{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":402911,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"i finished elizabeth bowen’s “the last september” (1929) before the last day of september, which was apt. the early bowe","title":"I finished Elizabeth Bowen’s “The Last September” (1929) before the last day of September, which was apt. The early Bowe","url":"https://mastodon.art/@colorblindcowboy/117355501015207642","first_seen":"2026-09-29T21:07:50.410043Z","last_seen":"2026-09-29T21:07:50.410043Z","last_rank":12,"peak_rank":12,"last_volume":7,"peak_volume":7,"seen_count":1,"score":0.77625,"category_hint":"books","section":"culture","category":"books","summary":"A reader finished Elizabeth Bowen's 1929 novel The Last September on the penultimate day of September, calling the timing apt. The book is set during the Irish revolution and follows a wealthy Anglo-Irish family as they largely fail to respond to the war for Irish independence. The post praises the early Bowen novel and highlights its blend of comedy and looming violence.","why":"The calendar coincidence of finishing a September-titled book before the month's end gives book lovers a timely hook to discuss a classic.","tone":"positive","entities":["Elizabeth Bowen","The Last September","Ireland"],"summarized_at":"2026-09-29T21:08:41.857817Z","meta":{"tag":"bookstodon","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":215},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Reader finishes Elizabeth Bowen's The Last September just in time","section_name":"Culture","category_name":"Books","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-09-29T21:07:50.410043Z","rank":12,"volume":7}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://mastodon.art/@colorblindcowboy/117355501015207642","author":"colorblindcowboy@mastodon.art","title":null,"snippet":"I finished Elizabeth Bowen’s “The Last September” (1929) before the last day of September, which was apt. The early Bowen novel takes place during the Irish revolution, focusing on a wealthy Anglo-Irish extended family and how they react, but mostly don’t, to the war for Irish…","posted_at":"2026-09-29T17:27:15Z","likes":7}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}