Yeah, uh, the book has a few slurs and derogatory remarks, like the kid at Warlock’s birthday calling Aziraphale a f*****
There’s also a fair bit of racism and a touch of ableism, so that may be good to note before going into it.
It is what it is, and there’s no changing that, so I focus on what I like about the book while trying to be aware of its shortcomings, like with everything else
In this border the white flowers of the biennial, or short-lived perennial, Hesperis matronalis (dame’s rocket, damask-violet, dame’s violet, dames wort, dame’s gilliflower, garden rocket, night rocket, sweet rocket, white rocket) was scenting the air and brightening the border. This plant is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, and requires a fertile, moist but well-drained neutral or alkaline soil in sun or semi-shade, ideal for the edge of a woodland border.
Here's another one I had actually woken up thinking of. (I posted it awhile ago on my own Tumblr, I must admit.) At Christmas time Crowley buys thousands of dollars worth of toys for charity (along with a year supply of batteries for each). Humans think he's just the most generous man in the world. Aziraphale notes that all the toys are the kind that make noises that drive adults insane. He notes it, but he says nothing. (It's been awhile since I read the book, with my luck that's in it.)
*snorts* Crowley is the exact kind of asshole to give out kazoos at Halloween too. Like little to no candy cause it’ll rot their teeth, but here’s a noise maker, fly my pretties, fly.
ok so like obviously in the show/audio drama nanny ashtoreth and brother francis are crowley and aziraphale themselves which is very cute but in the book i think they’re crowley and aziraphale’s ‘agents’ and as hallie just said i recognize that this is probably a joke but on the other hand apparently crowley and aziraphale both think they have an entire army on their payroll. what i’m getting at is: concept they both hired shadwell to spy on warlock and because he didn’t want to admit he there was no one else in the witchfinders he had to play both the nanny and the gardener for eleven years
This book studies Fry and Laurie’s first 20 years together, through the last Jeeves and Wooster/ABOFAL. I was delighted to learn so many details. Lots of pictures, and many many script excerpts.
coworker told me he “hates all mollusks” today. and to each their own obviously but like… theres 100k species of mollusk… you really hate all of them bro? nautiluses and oysters and snails and nudibranches and chitons and thousands of animals youve never even heard of???? what did ammonites even fucking do to you
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