#Julie Schumacher

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March 2024 Wrap Up

March was a pretty great month. I presented at a conference in Boston, which went well and was a fun romantic weekend for me and my husband. Not sure how I feel about the year going by this quickly though...

Books Read: 8

And the biggest reason March was great is all these 5 star reads!!! Sister Novelists was my favorite of the month and my new top book of the year. And I was pleasantly surprised by my reread of Middlemarch. I actually really liked it and can no longer call it my Nemesis. And there was no least favorite!

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher - 5 stars

Middlemarch by George Eliot - 4 stars ®

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry - 5 stars

Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës by Devoney Looser - 5 stars

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher - 4 stars

Here, The World Entire by Anwen Hayward - 3.5 stars

The Perpetual Curate by Margaret Oliphant - 4 stars

Mislaid In Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire - 5 stars

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Look at all these photos! Let's see if I can keep it up for the rest of the year...

February 2024 Wrap Up

Book Photography: Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey

Book Photography: Golden by Cameron Dokey

Book Photography: Slipper by Hester Velmans

Book Photography: Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey

Victorian Novels Connections

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And there's plenty of fun stuff here, of course!

February Wrap Up | 6 books for #FebRegency, #WeLoveJenny, & more!

I'm So Annoyed BookTube Tag

Currently Reading 3/15/24

What I Read for My PhD in English Literature | Victorian Women Novelists Independent Study

Mammoths Read & To Read | the longest books I own!

April TBR/Pile of Possibilities | Picture This & TBR Clear Out Readathon!

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Campusregények - a 253. epizód

Szeptember környékén mindig valamilyen iskolával, oktatással kapcsolatos témával szoktuk köszönteni az új tanévet. Ez nem szokott különösebb nehézséget jelenteni, hiszen egyébként is szeretjük és mindig keressük az iskolában játszódó filmeket, sorozatokat és könyveket. A 2024-es tanévnyitó epizódunk is ebbe a tematikába illeszkedik: a campusregény műfajáról fogunk beszélgetni, amelyhez az ötletet…

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The English Experience (Jason Fitger #3) by Julie Schumacher #BookReview #AudiobookReview #ContemporaryFiction #Humor #August2023Books #Doubleday #PenguinAudio

Imagine a professor taking a group of students he previously never met abroad for three weeks. That's the premise of #TheEnglishExperience by #JulieSchumacher and it's a poignant, satirical, humorous jaunt. #bookreview #doubleday #penguinaudio

Jason Fitger may be the last faculty member the dean wants for the job, but he’s the only professor available to chaperone Payne University’s annual “ Abroad” (he has long been on the record objecting to the absurd and gratuitous colon between the words) occurring during the three weeks of winter term. Among his charges are a claustrophobe with a juvenile detention record, a student who…

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Dear Committee Members

Título: “Dear Committee Members” Autor: Julie Schumacher Año: 2014 País: Estados Unidos Idioma: inglés

Diversión garantizada de principio a fin, y sin embargo con un mensaje mucho más profundo e interesante. Es una novela epistolar, al igual que Lady Susan. La peculiaridad de Dear Committee Members es que todas las cartas están escritas por el mismo personaje, o sea, el protagonista, Jay Fitger. Varias características del personaje principal son distintivas. Es bondadoso con la gente que aprecia y despectivo con la gente que desprecia. Tiene grandes aspiraciones para su propia vida y la de sus estudiantes, pero valora el trabajo administrativo de algunos de los empleados de su universidad. Se lamenta no haber conocido mejor a un par de personajes que se mueren a lo largo del libro. Es cruel cuando habla de sus estudiantes como entidad colectiva, pero cuando tiene que escribirle una carta de recomendación a uno bueno, no tiene más que palabras de elogio. Y, a pesar de que parece ser un gruñón, sus colegas lo aprecian.

Además de la personalidad de Jay, me interesó la trama subyacente: la universidad que pierde su misión original de educar y de buscar “la verdad”, o una causa mayor, en favor de lo tangible, lo medible, lo redituable. En mi universidad veo que todo lo que sea directamente aplicable a la sociedad contemporánea es valorado, mientras que todo lo demás, no lo es. A decir verdad, creo que el personaje está un poco errado, ya que lo que él enseña (creative writing) no es más que una forma de ingeniería; no hay pureza ni verdad en la escritura creativa, en mi opinión, y un campo que realmente busca el fondo del conocimiento es, por ejemplo, la literatura comparada, o la historia. Pero, más allá de mis opiniones acerca de lo que es puro y lo que no lo es, creo que es cierto que las universidades se están convirtiendo ya desde hace tiempo en fábricas de empleados, y dejan de ser centros de búsqueda de conocimiento.

El tercer tema que me pareció interesante es que el libro está situado entre 2009 y 2010, que es una época que es muy cercana a nosotros, y sin embargo también es lo suficientemente lejana como para notar cambios en lo que sucede en el relato. Es cierto que la práctica de escribir cartas del protagonista es anacrónica incluso para sus estándares. Pero las menciones del fax suenan completamente anacrónicas. Y hay algo en el tono con el que se escribe esto que me recuerda más a mis días pasados como estudiante que a mis días actuales como investigador. Tal vez tenga que ver con que estudié en EEUU, donde transcurre esta historia.

En resumen, este libro me dejó: un personaje con una personalidad compleja e interesante, una lección sobre la moral actual en las universidades, y una sensación de nostalgia. Esto mismo me pasó con Die Welt von Gestern, de Stefan Zweig, en el que Zweig mismo es un personaje complejo que aboga por la unidad universal pero claramente sólo puede ver la realidad europea, nos habla sobre la moral del momento en Europa, y me deja con una sensación de nostalgia, sólo que en aquel caso es por un tiempo que yo no viví. PD: el personaje principal es un hombre, y la autora es mujer. Me recordó a una ex-compañera de trabajo mía, que decía que un autor blanco escribiendo en primera persona a un personaje negro es medio racista. Me pregunto si lo que hizo Julie Schumacher en este libro es sexista.

PD2: le pedí a ChatGPT que escribiera una versión más concisa de esta reseña, y esto fue lo que me dejó (luego de unas pequeñas ediciones mías):

Descubre una novela epistolar única en su clase, Dear Committee Members, donde el protagonista Jay Fitger, escribe todas las cartas con su peculiar estilo. A través de la personalidad compleja de su protagonista, Schumacher nos lleva en un viaje hacia la moral actual de las universidades, donde la búsqueda del conocimiento se está dejando atrás por la rentabilidad. Aunque el campo de Jay, la escritura creativa, puede ser cuestionable, su historia nos muestra cómo las universidades se han convertido en fábricas de empleados y han perdido su propósito original. Además, la trama se desarrolla en 2009-2010, lo que nos brinda una sensación de nostalgia por una época reciente pero distinta. En resumen, este libro nos ofrece un personaje complejo, una lección sobre la moral de las universidades y una sensación nostálgica. ¿Es sexista que una autora escriba un personaje masculino? Esa es una pregunta para debatir.

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Celebratory Book Haul!

Since my dissertation prospectus is finished and turned in, I treated myself to $50 worth of books. Husband isn't happy with me. But I am!😆

Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher

The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis

The Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis

The Professor Is In by Karen Kelsky

The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis

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mafia!Mick Schumacher

Mick Schumacher x fem!reader

Gn is alright too!

Summary: Just few moments with Mafia!Mick Schumacher x fem!reader.

Warnings: sunburn, sassy reader, mentions of blood and dead body, fluff and teasing I guess? Not much of Mafia at all 💀

!english is not my first language so feel free to point out any mistakes or errors!

Also picture is not mine! Credit goes to owner!

Fem!reader would be working for him as his personal assistant. Fully knowing what he does for a living and her being alright with it because she gets paid well. She would be his right hand that always reminds him when he has an important meeting, bringing him drinks like tea or coffee when he doesn't go to sleep or when he's feeling cocky, he would tell her to choose the shirt she likes on him to just mess with her because he likes to see her face all red. You not wanting to look at him, feeling overwhelmed.

Mick would start to remove his black t-shirt and be like "Which one do you like more on me liebling?" All cocky with that pet name in German knowing it works on her. "The white button down shirt you ass." She would say not being scared at all, knowing that he would never hurt her for anything she says. Mick would just chuckle, throwing a smirk her way as she's leaving him to change his clothes. Feeling butterflies in stomach.

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He would fall first, she would fall harder.

Fem!reader would be secretly loving Mick but being an ass to him because she's scared that if she opens to him, he would leave her, so it's better if she hurts him by saying all the mean things and acting like she doesn't care instead of her getting hurt, but it still be hurting her feelings.

But Mick knowing better, he would be so caring towards her, never forgetting her birthday and buying her a little cupcake with candle on it with colorful flowers that she loves, letting her borrow his jacket when it gets cold, giving anyone death stare the moment someone says anything disrespectful to her or just making her feel uncomfortable, always having an spare hair bands somewhere in his pocket or on his hand, like it's middle of the July and she was rushing to his office because for the first time she overslept in few years.

Coming to his office apologizing that she came later than usual, she would sit behind her desk that is opposite of his. Being all sweaty from the weather and forgetting her ice coffee on her way there she didn't have much luck.

Sanding from his desk and going right behind her, he would found one of the hair bands, taking strands of hair and began to make her a ponytail, "I can do it myself" she said as he gently, so as not to hurt her, he would run his hand through her soft hair that she washed before she went to bed last night.

"I know you can, but let me, '' Mick said as he adjusted the rubber band on her head, kissing the top of her head as she tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear that didn't want to stay in place. "Thank you Mick, you didn't have to " she said feeling all shy "You're welcome love."

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Mick is definitely a pet name king. Teasing you at any given moment. Not having peace even at your home when you came from the bathroom freshly shower, you hear your phone buzz and saw Mick's photo on your screen, so you pick it up thinking none of it and he would just start blabbing some nonsense to annoy you. "You know liebling, I really enjoy the mean facade you're trying to make." He said chuckling and anyone who would hear Mick right now, wouldn't say that he belongs to the mafia at all.

"You're seriously like a man-child" you said, now all annoyed. "Don't you want to go for coffee sometime?" huh? You thought "Bye Mick, call me when you need something important." Hanging up, you have to slow your breathing as you hold your phone closer to your chest now all frustrated.

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I think fem!reader wouldn't take him seriously at first. Just a pure assistant that does her job the best she can. Yes, time to time seeing a dead body, blood and everything like that, but she doesn't care enough for that. Sometimes she thinks he just wants to use her and then leave her. So she would be distant with him as much as possible those days.

He wouldn't like that. He can't be nothing but gentlemen around her. So he's always opening/holding doors for you. "After you liebling.”

And definitely would say some shit like "You're playing hard to get" whereupon you answered him "you're playing hard to get rid of". Both of you not meaning anything like that.

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Fem!reader would always deny him from buying her expensive things, but him being Mick Schumacher will always buy you anything and I mean anything you want. He would take you on his yacht when he takes something like a holiday or 3 weeks off and said that you have it as free time. With him.

There would be so much pda. A lot of it. Mick will definitely sit next to you and will lay his hand on your thigh when you are eating breakfast/dinner or any other food. "Is it good?" Mick asked as he looked at you, your mouth full of fruits. "It's delicious," you said, smiling at him.

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Fem!reader forgetting to put sunscreen and getting sunburn. "What did I tell you, hm?" Mick said with a bit of a disappointed tone in his voice. "Come here liebling, you need to hydrate it." He said now softly, knowing that it must hurts you.

Lots of small touches that make goosebumps on your skin, when he puts his hand on your lower back and starts rubbing small circles there as you put your head on his shoulder, now finally being comfortable. Your eyes are heavy as you feel him kiss the top of your head.

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Do not copy or translate my works!

It was supposed to be Kimi but somehow it ended up being Mick so... maybe Kimi is gonna be next?

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... READY FOR IT? | Charles Leclerc

MY TORTURED DRIVERS DEPARTMENT REPUTATION ⋆ TRACK 1

charles leclerc x reader ⋆ smau

summary: y/n finally decides she’s ready to make her relationship with charles public even people just hate her so much for her past dating other f1 drivers. 

taglist: [@celemilii @theseerbetweenus @anniee-mr @stelena-klayley @lozzamez3 @0710khj @afterg1ows @vincentvanshoe @coco-loco-nut @minkyungseokie @lemon-lav @stinkyjax @seokjinkismet @c-losur3 @annewithaneofthegreengable @khaylin27] thanks to all of you who wanted to be tagged! don't forget you can join my taglist by commenting or telling me through dm <3

a/n: i was supposed to start posting this on june 1st, but since we reached 500 followers here i wanted to start posting as a "celebration". i really don't like thinking about thing kind of things BUT i thought this was a special occasion, especially since you've received me really well here. thank you so much to you all who take time to read my works! i've never thought someone would read what i write tbh this is my very first smau so sorry if it's a little bit crap, i promise to improve for the next ones 🙏

you can send your one shots requests here! feedback, as well as comments and reblogs, are truly appreciated!

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y/n we're sooooo back on track (for the third time, yes! idgaf what you all have to say 🥰)

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user1 wait wasn't she dating mick schumacher? what is she doing in the ferrari garage?

user2 that was during 2021 season. she broke up with him and then started dating lando back in july 2022 if i remember correctly

f1gossip yep! in 2021 she dated mick, in 2022, lando, and now seems like she put her eyes on one of the ferrari guys 👀

user3 what a bitch. she's fucking everyone to get fame or...?

yourbestfriend go on girlie! show your amour your support 😌

y/n yourbestfriend what a stupid action... fuck you

user4 y/n are you going home? because that's what you should be doing lol

user5 guys I know that y/n might not be a piece of cake for everyone, but PLEASE, respect her

user7 exactly this!

charles_leclerc ❤️

user10 charles explain?

user11 wdym A READ HEART

user12 she might be dating charles omg

carlossainz55 happy to have you finally here! ❤️🙌🏻

user13 NOW CARLOS? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY GUYS? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

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y/n since you seem so interested, yep: i'm on the ferrari garage f1 are you spilling the tea? cos I'm not. xoxo, your friendly neighborhood wag

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y/n i was scared af to tell you that french dude and i've been dating for the past seven months. you can call me whore or whatever you want because at this point i don't really care about anything. it's been a wild ride with me feeling soooo uncomfortable with you commenting every now and then about my past relationships. i love mick and i love lando, but sometimes things don't work out, and you don't seem to understand that. anyways, all I have to say is that charles makes me the happiest woman on earth, and that we don't apologize for winning ❤️💋

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charles_leclerc life in these past seven months has been insane. y/n, bet your ready for more but... are you ready for it?