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searidings · 2 years

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hi hello it's the end of june which means!!! half of the year is already gone!!! i love your book recs and was wondering if you have a list of everything you've read so far this year??? and your favourites. i need to buy some books!!! thanks <3333

thank you so much for the reminder that this year is half over <3 yes i have been reading A Lot to quiet the brain demons so here are my very long list & recs!!

italic = gay/queer

bold = so good. SO good

italic and bold = so good AND so gay

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JANUARY

middlesex - jeffrey eugenides

the mountains sing - nguyên phan qué mai

the vegetarian - han kang

the galaxy and the ground within - becky chambers

to be taught, if fortunate - becky chambers

when we were orphans - kazuo ishiguro

americanah - chimamanda ngozi adichie

h of h playbook - anne carson

klara and the sun - kazuo ishiguro

the space between worlds - micaiah johnson

FEBRUARY

normal people - sally rooney

circe - madeline miller

blood of elves - andrzej sapkowski

gideon the ninth - tamsyn muir

time of contempt - andrzej sapkowski

baptism of fire - andrzej sapkowski

MARCH

the tower of the swallow - andrzej sapkowski

lady of the lake - andrzej sapkowski

harrow the ninth - tamsyn muir

the last wish - andrzej sapkowski

we should all be feminists - chimamanda ngozi adichie

a memory called empire - arkady martine

burnt sugar - avni doshi

a psalm for the wild built - becky chambers

APRIL

the alchemist - paul coelho

sword of destiny - andrzej sapkowski

oranges are not the only fruit - jeanette winterson

the colour purple - alice walker

the midnight library - matt haig

where the crawdads sing - delia owens

10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world - elif shafak

the discomfort of evening - marieke lucas rijneveld

crying in h mart - michelle zauner

my year of rest and relaxation - ottessa moshfegh

the shadow king - maaza mengiste

the virgin suicides - jeffrey eugenides

sapiens - yuval noah harari

MAY

the manningtree witches - a. k. blakemore

parable of the sower - octavia butler

hot milk - deborah levy

an unkindness of ghosts - rivers solomon

the water dancer - ta-nehisi coates

pure colour - sheila heti

this is how you lose the time war - amal el-mohtar & max gladstone

five little indians - michelle good

JUNE

indian horse - richard wagamese

ducks, newburyport - lucy ellmann

the vanishing half - brit bennett

medicine walk - richard wagamese

crier's war - nina varela

a quality of light - richard wagamese

after the quake - haruki murakami

death in her hands - ottessa moshfegh

the school for good mothers - jessamine chan

bluets - maggie nelson

of women and salt - gabriela garcia

lapvona - ottessa moshfegh

mcglue - ottessa moshfegh

songbirds - christy lefteri

to paradise - hanya yanagihara

sankofa - chibundu onuzo

#yes i DID read this is how you lose the time war again this year #and you know what? it still SLAPS #i'll never shut up about it. just as i'll never shut up about becky chambers or tamsyn muir for queer fiction #gideon & harrow new loves of my eternal life this year. i need the next book like i need air #also shoutout to huge rack winter for the rec of 'the space between worlds' which i LOVED #for non-gay recs the authors that can do no wrong in my eyes this year are ottessa moshfegh (holy SHIT); jeffrey eugenides; maggie nelson #those guys really Get It. and their use of language is just so incredibly delicious #reading their books is no longer enough i need to EAT THEM #hope u like my long list!! if u ever want to come chat to me about books i would love that #in this house we love to read so that we can't be thinking about anything else!!!#god bless books and the ability to escape from the world when it becomes too hellish #as always check content/warnings before reading!! some of these deal with some heavy stuff #but if you wanna chat about any of these hmu!! i love Books #hope you're having a great day & tysm for this lovely ask!!#asks #anonymous #book recs

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yuwuta · 5 days

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whenever you and satoru have an argument, he holds your hand and he won’t let go until he’s certain you’re not mad anymore. you’re telling him off because he forgot to unpack the dishwasher again, and he knows that’s his fault and you have a right to be mad but he hates when you’re mad and even worse when you’re mad at him, so he does the first thing that comes to mind and laces your hands together. now you can’t leave and be mad at him alone, you have to be mad at him while he’s connected to you and satoru has learned that that far reduces the amount of time you spend mad at him. getting upset because he led you two in the wrong direction? holding hands until you’ve cooled down. upset with him for being reckless mid-fight? he drops his infinity just to be close to you, holds your hand and tells you the curse can wait, he needs your forgiveness more. mad at him because he forgot something important on his way home? you’re holding hands until you forgive him—which could be all the way until you go to bed, or dragging you by your connected hands with him to the store to pick up what was forgotten. you get irritated with him in public? he’s quick to hold your hands and beg for kisses. sometimes the first years see you steaming and satoru following you like a lovesick puppy, his leash being your laced fingers and megumi just sighs and explain to yuuji and nobara that, “they’re fighting. this is their get along tactic, just leave them be.”

#he's so ..... he wouldn't know what personal space meant if it slapped him on the forehead. ANNOYING !#can u imagine. ur trying to eat lunch and u only have one free hand bc ur still mad at satoru for drinking ur coffee earlier #and he won't budge. now you've got one hand and half a salad and a disgusted nanami judging you both.#satoru x reader #gojo x reader #💌.satoru

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ecoamerica · 2 months

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spaciebabie · 11 months

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love loses

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#fnaf #five night's at freddy's #moon fnaf #fnaf moon #moon x y/n #moondrop #have very shitty. doodles #*slaps moon* this bad boy can fit so much autism inem #i saw the post and was like 'yeah this is moon energy right here'#i fell like i needta put more tags here but i dunnae remember what i usually used #ahhh well thats how it goes lads #spacie scribbles #personal headcanons for moon include: bad at social ques and also dense on purpose #hes just trying his best ta be as offhandish and Unaware as possible #y/n will never tap that!! (lies‚ You Know.)#i still.#the original post makes me laugh a lot #gnfnjfjnfjf

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sorrelpaws · 11 months

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talking about work drama

#fight club #the narrator #tyler durden #soapshipping #also idgaf what anyone says narrator is taller #yes its because edward norton is taller #but also if you want to be pretentious with me for a moment i think it also helps to solidify tylers... unconventional(?) masculinity #like the way tyler wears his slutty little outfits and slaps his friends ass and is like 3 cm shorter than the narrator but hes still #much more 'manly'#umm its i guess the irony of it all??? that tyler still manages to exude so much masculinity purely through his personality #im just saying words actually. i dont know what the point is

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fidgetspringer-art · 3 months

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✦ Linger ✦

#artists on tumblr #art #illustration #my art #digital art #digital drawing #my ocs #noah #oc art #You know that feeling when you're touch starved as all hell so when someone does touch you the feeling sticks around for hours after?#yeah that #with a side of Noah running away from what he REALLY wants but can't allow himself to keep #meaning he's then repeatedly shocked to realise he does in fact end up missing Martin every time he runs off #i'm still having a lot of fun experimenting with some new stuff #really happy with how this one came out though #i think i finally nailed that balance between texture and smoothness i've been trying to achieve for a while now #at the core of these experimets is the hunt for the style i have in mind for a future comic project #and i think this is very close to what i'm after #I want to use pop-art elements like these more as well #those bold colourful outlines and haphazard shapes slapped on top of things #messing with gouache on the side is genuinely helping me think differently when i paint digitally which is very neat #loving the process so far and excited to see what new skills i can learn from this

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sysig · 6 months

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Let him dad her!! (Patreon)

#Doodles #Adventure Time #Fionna and Cake #Fionna Campbell #Simon Petrikov #I cannot BeLieve that they didn't hug at any point - illegal. One million years dungeon #She slapped him (deservedly) but they didn't hug by the end??? I had to fix it #Jerry is my favourite episode so that at least was an easy choice lol #If anywhere would be a good place to cross that line it would be to comfort her! I can't imagine he'd initiate tho haha #She's just seeking comfort so badly <3 I know she's at least legally considered an adult but she's still a kid!#And Simon just keeps adopting kids lol #He's a good dad :) Not a perfect one but y'know? He helps where he can #Sometimes all we need is a parent figure giving you a hug and saying ''You know what? You're right - this sucks. But I see you''#Fionna's quite interesting 'cause like - she's meant to be a Finn but there are a lot of differences between her and quite a few Finns!#A lot of that is Because she lived in Simon's head for so long but I wonder - most Finns have decent support systems and she seems a little #Well not lacking Exactly but her fallbacks aren't as numerous - and she's not able to fulfill her life's purpose so she's just kinda wayward #Seeing that kind of Finn finally able to spread their wings but still have a lot of Finn trappings like naivety and impulsivity ♪#She's interesting! I quite like her :D Plus it's cool to see her natural EQ when she calls out Simon later in this episode unknowingly haha #I stopped at episode eight for a while but year her line about ''Then you got on the bus right? :D'' and him refuting it #Hmmm ♪ It was certainly interesting - I'm glad they addressed it :)#Plus she's fun to draw haha ♫ Her bunny ears! And the jacket she took from Martin </3 She has a fun design #And as always Simon is fun to draw :) Especially piecemeal here haha - just his mouth or just his eyes ♪ Cute :)

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ecoamerica · 1 month

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mutant-moonzz3 · 2 days

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been rotating adult Donnie in my brain

just some outfit sketches w/messy dramatic lighting lol, OFC I had to include an infinite singularity sweatpantello for @desceros!! base colors and just shading under the cut cause I like how they look :)

#don’t look at his feet the shape and perspective gave me such a hard time #add SHOES to that? no way #I hate lineart and shading so this is what we get for now #still can’t draw him consistently but I’m kinda getting there?#wasn’t sure what to make the outfit then was reminded sweatpantello existed #then I was like you know what #I could do you one BETTER and slap a piercing on there #don’t ask about his markings I just wanted there to be more #peep the Minecraft creeper face on the right arm #rottmnt fanart #adult rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #donatello

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designernishiki · 9 months

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is there a comprehensive list somewhere of all the serious injuries kiryu has ever gotten because man am i curious. i want to know the Full Scope of how fucked up this man’s body must be

#it’s for. science #and to appease the autism brain goblins #cause like off the top of my head. he’s been stabbed in the chest/abdomen (critically) at least 2-3 times. shot in the chest/abdomen #at least three times. more stab wounds and bullet wounds that Weren’t as serious (like in the shoulder or what have you)#a BILLION instances of blunt force trauma to the head like Jesus Christ. in yakuza 6 alone he’s clobbered in the head enough times in a row #that it’s probably equal or More to what literally Killed tachibana #his lungs have probably been punctured by bullets or whatever else a few times and yet he STILL smokes. admittedly much less than he used to #due to not wanting to do it around the kids and because there’s hardly any places you’re allowed to smoke anymore (that’s for the best #in his case) like at least he’s not as bad as akiyama. but still good god you should not be smoking at All. dr emoto should slap you #who fucking knows dude he might have only one kidney left in there at this point. his guts have been thoroughly rearranged Not in a sexy way #rambling #kiryu

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rosicheeks · 2 months

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✨ Friendly reminder - I don’t find spam liking a compliment. If you have a sfw blog or don’t want to reblog nsfw posts for whatever reason then I’d suggest either making a side blog specifically for promoting content creators or send a tip to show love 🫶

#I’ve been away for awhile #ngl I forgot a few of things that drove me a little crazy #(little or a lot depending on what it is)#idk I find spam liking to be like a slap in the face #either I think that person thinks I’m hot enough to keep in their likes (spank bank) but not hot enough to reblog #or they’re ashamed or embarrassed for liking fat girls???#cause I know there’s plenty of those people still out there #I just generally could never see spam liking as a compliment #spam liking along with spam reblogging?#bro go for it #maybe even leave me some cute tags to look at later 🫣#but idk just spam liking and leaving it at that is just rude in my opinion #I know everyone feels differently but that’s just how I feel #anyway if any of you spam likers want to send a tip #my cashapp is still $rosicheeks420 #shut up rosie #rosie speaks

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slumbergoblin · 3 months

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Hi Mei :)

#pmatga #my art #pmatga oc #mei lián #“I have been drawing Mei.”#“What?”#“I have done nothing but draw Mei for 3 days.”#well- it's when she was in her 30s^^;;#also when she and Betrayus were first interacting! Betrayus initially did not like her!#he wasn't used to someone actively trying to seek out and get to know him. so he was just his usual #“grr I don't like talking to new people and I'm always grumpy blah blah blah” <- paraphrasing #I really need to just. write everything I can about her down and then just slap it here because I feel like I haven't conveyed who #she really is and how she acts as a character. I feel like she's still too empty on a surface level in my drawings #but in my head she's /way/ more fleshed out #like she's an engineer. she has 3 younger siblings. she's a hard worker (to the point where even betrayus tells her to take breaks).#she's the person who makes betrayus open up and see the world in a better light! she had such a huge influence on him and helped him grow!#I just don't want her to be 'this is betrayus's wife! and that's it!' you know? I /need/ there to be more #but alas. it is hard for me to write u_u #uuuoohh I forgot I have to draw her motorcycle too..... uwwahhh...#also notes: I didn't draw her shoes on the full-body on the left. and I didn't actually 'color' her clothing on the full-body on the right #I grey-scaled it. but never went through with coloring it

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sonorousangels · 5 months

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i think they deserve the world🌼

#dark rise #dark heir #dark heir spoilers #katherine kent #visander #heavy spoilers altillery. i know i said i want her back but my brother in christ this is not what i meant #would i still die for katherine #of course i would #but the stakes doubled somehow #can you believe i painted this first. and then i just slapped basic shapes on the painting. which is a normal thing to do #art

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storfulsten · 11 months

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You don't have to...but I wanna see Whitty listening to music with headphones in, and Bf is just curious about what he's listening to. Also they're on a bench, and Bf is sitting next to him looking confused as to what he's listening to.

(My guess? It's a Corpse Husband song, since in my opinion, it goes that way for Whitty.)

sorry it's so sloppy and lazy and probably not quite what you wanted but here

whitty's just vibin and bf is just hella confused bc yea.. hearing some dude that sounds almost exactly like your crush singing about choking and other such things sounds totally groovy and not all that awkward at all no sir lol

#bombeep #whittyxbf #not the shippiest but still ha #bf is crushing so it's still valid totally #couldn't think of much and maybe this wasn't what you had in mind but ye #it's something I guess ha #actually mostly doodled lazily like the day after I got the ask but #didn't know how to do the text so eh #just slapped some on there #also sorry for lack of bench and proper bg idk how to do that either rn so ye apologies #but ye anyways #idk what else to say atm #lyrics are from the song 'e-girls are ruining my life!'#it's a good song very iconic yessir #also any excuse to make vague references to corpse in relation to whitty is cool yes maam #not gonna rant about that rn though enough rambling sorry ha #enjoy or don't #take it or leave it #fnf au #fnf shipping #boyfriend #whitty #bf #I draw what I want #thanks for the suggestion #stay groovy friendo #also yes whitty has to literally tape the earbuds to his head bc he doesn't have any earholes to put them in lol rip

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stargleam-star · 4 months

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Why is it every time Squirrelpaw even mildly annoys Brambleclaw, his thoughts bring him back to wanting to hit or attack her in some way? And this is literally only chapter 5 of Midnight.

#warrior cats #wcs #warriors #squirrelpaw #squirrelflight #brambleclaw #like seriously why is hurting her always one of his first thoughts #like I understand she's annoying but when somebody bothers me I don't think about slapping or punching them #And Im p sure any normal person would be the same #also like. she's a teenager. of course she's annoying and a know-it-all. especially as the daughter of the clan leader #but like. thats not an excuse to think about hurting her #like even if at this point you read their dynamic as big bro/lil sis its still messed up how much he thinks about wanting to box her ears #or claw her or something #and again this is smth I've picked up on JUST from the first 5 chapters of the book!!#I don't think Im being biased but perhaps Im reading with my squirrelflight loving glasses on too tightly idk what do you all think #viti rereads tnp

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todayisafridaynight · 7 months

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So Allegedly Infinite Wealth is 100 hours... not that you can't already spend that long on the games if you really want to, but I'd say it's the first time that could be said to be the base experience rather than a time only hardcore completionists are likely to get.

Yokoyama was talking at length about wanting to make the game worth the price tag since the team is incredibly conscious about the value of the players' time and money. They essentially feel they owe players ten times what they paid, so they're aiming for "an enjoyable 100 hours, but also an unforgettable 100 hours."

If they pull it off, I personally think it'd be 100% worth it and not just a "well other studios are doing it so we can get away with it too" price hike... I'm at least happy to know that's not the intent, and I'm intrigued to see how everything pans out and what the ratio is between story and side content

oh yayaya i saw that article this morning!!! 100 hours is actually so unfathomable to me in terms of an rgg game- i mean y7 was At Minimum around 45~50 hours but when i think of other RPGS that easily dip into 70's and 100's of hours, i'm not too surprised to see LAD start to climb towards those numbers now. it'd be such a jump in rgg's terms tho, so i'm TRULY curious to see where the nearly doubled gameplay hours comes from..

i really appreciate yoko's respect not just to RGGS but also to its customers: they want to make a great product, but they also don't want to sacrifice what they want to do to do that in the process

#snap chats #very timely article since .. i think it was passport i dont exactly remember who it was that was concerned about the game quality #maybe it was kana... idk one of you lot LMAO POINT IS thank you for reading our minds yoko #i wouldnt mind 100+ hours of island content LMAO but fr im truly curious to see what the main plot's gon be bout then #i mean we KNOW the main plot but yk what i mean... how the hell does this pan out..#REGARDLESS. i never had any issue with the LAD8 price #maybe its just cause i dont buy videogames too much <- liar (theyre old so like .2% cheaper its ok i think)#in rgg's case i always know im gonna get something i'll love for months- even years at this point #either way its nice knowing that yoko's at least aware of people who aren't happy with the price #and even besides that still just want to make a worthy game #aint nothin wrong with knowin your worth.. i think.#talking about videogame prices in general honestly im p sure the avg price for a game should be in the 100's by now #going off inflation anyway #so the fact devs are still trying to keep it under the $100 is. Something to me anyway #the quality of games- in terms of graphics anyway- has really gone up. idk if that warrants a FAT slap of an expense in the end #but it's not hard for me to understand the crawl towards it right #but now im ramblngi LMAOOOOOO anyways #haruka did nothing wrong yoko said it himself <3

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beremy-from-trigun · 1 year

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song: friend, leader by phemieC

#if you know what fandom this song is from shhh no you dont #those were dark dark times but phemieCs songs still SLAP #this is so deep in my songs folder of over 4k songs #trigun #trigun edit #trigun maximum #trimax #trigun manga #manga edit #manga #edit #video #vash the stampede #vash #vash trigun #millions knives #knives #knives trigun

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thatrandomblogsays · 5 months

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Me watching the movie and reading Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and discovering the young snow everyone is thirsting over is just… an asshole

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