chock_coal_ate_bawks ([personal profile] chock_coal_ate_bawks) wrote in [community profile] yuletide_coal2018-01-29 09:52 am
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The rest of the exchange year...

...is worth wanking over, too.

Discuss Chocolate Box, Age Gap Exchange, Unusual Bearings, etc.
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Re: Rec me a canon - books

(Anonymous) 2018-08-28 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Have you read LMM's The Blue Castle? No horror, it is in fact a very lovely and uplifting story about a woman living in a dull and oppressive situation who finds out she's going to die and so decides she will have to make the most of the time she has left. There is a lot of exploration/appreciation/descriptions of Canadian wilderness and snowy landscapes and also a really charming love story.

Re: Rec me a canon - books

(Anonymous) 2018-08-28 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt

I have indeed. It's my favorite Montgomery, in fact. You have excellent taste, nonnie. Are you going to be requesting it, do you think?

Re: Rec me a canon - books

(Anonymous) 2018-08-28 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
It's on my 'strong contender' list!

Re: Rec me a canon - books

(Anonymous) 2018-08-28 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
NA

I love Blue Castle, but I wonder if anyone's considering nominating or requesting Jane of Lantern Hill. It's my absolute favourite, but in some ways I can see why Blue Castle is more often requested. There just feels more room to expand in Blue Castle, and Lantern Hill is almost too perfect.

(this coalie is definitely due a re-read of both.)

Re: Rec me a canon - books

(Anonymous) 2018-08-31 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Jane of Lantern Hill is right up there, tied with TBC as my fav Montgomery novel! Like you say, though, it's so satisfying on its own that I've never felt the need for fanfic of it.
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