tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749031091155130228.post1712896504077275845..comments2024-01-23T02:03:40.691-08:00Comments on Reading in Taiwan: The Magic CircleRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749031091155130228.post-42192393662993697102013-05-26T19:13:37.803-07:002013-05-26T19:13:37.803-07:00I couldn't finish this one because of the poor...I couldn't finish this one because of the poor narrative at the beginning. I'm glad you did though. I felt much the same about this book as you did.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749031091155130228.post-82816676405167823812013-05-14T18:45:08.178-07:002013-05-14T18:45:08.178-07:00I barely knew about larping myself. The book sound...I barely knew about larping myself. The book sounds interesting. Barber's book seems VERY interesting. I think a lot about these subjects and are really of too minds about them. On one hand there is so much dumbed down corporate fueled escapism.So many folks seem to be mired to the world vacuous junk culture.<br /><br /> On the other hand the world also seems full of free out of the box thinkers lurking around. I am not just talking about people who agree with my worldview, many of the folks that I am thinking about have very different opinions about the world then I do. I also have to wonder if a hundred years ago folks really were all that tuned into art, knowledge, substantive culture,etc. I believe that most people were not. I also wonder if there were as many of these cultural "rebels" out there. <br /><br />All very interesting to contemplate!Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com