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The Auction by @lovesbitca8

Art by gwynvys

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obsessed with mass market paperbacks. their pleasing rectangular proportions. how they fit badly in a hoodie pocket so you can drag them around everywhere with you like a temporary little buddy. the way they fit in your hand because they're MADE for human hands and not as bookshelf decoration. the way the pages feel when you riffle them gently with your thumb. How pristine and crisp they look when you get them and how creased and folded they look when you're done, even if you try to be nice to them. how that wear is okay, how that's correct actually, because they're made with the philosophy that books aren't meant to be PRETTY, they're meant to be read. that little ripple new ones get on the left side from where you hold them when you're reading, the way the ripple only goes as far as you've read, because u change stories by reading as they are changing you. how you can find thousands of these creased and folded and loved little dudes in every thrift store and used book shop and neighborhood library and you can instantly see the ones that someone carried around in a backpack for weeks or read to pieces or gave up on halfway through because they wear being read like fresh snow wears footprints. I love these poorly made, subpar little rectangles so much. truly the people's books.

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Finally the fear came. From a place deeper than the sea. Fear from knowing she would be alone again. Probably always. A life sentence.

- Where the Crawdads sing

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“I will never live like that—a life wondering when and where the next fist will fall.”

—Where The Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens

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WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING (book)

WHY KYA CLARK AND TATE WALKER ARE RELATIONSHIP GOALS

They have similar interests

They have always cared about each other even when they were children

Tate accepted Kya unconditionally, for a moment he thought she didn’t fit into his world, but he discovered he actually wanted to fit into hers and did everything to make that happen

They loved each other

He was probably quite lonely during his early life and we know she was too so it’s nice to think they could be alone together

He fed her seagulls everyday when she was arrested

He actually built her a home (or parts of it) and a life she deserved instead of promising it

Feather boy & Marsh girl

The way he found a special language to get to Kya by leaving her things he knew she would love and never pushing her to move at a pace she was not comfortable with

Kya finding out she always loved Tate and deciding she wants all in leaving her solitude and building life with love

Them not having kids and being okay with that and even becoming closer

Tate became a part of the Marsh, all he actually did in life led to him being with her

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Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

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People romanticizing Kya’s life are missing or ignoring a huge part of her story, which is the theme of repeated trauma. The movie is too pretty, overly-saccharine, and paints Kya as this carefree marsh spirit who can’t be tamed. I’ve seen multiple posts of “Omg Kya is literally me, I want to live in a marsh away from people and society!” and “Kya living in a marsh is such a mood.” 

While there are certainly alluring, positive things about the idea of living off the land and relying on yourself, Kya’s life isn’t an “aesthetic” or a dreamy wonderland. Kya’s life experiences include: 

-Being a victim of and witness to severe domestic violence 

-Losing her whole family by age 7

-She’s described in the book as nearly starving to death as a child

-Didn’t get an education due to parental absence/neglect and trauma by peers 

-Sexual assault trauma 

-Being dragged into jail and court

-Killing someone, which is traumatic no matter how justified

Kya didn’t exile herself to the marsh in a cutesy “I’m not like other girls” way, she did it because she was traumatized and had zero social skills. Remember, Kya WANTED to go to school and learn; she tried to reach out and make connections at various times. Movie Kya was doe-eyed and innocently sweet. Book Kya was borderline feral, absolutely filthy, wore clothes that didn’t fit her and certainly weren’t fashionable, had no access to education or medical care, and none of this should be portrayed as “omg, goals.”

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Where the Crawdads Sing ( 2022 )

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Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

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I have seen quite a bit of slander towards the book "Where the crawdads sing" and it makes me so sad. It's a truly beautiful and tragic story with amazing characters that are written so well. It's a wonderful book that I absolutely reccomend to anyone who loves reading

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THIS.

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October Fun Day Book Photo Challenge: October 22, 2023 National Colors Day

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You all listen now, this is a real lesson in life. Yes, we got stuck, but what’d we girls do? We made it fun, we laughed. That’s what sisters and girlfriends are all about. Sticking together even in the mud, specially in mud.

-Where The Crawdads Sing

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books (re)read in 2024: where the crawdads sing by delia owens

She knew the years of isolation had altered her behavior until she was different from others, but it wasn't her fault she'd been alone. Most of what she knew, she'd learned from the wild. Nature had nurtured, tutored, and protected her when no one else would.

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“Marsh is not swamp . Marsh is a space of light , where grass grows in water and water flows into the sky . It ain’t just that “. From Where the Crawdads Sing . 📸📸📸By : Britney Messick ( Me )