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Max Rose is on page 85 of 336 of Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
The first wave of internet users went online to “meet” or talk to strangers. The next wave(s) went online to talk to their friends.
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 40 of 336 of Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
Very good so far! One fact I’ll remember for a while: women are almost always the leaders of “linguistic change”. Meaning they pick up on, adopt, create, and spread new ways of speaking far more than men.
May 04, 2026 06:05PM 1 comment
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 147 of 180 of The Great Gatsby
Oh Gatsby, smh
Apr 30, 2026 08:28PM Add a comment
The Great Gatsby

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 134 of 180 of The Great Gatsby
“Your wife doesn’t love you” Gatsby said. “She never loved you. She loves me”

Ooooooooh snap!
Apr 30, 2026 12:06PM Add a comment
The Great Gatsby

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 97 of 180 of The Great Gatsby
Ha! Gatsby you pathetic fool, get it together bro! Totally forgot about the chapter where he sees Daisy again. Separate but related, it finally occurred to me that Gatsby must’ve been an inspiration for the character of Don Draper—at least a little bit. They both have an inherent charm and charisma but also a veneer of confidence that from time to time gets chipped, exposing them to the core.
Apr 28, 2026 09:58AM Add a comment
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Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 81 of 180 of The Great Gatsby
Lol I love this so much. So many quotable lines and Fitzgerald writes all these rich people with such ease and a mixture of skepticism and romance. You can tell he’s a part of that world and loves it but is also perceptive enough to know how ridiculous they are too. Love it
Apr 27, 2026 11:59AM Add a comment
The Great Gatsby

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 61 of 180 of The Great Gatsby
Jay Gatsby, you old sport! I love this guy.
Apr 26, 2026 02:25PM Add a comment
The Great Gatsby

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 23 of 180 of The Great Gatsby
Oh I think I’m gonna love this! Read it in high school and didn’t see the big deal but now I can sense this time will be different. Fitzgerald is very skilled.
Apr 25, 2026 09:34AM Add a comment
The Great Gatsby

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 91 of 141 of Animal Farm
Almost done. Quite a page turner
Apr 23, 2026 08:03AM Add a comment
Animal Farm

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 28 of 141 of Animal Farm
Very fun to read and think about. Should have gotten to this years ago.
Apr 22, 2026 10:24AM Add a comment
Animal Farm

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 559 of 614 of The Iliad
Somewhat confused by the Death of Hector because it starts with Hector running away and being chased by Achilles! And he does this right in front of the city walls where everyone can see? I mean he regains his courage eventually but I’m very surprised Homer included this cowardly part. Wouldn’t the audience think less of Hector? I sure do! Maybe it’s supposed to humanize him? Idk, kind of disappointing.
Apr 17, 2026 12:54PM Add a comment
The Iliad

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 541 of 614 of The Iliad
Great chapter: Achilles Fights the River. That would be cool to see on film
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The Iliad

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 520 of 614 of The Iliad
Almost done
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The Iliad

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 503 of 614 of The Iliad
Apr 13, 2026 05:44PM Add a comment
The Iliad

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 488 of 614 of The Iliad
It’s pretty refreshing to get chapters that aren’t battle scenes. I’m getting a little tired of those. Some of those battle chapters are reminiscent of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne just keeps listing fish for entire pages!) which is a very bad thing. This chapter was really good though. Achilles mourning Patroclus and Thetis getting Hephaestus to make new armor for Achilles. Cool!
Mar 30, 2026 06:15PM Add a comment
The Iliad

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 467 of 614 of The Iliad
Mar 29, 2026 07:57PM Add a comment
The Iliad

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 442 of 614 of The Iliad
The differences in the movie Troy keep stacking up lol. Patroclus has just been killed and it’s way way different than in the Troy movie. And I kinda like why they do in the movie tbh. They pump up the drama. In the Iliad his death feels more like the fulfillment of a prophecy.
Mar 29, 2026 06:58PM Add a comment
The Iliad

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 412 of 614 of The Iliad
Interesting that Homer will just tell you what’s going to happen in the next several chapters or even just give you the fate of the characters well before it’s going to happen. This already happened early in the tale but Hector’s fate is reiterated once more. I guess the idea of suspense wasn’t invented yet.
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The Iliad

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 369 of 614 of The Iliad
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The Iliad

Max Rose
Max Rose is on page 341 of 614 of The Iliad
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