#TheTrials

[liapher]

hiiiiii <3 25, 4, 20, 13, 14, 4, 3 + is there any passage you read this year that really stuck with you?

hiiiiii! evilly skipping 3/4/14/20 since i've answered them in other asks even though you asked first

13. What were your least favorite books of the year?

dodging the question a little. none of the books i read were absolutely horrible, else i wouldn't have finished them. brennerova (wolf haas) wasn't particularly good, but brenner novels exist for their writing style, not the story/characters. didn't like the echo wife (made the mistake of thinking about the world-building), small game (which was gripping and enjoyable but tragically missing a proper ending) and la couleur des choses (could we please get to breathe for one page before getting the next bit of horrible news) as much as i hoped i would, even though all of them have something interesting going on in terms of their themes (echo wife), tension (small game) and narrative techniques (couleur)

25. What reading goals do you have for next year?

next year i will finally read at least one french/german/norwegian/swedish book each again. also, despite numbers being entirely meaningless, finish 30+ books. ideally, branch out a little in terms of genres (some poetry? collections of letters? some other fiction genres?)

passage that stuck with me

dissertation epigraph just kidding kidding question mark but also it's funny (with added funniness for personal reasons and also based on the context in which it's placed in moby dick)

Finally: It was stated at the outset, that this system would not be here, and at once, perfected. You cannot but plainly see that I have kept my word. But I now leave my cetological System standing thus unfinished, even as the great Cathedral of Cologne was left, with the crane still standing upon the top of the uncompleted tower. For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. God keep me from ever completing anything. This whole book is but a draught⁠—nay, but the draught of a draught. Oh, Time, Strength, Cash, and Patience!

w&p andrey bolkonsky battle of austerlitz sky moment. but also many of the war scenes about the utter somehow humanizing stupidity of the soldiers and generals. i did go into this book thinking i'd enjoy the society scenes and tolerate the war scenes, but some of the war scenes are in fact pretty good

[leguin]

for the book ask: 3, 4, 6, 14, 12 :)

3. What were your top five books of the year?

Hm, tough to pick...in no particular order, I'd say Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Eastbound, Pulling the Chariot of the Sun, Stations of the Tide, and The Postcard. Drive Your Plow and Eastbound are probably going to be all time fiction books for me, but the others were also really really good.

4. Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?

Quite a few! Most of the authors I read this year were new to me, but I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of Maylis de Kerangal's work, and Olga Tokarczuk's, and Pulling the Chariot of the Sun got me really curious about Shane McCrae's poetry.

6. Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?

I requested and then forgot to pick up The Myth of Normal from the library like 3 different times this year lol. I do finally have it, but am somewhere in the weeds of the first chapter, so I'd classify it as not having really got to it...yet. I also didn't almost anything from my owned book backlog :/

14. What books do you want to finish before the year is over?

None! I'm currently reading 3 500+ page nonfiction books, so I don't anticipate finishing any of them in the next week.

12. Any books that disappointed you?

The Forest Museum is what I'm remembering with the most annoyance and disappointment at this point - this post touches on why, and having read some more very good books since then, the mediocrity of that one is even clearer. I was also pretty disappointed by the little I read of The Lightning Stenography Device by M. F. Sullivan, but I didn't finish it so maybe it gets better...maybe.

[4kaia]

i feel like my mind is going to explode if I don't stop reading Kafka. help.

[gideonthefirst]

hi! i saw you were asking for an epub of the body in pain by elaine scarry & i replied to the original post with a download link but since the filehost is a bit tricky i also put it on my google drive if you want: https://drive.googlecom/file/d/1Q5owenR2kwNUChxA_Vwsab7QGp4bvXKS/view?usp=sharing

enjoy!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[vintagecinemaart]

The Trial-Original Vintage French Movie Poster for the Orson Welles Surreal Thriller with Anthony Perkins, Akim Tamiroff, and Jeanne Moreau #thetrial #citizenkane #orsonwelles #anthonyperkins #jeannemoreau #vintagecinemaart #movieposter #wallart https://etsy.me/3xyu1wY https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxqaBeOnhC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[llpodcast]

The Worry Men Wealthy socialite Veronica Vreeland returns from Central America bringing tiny handmade dolls for all her friends. According to native legend, once placed under a pillow the dolls do the sleeper’s worrying for them. Unknown to Veronica or her guests, each of the dolls contains a tiny microchip which plants hypnotic suggestions inside the sleeper’s brains, even Bruce’s. Sideshow Enroute to an upstate prison, Killer Croc escapes and leads Batman on a dangerous chase through the wilderness. After throwing Batman temporarily off his trail, the reptile-man takes refuge with a group0 of retired circus freaks and convinces them to help him. When Batman arrives, Croc and the freaks band together to capture him. A Bullet For Bullock Someone has put a hit out on Gotham’s toughest cop, Harvey Bullock. After surviving several near misses, Bullock realises he has no choice but to reluctantly ask Batman to help him discover who is behind the murder attempts. During their investigation Bullock learns that his gruff and mean-spirited manner has created enemies in the unlikeliest of people. The Trial Gotham’s deadliest criminals, The Joker, Two-Faced, Mad Hatter, The Ventriloquist, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy among many others, kidnap Batman and put him on trial in Arkham Asylum. The Dark Knight’s only hope rests with District Attorney Janet Van Dorn who, despite her anti-Batman stance, is forced to defend the Caped Crusader’s life as well as her own. Opening Credits; Introduction (.56); Episode One: The Worry Men (49.50); Episode Two: Sideshow (59.22); Episode Three: A Bullet For Bollocks (1:08.26); Episode Four: The Trial (1:15.15); Favourite Episode (1:20.40); End Credits (1:33.20); Closing Credits (1:34.03) Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – Copyright . All rights reserved Closing Credits: Let It Go by Luba. From the album 9 ½ Weeks Motion Picture Soundtrack. Copyright 1986 Capitol Records ​ Original Music copyrighted 2020 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast. All rights reserved. Used by Kind Permission. All songs available through Amazon Music.

[mayapurimagazine]

The Trial Web Series Bollywood Celebs Review :-

[booksvenue1]

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[liapher]

wait changed my url again for subtle messaging manipulating your opinion. best book of the year.

interesting question from tumblr user thetrial. btw did you ever have an issendorf-related url

let me dodge the question and instead give you the three books that got to me the most

lolita. books that make you read a host of essays right after including a whole other follow-up book (lolita: the story of a cover girl: vladimir nabokov's novel in art and design)

2. der process. the weird br audio book adaptation specifically

3. moby dick. i thought it would be quite meh and then many (although definitely not all) parts were in fact very fun/enjoyable

[the-replacemints]

tagged by @beforeandafterscience :D

tagging @juliebarnes @rattlegore @rustbeltjessie @power-chords and @thetrial if u guys wanna do this

[anastpaul]

Thought for the Day – 6 April– We Must Never Wish to be Delivered from theTrials we are Patiently Enduring

Thought for the Day – 6 April– The Spiritual Combat (1589) – Dom Lorenzo Scupoli OSM (c1530-1610) “None shall be crowned who has not fought well.” 2 Tim 2: 5 XLI: … We Must Never Wish to be Delivered from theTrials we are Patiently Enduring “When you shall find yourself in any painful position and bearing it patiently, take heed lest the devil or your own self-love persuade you to desire…

[agentmika]

thank u thank u thank u @raylangivins​ for tagging me in not 1, not 2, but 3 fun tag games! fr tho I haven’t done one in ages and doing this one tonight has been really fun :) 1. picrew game (this is like. a mix of how I dress + how I want to dress. also my hair is a bit longer than this but this was most accurate!)

2. shuffle my on repeat playlist and post the first 10 tracks 1. This Year - The Mountain Goats

2. Through Me (The Flood) - Hozier

3. Cleaning Out The Rooms - Sea Power

4. The Internet - Jon Bellion

5. What’s Your Name? - Doechii

6. The Time Is Now - Futuristic

7. Can’t Help Myself - Sir the Baptist, Saint Ashleey, Estelle, MC Lyte, Syleena Johnson, Ann Nesby, The Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast 

8. Up the Wolves - The Mountain Goats

9. Subaru Crosstrek XV - Hobo Johnson

10. Countdown - Beyoncé

(I'm surprised I only got 1 hozier song considering the entire EP is in my top 10 on this playlist rn)

3. this questionnaire:

Tea, coffee, or soda? depends on the day but at this point in my life I’d prob pick coffee Dogs or cats? cats :))) Can you play any instrument? I have a very simple jingle bells memorized on piano as well as smoke on water basics on acoustic guitar. but if I wasn’t making caveats I would simply say no but I really really want to learn how to What's your sun sign? taurus babyyy First song lyrics that pops into your head? HONey you’re familiar like my mirror years agoOOOOoOoo, ideALISm sits innnn prisonnn, chivalRY fell on its SwORD Do you have any tattoos? no but I am interested in getting at least one someday Favorite place you've travelled? I really loved my first time in Edinburgh this past year What's the last movie you've watched? You People What languages do you speak? English, Spanish, can count in French as well as a few basic phrases, and I know the word for butterfly in like 5 languages  Do you have any hobbies? taking a note from mo, I will also note that I have many hobbies but one I think you wouldn't guess from my blog is that I’m a runner! I did track and ran hurdles and sprint events for years and I still like to run now :) I think a half-marathon might be in my future tbh You can hang out with one fictional character for an hour, who do you choose? way WAY too many coming to mind rn so I’m going to add a spin on this and say from podcast: Hera, from TV: Castiel, from books: Jesper Fahey, from movie: Em Haywood.  Compliment yourself: I’m a pretty good artist 

likewise tagging for any or all of these: @thetrial​ @fan-art-ic​ @essential-npc​ @sistermp3​ @cor-aeterna​ @davidfosterwallaceandgromit​ @quinnfabreys​ @yellghoul​ @realpersonfacts​ @rebeccabinch​

[vintagecinemaart]

Brazil-Original Vintage Movie Poster of Terry Gilliam's Fantastic Tale of the Future with Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro and Kim Greist #brazil #12monkeys #fearandloathing #1984 #aclockworkorange #thetrial #vintagecinemaart #wallart #Movieposter https://etsy.me/3YDa3xe https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxQDpAO7py/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[wurmzirkus]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

tagged by @roombagreyjoy, hiiii i love you thank you!!

tagging @corniart, @sharkentine, @haunthouse, @baezel2, @apatheticalchemist, @udonthreens, @thetrial, @johnwickfucker, @unsureprincess

Three ships I hate love: kepcobiwell (wolf 359) (yeah charlotte, we know), griddlehark (the locked tomb), kiradax (star trek ds9)

First ever ship: probably had more stuff going on when i was younger but the first ship i ever sought out fic for was aziraphale/crowley from good omens

Last song: on the floor by perfume genius

Last movie: i think wolfwalkers? it's been a While

Currently reading: the fifth season by n.k. jemisin! i swear to god i will actually finish it this time

Currently watching: yellowjackets s2, succession 1 (lmao), and literally rewatching community as we speak

Currently consuming: idk man. water?

Currently craving: honestly nothing, i'm just gonna get more water in a second >:3

[rostii]

6 albums i've been listening to!

the avalanches / yves tumor / the presets / fever ray / the national / king stingray

tagged by @lastparty, mwah!

tagging @hajskaeg @thetrial @utenah @robertcapajpg @bouillonbabe @derelictship :+)

[brennerrama]

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“I only came here because I wanted to see if the inside of this famous legal system was as loathsome as I guessed it was. And now I’m too depressed to see anything more. I just want to get out of here and be alone.”

Anthony Perkins in The Trial

#TheTrial #Welles #OrsonWelles #AnthonyPerkins #Kafka #FranzKafka #Moviequotes #MovieQuoteOfTheDay