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Abraham Lewik is on page 196 of 816 of The Brothers Karamazov
Such a dullness.
Dec 21, 2025 12:05AM Add a comment
The Brothers Karamazov

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 483 of 578 of The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims
Oh I wish for His Noodly Appendage to smear awareness upon the author and all readers of this text. Seriously, who believes this quote?

"- in fact the Englishman in India unconsciously tended to adopt the ideas of social stratification of the Indians whom he ruled,..."

Even the racism, religious bigotry, elitism of the British Empire was actually invented in India.
Aug 22, 2025 05:08AM Add a comment
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 407 of 578 of The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims
It's hard to get through this without my pedant's radar pinging.
The author writes that a story is as old as the oldest part. This take on the ship of Theseus is incorrect. I refer to the Mitchell & Webb Look episode 4.

Things change all the time. The author gives story and includes lyrics from an older song so visually appears on the page as reframed.
Aug 19, 2025 02:49PM Add a comment
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 400 of 578 of The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims
More bullshit that all Southeast Asian scripts are derived from Sanskrit. Also phrased to ignore the evolution of writing through Dravidian Tamil before influencing much of Southeast Asia. It wouldn't have been hard to learn a smidgeon about Vietnamese.
Aug 18, 2025 01:24AM Add a comment
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 395 of 578 of The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims
The author wastes paper speculating on a ridiculous linguistic theory. Dravidian languages "suffixes ... piled up one upon another", but Sanskrit had "great compound words". The analogy and the tense show elitism.
Aug 17, 2025 03:19PM Add a comment
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 394 of 578 of The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims
One language is a degenerate of another. The "degenerate" language became a major Asian language.
Aug 16, 2025 10:44PM Add a comment
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 393 of 578 of The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims
To paraphrase;
And the Buddhists look back to Vedic rather than Sanskrit.

Extremely dubious they themselves phrase it that way.
Aug 16, 2025 10:36PM Add a comment
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 348 of 578 of The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims
Previous chapter on religion had one paragraph about Islam in India. Not even a subheading. Nothing I could find in the foreword or wherever about choosing to skip Islam.
Aug 13, 2025 01:45PM Add a comment
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 348 of 578 of The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims
Silly hypocrisy which doesn't need to here. "One student at least disagrees (with the hypothesis that Indian art has religious messages)...".
Then of course a religious message is delivered using Indian art of that period. Why the cringe away from the culture he immediately asserts?
Aug 13, 2025 01:43PM Add a comment
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 263 of 578 of The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims
And I quote, "In fact many of the works of this part is the canon are of later composition, and the details of the account of the council are suspect, but the record shows that by this time widespread differences had developed when the order."

So the content is falsely dated and the details too. Yet it's evidence for an early schism despite being produced later. It's proof? Melts my brain.
Jul 28, 2025 02:59PM Add a comment
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 142 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
Divine Madness - Roger Zelazny
The Dread Tomato Addiction - Mark Clifton
Dueling Clowns - Barry Longyear

The 3rd is my favourite from this set. Brings the Discworld to mind. It should be quite difficult to translate.
Jan 15, 2025 05:04PM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 33 of 201 of Hegel in a Wired Brain
Started this morning and I'm loving this. The 'behavioural futures market' is so catchy, and I might read some Zuboff later. A hopeful drive to layout the Past's interpretation of the Future. Feels good to read some philosophy.
Nov 03, 2024 07:34PM Add a comment
Hegel in a Wired Brain

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 103 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
The Dead Valley - Ralph Adams Cram,
Very good, quite atmospheric.
Oct 19, 2024 05:32PM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 95 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
The Dancing Partner - Jerome K. Jerome,
A tragic little thing. The tale is very precise, and the takeaway too.
Oct 03, 2024 01:23AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 86 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
The Damned Thing - Ambrose Bierce,

A fun setting, and certainly kindled my interest. Leaves me with an impression of VanderMeer.
Sep 28, 2024 12:42AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 79 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
Crazy Annaoj - Fritz Leiber,

Lacks a certain oomph. The character study paired with the Gypsy prediction felt alright. However, without time to establish her stereotype, her true nature doesn't really work out. The story shows us someone who commits to love despite contrary indicators.
Sep 28, 2024 12:29AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 72 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
Common Denominator - John D. MacDonald,
Expensive story about how we feel about our cultural motives.
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The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 64 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
Cinderella, Inc. - Christopher Anvil,
Enjoyable and allusive to our psyche. Through romance we find a new version of ourselves, yes?
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The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 61 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
The Chicago Plan to Save a Species - Thomas Easton,
A silly little exploration of how to practically save a fantastic beast (& where they found it).
Aug 18, 2024 02:24AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 53 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
The Chasm - Bruce Walton,
A good redux of a classic sci-fi short. Shame it doesn't get more renditions in mainstream content.
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The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 46 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
Capsule - Rosalind Straley,

Absurdist style. Nice to find. Nothing especially good.
Aug 09, 2024 03:20AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 43 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
The Briefing - Randall Garret,

Designed to antagonist a religious fringe. I prefer other methods. Fell short of my tastes.
Aug 09, 2024 03:19AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 39 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
Bounty - T. L. Sherred,

I don't like it. I don't get it. Dumb violence with a weird society discourse.
Aug 09, 2024 03:16AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 36 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
The Big Bounce - Walter S. Travis,

Quite a casual tale. Not in the top half of stories so far. Playful though, which is refreshing.
Aug 09, 2024 03:15AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 26 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
Better Than We Know - William F. Temple,

More emotional than anything so far. Strike a nice balance between sci fi behind the scenes and a relatable man on the main stage. Finishes in a very hopeful way. I liked it.
Aug 09, 2024 03:13AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 14 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
The Assassin - Robert Silverberg,

A bit silly in it's conclusion to be honest. The character who is capable of designing the tech would not fail in that way. Weaker story, didn't like it much.
Aug 09, 2024 03:11AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

Abraham Lewik
Abraham Lewik is on page 8 of 651 of The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories
All Cats Are Gray - Andre Norton,

More adventurous than the previous story. It's good.
Aug 09, 2024 03:10AM Add a comment
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories

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