I'm sorry March was so tough; here's hoping for a better April (and, you know, ongoing).
generally reminded me of why I don't often read 'literary' novels, i.e. why do they always have to be so grim. You said it, honestly, I feel as if there's an unwritten rule in a lot of literary fiction that the characters have to be unlikable (or else trauma-laden, or both) and you're not supposed to come away from it feeling better about anything. Really a murder mystery should not be a happier reading experience than a literary novel, and yet they often are!
I really want to watch Embrace Again, for Z1L (at the piano yet!) and for Wuhan dialect, but I don't feel up to it right now. (I mean, The Rebel is objectively a whole lot grimmer, I imagine, but at least it's not happening now, knock wood. You know what I mean.) Would be glad to hear more about what you thought of it, anyway.
Continuing to be impressed about your ability to produce a steady stream of high-quality fics. I'm looking forward to what everyone comes up with for the 520 exchange! (/selfish spectator)
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Date: 2022-04-05 12:52 am (UTC)generally reminded me of why I don't often read 'literary' novels, i.e. why do they always have to be so grim.
You said it, honestly, I feel as if there's an unwritten rule in a lot of literary fiction that the characters have to be unlikable (or else trauma-laden, or both) and you're not supposed to come away from it feeling better about anything. Really a murder mystery should not be a happier reading experience than a literary novel, and yet they often are!
I really want to watch Embrace Again, for Z1L (at the piano yet!) and for Wuhan dialect, but I don't feel up to it right now. (I mean, The Rebel is objectively a whole lot grimmer, I imagine, but at least it's not happening now, knock wood. You know what I mean.) Would be glad to hear more about what you thought of it, anyway.
Continuing to be impressed about your ability to produce a steady stream of high-quality fics. I'm looking forward to what everyone comes up with for the 520 exchange! (/selfish spectator)
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