squirrelflight's hope was such a miserable, soul-crushing story and i can see why so many people gave up reading warriors after this. instead of being able to fight for what she believes in and be the hero of her own story, the protagonist is beaten into submission and made to grovel to her ancestors and her husband so she can be accepted into a group of people who have no value for the lives of others unless it benefits them. she is forced by the narrative to give up her wants and desires for the sake of a controlling relationship, and perhaps the most horrifying thing is that she is happy with this!! how is the reader supposed to be satisfied with this!!!! im personally going to catch and take all these cats to a shelter, spay and neuter them, and take a feather duster to what remains of their religion to sweep them out of the clouds. someone needs to free erin hunter from this series so we can both be released from this hell.
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why did they toss out the bisexual subtext of pathologic 1 haruspex route when rewriting it for pathologic 2? everything else i've decided i can forgive, this is my only complaint now
i completely forgot the guy artyom meets in polis and becomes instant soulmates with was named DANIEL. and they go from strangers to daniel offering his bed in under half an hour? and while there artyom has a dream about being irrestibley drawn to the star above the kremlin? and then daniel SAVES HIS LIFE????? fellas is it gay-
while we’re talking about aglaya i’ll just toss out something i’ve been thinking about. that idea of aglaya’s attraction to artemy revolving around self-preservation.
she’s the kind of person who tries to play by the rules of the game to get results (rather than defying the rules altogether.) she’s aware of the narrative in some sense, so of course she would want to be the romantic love interest who gets to live through the epilogue.
i dont know how much talk of order and rules is from her, or from the role she plays. but the idea of her romanticizing the “guy gets the girl” narrative becomes interesting to me not only because it’s what she knows will keep her alive but also because it’s what she sees as the logical and correct path.
her reasoning would be: this is how the story SHOULD go, because this is how stories ARE and therefore this is what i WANT. she struggles underneath the narrative and clearly wants to have something for herself thats real, and yet maybe she doesn’t see any other option but to play by the rules of a story.
of course she also has other motivations besides pursuing romantic love, this is just me looking at that aspect specifically.
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its amazing to me that terfs will go on to the trans and gays website and act hurt when we dont like what they have to say.
not only that, then they have to make clowns of themselves by posting in the fandom that has the most trans ppl ive ever seen- like, girl! you must be joking
he's a mentally unwell doctor who can't die properly and has an incredible propensity for violence. now, was i talking about emesis blue medic or daniil pathologic
This is a short list of stories about entropy and being on the precipice of change, where places are living things and the future of humanity is uncertain. Lifted heavily from the recs on the Pathologic and Disco Elysium subreddits. If you like unusual, often esoteric literature that rewires your brain chemistry forever, this list might interest you!
Warning: the books on this list are intended for an adult audience
Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Equal parts cyberpunk and surreal dystopia. Two worlds with two parallel narratives that gradually intersect.
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
Literally a city struggling to be born while an extra-dimensional force threatens to tear apart the connections that make the universe whole.
The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan
A magical boarding school except you can't understand a single word anyone is saying, the children are dying, and the book itself is as much a living thing as the House its protagonists inhabit.
Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge
An episodic tale of self-discovery told through the investigation of poorly understood cryptids called "beasts." Questions the forces responsible for shaping our lives and who we are as people.
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
So the fic I read that was inspired by this was about being trapped in a House that's slowly succumbing to entropy at the end of a stillborn universe. I'm told that's an accurate description.
Metro 2033 by Dmitrii Glukhovskii
A puppy of a man goes on a series of horrible adventures in the nuclear post-apocalypse and is forced to decide the future of humanity in a world of rumors and miscommunication.
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
The world has been touched by something strange that threatens to change life as we know it. A book that questions the border between you and I, between flesh and earth, between dreams and reality.
The City & the City by China Mieville
An existential murder mystery that thrusts you into a world of two ambiguously related, but separated, cities. An exploration of borders: be it physical or imagined.
Germinal by Emile Zola
In a cruelly exploited mining community in 1860's France, people are treated like animals to be sacrificed to an unforgiving, hungry earth. A classic realist novel that seeks to plant the seeds of change and hope for a better future.
BONUS ROUND: MOVIES
Stalker (1979)
Sopping wet men lie in puddles and sometimes in grass as they struggle to find meaning in a changed world. Inspired by the book Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky whose other works I'd also recommend!
Snowpiercer (2013)
From the director of Parasite we have a post-apocalypse where all that remains of the world is sheltered on a single, impossible train on the verge of a revolution. Based off the graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette.
NOTE: FEEL FREE TO ADD ON TO THIS WITH YOUR OWN SUGGESTIONS. I mostly made this list for myself/work purposes and haven't read everything. Also if you're here from Patho or DE, please check the subreddits if you haven't already! They have great recommendations :D
