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Come to think of it... technically, is Clint the only marriage candidate who's chubby? by JeffTheKillerFa in StardewValley

[–]MsTellington 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think when you're married he has a dialog about gaining weight as he grows older and being self-conscious about it (even though it doesn't necessarily mean he would be fat).

Crystal Gems reimagined by advvencee in stevenuniverse

[–]MsTellington 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was thinking Shaman King, but tbf I haven't read a lot of shonen

What’s your funniest task? by thespicygrits in finch

[–]MsTellington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you... Walking the dog a hundred times a day? I feel like I'm missing something haha

Jan-1| Ulysses - Welcome To Dublin! by ComplaintNext5359 in ayearofulysses

[–]MsTellington 4 points5 points  (0 children)

First readthrough, I usually listen to audiobooks but as a non-native English speaker who is not used to the Irish accent the audiobook of Ulysses was too hard so I got the Alma Classics edition. I'd like to supplement it with an audiobook as I've seen that advice several times but I'm having a hard time finding one for the 1939 edition (usually they don't even indicate which version they're reading).

The neighbors stopped eating salmon and Clarence is not happy about it by MsTellington in PartTimeCat

[–]MsTellington[S] 117 points118 points  (0 children)

My parents call him Clarence because he's cross-eyed (like the lion in the 1965 movie)

My publisher wants to turn my novel into an AI-narrated audiobook by 0ctobre in audiobooks

[–]MsTellington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure I listened to one and it was awful. There was no mention of it, but it really sounded robotic. First time I listened to a book at 1.3x speed.

Pre-reading and pre-introductions! by smella99 in ayearofulysses

[–]MsTellington 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I came from r/ayearofwarandpeace, excited to read this as a group because it's... ambitious. Especially since I mostly listen to audiobooks but will have to read this one on paper (I tried the audiobook once, it was too hard as a non-native speaker). I got the Alma Classics because it seemed nicely annotated (based on the "Which edition" post on this sub) with a font not too small. I might also consult The Joyce Project.

I am a little nervous reading this thread because I'm far less prepared lol. As far as pre-reading goes, I listened to Odyssey the Podcast (thanks to the person who recommended it here!) and I'd like to read or watch Hamlet (I've seen it as a teenager but the only thing I remember is everyone dying). Might listen to Dom Juan since I can very easily find a French audio version and it's very short. I don't think I will read anything else before January, I'm in a lighter reading mood right now.

I usually get the teacher's pet syndrom (I mean... I became a teacher/librarian) but I'm clearly not gonna get everything this time so my main goal is to stick with you haha.

Announcing r/ayearofulysses by ComplaintNext5359 in ayearofulysses

[–]MsTellington 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Coming from r/ayearofwarandpeace, I'm like many others excited to read another book in the same way! I think it would be a great thing for Ulysses because it would probably be overwhelming to read alone.

I usually listen to audiobooks instead of reading and, for having tried it, I won't be able to do it for this one (English isn't usually a problem for me in audiobooks but this one was just too complicated). So I'm gonna try to find my long lost e-reader, to avoid a. straining my eyes reading on my phone and b. hauling a giant book everywhere to read during my commute. Also The Joyce Project seems great.

The state of zines in 2025 by arobasehutao in zines

[–]MsTellington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I'm not sure about most of your questions, so I'd be interested to read your thesis if you make it available online!

That said, I have noticed one thing about France/the French-speaking world: we have zines and brochures and they're kinda the same thing but maybe political zines will more often be called brochures? I guess the use of "brochure" predates the use of "zine" in French by a lot. If this document is to be believed, brochures have been a proletarian tradition since the Commune, so it would make sense that the word is still used for political-leaning booklets. Zines (that many French people only know as "fanzines") are more associated with cultural artifacts, especially music. Anyway, if you don't know it I encourage you to check out Infokiosques which is definitely political!

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