[bksvol-discuss] Re: Seeking Proofer for Solipsist
- From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:46:48 -0400
Hi, Marilyn.
Thanks for looking anyway.
LOL That review doesn't sound like my book at all. The one I have is about
a role playing game.
Christina
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Hi, Christina.
I'd happily proof it if I could find it. I looked at my library, the
county's catalog, Fantastic Fiction, and Amazon, and I can't find this book.
I found a book titled "Solipsist" but it's from 1998 and its author is
"Henry Rollins." It has no summary on Amazon, but here is the most helpful
review I could find:
"I saw the word Solipsist while reading the dictionary in 1993," Rollins
writes on the dust jacket to his latest book. "I was living in NYC at the
time and the word defined how the city made me feel. I worked on the book in
several cities all over the world until 1996. The writing is obsessive and
claustrophobic. To be solipsistic is to totally realize the ego and the
nightmare of utter self-possession. I went for it and it swallowed me
whole." That pretty much sums it up. While Rollins' writing has always been
misanthropic, this is his manifesto. Lines like "all you ever did was take
and watch yourself in the mirror the whole time" litter the pages. It's
tough going at times, but there's an oddly positive undercurrent that
tempers much of the negativity that's overshadowed much of his past work.
Rollins has turned a corner with this one. As he explores the themes of
alienation and self-knowledge, he lets a little more of himself bleed onto
the pages than before. The topics of sellouts, fans and critics are also
addressed in a much more holistic manner. Rollins seems more at ease with
himself and his lot in life. Some have criticized him for being a cartoony
punk Celine, but there's more to his writing than that, and it shows through
in SOLIPSIST, his most consistent and literate book to date.
Marilyn
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"Fill your house with stacks of books,
in all the crannies and all the nooks."
-- Dr. Seuss
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On Sep 13, 2012, at 1:23 PM, "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hello. I'm looking for a proofer for the book Solipsist by David Donachie,
ISBN 9788890489006.
The synopsis is below. It's about a hundred pages and may need sighted
assistance. I haven't read through it but gaming books usually have at
least one chart or table in them. Thanks for any help.
Christina
Synopsis:
Imagine that someone offered you a door to an alternative world in which
everything you ever dreamed of was fact. Would you go?
There are people who think so strongly and individually, that they can
literally change reality, teasing out the fabric of the consensus and
changing it. They are called Solipsists.
In this game you and your friends play a group of balanced Solipsists,
struggling to fulfil your grandiose dreams, retain your desperate grip on
reality, and fight the un-making of the Shadows
before they can end the world for good.
A role-playing game about changing reality.
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