Books #42

[QueenBW]

I haven’t read it but I’ve seen mention that Dev Patel was a fan favourite?

Yeah it was him or Logan Lerman in all the fans edits.

With white authors I usually assume that if they don't specify race, the character is white for them, so I don't feel like it's a "betrayal" like some do to not have cast a POC in the role. But the vibes are just so off in general with this casting.

 

[LaBlonde]

Yeah it was him or Logan Lerman in all the fans edits.

With white authors I usually assume that if they don't specify race, the character is white for them, so I don't feel like it's a "betrayal" like some do to not have cast a POC in the role. But the vibes are just so off in general with this casting.

exactly, patrick s just looks like a preppy rich boy which is complete opposite of what gus should be to me and they can’t even change that with styling, it’s literally his face.

i would have cried with joy had it been dev patel. gus is my number one emily henry man and i am so SAD about this

 

[Carapop]

Yeah it was him or Logan Lerman in all the fans edits.

With white authors I usually assume that if they don't specify race, the character is white for them, so I don't feel like it's a "betrayal" like some do to not have cast a POC in the role. But the vibes are just so off in general with this casting.

Is Phoebe a good shout for the female lead?

Why was there an expectation that it would be a person of colour? From the book synopsis, the male lead is “a bookish brooding editor”, so I immediately see the disconnect in Arnie’s son playing him! Apparently online communities often associate Dev with intellectual, romantic, and period drama roles, frequently sharing content that labels him a "bookish" crush. I certainly see bookish and brooding…

 

[AllieBee]

I have but can’t remember which books.

I’ve got a physical copy of Shook of the Light so can check/compare if you give me a page number.

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[StephenTJackson]

Is Phoebe a good shout for the female lead?

Why was there an expectation that it would be a person of colour? From the book synopsis, the male lead is “a bookish brooding editor”, so I immediately see the disconnect in Arnie’s son playing him! Apparently online communities often associate Dev with intellectual, romantic, and period drama roles, frequently sharing content that labels him a "bookish" crush. I certainly see bookish and brooding…

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I've never read the book, but if Dev Patel was cast, even Logan Lerman, I'd be seated to watch it.

Patrick Schwarzenegger, meh.

 

[LaBlonde]

Is Phoebe a good shout for the female lead?

Why was there an expectation that it would be a person of colour? From the book synopsis, the male lead is “a bookish brooding editor”, so I immediately see the disconnect in Arnie’s son playing him! Apparently online communities often associate Dev with intellectual, romantic, and period drama roles, frequently sharing content that labels him a "bookish" crush. I certainly see bookish and brooding…

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beautiful dev, i wish it had been him

the character is vaguely described as olive skinned but no real mention of his race at all so i’m not sure where that expectation came from. it’s more important (to me anyway) that he had a vaguely brooding air - he is the complete opposite of ivy league preppy so casting the most preppy looking actor they could is crazy to me and i will be FOREVER MAD

 

[CommentBelow]

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Also hyphenated!

 

[Carapop]

beautiful dev, i wish it had been him

the character is vaguely described as olive skinned but no real mention of his race at all so i’m not sure where that expectation came from. it’s more important (to me anyway) that he had a vaguely brooding air - he is the complete opposite of ivy league preppy so casting the most preppy looking actor they could is crazy to me and i will be FOREVER MAD

I could kind of see Rob Pattinson as brooding and bookish, I’ve never actually seen him act though. Ooooh or James Norton. Maybe they’re both a bit too old though. For some reason, I think most American actors will struggle to fill this brief.

 

[Carapop]

Also hyphenated!

Ahhhh, it’s hyphenated in the paper book because it’s a word stretched across two lines. It must be spaced differently in the kindle! Clumsy.

 

[QueenBW]

Is Phoebe a good shout for the female lead?

Why was there an expectation that it would be a person of colour? From the book synopsis, the male lead is “a bookish brooding editor”, so I immediately see the disconnect in Arnie’s son playing him! Apparently online communities often associate Dev with intellectual, romantic, and period drama roles, frequently sharing content that labels him a "bookish" crush. I certainly see bookish and brooding…

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Phoebe is a meh shout for January. I find her really whiney as an actress. Like her frustration always reads as petulance to me so it will be interesting to see how she emotes a character whose father has died and she has uncovered really tough things about him that shake her vision of her childhood/what her family was like.

As for why some people expected POC casting, like the description is not definitive like LaBlonde mentioned he is said to be olive skinned, and dark haired, scruffy, good cheekbones. So it's not necessarily POC coded but it is not golden boy, East Coast prep either. And I think fans who want to see more diverse casting in movie adaptations of books see jt as "well if he's not explicitly white, then he can be POC and it would be better".

If any of you are Gilmore Girls watchers/fans, the best I saw the controversy described was: it's as if Logan was chosen to play Jess. And I'm a Logan girlie. I usually love a rich mole turned good man trope. But that's not what Beach Read is or who Gus is.

Also re: brooding and bookish book editor, think you might have the wrong EmHen for that. That one is Book Lovers. This one is like a grumpy, loner writer with a chip on his shoulder to hide he grew up dirt poor.

 

[LaBlonde]

I could kind of see Rob Pattinson as brooding and bookish, I’ve never actually seen him act though. Ooooh or James Norton. Maybe they’re both a bit too old though. For some reason, I think most American actors will struggle to fill this brief.

robert pattinson (taking away his age) would have been a really good choice tbh; he has the right sort of look at least.

i’ve been reading twitter and have never seen such a strong rejection of a casting before they can’t all be lovely tom blythe i guess! it does concern me who might be playing charlie in book lovers now (as he’s my second favourite emhen man). i hope all those logan lerman rumours actually meant something!

 

[QueenBW]

I could kind of see Rob Pattinson as brooding and bookish, I’ve never actually seen him act though. Ooooh or James Norton. Maybe they’re both a bit too old though. For some reason, I think most American actors will struggle to fill this brief.

Fabien Frankel was floated for a while. Don't know what happened there. Would not have been perfect, but better than PS.

 

[QueenBW]

robert pattinson (taking away his age) would have been a really good choice tbh; he has the right sort of look at least.

i’ve been reading twitter and have never seen such a strong rejection of a casting before they can’t all be lovely tom blythe i guess! it does concern me who might be playing charlie in book lovers now (as he’s my second favourite emhen man). i hope all those logan lerman rumours actually meant something!

Charlie Lastra is my top EmHen man, and I'm preparing myself for him to be ruined

At least I think Yulin Kuang will not be involved in that. She is the opposite of King Midas. Everything she touches turns to tit.

 

[ToolaRoola]

I could kind of see Rob Pattinson as brooding and bookish, I’ve never actually seen him act though. Ooooh or James Norton. Maybe they’re both a bit too old though. For some reason, I think most American actors will struggle to fill this brief.

For those of us the saw A Little Life in the theatre, I could be alone here, but I can never see him anything again after watching him up close and personal with his winky flapping about

 

[Carapop]

Omg I’m so sorry, I was absolutely confusing my EmHen books. I’ve not read any, why am I involving myself in this!?

I’ve never seen Fabien Frankel before but he is a beautiful man. Reminds me a bit of Paul Anthony Kelly

 

[SaintLeo]

Comes to catch up on thread



Exits thread

Haha! Same! Missed the start of the new thread, did not expect to come back to discussions of dino-rotica! I did enjoy the extensive list of trigger warnings though. Intrigued to know why taffy pulling is a) a trigger warning and b) featured in dinosaur erotic fiction!

 

[QueenBW]

Omg I’m so sorry, I was absolutely confusing my EmHen books. I’ve not read any, why am I involving myself in this!?

I’ve never seen Fabien Frankel before but he is a beautiful man. Reminds me a bit of Paul Anthony Kelly

You just wanted to be partof the convo

Oooh PAK See PAK is a great example of casting an actual unknown because he actually fits. Instead of casting a nepo baby or a big name. Like imagine if they'd cast Jacob Elordi just cause they could.

 

[Carapop]

You just wanted to be partof the convo

Oooh PAK See PAK is a great example of casting an actual unknown because he actually fits. Instead of casting a nepo baby or a big name. Like imagine if they'd cast Jacob Elordi just cause they could.

I will preface this by saying I’ve not seen him act, he may be utterly mesmerising on camera, but I don’t get the Elordi love, he does absolutely nothing for me. Meanwhile, I’ve yet to see a picture of Paul Anthony Kelly where he didn’t just ooze desirability

 

[AllieBee]

Also hyphenated!

Ah maybe its where in the book its hyphenated at the end of the line doesnt translate well into kindle as its in the middle of a line on my Kindle!

 

[Carapop]

i am begging on bended knee for you to read wet hot allosaurus summer

Ok so I read the first chapter, the writing is far better than I expected (tame excerpt attached). But it got a bit silly when she let him eat her damaged arm (she had been shot in the shoulder trying to protect Big Al). She “felt the hot pain of his love as he devoured the whole thing”.

It seems I’m totally down with telepathic dinosaurs and inter species sex but I draw the line at masochistic cannibalism. Tbf, it was in the trigger warnings (vore). I have no regrets. I’d be surprised if the author isn’t a published author under a different name in a more conventional genre.