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Once again, it’s been adapted into a movie that will be on Netflix on November 21.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Day 4: The End
We end in an abrupt scene. It was a good novella, very similar to Cormac McCarthy. The narrator, Will Patton, does an excellent job. I would highly recommend this audiobook, it is not too long but it packs imagery and character.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Day 3:
Things get mysterious as the novella progress. I feel it blends genres becuase there are things that feel out of the ordinary. I am almost done, let’s see how it ends.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Day 2:
Time bounces around a lot as Grainier remembers his life. Like I said before the Language and imagery is beautiful and I love how it portrays Grainier grief. I think about halfway done so I’ll keep you all posted.
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November 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It takes place in the Pacific Northwest in the early 20th century and follows Grainier who works for a railroad company. The language and imagery is beautiful and though it starts off in a cruel place, there are still tender moments. Please follow my notes as I listen to this novella.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Day 1:
I started to listen to Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, a novella that is soon going to be on Netflix on November 21 and was also released at this year's Sundance film festival.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I just finished listening to Queer Enlightenments: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers by Anthony Delaney. It was a great book about an overlooked history! I recommend it highly! Full review is coming out next Monday on my substack! Follow the link in the bio!
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October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I got my physical copy of the penstricken issue in the mail told, I can’t believe I am holding my first published story in my hands!
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October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I will do reading notes of fiction, but it might be a few weeks before I finished this book. Thanks for all the support and reading these notes. I really appreciate it.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I am taking a little break from listening to fiction audiobooks for a bit. I just started listening Queer Enlightenments: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers by Anthony Delaney and I might try to do some reading notes on that for a few days and see how it feels.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I wouldn’t call this a sequel to the book, but it does explore the world a little bit more.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Day 13:
I finished "The Ladies of Grace Adieu” and it finished with one of the best pieces in the anthology. I was looking to the "John Uskglass and the Cumbrian Charcoal Burner" becuase of the references made to the story in the footnotes in Jonathan Strange and Mr.norrell.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Day 12:
"Tom Brightwind, or How the Fairy Bridge was Built at Thoresby" is almost done and it was the better stories in the Anthology. The relationship between two main characters reminds me of Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect in The hitchhiker guide to the galaxy.
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October 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Day 11:
I just finished "Mr Simonelli, or the Fairy Widower" and now I am on "Tom Brightwind, or How the Fairy Bridge was Built at Thoresby" a story a like a little bit better with it foot notes, which I am always a sucker for.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Day 10:
I think I am almost done with "Mr Simonelli, or the Fairy Widower". Like Mrs Mabbits a bit weaker than a other pieces.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Day 9:
I am still listening to "Mr Simonelli, or the Fairy Widower". Like I said previously this story is more ominous than the last and I think there won’t be a happy or at least a whimsical ending like the others.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Day 8:
I finished "The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse" and now I am on "Mr Simonelli, or the Fairy Widower" , a much ominous story.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Day 7:
I finished “Mrs. Mabb” and I am currently on "The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse"
A humorous story that feels like a fairy tale. Of course most of these stories are like fairy tales. There is a whimsical sense to these stories.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Day 6:
I am almost done with “Mrs. Mabb”. It’s a bit all over the place, but i still like it.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Of course in the novels worlds past their were female magicians, but the title character were mostly dismissive of them. This was just them trap in their time and how they view gender.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I have read that Clarke, wanted to be accurate to the time period so she didn’t have a lot of independent woman in the story who study magic, at least till the end.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Day 5:
I am still on “Mrs. Mabb”. From the stories I have read, the focus is on female characters and dealing with magic and fairies. This is actually a nice change of pace from Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell who was very male centric.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Day 4:
Just finished “On Lickerish Hill" and was a good example of first person narration. It was very similar to rumpelstiltskin. I am currently listening to "Mrs Mabb" and I’m amazed how breezy some of the stories are compared to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Which is a shame because it could have been interesting to see, but I feel it would have made the novel even longer and more complex to read. Even when you are writing a doorstopper sometimes you have to simplify.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Day 3:
I just finished "The Ladies of Grace Adieu” and now I am on “On Lickerish Hill". I did some quick research and found that she tried to have the titular characters be in Johnathan Strange and Mr.Norrell, but couldn’t fit them in.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM