Do you think Charlotte made the right move in marrying Mr. Collins?
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Yes, this time, I did check against the text! 😁 (Also, I am not a fan of Mansfield Park as mainly I want to throttle Fanny. What are your thoughts on this book?)
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Stressed? Feeling overwhelmed? Why not give your frazzled nerves a warm, literary hug and melt your worries away for a while? This week’s Butch/Femme Fiction Therapy Thursday theme: Second Chance.
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It's here! My presentation for #VirtualJaneCon2025 is now live! In this presentation, I speak on the beginning of Austenmania and why Janeites are so obsessed with owning Jane. You can find my video 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo.
The full Virtual Jane Con can be found 👉🏻 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMwGZNvZFhh6QwAMnQo54EFi0pTpM3KSj.
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I've finished: City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
General Mulaghesh, the grizzled veteran is at the center of this Divine Cities novel.
This one is about the horrors of war, and the harm it does to the perpetrators as well as the victims.
As ancient and modern warfare come to ahead, can the cycle of violence be broken?
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a32241fc-48cd-499f-9192-1a631294f6da
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There are over 100 movies and TV shows dedicated to Austen and the Brontë that are available on most US streaming services. Everything, from variations of Pride and Prejudice to modern adaptations of Austen and the Brontës books, is available! https://www.excessivelydiverting.net/
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Over at Netflix's Tundum blog, they announce the complete casting of P+P. Rufus Sewell is Mr. Bennet! And my heart will not protest, nor lie, but I will be throwing Mr. Bennet a bit of my female gaze.
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/pride-and-prejudice-cast-photos-release-date-news
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Yay! #VirtualJaneCon is here! If you don't want to hang out with me for 30 minutes talking about Austen merch, I provided a quick bullet point of my presentation.
Read more here 👉🏻 https://open.substack.com/pub/excessivelydiverting/p/austen-brontes-issue-33-virtual-jane-con?r=1ep55&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOn#virtualjane
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Here is a list of upcoming #JaneAusten and the Brontës virtual events scheduled for the next few months. There is a lot here from book clubs to movie nights and everything in between. Check the event websites for more information, including time, cost, and registration details.
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To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection is hosting an Austen read-along all year long. They are currently in the midst of “Mansfield Park!” For the full schedule, go to https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along.
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Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12015.Feersum_Endjinn
1 of thi moust entataynink syfy reeds ov ol, hooj recomindayshn :)
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I've finished: Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory
A wonderful zombie novel for people that don't like the killing fest that is most zombie media.
Written in sections, each part explores new ideas about zombies, exploring their nature and treating them like an extreme type of marginalized people.
Each turn the story takes supplies an interesting new twist that takes you on a new path away from the cookie cutter version of the Zombie Apocalypse story.
I never expected to encounter a 5-Star Zombie novel.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f9f7d019-aee2-4726-bdc3-8e69ffc78a15
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A well-thought-out piece on Austen, her influence, and where to start reading her works. The author is cognizant that where to start with Austen is super subjective so she breaks down what book you should read and why.
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I've finished: The Book of Love by Kelly Link
What if one of those stupid YA scary movies about a bunch of teens finding an ancient artifact and waking an eldritch horror, was turned into an in depth slow-paced masterpiece.
Kelly Link spends so much time with each of the characters, we learn to know them and love them as people with their admirable and their annoying traits.
We see them through their own eyes and through the eyes of others.
We see them grow and make their own choices despite all of the magical interference.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208506916-the-book-of-love
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16 to go in the next 5 months!
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Another instance of an event I cannot attend because I don't live in the UK. But yes, 150 years of illustrations for Austen books? Yes, please!
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What if a neural implant therapy for stroke resulted in your spouting ads for the corporation that manufactured the inplant?
@MarissaLingen 's latest in Clarkesworld feels absolutely like something that could be happening now.
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I've finished: Gund of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky
At this point I'd read anything by Tchaikovsky. But Guns of the Dawn is the Tchaikovsky novel most likely to disappoint his fans.
It is mostly British nobles tying themselves up in knots pride and prejudice style. I get frustrated and just want to slap them and yell and them to snap out of it and allow themselves to be happy.
Strange animals are hinted at but never explored. There is combat, but I found the portrayal of musket combat to be lacking. Muskets in a swamp, and checking if the powder is dry is mentioned only when back home in "England". No bayonets? Most shots are accurate and fatal. It seems that narrative necessity overruled Tchaikovsky's usual diligent portrayal of weapons and combat. (See shadow of the apt).
However, the characters are compelling, and the anti war sentiment is pervasive and I appreciate it very much.
Despite its flaws, it is a good novel and I read it from start to finish without switching to other works. It was a grate companion during a stressful week when I found it hard to give all my attention to the audiobook.
Emma Newman was a great choice as narrator.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/238d98e0-c326-4d13-bb77-1a4c981ae160
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Kate Beaton is a comic artist who had a semi-regular web series called Hark! A Vagrant! (http://www.harkavagrant.com/). She's ended the series, but her archives are a wonderful backlog of her poking fun at history.
Her spins on the Brontës and Austen never fail to amuse me.
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Both the first and second book of the Desolation saga will be available on my new Kickstarter, at a discount. Jump on in to the series critics are calling: "exciting and multifaceted", "Fun, thrilling and sharp" & "imaginative and fast-paced".
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dharrigon/desolation-keep-your-imaginary-friends-close
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To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection is hosting an Austen read-along during 2025. They are currently in the midst of “Mansfield Park!” For the full schedule, go to https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along.
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