In the eighth part of\u00c2\u00a0The Last Continent<\/i>, what in the goddamn hell is happening in this book. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read\u00c2\u00a0Discworld<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trigger Warning: For discussion of ableism regarding mental illness.<\/b><\/p>\n
THIS BOOK KEEPS THROWING CURVEBALLS. WHAT THE FUCK.<\/p>\n
The God<\/b><\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m very amused by the idea of a progressive, forward-thinking god who\u00c2\u00a0doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0want believers because he wants people to be enlightened and free-thinking. This same god is the one who created Mono Island. Why? Well, I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite figured that one out. From what I can tell, they are thrilled by the idea of evolution, but evolution based on\u00c2\u00a0need<\/i>. Like, this bit seemed an important aside:<\/p>\n Even so, he allowed himself a little smirk of pride. Two hours between the one called Dean dying for a smoke and the bush evolving, growing and fruiting its first nicotine-laden crop. That was evolution in\u00c2\u00a0action<\/i>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n We all know evolution doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t happen this way. Plants or creatures don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t adapt\u00c2\u00a0for<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0other creatures like this. So why does this island work that way? Is everything here some sort of thought experiment? The god remarks at one point that they must still \u00e2\u20ac\u0153exist\u00e2\u20ac\u009d because they are their own sole believer. Believer in\u00c2\u00a0what,\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>though? What is the whole point of Mono Island? Why create that one plant that violently polinates itself? For what? Oh god, to\u00c2\u00a0speed<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0up evolution, maybe???<\/p>\n WHAT IS HAPPENING.<\/p>\n Dijabringabeeralong<\/b><\/p>\n I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even know what to\u00c2\u00a0say<\/i>. Like\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 okay, this is the Discworld. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Offler, and there are other animal-headed gods, right? Maybe some more animal weirdness in Genua, right? So I guess it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not out of the realm of possibility that on XXXX, there are places with fully-formed anthropomorphic animals, right?\u00c2\u00a0Right?<\/i><\/p>\n I was so lost and bewildered by this sequence. I initially wanted to believe that Rincewind was drunk the\u00c2\u00a0entire<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0time, but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not true. He went into that pub sober, got fucked up on Fourecks beer rather quickly, and then got nearly killed by a wombat. Not the actual creature, but one of those weird people-animals things. I DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL THEM. Plus, Scrappy outright confirms all this after saving Rincewind from harm. So\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 that happened. I did not read it wrong. There is a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153town\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in Fourecks full of creatures exactly as Rincewind saw them.<\/p>\n I mean?????? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m surprised because I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect, but it does make a certain sense, at least if you consider how isolated Fourecks is. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that whole bit about what boats look like, and to me, that suggested just how long Fourecks had been cut off from the rest of the world. I am willing to bet that none of these people have ever seen what the rest of the Disc calls a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153boat.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d So why should it be any other way? Same goes for their beer. This is just\u00c2\u00a0their<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0way of life, and Rincewind is the outsider.<\/p>\n Well, the outsider destined to save it all. Scrappy is not going to leave him alone, though I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m guessing that he needs Rincewind to go to Bugarup\u00c2\u00a0anyway<\/i>. Oh god, what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s there? WHAT OTHER WEIRDNESS SHALL WE ENCOUNTER?<\/p>\n The Bursar<\/b><\/p>\n I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll admit that the final scene in this part made me tentatively interested in the Bursar as a character. For a long time, now, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been the butt of a joke and nothing more. He doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t affect the plot in any significant way, and I do worry he won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t here, either. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153crazy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d wizard, and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that. However, Pratchett gives us a bit more insight into the Bursar\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s usual silence, confirming that Mustrum Ridcully is responsible for the Bursar closing himself off to the the world. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kind of sad, actually. He reacted to Ridcully\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s forceful persona by becoming introverted\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 sort of? I say that because he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not portrayed as an introvert in the text. Pratchett relies on descriptions and behaviors that paint him as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153deranged\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mad,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and the other characters treat him that way, too.<\/p>\n I guess I just felt a lot for a character who so desperately wished that Ridcully was not in his life anymore so he could be\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 what? Normal? Not afraid? I WANT THE BURSAR TO BE VINDICATED, SOMEONE GET ON THAT.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o04Kja-P4IQ<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – I am now on Patreon<\/a>! There are various levels of support, from $1 up to whatever you want! You’ll get to read a private blog, extra reviews, and other such rewards. I POST A LOT OF CUTE PHOTOS, OKAY. Think of it like a private Tumblr blog that only SPECIAL PEOPLE get to read.<\/b> In the eighth part of\u00c2\u00a0The Last Continent, what in the goddamn hell is happening in this book. Intrigued? 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