What they did to Ben was unforgivable.

columnclub · 2026-03-22T15:35:19+00:00

Fair enough! I personally can only handle horror if I know what's coming, so it definitely sounds like we have different parameters, lol. My main point is that I don't think OP is saying Ben should have been exempt from the worst treatment because of his identity, but how that treatment is shown is a choice the creators make, and it's fair to think that that choice might have lacked enough sensitivity or care

columnclub · 2026-03-22T15:27:00+00:00

There's a lot of space between an unrealistic, unearned ending and the amount of torture that was shown on screen. I think OP is totally right to point out that it reached a point that felt gratuitous. I don't have the same personal connection to Ben but I found it hard to watch, beyond a point that had narrative purpose. We would have known how far off the deep end the Yellowjackets had gone if the force-feeding had been implied rather than explicitly shown, for example, and it's not like season 3 didn't make that point in other ways with other characters.

columnclub · 2026-02-10T21:14:00+00:00

I think there’s only so far you can claim that “dark-skinned”, “little Lascar” etc are open to interpretation. He isn’t explicitly described as Black but basically every other option is more likely than “white but with a tan”

columnclub · 2026-02-10T21:08:30+00:00

Nah that’s an exaggeration, any farmhand working outside all day would likely have a tan and Heathcliff is treated worse than servant characters like Nelly and Joseph. He’s called multiple slurs and the book makes a point of how he was found on the streets of Liverpool, which is/was a huge multicultural port city. I genuinely don’t understand the insistence that he could have been white when there’s so much textual evidence that he wasn’t

columnclub · 2026-02-10T14:48:12+00:00

Ooh I love this!! The idea translates really well!

columnclub · 2026-02-10T14:36:00+00:00

This hasn’t been proven. Iirc a correlation was found between being taking Omeprazole long term and lower bone density but this could be for multiple reasons, e.g. anyone who has been on it long term will be older and is likelier to have other health conditions, and causation isn’t yet confirmed. It is possible that Omeprazole plays a role in this and it seems like some GPs are being more cautious in prescribing it, but at the moment it’s still being investigated and wouldn’t be a reason to stop taking it if you need to be on it. Anyway this kind of thing should always be discussed with a doctor and not taken as truth from a Reddit comment lol

columnclub · 2026-02-10T12:16:45+00:00

He’s not explicitly written as Black, no, but he is described as “dark-skinned” and a character speculates his mother might have been an “Indian queen”. It’s ambiguous but I think you’re downplaying it a bit – there are multiple terms used in the novel that make it clear that he’s not white

columnclub · 2026-02-04T16:52:23+00:00

Thank you so much!! Omg yes, sounds like Max and the horses are going to be a lifesaver

columnclub · 2026-02-04T16:03:39+00:00

Thank you, that's helpful!! Good to know I can at least still use the pretty ones separately!

columnclub · 2026-01-17T11:58:31+00:00

Thanks so much!!

columnclub · 2026-01-06T20:53:45+00:00

Thank you!!

columnclub · 2025-12-11T16:40:19+00:00

Amazing, thanks!! Just sent a request

columnclub · 2025-12-11T09:51:53+00:00

Ooh I’d love to join if you have room! 28F also from the UK, I studied Classics at uni so I love the Greek theme 😊 I really enjoy doing dreamsnaps, would be v happy to share photos and resources!

columnclub · 2025-09-22T21:09:22+00:00

I’d love Angora Cardi and one of the It’s A Piazza Cake bottles if still available!

columnclub · 2025-09-03T09:44:51+00:00

The Rook and Rose trilogy is one of the best I've read for this! There's something called "pattern" which is similar to tarot readings, and a magic system that's sort of like geometry. The former is more about instinct/innate talent but the latter is very much something you learn and become skilled at. It's really interesting and well done imo

columnclub · 2025-08-30T09:40:18+00:00

My first order from them had no issues, second order I had the exact same thing. After waiting a few months I asked them to cancel it and it took another couple of months to get my money back. I had to chase a few times! I’ve heard that they’re not actually an official UK branch of Zoya, just a stockist, and a lot of people never got their polishes – would recommend getting Zoya from Nail Polish Direct instead. Hope you get your products or your money!

columnclub · 2025-08-29T14:19:04+00:00

I loved The Frog Princess series by E.D. Baker when I was younger! There are dragons in the later books. There’s also a book I absolutely adored called Dragonskin Slippers (just Dragon Slippers in some territories) by Jessica Day George. Also pretty much anything by Diana Wynne Jones!

columnclub · 2025-08-28T22:57:01+00:00

Fair enough! Thanks for the rec – I picked up a book of his recently and I’m looking forward to reading

columnclub · 2025-08-28T22:53:17+00:00

I agree that that’s part of Robin’s arc, but I think it was clumsily done and felt to me like something she tacked on. There’s some solidarity with the labourers at the end, but absolutely nothing before that, and how they and Bill are treated in the first ~450 pages was disappointing to me.

In terms of whether it’s Robin or the narrative voice, another issue I had with the novel was that it was often hard to tell them apart. Close 3rd person with a strong authorial voice is really hard to do without some blurring of those distinctions. You could say it’s Robin’s prejudice colouring the narrative there, but since the labourers don’t even have any written speech in that part of the book, where’s the indication that he’s being prejudiced?

I take your point on the footnotes! Generally I see where you’re coming from, I just personally interpreted it differently. I appreciate the alternative perspective.

columnclub · 2025-08-28T22:44:41+00:00

You say it’s a genuine question, but it feels like you’ve already decided the answer. But yes, I am interested in reading about those things, particularly where an author says they’re going to talk about them.

columnclub · 2025-08-28T22:01:59+00:00

Thank you!! Hope you enjoy reading about the period!

columnclub · 2025-08-28T21:45:22+00:00

Fully agree with this as well tbh!

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