Podcast
Morbid
The hosts cited the title when comparing a character’s prolonged mourning attire to a scene where someone is told to stop wearing black, using it as a cultural reference. A listener later recalled reading the series, describing it as a source of joy that unfortunately resulted in a low grade from a teacher. Both mentions treated the book informally, highlighting its recognizable status without strong endorsement.
Episode: Listener Tales 21
The storyteller said they read Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries books, found them joyful, and received a paperback copy which later earned them a low grade from a teacher.
I picked Meg Cabot aka author of the Princess Diaries. Hell yeah. ... Her books brought a lot of joy to me during this time so I was happy to do the thing you know? ... then I got the paperback and she gave me a fucking D.
She gave a lot of bullshit reasons especially saying that I should have picked someone that had written uh that I that had more written on them or what the fuck ever but I was devastated.
Episode: Emma Cunningham and the Murder of Harvey Burdell
The hosts referenced the novel when describing Emma being urged to stop wearing mourning attire, likening it to a scene where a character is told to stop wearing black.
He said, get out of mourning, girl. He said, girl, get sexy and flirt. Isn't that the Princess Diaries when Joe is like, you've been wearing black for too long?
