2020 in our household, in review

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A truly small handful of Yuletide recs this time

I saved the best for last, because this one could actually have been written for me. I didn't sign up, but early in the year when I watched "The Name of the Rose" for the first time, and repeatedly throughout the year, I talked about how much I enjoyed the production and feel and wanted to simply spend more time in that world. Lo and behold, a second murder mystery set in a different medieval cathedral! And it's about polyphony! When I say I saved it for last, I mean I only read it after I had been through the rest of the archive and read everything else I thought I might like, so this is fresh in my mind, having been finished last night.

Ciel D'Oro (18766 words) by CenozoicSynapsid
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Il nome della rosa | The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Adso da Melk, Guglielmo da Baskerville | William of Baskerville
Additional Tags: Case Fic, Murder Mystery, Monks, Scholastic Philosophy, Polyphonic Music
Summary:

The second book of Adso of Melk, in which is described his journey to the city of Pavia, together with a description of the cathedral which is named San Piero Ciel D'Oro, and of the tombs of Augustine and Boethius and other famous men who are buried there. Containing also a narrative of a most infamous murder, and the investigations of this matter which were made by the learned friar William of Baskerville, employing methods of deduction. And in addition some discourses on music sung in one voice or in many voices, namely which of these is most fitting and proper for the celebration of the Holy Offices and the most solemn feast of the birthday of our Saviour.

It does make me think I should look for some more murder mysteries in medieval monasteries, or nunneries maybe. I haven't quite gotten around to that, except for that Chaucer series, which I didn't love.

For the rest of the recs there's ( Jurassic Park universe, gen, social media and conpiracy theories )

( Greek Mythology, Hades/Persephone and others, gen, various warnings )

( Russian folktale/Baba Yaga/Vasilisa the Brave, gen )

( Diana Wynne Jones's Eight Days of Luke, gen )

( Georgette Heyer's Friday's Child, Gil Ringwood/Ferdy Fakenham )

( Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe, Archie/Nero, sharing a bed angstfluff, slight kink )

( Shetland, Duncan/Jimmy )

( Little Women Amy/Laurie modern au )

( The Snake Fight Portion of Your Thesis Defense McSweeney's post - gen - 2 stories! All the others were isolated. )