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This Day All Gods Die: Book Review and Discussion

This Day All Gods Die: Book Review and Discussion I just finished reading This Day All Gods Die, which is the fifth and final entry in Stephen R. Donaldson's The Gap Cycle. Finally, we have reached the climax of the series and get to see the resolution of the plotlines that have been built up from the beginning of the story. Things have escalated in terms of scale and tension to a stunning degree, especially in relation to the isolated, but interesting, first entry of the series. So, what did I think of it, and the series as a whole? Let's get started. No Spoilers There were good things, and there were bad things, but fortunately I found that the positives outweighed the negatives for this entry, and especially the series overall. Story Structure I found that I really appreciated how the whole series fit together. The Gap Cycle starts out very quick and simple. The Real Story was a compelling vision all on its own. The world, the atmosphere, the grim nature of the story—all of
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Chaos and Order- Book Review and Discussion

I just finished reading Chaos and Order, which is the fourth entry in the Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson. From the outset, I can say that this is probably my favorite book in the series so far, which is what I thought about each of the last entries. In other words, this is exactly what you want from a series. There might be some problems, but they aren't too crazy. Overall (No Spoilers) Much of what I enjoyed in this entry was much in line with what I talked about in the last review. The picture of the political landscape was made clearer in that last entry after the incremental buildup of the first two, and the story in this one is more or less a continuation of the third entry. As such, much of what I said in the last entries non-spoiler section could be placed here. This story more or less carries the story along in an immensely competent manner. The characters are also fascinating, as ever. As we saw Holt's character up close last time in the very beginning of the entry,
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Lee Hunts DESTROYS Carroll Wainwright! WRECKED!!!

Lee Hunts DESTROYS Carroll Wainwright! WRECKED!!! The Unbearable Heaviness of Being: or, Life Reviled is a self-published book that was released in the last few months. While it is a narrative, the story is moreso a frame for talking about anti-natalism, which is the philosophical position supposed by the author. I have a smaller review of the book itself posted on Goodreads; I will link to the review in the description. In this post, I plan on actually addressing the philosophy itself, as I found the discussion to be rather fascinating. While I am arguing against a very pessimistic philosophy, this should not imply that I am an optimist in my own philosophy. I am an optimist in my personal life, which is what matters, haha—but I am pessimistic about reality and human nature and morality in my own ways. Carrol Wainwright seems to recognize a contradiction between life itself and morality. He has chosen morality and thus rejected life. I technically took the precise opposite approach. I
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