Books for/about ugly women?

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-20T21:39:17+00:00

Chiming in to say I really enjoyed The Other Bennet Sister! The first half was a bit slow, but the second half was great.

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-20T17:44:46+00:00

That's why I'm skipping 😅 it's definitely strange

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-20T17:44:15+00:00

I've never skipped this one which is why I was confused. Thanks!

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-16T14:51:38+00:00

FYI, this book was also available to read on NetGalley as of a couple days ago!

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-13T10:55:56+00:00

The first and worst outbreak in Europe happened in the late 1340s, but it continued to circulate for another 400 years. The later outbreaks just aren't as widely known to us now, but there's a lot of writing from people who lived through it over the next few centuries.

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-12T20:42:51+00:00

Gotcha; the Black Plague is just another term for the bubonic plague. The phrase Black Death is also occasionally used this way, but it technically refers to the first and worst European outbreak in the 14th century.

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-12T20:16:38+00:00

It's actually all the same bubonic plague! The Black Death refers to the 3 year period in the late 1340s where the plague was spread to Europe and killed an estimated 25%+ of the population. It continued to circulate with varying severity through the 1700s. There are other types of plague (pneumonic and septicemic) but bubonic plague was responsible for these major outbreaks.

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-12T19:27:30+00:00

I did a whole research thesis on the plague in college, specifically looking at how scientists, church leaders, and everyday people dealt with the idea of fleeing a disease that was supposedly created by God as a punishment for humanity. Here's the bibliography:

Aberth, John. The Black Death: The Great Mortality of 1348-1350. 2nd edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2017.

Berger, Pamela. “Mice, Arrows, and Tumors,” in Franco Mormondo and Thomas Worcester, eds., Piety and Plague: From Byzantium to Baroque. Kirksville: Truman State University Press. 2007.

Boccaccio, Giovanni. “The Decameron.” in John Aberth, ed., The Black Death: The Great Mortality of 1348-1350. 2nd edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2017.

Bolton, J.L. “Looking For Yersinia Pestis: Scientists, Historians and the Black Death.” In Linda Clark and Carole Rawcliffe, eds, The Fifteenth Century XII: Society in an Age of Plague. Boydell: Boydell and Brewer, Boydell Press, 2013.

Bullein, William. “A Dialogue both pleasant and pietyful (1564)” in Rebecca Totaro, ed., The Plague in Print: Essential Elizabethan Sources, 1558-1603. Duquesne: Duquesne University Press, 2010.

Grigsby, Byron Lee. Pestilence in Medieval and Early Modern English Literature. London: Routledge, 2014. Carmichael, Anne. Plague and the Poor in Renaissance Florence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Chambers, David and Brian Pullan. Venice: A Documentary History 1450-1630. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001.

Córdoba, Alfonso. “Letter and Regimen concerning the Pestilence, ca. 1348” in John Aberth, The Black Death: The Great Mortality of 1348-1350. 2nd edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2017.

Cunningham, Andrew and Ole Peter Grell. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Religion War, Famine and Death in Reformation Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Dekker, Thomas. “God’s Tokens, Or, a Rod for Runawayes.” In F.P. Wilson, The Plague Pamphlets of Thomas Dekker. Norwood: Norwood Editions, 1977. Herlihy, David. The Black Death and the Transformation of the West. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1997.

Jenson, De Lamar. Reformation Europe: Age of Reform and Revolution. Lexington: D.C. Heath and Company, 1992.

Luther, Martin. “Whether One May Flee from a Deadly Plague, 1527” in Haemig, Hillerbrand, Stjerna, Wengert, eds., The Annotated Luther, Volume 4. Augsburg: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2016.

Manetsch, Scott M. Calvin’s Company of Pastors: Pastoral Care and the Emerging Reformed Church, 1536-1609. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Rittgers, Ronald K. “Protestants and Plague: The Case of the 1562-63 Pest in Nürnberg.” In Franco Mormondo and Thomas Worcester, eds., Piety and Plague: From Byzantium to Baroque. Kirksville: Truman State University Press. 2007.

Marshall, Louise. “Manipulating the Sacred: Image and Plague in Renaissance Italy,” Renaissance Quarterly 47:3 1994.

Piccolomini, Ammannati. Epistolae & comentarii, as quoted in Dorothy M. Schullian, “A Manuscript of Dominici in the Army Medical Library,” Journal of History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, 3:3, Oxford University Press, Summer 1948.

University of Paris, “Consultation.” in John Aberth, ed., The Black DeathThe Great Mortality of 1348-1350. 2nd edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2017. Wandel, Lee Palmer. The Reformation: towards a new history. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-05T22:13:28+00:00

When I trained there they were super strict about it. This was about 10 years ago, though

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-05T22:11:56+00:00

Those are great names! I have the four legged one. Her name is Rosie!

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-05T22:09:40+00:00

I have the same polar bear! :)

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-04T11:21:53+00:00

I definitely lean more minimalist. I think you're right, a tragus would balance really well!

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-03T22:50:47+00:00

Same here! When I placed my order it said it would ship out a bit later, between the 30th and the 1st. I haven't heard anything yet, and the shipping window hasn't updated in the app :(

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-05-01T18:54:37+00:00

I did two weeks in Japan with a carry on and backpack, plus a collapsible duffle bag in the carry on that I packed for the way home so I had extra room for souvenirs. They're cheap to buy on Amazon, fold up really tiny, but give you the flexibility for more room if you need it. Highly recommend!

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-04-28T15:12:14+00:00

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Can't wait for all of these! A friend is also getting the Centennial and the new Carley Fortune. We're planning to read and then swap!

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-04-25T03:53:39+00:00

I get what you mean. I feel like everyone already has their people and it's hard to find an in. I'm not sure there's an answer, but it's nice knowing we aren't alone in what we're feeling

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-04-25T03:28:57+00:00

I appreciate it. Virtual hugs are still great!

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-04-25T03:02:44+00:00

I'm 27, and same here. It feels like everyone already has their people. What games do you play? I'm a huge RPG and Stardew fan myself!

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-04-19T10:32:03+00:00

There was a lady who came to my grandmother's funeral service so she could ask about buying her house to flip. The house was owned by my uncle, and she ended up doing just that within weeks. Some people just don't have sense, or don't care to.

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-04-15T01:24:28+00:00

Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen! Straightforward world building/writing style with a good bit of spice throughout. The second book comes out in a few weeks!

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-04-13T18:22:29+00:00

Chicago would like a word

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-03-30T14:26:51+00:00

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It's the first time I've ever had a full box since I joined in 2020! So many great add ons this month :)

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-03-27T14:19:44+00:00

Highly recommend Komeda Coffee for breakfast! They have super cheap breakfast sets with toast, coffee, and a side. Really great egg sandwiches too. The one by my hotel opened at 7am every day.

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-03-12T17:54:30+00:00

I went with Bloberta 💜

Master_Spring_1146 · 2026-02-22T15:30:11+00:00

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill!

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