a slow, cozy reading vlog: entering my sci-fi era, reading Vladimir Nabokov again

some videos on nabokov's laughter in the dark!
1)    • Laughter in the Dark - Magic for Idiots  
2)    • Why Everything Everyone Tells You About Na...  
3)    • Nabokov - Omniscient or Not?  Laughter in ...  
4)    • Laughter in the dark by Vladimir Nabokov: ...  

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(Have yet to actually start being active on here lol)


0:00 - 0:50 - say hello!!
0:50 - 1:43 - ascension by nick binge
1:43 - 4:17 - what matters the most in a novel (even sci-fi)
4:17 - 4:55 - nick's inspirations for ascension
4:55 - 5:15 - religion and philosophy themes
5:15 - 6:30 - IF YOU WANT TO PUBLISH A NOVEL WATCH THIS
6:30 - 6:57 - cool ass science fact
6:57 - 8:11 - this quote gave me an existential crisis
8:11 - 9:04 - movie adaptation????
9:04 - 9:54 - offering different viewpoints
9:54 - 10:19 - reinvigorating my love of sci-fi
10:19 - 11:03 - I HAD A GOOD TIME SO SUE ME
11:03 - 12:26 - kala by colin walsh
12:26 - 13:32 - i think book has a pacing issue
13:32 - 13:58 - hear from mr. colin walsh himself
13:58 - 16:41 - what i liked about the book :-)
16:41 - 18:35 - this book definitely has a pacing issue
18:35 - 19:06 - this is 90% literary fiction
19:06 - 20:36 - ranting about the pacing again
20:36 - 21:24 - OH NOW WE'RE COOKING
21:24 - 21:50 - okay i do kinda like him
21:50 - 28:44 - LAUGHTER IN THE DARK!!!