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Two Essays on The Count of Monte Cristo

I love The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. I have read the unabridged version more than once, and my most recent reread was in 2023. At that time, I wrote a couple of brief essays which I posted on Tumblr, one of which was about a canonically queer character and the other discussed a character who is often left out of the various adaptations. I present for you these essays with expansion and alteration, because I keep returning to them as pieces of writing and because I don't want them to be limited to those original posts. I'd like to thank longtime Patron Case Aiken, who receives a monthly shoutout, as well as new patrons DivineJasper and Sasha Khan. (Quotes are from Robin Buss’ English translation of Alexandre Dumas’ work.) Link to Audio Version. ----- Canonical Queerness in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas You’d need to change surprisingly little of The Count of Monte Cristo to confirm EugĂ©nie Danglars as a trans man (or a masc-leaning nonbinary person...

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (The Burning Kingdoms #1)

Mid October Reviews (2021)

The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon (Time Guardians #1)

The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl (Grimrose Girls #1)

Dreadnought by April Daniels (Nemesis #1)

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns, #1)

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Lady Astronaut #1)

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #6, Witches #2)

You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao

Early October Reviews (2021)

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Realm #1)

Malice by Heather Walter (Malice, #1)

The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

DISTANT GARDENS - Anthology

The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #2, Wizards #2)

Destroyer of Light by Jennifer Marie Brissett