horribleryan.bsky.social
Four parts mama bear, seven parts papa bear, two parts surly crocodile. Trouble my cubs at your very great peril. Two kids, a wife, a dog, and all the adventures we can manage. Accidental preschool teacher. He/him
👤 Joined on 28 November 2023
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@horribleryan.bsky.socialFri 10/23 Chapter 10 🏰 In which Constance and Merricat are very happy on the moon. Thank you all for helping to fulfill my wish of reading this superb little book with this group. I hope you enjoyed it; I certainly enjoyed all the discussions and reactions.
Show PostThis felt to me like the continuation of the rape metaphor from the last chapter’s fire & the men dragging in their hoses and filth, the house pale and exposed. 😭
Show Post"We moved together very slowly towards the house, trying to understand its ugliness and ruin and shame." 🏰 The Castle is personified a bit (like Hill House), but here it seems to really be a metaphor for the Blackwood family. It was an impressive, old thing
Show Postbut was ruined (the family's excess pride? MK's poisoning?) and now endures, frozen in time and broken (just the two girls, unable/unwilling to move on).
Show Post🏰 Chapter 8 (Spoiler)
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