The Grand Theatre of Freaks

[Jin]

@Sinister: As soon as I read it, I'll tell you how I like it. So many other things to read first though, so give me a bit. I've read a few of his stories in a different book and I really enjoyed those, so I imagine I'll enjoy it.

On to the topic, do you really think this world is mundane? I would argue that. Ever hear that phrase "stranger than fiction"? It honestly is. This world is bizarre, humans especially. Taking one look at history, it becomes evident that humanity, left to their own devices, is more interesting than the most compelling work of fiction. People try to buy into the mundane, to fit in, but the mundane of one era is the oddity in the next. I mean, a person that acted completely normal in the eyes of a 17th century aristocrat would be considered quite unique today. It's all relative, mate.

[Sinister]

@Sinister: As soon as I read it, I'll tell you how I like it. So many other things to read first though, so give me a bit. I've read a few of his stories in a different book and I really enjoyed those, so I imagine I'll enjoy it.

On to the topic, do you really think this world is mundane? I would argue that. Ever hear that phrase "stranger than fiction"? It honestly is. This world is bizarre, humans especially. Taking one look at history, it becomes evident that humanity, left to their own devices, is more interesting than the most compelling work of fiction. People try to buy into the mundane, to fit in, but the mundane of one era is the oddity in the next. I mean, a person that acted completely normal in the eyes of a 17th century aristocrat would be considered quite unique today. It's all relative, mate.

You remind me of a Sherlock Holmes story that began with a similar argument between Sherlock and Watson. Sherlock contending that reality IS bizarre and Watson contending the opposite saying that: "The crudest of writers could invent nothing more crude." Prophetically, Watson lost that particular argument, rather colorfully.

I just think facets of daily life could be more...original.

-Sin