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Feb. 26th, 2023 06:22 pmRe-read Nona the Ninth alongside a friend who was reading it for the first time; I can say that my feeling of "first third was a slog" on read #2 was 100% a matter of not being in the right mood for it, because I was back to vibing with it this time.
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In Les Mis, I've read through 3.4, in which Hugo makes the mistake of introducing nine guys in their 20s with just enough characterization to accidentally spawn one of the most insufferable fandoms of the 21st century. I'd braced myself for embarrassed-to-defensive nostalgia, so I was rather surprised to instead feel genuinely delighted to re-encounter Les Amis de l'ABC.
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In Les Mis, I've read through 3.4, in which Hugo makes the mistake of introducing nine guys in their 20s with just enough characterization to accidentally spawn one of the most insufferable fandoms of the 21st century. I'd braced myself for embarrassed-to-defensive nostalgia, so I was rather surprised to instead feel genuinely delighted to re-encounter Les Amis de l'ABC.
