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Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: A Book-to-Table Classic | Jane Austen

Happy 212th birthday to Lizzy, Darcy et al 🎉

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bookishbitch

Doctor Who: The Legends of River Song | Jenny T. Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Andrew Lane, Steve Lyons, Guy Adams

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This is 5 short stories set in the world of Dr. Who with River Song. (I absolutely love Alex Kingston in this role btw.) Overall I enjoyed this a lot. However, one of them almost immediately felt like it was written by a man. Spoiler alert, it was. Which was unfortunate because it was a great premise. It was still a fun book though.

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monalyisha

Whedonistas!: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them | Lynne M. Thomas, Deborah Stanish

I just went down such a rabbit hole after learning that Seanan McGuire 1) found her agent through writing Buffy fanfic, & 2) genuinely despises the ending of the series.

NOW. I have plenty of complaints about Buffy. But the ending was never one of them. Any other superfans want to weigh in?

I may have bought a book just to read her essay about it.

Note: Don‘t worry! I bought it used. Because, ew, Joss Whedon.

willaful I was a big fan at one time and was pretty happy with the ending. I'm curious now too. 2d

monalyisha @willaful The most I can find is a Goodreads quote, “The mythology warped and twisted back along itself until Buffy Summers, the girl who once railed against the unfairness of being Chosen, looked at a squadron of girls who were just like she‘d been and took away their right to Choose.” 1d

willaful Ah, yes I can understand that point of view. It's presented as entirely a positive in the show, and you can argue that Buffy's pov has changed with age and that she's giving them something she mostly didn't have -- each other. 1d

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AnneCecilie I liked that ending, but I had a completely different understanding off it. I took it to mean that every girl had the inner strength to be a slayer and stand up for herself 1d

TheLudicReader I didn‘t hate the ending of Buffy. (My complaint has always been how they jumped the shark with Spike.) Curious to know what the author‘s fanfic handle was as I wrote a lot of fanfic back in the day and was pretty well connected to fandom. 23h

monalyisha @willaful @AnneCecilie Yes! I viewed it as such a hopeful and beautiful example of the redistribution of power (and its decentralization)! Context is incredibly important. Community vs. isolation means so much. I didn‘t get the impression that every new Slayer would be forced into servitude, either. I bet McGuire feels even more passionately about her interpretation (which she‘s entitled to!) after the allegations against Joss came to light. 22h

monalyisha @TheLudicReader Unfortunately, she removed her name from all of it after people started critiquing it like they would her published writing. I‘m not sure that info‘s findable anymore. I wouldn‘t recognize your handle (I was too young and my memory‘s too shoddy)…but I wonder if I read any of your stuff back in the day! I know McGuire specifically wrote Buffy/Faith fanfic. 22h

willaful @monalyisha @AnneCecilie Yes, well put.

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TheLudicReader @monalyisha I don‘t think fic writers should be ashamed of what they wrote. It‘s great practice and I wrote stuff I am still really proud of. It sucks that Whedon tainted Buffy‘s legacy, but this is one instance where I separate art from artist. There were a lot of other people involved in the Buffyverse, too. Where did you read your fanfic when you read it? 12h

monalyisha @TheLudicReader I truly have no idea. I was about 13. To me, it was all just “the internet.” 😅 I know I was a big fan of the Angel/Willow “ours is a forbidden love” storyline. To be clear, this pairing horrifies me now. 🙈 (As do many aspects of the show if I look at them too closely.) At the time, my thinking went no further than, “Angel is hot...and I am like Willow.” Reason enough for me! (edited) 11h

TheLudicReader @monalyisha Angel is hot is the reason I started watching that show in the first place. 🤣 The next ten years I was full on fandom! 24m

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bookishbitch

Doctor Who: The Legends of River Song | Various

Getting a flat tire yesterday, at an inconvenient time, means new tires today. It hurts the wallet, but at least it is doable. I'm aware that not everyone has that privilege. And it does give me some reading time.

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Yuki_Onna

The Secret History of Twin Peaks | Mark Frost

Today sees the last drawing of featured prompts for #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge 2024/2025.
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It is no. 6. Damn Fine Coffee: Character is a coffee lover. For me as a coffee lover myself, this is a favourite prompt 😇
Tag me when you read a book that fits the featured prompt/one of the prompts.
#TPRC
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Everyone is welcome to join!

Chili, StaceGhost, Soscha, CarolynM, JessClark78, Amor4Libros, Bookwormjillk, SconsinBookyBadger, CoffeeNBooks, TheSpineView, TheAromaofBooks, RaeLovesToRead, The_Penniless_Author, AmandaBlaze

TheSpineView That's a great prompt. I'm a coffee lover too! 4d

StaceGhost I just read one! Pumpkin Spice Latte Cafe. Very fluffy romance in an imaginary Connecticut town. 3d

Yuki_Onna @TheSpineView Right? 😋☕️ 3d

Yuki_Onna @StaceGhost Uh, I hear good things about this one! ☕️ 3d

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bibliothecarivs

A Book about the Film Monty Python and the Holy Grail: All the References from African Swallows to Zoot | Darl Larsen

Recent acquisitions:

📖 A Book About The Film Monty Python and the Holy Grail: All the References from African Swallows to Zoot by Darl Larsen
📖 The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell 1944-1969 (I'm excited to finally have the third volume!)

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GidgetsTreasures75

This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection | Carol Burnett

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1-21-25: My 7th finished book of 2025! How can you not love Carol Burnett? She truly seems like a lovely person. And she is so funny. This book is like little snapshots of her life spanning her humble beginnings and going right up to the publication of the book in 2010. Many wonderful anecdotes about her TV show, some of her movies, her wonderful famous friends and of course her family. Highly recommend if you are a fan of hers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣7️⃣

Butterfinger My favorite part was about Jimmy Stewart. I didn't think anyone loved him as much as I. I went on a Carol Burnette Show kick after reading it. 7d

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