I’ve finished part 3 (of 5) of #LesMiserables, which ends on a solid cliffhanger….

I’ve finished part 3 (of 5) of #LesMiserables, which ends on a solid cliffhanger.

Something I realized is a major difference from the last time I read it: I’m looking ahead for connections, not just backward. Since It’s only been 5 years since the last time, I remember more of the book (and not just the musical).

I’ve also started listening to a weekly podcast that’s also going through the book this year, which has been fascinating: https://readlesmis.libsyn.com/

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It’s been a long time since I read the original trilogy…

Re: The Book of Dust

It’s been a long time since I read the original trilogy, so I had to look up a lot of the references.

The things that struck me most were the changes in understanding how Lyra’s world works: The supernatural elements encountered in the flood, which went far beyond what I remember, and the discovery that the Magisterium’s solid grip is so recent.

(That and the migraine auras. I’ve never encountered a character who experiences them, and the descriptions were spot-on.)

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Les Mis: Marius/Cosette Courtship

One of many things that gets lost in adaptation is the extended courtship between Marius & Cosette (usually condensed to love at first sight). They pass each other in the park on a daily basis w/o paying much attention to each other, until she hits puberty & they start stealing glances at each other, trying to keep Valjean from noticing. She’s a lot better at that part than he is, though, which gets funny at times.

#LesMiserables

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It does get creepy later on when Marius starts, well, creeping around her garden at night.

But at this point, it’s funny watching Marius hide behind trees so he & Cosette can make eyes at each other w/o Valjean seeing, make a fool over himself with the handkerchief he thinks she dropped (it was actually Valjean’s, so she can’t understand why he’s so fascinated by it), etc.

And when Valjean gets suspicious, and sets traps? Marius blunders into every single one.

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TODO: Check to see how much it retreads Stealth Courtship and Rue Plumet from the first read-through, and overlap with the Twitter version.

Marius’ grandfather, after reading the morning news, rants about kids these days, their sloppy dressing, …

Marius’ grandfather, after reading the morning news, rants about kids these days, their sloppy dressing, entitlement, disrespect for political systems that were good enough back in his day, disparages their masculinity, makes racist comparisons, & declares all news media a scourge.

Itโ€™s presented as ridiculous. And it is.

But itโ€™s also depressing in how familiar it is. >150 years later, itโ€™s exactly what youโ€™d expect from an old man shouting at the news today. #lesmiserables

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@unwary That got a lot bleaker than I was expecting… ๐Ÿ˜ฒBut yeah, it really is …

@unwary That got a lot bleaker than I was expecting… ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

But yeah, it really is about finding your own…I don’t want to say meaning, but goal works — for what the game’s appeal is to you. I get bored in creative mode and would rather explore a survival world, but my son is all about building things and experimenting in creative. Which works out great except when we try to do multiplayer…

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Caught up on some Marvel/DC comics this week

Caught up on some Marvel/DC #comics this week:

#JessicaJones got a nice send-off. Need to find time to watch season 2 of the show, looking forward to the comic returning after break.

#TheFlash still feels like they’re shaking things up every few issues just to shake things up, but it’s beginning to look like they might be going somewhere with it.

Dropping Titans. It had potential, but the team depends on character dynamics, and they’ve run those into the ground.

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@Einahpets Yeah, it’s an impressive exploration of the many consequences of the tech & …

@Einahpets Yeah, it’s an impressive exploration of the many consequences of the tech & how people would use it. Both the threeps and the Agora, which I find myself seeing as a counterpoint to the Oasis.

I’m going to have to get out to the Festival of Books one of these days – I keep meaning to, but haven’t quite managed yet!

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@Einahpets Thanks! I’m not familiar with the series, but it looks interesting. I’m …

@Einahpets Thanks! I’m not familiar with the series, but it looks interesting. I’m trying to power through Les Mis (to the extent that I have time to power through books these days — though I do plan on breaking when Scalzi’s Head On comes out next month), but maybe after I’m done with it I’ll check them out.

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introductions time!

#introductions time! I’m an LA-area programmer, #scifi / #comics / #fantasy fan & hobbyist photographer. I’ve been @kelsonv for a while, but I keep meaning to look for a more specific instance for fandom-related discussions. It looks like this might be it?

Watching #iZombie, #TheFlash & #TheMagicians, way behind on a bunch of other shows. Favorite comics ATM are #Saga & #AstroCity.

In the middle of re-reading all of #LesMiserables, currently on the chapters introducing Marius.

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It’s weird how it hides the instance name…my other accounts are on mastodon.social (my main one) and photog.social (my photography). Maybe I should’ve picked different usernames as well just for clarity?

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