#the unpleasantness at the bellona club

[fromthedeskofcripslock]

Some of Lord Peter’s best from The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club.

[thesarahshay]

"Acid man you are," said Wimsey. "No reverence, no simple faith or anything of that kind. Do lawyers ever go to heaven?" "I have no information on that point," said Mr. Murbles, dryly.

[itspileofgoodthings]

Lord Peter telling Ann Dorland that some day she’ll find the right man to appreciate her but it won’t be what she thinks—-very Important to me.

[timotey]

Peter Wimsey! You sit there, looking a perfectly well-bred imbecile, and then in the most underhand way you twist people into doing things they ought to blush for.

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers

[princessalmost]

Books, you know, Charles, are like lobster-shells. We surround ourselves with 'em, and then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.

Lord Peter Wimsey, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, by Dorothy Sayers, Chapter XVIII.

[cardinalvalentino]

here's a little "what i read in april" just for fun :)

whose body?; clouds of witnesses; unnatural death; the unpleasantness at the bellona club by dorothy l. sayers - i'm on a sayers marathon babyyyyy starting strong poison tomorrow

a feast for crows by george r. r. martin - im so sorry affc fans of tumblr but i liked this one less than the others. thank god for sansa/alayne chapters

the waste land by t. s. eliot - april is the cruelest month. yes i do read this every april

an empire of magnetism: global science and the british magnetic survey in the age of imperialism by edward j. gillin - very fascinating read although it did have me google basic physics facts cause im schewpid

touching my father's soul: a sherpa's journey to the top of everest by jamling t. norgay - oh my god just the fucking best..... so so touching (ha. like the title) and so good...

the raven boys by maggie stiefvater - if i dont reread this regularly i die

and that's it >:) today i finished a book i had started months ago but doesnt count cause today it's may already. we can be friends on storygraph if you want :)

[wheretheeternalare]

2023 reading list :) bolded means i liked it

Companion Piece by Ali Smith Unnatural Death by Dorothy Sayers The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy Sayers Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy Sayers Howards End by E. M. Forster The Raincoats by Jenn Pelly The Martian by Andy Weir The Minuteman Murder by Jane Langton The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco A Mercy by Toni Morrison Kindred by Octavia Butler Subculture: The Meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige Transformer by Ezra Furman Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Still Life by Louise Penny The Best American Short Stories 2020 ed. Curtis Sittenfeld I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock & Roll Photographer by Bob Gruen A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews Island Zombie: Iceland Writings by Roni Horn There But For The by Ali Smith The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell A Dream of a Woman by Casey Plett The Transgender Issue: Trans Justice Is Justice For All by Shon Faye The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Philip Sidney Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America by Esther Newton Bellies by Nicola Dinan A Question of Proof by Nicholas Blake Girlfriends by Emily Zhou Decolonize Drag by Kareem Khubchandani Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance by Johnny Rogan England Is Mine: Pop Life in Albion from Wilde to Goldie by Michael Bracewell Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (18-24 Feb 2024)

i'll always prefer the og but this iteration is entertaining

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😍 The Old Codgers Greatest Hits Album (AggressiveWhenStartled, author; quietnight, narrator) - 57K series, canon-divergent stucky co-starring peter parker. Reread of this hilarious forever fave where first teenage peter is forced to deal with two body-swapped geriatric supersoldiers and then bucky is forced to deal with two teenage spidermen trying (and failing) to stealthily rescue their "dog". Great podfic by quietnight, absolute hilarity

🥰 History of American Capitalism (Zenaidamacrouras1) - 85K, shrinkyclinks college AU with superstar QB!Bucky & history nerd Steve - incredible found family dynamics, can't believe @zenaidamacrouras1 made me actually really get into an AU that involved both undergrads AND football. The nerve! The talent! (the fic is single POV but there's an amazing companion piece that's Bucky's convos with this sister that give a his POV on some of it and it's equally amazing)

💖💖 +347K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Half sleep, half waking (softestpunk) - The Sandman & Rivers of London crossover: dreamling, 8K - amazing crossover! I wish there was 60K of this for me to read

Road to Joy (Oddree13) - Stranger Things: steddie, 25K - latest chapter in this omegaverse steddie series that I absolutely adore

Knit One, Purl Two (mollus) - MCU: stucky, 32K - reread; forever fave WS recovery fic with lots of softness in the form of: knitting, dancing, soap making and senior citizens

Red, White & Royal Goose (fairestfaerie) - RWRB: alex/henry, 7K - I just love a good Soulmate Goose of Enforcement fic

This Sunlit Land (eyres) - MCU: stucky, 38K - wonderful canon/timeline-divergent WS recovery AU

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Resident Alien - s1, e1-3

QI - series S, ep 7-9

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "The Fall of New York City" (s7, e1)

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "Heaven and Hell on Earth" (s7, e2)

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Stress Tested" (s21, e7)

D20: Adventuring Party - "A Negroni and a Bowl of Spinach" (s16, e7)

Ghosts (US) - s2, e16-22; s3, e1-2

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Vibe Check - Hey, Sis: featuring Kimberly Drew

The Sporkful - Can A Restaurant Makeover Make Diners Spend More?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Boston’s Blue Hill

Short Wave - The Life And Death Of A Woolly Mammoth

Desert Island Discs - Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist

I Said No Gifts! - Jay Jurden Disobeys Bridger

The Assignment with Audie Cornish - Where Does Fani Willis Go From Here?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - World’s Loneliest House

⭐ Switched on Pop - Adult Contemporary, but make it cool (with CHROMEO)

Shedunnit - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)

Up First - Julian Assange Extradition Hearing, Egypt Buffer Zone, Louisiana Special Session

Today, Explained - The Panama Canal is drying up

It's Been a Minute - Jada Pinkett Smith, the artist

Vibe Check - Welcome to Tip Check

Outward - True Detective: Night Country’s Lesbian Subtext

⭐ Code Switch - Why menthol cigarettes have a chokehold on Black smokers

Short Wave - When The Sun Erupts

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Stone of Destiny

⭐ 99% Invisible #571 - You Are What You Watch

Films To Be Buried With - Tyler James Williams

Ologies with Alie Ward - Black Hole Theory Cosmology (WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?!) Part 1 with Ronald Gamble, Jr.

Off Menu - Ep 226: Noel Fielding

NPR's Book of the Day - 'Thank You Please Come Again' pays homage to Southern gas station food shops

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Buffalo Soldiers National Museum

The Assignment with Audie Cornish - Jake Tapper on American Political Scandal

⭐ Throughline - Dance Yourself Free (Throwback)

If Books Could Kill - The Better Angels of Our Nature

Our Opinions Are Correct - We Don't Give a F*ck About Canon

⭐ Today, Explained - Fight at the Museum

The Sporkful - Deep Dish With Sohla And Ham: Bagels

Dear Prudence - My Friend Has a Master’s Degree in Lying. Help!

What Next: TBD - The Coasts are Sinking

Short Wave - Didn't Get A Valentine's Love Song? These Skywalker Gibbons Sing Love Duets

Endless Thread - Endless Thread: The Musical

⭐ Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - Industrial Musicals

Strong Songs - "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden

You're Dead to Me - Queen of Sheba [turned out to be really perfect timing to have this knowledge right before getting to certain relevant bits in my current read The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi]

It's Been a Minute - Have we hit celebrity overload? Plus, Miyazaki's movie magic

Simply Reflecting - Did You Say Delusional?

Under the Influence - Seeing is Believing: The Power of Demonstration Commercials

Hit Parade - The Bridge: Bon Soir, Barbra

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Chromeo

Living Colour

Chicago House Foundation

Presenting Soundgarden

Swing Fever [Rod Stewart & Jools Holland] {2024}

Adult Contemporary [Chromeo] {2024}

Campfire Classics

[accidentalspaceexplorer]

June Monthly Recap:

Between getting sick and being on vacation, I didn't read very consistently this month, or really read things that weren't cozy mysteries (which tend to feel more like snacks to me, and therefore are easier to pick up). Which does mean that I pretty much completely neglected my goals - not a great month for me all round. I did finish listening to Night Watch, though, which was absolutely amazing! I totally get why everyone loves it.

Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton: 3.5/5

The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis: 3.5/5

Night Watch by Terry Pratchett: 5/5

Unnatural Death by Dorothy Sayers: 4.25/5

A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison: 3/5

Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates: 4/5

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy Sayers: 4.25/5

Bewitched, Bothered and Biscotti by Bailey Cates: 4/5

Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates: 3.75/5

Some Enchanted Eclair by Bailey Cates: 3.5/5

Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates: 3.25/5

Spells and Scones by Bailey Cates: 3/5

And my (not-)progress on my goals:

23 in 2023: 14 [+1]

Read 100 books: 102/100 [+12]

Translated works: 1 [+0]

Physical TBR: 10 [+0]

Top of TBR: 3 [+0]

Books in Spanish: 0

Read 40% AOC: 19.6% [-2.5%] (DEEPER SIGH)

Discworld Books: 2 [+1]

Series: 16 started vs. 23 caught up/finished [+1/+1]

Storygraph recs: 2 | avg. 3.25/5 [+1]

Indigenous authors: 1 [+0]

[adrianharley]

June Reads

June was another month of fantastic books! The month started off strong with…

The Monsters We Defy, by Leslye Penelope. Absolutely wonderful historical fantasy! The characters are all amazing, especially Clara, our prickly protagonist who’s been cursed to help anyone who asks for it in exchange for a gift that she refuses to use again. The spirit she owes promises to remove her curse—and the curses of anyone who helps her—if she’ll just retrieve one little ring from the wealthiest woman in the District. The magic was delightful, and the gifts and curses of the crew Clara assembles were all horrifying in the best “tricky spirit wording” kind of way. It’s a standalone joy, but I would love anything else Penelope writes with these characters. And it left me excited to learn more about the setting, 1920s Black Washington DC.

Coincidentally, I remained in the 1920s with the next book: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, by Dorothy Sayers. I enjoyed the window into the 1920s—seeing how people at the time thought about WWI, PTSD, and young women with all their newfangled foolish ideas—as much as the mystery itself. It’s a classic mystery for a reason, and if you like British mysteries, you certainly don’t need me to talk up Dorothy Sayers.

I have continued my early forays into manga this month with Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama. It’s only the second manga I’ve started, and it’s setting a high bar: art I want to live inside, Qifrey’s whole endealment (new gender goals), a twisty plot, and, of course, baby penguin gryphons. Baby penguin gryphons. I’m through Volume 5 and eagerly awaiting more library holds to arrive.

For something completely different, Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao, was one long scream of rage. The book could get a bit repetitive, and the world never turned from words onto a page to a vivid, lived-in place in my mind, but the characters were great, the author wasn’t afraid to go places that most authors don’t, and if you support women’s wrongs, I’d recommend it.

And finally, the only nonfiction of the bunch, Alexandra Petri’s U.S. History. If you know U.S. History or U.S. literature, I absolutely recommend this. Tragically, I did not get the jokes in many of the essays—mostly the U.S. literature ones, bringing shame upon my English major—but the ones I did were very funny.

[mywingsareonwheels]

Well today I want to knock the two doctors’ heads together.

FFS you twits. Mina has the best brain of all of you and is exceptionally stalwart and courageous, and Renfield genuinely needs to get out of there. You have some excuse for not realising the latter (ish, but the mental health ableism is still painful). You have no excuse whatsoever for not realising the former. I am reminded so very heavily of this bit from The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, and Lord Peter Wimsey (from a similar class/situation to Arthur) realising he’s messed up (towards the extremely excellent wife of a friend of his) and imbibing some respect women juice:- “I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bully. One has an ancestral idea that women must be treated like imbeciles in a crisis. Centuries of the women-and-children-first idea I suppose. Poor devils.” "Who, the women?" "Yes. No wonder they sometimes lose their heads. Pushed into corners, told nothing of what's happening and made to sit quiet and do nothing. Strong men would go dotty in the circs. I suppose that's why we've always grabbed the privilege of dashing about and doing the heroic bits."

At least I am fully expecting that it’s going to be come very clear that Seward and Van Helsing have each made an awful mistake wrt Renfield and Mina. I like that Jonathan clearly is having doubts; I wish he would voice them. Also I hate that VH’s stupid decision is driving a wedge between the Harkers. :(

[mariacallous]

I finished rereading the Lord Peter Wimsey short stories, started and finished The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club yesterday/last night, and am about halfway or a little less through Unnatural Death.

[timothywinters]

The tragedy of poppymania isn’t the whitewashing and denial of history- isn’t the glorification of stupid wars and yet another thing Britons can get reliably worked up about every year from approximately the first of October- it’s that you can’t do a modern adaptation of The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, because General Fentiman would have been wearing his poppy year-round and complaining about newsreaders not wearing theirs by the second week of July.

[timotey]

You’re scintillating with good plots today, Peter.

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers

[ryotarox]

The character Frankie calls Bobby by the nickname "Steve," explaining that she has always thought of him that way for reasons she can't explain. In the original novel she only calls him Steve once, as part of the phrase, "I get you, Steve," which was a somewhat common saying at the time and can be seen in various novels from the early 20th century, including Dorothy L. Sayers' "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club" from 1928, and the 1912 novel "Officer 666" by Augustin McHugh. The origin of this saying appears to be lost.

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (TV Mini Series 2022) - Trivia - IMDb

フランキーはボビーを "スティーブ "というニックネームで呼び、理由は説明できないがずっとそう思っていたと説明する。原作では、彼女がスティーブと呼んだのは一度だけで、"I get you, Steve "というフレーズの一部として使われている。このフレーズは、当時はやや一般的な言い回しで、1928年のドロシー・L・セイヤーズの "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club "や、1912年のオーガスティン・マクヒューの "Officer 666 "など、20世紀初頭のさまざまな小説で見ることができる。このことわざの起源は失われているようだ。

クリスティ���なぜ、エヴァンズに頼まなかったのか?」

[momomomemomo]

2022年12月読書記

【Audible】 A Court of Mist and Fury / Sarah J. Maas Strong Poison / Dorothy L. Sayers The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club / Dorothy L. Sayers 【Book】 オレンジ党と黒い釜 / 天沢退二郎 魔の沼 / 天沢退二郎