#Silver And Katherine

[rastronomicals]

3:55 PM EST December 2, 2023:

Half Japanese - "Silver And Katherine" From the album Greatest Hits (March 13, 1995)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Ha!!!

[lucimiir]

If you described the plot of the winternight trilogy to someone they’d say “that’s spinning silver” and if you described the characters of the winternight trilogy to someone they’d say “that’s uprooted” but it’s NOT

It’s like Naomi novik and Katherine Arden thought of the same book and then wrote it completely completely differently

At face value vasya and morozko are literally just agnieszka and sarkan but they’re so completely different with such completely unique complex inner thoughts

And that’s just good writing on all sides of the equation

[aureitygonoph]

finally drew the silver swing costume... had to do the silver howard pony of course

[thewiddershinsme]

Finished Uprooted by Naomi Novak. I first picked this book up around when it came out because of the great reviews. All I remember is I didn't like it at all.

Fast forward to now, when I hear some great things about Spinning Silver. Specifically, that people tend to love either Uprooted or Spinning Silver, and not really the other. So I'm about to get Spinning Silver, when the cover of Uprooted catches my eye. I know these are both technically standalones, but look at those covers, they scream companion books to me. And because I am someone that CAN'T read books out of order, I found myself unable to start Spinning Silver without grabbing Uprooted again.

Cause the thing was, I couldn't remember anything that happened in that book other than the main premise of wizard takes girl into tower every decade. And as I was reading I realized I must've DNF'd it, cause there came a point I had absolutely no clue what was gonna happen next and nothing felt familiar. And you know what? I overall really enjoyed it. It's continuing a trend where I am retracing some previous books I didn't necessarily like the first time around, but due to so much change and personal growth over the past few years, am finding new appreciation for (such as The Bear and the Nightingale, was meh the first time I read it, but re-read it recently and adored the entire series).

Anyway, the Wood. Absolutely fantastic element. Seriously freaked me out. Can't wait to start Spinning Silver next.

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

October: Silver Redux

Late Night / Emma Thompson as Katherine Newbury

Just as costumers seem to like gold dresses for coronations, they also seem to like silver dresses for awards ceremonies (see also Marry Me). This tasteful gown appears in a short sequence at the beginning of the movie in which Katherine accepts an award. Costume designer Mitchell Travers said of this dress, "I wanted to present a woman who feels a bit armored. It’s got a bit of a knight-in-armor feeling about it. You have to steel yourself before facing that much scrutiny."

There isn't a waist-length back view of the dress, but given how the sleeves drape from the side and how they both move in unison when she lifts her elbows, it looks like they may be connected at the back for a sort of capelike effect.

[rosies-riveters]

[aliteraryprincess]

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

[six-costume-refs]

There have been a bunch of emergency covers on the west end lately, but I lost track after the second one. Do you have a recap of the recent emergency covers + their costume? Thanks 😊

Hello! Yes I do!

Chlöe Hart wore her own Aragon costume and wig.

Harriet Caplan-Dean wore her own silver alt costume (and variations) for Aragon and Parr. Her own hair was used for both roles: for Aragon left down and curled in soft waves, for Parr pulled back into a ponytail similar to Roxanne Couch's.

Leesa Tulley originally wore a band costume with a dark Howard wig for her first emergency cover. I talked about that here and here.

Leesa then came back and did shows as Boleyn, Seymour (in orange alt), and Howard. Those were all her own costumes. For Boleyn she wore her Seymour wig (straightened), Seymour was her usual Seymour wig (curled), and Howard she wore her normal pink wig.

There were a few changes to wig and style:

For Tour Harriet had an Aragon bob, which she didn’t use on the West End. It seems to be in use by Shakira Simpson, which would explain why they didn’t have access to it. Instead she had some soft waves styled by Zoe Louise. (I talked more about her prior wigs here)

Leesa initially wore a dark Howard alt wig before getting her normal pink wig later on.

Leesa had a bob for Boleyn on Tour but instead they used her Seymour wig. Not sure why on that one, may have had damage, not been accessible in time for her debut, or have been dyed for re-use by someone else.

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First photoset, l-r: Chloe from jcaldwell6889, Harriet from harrietdeany, Leesa from l.eesa

Second photoset: Harriet back from zoe.louise.makeup, Harriet front from harrietdeany, all others from l.eesa

[wouldtheyfuck]

[rastronomicals]

12:44 AM EDT October 3, 2023:

Half Japanese - "Silver And Katherine" From the album Greatest Hits (March 13, 1995)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Great band and everything, but I'm calling bullshit on the album title

[thelastofthebookworms]

When the other polls will be out, they'll be in my 'fantasy polls' tag.

[thewiddershinsme]

Halfway through the year, so far have read:

Once Upon A Broken Heart (currently reading) by Stephanie Garber

Caraval trilogy by Stephanie Garber

The Lady Most… series by Julia Quinn/Eloisa James/Connie Brockway

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

The Blydon Family Saga (aka the Splendid trilogy) by Julia Quinn

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden

Spinning Silver currently in first place as my favorite book of the year.

-plan to finish the Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy

-want to go back to Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson (read only the first chapter then had to return to library). Think I’ll save for October though, it gave me October vibes.

-it’s high summer, which always makes me think of the sea, which makes me think of ships, which makes me think of pirates, so I think this series I’ve seen Daughter of the Pirate King is soon to be on my horizon

[lucimiir]

Are there anymore books like the winternight trilogy? I've been in love with the winternight trilogy since I read it and now I want something similar lol. I'm obsessed.

Hey oh my gosh I literally just noticed this ask so sorry!

The FIRST thing I think of when I think of books like the winternight trilogy is definitely spinning silver or uprooted by Naomi novik, they’re similar to the extent I actually posted about that at one point, but still have a lot to enjoy on their own. They’ve got similar fairytale vibes and similar characters. Definitely check it out!

I also recommend City of Brass (the Daevabad trilogy) for a similar high fantasy rooted in history feel and awesome characters, or anything by Robin McKinley for a classic medieval fairytale vibe

[sloppypears-ash-sg]

The Toy Island (AU)

Host and Bow go to a child's bedroom in the big house that the former, latter, and latter's friends stay in.

In the bedroom, there is an island toy where Bow's doppelganger, Bot, and her (Bow's) friends, Cabby, Balloon, Silver Spoon, Paintbrush, Yin-Yang (known as Yin and Yang here), OJ, MePhone4S (a toy phone), Tea Kettle, and Island (Floory in this AU) are all hanging out.

Host introduces himself and tells his backstory (which will be fully revealed later on; it isn't a happy one, of course).

Note: the reason Host has an III (or a Roman numeral 3) on his back rather than the Meeple logo is because he was built by a different company, so while he is a version of MePhone4, by form, he isn't a MePhone at all.

[liquidlightandrunningtrees]

She lies on silver pillows: the sun leans over her. He warms and warms her, kisses and kisses her. There are sparks in her hair and she stirs in laughter.

Katherine Mansfield, the awakening river