runs risks, however.
- 04/12/2009 10:25:47 PM
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Honestly, the moral can always be dismissed as inapplicable if you want to dismiss it.
- 05/12/2009 12:16:39 AM
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While that's true, it's much harder to just dismiss Mockingbird.
- 05/12/2009 03:57:42 AM
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Then why read fiction at all? It's all a diversion.
- 05/12/2009 04:16:06 PM
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I think people should read non-fiction, and The Nine Hundred Days is an excellent book.
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aha. but.
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