The eBook Reader

A quick general update. You might have noticed that I haven’t posted yesterday. Funny thing. After a quite exhausting week and a late night StarCraft 2 session I went to sleep. I woke up at 5pm. With the day being over before it even began I decided to take a timeout. Obviously, I was in need of some rest.

So I took it slow. Cooked some good food. Watched the EG Masters Cup and started a book. I’m reading The Reader on my Kindle right now. This is the first full-length book I’m actually reading on the Kindle. So far I have been checking out mostly samples. As I mentioned before, the experience is really great. I’m eating up the pages like nothing.

The book itself is weird. In focuses (among other things) on a relationship between a 15 years old boy and a 36 years old woman. It is told from the perspective of the boy. In a way, it’s a reverse-Lolita. I do like the way it undermines preconceived notions about gender roles. However, in times where there is just so much paranoia of pedophilia, reading it feels a bit uncomfortable. But maybe that’s the whole idea. I know the book has more to offer and I’m looking forward to see how it develops.

And today I did get some TRAUMA work in as well. I made some great progress. It looks like I should be able to reach the goal I set myself last weekend. More details tomorrow.

Krystian Majewski

Krystian Majewski was born in Warsaw and studied design at Köln International School of Design. Before, he was working on a mid-size console project for NEON Studios in Frankfurt. He helped establish a Master course in Game Design and Research at the Cologne Game Lab. Today he teaches Game Design at various institutions and develops independent games.

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