Recbox for the_interuniversal_geometer

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the_interuniversal_geometer:

Preferred Genres: detective fiction, romance, queer fiction

DNW Genres: nonfiction, thriller, horror, western, epistolary, sitcom

Preferred Media Types: podcasts, books (especially if there are audiobooks available)

DNW Media Types: physical book only, comics (physical or webcomics)

General Likes: queer characters, disabled characters (but no inspiration porn!), jewish characters, poly relationships, identity porn, ergodic literature (difficult to traverse)

General DNWs: adults in relationships with people under 18, sad/hopeless endings, pedophilia, the narration being mysoginistic or homophobic or ableist (it’s fine if other characters are these things but not the main character, unless they change by the end of the story)

Fandom Preferences: poly potential, lots of content

Requests for Content Warnings: underage characters having sex

Examples of Media Enjoyed: the Penumbra Podcast, Friends at the Table (podcast), Rex Riveter (podcast), Autobiography of Red, old ballads, Neoscum (podcast), the Untamed, Six of Crows, Howl’s Moving Castle (book and movie), Leverage, Fullmetal Alchemist

Examples of Media to Avoid: Critical Role, Game of Thrones, Marvel and DC, Star Wars, Big Band Theory

Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, YouTube

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English

Comments

An audiobook, an ebook and a podcast

[glassesofjustice]

the_interuniversal_geometer,

Maybe my favorite audiobook ever, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Despite the title, this is definitely a queer book, and since you like detective fiction, it's a bit of a mystery too that unravels through the book. The narration is wonderful, and the mystery had me hanging onto every word. Sadly there are only two fics for it, but they are spoilers so don't go looking ;)

Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman is an f/f romance novella featuring a Jewish character.

I just finished listening to The Strange Case of Starship Iris. It's an audio fiction podcast that ran 10 episodes. It's set in space in 2189 and the main cast are space smugglers, so that should give you a tell on the vibe. There are queer and enby characters, some fun worldbuilding and in-world languages, plus lots of space adventures. It's light on romance, but I would say the c-plot is romance, and there is a nice established relationship. There are over 70 fics for it, but I haven't read any yet. The transcripts are here. I definitely think there is poly potential, but maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part. There are 4 fics for the OT3 I think is the most obvious!

-Glasses

Re: An audiobook, an ebook and a podcast

[interuniversal_geometer]

ooooooh thank you so much!! i havent heard of the first but i have both read knit one, girl two and ive listened to tscosi!! honestly that just makes me even more excited to listen to the audiobook bc i liked the other two so much ^_^ checking my audible library it turns out that my mom already bought it?? skdjfslkfj excite!!

Re: An audiobook, an ebook and a podcast

[glassesofjustice]

You know tscosi started it’s second season, yeah?! I found out by chance, so just spreading the word in case. There is a mini episode from June and then just the first one of S2 out now.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, I would like to recommend the Diviners series by Libba Bray, it is a supernatural story set in 1920s New York, in a world where people hide secret magical powers, with a lot of Queer and Jewish characters included as part of the main cast.

[interuniversal_geometer]

thank you so much for the rec!! that sounds super interesting~

2 detectivey TV shows

[lets_call_me_lily]

Have you tried:
- Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - quite a light-hearted murder mystery series set in late 1920s Australia. Fun, with great costumes and some good female representation, there's a recurring side character who's a lesbian. Not much by way of queer romance though, sorry!
- Elementary - Sherlock Holmes adaptation that is more buddy-cop than things like BBC Sherlock. Lucy Liu plays Watson, and she and Sherlock are friends; there's potential for a queerplatonic relationship.

Both on netflix depending on region!

Also, if you liked Howl's Moving Castle, I suggest other Studio Gihbli films! Lots have recently made their way to netflix - Spirited Away is the most well-known, but there's also Castle in the Sky, My Neighbour Totoro, Arriety (based on the Borrowers) and more :)

Re: 2 detectivey TV shows

[interuniversal_geometer]

i have not seen those shows! i will def check them out!! ive seen a handful of gihbli films but ive never seen castle in the sky before!! i'll have to watch that one

Re: 2 detectivey TV shows

[lets_call_me_lily]

Yay, so glad that I could rec something you hadn't seen before! I hope they're to your liking <3

(and btw if you ever feel like an only-physical-copy-book thing, Howl's Moving Castle has a sequel, and Diana Wynne Jones was a prolific author! You may be able to get an audiobook version from your library, but I'm not sure about that.)