Jacob Johnson

Graduate of SDSU, English MA program for Children's Literature, Writer, Editor of The Modern Laureate

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@jessicacouoh He’s a hater of mike myers obviously, couldn’t appreciate the classic powers movies either.

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@josephsdsu Don’t think I’ve seen this guy, but definitely seems up my alley! Wonder why the YouTube algorithm hasn’t sent him my way before. I’ll check the channel out thanks!

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@GradCMSimmons That’s awesome!! Congrats!

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@GradCMSimmons Congrats!!

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I really enjoyed sharing this class with everyone, genuinely looked forward to everyone’s discussions boards. Wish we could’ve met in person, but I’m a bit sad the class is over! #604D

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@sstjohn96 Reminds a bit of Carrols the Jabberwock, which is also one of my favorite poems! #604D

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@_JaySnow I really enjoyed reading Martin’s essays and his earlier work in general, seeing some of where he came from was really cool, also made it harder for me to be as critical on him seeing that he is just a man after all. #Eng528

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@kaitlynsdsu Yeah I was getting serious Incel vibes from Greg, which if we're being generous to Martin maybe means he was seeing an issue with that harmful world view before it became as well known as it is now. #ENG528

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@mariamsdsu Wow I had no clue that story was turned into a board game, that’s really neat. Looking on Amazon it doesn’t seem the game’s caught as much love as Gorey’s stories... #604D

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@kaitlynsdsu Totally true! Makes me think of how derivative stories are, I was looking for connections to oedipus’ story, and all three end along tragic lines. The interplay of knowledge pursuit and personal relationships was one of the best parts of these stories for me. #ENG528

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#ENG528 out of the other earlier works of Martin’s I was drawn in really quickly to Nightflyers characters. The enclosed quarters set up some compelling dynamics (and conflicts) early on.

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#604D any poetry experts have insight to give for “The Rum Tum Tugger?” The repetition of stanza 1 and and rhyme scheme seemed to mimic the back and forth of the cat, though the rhyme scheme changes slightly with each stanza. Eliots poetry was fun to read, very tightly structured

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Hey #604D, I mention something like this on “the boards,” but what do you guys make of Eliot’s cats being (mostly) stories of happy nonsense, the kind Gorey described as “boring?” I personally loved the stories, The Rum Tum Tugger’s my favorite.

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#ENG528 Sooo I know the Greeshka is kind of creepy and like a lovecraftian horror, but the promise of eternal happiness... idk got me pretty tempted to take a quick flesh bath nap and join the hive mind tbh

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#ENG528 The prime relationship of “A Song for Lya” (Robb/Lya) really reminded me of Tyrion and Shae’s relationship, a bit beautiful but a bit tortured too. Anyone else feel the same?

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@TikvaCohen Forgive me, I know not what I do.

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#ENG528 Hey was it supposed to be a twist at the end of The Hero?Because I saw it coming a mile away, though I attribute part of that on Martin’s inexperience at the time and partly to it being a short story, perhaps he struggled with literary sleight of hand in such constraints.

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#ENG528 Martin’s sci fi was fun to compare with his fantasy writing. He put similar amounts of careful thought into those worlds as he does with ASOIAF. Though I found the natives in “The Hero” similarly troubling to the Dothraki of his later work.