Alan Lin

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@roryisconfused At least as old as Flaubert’s Sentimental Education

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@gogetmagogetmoi no watch G gundam instead. it's like mecha world cup!!

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@gogetmagogetmoi You can’t *choose* to be a holy fool, sorry to say.

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@gogetmagogetmoi Excited for you. Everybody (understandably) talks about Part 4, but honestly, I think I love Part 1 the most, it's so funny.

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@MsAlphaBetts @Jeopardy Good luck! Can’t wait to watch!

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@gogetmagogetmoi It’s not too late! have one more slot in my Duolingo family plan!

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@gogetmagogetmoi Ok yeah, fair. And I suppose this case is ESPECIALLY egregious by going ‘It’s inspired by his life. What parts? That’s a secret…’

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@gogetmagogetmoi they went to school for pictures, not words! but seriously, has this not always been the case?

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@gogetmagogetmoi Careful, this is what sank Van Doesburg

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@gogetmagogetmoi Just don't get stuck on the read literally everything part...

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@9BillionTigers But really, it should be read as a prequel to In Search of Lost Time (Esseintes and Charlus are supposed to be based off of the same person).

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@9BillionTigers Oh, it's certainly very intentional, and it's a rich text. It's just the actual experience of reading it is quite boring, and not what most people would expect given its reputation.

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@whoisalexjacob I know Brandon had a theory that they specifically *wouldn't* put you two together because you were both wearing purple.

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@ChadNotChud Later in the book, Bella gives her own alternative, realist telling of her life story. As much as McCandless genuinely loves his wife, it is also strongly implied that he (literally) infantilizes her in this fantasy narrative because of a massive inferiority complex.

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@ChadNotChud It’s complicated. The book is post-modern and told through many different perspectives and layers. The movie only shows the innermost layer, which is Bella‘s story *as told by McCandless*. This is an important aspect that doesn’t make it through to the adaptation.

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@jennicjul @orbitbooks Congratulations! Can’t wait to read this!

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My quarterfinal episode for the #Jeopardy Invitational Tournament will be on this Friday!

Fun fact: between the three of us, this quarterfinal matchup is on average the youngest, the shortest, and the most full of present and future software engineers.

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@gogetmagogetmoi I‘m afraid you’ll have to tell him that the gimmick for the current generation of Pokemon is precisely that they crystallize to become more powerful…

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Coming out of hibernation to say I'll be playing in the upcoming #Jeopardy Invitational Tournament! It's great to be back!