i was born for this by alice oseman hit me so hard i can’t stop thinking about it
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one thing everybody should know about me is that english is my favourite subject and solitaire is my favourite book so hold onto your popcorn while i introduce you to a concept that i love.
doublethink is the idea that two opposing concepts can be true at the same time. its from the book 1984 by george orwell. **
solitaire (and most of alice osemans books tbh) have this concept all over them. tori is depressed. she can also feel joy. michael is angry. but he is also grateful. tara can be confident in her sexuality. she can also not want to tell anyone. isaac can feel attraction towards james. this does not erase him being aroace. jane can be both a good and bad parent.
this idea of confliction is so beautiful to me and i think part of the reason that alice osemans books have absolutely captured me.
**thank you to derellenbogen who actually let me know that this is not what doublethink means. so this is actually not quite true and a better word would be juxtaposition!!
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SOLITAIRE CHARACTERS AS MITSKI SONGS
Tori Spring: Geyser
“Though I'm a geyser feel it bubbling from below // Hear it call, hear it call, hear it call to me, constantly // And hear the harmony only when it's harming me // It's not real, it's not real, it's not real enough // But I will be the one you need the way I can't be without you // I will be the one you need I just can't be without you”
Micheal Holden: I Will
“And all the quiet nights you bear, seal them up with care // No one needs to know they're there, for I will hold them for you // Cause' all I ever wanted is here, all I ever wanted, all I want is always you, it's always you // And we're not out of the tunnel, I bet you thought there's an end // Stay with me, hold my hand”
Charlie Spring: Love me More
“I wish that this would go away, but when I'm done singing this song I will have to find something else to do to keep me here // Something else to keep me // Here's my hand, there's the itch, but I'm not supposed to scratch // I need you to love me more, love me more, love me more // Love enough to drown it out, drown it out, drown me out"
Nick Nelson: I Bet on Losing Dogs
“My baby, my baby, you're my baby, say it to me // Baby, my baby, tell your baby that I'm your baby // I bet on losing dogs, I know they're losing and I'll pay for my place by the ring where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down // I'll be there on their side, I'm losing by their side”
Becky Allen: Townie
“And I want a love that falls as fast // As a body from the balcony, and // I want a kiss like my heart is hitting the ground // I'm holding my breath with a baseball bat // Though I don't know what I'm waiting for // I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be”
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i am distraught and in pain (i read the comics and knew exactly what was going to happen. i had adequate time to prepare myself and didn’t, knowing full well joe and kit were going to act their asses off and make me sob)
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN ISAAC IS HOLDING THE BOOK RADIO SILENCE IS SEASON 1 EPISODE 5, A BOOK THAT OCCURS WITHIN THE SAME UNIVERSE AND HOW DID I NOT NOTICE IT TILL RN I'M DEAD
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I just finished reading Loveless by Alice Oseman and I don’t think I’ve ever felt so SEEN when reading or watching any other piece of media 💜
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