Ruby Granger #26 Ruby Granger is a bad writer

[Just here to say]

i feel she's going insane with her dissertation deadline

Sorry but this is not "messy hair that looks cute" this is "jesus Roobi go get a hairbrush and bloody brush it only takes 2 mins"

 

[bananapeel]

That chair needs to be upholstered asap! With some more durable fabric that can hold up during 14-hour study sessions.

 

[Cady1954]

They're all going to Cambodia so Ruby probably refused to go because she'd be too far away from her parents. I also feel like Cambodia might not fulfil her colonial dream of being a Victorian woman.

Far too hot for her English rose complexion.

 

[CatCafe234]

The resemblance is uncanny…

I wonder what she’d wear to a gifted showing of Cabaret?
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Oh come on. We all know it’d be the musty tailcoat of doom.

 

[missmina]

Ruby is giving Holly a run for her money, she's making vegan food look even more unappetizing
Also, on a side note, those rusty old garden chairs look absolutely horrendous. I can't imagine having a glass of wine and relaxing on these chairs but then in Ruby's world everything has to look as bland, unappealing, rotten and uncomfortable as possible!

Ruby is one of these people who think that anything rustic = good. These chairs are a total 100% n o.
Also remember when she bought that giant boarding school chest which was disgustingly moldy inside and proceeded to put her stuff in it

 

[dodadedo]

I think the main problem that we can all agree on and others have pointed out: this isn't a Literature dissertation.

The muse point was interesting, but again: not really a Literature dissertation (not the way she was using it, at any rate).

She HAS to be penalised for that, surely? Like even IF her writing was actually coherent etc, the fact that she has written a history come sociology essay for her final Literature degree?

 

[Moosey]

I found a copy of Erimentha Parker out in the wild . Generously priced for 99p in a charity shop.

A decade from now after the hit documentary "World's Worst Youtubers," produced and directed by @gossip_guy, comes out, this will be a priceless collector's item! I hope you bought it now before the price skyrockets.

 

[Fastgirl154]

Foreigners always think Italians consume ungodly amounts of garlic and Italian food in other countries always has so much garlic in it but in reality we don't actually use it that much lol and we certainly don't eat it like this

I can imagine that dish done well as someone said before with really good bread, olive oil, salt and properly rubbed garlic but this is just such a no aha.

 

[teflonpanda]

oh look



lol the bar just gets lower and lower for her content, doesn’t it I’m not going to watch 30 minutes of Roobster squinting in direct sunlight while someone mows the lawn and listens to music in the background.

Omg the way she slams that cup of water down at the beginning in such an aggressive way, I'm deceased It's so loud, you can just feel her anger at having to study

ETA that boater hat looks exactly like Dudley Dursley's hat

 

[gossip_guy]

"No looking back now," said the 21-year-old who spent the past several years trying to return to her childhood.

Looks like her gums are receding along with her hairline.

 

[StatusWoe]

Wow I was looking at that wondering which thing looked least appetizing out of the diet crisps, the sad bowl of cress, the basket of uncooked asparagus or the single bottle of wine between 4 people… then I clicked to the next story and I think the winner has to be the plate of toast garnished with whole unchopped cloves of garlic! Who tf eats like this pls
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Oh my god. I glanced at the pic and assumed they'd put butter on the toast. Never would have realised it was garlic if you hadn't pointed it out. Whole, raw gloves of garlic...is that a thing anywhere? Ruby, just make your family a cheese and onion toastie with a side salad. Mix some of the sad cress with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, chopped spring onion, beetroot, sunflower seeds and add a dressing. Carrot sticks and a dip, tortilla chips and salsa? Pitta bread wraps? Potato salad? Idk, anything except this.

 

[opal73]

why does she act like drinking and liking coffee is a character and life changing realization? Is it because her sense of self relies so superficially on the most shallow things? Is it because the farthest out of her comfort zone she ever gets is drinking a beverage she would usually not drink? Is it because she thinks in binaries all the time and you can either like coffee or tea, dogs or cats, studying or having fun?
We will never know.

I think she has so little life experience, it really is. And yes, knowing Ruby she's probably always associated it with being an 'adult' drink, just like alcohol and it's not to be touched. Her life is so boring. I'd like to see her really step outside her comfort zone and be independent during her gap year, but I know it's never happening.

 

[SharyBobbins]

I don't disagree but more often than not these sorts of books arent gay mens stories at all. They're usually written by females for females (or for teens), as a female fantasy of a 'cute' innocent gay relationship is like. Heartstopper is an example, as are the Love, Simon books or those Rainbow Rowell books. They all centre on mlm relationships, but have barely any gay or male readers but they do heaps of teen girl superfans. The entire genre of book is sort of fetishising and positions mlm relationships as cute and non threatening for girls to consume.

Thank you all for discussing this. I've worked in bookselling and libraries for a long time now and seen a few trends emerge in YA literature. I had wondered why books about male gay characters written by, presumably, straight female writers were so popular. The explanation makes complete sense.

 

[xoxoxo13]

Here’s a sample of the type of work she submits. I feel like a graduating English student ought to be able to distinguish between ”cite” and ”quote” and use a simple expression like ”in spite of”/”despite” correctly.

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you must have amazing eyesight because I can't even read the title lol

 

[Griftwood]

From what little you can actually read of the text (the bottom corners of the sheets she places on the windowsill), that dissertation is nowhere near done. It’s clear she’s just Frankensteined a bunch of secondary sources together and the stuff that’s not quotes is poorly written. She’s having to write out the ”logical flow” of her paragraphs in a notebook because she herself has difficulty discerning anything like a logical flow but she’s trying to convince herself it’s there.

 

[Magpie02]

Ruby's "excited face" now that she's all done with her dissertation!

 

[gossip_guy]

The second-hand embarrassment from her new Instagram reel...

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She's trying so hard to preemptively cope with the possibility of getting a low mark on her dissertation.

I cringed so hard I need medical attention.

 

[bananapeel]

Somebody made a starter pack for several British universities: https://thetab.com/uk/2020/09/10/how-to-fit-in-at-your-uni-in-starter-pack-form-2020-edition-174627


The one for Axe-tar is an absolute gem, as it includes so much of what we've been discussing:
- Why are all girls blonde
- Town is pronounced Exe-TAH (not just a Ruby characteristic, apparently)
- That even looks like Ruby's trampoline/yoga legging
- Private school background
- The water bottle!

 

[yerdasellsavon]

Just to offer some insight, I study at Exeter and the use of headings is generally encouraged for essays, regardless of length. Bear in mind, I study law and appreciate that isn't exactly the same as English, but headings are encouraged for stylistic purposes and to help with clarity. Most legal journal articles are laid out in this fashion too.

That doesn't mean it's not right for English of course and the headings make little difference to how generally incomprehensible that introduction is. She's gone with the approach of overcomplexity just to sound clever, which is so detectable and doesn't work.

 

[Ilaariaa]

Ruby: *gets sponsored by Netflix to promote their shows, which she claims she watches and enjoys*
Also Ruby: "My limit for Netflix is Zero Minutes"

Netflix really got themselves a great ambassador here, huh.

If anyone at Netflix actually watched Ruby's content I don't think she would have been invited to the premiere so she should be fine lol
But still it's really dumb on her part to promote a Netflix show and literally days later proclaim that you don't watch Netflix at all and imply that it's a waste of time. Like, she's literally outing herself as a liar. And if anyone at Netflix happens to see this it's not a good look.
Do you think she has to run her videos by her management before posting them? If she does they must be even more incompetent than her