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Tropolist

The King and Queen of Meta

100 years old

Brisbane

Male

Loop is Loop is Loop is Loop.

At first, two characters lead completely unrelated, yet slowly converging lives. As their paths meet, it becomes apparent that they are in fact one and the same, though neither character was aware until now. This one character, who has absored the attributes of both, continues his search for the mysterious toaster with the serial number 00000. And even as he does, he discovers that much of his life has occurred inside his own head, and when the barrier between his mind and reality collapses, the narrative itself becomes a character in a story he constructs. Thus, the character is only part of a character he has created, and in that the singularity dissolves into pure interface between his thoughts and actions. Without knowing whether or not the Trystero mail system even exists, he begins sending himself letters, playing hundreds of games of correspondent chess with himself. But when time comes for his lengthy demise, the narrative, having been a character he himself imagined, continues on in his absence. It describes entire worlds contained in itself, and divulges the location of the toaster with the serial number 00000, both at the beginning and the end of the universe.

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Tropolist says:

@Rebeca: Aww, thanks. They are very, very loosely related to the book Loop, which is an excellent part of the Ring Series. @Satellite: Both very, very good books. I would recommend Catcher before Confederacy, since it's more....matriculated into the culture.

posted Nov 19


Human Virus says:

You have excellent taste. Most of the books and films you've listed are good, as in classics or interesting or thought provoking. [You should also know that your Loop drawings have made me curious about the book since I haven't read it yet.]

posted Oct 16


DevotedSatellite333 says:

Among the millions of books I wanna read, "Catcher In The Rye" is near the top. Given that it's a classic and an inspiration of sorts for a favorite series of mine ("Ghost In The Shell: The Stand-Alone Complex") I'm sure it's gonna be great. I'm less sure about "A Confederacy Of Dunces"... though the only reason I wanna read it is that I keep hearing about how awesome it is from a variety of people. Glad it's made your list... given your other picks, I feel less worried. ;)

posted Sep 16