Reposted by Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf
also in a comedy of manners, the manners matter. it’s not just using the right fork or being polite; it’s also manner of dress. when you adapt something from a very specific social context, you can’t (always) just mess around with signifiers within that context
![[Image desc: a copy of A BLOOD AS BRIGHT AS THE MOON by Andrea Morstabilini before a rich red-purple drape. Beside the book is a stemmed glass with a pale pink drink. The scene is awash with prismatic rainbows.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ry77yg67bhrjsh4h5ptccng6/bafkreify3vgygay3dlvtyclolv3duhylk43xdvpirkjy3oojjnhztbgxii)
![[A stack of books in golden nighttime porch light (bottom to top): KA by John Crowley, THE DEATH AND BIRTH OF ILIANA MAREK by David Liss, IN HER EXQUISITE CLUTCHES by Auston Habershaw, OF THE APES by Steven Erikson, THE FIFTH INFLECTION by Gautam Bhatia, MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS by Kelly Link, UNEARTHED ed. Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ry77yg67bhrjsh4h5ptccng6/bafkreihcve4emgb67zlws7eawca5nz7kwo3yip22hwuwissxuqxyw7gjsi)
![[A hardcover copy of THE SIXTH NIK by Daniel Kraus alongside a drink the color of a bruise, all purple black to lush yellow with salt along the rim. Book and drink are set against a brushed nickel backdrop.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ry77yg67bhrjsh4h5ptccng6/bafkreib7iwh6acvgp545eig7vbcx5hyzebvwo6p7zrhukd2b3z6cuonv6u)
