#i’m buying the books

[marsconer]

all criticism of rings of power is valid and the show is actually very meh. but i already know i’ll always have a fondness towards it. ever since i was young i was enchanted by tolkien’s world and yet even at eight i had this nagging feeling it was rejecting me. i came to realize it was simply the overwhelming maleness of it. maybe it sounds a bit too ‘political correct-isms’ in this year of our lord 2022 but galadriel as a main character made me feel so welcomed and she’s rash and stubborn and she’s ancient and wise in the original movies but this is a woman ( she-elf ) who spent the last ages hunting a evil those around her stopped believing is still there. i get her. she’s feminine ( yes, even in armor. a sword doesn’t make you less of a woman. ) and she’s heroic and she’s a heroine and she’s being tempted and she’s so personal to me that i don’t care how offensive to tolkien himself it is.

#ring of power #rant #galadriel #the girls should get their perfect nail polished hands on lotr #i literally don’t care #lord of the rings #polemic ? #anti rings of power dni #literally #i’m buying the books #i’m rewatching all the movies #i’m reading the hobbit now #all because of her #like #she made me feel seen #tolkien never did

[amnestyliketaz]

in honor of the nimona movie (it’s so good i’m gonna scream and cry for the next million years) i must share my favorite nimona art ever

drawn by ND stevenson ofc and posted on twitter a few years ago i believe

do i even have to SAY anything? the shark, it’s not rocket surgery, baby nimona, the DOMESTICITY of it all im gonna explode

UPDATE!!!! GAY DADS AU THREAD https://twitter.com/gingerhazing/status/1676058949504892928?s=46

#anyways stream nimona #and buy the book #and read it #god. #i’ve been here for a year and a half welcome everyone #so glad i’m finally getting some nimona CONTENT #nimona #nimona movie #nd stevenson #ballister blackheart #ballister boldheart #my only question is why did they change his last name #i mean i get it #but still #ambrosius goldenloin #just found out this is called the gay dads au by nd #what if i scream and cry #amnesty original #gay dads au

[gothedrals]

I miss you blockbuster I miss you cds I miss you little buttons that played song previews in walmart I miss you vhs tapes I miss you blocky tv with rabbit ears that only had 10 channels I miss you scratched dvds from the library I miss you envelopes of developed photos from a film camera I miss you flip phones covered in stickers I miss you physical media

#edit for clarification: I do still engage in physical media. i know many of these things are still around today #i still buy cds and vinyl and read paper books from the library and I own a film camera #this is moreso about the culture as a whole shifting to value convenience over experience #listening to cds on my own will not change the culture back to when physical media was the norm for everyone #I’m a nostalgia-ridden person there’s a specific feeling I’m missing that I can’t achieve by myself #g

[anna-scribbles]

(12 year old me voice) hey does anybody wanna talk about percy jackson

#<—lie #(it’s my 22 year old voice) #12 year old me voice hey i can’t be friends with you unless you read percy jackson. #no yeah i’m being for real. go buy the books and read them. if you don’t read percy jackson what will there be to talk about #anna rambles #pjo #listen i’ve always been a recruiter. i have always been a one man pr team

[the-worms-in-your-bones]

Truly one of the doctors more relatable moment

#I too go into bookstores to buy a book that will then just sit on a pile in my room #they are for emotional support not reading #doctor who #eighth doctor #edas #eda liveblog #remember when I was actually doing that #I’m still reading them I just got distracted by college stuff

[autoneurotic]

was not fucking kidding about a tma kids book i can’t stop thinking about it. spiral page idea

#love everyone too saying this would be sooo cool wow i want this #like baby girl it’s happening i’m making it. i’m buying chipboard tomorrow #and paint markers and masking tape #i’m LITERALLY making this #autoart #the spiral #tma #the magnus archives #magpod #sketch #2023 #art #pop up book #art of the day #art on tumblr #artists on tumblr #fan art #fan artist

[silentwalrus1]

if i have to read one more published fantasy book that uses irl memes and online vernacular in its dialogue i’m taking away the toys until y’all can learn to respect yourselves. Not only does it break immersion in your world and detract from your characters having their own voices, it also makes you, the author, seem like a dim parrot incapable of neither original thought nor basic understanding of the passage of time

1) due to the timeline of publishing, any meme included will automatically be hopelessly dated by the time the story reaches readers and

2) it’s literally the same thing Ready Player One did. Hey look i’m pointing at a thing in pop culture. Did you get my reference? Did you get it? Let me list some more colors and shapes you recognize. Did you get it? And then Gideon Nav hit the dab or whatever. Hashtag Relatable!

It’s so painfully unfunny and uncompelling every time. We can do better. Apply some creativity to your own work

#writing #i love fantasy and every time i buy yet another newly published book i’m SO excited and hopeful #and then it’s just. garbage #the fourth wing is my latest DNF like my god how did this get published #every so often i’m like okay maybe the locked tomb series surely can’t be THAT bad? #and then i’ll see another excerpt or screenshot of the text and go ah. never mind #the use of meme slang has now become like the number one red flag of a truly stupid book #extremely frustrating. ah well be the change you want to see in the world #yap yap

[plenaurum]

the thing about this z library thing is that I see small authors rejoicing in the fact that ppl can’t steal their books anymore bc they were “losing out on sales” and. this may be immoral to say? but I kinda don’t care

#z library #call me selfish entitled etc #but a girl in India said she lost her sole access to poetry #ppl in countries that don’t have access to libraries and books had good use for z library #and also. #z library was just easier and accessible #if I liked the book I’d go out and buy it in physical form #if I didn’t. well. i can just delete it #also I love pirating I’m sorry u guys #piracy #zlibrary #zlib

[feelingtheaster99]

Grover was so clever in this episode, buttering Ares up, baiting him into talking with praise—an absolute king

#we love to see confident Grover #I��m like so sure he thinks it’s clarrisse tho #I think I remember that incorrect theory from the books #Percy Jackson #percy jackson spoilers #Percy Jackson book spoilers #pjo ares #grover underwood #pjo #pjotv #pjo tv #pjo tv show #pjo tv spoilers #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackson tv spoilers #Percy Jackson tv show #I feel like he also is accustomed to be affected by ares powers because he did not react at all to ares insulting satyrs #a god buys us cheeseburgers #a god buys us cheeseburgers spoilers

[brazen-kenobi]

“Training Anakin and fighting beside him all these years has unlocked something in Obi-Wan. It’s as though Anakin has rubbed off on him a bit, and has loosened that clench jaw insistence and absolute correctness that Qui-Gon always said was his greatest flaw. Obi-Wan Kenobi has learned to relax. He smiles now, and sometimes even jokes. And has become known for the wisdom gentle humor can provide.”

- Matthew Stover, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

#yes I’m rereading rots #gonna tattoo the entire book on my forehead brb #I should just buy the actual book so I can highlight the entire thing #but johnathan davis does the voices SO WELL #sw novels #sw books #revenge of the sith novelisation #revenge of the sith #Obi wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #Star Wars #anakin & Obi wan #obikin

[mister-a-z-fell]

It seems apposite to mention — in case I haven’t already done so — that I am not in any way employed by the makers of the documentary. I am not ‘promoting’ anything (although I’d be very pleased if you were kind to each other). I’m just a perfectly ordinary retired entity who very occasionally — if I have no other option — sells a book.

I hope that clears up any misunderstandings.

#good omens #good omens 2 #disclaimer #mr a z fell #please don’t buy my books #just because I’m open doesn’t make it a challenge #sotherans is only a ten minute walk #support (other) bookshops

[suitehearttts]

guess who got the ITSV art book for his b-day ‼️⭐️💥

#SCREAMING #into the spider verse #itsv #miles morales #peter b parker #kingpin #spiderverse fanart #SO MANY GOOD REFS!! SO MUCH GOOD ART!! #pissed at myself for not buying the book sooner bc now I’m literally just waiting for the project i have rn to be over so i can get atsv #with the money #bc thats how inspired and happy this stupid book has made me #digital art #spiderman

[madeofphlegm]

lennon paper doll.. little lazy. kinda a prototype, no color and all. but likely to be the only one. anyways. i love my child

#technically the second prototype. but we don’t talk about that #if you’re wondering about the two calendars. which i know you aren’t. i got them for free.. i’m not that weird #just weird enough to buy five books two cds and constantly draw the #anyways. he watches house md with me. i treat him as if he bursted out of my stomach alien style #his hands are way to small but my love is not conditional #does this count as a doodle? #sure #doodles #john lennon #beatles #the beatles #paper dolls

[hiatus-queen72]

Mirror selfies to show you how long my hair is getting 🥰✨

#me #cute #girl #love #selfie #fashion #photo #brown hair #blue eyes #hot #tumblr #I’m procrastinating finishing my essay #someone bully me nicely into finishing my essay please it’s half done but I have no motivation #I’m comparing the heart of a doggo and a bird #it’s a cool topic but my brain is tired #also I’m extremely happy that it is sweat pants season #also update on the aquarium day! #I’m going on Monday and then I’m treating myself to going to a new Barnes and Noble #I shall maybe buy a book! #I’m hoping to find some nerd shit #nerd shit being a cool book on an animal or anything vet medicine related #also my hair is getting so long I didn’t even realize till the other day

[doll-elvis]

“They sometimes played cards into the early-morning hours, when Presley would ask her to slip into a flouncy, yellow baby-doll nightie he had bought her. “I wasn’t crazy about them but he just loved them.” Anne Helm said laughing.”

“He really liked sex. A lot of nights I didn’t go back to my own bungalow. I felt a little ashamed about it the next morning, because I knew that people on the set realized what was going on.” But, Helm added, “I have to tell you, I had fun. And it was special.”

I had to close the book and regroup after reading this. great for you anne, totally not jealous or anything 😭

(excerpt from “Down at the end of the lonely street” by Peter H. Brown, highly recommend btw. so many rare interviews and stories, it’s a much much better version of BLPH by Alanna Nash)

#this book has made my jaw drop at least 12 times so far #I cannot put it down at the moment #she got elvis in his Toby kwimper era… I’m jealous 😭 #him buying her a night gown 🫠 #in need of this man desperately #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis history #anne helm #elvis costars #elvis book excerpts

[shentunans]

Just received my English translation copy of Zhenhun … the artwork is so pretty!

#now I have the og version in Chinese and an English version to le collection #guardian #镇魂 guardian #沈巍 #text post #at the back it says ​inspired a live action drama w/o saying name of it xD since the drama killed them both off for no reasons the book wins #killing off Shen Wei? unforgivable killing of my baobei playing the living embodiment of Shen Wei? ya banished youku #zhao yunlan #I’m glad the illustrations don’t look like their actors (Shen Wei aside ZYL was the living embodiment of him) but it’s appreciated #as a book fan it’s my mission to buy all the versions in all the languages if possible xD #priest #I love this book so much it needs to be retold properly in a drama with the happy ending pls