#Julia's Book Thoughts!

[mantequillabooks]

Sooooo it’s going to take 2 years to film and edit 8 episodes for season 4…………………

It took 2 years for season 3 to come out and that was disappointing for multiple reasons. I’m not a Polin girl but even I was like “who’s the main couple again???!”

Why are there sooooo many different storyline’s taking place at the same time? Yes, it’s interesting to see other people and things going on but the main focus is always supposed to come back to the main couple and this season I had to keep reminding myself that Polin were the main couple cause so many other things were going on. Like, is this not a romance show at the end of the day? Yes, it’s set in the regency period and touches on so many different topics BUT is this not a romance show at the core? I mean it’s literally adapted from a book called ‘Romancing Mister Bridgerton’ but was there really much time for romance between them with all the drama/arguing taking over.

Now Benedict…….don’t get me wrong, I liked him in season 2 but they kept recycling the same old things with him, this man is just the community bike atp. Like doesn’t this man have anything else to do besides people?

Where is artist Benedict?? What happened to wanting to make it on his own without Anthony having to buy his way into things? Having his own passions and interests?

Anyways……

[belamercado]

He loves history. He wanted to write a biography of John Quincy Adams. I, shamefully, knew almost nothing about John Quincy Adams, so I went online and bought every biography of him I could find. One day, he called me, claiming that we wouldn't work out long term. He said he loved me but that we had different interests. "What does love mean to you?" I said. "That's an impossible question," he replied. I, however, find love to be quite simple. Love is the stack of biographies on my nightstand with a bookmark near the end.

-Julia Nicole Camp

[unganseylike]

hello trc fans. question for u

[hiyyihrts]

this is one of my favorite scenes in the series, and for many reasons, but mostly because of how raw and open it is. Violet’s apology to Anthony is something he’s needed to hear for years, and in this moment he’s just a child needing his mother to be a mother to him. He’s not the head of the Bridgerton estate, he’s not the Viscount, he’s Anthony- Violets son and child, and he needs that motherly touch and hold and to not be the figurehead in this moment in time for once. And in the same sense Violet perfectly encapsulating her grief with Edmund and how it’s changed her entire worldview since his passing, especially in the way she treats Anthony and the rest of the children as a result, is just so well done and executed near to perfection in my opinion. Violets advice to Anthony about embracing the unknown simply to be able to exist in a space with Kate rather than not have that existent at all is so raw and vulnerable. Violet makes it known that even though she carries this weight and guilt with her, she would go through it all over again if it meant she could have the life she loved with Edmund and have the children they did, because it would all be worth it. It’s just a mother and son working through their grief over their relationship and everything that’s influenced it.

[x-whispers-of-october-x]

#consent, always!

[julysn]

my facial expression the whole time i was reading unsouled

[mintmentos]

I’m so sorry what is going on in the bridgerton books. Like where are my lavish descriptions of the dresses. The ballrooms. You’re telling me they danced a waltz. A dance ladies had to have permission to dance. And you were focussed on the conversation and not the intimacy of being held and moving as one round a ballroom while staring into your partner’s eyes like they’re the only person who exists??

[fictionadventurer]

How can I be known to history as a charming and witty correspondent if I don't write any letters??? This is a problem!!

[peach-22]

[mossiestpiglet]

I'm so sorry I don't know if you still have cotrk thoughts but I just want to say I really enjoy your appreciation of the Bloor family. They have a lot going on. It's really tragic for them but it's so fun. I just needed to talk to Someone about them.

My sweet beautiful anon I am literally always having CotRK thoughts and ESPECIALLY thoughts about the Bloors. When I say I was not the target audience for this series I mean that even as a kid (I think 8-10 when first starting to read them) I was digging into things probably slightly too deep and loving how fucked up the relationships and backstories were. Middle grade books where almost every character has severe trauma and it’s up to the reader to decide how closely they want to look at it are some of my favorite works.

I’m also really into some of the themes of the series, like generational manipulation, hierarchy, bodily autonomy, etc. These are really interesting themes to explore in children’s fiction and I think it’s done fairly well in CotRK because Nimmo lets it be dark and grim, but also filtered through a child’s understanding. It would be a supremely different vibe as narrated by Paton, with the decades of trauma and history he has with each of the other characters and his much, much bleaker perspective on family and his own freedom. There’s some weird like. Biological determinism angles going on which I really don’t like (and also are internally inconsistent in some ways), and I think it’s fair to critique that but it should also be understood in the context as basically a staple of the genre and so not surprising.

The Bloors tie in with those above themes really well because Bartholomew, Harold, and Manfred are all defined by how they are/have been controlled by Ezekiel. They all only exist because of Ezekiel’s desire for power and endowed descendants. Bartholomew was only allowed to get away because he’d already produced a child for Ezekiel. Harold and Manfred have grown up entirely controlled by Ezekiel, essentially as his tools. They seem to be in agreement with him because of those biological determinism issues noted above, but I think the textual backstory given to both can’t be ignored. Harold lost both parents at a young age and was raised in an environment where being endowed was everything and he isn’t. Manfred is endowed and his endowment is a weapon that is immediately put to use even as a baby. Bart existed to make Harold, then Harold existed to make Manfred, then Manfred existed to be used for whatever Ezekiel wanted. They are fucked up for good reason.

I also am just obsessed with some of the timeline stuff like. Age-wise Paton and Harold have to have more backstory than we really ever get to see because Harold is only two years older than Paton and so they would have for sure known each other at Bloor’s academy. What the fuck was that like?? How did Paton even attend the academy with his endowment??? And what was the academy like for Harold, to attend the school with his name on it, probably be head boy and all, but not be allowed in the King’s Room? His disparaging comments about the endowed in the third book are Really Weird and certainly speak to a lot of unresolved feelings about the endowed/not being endowed.

Anyhoo I should get my hands on a used set of the books so I can just annotate them to shreds

[draw-n-vent-with-imani]

(Long Rant Ahead) Remember This about Brain:

Spin-off Brain wanted to take over the world to make it a better place for all because he knew the people currently in charge were doing an awful job.

Reboot Brain wanted to control the world so that he could never be hurt again. If he wanted to make the world a better place, he wouldn't have pulled most of the shit he did in the reboot, including but not limited to:

(Mega hot-take below the list)

Throwing Pinky under the bus in order to save himself (Pinko and the Brain)

Implying he'd use children to build weapons of war (Mousechurian Candidate)

Fantasizing about almost killing world leaders to gain control of their countries (Happy Narfday)

Literally stripping someone of their autonomy and abusing his power to the point of their sanity breaking altogether (All 3 Julia episodes)

And don't get me started on the shit he puts his best and ONLY friend through (The whole damn reboot pretty much)

I very much liked Brain's development throughout the course of the reboot because, after letting each season sit, the pieces would come together and everything would somewhat make sense. But now that the reboot is over and Brain's development is complete, I can honestly say that he is so far from the person he used to be.

THIS is the exact reason why I view PEatB as canon:

THINK ABOUT IT

If you look at each series in chronological order and get to that spin-off show, you see Brain at his wits end, constantly getting punched down even when he isn't doing anything wrong. A villain arc was not too far fetched when considering that as part of the timeline of events.

But, if we completely disregard peatb, then this jump in character remains unexplained. And bear in mind that even with my reasoning, I believe Brain's character was NOT handled well in the reboot.

Hopefully, if that little guy graces the screen again before I turn 30, he'll be written to be just a touch more kind, if not almost exactly like he was in the old days.

[alicentflorent]

Show!DaisyCamila: “what’s going on with you and my HuSbAnD?!?” “He’s yours YoU wOn!1!”

Book!DaisyCamila: “Daisy, just know that I’m rooting for you. I want you to get clean, take of yourself… I want good things for you. I want you to be happy.” “Camila Dunne thought I was worth saving.” *sends each other love letters in 40 years time.. Cami keeps Daisy number in her nightstand*

[mosscrab]

mgsv has so many literary references to books i have essays abt it kind of makes me.

[libraryleopard]

Nonfiction about bisexuality (identity, history, and experiences)

Author is a bi woman

[cliveguy]

realising halfway through an essay that the reason im having so much trouble is because the book im analysing has no cohesive thoughts...