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The Joy of Erudition
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What doesn't make sense is that Clare is writing daily notes to Charlotte in the diary in the past for her to read in the present, but there's no mention of any entries AHEAD of the current day. Are they creating changes every time they switch places, or is it all supposed to have already happened? If it DIDN'T already happen, then how was Sarah told to be kind to Charlotte BEFORE she started going back in time?
— Sep 07, 2025 05:37PM
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The Joy of Erudition
is finished
A lot of things were left unaddressed, especially with all the skipping ahead even after major events that really needed followups, while lots of time was spent on mundane details like tree-climbing. Still not a bad read, as long as you're not expecting the story to really be *about* the time travel and all the implications it raises.
— Oct 05, 2025 04:48PM
The Joy of Erudition
is 81% done
I'm glad they're back at the school, but the excuse for sending them back seems way out of proportion. They went into town without permission because WORLD WAR 1 had just ended, and everyone was celebrating, and they wanted to have a look. But this is enough to nearly expel them and terminate their foster parent arrangement?
— Oct 01, 2025 09:13AM
The Joy of Erudition
is 49% done
"Night after night, Charlotte lay in bed with her eyes open to the dark, thinking up wild and yet wilder schemes for getting herself back to school by night to sleep in the bed with wheels. The trouble was that, as Charlotte, she was not someone who did wild things, except in extraordinary circumstances."
How is that "the trouble"? As if these are not extraordinary circumstances!
— Sep 19, 2025 12:19AM
How is that "the trouble"? As if these are not extraordinary circumstances!
The Joy of Erudition
is 49% done
Charlotte barely even thinks about the fact that she's <spoiler>stuck in the wrong time</spoiler>. Days pass without a mention of it.
— Sep 15, 2025 12:34PM
The Joy of Erudition
is 44% done
Charlotte is really taking her new horrific situation very much in stride.
— Sep 09, 2025 09:36PM
