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Post by g4hardcore on Aug 5, 2015 4:08:08 GMT
The first fictional character ever created? Definitely God. The moment people began to give him any sort of attributes whatsoever, he became a character, as opposed to the force of nature he is, assuming his or her or it's existence is truth.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 10:07:02 GMT
Probably a Babylonian or Sumerian god of some sort. That is, if you mean a recorded fictional character. If you mean in print... fuck if I know. Yeah, I mean recorded fictional character. I was thinking that Babylonian mythological creations would definitely be very close to being the oldest fictional creations ever. I would also think that some of the very first cavemen drawings made possibly millions of years ago would count, too. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 10:09:37 GMT
I was wondering this because in the Fables comic book series, Bigby Wolf's father, the North Wind, is said to be one of, if not the most ancient fictional character ever made. I assume that the writer believes this to be the case in real life as well as in his fictional universe.
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Post by kainboa on Aug 5, 2015 23:14:28 GMT
The first fictional character ever created? Definitely God. Not even close, the idea of a single god is a relatively recent invention, there's recorded history further back than the origin of the monotheistic religions. Since the ancient Sumerians or Babylonians (I can never remember which) were some of the first writings we were able to translate their mythology is probably the earliest recorded fictional characters. However the actual first fictional character came into being about the same time as the first humans were able to look at their surroundings and go "I don't understand what I'm seeing, so something supernatural has to be the cause of it." |
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Post by SSJRuss on Aug 17, 2015 0:20:22 GMT
So I finished the first Mistborn book today  )) I finally understand all the hype now and I can't wait to dive into the second book. Hopefully I'll get all these read before the new book comes out. |
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Post by g4hardcore on Aug 21, 2015 18:05:37 GMT
The first fictional character ever created? Definitely God. Not even close, the idea of a single god is a relatively recent invention, there's recorded history further back than the origin of the monotheistic religions. Since the ancient Sumerians or Babylonians (I can never remember which) were some of the first writings we were able to translate their mythology is probably the earliest recorded fictional characters. However the actual first fictional character came into being about the same time as the first humans were able to look at their surroundings and go "I don't understand what I'm seeing, so something supernatural has to be the cause of it." Lol, I feel like you just told me I was right and wrong at the same time. The reason for that being that when I said God, I meant it not in the Judaic or Christian sense, but closer in context to how you described God in your last paragraph. I think that the separation of a God into many gods came with language. As language expanded, I think so too did "God". |
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Post by SSJRuss on Aug 29, 2015 21:30:30 GMT
So anybody reading anything interesting?
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Post by forceecho on Aug 30, 2015 2:11:44 GMT
Some old sci fi classics I never got around to reading. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Brave New World, etc.
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Post by corvette1710 on Aug 30, 2015 2:27:22 GMT
The original novel Phantom of the Opera. Pretty interesting.
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Post by Terranova on Aug 30, 2015 15:40:17 GMT
Ooooh~ I have Phantom of the Opera! Haven't gotten around to reading it though!
Currently, I just started a World Masterpieces course, so I'm trying to get all my reading for that knocked out before I start up on Mistborn...
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Post by Ruinus on Oct 15, 2015 5:16:50 GMT
I recently read My Antonia and Don Quixote, both books which I enjoyed much more than I thought I would. I have previously read one chapter of Don Quixote, but found the entire book to be pretty enjoyable especially once I realized it isn't just a comedy.
My Antonia, on the other hand, I was expecting to absolutely hate. But now it's probably one of my favorite books.
Winesburg, Ohio is also pretty cool, though I'm not done with that one.
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Post by SSJRuss on Feb 28, 2016 23:40:30 GMT
Finished the second Mistborn book, Well of Ascension.
Great book and a great sequel. The only negative thing I could say about it was the ending but that's it. Characters and plot was phenomenal and the third book already looking pretty good. Wish I had read them sooner.
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Post by Nesh on Feb 29, 2016 4:06:54 GMT
Finished the second Mistborn book, Well of Ascension. Great book and a great sequel. The only negative thing I could say about it was the ending but that's it. Characters and plot was phenomenal and the third book already looking pretty good. Wish I had read them sooner. Middle parts in a trilogy always have downer ending. Two Towers, Empire Strikes Back etc. |
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Post by SSJRuss on Feb 29, 2016 14:25:06 GMT
Finished the second Mistborn book, Well of Ascension. Great book and a great sequel. The only negative thing I could say about it was the ending but that's it. Characters and plot was phenomenal and the third book already looking pretty good. Wish I had read them sooner. Middle parts in a trilogy always have downer ending. Two Towers, Empire Strikes Back etc. It works as a hook and usually I'm okay with that. It just didn't have the kind of pay off that I was looking for. Still great though. |
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Post by SSJRuss on Oct 4, 2016 0:33:46 GMT
Aaaaand finally finished Mistborn: Hero of Ages. So bittersweet and amazing. I'm going to miss the crew  |
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