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minus-squareechindod@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 days agoIs this sarcasm? I think if it stopped at the first dichotomy, or the second it would be fine. But it goes on for fucking ever.
minus-squareTheFinn@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoIf that wore you out, probably should stay away from Dickens.
minus-squareechindod@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoOh yes. I hate Dickens. Absolutely can’t stand him.
minus-squareechindod@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI am happy for you in that, a little surprised. But good for you!
minus-squareSteve Dice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoKinda the point. It’s supposed to drill into your head how everything in that period was taken to the extremes by taking the prose itself to the extremes.
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agonot all prose has to be prosaic
Is this sarcasm? I think if it stopped at the first dichotomy, or the second it would be fine. But it goes on for fucking ever.
If that wore you out, probably should stay away from Dickens.
Oh yes. I hate Dickens. Absolutely can’t stand him.
Well I like it.
I am happy for you in that, a little surprised. But good for you!
Kinda the point. It’s supposed to drill into your head how everything in that period was taken to the extremes by taking the prose itself to the extremes.
not all prose has to be prosaic