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33 files changed, 316 insertions, 94 deletions

diff --git a/content-org/brain-rot.org b/content-org/brain-rot.org
index d8ac0ed..3583178 100644
--- a/content-org/brain-rot.org
+++ b/content-org/brain-rot.org
@@ -3359,6 +3359,7 @@ Not bad for a 6 hour game.
 :PROPERTIES:
 :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/
 :EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot-fantasy-amber"
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :primary_menu "brain-rot-fantasy-amber"
 :END:
 
 *** DONE Nine Princes in Amber (Roger Zelazny, 1970)
@@ -3412,8 +3413,6 @@ If anything, it's /Magnum P.I./ of the genre.
 [fn:cover] or whatever your edition has
 [fn:tolkien] hello Tolkien
 
-
-
 *** DONE Guns of Avalon (Roger Zelazny, 1972)
 CLOSED: [2024-08-31 Sat 22:25]
 :PROPERTIES:
@@ -3422,12 +3421,13 @@ CLOSED: [2024-08-31 Sat 22:25]
 :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :rating 4
 :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :image covers/guns-of-avalon.jpg
 :END:
+
 The fastest fantasy in the wild west continues where we left off.
 Corwin escaped his prison, and armed with newly regrown eyes, is ready for his revenge.
 
-/Chronicles of Amber/ are like nothing I've ever read.
+/[[/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/][Chronicles of Amber]]/ are like nothing I've ever read.
 Mostly because I've never been into fantasy, but still.
-At no point of /Guns of Avalon/ nor of /Nine Princes in Amber/ have I felt that I'm reading a published book.
+At no point of /Guns of Avalon/ nor of /[[/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber/][Nine Princes in Amber]]/ have I felt that I'm reading a published book.
 It's rather what I would imagine as a synopsis of the book that one sends to an agent would look like.
 
 #+attr_shortcode: 4 "guns-of-avalon.jpg" 
@@ -3453,7 +3453,7 @@ I am very much invested and I interested what's going to happen.
 I should hate this book, but I love it.
 
 Zelazny, you were a strange writer indeed.
-This series like a creation of some D&D infused teen, and yet I can't put it away.
+This series reads like a creation of some D&D infused teen, and yet I can't put it away.
 
 [fn:shadows] or whatever Shadows are
 
@@ -3481,9 +3481,9 @@ It's a wholly different experience than what we've had before.
 Cover
 #+end_rating
 We've got intrigue, we've got drama, we've got betrayal.
-We even learn who stands behind Corwin's accident, which happened before the start of /Nine Princess/.
+We even learn who stands behind Corwin's accident, which happened before the start of /[[/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber/][Nine Princess...]]/.
 
-This may the best book of /Chronicles of Amber/ yet because Zelazny seems to address most of the downsides the earlier books had.
+This may the best book of /[[/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/][Chronicles of Amber]]/ yet because Zelazny seems to address most of the downsides the earlier books had.
 Characters became actual persons now, with motivation and aspirations.
 In fact, the world building is sidestepping for character building, and I, for one, am fully for this.
 
@@ -3495,23 +3495,44 @@ The only downside I see, at leat at this point, is that everyone important is ei
 I get that if you got your position of power purely from the family, the same family will be the centre of your life, but /come on!/.
 I want to get to know someone else!
 
-So, volume three of /Chronicles of Amber/ looks more of a correction from the author, than a direct continuation.
+So, volume three of /[[/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/][Chronicles of Amber]]/ looks more of a correction from the author, than a direct continuation.
 
-*** TODO Hand of Oberon (Roger Zelazny, 1976) 
+*** DONE Hand of Oberon (Roger Zelazny, 1976) 
+CLOSED: [2024-09-22 Sun 22:42]
 :PROPERTIES:
 :EXPORT_FILE_NAME: hand-of-oberon-1976
-:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract My short revoew
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract My short review
 :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :rating 4
-:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :image brain-rot/covers/hand-of-oberon.jpg
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :image /covers/hand-of-oberon.jpg
 :END:
 
-The plot tickens!
-We end where we left of: turns out that Amber is the home of the original Pattern, which is badily damaged and we need to fix it.
+The plot thickens!
+We end where we left of: turns out that Amber is the home of the original Pattern, which is badly damaged, and we need to fix it.
 
-I think I start to understand why I find /Chronicles/ so particular, yet I can't put it away.
-The volumes here are not volumes with and beggining and end.
-It's closer to modern day TV, where you get an interesting hook at the end, the middle is ok-ish but the end makes you hungry for the next episode.
+I think I start to understand why I find /[[/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/][Chronicles]]/ so particular, yet I can't put it away.
+The volumes here are not distinct parts with an an beginning and an end.
+It's closer to modern-day TV, where you get an interesting hook at the beginning, the middle is ok-ish, but the end makes you hungry for the next episode.
 As much as I hate that /binge-watching/ formula, I have nothing against it here.
-Fantasy books rarely make anyone rich, but a man's gotta eat.
+Fantasy books rarely make anyone rich, but a man's got to eat.
 The length of each volume here also doesn't make it any worse, as they all about 200 pages long.
 Brandon Sanderson's signature is longer than that.
+
+#+attr_shortcode: 4 "hand-of-oberon.jpg" 
+#+begin_rating
+Cover
+#+end_rating
+Story wise, /Hand of Oberon/ is more of the same: scheming of Corwin's family and deepening the world.
+The world is not redefined again, but we're once again getting something surprising.
+However, since it's the 4th book, it comes a bit predictable[fn:exp].
+While I was not expecting the Avalon not to be /the real/ Avalon in the /[[/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975/][Sign of the Unicorn]]/, here the surprise came both, less unexpected and a bit and less important.
+But we will see in the next book.
+
+All in all, while I had /loads/ of fun, /Hand of Oberon/ is only the 4th book of the series.
+If you've read it until this point, you'll have a blast one more time.
+I surely had!
+Now, this one of the first /fantasy series/ I've read but, I am surprised by the stability of quality.
+While Zelazny has made some changes to the formula since /[[/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber/][Nine Princess...]]/, they were not significant enough to have any impact on my joy. I like the later volumes more than the first two, mostly due to the slower pace, but I have the same level of satisfaction.
+
+I've got one last chapter of Corwin's story and I can't wait!
+
+[fn:exp] make that "very" if you read a lot of such stories
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/_index.md
index 2e49367..d92b570 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/_index.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/_index.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 title = "Brain Rots"
 author = ["Michał Sapka"]
 date = 2024-05-24T16:22:00+02:00
-categories = ["brainrot"]
 draft = false
 weight = 2001
 image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/colossus-1970.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/colossus-1970.md
index 161488f..c1bf85e 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/colossus-1970.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/colossus-1970.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ date = 2024-03-03T16:52:00+01:00
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/_index.md
index ee362c2..1c839d5 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/_index.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/_index.md
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ abstract = "The Dune series"
     post = "series"
 +++
 
-{{< img-r "dune-1st-ed.jpg" >}}
-Dune cover
-{{< /img-r >}}
-
 {{< menu "brain-rot-dune" >}}
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-
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-two-2024.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-two-2024.md
index 73e1451..e3fcd21 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-two-2024.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-two-2024.md
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ He warned us about the Worm years ago.
 Fayd in all of his glory
 {{< /img-c >}}
 
-\*\*
-
 [^fn:1]: I still remember how bored I was when I watched _Iron Man 3_.
     The last decade of the movie runtime was filled with a non-stop battle.
     The movie stopped and all was left was CGI.
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/ghost-in-the-machine-1993.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/ghost-in-the-machine-1993.md
index fcc5317..b587319 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/ghost-in-the-machine-1993.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/ghost-in-the-machine-1993.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ date = 2024-02-09T22:59:00+01:00
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+image_dir = "screenshots"
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@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ With this, he becomes able to:
 -   kill person by moving to a microwave and changing its settings,
 -   kill a dog by arousing it with a TV program (using nothing by electric breakers), then hitting the dog with a VHS tape ejected from a VHS player which causes the animal to run towards the pool
 
-{{< img-r "ghost-in-the-machine.jpg" >}}
-Cover
-{{< /img-r >}}
-
 It makes as little sense in the context of the movie as it does here.
 But the acting is (at the very least) acceptable and the FX are better than they should - and there is a lot of them.
 Moreover, the camera work is crazy!
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/heaven-makers-1967.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/heaven-makers-1967.md
index 554ebbc..6dd9ea1 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/heaven-makers-1967.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/heaven-makers-1967.md
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ date = 2024-06-19T12:06:00+02:00
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 abstract = "My review of an early Frank Herbert novel"
-image = "brain-rot/covers/herbert-heaven-makers.jpg"
+image = "covers/herbert-heaven-makers.jpg"
 rating = 3
 [menu]
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1956.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1956.md
index e06f8cd..96c8ead 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1956.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1956.md
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ date = 2024-07-21T22:22:00+02:00
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
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-image = "brain-rot/covers/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1956.jpg"
+image = "covers/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1956.jpg"
 rating = 3
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/johnny-mnemonic-1995.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/johnny-mnemonic-1995.md
index 9d3a353..19af757 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/johnny-mnemonic-1995.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/johnny-mnemonic-1995.md
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-1992.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-1992.md
index 6f8d70b..4cd557d 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-1992.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-1992.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-title = "The Lawnmower Man (1992)"
+title = "Lawnmower Man (1992)"
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 date = 2024-02-19T23:03:00+01:00
 categories = ["brainrot"]
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rating = 3.0
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     weight = 3002
-    identifier = "the-lawnmower-man-1992"
+    identifier = "lawnmower-man-1992"
     parent = "lawnmower-man"
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/running-man-1987.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/running-man-1987.md
index c0f177d..a94c469 100644
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/anime/attack_on_titan_anime.md b/content/brain-rot/anime/attack_on_titan_anime.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
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+title = "Attack on Titan (2013-2023)"
+author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+date = 2024-06-09T17:10:00+02:00
+categories = ["brainrot"]
+draft = false
+weight = 3002
+primary_menu = "brain-rot-anime"
+abstract = "My review of the anime"
+rating = 3.5
+[menu]
+  [menu.brain-rot-anime]
+    weight = 3002
+    identifier = "attack-on-titan-2013-2023"
++++
+
+_Attack on Titan_ may very well be the defining anime of this decade.
+It started as a huge hit, then it faded into obscurity, just to return with a huge bang and end with huge disappointment.
+
+The premise is quite interesting:
+pre-industrial age; humanity is close to extension, locked behind gigantic walls.
+Outside lives the biggest threat man has ever faced - Titans.
+Race of gigantic, humanoid beasts whose only purpose in life is to attack and devour humans.
+We meet our main heroes - Eren, Mikasa, and Armin, just before the Titans breach one of the walls.
+
+The following 4 seasons differ in quality.
+
+The first one is interesting, but suffers from terrible narration where we are constantly interrupted by internal monologues.
+We either learn what we already know, or random ideas are thrown at us.
+The second one has no idea what it wants to be, and this is where viewership dropped sharply.
+Then came the third one.
+It seems to  continue to downward trend from s2, but halfway through everything changes.
+Without spoiling anything, _AoT_ stops being dumb fun and seems to become an intelligent commentary on human condition.
+Before that, I was watching the series because I had nothing better to do.
+After _this_ scene I instantly became invested and shocked.
+Then the fourth came out, developing on what made the third great.
+I was close to calling this a great series, but unfortunately it's all thrown out the window with the 2.5 hours long finale, which is almost entirerly one, long fight.
+So much potential, such great buildup.
+All wasted in the name of a boring action scene.
+I don't remember when was the last time I felt so betrayed.
+
+The great part of _AoT_ takes a lot from history and great fiction like Dune.
+We're seeing great idea one after another.
+The story is full of interesting twists.
+By the end, it's all meaningless.
+
+{{< rating 3.5 "attack-on-titan.jpg" >}}
+Cover
+{{< /rating >}}
+
+Story-wise, the only two redeeming qualities of this series are personal journeys of Eren and Gabi (introduced in S4).
+Only their stories interest me.
+Not that there is anything bad about the rest of the characters, they are ok[^fn:1].
+Run-of-the-mill anime characters.
+
+Yes, the series looks and sound pretty.
+It's full of nicely animated action scenes.
+But I can't stop comparing it to _Evangelion_.
+
+Both series start cool, but are not memorable.
+Then they develop into marvels, pure greatest.
+But _NGE_ never stopped being great.
+After it gained actual meat, it developed it culminating in the greatest movie I've ever experienced.
+Full of story, drama, meaning, and emotions.
+
+_AoT_ ends in _Iron Man 3_ - a prolonged, boring fight scene.
+
+And while the scenes shown during end credits return the series on its track, it changes nothing.
+They nicely connect and develop the great ideas behind the _golden era of AoT_, but they should not be the one good part!
+The ending should be it, as the way it happened is I wasted 2.5 hours filled with boredom.
+
+_AoT_ could have been great, but it is not.
+It's an ok action series with huge unresolved ambitions.
+If it was just a dumb action show, then ok - I would have some fun, then forget it.
+It would fail in comparison of other shows we see now, like Jujtsu Kaisen, but it would be very much ok.
+Unfortunately with added ambition, it ends in a huge disappointment.
+
+It was very close, everything was going great.
+And then it hits a wall.
+
+[^fn:1]: Except of Armin who single handely ruins the first few seasons.
+    He is the character who is able to calculate probability to 4 decimal places.
+    I see this kind of characters all around modern anime, and every time I have to roll my eyes.
+    Remember how _Big Bang Theory_ was often describes at how "dumb people think smart people are"?
+    Yeah, that's Armin.
+    The same kind of bullshit ruined shows like Kaji or Code Geass for me.
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/classic-games/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/classic-games/_index.md
index f19713c..c4f2d3b 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/classic-games/_index.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/classic-games/_index.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ categories = ["brainrot"]
 draft = false
 weight = 3001
 primary_menu = "brain-rot"
-abstract = "My reviews of modern games"
+menu_order = "name"
+abstract = "My reviews of classic games"
 [menu]
   [menu.brain-rot]
     identifier = "classic-games-up-to-1995"
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ abstract = "My reviews of modern games"
     weight = 100
 +++
 
-<menu>
-
+{{< menu "brain-rot-classic-games" >}}
 Witcher
-
-</menu>
+{{< /menu >}}
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/classic-games/monkey-island/secret-of-monkey-island.md b/content/brain-rot/classic-games/monkey-island/secret-of-monkey-island.md
index b98f1a9..e07cb96 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/classic-games/monkey-island/secret-of-monkey-island.md
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@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ date = 2022-05-04T22:26:00+02:00
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 draft = false
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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 abstract = "Secret of Monkey Island is a classic point-and-click adventure game. This is my short review."
 aliases = ["/2022/secret_of_monkey_island", "/articles/secret-of-monkey-island"]
 rating = 4.75
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/dead-mans-letters-1986.md b/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/dead-mans-letters-1986.md
index 4cf243b..3d434f5 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/dead-mans-letters-1986.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/dead-mans-letters-1986.md
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/hard-to-be-a-god-strugatsky-1964.md b/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/hard-to-be-a-god-strugatsky-1964.md
index ac8454d..1b19536 100644
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 menu_order = "name"
 abstract = "A short review of an absolut marvel of a book"
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+image = "covers/hard-to-be-a-god-book.jpg"
 rating = 4.5
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/roadside-picnic-1972.md b/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/roadside-picnic-1972.md
index d337cd7..cbda2e8 100644
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/_index.md
index 6dfeb60..9acb0cd 100644
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+++ b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/_index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-title = "European Scici"
+title = "European SciFi"
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 date = 2024-06-25T21:44:00+02:00
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+    identifier = "european-scifi"
     parent = "scifi"
     weight = 1010
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-DuneH
+Dune
 {{< /menu >}}
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/mars-express-2023.md b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/mars-express-2023.md
index c4cc6bf..479843d 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/mars-express-2023.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/mars-express-2023.md
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
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-image = "brain-rot/covers/mars-express.jpg"
+image = "covers/mars-express.jpg"
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   [menu.brain-rot-eurocifi]
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md
index f2b82d4..330d0bf 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ date = 2024-06-29T22:26:00+02:00
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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 primary_menu = "brain-rot"
 menu_order = "name"
 abstract = "A short review of the German thriller"
-image = "brain-rot/covers/run-lola-run.jpg"
+image = "covers/run-lola-run.jpg"
 rating = 3.75
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   [menu.brain-rot-eurocifi]
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/guns-of-avalon-1971.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/guns-of-avalon-1971.md
index 539a10e..1a66495 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/guns-of-avalon-1971.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/guns-of-avalon-1971.md
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ date = 2024-08-31T22:25:00+02:00
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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+primary_menu = "brain-rot-fantasy-amber"
 abstract = "My short review"
 rating = 4
-image = "brain-rot/covers/guns-of-avalon.jpg"
+image = "covers/guns-of-avalon.jpg"
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 The fastest fantasy in the wild west continues where we left off.
 Corwin escaped his prison, and armed with newly regrown eyes, is ready for his revenge.
 
-_Chronicles of Amber_ are like nothing I've ever read.
+_[Chronicles of Amber](/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/)_ are like nothing I've ever read.
 Mostly because I've never been into fantasy, but still.
-At no point of _Guns of Avalon_ nor of _Nine Princes in Amber_ have I felt that I'm reading a published book.
+At no point of _Guns of Avalon_ nor of _[Nine Princes in Amber](/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber/)_ have I felt that I'm reading a published book.
 It's rather what I would imagine as a synopsis of the book that one sends to an agent would look like.
 
 {{< rating 4 "guns-of-avalon.jpg" >}}
@@ -46,6 +47,6 @@ I am very much invested and I interested what's going to happen.
 I should hate this book, but I love it.
 
 Zelazny, you were a strange writer indeed.
-This series like a creation of some D&amp;D infused teen, and yet I can't put it away.
+This series reads like a creation of some D&amp;D infused teen, and yet I can't put it away.
 
 [^fn:1]: or whatever Shadows are
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/hand-of-oberon-1976.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/hand-of-oberon-1976.md
index c97ec6e..ab5b691 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/hand-of-oberon-1976.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/hand-of-oberon-1976.md
@@ -1,27 +1,49 @@
 +++
 title = "Hand of Oberon (Roger Zelazny, 1976)"
 author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+date = 2024-09-22T22:42:00+02:00
 categories = ["brainrot"]
-draft = true
+draft = false
 weight = 3004
-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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-abstract = "My short revoew"
+primary_menu = "brain-rot-fantasy-amber"
+abstract = "My short review"
 rating = 4
-image = "brain-rot/covers/hand-of-oberon.jpg"
+image = "/covers/hand-of-oberon.jpg"
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     weight = 3004
     identifier = "hand-of-oberon-roger-zelazny-1976"
 +++
 
-The plot tickens!
-We end where we left of: turns out that Amber is the home of the original Pattern, which is badily damaged and we need to fix it.
+The plot thickens!
+We end where we left of: turns out that Amber is the home of the original Pattern, which is badly damaged, and we need to fix it.
 
-I think I start to understand why I find _Chronicles_ so particular, yet I can't put it away.
-The volumes here are not volumes with and beggining and end.
-It's closer to modern day TV, where you get an interesting hook at the end, the middle is ok-ish but the end makes you hungry for the next episode.
+I think I start to understand why I find _[Chronicles](/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/)_ so particular, yet I can't put it away.
+The volumes here are not distinct parts with an an beginning and an end.
+It's closer to modern-day TV, where you get an interesting hook at the beginning, the middle is ok-ish, but the end makes you hungry for the next episode.
 As much as I hate that _binge-watching_ formula, I have nothing against it here.
-Fantasy books rarely make anyone rich, but a man's gotta eat.
+Fantasy books rarely make anyone rich, but a man's got to eat.
 The length of each volume here also doesn't make it any worse, as they all about 200 pages long.
 Brandon Sanderson's signature is longer than that.
+
+{{< rating 4 "hand-of-oberon.jpg" >}}
+Cover
+{{< /rating >}}
+
+Story wise, _Hand of Oberon_ is more of the same: scheming of Corwin's family and deepening the world.
+The world is not redefined again, but we're once again getting something surprising.
+However, since it's the 4th book, it comes a bit predictable[^fn:1].
+While I was not expecting the Avalon not to be _the real_ Avalon in the _[Sign of the Unicorn](/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975/)_, here the surprise came both, less unexpected and a bit and less important.
+But we will see in the next book.
+
+All in all, while I had _loads_ of fun, _Hand of Oberon_ is only the 4th book of the series.
+If you've read it until this point, you'll have a blast one more time.
+I surely had!
+Now, this one of the first _fantasy series_ I've read but, I am surprised by the stability of quality.
+While Zelazny has made some changes to the formula since _[Nine Princess...](/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber/)_, they were not significant enough to have any impact on my joy. I like the later volumes more than the first two, mostly due to the slower pace, but I have the same level of satisfaction.
+
+I've got one last chapter of Corwin's story and I can't wait!
+
+[^fn:1]: make that "very" if you read a lot of such stories
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber.md
index 4d54e09..bb10712 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber.md
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ date = 2024-07-22T23:21:00+02:00
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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+primary_menu = "brain-rot-fantasy-amber"
 abstract = "The fastest fantasy book in the wild west"
 rating = 4
-image = "brain-rot/covers/nine-princes-in-amber.jpg"
+image = "covers/nine-princes-in-amber.jpg"
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975.md
index 720826e..af99328 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975.md
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ date = 2024-09-07T22:14:00+02:00
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 draft = false
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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+primary_menu = "brain-rot-fantasy-amber"
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 rating = 4
-image = "brain-rot/covers/sign-of-the-unicorn.jpg"
+image = "covers/sign-of-the-unicorn.jpg"
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 {{< /rating >}}
 
 We've got intrigue, we've got drama, we've got betrayal.
-We even learn who stands behind Corwin's accident, which happened before the start of _Nine Princess_.
+We even learn who stands behind Corwin's accident, which happened before the start of _[Nine Princess...](/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/nine-princes-in-amber/)_.
 
-This may the best book of _Chronicles of Amber_ yet because Zelazny seems to address most of the downsides the earlier books had.
+This may the best book of _[Chronicles of Amber](/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/)_ yet because Zelazny seems to address most of the downsides the earlier books had.
 Characters became actual persons now, with motivation and aspirations.
 In fact, the world building is sidestepping for character building, and I, for one, am fully for this.
 
@@ -45,4 +46,4 @@ The only downside I see, at leat at this point, is that everyone important is ei
 I get that if you got your position of power purely from the family, the same family will be the centre of your life, but _come on!_.
 I want to get to know someone else!
 
-So, volume three of _Chronicles of Amber_ looks more of a correction from the author, than a direct continuation.
+So, volume three of _[Chronicles of Amber](/fantasy/chronicles-of-amber/)_ looks more of a correction from the author, than a direct continuation.
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/good-omens-1990.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/good-omens-1990.md
index ca1dab8..7e33edc 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/good-omens-1990.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/good-omens-1990.md
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/witcher/andrzej-sapkowskis-lady-of-the-lake.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/witcher/andrzej-sapkowskis-lady-of-the-lake.md
index b7d937c..e7abb00 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/witcher/andrzej-sapkowskis-lady-of-the-lake.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/witcher/andrzej-sapkowskis-lady-of-the-lake.md
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 primary_menu = "brain-rot-wicher"
 abstract = "My review of the last book in the Witcher saga"
-image = "brain-rot/covers/sapkowski-lady-of-the-lake.jpg"
+image = "covers/sapkowski-lady-of-the-lake.jpg"
 rating = 3.75
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/_index.md
index 78f72a9..86252de 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/_index.md
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 categories = ["brainrot"]
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
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 menu_order = "name"
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/grim-fandango.md b/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/grim-fandango.md
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--- a/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/grim-fandango.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/grim-fandango.md
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-image = "brain-rot/covers/grim-fandango.jpg"
+image = "covers/grim-fandango.jpg"
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/hackers/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/hackers/_index.md
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+++ b/content/brain-rot/hackers/_index.md
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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 abstract = "Stories about hackers"
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/hackers/sneakers-1992.md b/content/brain-rot/hackers/sneakers-1992.md
index 5a63e01..60cf811 100644
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+++ b/content/brain-rot/hackers/sneakers-1992.md
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-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
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-image = "brain-rot/covers/sneakers.jpg"
+image = "covers/sneakers.jpg"
 rating = 4
 [menu]
   [menu.brain-rot-hackers]
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/yakuza/yakuza-0.md b/content/brain-rot/modern-games/yakuza/yakuza-0.md
index 457a586..be8cec0 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/yakuza/yakuza-0.md
+++ b/content/brain-rot/modern-games/yakuza/yakuza-0.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ date = 2024-06-12T19:32:00+02:00
 categories = ["brainrot"]
 draft = false
 weight = 3001
-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+image_dir = "screenshots"
 image_max_width = 765
 abstract = "My review of the prequel"
 primary_menu = "brain-rot-modern-games"
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/nine-princes-in-amber.md b/content/brain-rot/nine-princes-in-amber.md
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++++
+title = "Nine Princes in Amber (Roger Zelazny, 1970)"
+author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+date = 2024-07-22T23:21:00+02:00
+categories = ["brainrot"]
+draft = false
+weight = 3001
+image_dir = "screenshots"
+image_max_width = 765
+abstract = "The fastest fantasy book in the wild west"
+rating = 4
+image = "covers/nine-princes-in-amber.jpg"
+[menu]
+  [menu.brain-rot]
+    weight = 3001
+    identifier = "nine-princes-in-amber-roger-zelazny-1970"
++++
+
+That's one confusing novel.
+
+Corwin wakes up in a hospital in New York with amnesia.
+But the cover of the book has castles and swords![^fn:1]
+Well, as it turns out Corwin is one of nine princes of Amber, the greatest city that has ever been.
+It is medieval-Europe, but it is said to be the greatest, so who am I to argue?
+He will need to get back there and fight for the crown with his siblings.
+
+That's the basic premise.
+What threw me off the guard (except of starting in modern-day NY) is the pace.
+I'm no fantasy know-it-all, but it appears that this genre likes to take it's sweet time.
+Authors describe every tree by every road[^fn:2].
+They love to build their worlds, lore, characters.
+Zelazny doesn't care about any of that.
+A huge battle where 20 000 people die? A paragraph seems like a proper length.
+Magic system? Yeah, let's throw a few sentences here and there.
+The main character background, looks and goals? Let's not bother.
+This is a short book (my version had just over 200 pages), but with standard wordiness, it could be a thousand pages long leather-bound brick, that would serve as a nice weapon.
+
+{{< rating 4 "nine-princes-in-amber.jpg" >}}
+Cover
+{{< /rating >}}
+
+This also means that _Nine Princes in Amber_ is extremely shallow.
+There is nothing underneath - just a few awful characters, a few OK, and our Corwin.
+If there is any subtext, I must have missed it.
+And yet, I loved it.
+It's pulp, but it goes _so fast_ that I never got tired of it.
+It went _so fast_ that I had no time to get bored or lost[^fn:2].
+Guess that's why _The Chronicles of Amber_ is one of the most popular Fantasy sagas out there.
+It is inoffensive, not challenging in any way, but it's cool.
+It knows it, and doesn't pretend it.
+
+I enjoyed it for what it is.
+It's the greatest mindless fun I've had in ages.
+It's not _hardcore_ fantasy, and this may be why I liked it so much as I did.
+If anything, it's _Magnum P.I._ of the genre.
+
+[^fn:1]: or whatever your edition has
+[^fn:2]: hello Tolkien
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975.md b/content/brain-rot/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975.md
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++++
+title = "Sign of the Unicorn (Roger Zelazny, 1975)"
+author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+date = 2024-09-07T22:14:00+02:00
+categories = ["brainrot"]
+draft = false
+weight = 3003
+image_dir = "screenshots"
+image_max_width = 765
+abstract = "My short review"
+rating = 4
+image = "covers/sign-of-the-unicorn.jpg"
+[menu]
+  [menu.brain-rot]
+    weight = 3003
+    identifier = "sign-of-the-unicorn-roger-zelazny-1975"
++++
+
+We are halfway through the Corwin's saga, and Zelazny decides to step up the game.
+Sign of the Unicorn is much slower than the previous ones, which is a welcome change.
+But it also marks the point when Roger finally convinced me that he understands the word he creates.
+
+After the battle with his brother, Corwin is faced with a murder of a yet _another_ brother.
+This does not lead to a run through the Shadows to buy nukes as I would have expected.
+In fact, most of this volume is spent talking.
+We have a mystery, the family secrets are coming out.
+It's a wholly different experience than what we've had before.
+
+{{< rating 4 "sign-of-the-unicorn.jpg" >}}
+Cover
+{{< /rating >}}
+
+We've got intrigue, we've got drama, we've got betrayal.
+We even learn who stands behind Corwin's accident, which happened before the start of _Nine Princess_.
+
+This may the best book of _Chronicles of Amber_ yet because Zelazny seems to address most of the downsides the earlier books had.
+Characters became actual persons now, with motivation and aspirations.
+In fact, the world building is sidestepping for character building, and I, for one, am fully for this.
+
+As a result, the stakes are also different.
+We assumed that all of the _Black Road_ problems resulted from Corwin's curse, but now we learn that there are multiple layers below that.
+In fact, a lot of what we thought we knew turns out to be wrong.
+
+The only downside I see, at leat at this point, is that everyone important is either Corwin's  relative or acquaintance.
+I get that if you got your position of power purely from the family, the same family will be the centre of your life, but _come on!_.
+I want to get to know someone else!
+
+So, volume three of _Chronicles of Amber_ looks more of a correction from the author, than a direct continuation.