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Whedonistas!: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them | Lynne M. Thomas, Deborah Stanish

I just went down such a rabbit hole after learning that Seanan McGuire 1) found her agent through writing Buffy fanfic, & 2) genuinely despises the ending of the series.

NOW. I have plenty of complaints about Buffy. But the ending was never one of them. Any other superfans want to weigh in?

I may have bought a book just to read her essay about it.

Note: Don‘t worry! I bought it used. Because, ew, Joss Whedon.

willaful I was a big fan at one time and was pretty happy with the ending. I'm curious now too. 3d

monalyisha @willaful The most I can find is a Goodreads quote, “The mythology warped and twisted back along itself until Buffy Summers, the girl who once railed against the unfairness of being Chosen, looked at a squadron of girls who were just like she‘d been and took away their right to Choose.” 2d

willaful Ah, yes I can understand that point of view. It's presented as entirely a positive in the show, and you can argue that Buffy's pov has changed with age and that she's giving them something she mostly didn't have -- each other. 2d

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AnneCecilie I liked that ending, but I had a completely different understanding off it. I took it to mean that every girl had the inner strength to be a slayer and stand up for herself 2d

TheLudicReader I didn‘t hate the ending of Buffy. (My complaint has always been how they jumped the shark with Spike.) Curious to know what the author‘s fanfic handle was as I wrote a lot of fanfic back in the day and was pretty well connected to fandom. 2d

monalyisha @willaful @AnneCecilie Yes! I viewed it as such a hopeful and beautiful example of the redistribution of power (and its decentralization)! Context is incredibly important. Community vs. isolation means so much. I didn‘t get the impression that every new Slayer would be forced into servitude, either. I bet McGuire feels even more passionately about her interpretation (which she‘s entitled to!) after the allegations against Joss came to light. 2d

monalyisha @TheLudicReader Unfortunately, she removed her name from all of it after people started critiquing it like they would her published writing. I‘m not sure that info‘s findable anymore. I wouldn‘t recognize your handle (I was too young and my memory‘s too shoddy)…but I wonder if I read any of your stuff back in the day! I know McGuire specifically wrote Buffy/Faith fanfic. 2d

willaful @monalyisha @AnneCecilie Yes, well put.

2d

TheLudicReader @monalyisha I don‘t think fic writers should be ashamed of what they wrote. It‘s great practice and I wrote stuff I am still really proud of. It sucks that Whedon tainted Buffy‘s legacy, but this is one instance where I separate art from artist. There were a lot of other people involved in the Buffyverse, too. Where did you read your fanfic when you read it? 1d

monalyisha @TheLudicReader I truly have no idea. I was about 13. To me, it was all just “the internet.” 😅 I know I was a big fan of the Angel/Willow “ours is a forbidden love” storyline. To be clear, this pairing horrifies me now. 🙈 (As do many aspects of the show if I look at them too closely.) At the time, my thinking went no further than, “Angel is hot...and I am like Willow.” Reason enough for me! (edited) 1d

TheLudicReader @monalyisha Angel is hot is the reason I started watching that show in the first place. 🤣 The next ten years I was full on fandom! 22h

monalyisha @TheLudicReader Recapping the moment that he returned from Hell (in the nude), my bff‘s older sister‘s bff commented, “He was glistenin‘ like a Greek God!” That moment is forever seared into my brain. 😂 (edited) 18h

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TheBookgeekFrau

Sleeping With Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety | Wendy Kaminer

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Enough with nonsense word salad. Be gone! 😂

The title is the only good part of this book.

4/80

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#MonthlyNonfiction2025 @julieclair

#ReadingMyTBRs #Reading2025 @DieAReader

#HailTheBail

DieAReader 😂🤦🏻‍♀️👋🏻 #Next 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader 😁😁 1w

julieclair I hate it when a book doesn‘t live up to its title! Always so disappointing. #HailtheBail 1w

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TheBookgeekFrau @julieclair Very! 😣 1w

dabbe #betterbooksahead 🤩🤩🤩 1w

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 1w

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!!! 1w

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TheBookgeekFrau

Sleeping With Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety | Wendy Kaminer

Starting this while waiting for the snow and Polar Vortex 🥶

willaful I hope all is well. 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @willaful Thank you🙏🏼 It's going to be a brutally cold weekend 🥶 2w

bookandbedandtea Stay warm! ⛄️ 2w

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TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea You too! 🥶❄️ 2w

bookandbedandtea @TheBookgeekFrau I'll try! Grandson has a soccer game this morning (indoor) then we have tickets to the rodeo this afternoon. 🥶 ⚽️🥶🐎🥶 I'm already looking forward to staying home tomorrow! 2w

TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Oof- hopefully it won't be windy! 🌬️🥶 2w

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Yuki_Onna

David Lynch: The Man from Another Place | Dennis Lim

Absolutely devastated and heartbroken to learn that David Lynch, wonderful director, writer, film maker and artist extraordinaire, passed away yesterday.
He remains my favourite director and greatest inspiration. He will be greatly missed.

🌲☕ RIP David. Go on and explore the secrets of afterlife for us! ☕🌲

Yuki_Onna Along with Mark Frost, he was also the creator and director of Twin Peaks.
#TwinPeaksReadingChallenge exists only because of the dreamscapes & universe he created.
🌲☕🌲☕🌲☕
@AmandaBlaze @Amor4Libros @Bookwormjillk @CarolynM @Chili @CoffeeNBooks @JessClark78 @RaeLovesToRead @SconsinBookyBadger @Soscha @StaceGhost @TheAromaofBooks @The_Penniless_Author @TheSpineView 2w

CarolynM Very sad💔 2w

StaceGhost One of my favorite David Lynch quotes is about how we don‘t really have ideas. We just catch them like fish. 2w

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JessClark78 Hearing this yesterday broke my heart. I don‘t know even know how to process a world without David Lynch in it. He was truly one of a kind. 💔 2w

SconsinBookyBadger It was quite sad to scroll through the IG feed filled with tributes to him 😢 2w

AmandaBlaze RIP to a great artist. 2w

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Megabooks

Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer | Rax King

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Fantastic love letter to all things tacky. King looked at some of the tackiest pieces of pop culture in the 2000s (like the Canadian teen soap Degrassi: Next Generation I have on streaming now and my strangely beloved Jersey Shore and ANTM) and expounds on their cultural impact and impact on her own life. If you secretly love trashy shows and still dress as a guidette for Halloween, this is the book for you!

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peanutnine

Queer Books | Edmund Pearson

I've been organizing my storygraph challenges this weekend and decided to make one to track my reads for #QueerBC
If anyone else participating wants to join, here's the link:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/eaaf6dca-2dd1-4218-887e-1df2e9c...

I've got all the authors since we started last May and will try to keep it updated as we add more ☺️
@PuddleJumper

lil1inblue This is awesome! Thank you! 🥰 3w

PuddleJumper That's brilliant! Thank you 3w

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BookmarkTavern

Unexpected Cookbook: The Unofficial Book of Hobbit Cookery | Chris-Rachael Oseland

So, the boxty on the griddle is a little too salty for me. 🤣 But I‘m always down for any recipe that‘s mostly potato cooked in bacon grease. #DinnerByTheBook

Ddzmini Looks yummy 😋 4w

tpixie Yummy 4w

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OndinetheSea

Monopoly, the Story Behind the World's Best-selling Game | Rod Kennedy, Jim Waltzer

#BookishMonopoly #BookishMonopolyBoard

Book Monopoly sounded fun so I made a board with my friend.
I don't know when I'm going to start it, but I'm really excited about it!

@AkashaVampie

JamieArc This is a fun way to do a book challenge! 4w

TheBookHippie This is so cute!!! 4w

AkashaVampie Wow sweetie. I love the board. I hope u enjoy ur journey with ##BookishMonopoly. Remember to make it work for u. Don't make it seem like a chore. Have fun. Can't wait to see ur rolls. 4w

AkashaVampie @JamieArc hun... feel free to join us. Everyone is welcome at anytime. 4w

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AileenRR

Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It | Kaitlyn Tiffany

so-so

Might be appreciated by One Direction fans?

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AkashaVampie

Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game--And How It Got That Way | Philip E. Orbanes

Who is joining me in 2025 for #BookishMonopoly? I wanna see your boards if you are making your own, use the tag #BookishMonopolyBoard.

Feel free to join me in my journey of My Bookish Monopoly.

3 different options:

1. Read books I am reading
2. Use prompts to read books that you want to read
3. Make ur own board. Check YouTube/Pinterest

Let me know if ur participating by using the hashtag & tag me! Happy Reading. Share w/ everybody!!

MemoirsForMe 🙋🏻‍♀️ I‘m in! 1mo

AkashaVampie @MemoirsForMe Yay!!! 1mo

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