#dr orwell

[doctorsiren]

#doctorsiren #fallout #fallout 4 #nick valentine #dima #jennifer lands #+ a couple of my ocs #dr beryllium #dr orwell #art #digital art #my art #fanart #procreate #sketch page #top left is the best Nick I’ve ever drawn and I don’t think I’ll be able to top it

[levforfakes]

bring back bimbo count olaf!!!!

#count olaf #a series of unfortunate events #shirley st ives #dr orwell #georgina orwell

[sylkhi]

Count Olaf’s whole thing in The Miserable Mill has to be one of his most unsettling schemes.

I wouldn’t say that waiting for him or his associates show up lulled the Baudelaire’s into a false sense of security, but I can say that being so vigilant that long can really fatigue you.

On top of that is his mark (the eye). First with the shape of his [Dr Orwell’s] office, and second with the cover of Advanced Ocular Science. Unless Its canon—can’t remember whether it is cause I haven’t reached that far yet—I headcanon that Count Olaf donated that book as a taunt.

And again, I know—knew—that Count Olaf was being incredibly wicked when I first read these books, but now that I’m older, I guess I’m seeing more clearly just how much he tormented them???

Scary scary man.

#count Olaf #dr Orwell #asoue #specifically Miserable Mill #the torment he put these kids through???

[vengeancetrilogywallpaper]

need attention from a certain someone of the erik dracula victor frankenstein zach varmitech anakin prince hans mr hyde gordon comstock eric northman pedro pascal henry winter dr gregory house persuasion

#dracula #frankenstein #literature #the secret history #prince hans #george orwell #anakin skywalker #wild kratts #dr jekyll and mr hyde #pedro pascal #alexander skarsgard #gregory house #the phantom of the opera

[wav3y-zzz]

3 whole copies of j&h now,,,, ill have to wait until September to get that clothbound hardcover version,,,,,,

I'm not insane I promise.

#gothic literature #jekyll and hyde #classic literature #frankenstein #dracula #the picture of dorian gray #1984 george orwell #great expectations #war of the worlds #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde

[lizziebeanz]

10 Books Read in my 26th Year

1. 'A Sloth's Guide to Mindfulness' by Ton Mak

2. '1984' by George Orwell

3. 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson

4. 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L. Frank Baum

5. 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen

6. 'Catch-22' by Joseph Heller

7. 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott

8. 'The Old Man and The Sea' by Ernest Hemingway

9. 'The Death of Jane Lawrence' by Caitlin Starling

10. 'Dune: Messiah' by Frank Herbert

#book recommendations #a sloth's guide to mindfulness #ton mak #1984 #george orwell #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde #robert louis stevenson #the wonderful wizard of oz #l frank baum #catch 22 #joseph heller #little women #louisa may alcott #the old man and the sea #ernest hemingway #the death of jane lawrence #caitlin starling #dune messiah #frank herbert #26th year

[monsters-trapped]

A sweaty science man who has committed war crimes. A small gust of wind could kill him :)

(I forgot to add strands of hair going everywhere. So let’s pretend I did, let’s pretend I add details I write about on the ref, like a smart person)

(Reblogs are appreciated/Don’t repost art without permission/Please don't take my art and claim it as your own)

#art #sfw #ark's ocs #digital #digital art #oc #ark's oc #ark's art #ocs #oc ref #oc reference #ref #reference #my oc #my ocs #human #Dr. Orwell #Orwell #Wade #Wade Orwell

[xcziel]

oooops i forgot

tuesday new releases for november 14:

patrick rothfuss novella the narrow road between desires (same size as slow regard of silent things)

david baldacci has new thriller the edge

mitch albom novel about the lives of three holocaust survivors little liar

new novel from michael cunningham day

a return to the time-travel cafe: before we say goodbye by toshikazu kawaguchi author of before the coffee gets cold, english translation by geoffrey trousselot

elizabeth crook's western sequel to the which way tree, the madstone

harmony new book of poetry from whitney hanson

jacquelyn mitchard's new familial drama a very inconvenient scandal

.just once new christian fiction by karen kingsbury

letters of j.r.r. tolkien edited and selected by humphrey carpenter with assistance by christopher tolkien

rush drummer geddy lee's new memoir my effin' life

johnny cash: the life in lyrics with mark stielper

the night parade: a speculative memoir by jami nakamura lin

a woman i know: female spies, double identities, and a new story of the kennedy assasination by filmmaker mary haverstick

city on mars by kelly and zach weinersmith (good non-fiction gift for those who like the martian and laughing at elon mushk)

tomlin: the soul of a football coach by john harris

entangled life: illustrated edition by martin sheldrake - new gorgeous hardcover for the mushroom and fungi fans

core of an onion another micro-history - with recipes - from michael kurlansky, author of cod and salt

new leather gifting style black cover of 48 laws of power: special powers edition

the bill gates problem the myth of the good billionaire by tim schwab

the money kings by daniel schulman

new hardcover collector editions of madeline miller's circe and anthony doerr's all the light we cannot see

also new romance collector hardcovers of archer's voice by mia sheridan and one last stop by casey mcquiston

star wars the eye of darkness a high republic novel by george mann

the marvel multiverse role-playing game core rulebook is out now

the upcycled self by tariq 'black thought' trotter

political books 😔:

network of lies about fox news by brian stelter

biography mitt romney a reckoning by mckay coppins

mike pence's advice(?) book go home for dinner

tired of winning by jonathan karl about trump and the gop

#tuesday new releases #juggling dr appointments is getting to me - there's a reason i tell them i don't want to schedule anything during 'holiday' #it's been rainy and cool here and thus work has been bonkers bc people have nothing better to do #than shopping and hanging out with a warm beverage - plus the kids will be entertained #i swear ecery time tge weather gets 'wintery' our business goes up bc people like feeling as though they're in a movie #and bustling around wearing sweaters and jackets while carrying armfuls of shopping and packages just 'feels right' #or something #but we were not staffed to be busy like december at the current time and i am so tired (and sore) #lots of literary bio/memoirs this year for some reason mcmurtry bradbury orwell now tolkien #i wonder if i could offer gifting advice just based on new stuff? #like i cannot tell you what's a 'good' book bc tastes vary so much but if you want suggestions based on someone's interests #i'd be happy to look out for new books they won't have already read #hardcovers seem to realky be getting a push this year - idk if it's to make up for printing costs going up #or if this is just the first real wave of 'back to business post-pandemic' - publishing moves sloowly most of the time y'all #i will say that if you like fungi or birds or stuff about space or unique memoirs this is a banner year #i'm recommending the hidden language of cats to everyone who has the slightest interest lol #but like if you want military memoirs they're thinner on the ground for example #anyway feel free to ask me about new stuff - i am the last person to tell you if this vs that historical romance is better #but i'm okay at pointing out new arrivals you might never have noticed on your own

[bonnieb23-blog]

OTHERS SAY IT BEST!

“Curiosity is the purest form of insubordination.—Vladimir Nabokov Here is a collection of quotes from well-known people who describe what is happening accurately and succinctly. I could elaborate, but it seems redundant. I hope you will read each of these quotes and then pause a moment to reflect on their truth. Try to clear your mind of the fear and colorful propaganda that is beamed at you…

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#Covid #Dan Smoot #Dr David McCullough #fear #George Orwell #Health #James Howard Kunstler #James Madison #Joe Biden #Marcus Aurelius #Marie Curie #Upton Sinclair #Vladimir Nabokov

[fandom]

Books

Huge congrats to The Iliad. It's only taken 3,000 years. This list is brought to you by Tor Publishing Group, which you're probably familiar with, given what tops the list this year.

The Locked Tomb series +3 by Tamsyn Muir

The Percy Jackson & the Olympians series -1 by Rick Riordan

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

The Six of Crows duology +3 by Leigh Bardugo

Dracula -3 by Bram Stoker

The Warrior Cats series -1 by Erin Hunter

A Song of Ice and Fire -1 by George R. R. Martin

The All for the Game series by Nora Sakavic

The Discworld series +7 by Terry Pratchett

A Court of Thorns and Roses series +3 by Sarah J. Maas

The Silmarillion -1 by J. R. R. Tolkien

Pride And Prejudice -3 by Jane Austen

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Raven Cycle series +3 by Maggie Stiefvater

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro

The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice

Wings Of Fire +9 by Tui T. Sutherland

The Secret History -7 by Donna Tartt

The Trials of Apollo series -4 by Rick Riordan

The Iliad +10 by Homer

The Odyssey +24 by Homer

The Folk in the Air series -8 by Holly Black

The Animorphs series +5 by K. A. Applegate

The Stormlight Archive +8 by Brandon Sanderson

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Moby Dick +24 by Herman Melville

1984 +6 by George Orwell

Fables by Bill Willingham

The Diaries of Franz Kafka by Franz Kafka

The Song of Achilles -10 by Madeline Miller

The Last Hours series by Cassandra Clare

The Simon Snow series -10 by Rainbow Rowell

The Throne of Glass series +13 by Sarah J. Maas

Nimona by ND Stevenson

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard +6 by Rick Riordan

The Bell Jar -15 by Sylvia Plath

The Dreamer trilogy +6 by Maggie Stiefvater

The Shadowhunter Chronicles -15 by Cassandra Clare

The Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Captive Prince -1 by C. S. Pacat

The Twilight Saga -7 by Stephanie Meyer

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

The Deltora Quest series by Jennifer Rowe

Romeo and Juliet -8 by William Shakespeare

The Far Side by Gary Larson

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde +2 by Robert Lewis Stevenson

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

The Picture of Dorian Gray -31 by Oscar Wilde

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

The number in italics indicates how many spots a title moved up or down from the previous year. Bolded titles weren’t on the list last year.

#year in review #books #tumblr2023

[defenestrationdissociationcouch]

Just saw the news about the Chinese Surveillance balloon floating over the United States and could not believe it wasnt a meme on here yet. Theyre really taking the pennywise approach

#china #balloon #Chinese surveillance balloon #surveillance #1984 george orwell #you know when you're scared but you can't stop laughing #this is actually a plot from dr who #or a comic

[grandhotelabyss]

Advice/hard truths for writers?

The best piece of practical advice I know is a classic from Hemingway (qtd. here):

The most important thing I’ve learned about writing is never write too much at a time… Never pump yourself dry. Leave a little for the next day. The main thing is to know when to stop. Don’t wait till you’ve written yourself out. When you’re still going good and you come to an interesting place and you know what’s going to happen next, that’s the time to stop. Then leave it alone and don’t think about it; let your subconscious mind do the work.

Also, especially if you're young, you should read more than you write. If you're serious about writing, you'll want to write more than you read when you get old; you need, then, to lay the important books as your foundation early. I like this passage from Samuel R. Delany's "Some Advice for the Intermediate and Advanced Creative Writing Student" (collected in both Shorter Views and About Writing):

You need to read Balzac, Stendhal, Flaubert, and Zola; you need to read Austen, Thackeray, the Brontes, Dickens, George Eliot, and Hardy; you need to read Hawthorne, Melville, James, Woolf, Joyce, and Faulkner; you need to read Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Turgenev, Goncherov, Gogol, Bely, Khlebnikov, and Flaubert; you need to read Stephen Crane, Mark Twain, Edward Dahlberg, John Steinbeck, Jean Rhys, Glenway Wescott, John O'Hara, James Gould Cozzens, Angus Wilson, Patrick White, Alexander Trocchi, Iris Murdoch, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell, Vladimir Nabokov; you need to read Nella Larsen, Knut Hamsun, Edwin Demby, Saul Bellow, Lawrence Durrell, John Updike, John Barth, Philip Roth, Coleman Dowell, William Gaddis, William Gass, Marguerite Young, Thomas Pynchon, Paul West, Bertha Harris, Melvin Dixon, Daryll Pinckney, Darryl Ponicsan, and John Keene, Jr.; you need to read Thomas M. Disch, Joanna Russ, Richard Powers, Carroll Maso, Edmund White, Jayne Ann Phillips, Robert Gluck, and Julian Barnes—you need to read them and a whole lot more; you need to read them not so that you will know what they have written about, but so that you can begin to absorb some of the more ambitious models for what the novel can be.

Note: I haven't read every single writer on that list; there are even three I've literally never heard of; I can think of others I'd recommend in place of some he's cited; but still, his general point—that you need to read the major and minor classics—is correct.

The best piece of general advice I know, and not only about writing, comes from Dr. Johnson, The Rambler #63:

The traveller that resolutely follows a rough and winding path, will sooner reach the end of his journey, than he that is always changing his direction, and wastes the hours of day-light in looking for smoother ground and shorter passages.

I've known too many young writers over the years who sabotaged themselves by overthinking and therefore never finishing or sharing their projects; this stems, I assume, from a lack of self-trust or, more grandly, trust in the universe (the Muses, God, etc.). But what professors always tell Ph.D. students about dissertations is also true of novels, stories, poems, plays, comic books, screenplays, etc: There are only two kinds of dissertations—finished and unfinished. Relatedly, this is the age of online—an age when 20th-century institutions are collapsing, and 21st-century ones have not yet been invented. Unless you have serious connections in New York or Iowa, publish your work yourself and don't bother with the gatekeepers.

Other than the above, I find most writing advice useless because over-generalized or else stemming from arbitrary culture-specific or field-specific biases, e.g., Orwell's extremely English and extremely journalistic strictures, not necessarily germane to the non-English or non-journalistic writer. "Don't use adverbs," they always say. Why the hell shouldn't I? It's absurd. "Show, don't tell," they insist. Fine for the aforementioned Orwell and Hemingway, but irrelevant to Edith Wharton and Thomas Mann. Freytag's Pyramid? Spare me. Every new book is a leap in the dark. Your project may be singular; you may need to make your own map as your traverse the unexplored territory.

Hard truths? There's one. I know it's a hard truth because I hesitate even to type it. It will insult our faith in egalitarianism and the rewards of earnest labor. And yet, I suspect the hard truth is this: ineffables like inspiration and genius count for a lot. If they didn't, if application were all it took, then everybody would write works of genius all day long. But even the greatest geniuses usually only got the gift of one or two all-time great work. This doesn't have to be a counsel of despair, though: you can always try to place yourself wherever you think lightning is likeliest to strike. That's what I do, anyway. Good luck!

#creative writing #literature

[when-we-drive-away-in-secret]

ASOUE Character Playlists

You can find the list of ship playlists (both romantic and platonic) here

Violet Baudelaire

Klaus Baudelaire

Sunny Baudelaire

Beatrice II

Quigley Quagmire

Carmelita Spatz

Count Olaf

Esmé Squalor

Beatrice Baudelaire

Dr. Georgina Orwell

Kit Snicket

Jacques Snicket

Lemony Snicket

Jerome Squalor

Geraldine Juliene

Olivia Caliban (Book!Verse)

Olivia Caliban (Show!Verse)

Jacquelyn Scieszka

VFD

I am constantly editing/changing these, most of them aren't really in a coherent order yet and some of them are currently ridiculously short because I haven't quite found the niche of songs for that character yet, but hey! Here you go ^.^ (also I will be making and linking a masterpost for each one explaining why I chose all of the songs, but if anyone ever has any song recommendations or wants to know about a specific song that's already on there, feel free to send me an ask!)

#i did not test literally any of the links so if they're broken let me knowww #also i haven't looked at some of these in forever so i may or may not stand by my choices #a series of unfortunate playlists #asoue #asoue playlists #kit's is basically the only one that's in order atm #violet baudelaire #klaus baudelaire #sunny baudelaire #beatrice ii #quigley quagmire #count olaf #esmé squalor #beatrice baudelaire #georgina orwell #kit snicket #jacques snicket #lemony snicket #jerome squalor #geraldine julienne #madame lulu #olivia caliban #jacquelyn scieszka #vfd #very aware vfd isn't a character but. it feels right to put it here

[sylkhi]

Of course the last chapter of Advance Ocular Science by Dr. Georgina Orwell is:

WHICH EYE COLOUR IS THE BEST ONE?

Won’t lie, I would read the book.

#asoue #no surprise that this is one of Dr Georgina Orwell’s studies

[ddarker-dreams]

☾ book recommendations: *✲⋆.

my all time favorites:

the brothers karamazov by fyodor dostoevsky

notes from underground by fyodor dostoevsky

the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde

frankenstein by mary shelly

the plague by albert camus

we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson

others that i'd recommend:

break the body, haunt the bones by micah dean hicks

tomie by junji ito

uzumaki by junji ito

berserk by kento miura

the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson

i have no mouth, and i must scream by harlan ellison

the tell-tale heart by edgar allen poe

the cask of amontillado by edgar allen poe

rebecca by daphne du maurier

wuthering heights by emily brontë

dune by frank herbert

a shadow over innsmouth by h. p. lovecraft

the color out of space by h. p. lovecraft

the dunwich horror by h. p. lovecraft

crime and punishment by fyodor dostoevsky

demons by fyodor dostoevsky

the idiot by fyodor dostoevsky

jane eyre by charlotte brontë

animal farm by george orwell

do androids dream of electric sheep? by philip k. dick

a long fatal love chase by louisa may alcott

the stranger by albert camus

the metamorphosis by franz kafka

the trial by franz kafka

dragonwyck by anya seton

discipline and punish by michel foucalt

the castle of otranto by horace walpole

faust by johann wolfgang von goethe

the fall by albert camus

the myth of sisyphus by albert camus

the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde by robert louis stevenson

blood meridian by cormac mccarthy (do look into the content warnings though, there's heavy violence/depictions of 1840s-1850s racism)

the death of ivan ilyich by leo tolstoy

the dead by james joyce

the overcoat by nikolai gogol

dead souls by nikolai gogol

hiroshima by john hersey

useful fictions: evolution, anxiety, and the origins of literature by michael austin

no exit by jean paule satre

candide by voltaire

white nights by fyodor dostoevsky

notes from a dead house by fyodor dostoevsky

the shock doctrine by naomi klein

the 100 year war on palestine by rashid khalidi

blackshirts & reds by michael parenti

#i'll keep on adding to this as i continue reading!!! #recommendations

[sarnie-for-varney]

Charles getting jealous over Sir

Not Shirley/Olaf and Dr. Orwell being like mm? 👀 😂

#a series of unfortunate events #asoue #the miserable mill #lemony snicket #a series of unfortunate events series #a series of unfortunate events netflix #asoue series #asoue netflix #the miserable mill part two #a series of unfortunate events memes #asoue memes #a series of unfortunate events netflix memes #a series of unfortunate events series memes #asoue netflix memes #asoue series memes #the miserable mill memes #lgbtq+ #queer #gay #meme #memes #video