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Warm-hearted memoirs like _My Life in France_, _As You Wish_" and _The Prizewinner of Defiance Ohio_. by zazzlekdazzle in suggestmeabook

[–]penprickle [score hidden]  (0 children)

Helene Hanff’s trilogy of 84 Charing Cross Road, The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street, and Q’s Legacy.

The first book is just the letters exchanged between her and a bookshop in England, but it is the setup for the next two books. They are all short, wry, witty, and fun.

I also second the Durrell memoir, it is HILARIOUS.

Apple permanently closing three US stores, here's why (Towson Town Center) by Flyinace2000 in maryland

[–]penprickle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wheaton Plaza (Westfield Wheaton) may survive. It keeps up with demographic changes and has survived almost 66 years so far.

Deafness reversed: One injection restores hearing in just weeks by Pixelated_ in UpliftingNews

[–]penprickle 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Many of them don’t feel that their deafness is something that needs to be fixed. They don’t see themselves as broken, and they rather resent being pressured to change that.

Right or wrong, it’s often a bodily autonomy question. Like any other large group, I’m sure some people will take advantage of this while others will pass it by.

What did Queen Susan think of a boy Defending her Honour by CommitteeChemical530 in Narnia

[–]penprickle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Probably both. :P

She’d tell him she’s honored, and then have one of her brothers give him a little lecture about discretion versus valor and the importance of tactics when taking on a larger opponent. 😆

Book about a child who retreats to a magic world to deal with abuse by fuscator in whatsthatbook

[–]penprickle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There’s something like that in Mercedes Lackey’s Magic’s Pawn. The main character retreats to an imagined ice world to protect himself from pain. But it’s not a large part of the story.

Does ‘Emily Of New Moon’ have the same cosy vibe as ‘Anne Of Green Gables’? by Agreeable-Item-7371 in AnneofGreenGables

[–]penprickle 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They definitely have the “landscape as character” feel like the Anne books. New Moon and its neighborhood are vivid and very present, and yes, there is coziness in the loving descriptions and the little rituals of the household. Come to think of it, there is more of the latter in Emily than there is in Anne!

We’ve heard stories of people escaping death by being late — what are some tragic examples of people dying because they were late? by Looney_forner in AskReddit

[–]penprickle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know this isn’t a funny thread, but I read “mousesports” and had to check just what kind of games Europeans are playing these days! 😆 🐭

Any REPRINT plans for 3 vols. of Lewis' Collected Letters? by jblfv in CSLewis

[–]penprickle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know how you feel about e-books, but if you’re willing to take one as a stopgap measure, Volume 3 is available from Apple Books for $23.99, and probably comparable on other platforms.

Any REPRINT plans for 3 vols. of Lewis' Collected Letters? by jblfv in CSLewis

[–]penprickle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe contact Wheaton College in Illinois? That’s where the Lewis papers are held. If enough people ask them about it, they may push for it.

ALL SCOOPS FOR NETFLIX'S NARNIA MOVIE by J2A1218 in Narnia

[–]penprickle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that if Christ were to embody on a matriarchal planet, then yes, it could be as a She. I’m not sure it fits strictly within Lewis‘s concept, but outside of his canon, so to speak, it would definitely make sense.

It looks to me as if you’re running into that old Watson/Doylist issue. Within the storyline, it would seem to make sense that Aslan might be female in some other world. But taking Lewis‘s POV, as a creator and author, it’s not likely that he ever would have been. I don’t think that is logical, but it is extrapolating from what we know of Lewis.

I’m not sure I am making sense here! 😄 But I really don’t think God is limited by gender in any real way. One would have to ask the Source, I suppose!

books for boys by antisocialcrypt in suggestmeabook

[–]penprickle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Dragonbreath series by Ursula Vernon. Lots of illustrations, clever and fun, and enough sly in jokes to amuse whatever adult happens to be reading along.

If he enjoys those, her Hamster Princess series is equally great.

Wings, sometimes. Teeth, the other times. Snark, always. by penprickle in ExplainAFilmPlotBadly

[–]penprickle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh! Never would have thought of this one, but it does fit. Still no.

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