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can someone recommend some beginner normal behaviors for someone looking to become normal

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"I killed Bakugo to show Shigaraki's overwhelming power.” This has been the thing that upset and angered me the most so far. Seriously? Is it really that simple, or am I just not understanding it? I thought his death had a significant impact on the story—I used to constantly come up with theories at the time—but it turns out he just decided to belittle Bakugo in order to make Shigaraki shine a bit more. The way he expressed this honestly made me feel bad. I don’t know, maybe I’m overreacting,+

Let me say this clearly once and for all. I am not on Twitter nor am I on any Discord servers that have displayed the book for me to see. I don't have any way of verifying whether you guys are bringing me accurate information to react to.

But even if I take your comment at face-value, I'm not impressed with this trend of making all-or-nothing drama out of Horikoshi's isolated statements. Of course Katsuki's death served to demonstrate Shigaraki's overwhelming power. You know what else happened though? Katsuki scared the shit out of Shigaraki too. These things are both true. Katsuki's death served MORE than just that purpose as you yourself claim to have observed, and if you think hyping up Shigaraki is the *sole* reason Horikoshi killed Katsuki then you need to take a step back from the internet and breathe. Y'all are extremely uncharitable when it comes to the details Horikoshi doesn't say anything about. You just assume what he says is all there is to say, and I don't really care to get involved in such a nothingburger. Even if it were true that this was all Horikoshi wanted to do, that doesn't mean he succeeded at doing so, because the story stands on its own. What you get out of the story is just as valid as what Horikoshi says his intentions were. The author isn't the end-all-be-all arbiter on what's happening in a story. Try to be a bit more charitable in your readings please.

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Horikoshi's reputation getting annihilated by fans so badly he actually goes and confirms my "it's not that bad and it's open-ended" posts was not in my bingo card

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My review of Blood Over Bright Haven by M L Wang - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

20 out of 10 stars. It's one of the best books I've ever read and I think should be compulsory reading for every fantasy fan out there. Saying it's a dark academia is doing it so much injustice and trivializes how tragic, philosophical, multilayered and relevant this book is. BOBH explores such heavy themes from many unique view points, especially the MC’s!

Sciona can be so egotistical and arrogant and downright unlikeable at times, but she is a good person with good intentions and you end up rooting for her, and crying for her, and believing in her ideals until the very last page. The deuteragonist to her is Thomil, who is a "second-class" citizen (refugee) in the city of Tiran, and holds up a mirror to all her prejudices and ignorance. Sciona is blisteringly intelligent, and that ends up creating this gorgeous perspective of someone who has the earned ego from intelligence warring with a heart she didn't think she wanted to have. The backdrop is lush (I'll get to the fantastical elements in a second) with layers of institutional oppression that is very obvious to Thomil who is a direct victim of it, and is only half obvious to Sciona who has only had to deal with the misogyny aspect and not the systemic theologically driven racism. We are treated to her genuine curiosity, pursuit of truth, and her ego leading her to constantly unravel the things she didn't want to know, unlearn generations of indoctrination, and act on her intuition that what she's a part of is inherently rotten. Her character development is top notch, especially considering where she started as someone who “lacked empathy”.

I've never read a perspective like this - it's like reading Letty's POV in Babel if Letty was actually a good person lol with sprinklings of Robin? (I'm on the I hate Letty squad until I die). Sciona is both a victim and a perpetrator. A damsel and a demon (I'm not being pretentious that's actually one of the chapter titles kjsfghfskjhg). It makes for such an interesting read, sometimes exasperating, sometimes poetically tragic and hopeful and most of the time full of the joy and passion of discovery. Sciona believes at her core she is egotistical and while I do agree, I think her core is curiosity as her fatal flaw. She doesn't shy away from the truth, she invites debate, she loves being challenged and having the opportunity to defend herself but is also quick to embrace when she's wrong and will change her perspective. In that way, I felt really represented by her curiosity, and felt her rage whenever she was told its unwomanly to ask questions and look under rocks and be unapologetic in ENJOYING her work. Even the insinuation that she is just as selfish as the men for wanting a legacy was fascinating because while she is egotistical, Sciona wanting to leave a legacy behind in a society where women are not allowed to have any power or legacy is inherently different than the men around her.

The Thomil POV chapters are just incredible to read. Both of them together really represent that intersectionality between racial oppression and systemic patriarchy because while neither of them are wrong, Sciona enjoys the privilege of her race and therefore it makes her blind to the horrors that Thomil and the other Kwen face in the city. Watching her unlearn all that is fascinating because just like Thomil, it’s obvious to me as a reader why she’s wrong (being a WoC myself) but trying to explain it to someone you care about and know isn’t a bad person is a very uniquely infuriating experience to both be in and to witness. And the way the romance develops between them is so organic, realistic, subtle and fluttery - it actually does a really good job in highlighting the fragility of hope in such a rotten city, and therefore it’s importance.

Because the setting IS in academia where Sciona is doing research and Thomil is her assistant, it gets given "dark academia" as the genre but in reality it's absolutely riveting because it's full of theological, philosiphical, ethical and moral debates between Sciona and Thomil that flow so naturally and don't feel gimmicky or preachy. The worldbuilding is so lush and rich, the magic system is intricate, complex, and rule-based, and the lore is very well thought out where it actually feels like I'm reading about a civilisation in OUR world. The pacing is BLISTERING but it never once feels like it's too fast - Blood over Bright Haven is only 450 pages or so but it feels like I've just read an expansive trilogy which just makes ML Wang a genius.

I can't stop gushing about this book, this is my first MLW book (haven't read Sword of Kaigen yet) but I will be a lifelong fan of her. If I had to really explain the vibes of what this book is, it has the same feelings as The Hunchback of Notre Dame x Attack on Titan x Babel. It's a lot of tragedy, a lot of institutionalised secrecy and monstrosity, and a lot of religious philosophy, but at its core it's a story about love, hope, and the desire to leave a better and more honest world behind.

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didn’t even know how much i missed wiress, mags and beetee!! what they’re doing w beetee is absolutely tragic omg

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“I’ve seen similar clips before of the tributes being treated like pampered pets. Being brushed and fed and flattered, lapping it up. Playing into the Capitol propaganda. Maybe it gets them more sponsors, but if they do win, it’s not going to get them a parade back home.

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An apology? From a Capitol guy? Then I see it for what it is: another way to manipulate me by pretending I’m a human being, worthy of an apology.”

I am just in awe at how based she’s made Haymitch and district 12 in general and how well she’s writing this. Not surprising of course, but it’s just hitting so differently as an adult - all dystopia should have a kernel of truth to it but THG has always been the original in the last couple decades, the most realistic. Every other dystopia I’ve read seems too far fetched, too apocalyptic.

“plutarch acts friendly, but his indulgences (…) are just a method to manage me, because happy playthings are easier to handle than raging ones”

every line in this book is a banger bc if this isn’t how governments today are treating us with social media bans, taking tiktok away just to give it back censored so that we can be “grateful”, pushing more and more short content with more and more ads, war escalating while the masses have their backs turned watching the oscars or the Super Bowl… suzanne collins the woman that you are!!!

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“plutarch acts friendly, but his indulgences (…) are just a method to manage me, because happy playthings are easier to handle than raging ones”

every line in this book is a banger bc if this isn’t how governments today are treating us with social media bans, taking tiktok away just to give it back censored so that we can be “grateful”, pushing more and more short content with more and more ads, war escalating while the masses have their backs turned watching the oscars or the Super Bowl… suzanne collins the woman that you are!!!

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THATS how he gets picked for the reaping???? that is so unbelievably sad and cruel I am so shocked oh my god.. every word, every mention, every character is like a knife to my heart rn

chapter 1 of sunrise on the reaping and im already holding back tears at seeing 16 year old haymitch say “I don’t drink” and saying he only trades liquor he doesn’t drink it.. what did they do to youuuuu 🥺💔

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chapter 1 of sunrise on the reaping and im already holding back tears at seeing 16 year old haymitch say “I don’t drink” and saying he only trades liquor he doesn’t drink it.. what did they do to youuuuu 🥺💔

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Technically true.

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drawing sukuna with pastel background was not on my 2024 bingo card

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I saw an otter briefly hop on top of a babirusa at the zoo and when the stranger standing next to me heard my camera shutter click he turned to me with this look of immense relief, put his hand to his chest, and said in a dead serious tone “oh thank christ someone caught that on film”

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no offence but I hate when people my age start projecting their own fears and ideas about aging and youth onto me. girl sorry but I’m young and beautiful if you think women in their late 20s onwards are worthless old hags who have run out of time that’s a personal problem

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Welcome to the RELAUNCH of Wonder Duo Days! → wonderduodays.carrd.co

Wonder Duo Days is a fan event dedicated to inspiring creativity and sharing/contributing fanwork of Izuku & Katsuki’s relationship.

The goal is to bring the community together and give all our talent a place to come together and be seen. All sorts of creative content is welcome!

The first polls for February and March will be hosted on twitter and end January 24th! There's plans to expand polling location in the future. Links to the polls will be below. 💚LET’S GO BEYOND!🧡

February Poll March Poll

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I've got a new friend. He's a kiwi. A bird or a fruit, you may ask? Well, both