sean guynes
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critic and cultural historian of fantasy, horror, sf + senior acquiring editor, @leverpress.bsky.social + associate editor of sf, @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social + read more: seanguynes.com
The one with the Dragon Ball, though I'd ask them if they could get rid of the weird line in the ball (which I know is supposed to represent that the ball is shiny or whatever, but it looks like a funky smiley face).
November 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The one with the Dragon Ball, though I'd ask them if they could get rid of the weird line in the ball (which I know is supposed to represent that the ball is shiny or whatever, but it looks like a funky smiley face).
It's so frustrating. Just a note. Just a "hey, sorry, can't do this anymore." I get that people feel really anxious about not letting someone down, so they don't email, but it literally helps everyone to know that you can't do it anymore.
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's so frustrating. Just a note. Just a "hey, sorry, can't do this anymore." I get that people feel really anxious about not letting someone down, so they don't email, but it literally helps everyone to know that you can't do it anymore.
Definitely agree it has a great many turns of phrase that make it quite astounding as the work of a 19 year old!
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Definitely agree it has a great many turns of phrase that make it quite astounding as the work of a 19 year old!
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Good to know! And good advice; glad Beagle took it!
November 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Good to know! And good advice; glad Beagle took it!
I've honestly never heard of Robert Nathan. But whatever kind of novels he wrote, I have to say I found this pretty boring stuff! I'm glad Beagle moved in the direction he did.
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I've honestly never heard of Robert Nathan. But whatever kind of novels he wrote, I have to say I found this pretty boring stuff! I'm glad Beagle moved in the direction he did.
Done a little sooner than I expected, but sometimes a novel just ain't for you and that's ok. I'm sure other critics could write brilliantly about this novel, but I just couldn't.
Ballantine Adult Fantasy: Reading “A Fine and Private Place” by Peter S. Beagle
The ninth essay in my Ballantine Adult Fantasy reading series, which looks at Peter Beagle’s first novel, A Fine and Private Place (1960), a rather dull novel about people dealing with death.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Done a little sooner than I expected, but sometimes a novel just ain't for you and that's ok. I'm sure other critics could write brilliantly about this novel, but I just couldn't.
Pretty fucking terrible. I have a sort of irrational anger every time I see a raccoon, opossum, deer dead on the side of the road because of a car. So I totally get it.
November 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Pretty fucking terrible. I have a sort of irrational anger every time I see a raccoon, opossum, deer dead on the side of the road because of a car. So I totally get it.
Now one of them is complaining that her husband cried because the cat he raised since college died. "He's like a teenage girl!" Tyler, your wife does not like you.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Now one of them is complaining that her husband cried because the cat he raised since college died. "He's like a teenage girl!" Tyler, your wife does not like you.