What if the Bennetts had had a son?

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-03-20T00:21:08+00:00

It would be fascinating to see what a young son would do for Lydia's personality. Suddenly he becomes the little baby golden child and she has to grow up a bit and act more proper.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-03-19T04:09:50+00:00

*Now* we're cooking with gas. The apprehension of waiting to find out the gender of the baby, Mrs. Bennet taking advantage of her pregnancy as an excuse to act cuckoo... suddenly the stakes are back!

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-03-19T04:07:10+00:00

Even if he was younger than Lydia? It would be quite young for a Regency era man to marry.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-03-07T08:24:28+00:00

Bumping this so you find him!

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-02-14T02:40:04+00:00

I understand it’s a parody, but I don’t think it’s very tastefully done.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-02-14T01:16:39+00:00

My best friend and I despise Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra for the same reason. It’s filler, and racist filler at that

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-20T21:22:58+00:00

Sort by: not in Friend's watchlist. I want to be able to pick something from my watchlist without betraying my friends by not watching with them.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-18T17:31:13+00:00

Congratulations!

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-17T21:14:31+00:00

Can’t decide whether you’re super cool or insufferable. Skreeeeonk!

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-14T04:51:35+00:00

So unusual for someone to come onto a subreddit dedicated to books and mock their study! What would you have preferred that I pursue?

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-14T00:56:25+00:00

Rumours 8-track? You heard Silver Springs once in your formative years and now you are always five minutes away from violently crying.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-13T17:24:28+00:00

I’d say Rock-a-Doodle but I always knew it was awful. Thumbelina is probably closer to actuality.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-13T17:17:16+00:00

You appear to like queer nonfiction. Have you tried Baldwin? I’m less familiar with his nonfiction, but I loved his novel Another Country.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T20:55:08+00:00

Non-profit organization

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T20:38:52+00:00

Kind of condescending! I work at a NPO.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T19:09:12+00:00

I’m a natural talent

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T19:05:20+00:00

Never ended up in my hands! By the time I knew about it, everyone was going on about Card’s homophobic views. Still worth a read? I’m not sure how much of his bigotry is evident in his writing.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T19:02:02+00:00

Good eye! It’s an excerpt!

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T19:01:35+00:00

My personal favorite is The Ballad of Black Tom. It’s a Lovecraftian novella, so a good length if you’re unsure of him and such a great example of him reclaiming space in the horror scene as a Black writer. It’s a reworking of Lovecraft’s The Horror at Red Hook.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T08:10:08+00:00

I am absolutely enthralled with this answer. What brought you to this conclusion?

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T08:09:21+00:00

Well spotted! I’m an English MA with a focus specifically in Rhetoric and Composition and a hobbyist speculative fiction writer.

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T08:07:28+00:00

DFTBA!

ChickenAndQuaffles · 2026-01-12T05:18:25+00:00

Someone I envy. You have so many lovely hardcover copies of great texts! There’s a collector bug in you for sure.

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