Sorry to be that annoying person but I go in and out of following Ruby. What's this book thing? I assumed she's writing a book but why's it not accessible to everyone?
Ruby Granger #5 Counting Her Ad Money With Closed, Grateful Eyes
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But I think it suits older people because of the religious aspects and also the fact that they have children and grandchildren. There's something maternal about it. Ruby does not at all fit into these categories. I think that's what strikes me as odd.
‘Anne with an E’ a Netflix show. That is the main actress from, I assume, a behind the scenes picture.
The show is fantastic, but that’s a little strange to me. Ruby probably very much idolises it and the original books.
I’m quite new and I think I know the answer to this but: has Ruby made any comments about JK Rowling’s transphobia?
Just a clarification. I'm sure that Ruby doesn't mean anything sinister by this, but from an adult and gendered perspective, it's interesting how we give adult women a pass to show interest in children/childhood. As if there's something inherently childlike and innocent in grown women that makes them incapable of doing harm. A man of Ruby's age would certainly be questioned more critically. I just found it interesting that Ruby does such a good job at playing a child that we forget that she's actually in her 20s.
Actually that’s a really good point and something I think needs to be considered a lot more when ruby is playing dress up as a child. We as a society would definitely be treating it differently if she was male
She wrote that book a few years ago, it’s just the person doing the reviews here took the bullet for all of us and bought it so we don’t have to
Apparently it was discussed in the book club zoom call. I left the call before they started discussing it though
Interesting. You’d think she’d comment more publicly given that her online persona is so closely aligned with Harry Potter. Would be interesting to have her perspective as it’s such a difficult subject for so many people who loved HP as kids. But perhaps that would require a level of maturity we can’t really expect...
I seeee thank you! Is it a physical book?She wrote that book a few years ago, it’s just the person doing the reviews here took the bullet for all of us and bought it so we don’t have to
And a final annoying question, where is her family home?
I don't think it's sinister that Ruby has pictures of children on her walls. They're clearly not random kids that she photographed without permission. Yes, it might have been different if she was a man, but she's not - she's a 20 year old woman living at home who acts like a child. It's weird and possibly unhealthy but it's not creepy or sinister, and I don't think we should make comparisons to Lolita.
I clarified that I was talking about the gendered nuances between how our society perceives men and women in relation to children and childhood. Not that she herself has sinister intentions.
I agree that we would but I think either way it needs to be contextualised. I think it is strange that Ruby doesn’t want to grow up, especially as she’s wealthy enough not to have to worry about most adult responsibilities, and there’s clearly something worrying there. I also think that she and her family are incredibly innocent if they can’t see that Ruby posting the kind of photos she does isn’t going to attract some very questionable people, but again, she’s an adult and her body, her choice. I think she might regret it though as I genuinely think she doesn’t realise that not everyone thinks it’s just sweet and innocent, and I think that plays into her and her family not seeing it as that strange. The reality is we wouldn’t have a problem if Ruby was into cosplay or similar, the problem here is that it clearly goes way beyond ‘dressing up at the weekend’, it’s her way of life.
It's an ebook available on Kindle! And it's in Buckinghamshire in the countryside.
I couldn't stand The Secret History tbh, couldn't give two shits whether any of the characters lived or died. Annoyed at the tome I've spent on it. I think the book is the very thing that it supposedly criticized; self important, obnoxious and pretentious. Continue if you enjoy but I think life is too short to be irritated by a book we read for fun.
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I think it's also due to the fact that women are associated with motherhood and being naturally more maternal. So we are kind of expected to gravitate more towards children and find them cute etc.
Obviously Ruby doesn't seem to have realized yet that she's old enough to have a child herself and she's certainly too old to behave like one.
Looks like there’s a physical version!
Erimentha Parker's To Do List: Amazon.co.uk: Granger, Ruby: 9798600762800: Books
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Edit: someone else said it’s Buckinghamshire which makes more sense, I got confused with her dad’s companies house listing stuff
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Yes, I think the "creepiness" or what a lot of people find odd is that she goes beyond the aesthetics and actually adopts childlike behaviors. It wasn't that it was sinister, but that she seems to only gravitate towards very naive and young kids for inspiration. Like, middle grade kids are not at all emotionally mature at all (such as 1st year Hermione). But these are the characteristics and looks that she prefers. I think for a lot of us, it's just hard to understand why this is. Also in her book, she seems to value purity over experience/growth. She stays away from anything that is too "adult" when in reality those adult themes are just normal parts of growing up.
Update on the JK stuff, here’s what someone said they discussed:
“the main discussion was because apparently there’s a new tv series coming out (most people thought it was unnecessary and a money grab) and that if you want Harry Potter books or merch you should buy second hand or from unofficial sellers so no more money goes to JK”
Annoyed I left the call now, would’ve liked to see if Ruby contributed to this part
“the main discussion was because apparently there’s a new tv series coming out (most people thought it was unnecessary and a money grab) and that if you want Harry Potter books or merch you should buy second hand or from unofficial sellers so no more money goes to JK”
Annoyed I left the call now, would’ve liked to see if Ruby contributed to this part
See I say all this about her being child like, wanting to cling on to certain aspects of her childhood and forget she's an actual landlord (assuming she rents her cottage out that is) I wonder if any family help her out with that in terms of tax etc. I do think her childhood obsession is all innocent though just a bit concerning. Off topic slightly but Rachel Maksy did an Anne with an E lookbook and it was gorgeous, she is what Ruby would be like if she let her self grow up a bit, somewhat nerdy, into vintage etc but still very much a professional adult
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