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A bunch to blog about, because I skipped last week!
The Shadow Rising, Robert Jordan. Still reading this in between everything else. Fun, though, yes, problematic in the ways everyone says it is.
Lady Windermere's Fan, Oscar Wilde: play readaloud. Generally good -- I can see why it made Wilde's reputation -- and interesting to read after other Oscar Wilde. There's a bit where the men are hanging out together and they all start spouting famous Oscar Wilde aphorisms one after the other.
Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade. That was delightful -- an accurate description of fandom, and used the character's fanfics effectively to add emotional heft to the story.
The Admirable Crichton, J. M. Barrie. Play readaloud. That was interesting, and often fun! I can see why it was popular at the time, and why it isn't as much now. Definitely Saying Things About Class, though not entirely clear what (it seems like it's generally inclined to meritocracy?). Badly needs suffragette fix-it fic.
The Idiot, Elif Batuman. Only partway through this so far -- the book has been on my radar for a while, and seeing people recommend it here recently got me to request it from the library. Definitely well-written -- Elif Batuman, like her protagonist, thinks very carefully about language -- but not sure about the overall effect on me.
The Shadow Rising, Robert Jordan. Still reading this in between everything else. Fun, though, yes, problematic in the ways everyone says it is.
Lady Windermere's Fan, Oscar Wilde: play readaloud. Generally good -- I can see why it made Wilde's reputation -- and interesting to read after other Oscar Wilde. There's a bit where the men are hanging out together and they all start spouting famous Oscar Wilde aphorisms one after the other.
Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade. That was delightful -- an accurate description of fandom, and used the character's fanfics effectively to add emotional heft to the story.
The Admirable Crichton, J. M. Barrie. Play readaloud. That was interesting, and often fun! I can see why it was popular at the time, and why it isn't as much now. Definitely Saying Things About Class, though not entirely clear what (it seems like it's generally inclined to meritocracy?). Badly needs suffragette fix-it fic.
The Idiot, Elif Batuman. Only partway through this so far -- the book has been on my radar for a while, and seeing people recommend it here recently got me to request it from the library. Definitely well-written -- Elif Batuman, like her protagonist, thinks very carefully about language -- but not sure about the overall effect on me.