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Book Covers of Note, August 2024

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A Home for Friendless Women by Kelly Hill

Before we get started, I'd like to note that this book contains scenes of sexual violence/rape, a stabbing, and suicide.

Alright, so this book left me with a really heavy feeling. Set in Louisville, KY in the Victoria era, (yeah, so it's already pretty grim), the novel follows the lives of several women who are involved in what's more contemporarily known as a home for unwed mothers. It's quite clear that Hill did her research on this time period and associated societal norms, which were basically misogyny, misogyny, and... more misogyny.

The writing was gorgeous. I say that a lot because I will read just about anything if the writing is pretty, pleasant to read, or just especially well-crafted. This book was no exception. There were some truly beautiful lines, which stood out against the bleakness of the concept.

Structurally, Hill broke the story up into three different plotlines, the first two being in the first-person, the last one in omniscient(ish) third-person. I liked the second one the best because I thought that narrator was the most likeable and easiest to understand. (Not on a comprehension level, but an emotional one.) I didn't really find it necessary that the last character's arc was in third-person, but it was a nice, if jarring, break from the intensity of the first-person.

I'll be honest, I was confused at the end. As I've mentioned, I have a hard time with novels that have (what I consider) too many characters, and many of them had similar names (Mary, Marie, Mimi, etc.) which is even harder for me to differentiate. (I think I read in one of those "hey kiddo, do ya wanna write a novel?" books that writers should never give their characters unusual names or names that are too similar unless its central to the plot, and I think I just internalized this at a young age, and my brain just refuses to work with me on this one. anyway.) But yeah, I wasn't quite sure what had happened with the situation with one of the babies at the end.

That being said, this book is a grim and stark look at what motherhood and womanhood was like in the Victorian era (overall: bad.) It also makes pregnancy, birth, and postpartum look pretty bleak. Again, Hill did her research, and presents her findings to us without holding back.

I did wonder why the book was broken into three very distinct sections, and why they didn't overlap as significantly as I thought they might have. Especially with the change in POV, I thought that was signaling something important or central to the plot, but it never came.

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You know a characther is fucked up and traumatized when they are wearing one of these

Edit: half of this characther were put against my will

Edit 2: i reached the fucking tag limit

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15 more behind the scenes photos from Christos Lawton!

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hey fish! i was wondering if you have any recommendations for the portrayals of erik that are more on the sweet or tender side of the spectrum? or especially tender moments some actors have done? thanks!

Yeah sure! These are the actors who come to mind offhand.

Earl Carpenter (with Rachel Barrell)

Ted Keegan (with Emilie Kouatchou)

Josh Piterman (with Kelly Mathieson)

And the OG Michael Crawford, but I would actually direct you to this audio clip for him.

And here are some other tender moments that I like!

James Gant (with Holly-Anne Hull)

John Owen-Jones (with Celia Graham)

Laird Mackintosh

Saulo Vasconcelos (with Irasema Terrazas)

Michael Nicholson (with Olivia Safe)

Jeremy Stolle (with Samantha Hill)

Also this audio of Greg Mills

(Do most of my favorite tender moments involve hair and/or hands? MAYBE SO)

EDIT: This is not meant to be an exhaustive list! Please feel free to add your own!

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A Haunting in Venice Behind the Scenes Featurette

All of them are suspects. See the all-star cast in A Haunting in Venice, only in theaters September 15.

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try to find more ICONIC tv scene and fail / Nathan Scott changed history here / this is a real art. they don't make tv like this anymore & and the song Unsatisfied playing ah♥ / the hottest thing a man can do is be nathan scott / like.. NEVER over this 3x20 OneTreeHill scene-the hottest scene in entire TV-absolute magic!! (+a reminder that when this aired in 2006 James was only 20yo-And he was only 17yo when the show began. An actual teenager playing teenager. Working his hardest since day one. All the best and the greatest you gave shines through Nate, we will never stop celebrating you, James♥)

SOME OTH LOVE IN THIS NEW YEAR♥ / feel free to check this post for many links or just search oth hashtag in my tumblr acc♥/

*THAT Hilarie Burton video "I want everyone to know HOW MUCH i love Peyton Sawyer." : https://youtu.be/fI3gnlyjENI

*THE OTH DELETED SCENES(post):https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/707975391341690880/how-could-they-delete-this-is-beyond-me-oth

my OTH ig highlight: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17898362552187722/

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Book Covers of Note, May 2024

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Bottleneck Gallery will release The Warriors 24x36 screen prints by Rich Kelly today, June 28, at 12pm EST. The standard edition (left) is limited to 150 for $60, while the variant is limited to 75 for $70. Acrylic panel prints of both designs will also be available, limited to 25 each, for $125.

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EastEnders | THE SIX (22/12)

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The Warriors (1979)

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