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luciferslilith7 · 3 days
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Down the memory lane
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born-they-mouth · 10 hours
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camillasgirl · 3 days
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Queen Camilla hosts a reception to mark the findings of a new research study commissioned by The Queen's Reading Room charity, Clarence House, London, 26.03.2024
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thebeesareback · 3 days
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I just finished the audio book for Donna Tartt's novel The Secret History, so naturally I had to have a lil scroll to see what everyone thought on Tumblr. To add to the discourse: (spoilers, obviously)
Also trigger warning: incest, abuse, murder, alcoholism
Why is Tumblr so in love with Henry Winter?! He murders the farmer, Bunny, and possibly tries to kill Charles. He's manipulative and may well try to make Richard take the fall (har har) for Bunny's death. In the garden scene, he admits to being a psychopath/sociopath. Oh, and he's unbelievably pretentious
Also, why are there so many cute pictures of the twins hanging out? Their relationship was strained, incestuous, co-dependent, abusive. The whole uwu thing baffles me
Richard has a very obvious foot fetish and nobody is talking about it
The novel is quite funny, and I wish more people picked up on that. Most of the humour comes from Francis - the pinz nez stays ON during sex; no, Bunny's parents weren't very upset when one of their grandchildren ruined Francis' scarf, they were preoccupied by their missing son; and there's a throwaway line where the art students eat sushi with paintbrushes instead of chopsticks. I also liked when the twins panicked after Bunny's murder and decided to start repotting tulips
The farmer is referred to by name twice. Once in a newspaper, once by Bunny. Strange to think that he's the person in the squad who might actually have a conscience. Incidentally, Milo, the golden retriever who finds Bunny's body, has his name mentioned more frequently.
Richard is a smelly, badly dressed misanthrope. As is Henry, and Charles towards the end. Francis, Camilla and Hampden itself provide the (admittedly gorgeous) dark academia aesthetic, but if you want to end that dream, remember how terrible everything would have smelled. I guess the difference between appearance and reality is a pretty big theme
Julian is very creepy, obviously, but I was surprised that he wasn't more involved in the plot. He seems like exactly the sort of person to start a cult. I'd also like to know if he and Henry were in a sexual relationship, because we see them kiss once and then it's never mentioned again
Foreshadowing is done EXCELLENTLY through the book. There were a few characters who were described as ghostly at the start, and I THINK they're the ones who survive. Also, Tartt loves her pathetic fallacy (not phallusy).
Time is very strange. If you bothered to plot out all of the events, I don't think it quite makes sense. Term starts in September, say Richard joins Julian's classes in early October? That means all the picnics, the Sunday walks with Bunny, the trips to Francis' house, all happen over about five weeks, leading to the 12th November when Charles, Henry and Francis kill the farmer. Unreliable narrator, I guess
A lot of things about Richard's character make more sense when you realise the abuse he grew up experiencing and witnessing. Poor Ms Papen. Odd that Richard's parents don't visit him when he's in hospital
Funny that everyone is surprised when the twins' incest comes out. Like, they had an orgy at the start of the baccanal. Call me a prude, but I wouldn't attend an orgy with a family member
I would go for girls' night with Judy Poovey
Also, the book was published in 1992. Does anyone know when Prince Charles and Camila Parker Bowles went public with their relationship? Seems like an unbelievable coincidence otherwise
If anyone has an actual criteria for identifying alcohol abuse/alcoholism, please lmk if any of the main six characters AREN'T alcoholics. I'm pretty sure I got liver cirrhosis and lung cancer just from reading this book
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villanevedenier · 3 days
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Donna tartt - Clarence House 26.03.2024
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0bsessiv3s0ul · 16 hours
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"I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig was a brilliant professor, and another fig was Ee Gee, the amazing editor, and another fig was Europe and Africa and South America, and another fig was Constantin and Socrates and Attila and a pack of other lovers with queer names and offbeat professions, and another fig was an Olympic lady crew champion, and beyond and above these figs were many more figs I couldn't quite make out. I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make up my mind, which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet."
Sylvia Plath, 'The Bell Jar'
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poeticabomination · 2 days
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Francis: Richard, I'm sad.
Richard: *Holds out arms for a hug* It's going to be okay.
Bunny: Henry, I'm sad.
Henry, nodding: mood.
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bandaiddd · 3 days
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I’m sorry but I find it so funny when people are like “Guys, in my really extreme and outlandish opinion, they shouldn’t have murdered Bunny!”
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le-petite-ivy · 2 days
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Just thinking about the fact that one of my favorite books is about a pretentious friend group of polyamorous Greek students who get high, have an orgy in the woods (dressed in togas btw), see God, kill a man, then decide the only way out is to kill their best friend (he’s an annoying, homophobic blabber mouth) and yk what maybe that’s why I turned out the way I am
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I’m listening to TSH’s audiobook. I’ve been wanting to reread it and figured the audiobook would be a new experience. Anyway, I want to scream into my pillow. How. Do. You. Get. On. This. Level. Of. Writing. This book had me rethink what you could do with language.
Another thing that is just even more dark to me upon reread is… Julian isn’t bad because he’s teaching his pupils wrong things. Many of the things Julian says are true! But the way in which he and the Greek class apply these things is so wrong and completely divorced from morality and love of your fellow human, concepts which Julian doesn’t care about.
Julian is right that a huge cause of depression and suffering is one’s struggle with one’s own identity. Julian is right that it’s good to know books intimately rather than to just consume and consume books superficially. Julian is right that the classics are significant and a worthy area of study. Julian is right that deep beauty is arresting. But then he leads the class to the conclusion that you should remove your sense of self, disregard opposing or unique viewpoints, and chase aesthetic at the expense of morals. Julian is interesting because he takes something rather true and respectable and gets you to fight for it in the emptiest of ways.
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lusterlilit · 1 day
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If I were Richard Papen I would revisit the country house every now and then, and just VIOLENTLY SOB
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yourrockdog · 2 days
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i realized i’d never posted a young Theo design despite drawing him a lot so take this + some kind of a thing
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superbusmeretrix · 18 hours
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can’t stop thinking about henry asking you to move in with him 💓 💕 💗 💞 💘
“absolutely not! and you can get off of me, too.” you feigned annoyance as you wriggled weakly in henry’s grasp. his arms were wrapped around your waist from behind, and his head was resting on your shoulder. “you’re completely insane, for one, and i’m trying to cook.”
“it is not insane.” said henry, with a childlike defensiveness to his tone.
you shook your head as you spun around in an attempt to escape henry’s clutches again, only for him to pick you up by sweeping your legs out from under you. you squealed, thumping henry on the back and cursing him out as he set you down on the kitchen table.
“you don’t actually want me here. you’ve just gotten used to the idea of having someone who cooks and cleans for you.” you insisted.
“is that so bad?” henry teased, leaning over you until you had no choice but to wrap your arms around his shoulders for support.
your jaw fell open. “wow.” you said sarcastically. “fuck you.”
henry laughed silently to himself as his eyes scanned your body. he met your gaze again. “would you like me to?” he mocked. “because if you were to live here, i could just put you on this table whenever i wanted and-“
“i think i understand.” you spoke, cocking an eyebrow. instinctively, you leaned back. you knew that living with henry was a no brainer, but just to rile him up, you said “but my answer is still no.”
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joytri · 29 days
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to live. to live forever.
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