#Literary Wonderland

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[tearwolfe]

we will become idiots, dancing on air

forget about the present, rat-tat-tat (rat-tat-tat)

[amicus-noctis]

“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!” - Man of La Mancha

Painting: from the picture book «Don Quixote» by Svetlin Vassilev

This quote is often incorrectly attributed to Miguel Cervantes book Don Quixote but it is actually from the musical "Man from la Mancha" from 1965, which is based on Cervantes book.

[ibrithir-was-here]

I know it wouldn't make a lot of sense, but I'm curious. How would you interpret a hypothetical crossover between Alice in Wonderland and Sherlock Holmes?

Oooh interesting!

Ok so, if Alice in Wonderland takes place in 1865 and Alice is 7, she'd be born in 1858, making her 4 years younger than Holmes, born in 1854.

(Conceding that the Alice in the story is a separate entity, then Alice Liddell, her real world inspiration, and so could have a different birth date)

So they're very much contemporaries, so a crossover is definitely possible without even much work.

Now, for the purposes of plot, when is the most interesting point for when could this crossover be taking place?

When they're both adults? So when he's already a consulting detective, and perhaps some sort of weirdness is going down around the old grounds of Alice's home where these portals to Wonderland and the Chesslands seem to be. Perhaps she disapeers back into them as an adult and he's hired by her family to try and figure out what's happened?

Or, maybe they knew eachother as children somehow? Alice Liddell was the daughter of a college dean, her counterpart could well be the same (given that the layouts of their homes are supposed to be described similarly one could make a case for a parallel)

So perhaps he crossed her path well at school and had some sort of strange childhood adventure that he later tried to rationalize, but still haunts him to this day?

I think whatever I'd do I'd like to leave the conclusion open as to wether the Dreamworlds of Alice are just that, dreams--or something greater going on. Let Holmes give a rationalish explanation if he can, but leave enough room for, "yes, but what if..."

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

GOD I AM NOT YOUR STRONGEST WARRIOR/j

***Glorious Masquerade spoilers beneath the cut!!***

ROLLO LORE ROLLO LORE ROLLO LORE 👀

ROLLO FLAMME UNIQUE MAGIC REVEAL, I REPEAT: ROLLO FLAMME UNIQUE MAGIC REVEAL>>>?!?!?!??!?!??>!>@@ WE GET THE INCANTATION FOR ITR TOO?????

“Crimson flower, scorch my soul and guide me. Dark Fire!” (Translation generously provided by @mysteryshoptls, who is currently on hiatus)

Note that the line itself says “身”, which more closely translates to “physical body/myself”. “Scorch my soul” is a phrase lifted from the lyrics of Hellfire, the Disney song, and fits with the “salvation” tone and theming.

Please also note that the “crimson flower” he’s referring to in the incantation is NOT literally referencing the crimson flowers (the magic sucking plant he cultivated in the waterways); he’s not controlling or influencing the flowers in any way (other than having grown them). The “crimson flower” of the incantation is metaphorical and likely refers to the fire that covers his body afterwards (as the actual flowers are described to closely resemble real fire).

“くすぶる欲望”, the name for Rollo’s unique magic is spoken aloud as “Dark Fire”, but it is written as “Burning Desire”. Again, this is a lyric lifted from the lyrics of Hellfire.

Rollo’s UM literally engulfs his body in flames, which he can freely control firebending lol. The magical fire is fueled by others’ fear and uneasiness.

ROLLO’S IN HIS RIDDLE ROSEHEARTS ERA, HE’S FINALLY EMBRACING HIS INNER ARSONIST I KNEW HE COULD DO IT I KNEW HE COULD LOSE HIS SHIT 

ALSO, WE WERE SUPER CLOSE WITH THE DEAD LITTLE BROTHER THEORY 😭 Apparently Rollo’s little brother died very young. He unlocked his magic before Rollo did; he played around with his magical abilities and acted recklessly with them. He performed a fire spell he couldn’t control… which ended up claiming his life. Rollo wasn’t able to help him, as he unlocked his magic AFTER his little brother was already dead (and he claims that he is absolved of fault because he didn’t have magic at the time but come on, I think we all realize he probably has internalized guilt over it). Because of this, he resents magicians for not doing anything to help moderate or to restrain his brother’s magic use.

HE’S CRYING, ROLLO IS CRYING

BRUH 😔 YOU REALLY GOT TA HIT US IN THE FEELS LIEK THIS????????????? I FEEL MY HEART BREAKING I’M NOT MADE OF STONE I’M NOT MADE OF SOMETHING STRONGER I’M LITERALLY GLASS RIGHT NOW

(THIS PART IS THEORIZING + ANALYSIS but there’s a flashback to Rollo’s past… and when his little brother calls out to him for help, there are rising flames in the background. This implies that his little brother died burning alive because he couldn’t control a fire spell… and Rollo couldn’t help even if he wanted to because he hadn’t gotten his own magic yet. As Azul points out, he must have been so conflicted when his own magical abilities awakened. THEN ROLLO LEARNS THE MAGIC THAT MAKES HIM “UNIQUE” IS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE 🤡

Imagine how fucking traumatic that must be if his little brother was lost in the flames… And if that’s true, then it explains why Rollo has dialogue which implies he’s unhappy with himself, that he views his own magic as being “cursed”, on top of forming a disdain for magic (and particularly those who overindulge in it as his brother once did). Losing his brother would have made such a big impact on Rollo that it literally SHAPED what his unique magic would be… That death was an extremely traumatic formative experience. Then, in a cruel twist of fate, Rollo sees his own magical abilities are a constant reminder that he could not save his loved one, and the form it has taken is like a sin and the guilt he cannot scrub from himself. Rollo’s body literally sets on fire when he uses his unique magic—a horrifyingly reminder of his little brother’s body burning to a crisp before his eyes.

What must Rollo be thinking in that moment when he discovered his unique magic and every time he uses it after that? I can control the fire that my brother couldn’t. I survive when this fire consumes me, and my brother didn’t. Uh, no wonder why he describes his magic as “repulsive” 😔 and no wonder why he’s not scared to lose his own magic. He, in fact, believes it will be liberating.

And the fact that his Dark Fire is powered by negative emotions????? That’s… such a scary manifestation of Rollo’s own dark thoughts and emotions. The worse people feel, the worse the flames become… the stronger Rollo’s internalized guilt, the more hateful he became, until it ultimately culminated in this plot to steal all the magic from Twisted Wonderland. In his eyes, any amount of magic is dangerous—too little, and mages becomes jealous. Too much, and they become arrogant. Magic is that evil, the unease and the fear, that propels Rollo and his unique soul-defining spell.

Dark Fire fittingly defines him, his obsession, and his ambition. Most importantly, it gives him drive, and a cause to work toward. It is Rollo’s guiding light in an otherwise dark, sin-drenched world. This is reflected even in the incantation: “Scorch my soul and guide me.” Rollo’s “sin” is also, very ironically, the hope that propels him toward is own brand of “salvation” at the expense of all other magic users. Like Idia says, Rollo tries ro justify his actions by claiming it is for the good of all when, in reality, Rollo is just seeking salvation for himself. He wants to come to terms with all the guilt he has been burdened with: seeing his brother burn, coming down with the curse of magic, the blight of his unique magic… GOD HE’S. SO AWFUL OTL BUT ALSO SO DARK AND COMPLEX)

asgk dihasbioasbiadfbiadfbafds Anyway, back to canon!!

SO THEY BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF ROLLO AND. His punishment for all of this is… Well, none of his crimes are shared with people outside of NRC (like how they try to contain news of Jamil and Vil’s OBs in the main story) 😂 so Rollo still remains “pure” in the eyes of the NBC mobs that adore him, BUT he has to deal with the internal moral dilemma and turmoil.

Truly fitting for a villain who has already internalized so much self-hatred and guilt… Oh yeah, and he dances with Malleus at the end 😂 Happily ever after, I guess??

[365coffeethoughts]

133/336

[queermystic]

Alices Adventurs Down the Rabbit Hole.

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[sillytriumphdragon]

[scorpiusmalfoylovesoscarwilde]

one of my favourite past times is researching my special interests as if I don't already know all the information I'm seeing. I love googling and reading things like yep knew that yep knew that yep knew that like of course you know that you idiot you only googled this yesterday there isn't going to be anything new 😭

[thepastisalreadywritten]

‘We're all mad here!’ 🐰🎩

The Mad Hatter’s tea party is one of the most iconic scenes from Lewis Carroll’s (1832–1898) surreal story, "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)." 🃏

This magical illustration is the work of Sir John Tenniel (1820–1914).

[meimi-haneoka]

Alice's adventures in Wonderland ~ Robert Sabuda / Akiho's pop-up book in episode 18 of Clear Card

[theguardianace]

acey…….hear me out…..nonsense bungaku hw ruikasa………ghnrsgfhhngrsfghhnhbnh

rui protecting nene from the past troupe. rui getting emotional and calling his retaliation cowardice.... sopping wet guilt-ridden cat....

i know this line has a meaning but my brain doesn't work right now and it cannot find it. but its there.

the. when the hollow wonderland is full of love and loneliness who is built on the foundation of solitude that cannot be remedied and love that cannot be paralleled.... (the heart that has fallen ill is ours these kids make me unwell). a troupe like a rebirth.

forget about the present. forget about the pain and the guilt and the horrors and just perform. don't sleep because the anxieties will never reach a mind that does not have time to think. (and also the line from chorus 2)

"to the me that's not me"- to the me who is not me, to the me who is performing the role of another. to the me who is not me, to the me who i pretend is not true. to the me who is not me, to the me who isn't hurting, isn't desperate, isn't so hopelessly pathetic. and the rui.... the rui learning to trust and to love and to be accepted.... it is ok to be vulnerable rui....

len's line feels very hw to me. rui's bullies.... and tsukasa who adamantly denies there's anything wrong (he cannot be a fool if he does not accept failure...)

i do not know your plan for the main story of hw BUT main story nenekasa (to know the love a show and then blow up about the failure) and ruikasa (to finally find a home only to leave when it threatens your childhood friend) FJSKDLJFKLSDJFKLSDJ

HW RUI HW RUI HW RUI HRJEHWRJEWJLKSDJFKLSDJFKDJSLFJDSKLF HEW WEHREHWLFSLKDRUII

yeah. yeah this is a good one. yeah

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🦇 Roses in the Mouth of a Lion Book Review 🦇

❓ #QOTD What's your favorite 80s song OR what are you currently reading? 🦇 Razia Mirza grows up amid the wild grape vines and backyard sunflowers of Corona, Queens, alongside her best friend, Saima. When a family rift drives the girls apart, Razia’s heart is broken. She finds solace in Taslima, a new girl in her close-knit Pakistani-American community, all while trying to manage the religious and cultural expectations of her family. When Razia is accepted to a prestigious high school in Manhattan, the gulf between the person she is and the daughter her parents want her to be, widens. There, she meets Angela, and is attracted to her in a way that blossoms into a new understanding. When their relationship is discovered by an aunty in the community, Razia must choose between her family and her own future.

💜 Razia resonated with me so much. Growing up Muslim, not realizing your sexuality is even an option, then realizing it's wrong, a sin your parents may never accept...it's heartbreaking for a child, for anyone. Muslim communities are tight-knit, breathing truth to the "it takes a village" mentality of raising children. That community can become supportive, empowering, encouraging; a warm, soothing blanket of security. However, it can also become hot, itchy, stifling; it can keep you from recognizing who you truly are. Sometimes you need to leave that security to recognize that person, and who you want to be. Bushra Rehman has done a stunning job of conveying that sense of community while showing us the little ways Razia began feeling like an outsider among the friends and family who raised her. This is the type of book, a potential classic, I wish was required reading (because when has a book with a Muslim, Pakistani FMC ever been considered required reading?).

💙 Raiza is a compelling, real and raw character. The story begins from her childhood, allowing us to see her grow and recognize the woman she wants to become over time. Because of that, there are some pacing issues. However, the prose is so enthralling, almost hypnotic in a sense, that it keeps you going until the end. Though I didn't LOVE the abrupt ending, I understood why it stopped there; everything moving forward would be up to Raiza, perhaps for the first real time in her life.

🦇 Recommended for fans of Evil Eye and The Skin & Its Girl.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🌹 Pakistani-American FMC 🦁 Muslim-American FMC 🌹 Lesbian / Queer 🦁 Female Friendships 🌹 Coming-of-Age Story 🦁 Literary Fiction 🌹 Friends to Lovers 🦁 Sapphic Romance

💬 Quotes ❝ I wanted to be chosen by someone. ❞ ❝ You can’t wait for anyone to teach you. Otherwise you’ll learn all the wrong things. ❞ ❝ Our parents had left their homes and the thread had unraveled, then been woven again with us. This was how it always was, an unraveling and a raveling of the earth, the ground we stood on. Nothing was sacred, everything was sacred, everything changed, everything stayed the same. ❞ ❝ I hate having to lie, but there’s no other way I can make them happy and still live my life. ❞ ❝ But the rest of us, the majority, were children of not- so- rich immigrants. We were the dreams, the ones expected to take our paper airplanes and turn them into rocket ships rising into higher orbits. ❞ ❝ The rumors, not the truth, were enough to destroy a girl’s reputation. ❞

[thelastrenaissance]

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer. Was born on 27 January 1832.

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.”

 Lewis Carroll

[novlr]

On July 1st, 1973, the British Library was established. It is now home to over 200 million items, and counting!

We love the British Library; it's where we source all of the beautiful illustrations we use. Let's show them some love as they celebrate 50 glorious years ❤️

[hollyburdorff]

My partner Justin and I made a website! From the info page:

The Jungle Can’t Happen Here In Wonderland is a digital toy that collages random quotations from three classic works of literature. Each press of the snake compiles a trio of random excerpts, one from Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle (1906), Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here (1935), and Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland (1865), respectively.

Learn more & play at www.thejunglecan.com!