Oct. 28th, 2017

krpalmer: (mimas)
Dropping into a large used book store last weekend, I was passing the computer books section when by a title that might have been misfiled (even among video game books) grabbed my attention but threatened to push it right back away. The first part of Luke Skywalker Can't Read and Other Geeky Truths was provocative enough, but the subtitle raised my hackles just like the word "geek" always seems to do in non-chicken-head contexts these days. I've tried to find explanations for that delving past "the word seems too often wrapped up with prequel bashing," which of course might only bring on "serves you right" rejoinders. I'm not sure, though, if "viewpoints that might have once ranged beyond the ordinary now just seem restrictive and fixated on the stuff seen when young and impressionable without finding any depths beyond 'story' or genuine positivity" is any more articulate or able to avoid "you might not condemn creators, but you still have targets..."
Anyway, I did take enough of a chance to look inside... )

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