#Dracula #Reread, weil @quoth-the-raven.bsky.social hat den Buchclub angestiftet und ich hatte alles vergessen. Was habe ich bekommen? Überraschenderweise eine Geschlechterrollendebatte. LOL. Mehr dazu im Blog: https://wp.me/p57InC-dJp

I had forgotten how great some of the asides were, like I remembered a generally snarky tone but the line about "Mensah underestimated my ability to ignore humans, but I appreciated the thought" cracked me up.

#MurderbotDiaries #ReRead

(comment on All Systems Red)

Nach dem Wedekind Reinfall etwas, wo ich weiß, dass ich es mag. Das Buch habe ich als Kind geliebt. Victor Hugo - Gavroche. #Buch #Kinderbuch #Lesen #Reread

#AmReading #BooksOf2025 #Cujo #StephenKing #ReRead #GoodDog

I know it seems like I’m being really hard on a children’s book series meant to be an exciting time and not much else.

And I am definitely overthinking these silly quasi-joke books.

But 1) that’s just me - I overthink, and 2) there’s usually a much more interesting story in there. Maybe not an age-appropriate one, but it’s in there.

Actually, maybe the younger the better for this one.

Let’s talk about curses. In this book, generation after generation of “protectors,” have been making sure a priestess’ chamber was never found or disturbed and, when it was, they were killed.⁠
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By mummification! ⁠
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But going back to the people doing the killing, the last in the line says that they don’t WANT to kill (per se), but have to because they have to make sure the priestess’ curse continues.⁠
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This is fascinating to me. When I think “mummy’s curse,” I think supernatural stuff. At the very least, I think “stuff that can handle the implementation of its own curse.” ⁠
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I do NOT think about people who are basically brainwashed into continuing some bullshit murder validation. At what point would they be okay with her chamber being found? At what point would the priestess have been okay? Maybe she was just looking for one generation. I really can’t see her being okay with doing this for roughly 4,600 years.⁠
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And why were the protectors so okay with this for so long? ⁠
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It made me think of the folks who lean on their religions to be shitty to people and how, really, this needs to stop.⁠
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Not that I’m against religion or anything, but it’s supposed to bring you peace and make you feel connected to whatever divine entity you choose. It’s not there to give (or even charge you with) carte blanche to be cruel to others and at some point a mature individual would realize the supposed curse is self-imposed and they're just being a prick.⁠
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