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"If people are sick of talking about Plath, maybe it’s because she doesn’t give us the ending we want." Savannah Marciezyk (@savs_thoughts) on "The Bell Jar," "The Midnight Library," and female suicide narratives. https://lithub.com/all-our-possible-lives-on-sylvia-plath-matt-haig-and-the-female-suicide-narrative/

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To the two people who found their way to Lit Hub by searching “James Joyce Ulysses rude bits”: welcome.

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"Perhaps the most elusive and yet powerful character in the story is language itself. 'Amy Foster' is a lament of being lost in tongue." @hishamjmatar reconsiders Joseph Conrad's story of exile. https://t.co/9Z9DK4pKjY

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"If people are sick of talking about Plath, maybe it’s because she doesn’t give us the ending we want." Savannah Marciezyk (@savs_thoughts) on "The Bell Jar," "The Midnight Library," and female suicide narratives. https://lithub.com/all-our-possible-lives-on-sylvia-plath-matt-haig-and-the-female-suicide-narrative/

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"Both the English translation of 'Bambi' and Disney’s animated film, which appeared 14 years later, have done Felix Salten a disservice." https://t.co/Q7VlxycmRo

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"Some animals have become so entwined with their fictional, human-like characters that for many people they’ve become one and the same." @JoWimpenny on the lasting impact of Aesop's fables. https://t.co/b7PNxOcvAm

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"You must remember that this was real. Real hooves, real sparks." Read an excerpt from Claire Vaye Watkins' new novel, "I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness." https://t.co/PxAWdd6WAx

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"There is little evidence of Restell losing patients. Which begs the question—how did she learn to perform such a complex operation so effectively?" Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell’s curiously skilled abortions. https://t.co/ZJWV9Vy5R0

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"As for sins, well, he knows more about them than anyone. Sins get written on the human body like on parchment." Read an excerpt from Olga Tokarczuk's new novel, "The Books of Jacob," translated by @jenniferlcroft. https://lithub.com/the-books-of-jacob/

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“Sally Rooney, who we all knew to be a great novelist, turned out to be a wonderful screenwriter also.” @lennyabrahamson on adapting "Normal People." https://lithub.com/lenny-abrahamson-on-adapting-sally-rooneys-normal-people-for-tv/