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It's already confusing, because Thursday lives in an alternate reality England in 1985 where a lot of things are different, so I have to pay close attention to see if the books and authors mentioned are any different or if, as it seems, they stayed the same, which is weird .
— Sep 25, 2026 10:47PM
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Joshua Gross
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I don't even remember this Rocky Horror-style Richard III theater
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Joshua Gross
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It seemed very unclear what affliction Spike had and I think the first time I read this I thought werewolf but he is suffering from vampirism and takes medication for it
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Joshua Gross
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This plot is a bit meandering, and there's a lot of details we really don't need
— Sep 27, 2026 01:20PM
Joshua Gross
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So far everyone in this book where it's mentioned has only drank coffee, not tea
— Sep 27, 2026 09:36AM
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Thursday's father hilariously interrupts a very fraught reunion with her ex in order to tell her about the invention of the banana
— Sep 27, 2026 08:33AM
Joshua Gross
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Reference to his nursery crime series as a TV show in this world
— Sep 27, 2026 07:58AM
Joshua Gross
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Mycroft's Retinal Screensaver has flying toasters just like the classic After Dark screensavers
— Sep 27, 2026 07:42AM
Joshua Gross
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"We were developing a machine that used egg white, heat, and sugar to synthesize methanol when a power surge caused an implosion. Owens was meringued. By the time we chipped him out the poor chap had expired."
What a delicious way to go, though...
— Sep 27, 2026 07:34AM
What a delicious way to go, though...
Joshua Gross
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Always loved the dodos and their love of marshmallows
— Sep 27, 2026 07:29AM
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I like the points he's making on war, in regards to this 131 year version of the Crimean War in the book. It's a pointless war causing enormous loss of life fueled by nationalism and xenophobic pride
— Sep 27, 2026 05:44AM