just found this series, very excited to get into this as i myself have never read the book; although listening to your breakdown does get me interested in reading the full book

Need more of these

The guy is a catholic, so that's what is wrong with that damnable book? I understand now.

I just couldn’t get past the first few chapters - am I crazy?

Heard about it more than thirty years ago and am about to revisit it.

I’ve been on a similar journey. I’m at a point now deciding between Catholic Church and Orthodox Church.

I really wanted to love this series but couldn't. The tale of the priest and the cruciform was incredible! The Canterbury Tales format usually interests me but this failed for several reasons. 80's Barbarella knock off told by the soldier immediately soured my experience and pulled me out of the rest of the book. The female character falling for the (i can't even recall because it was boring and cheesy) character was lame and dated. The poet with the mouth is cool, I swear a lot and found in him a kindred spirit, one who also cared little for the rest of the crew lol. Then there's the little daughter that ages backwards into Barbarella...fkn creepy, guys😬 I finished both 1 and 2 and barely recall what happened in terms of the Shrike, why and how this was all worth caring about. All that to say, I liked parts of it but it's ultimately too much a product of it's time. It lacks the timeless quality good fiction has and screams 80s hair metal and the cartoon Heavy Metal😅

I’d like to hear you do a video on your own faith and theological choices

Fam my grandma’s brother in law-This Greek dude Andy Carides. Was on the Pringles engineering team lol. He’s 102 and lives a few cities down from me. Worth 100’s of millions haha

Fantastic! I love this series! Happy reading brother! I recently sent the first few paragraphs of the namesake chapter to a friend and they can't wait to read it either. Gene Wolfe's prose does that.

Romans 1 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Pretty much all that is the "accepted" world

Um. He’s found that conservative money is solid. He’s a SA predator.

I'm first! Really good video man! This is THE idol that stretches back to the Garden of Eden itself. The sense in which we elevate ourselves up the Hierarchy of Creation in an attempt to become the Creator.

Love you man!

I first encountered Shadow of the Torturer in the mid-90s. Its uniquely haunting, existential, and mysterious atmosphere captivated me, leaving a lasting impact that has likely influenced my character development. Over the years, I've frequently used names like ShadowTorturer, Fuligin, Severian, Autarch and TerminusEst for my projects and online personas. I vividly recall the day scientists unveiled the darkest black color and feeling resentment that they didn't name it Fuligin. When Dark Souls was released, I felt an immediate kinship with the game and was delighted by its unexpected popularity.

You might get Marc Aramini oj the channel for an interview/discussion. He's one of the foremost experts (hate that word) on Wolfe out there. He has a youtube channel or you can find him on the Gene Wolfe subreddit

You've discovered a treasure troce with Wolfe. I almost envy you that you can read his books for the first time. Though rereading him is also very satisfying

I love Pringles Man. His short stories are even better than BOTNS in my opinion

I've had both volumes sitting on my shelf since I had my first child, four more daughters & the near ubiquitous device attention deficit affect later & they still sit waiting for me - not sure i'll commit before I see them all through puberty but perhaps I may make them an ephemeral refuge from the aspects of my living reality that are tragically beyond my control.

Been reading BOTNS since 2021. It’s certainly one of the most amazing albeit difficult work of Science fiction/fantasy ever written. I’m glad there appears to be a growing interest in Wolfe throughout the years.

Thank you for doing this. God bless.

Thank you for the video. Chesterton was brilliant.

I am Catholic, and always have been. Why? I am still not sure. However, I do believe that what maintains my Catholicness is my continued doubt of the Church and its intentions. I believe that only through discourse and doubt can my faith be strengthened. Thus, I believe it is necessary to ask this: How can the Catholic Church of 2000 years be right when it deceives its people, a diverse and universal people, by covering up child molestation, supporting those in the past who have used the Church for their factions' endeavors of greed and glory, and have even held, and still hold, land and secrets when there is supposedly no class and distinction between the Church and the people? With all the corruption and the institution of covering up, how can the Catholic Church still be right? Why shouldn't I leave when the Catholic Church when it has lost its face? Why does the Catholic Church claim to follow Jesus' teachings, especially about the innocence of children, when it has taken such from so many?

Thanks Dylan. I found you through Jonathan Pageua. Tool are something else. Great to hear a Christian talk about them

Fletcher obviously took the folder. If Tanner had been able to play without the folder he'd have done it but couldn't. The fact that Andrew COULD play without the chart is what saved him. If anyone made a mistake here, it was Tanner. He knew he needed the folder but rather than being responsible for it, he entrusted it to someone else. Andrew didn't need the folder and so, didn't value it.

Your videos are highly underrated. Very blessed to have discovered your channel.

A jazz drummer who can't play without sheet music? Because of a "medical condition", no less? That's a pretty absurd idea, and one of the *many* reasons that actual musicians roll their eyes at Whiplash. There have been quite a few think pieces analyzing "everything wrong with Whiplash", both in print and on youtube. The best one IMO is the New Yorker piece, which is worth a read. It's a shame because JK Simmons is great, and he gives an iconic performance in this (unfortunately flawed) movie.

I feel like your take on the ending is a bit misguided. Andrew and Fletcher get what they want, but the movie is constantly saying that it's not worth it. The ending just justifies their toxic relationship, the kind of relationship that lead to one of Fletcher's previous students killing himself

I think Fletcher took it, but I didn't think about that until you brought it up.

This is why christianity is the highest

i feel this is a poor way to counter materialism, just because something's meaning can be broken down to some sort of extreme level of material processes doesn't mean that is what defines its meaning, it is true we only hold meaning through our own phenomenological lens however that bares no proof towards whether something is true or truly meaningful, the only way we can devise any sort of meaning is by studying the process and their potentials and why they have occurred to produce this lens, it also does not support any way of counteracting nihilism

This was such a well done analysis my friend, it made me think so much about my lost relatioship and just how difficult feelings and emotions can be sometimes, Lorde is such a genious at helping us express and realize of all these things. Thanks

I’ve listened to this so many times. Thank you.

I have just started this , I’m loving it so far.

Listening to triggered atheists/nihilists projecting and pontificating about absolute “TRUTH” whilst subscribing to the belief that we are all “JUST” ULTIMATELY MEANINGLESS, HOLLOW AND SOULLESS APES WHO SHARE HALF THEIR DNA WITH A BANANA IS PRICELESS!! Also it's very funny how strictly reductive materialists, atheists or philosophical naturalists actually insist that the universe is “JUST” totally random and chaotic infinity and that we are all “JUST” nothing more substantive than the by product of the blind, mindless, ultimately meaningless, accidental arrangement of random atoms and brain chemicals creating the illusion of stable patterns and regularities - yes? But they are still DEAD SET on their personal metaphysical conceptions of what is “MORAL” and “TRUE” with a capital T - right? Yeah makes great “sense” and perfectly “sane”? MOREOVER, listening to strictly reductive materialists, atheists or philosophical naturalists proselytising and preaching about ultimate “TRUTH” and “VALUE” whilst subscribing to the belief that we are all “JUST” ultimately meaningless HOLLOW AND SOULLESS, OVERGROWN AMOEBAS WITH ILLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR is as entertaining as watching someone trying to thrash the front of his car with the branch of a tree in order BEAT IT INTO SUBMISSION !! It's very Basil Fawlty like at times!! But without the comedy value. CRINGE ATHEISM/NIHILISM in full effect!!

christians always come up with more convoluted forms of cope.... tell ya what, I'll meet you half-way. The Viking Age was the brightest of times, actually. At least the brightest since the really really good, really really old, days of Thule.

I'm not sure why I missed Hyperion until a month ago. I read it and loved it. I have The Fall of Hyperion but promised myself that I would finish the other 3 books that I am reading before I read book 2 of the series.

So in the official screen play after they win the overbrook competition at the dunellen auditorium a stage hand hands the folder to carl saying a janitor might have thrown it into the dustbin.

Reasoning bumps into the mirror room, the ground of being, not God but his throne, as it were. The next step is a necessary leap of faith. We find God in the darkness.

I love the effect of you highlighting essays like this. It shows new perspectives on favorite authors like Tolkien while encouraging ventures into new doorways. I definitely need to get into Wolfe's works. On another note, I tried to use the link to access your website but it wasn't loading properly when I attempted it. No big deal, but I wondered if you are still putting an email contact address out there? Totally understand if not! Really appreciate what you're putting out on KZbin 👍

I fell like it show the case of how much someone is on the line and even further you move on. If tanner wouln't have lost the folder, he would be the Andrew of the story but it took just a folder for him to lose it all. Andrew in comparison to Taner is a retard with a calculator at that time. Later on we see andrew get into a accident and that is the folder, Andrew cannot lose to the car or else someone else would take the spot.

After watching this video I immediately downloaded the kindle version (I wish I didn't have to but there aren't any bookstores nearby) and read the priest's tale right away, and oh man what a wild story. Simmons definitely has a lot of experience with or did a lot of research on Catholicism. And you're right that it's very easy to read. The prose is evocative but fairly straightforward, and feels natural even when describing strange ships and worlds and beings. Scifi descriptions of setting and action usually feel contrived and stiff (to me), but that's not the case for Simmons. Very excited to finish.

In this world the simple life is difficult and the fast life is slowly going backwards.

Hyperion ruined me for sci-fi for a long time, I found it difficult to find a story as well told. Such an amazing book series that I have read many times over.

I immediately assumed that fletcher would be revealed to be the one who took the folder in order to put Andrew on the spot but idk that’s just how I interpreted it

Same. I'm tired of the theist/atheist conversation. There are more important things to do.

Fantastic essay and great narration, thanks

Took me some time to get into the book. The style wasn’t doing it for me. But as I continued then it started becoming more intriguing and I just started appreciating how you uncover the whole universe of Hyperion through the different stories. Now I love it

Fletcher cares about the image of his band as much as the sound quality. He dresses them all like they're Reservoir Dogs. He himself is in extremely good shape, not an ounce of fat on him and looks like he's on steroids. He cuts the one trombone player simply because he was overweight. He pretended like he cut him because he didn't know if he was out of tune or not. But really it was because he wasn't who Fletcher wanted to present to his audience. Fletcher is always looking for a better option which is why he goes into the secondary band trying to pick out anyone who might be better than his existing band members. One of the replaced members committed suicide so he had to be sneaky with the way he cuts future members. For that visual reason, Fletcher always knew Andrew would ultimately be his drummer because he's noticeably better looking and straight compared to the other drummer who is short and needs a page turner. In a professional band the drummer doesn't need someone to sit there turning his pages. His other drummer option was also good looking and fit and that is perhaps why he got an opportunity but he wasn't really good. Fletcher was actively trying to replace the drummer as early as the first scene. Andrew knew this was his opportunity and played his part in this folder mishap. He didn't care whether or not the folder went missing. So he set it down on a chair and looked away for a few minutes. Fletcher could've easily moved it from there. So they both played their part.