Someone keeps writing sexual one-liners on her schoolbooks, and she returns to her locker after gym class one day to find it covered in maxi pads. At school she has two girlfriends but is otherwise teased and bullied. Riding the bus with Park becomes the one bright spot in Eleanor’s day. He makes her a tape of some of his favorite songs, and when Eleanor admits she has no way of listening to it, he lets her use his Walkman on the bus and loans her batteries so she can listen at home. One morning when Park oversleeps and forgets to bring the comics, they talk about music. Then, still without talking, he begins loaning them to her, whole stacks at a time. When Park realizes that Eleanor is reading his comics over his shoulder, he opens them wider and checks to make sure she’s finished reading before he turns the page. They sit beside each other every day without speaking. Eleanor mentally refers to Park as “the stupid Asian kid” because Park is half Korean. In a fleeting moment of pity, Park reluctantly allows her to share his seat.Īt first, Park is appalled by Eleanor’s loud taste in clothing and wonders why she doesn’t try harder to blend in. Steve, Tina and the rest of the kids at the back of the bus don’t let Eleanor sit down. She’s the new girl who is readjusting to life at home with her impoverished family - trying to evade the notice of her abusive stepfather and struggling with body-image issues. In the 1980s, Eleanor Douglas isn’t just the new girl on the bus.
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And her nemesis, Consul Julius Scaeva, stands but a breath from total dominance over the Republic.īut beneath the city, a dark secret awaits. Her mentor Mercurio is now in the clutches of her enemies. She may never escape the City of Bridges and Bones alive. Mia Corvere, gladiatii, escaped slave and infamous assassin, is on the run.Īfter the greatest games in Godsgrave’s history ended with the most audacious murders in the history of the Itreyan Republic, Mia finds herself pursued by Blades of the Red Church and soldiers of the Luminatii legion. From bestselling and award-winning author Jay Kristoff comes the thrilling and heart-breaking conclusion to The Nevernight Chronicle. She describes a few specific episodes that highlight her love for theatre and creativity. Coel recounts growing up Black in London, from the racism she experienced at school (from both the students and the staff) to her time at drama school. Honest and incisive, this talk is definitely a must-listen/read. That talk, transcribed here in Misfits, is powerful indeed. I would recommend Misfits to those who haven’t watched Coel's MacTaggart Lecture. If you haven’t watched it, do yourself a favour, and do it ASAP. It made me cry, it made me laugh, it gave me friggin goosebumps. While I liked Chewing Gum well enough, I May Destroy You blew my mind. Our words-even when spoken from a position so powerless that all that’s produced is a moth-like squeak-can be loud enough to wake the house: a house that is often sleeping peacefully and does not want to be disturbed a house in which perhaps you’ve found a home. ❀ blog ❀ thestorygraph ❀ letterboxd ❀ tumblr ❀ ko-fi ❀ Making her see that she can be the center of her own story. “I thought for Cass it would be important to have someone who kind of looks like her when she’s older, who is mentoring her and helping her. “It was really important to me that Cass had someone to look up to who was an Asian American woman, because in my own life that has certainly been important to me,” said Kuhn. While Barbara and Cassandra’s relationship is rooted in comic book history, Jackie is a “Shadow of the Batgirl” original character. Two people who take an interest in Cassandra and her well-being are Barbara from the library, who knows an awful lot about gadgets and Batgirl, and Jackie Fujikawa Yoneyama, who owns a ramen shop. To write those first moments after she’s escaped her abusive father and she is finding happier things, more joyful things, connections with people love of all different kinds.” “That made me really want to find the joy for her. “There’s so much empathy in that design,” said Kuhn. “There’s trauma and abuse and other heavy issues.”Īnd she credit’s Goux’s art for helping her really connect with Cassandra and the story they wanted to tell. As a writer known for work that is generally more “fun and joyous and happy,” Kuhn said it was a challenge to push herself to explore the darker aspects of Cassandra’s backstory in a meaningful and authentic way. |