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𝔖𝔦𝔵 𝔉𝔢𝔢𝔱 𝔘𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯

[drrav3nb]

GET TO KNOW ME MEME: favourite lost/ lesser known ships [1/10] - Wil & Mareth (The Shannara Chronicles)

Just know that I will not leave your side until you’re both back here safe and sound. I'm in your hands.

[yonderghostshistories]

Terry Jones as Mr Long Arms

Graham Chapman as Drag Queen

Green Elephant Butler

[girly-media-studio]

Trans characters for pride part 11

[theclearblue]

Every time I read a good fantasy series that tackles systemic failures/oppression of people who are different/disability in mature and nuanced ways I really am just reminded of how dogshit of a series H*rry Potter is and how terrible of an introduction it is to fantasy

[bringbackwendellvaughn]

[wwprice1]

Ladies and gentlemen… Ben Reilly!

[duranduratulsa]

Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's Horror Show...Friday The 13th, Part VII: The New Blood (1988) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #fridaythe13th #fridaythe13thpart7 #fridaythe13thpart7thenewblood #seanscunningham #johncarlbuechler #jason #jasonvoorhees #kanehodder #larparklincoln #kevinspirtas #susanjennifergrace #TerryKiser #SusanBlu #heidikozak #jeffbennett #stacigreason #WilliamButler #jonrenfield #dianealmeida #larrycox #deborakessler #dianabarrows #elizabethkaitan #thommatthews #vintage #vhs #80s #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsashorrorshow

[smalltownfae]

Updated Top Favourite Authors

This is my current (2024) top favourite authors. The more I read about others that I considered favourites in the past the more I was aware about how they weren't favourites after all. These will probably never leave my top because they are the best of the best to me. There might be others that are close (like Joe Abercrombie, Juliet Mariller and Tolkien), but not quite there yet at least. Fair warning that all of my favourite authors have works I do not like.

Robin Hobb

The Realm of the Elderlings series had such a profound impact on me that I doubt any other work will ever surpass it. My favourite character of all time is in it and even though the series has flaws I can't help but love it in spite of that. The writing, the atmosphere, the character work, the themes... almost everything hits so right for my taste that is absurd. That said I did try the Soldier Son trilogy three or four times and I can't seem to get into it. I somehow still haven't given up because I keep thinking "maybe someday in the future". I am very delusional. Also, her works as Megan Lindholm that I tried also didn't captivate me nearly as much as that first series I read. She somehow hit the mark with that world and I still didn't find the same brilliance in her other works, but the impact of Realm of the Elderlings is so big that she is number one.

2. Oscar Wilde

The man, the myth, the legend. The Picture of Dorian Gray was not only the book that made me get into classics, it was also the book that made me get into reading. I was always an avid reader except for a period during high school where the only thing I read and reread was Harry Potter. That period of my life was filled with social situations so reading took a backseat. I went back to it and found my love for it again when I started to work, which sucked out my entire social life at the time. Reading was again a great comfort to me like it had been in my childhood and tween years and Oscar Wilde helped with that. That is also when I found out that I shamelessly plagiarized his The Happy Prince story in fourth grade because I had seen a cartoon adaptation on tv. It hit me how amazing it was that this author's works were having an impact on me that far back and without me knowing. I didn't even know what plagiarism was back then, but my teacher apparently didn't know that work because she loved my story and thought it original and emotional. Now, not all of his works are great. I think most of his poetry sucks, especially, and I don't like all of his plays. But, I recently reread The Picture of Dorian Gray in english this time (I own the complete works in english and this particular book in my mother tongue too) and I fell in love with it all over again. I also reread The Importance of Being Earnest and it still made me laugh really hard. So, just like Robin Hobb, it is this high up the list for the impact it had on me. My friends know that I am obsessed with RotE and Oscar Wilde so much that one of them brought me stuff with his face on it after she visited Ireland.

3. Kazuo Ishiguro

Somehow I think most people don't get his works the way I get them. Even from his first work that I read, that was also his first published book because it was the only one available in the library, I felt a strange connection with it. I can't explain how or why, but when I read an Ishiguro novel I feel calm and relaxed even if the plot isn't particularly that. It also always makes me think about something. I must say that I read his works translated (The Buried Giant being the only one I own in english and I haven't read it yet). But, his works were translated by different people and it always gives me the same feeling which makes me think it really is something about the author. Even if I rated his first book 3.5 stars or something like that I still think about it and I often think that I should rate it higher for that because 3 star books don't stay in my head like that. I don't know. This one I really can't say why it gets to me, but it does everytime. The only time that it didn't was when Ishiguro wrote short stories, but I also listened to those on audio so I am not sure if that is why the experience was different. Either way, I didn't really like the stories. I have been noticing that works with too much focus on music tend to be a miss for me, even though there are exceptions.

4. Terry Pratchett

Pure genius. I have only read Discworld books (and Good Omens), but even in that series it is very hit or miss. However, there are always moments in the books that make me go "oh, that was really good". When Discworld books work for me they really work. I am also one of those odd ducks that started with The Color of Magic and really liked it so I continued the series until there were no more books available in the library. I foolishly recommended people to start with that book and then they never read another Discworld book ever again. Nowadays I know better. Comedy is also hard to do because it will depend on a person's sense of humour. Since I like puns and clever social commentary, Discworld is my ideal brand of comedy. Plus, the characters can be quite charming. It reminds me of a very good cartoon.

5. Octavia E. Butler

The reason why she isn't higher on the list isn't only because Fledgling is an abomination. It is also because she always has identical themes in her works and similar main female characters. It is great that I do love those themes and the way she addresses them, but at a certain point it starts to feel almost like if you read one you have read them all, which isn't exactly true. Even though there are many similarities between her works, there are also some differences which are good enough to keep the readers engaged. I have yet to read her short stories and one of the series but I am looking forward to it. While I feel like the other authors on this list are brilliant at writing, Butler's style is simpler and straight to the point. It's her ideas that shine in her works. Plus, she is the author that made me not give up on scifi because it showed me that it can have heart and a focus on people instead of the just the science and technology.

The end

The similarities between my favourite authors is that there is a moment I realize that a lot of other people don't get it the way I do. When they read their words they don't feel the way I feel and they don't experience the wonder and the joy that I do. When I get that feeling is when I know an author is a favourite and it only becomes more of a certainty when I speak to people that felt the entire opposite or didn't feel anything at all. It didn't speak to them and that is alright. The authors that work for them probably mean nothing to me too, but I always like to hear people be passionate about their favourites as long as it's genuine and if it is it shows on their face. If you see this post feel free to tell me a bit about your favourite authors and why you love them :) I might find new favourites or get a new appreciation for them if I already know them.

[themetalmassacrevault]

HBD Terry Butler! (Ex-Death/Obituary/Left To Die /In-human Condition/ Ex-Massacre)

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Death

[samasmith23]

I’ve gotta say, I’ve always been incredibly fond of the cover to Web of Spider-Man (1985) #124! Like… Kaine is so badass and awesome that he not only changed the logo to “Web of Kaine,” but he pushed away the “Spider-Man” part of the title so hard that it actually caused the issue number and price tag to lose balance as well! Lol!

From Web of Spider-Man (1985) #124 by Terry Kavanagh & Steven Butler.

[cinemabuffoon]

I WILL NEVER STOP YELLING ABOUT HOW UPSET I AM ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE EXPENDABLES FRANCHISE I AM GOING TO EXPLODE

[the-gershomite]

Sonic the Hedgehog #205 -December 2009- Archie Comics & Sega

"On the Run" Part 1 All the Eggs in One Basket

cover by Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante

written by Ian Flynn

pencils by Steven Butler

inked by Terry Austin

colors by Matt Herms

letters by John E. Workman, Jr.

"Birthright": Part 1

written by Ian Flynn

pencil art by Jamal Peppers

inked by Terry Austin

colors by Matt Herms

letters by John Workman

[highfantasybobbyhillreads]

Come plan a reading journal with me.

This year I got really into bullet journaling. I like that they’re free and creative. There’s no real rules, but there’s still structure to the pages. It’s really just a good way for me to plan with my neurodivergent brain.

For 2024 I want to use a dot grid book to do a reading journal. Reading is really important to me, and after taking some genre specific classes this past semester, I want to branch out and read things that I wouldn’t normally read. I also think it will help me a lot as my family and I go into a “no buy” year. I have a lot of books I’ve purchased but haven’t read, so there’s plenty for me to pull from. I also plan on using Libby, my college library, and the local library. Not to mention, there’s plenty in my kindle and audible libraries I haven’t read yet.

I’ve done some research on TikTok, and found a creator whose reading journal style I vibe with. Admittedly a lot of my category ideas came from her channel (@lindseybluher), but I think that these can be so broad that it allows creativity to flow. If this is something you’re into, I highly recommend checking her out.

I ordered some supplies today, a new grid journal and some pens. I’m a perfectionist at heart, so pre-planning a journal helps me to avoid mistakes I might dwell on later. Here’s what I scribbled in Goodnotes while I wait for my supplies in the mail.

Here I was really just jotting down all the section ideas I had seen that I liked. The ones that are crossed out are ones I’ve decided not to do, and the highlighted ones are the ones I’ve chosen to organize the journal.

Starting with “# of books for the year”, I really just decided I don’t want to put an overall quantity goal on books to read. The main goal of this project is to read more intentionally. A number seems like more pressure than I’m comfortable with. “List of books I already own” (or “book backlog”) ultimately got cut for similar reasons. Like I mentioned earlier, I have a lot of unread books laying around. A list of them might be too overwhelming. The “abc” challenge just didn’t vibe with me anymore when I was reviewing these sections.

This page breaks down the broader sections of “Series to read” and “Book Bingo”.

Series to Read: Order of Crowns by Kate Elliott, The Witches sub-series of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Parable of the Sower (reread) and Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler, and the Sword Dancer series (reread) by Jennifer Roberson.

Some of the categories for Book Bingo are a bit plain maybe, but I tried to think about the books I already own when deciding what to put in this section. This is one of the many coloring activities I have planned.

Genre Bubbles will be another page of coloring that is basically just a bunch of circles of various sizes that have genres scribbled in them. Each time I read one of the genres I’ll color in a bubble.

The other two sections on this page are lists of books in my kindle and audible libraries that I haven’t read yet. I chose 12 from each, one each for every month. This will be important for the Bracket pages I’m planning.

For this last bit I was just tracking down the books in the Discworld sub-series I’m planning to read. This is the only series I chose that I don’t own. The books that are available on Libby (all but 1) I also went ahead and tagged in the app so they are easy to find later.

And that’s it for now. I plan on using this as a place to track my reading progress.

Next post when the new journal arrives!

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