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[ofliterarynature]

TBR TAKEDOWN: Week 10 (Aug 4)

TLDR: I have too many unread books, and I’m asking tumblr to help me downsize. Pick one or none, and comment if you can - a convincing sentence is worth a dozen votes! You’re also welcome to just choose the one that sounds the worst :D Book descriptions below the cut, see my pinned post for more info.

Aurorarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat

A startling, seductive literary novel that entwines suspense, science fiction, adventure, romance and history into an intoxicating new genre.

1908: New Venice--"the pearl of the Arctic"--a place of ice palaces and pneumatic tubes, of beautifully ornate carriage-sleds and elegant victorian garb, of long nights and vistas of ice.

But as the city prepares for spring, it feels more like qaartsiluni, "the time when something is about to explode in the dark." Local "poletics" are wracked by tensions with the Eskimos circling the city, with suffragette riots led by an underground music star, with drug round-ups by the secret police force known as the Gentlemen of the Night. An ominous black airship hovers over the city, and the Gentlemen are hunting for the author of a radical pamphlet calling for revolt.

Their lead suspect is Brentford Orsini, one of the city's most prominent figures. But as the Gentlemen of the Night tighten the net around him, Orsini receives a mysterious message from a long-lost love that compels him to act.

Bread by Charles Norris

"Bread by Charles G. Norris reads like a working class Great Gatsby with a tragic female main character."

Described on the jacket as "the novel of The Woman in Business," and dedicated "To the Working Women of America," Bread is an issue novel about women entering the work force. The heroine juggles home life and a career, finally sacrificing her marriage in order to rise to executive status in a publishing company. Though not thought of today as one of the author's better known titles, it was actually a sensation upon publication, with at least five printings in its first year and 17 printings overall. The first printing was quite small.

The Agony House by Cherie Priest, illustrated by Tara O’Connor

Denise Farber has just moved back to New Orleans with her mom and step-dad. They left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and have finally returned, wagering the last of their family's money on fixing up an old, rundown house and converting it to a bed and breakfast.

Nothing seems to work around the place, which doesn't seem too weird to Denise. The unexplained noises are a little more out of the ordinary, but again, nothing too unusual. But when floors collapse, deadly objects rain down, and she hears creepy voices, it's clear to Denise that something more sinister lurks hidden here.

Answers may lie in an old comic book Denise finds concealed in the attic: the lost, final project of a famous artist who disappeared in the 1950s. Denise isn't budging from her new home, so she must unravel the mystery-on the pages and off-if she and her family are to survive...

[thebookishcrypt]

Batch ratings for 2020: Horror/mystery edition

You can find my full reading list on my [Goodreads] so you can look further into the following titles! “My heart is completely shattered.” 6/5 stars “Left this sitting for months.. only to skim the last 40 pages cause I was bored out of my mind.” 1/5 stars 1/5 stars 2/5 stars “This was a Christmas gift from a friend, and I absolutely fell in love with that cover art!It definitely sucked me…

[heph]

The song Toxic was released in 2004...............

[rileyclaw]

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i caught hunter’s moving castle disease because of mike’s huntlow art

[idoodlestuffsometimes]

Story Post 15 (Part 1)

AU MASTER POST

BEGINNING | PREVIOUS | NEXT (tbd)

[Image ID under the cut]

[IMAGE ID: Two pages of a black and white comic. PAGE ONE PANEL ONE: Luz stares up in fear, caught in the relic room of the castle. "Why if it isn't Eda's human pet!" PANEL TWO: Lilith looms over her. "How perfect." PANEL THREE: A distant view of one of the castle's towers. PANEL FOUR: Caleb is throwing a pot on his potter's wheel. He's wearing an apron and his reading glasses, his hair tied up in a bun. He's sticking his tongue out, calm and concentrated as he works. PANEL FIVE: CRASH! Caleb jerks comically in surprise, splattering his pottery everywhere. PANEL SIX: BAM BAM BAM! Caleb takes off his glasses, turning towards the noise coming from the nearby window.

PAGE TWO PANEL ONE: The racket continues, overwhelming the panel. An overhead view as Caleb stands up on his crutches and moves towards the noise. "What in the Titan's name is going on??" he wonders. PANEL TWO: Caleb looks out the window. "I can't see anything from here," he thinks. PANEL THREE: The noise breaks off into a screech, followed by silence. A close up of Caleb looking through the bars of his window, eyebrows raised in bemusement. PANEL FOUR: His expression changes to uncertainty. "It stopped..." he thinks. PANEL FIVE: Hunter throws the door open with a BANG, Belos following behind him. "DAD!" he yells happily. Caleb jolts, startled. PANEL SIX: "You'll never guess what just happened!" says Hunter excitedly. Caleb turns to him, wiping the clay off his hands with a towel. "Violence and destruction of property?" "Well, yes," answers Hunter, "but--." PANEL SEVEN: Belos stands at Hunter's side and rests his hand on his shoulder. Hunter puts his hands on his hips and smiles at Caleb proudly. "Lilith Clawthorne has finally captured the Owl Lady," says Belos. PANEL EIGHT: Caleb clutches his shirt as he looks at them, horrified. The panel around them is black except for the barred window behind him. "She captured her own sister?" he asks. /End ID]

[elinordash]

Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1995)

Can you tell me why Mr. Darcy keeps staring at me?

[egg-baby-official]

they’re girlfrienboyfrien....

[ihatebrainstorm]

More Rogues Gallery AU designs and doodles weehee o)-(

Doodle stuff + further context stuff below:

Freeze Nautica doodles ^^ (yea,, sorry Skids and Nautica.......)

Riddler Brainstorm and Deadshot Percy roommates lore lmao ^^

They build weapons and upgrade stuff together frequently- Deadshot Percy is a lot more focused on efficiency and getting the job done as fast as possible, so she really doesn't get Brainstorm's motives or reasoning behind her incredibly elaborate traps. Also Percy is frequently out on days long contract missions so she usually comes home to, (and has to sit through) BS's evil pajama plot rants a lot.. they seem to get more elaborate over time?

Batman Prowl and Catwoman Jazz doodles ^^

[itsnicsalad]

agony of a witch>>>

[waywardsunlight]

And Luz, thank you for being in my life.

August 22nd (in-show date of Reaching Out, airdate of Agony of a Witch)

[pointlessjey]

Spin off series when

[johaerys-writes]

Do you ever think of Achilles and Patroclus helping each other with their armour every single day, going through that same ritual each morning....... fitting their breastplates and tenderly tightening those leather straps, handing each other their helmets and their spears before leaning in for a last kiss before the battle.....up until the very last time Achilles helped Patroclus don his own armour before facing the Trojans...... but then who helped Achilles with his armour after Patroclus was gone

[l-egionaire]

This expression looks familiar.....

Oh. Yeah.

[the-gaping-wound-of-christ]

recommendation of the best non-visual novel denpa gems

1. anonymous agony (coded emotions, 2014)

dont let the edginess deceive you; anonymous agony is disconnected from reality in every single aspect of its existence

2. cabelas dangerous hunts 2013 (cauldron, 2012)

this game takes place in the mind of a truly deranged individual, can he let go of the past?

3. chaos;head the animation (madhouse, 2008)

"man if shes as hot as they say she can perpetrate a crime on me!"

4. league of legends (riot games, 2009)

makes me feel fucking insane when i play it

5. house md (fox network, 2004)

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[enchiibean]

Dungeon Meshi doodles!!