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LaBlonde

LaBlonde

MissHavisham said:
I wouldn't think anything negative of someone who said Gone With the Wind was their favourite book. I will add though that there were significant protests when the film was released (think this was maybe a decade after the novel was published) against the racial stereotypes used and the film's minimization of the realities of slavery. I've never read it myself, and have only seen the film once. My main takeways were 'that was long' and 'why the heck Scarlett would pine over such a wet lettuce as Ashley'
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ashley was the WORST! he’s even worse in the book! and BLOND (the worst thing a man can be)! i never got why someone as full of life and spark as scarlett would even look at him twice, let alone consistently blow her life up to be near him.

it’s a great book tbh, the absolute definition of a wild page turner and it holds your attention the whole time. i’d never think negative of anyone for loving it either.
 
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MissHavisham

LaBlonde said:
ashley was the WORST! he’s even worse in the book! and BLOND (the worst thing a man can be)! i never got why someone as full of life and spark as scarlett would even look at him twice, let alone consistently blow her life up to be near him.

it’s a great book tbh, the absolute definition of a wild page turner and it holds your attention the whole time. i’d never think negative of anyone for loving it either.
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Committing the very great crime of being blond! (don't think I've ever fancied a blond man now that I think about it)
 
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Carapop

Carapop

Married five times, secret child, gay for pay, halitosis, coercive behaviour, slept with nearly all of his co-stars, and cheated on everyone.

Frankly my dear, I still would.

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LaBlonde

LaBlonde

MissHavisham said:
Committing the very great crime of being blond! (don't think I've ever fancied a blond man now that I think about it)
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the worst thing a man can be 🥲

(i say this because i obviously am blonde myself and once went on a date with a fellow blonde and, catching sight of us in a mirror, realised we looked like brother and sister. or actually, the creepy kids from village of the damned. never again)

(also i just don’t trust them. why do you need to be so blond for dude, dye it)
 
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Carapop

Carapop

LaBlonde said:
(also i just don’t trust them. why do you need to be so blond for dude, dye it)
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Oh noooo, I once dated a guy and he dyed his hair boot polish black, I thought I could get over it until he destroyed my white pillow cases. He also diligently used sun beds. It was just all too much.
 
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veronica71

veronica71

I’m so glad I’m not getting kicked out the thread for including gone with the wind. Wish I’d put Mein Kamp on there now if I’d known how laid back you all are


(Obvs joking!!)
 
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Harlot O'Scara

Harlot O'Scara

Carapop said:
His stylist for that press tour deserves a raise.
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They need imprisoned for crimes against fashion. And my eyes.

Re "problematic" authors/novels, I think it's always up to the individual, really, and you can appreciate a creative work without sharing the views of the author or even those expressed within the work.

There are one or two authors I'd raise an eyebrow at if someone said they were a fan but equally I'm not going to entirely condemn someone just for liking a book.
 
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Carapop

Carapop

Harlot O'Scara said:
They need imprisoned for crimes against fashion. And my eyes.
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Bbbbbbbbbut his shoulders, his arms, it would be criminal to cover them!!!!!

Sinner123 said:
www.rte.ie

Scottish author Ali Smith wins Dublin Literary Award

Scottish author Ali Smith has been announced as winner of the 2026 Dublin Literary Award for her novel Gliff.
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Anyone read or recommend this? Gliff by Ali Smith
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That is not what I thought Ali Smith looked like. Why did I think she was South Asian? I haven’t read any of her’s but have bought quite a few.

I started Priestdaddy this evening and didn’t last long. Not only did I abandon it, but I full on deleted it. I remember it being critically acclaimed and making so many “best of” lists. Absolutely not.
 
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Pinkii

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I can’t get over the proportion of 5 stars ratings this book has on Goodreads!
I’ve realised I don’t like it for similar reasons to Babel - so much heavy handed telling.. only 40 pages to go! I’m not usually a DNFer but I do wish I’d given up on this the first time I considered it - I didn’t expect 300 pages to be so tough to get through.

ATM I’m eyeing up a palette cleanser of London Falling (narrative non fiction could be a good change of genre!?), Paige Toon’s latest for some low reading effort/romance, Cecile Pin’s Celestial Lights (liked wandering souls plus it’s shortish) OR staring at a wall until the official thread top 100 lands and picking whatever I haven’t read that’s got the most votes!
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Just finished Celestial Lights and found it very mid tbh probably because I never really connected with the main character.

I did enjoy the human side of being an astronaut though and the personal
Sacrifices youbhve to make., so if anyone’s put off thinking it’s super space heavy, it honestly isn’t. But yeah, I just didn’t really gel with the main character enough to properly care.

Also the ending felt really rushed and kind of fell flat for me too.

Interested to hear yours/ people’s thoughts if you’ve read it.
 
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Eureka

Eureka

Carapop said:
Aye. I think it all depends on context, at least it does for me. Say it’s a long dead author whose views reflected social norms at the time, then that’s different to a living author whose current views may questionable.

I know JKR causes a lot of debate in this area, especially because she actually takes a lot of action in support of her beliefs. She puts her money where her mouth is. If I don’t agree with her beliefs, must I dispose of everything she’s ever done, or just not fund future endeavours etc etc.

I saw Kevin Spacey was in Cannes recently, he wasn’t convicted of any wrongdoing, should we now support his endeavours again?

Apparently there’s even controversy around Sarah J Maas and anti-Irish place naming? “Maas setting up the ACOTAR world with a cultured, civilized, forward-thinking fantasy England and a violent, lazy, drunken, and rapacious fantasy Ireland”

I don’t think there is a right or wrong here by the way. It’s all very complicated and nuanced and individual.
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I agree with you on older authors, I am not going to judge someone who lived a hundred years ago by today's standards.

The JK Rowling one is interesting. I never read the Harry Potter books but got her Strike collection before her views on transwomen became known. I can't lie, it has impacted how I view her and her work now and I can't bring myself to read them and I haven't bought any books released since.

The ACOTAR one is interesting too - I've only read the first one and felt from the start there was a lot of references that seemed Irish in origin. As an Irish person with an interest in mythology I wish she would acknowledge her inspiration but it didn't strike me as negative in any way, maybe its more apparent in later work though.
 
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ToolaRoola

I've never read Harry Potter but my daughter did. She had beautiful spayed edged versions but because of JKR's views, she's got rid of them all.
 
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