Zevaro
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Whatever I find interesting.
In the epic 16th c. poem 'The Lusiads' by Camões, there is a great & horrifying passage about sailors becoming ill w/ a terrible disease (scurvy) on long voyages into uncharted waters.
Below are two versions:
Penguin classic (prose)
Bilingual Portuguese & English (poetry)
#booksky
Below are two versions:
Penguin classic (prose)
Bilingual Portuguese & English (poetry)
#booksky
December 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
In the epic 16th c. poem 'The Lusiads' by Camões, there is a great & horrifying passage about sailors becoming ill w/ a terrible disease (scurvy) on long voyages into uncharted waters.
Below are two versions:
Penguin classic (prose)
Bilingual Portuguese & English (poetry)
#booksky
Below are two versions:
Penguin classic (prose)
Bilingual Portuguese & English (poetry)
#booksky
The epic 16th c. poem, 'The Lusiads' by Luís de Camões is my favourite read of 2025
From the Portuguese POV, it tells the tale of their achievements & discoveries, sailing into unknown oceans
Camões begins by invoking the muses, & plays with greco-Roman mythological allegory thoughout
#booksky
From the Portuguese POV, it tells the tale of their achievements & discoveries, sailing into unknown oceans
Camões begins by invoking the muses, & plays with greco-Roman mythological allegory thoughout
#booksky
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The epic 16th c. poem, 'The Lusiads' by Luís de Camões is my favourite read of 2025
From the Portuguese POV, it tells the tale of their achievements & discoveries, sailing into unknown oceans
Camões begins by invoking the muses, & plays with greco-Roman mythological allegory thoughout
#booksky
From the Portuguese POV, it tells the tale of their achievements & discoveries, sailing into unknown oceans
Camões begins by invoking the muses, & plays with greco-Roman mythological allegory thoughout
#booksky
I find it interesting to see preferences of dialogue markers in other nations:
🇺🇸 "Hello," he said
🇮🇹 «Ciao», disse
🇵🇹 — Olá — disse
🇬🇧 'Hello,' he said
🇨🇳 他说：“你好.” (He said: "hello.")
I feel we shouldn't let our own language rules limit our creativity — all rules are made up after all
#writingcommunity
🇺🇸 "Hello," he said
🇮🇹 «Ciao», disse
🇵🇹 — Olá — disse
🇬🇧 'Hello,' he said
🇨🇳 他说：“你好.” (He said: "hello.")
I feel we shouldn't let our own language rules limit our creativity — all rules are made up after all
#writingcommunity
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I find it interesting to see preferences of dialogue markers in other nations:
🇺🇸 "Hello," he said
🇮🇹 «Ciao», disse
🇵🇹 — Olá — disse
🇬🇧 'Hello,' he said
🇨🇳 他说：“你好.” (He said: "hello.")
I feel we shouldn't let our own language rules limit our creativity — all rules are made up after all
#writingcommunity
🇺🇸 "Hello," he said
🇮🇹 «Ciao», disse
🇵🇹 — Olá — disse
🇬🇧 'Hello,' he said
🇨🇳 他说：“你好.” (He said: "hello.")
I feel we shouldn't let our own language rules limit our creativity — all rules are made up after all
#writingcommunity
Amazon's Kindle peaked w/ the 4th gen (2011).
It's thinner & lighter than modern kindles. It has physical page turn buttons, you can jump between chapters with the left & right d-pad, and you can hold it without turning pages.
Most importantly — it has no ads!
Every gen after is worse.
#booksky
It's thinner & lighter than modern kindles. It has physical page turn buttons, you can jump between chapters with the left & right d-pad, and you can hold it without turning pages.
Most importantly — it has no ads!
Every gen after is worse.
#booksky
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Amazon's Kindle peaked w/ the 4th gen (2011).
It's thinner & lighter than modern kindles. It has physical page turn buttons, you can jump between chapters with the left & right d-pad, and you can hold it without turning pages.
Most importantly — it has no ads!
Every gen after is worse.
#booksky
It's thinner & lighter than modern kindles. It has physical page turn buttons, you can jump between chapters with the left & right d-pad, and you can hold it without turning pages.
Most importantly — it has no ads!
Every gen after is worse.
#booksky
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that most of the people who boldly say, “I don’t like e-readers, I prefer paper — there’s just something about it,” don’t actually read at all? They don’t even read paper books, yet they’re very opinionated about Kindles and Kobos.
#booksky
#booksky
October 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that most of the people who boldly say, “I don’t like e-readers, I prefer paper — there’s just something about it,” don’t actually read at all? They don’t even read paper books, yet they’re very opinionated about Kindles and Kobos.
#booksky
#booksky