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UK politics - not inspiring but effective
Wall Flower replied to BigFatCoward's topic in General Chatter
Be fair, there were plenty of front page photos. Such a shame they were all taken last year. Seems totally legit. They really are just taking the piss now but judging by Twitter a lot of forelock tuggers seem to be keen to buy it. -
Zorral reacted to a post in a topic: What Are You Reading? 2024 Quarter 1!
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Looking at the current British Government, I'm not sure much has changed - except the loss of their empire of course.
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I'll have to mention this one to my bookclub and have a look at it myself. We're reading two Orwell related books this year - his Spanish civil war memoir, Homage to Catalonia, and Wifedom, Anna Funder's book about his wife, Eileen O'Shaughnessy.
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Mysteries: More Murders, More Minor Misdemeanors, More Moors, More Pies
Wall Flower replied to Datepalm's topic in Literature
I've very much enjoyed some of Tey's mysteries but I really struggled with the Franchise Affair. The author's prejudices seemed a bit too transparent in this one. The British author Sarah Waters used the premise loosely in one of her own books and wrote a really interesting article (in the Guardian, I think) discussing some of things that troubled me about the book and it's depiction of Betty. Waters placed the book in the context of a post-war moral panic, particularly by the upper middle class who saw the comfortable conservative certainties of their pre-war lives disappearing. Worth a read for a different perspective on the novel. -
A British journalist didn't respect a private conversation. I am shocked! Also rape isn't funny. Any politician with half a brain should know not to make a joke about it, lame or otherwise.
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Wall Flower reacted to a post in a topic: History In Books -- Fiction and Non 2
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Wall Flower reacted to a post in a topic: History In Books -- Fiction and Non 2
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Doctor Who: 60 Years of Mayhem (SPOILERS for latest episode)
Wall Flower replied to Werthead's topic in Entertainment
I really enjoyed some 'anti-woke' idiot on Twitter complaining about him being in a skirt and then being bombarded by Scots with "it's a kilt, you wanker!" -
Wall Flower reacted to a post in a topic: Doctor Who: 60 Years of Mayhem (SPOILERS for latest episode)
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Zorral reacted to a post in a topic: History In Books -- Fiction and Non 2
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I finally read Hild last month after having it on my shelves for quite a few years. I'd been put off by the length but decided to just go for it and absolutely loved it - to the point of obsession towards the end of the story. I might need a little break before tackling the sequel. Also, I'm a little afraid to find out what happens to characters and places I've become so invested in, even if I know the bare bones of Hild's own story.
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At the risk of adding to the controversy, I completely disagree with this view. As others have noted, Tyrion was at thirteen barely a teenager and a disabled one at that. He was brought in to watch his young wife gang raped by a barrack full of soldiers. This was a horrifying and brutal demonstration of his father's power. Like any child or teenager in a sexually abusive situation, it's wrong to say that coercion or an enormous power differential don't exist just because there's no knife at the throat. When Tyrion says that his cock betrayed him, that's him taking on the guilt that rightly belongs to the abuser in this situation - Tywin. Tywin has Jaime lie about Tysha because, like any abuser, he wants to psychologically destroy his chosen victim - to make Tyrion believe that he is worthless and unlovable. Tywin is a master of manipulation and gaslighting. He's so good at it that a lot of readers apparently take him at his own projected image of a hard man doing what's necessary instead of the monstrous villain he really is.
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We still get a version of the mass market paperback in Australia. We don't generally get a hard-cover edition of a new release book here. The first release is usually a trade paperback and subsequent releases are then a smaller paperback, a little bigger than the old MMP but much smaller than the trade version. I have the same issue as Zorral but there are still a fair selection of the smaller books with reasonable sized print.
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I can promise you one sale at least as I really enjoyed the first two books in the Sooty Feathers series and I'm looking forward to the latest one. Glasgow is a great setting.
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Aussies & NZ: You're the Voice Try and Understand It
Wall Flower replied to Jeor's topic in General Chatter
Sadly, it's looking that way. I'm particularly pissed off being in the ACT as we only get half a say (counted in the overall majority). It's especially galling wrt to the Northern Territory which has the highest percentage of Indigenous Australians in its population but effectively has less of a say than QLD. -
Aussies & NZ: You're the Voice Try and Understand It
Wall Flower replied to Jeor's topic in General Chatter
The No campaign reached new lows with Dutton's Trumpian attacks on the AEC and talk of rigged votes - not to mention Howard's 'Maintain the Rage'. Dispiritingly, latest polling suggests it's working for them. -
I'm a voluntary subscriber the Guardian Australia (and a couple of other news services) to allow them to operate as a counter to the influence of the Evil Empire (otherwise known as News Limited).