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likeadeuce September 16 2010, 17:15:10 UTC
Glad you liked Unwritten (and thank you for fulfilling my selfish motives in reccing it by expounding on the sorta-Feuchtwanger reference ;). Since I read in trade I didn't see the supplementary material and now I'm going to have to get a hold of that!)

Also, I'll make sure to get that Mojo issue (the last one I bought was, not surprisingly, the one with the Springsteen cover story and 'Bruce's playlist' CD, which was quite worthwhile ;)).

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selenak September 17 2010, 09:59:43 UTC
Could you mail me your current (post) address because I think the one I have is out of date? I'm asking for a Feuchtwanger related reason.

Those CDs are nifty indeed.

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harmonyangel September 16 2010, 19:34:08 UTC
I'm glad you liked it! And I'm glad you provided context for some of those references -- I liked them, generally, but there's a reason I moved away from being a lit major into being a media studies major; I don't quite have the passion to acquire an encyclopedic knowledge of literary history. But I'm happy to read what knowledge you present!

Issue 17, by the way, is fantastic, and I will find a way to get it to you soon. :)

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selenak September 17 2010, 10:01:20 UTC
I'm looking forward to it, and am profoundly grateful. Also my knowledge of literary history is shamefully lacking on some regions and thus far from encyclopedic; I just lucked out with the things Carey referenced! (Having written your thesis about Lion Feuchtwanger helps. *g*)

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redfiona10 September 17 2010, 14:02:03 UTC
I agree with you about Let It Be working better the more simply it is done, I think my favourite cover is probably the Nick Cave version. I may have to track down this edition of Mojo.

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selenak September 17 2010, 14:57:28 UTC
Oh, I like the Nick Cave one as well! Are you familiar with Tori Amos' version? Just in case:

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airie_fairy September 18 2010, 03:39:55 UTC
"the really depressing real life fates of the children who inspired Peter Pan and the Darling siblings."

My Peter Pan obsession and morbid curiosity require that I ask for more information that I am sure I will live to regret.

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Re: You asked! airie_fairy September 18 2010, 08:07:26 UTC
...well, despite the early death of the parents being a, um, bad patch, George and Michael seemed to be doing okay up until they died young (unless, I suppose, Michael's really was a suicide? And, incidentally, I would like to get a hold of that sculptor in a private room for a little while so we can Discuss his not using one of the children the story/character was BASED ON as the model for the statue). But...good god, poor Peter. I can see that story having that affect (though no doubt there was way more to his problems than that).

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Re: You asked! selenak September 18 2010, 11:14:28 UTC
Yes, George until his death seems to have done fine, and we'll never know about Michael, though sadly given that homosexuality was still illegal (and Barrie was a contemporary of Oscar Wilde's; the case would have been very much in everyone's living memory at the time) and the (boy)friend was a good swimmer, it's at least a strong possibility. Too right about the sculptor.

Peter: yes, definitely other factors as well - finding out all of your children have Huntington's alone must be horrible, and wiki says he had just reached Michael's death when working through the family papers - but growing up knowing everyone sees you as this particular character can't have helped. And oh, the irony of "to die would be an awfully big adventure".

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