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multongsisig · 12 days

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uhm sorry for the silly question but you said elias is your top3 and ohara 6 and i wanted to know the whole list ._.

Man, I meant to answer this as soon as I saw it but then it got away from me. I took this ask as an opportunity to yap, but even I was like oh this got too long so here's the list itself, and I'll leave the explanations if you're interested in that under the cut. This is ranked mainly by how much brainrot they give me.

Shuri

Richelieu

Elias

Jeremy

Nora

Ohara

Reihe Family (Alice, Hermann)

Ali

Theobald

Explanations:

1. Shuri I adore Shuri more than anyone else in the manhwa. Like do I even need to explain. She is such a strong multifaceted character, so full of love and kindness in spite of her heartbreakingly tragic history. I've seen people call her boring, but I really can't see it especially after the Jeremy trial in S1. This is a person who will sacrifice herself, completely forego her own happiness, for the sake of those she cares about. Yet this sacrificial tendency is also motivated by her fear of being abandoned, not simply from innate kindness. Characters like that I am always weak to and will always love.

2. Richelieu If you follow me I doubt this is surprising, he's so fun to me. He's a terrifying villain who's actually a real threat and challenge to the main characters. I like how his motivations are well established, so all his actions just make sense you. Religious villains aren't uncommon in rofan, but in my experience it's typically the [Good Church was secretly Evil mwahaha] trope you know? So I find him, a character with time given to actually expand on his POV, very refreshing, very alluring. Though, what initially drew me in was his being a narrative foil to Shuri, the parallels in the connection he perceives them to have with the "2nd life", the visual contrast constantly at play in their encounters to an almost genre bending degree… I go bonkers for shit like that between protagonists and antagonists. It's because of him that I picked up asm again in S2 and truly fell in love with the story. I'll keep it at that lest this gets too long.

3. Elias Elias… Elias my beloved problem child. He's kind of framed as being the more emotionally perceptive sibling, so the fact that most of his conflicts are internal ones bleeding out into bad decisions just makes me so 😩😩😩 His feelings of alienation and separation issues within his own family endears me to him, I'm very fond of black sheep characters He also hides all this with his friendly and comic relief demeanor which makes me love him more… the multiple arcs we had with Elias as a main figure solidified him to this position.

4. Jeremy Honestly the gap between him and Nora is so so small, but Jeremy makes me just a little bit more insane because of the tragic aspect of his character in his quiet love for Shuri that, thanks to their unfortunate circumstances, could never be, despite those very circumstances being what allowed him to grow such love for her. Aside from that, it's the usual obvious things people love about him, his protectiveness, sarcasm, kindness beneath the rbf, etc etc. It's always great to see him interact with other characters, especially Shuri or Nora.

5. Nora I don't have much to say that hasn't been said by others, he's a beloved and popular character for a reason. I grew to like him a lot more in S2, we got to see more sides of him and see how he's grown since S1, especially in his scenes with Jeremy and Shuri. Also, he's an artist so I feel a sense of kinship… the whole sketchbook thing and shuri painting was so real. His conflict with his family is also tragically compelling. That last chapters that had him in S2 hit me in the guttt.

6. Ohara Mentioned most of what I like about her in the last ask. Ohara's got problems and she's very dear to me for it!!

7. Reihe Family (Alice, Hermann) I really liked the glimpses we've had of them in the manhwa. I became fond of Hermann, the Neuschwanstein's uncle aka Elias look-alike, upon rereads because of the parallels with him and Elias, they're both the black sheep of their families 🥺 one day I'll finish that Alice & Hermann comic...

8. Ali My initial impression was just that he was a sweet boy, but then it showed he's quite the sharp cookie like his sister and I went ooooh! He navigated those political situations in S2 so cleverly. He's def going to be even more of a force to be reckoned with when he's older.

9. Theobald He's 9th on this list of favorite characters but I can't say I like him more than everyone not mentioned above. I enjoy his relationships is all. Like, anything with Richelieu is just great. There's also Shuri, Nora, Jeremy, Letran/Family of course- it's crazy how messy all his relationships are 😭

And thennn it's everyone else. Even if the character isn't on the list doesn't mean I don't like them or don't like reading about them. Personally, I find that every character in the story has something you can chew on!

#asks #asm my beloved #u asked for the list and i gave you this block of text im so sorry this is how im exposed as a chatterbox #to expand on richelieu making me pick up asm again for s2 #i had an OI/rofan phase during quarantine and asm was one of the many i read but when i did it was midway through the jeremy trial #updates were slow and i was yet to be very invested so i forgot about it quickly #but it asm blew up during the epilogue for obv reasons and i read it again and was blown away #s2 came and i saw people gushing over it but i was like hmm i kinda like just ending the story at s1 it was enough for me #there was no future plot points from the very scattered & probably fake novel spoilers i read at the time that interested me #then i saw THAT panel of richelieu and shuri in ch 68 and it was So Over for me like wtaf is this asm??? what is going on over there #anyway its my most reread manhwa rn #and the only manhwa i actively follow loll its for sure one of the greats

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leafvy · 3 years

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𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

here’s a list of short names to coincide with my long names list :)

[ disclaimer: my sincere apologies if there are any spelling/meaning/origin mistakes in any of my name lists, i am by no means a professional in this area, i just like creating lists to help aid storytellers. i do try my best to find each name’s corresponding origin/meaning/spelling but i am a human who is prone to make the odd mistake. p.s, i take requests! ]

Female

Ada - German - First born female

Ali - Arabic - High, elevated, champion

Amy - French/Latin - Beloved

Anne - Latin/Hebrew - Favour, grace

Aria - Hebrew/Italian - Air, song, melody

Aura - Latin/Greek - Wind

Ava - Latin - Bird-like

Aya - German/Japanese/Hebrew - Sword, colourful, beautiful, bird

Ayn - Hebrew/Finnish/Russian - God has favoured me, grace, eye

Bay - English/French - Auburn-haired

Bea - Latin - Bringer of happiness

Beau - French - Beautiful, handsome

Belle - French - Beautiful

Bia - Latin/Italian - White, fair

Bindi - Noongar - Butterfly

Blair - Scottish - Plain, meadow, field

Blanche - French - White

Blythe - English - Joyous, kind, cheerful

Bree - Irish - Exalted one, strength

Briar - English - Bush of wild roses

Brook - English - Small stream

Bryn - Welsh - Hill

Buffy - Hebrew - Diminutive of Elizabeth, my god is an oath

Cara - Latin - Dear friend

Chloe - Greek - Blooming, fertility

Cia - Greek/Hebrew - Light,

Clair - French - Bright, clear

Coco - Portuguese/Spanish - Diminutive of Socorro, help, relief

Cora - Greek - Maiden, girl, daughter

Cove - English - Small coastal inlet

Dara - Hebrew/Irish - Pearl of wisdom, gift, compassion

Dawn - English - Sunrise

Doe - English - Female deer

Dot - Greek - Diminutive of Dorothy, gift of god

Dove - English - A bird

Eden - Hebrew - Delight

Edie - English - Prosperous in war

Ella - Greek/Norman/Hebrew/German/Spanish - Beautiful, fairy maiden, goddess

Elle - French - She

Elm - English - Elm tree

Elsa - Scandinavian - Joyful, Noble, god is my oath

Emi - Japanese - Blessed, favour, beautiful

Emma - Germanic - Whole, universal

Erin - Irish - Peace, from the island to the west

Esmé - French/Persian - Esteemed, beloved, emerald

Etta - Latin - Of noble birth

Eva - Hebrew - Giver of life

Eve - Hebrew - Giver of life

Faith - Latin - Confidence, trust, belief

Faye - French - Fairy

Fern - English - Green shade-loving plant

Fiona - Gaelic/Scottish - White, fair

Fleur - French - Flower

Flo - Latin - Flowering, flourishing

Gia - Italian - God’s gracious gift

Grace - Latin - Gracious

Greta - Greek/German/Persian - Pearl

Gwen - Welsh - White, holy

Hope - English - Desire of fulfillment

Ida - Scandinavian - Labour, work

Isla - Scottish/Gaelic/Spanish - Island

Ivy - English - Fidelity

Jade - Spanish - Stone of the colic, precious gemstone

Jae - Korean - Ability, talent

Jane - English - God is gracious

Jessie - Hebrew - He sees

Jill - Latin/English - Child of the God’s, youthful

Joan - Hebrew - God is gracious

Joy - English - Happiness, joyful

June - Latin - Born in June

Juno - Latin - Queen of heaven

Kai - Hawaiian/Japanese - Sea, ocean, shell, restoration, recovery

Kat - English/Greek - Clean, pure

Kate - English/Latin/Greek - Clean, pure

Kim - English/Korean/Chinese/Vietnamese - Gift of God, gold

Kira - Russian/Japanese/Persian/Greek - Mistress, ruler, leader of the people, beloved, light

Kyla - Hebrew/English/Scottish - Narrow channel

Lacy - English/Latin/French - Lace, cheerful, unbridled

Lake - English - Body of water

Lana - Slavic/Gaelic - Little rock, light

Lark - English - Songbird

Lea - Hebrew/English - Delicate, weary, meadow

Leda - Greek - Woman

Leigh - English - Delicate, meadow

Lia - Greek - Bearer of good news

Lily - English/Latin/Greek - Pure, passion, flower

Lisa - Hebrew - God’s promise

Liv - Norse - Shelter, protection, life

Lois - Greek - Superior

Lucy - English/Latin - Light

Lula - German/English - Famous warrior

Luna - Italian/Spanish/Latin - Moon

Lux - Latin - Light

Luz - Portuguese/Spanish - Light

Lyla - Arabic - Night

Mae - French/Latin - Month of May

Maeve - Irish/Gaelic - Intoxicating

Mara - Hebrew - Bitter, strength

Mary - Aramaic/Latin/Hebrew/Greek - Bitter, beloved, rebellious, marine, drop of the sea

Maude - German/French/Hebrew - Powerful battler

May - English - Month of May

Meg - Greek - Pearl

Mia - Scandinavian - Of the sea, bitter

Mila - Slavic - Gracious, dear

Mina - German - Love

Mira - Latin/Slavic - Wonder, wonderful, peace

Moon - English - The moon

Mya - Greek/Arabic/German/Persian - Sea of bitterness

Nelly - Greek - Light

Nia - Gaelic/Swahili - Lustrous, goal, purpose, resolve, brilliance

Nina - Spanish/Hebrew/Russian/Babylonian - Enclosure of fish, little girl

Noa - Hebrew - Motion

Nora - Irish/Latin/Arabic - Honour, light

Nova - Latin - New

Nya - Swahili/Gaelic - Purpose

Opal - Sanskrit - Gem

Ora - Latin - Pray

Paige - Latin/Greek - Assistant

Paris - Latin/Greek - Pouch, wallet

Pearl - Latin/English - Smooth round bead formed by a mollusk

Pia - Latin - Pious, reverent

Pixie - Celtic/Swedish/Cornish - Fairy

Quinn - Irish/Gaelic - Counsel

Rae - Hebrew - Ewe, female sheep

Rain - English - Rain

Reese - Welsh - Ardent, fiery

Remi - French - Oarsman

Ren - Japanese - Water lily, lotus

Rita - Spanish - Pearl

Rose - Latin - Flower

Ruby - Latin - Red gemstone

Rue - English/Greek - Regret, herb

Ruth - Hebrew - Friend

Sadie - Hebrew - Princess

Sage - Latin - Wise

Shae - Gaelic/Irish - Admirable, full of majesty

Sky - Norse - Cloud, scholar

Sloan - Irish/Gaelic - Warrior

Sue - Hebrew - Lily

Suzy - Hebrew - Lily

Tara - Sanskrit - Star

Tate - English/Norse - Cheerful

Taya - Japanese - Young

Tess - English/Greek - To harvest, to reap

Teva - Hebrew - Nature

Thea - Greek - Goddess

Tia - Spanish - Aunt

Uma - Hebrew/Sanskrit - Nation

Una - Irish - The personification of truth, beauty and unity

Velma - German - Determined protector

Vera - Slavic - Faith

Wren - English - Small bird

Zara - Arabic - Radiance

Zelda - German - Grey fighting maid

Zia - Arabic - Light

Zoe - Greek - Life

Zuri - Swahili - Beautiful

Male

Ace - Latin - One; unity

Amir - Arabic/Persian/Hebrew - Prince, chief, immortal

Araz - Arabic - Provisions, commodities

Arik - Norse - Eternal ruler

Arlo - English - Fortified hill

Arris - Greek -Best

Asa - Hebrew/Japanese - Healer, physician, born in the morning

Ash - English - Ash tree

Atlas - Greek - To carry

Axel - Hebrew - Father is peace

Bane - Slavic - Glorious defender

Bear - French/German - As strong and brave as a Bear

Beau - French - Beautiful

Beck - Norse - Small stream

Blaire - Scottish/Gaelic - Plain, field

Blake - English - Fair-haired, dark

Bodhi - Sanskrit - Awakening, enlightenment

Bolt - English - Bar, arrow

Bran - Scottish/Irish/Gaelic - Bramble, thicket of wild gorse

Brock - English/Celtic - Badger-like

Brody - Scottish - Broad eye, broad island

Bron - English - Son of a dark man

Buck - English - Male deer

Cade - English - Round, barrel

Cain - Hebrew - Something produced, spear

Cash - English/Latin - Hollow

Chase - English/French - To catch, to seize, hunter, huntsman

Clark - English - Scribe, secretary

Cody - English - Helpful, pillow

Cole - English - Swarthy, coal-black, charcoal

Colt - English - Young horse

Crew - Latin - Chariot

Dane - English - From Denmark

Dax - French - Leader

Dean - English - Valley

Drake - English - Dragon, snake

Duke - English - Leader, son of Marmaduke

Eden - Hebrew - Place of pleasure, delight

Eli - Hebrew - Ascent

Evan - Welsh - Youth, young warrior

Ezra - Hebrew - Help, helper

Felix - Latin - Happy, lucky

Fig - English - Fruit

Finn - Norse/Irish - Finn, Sámi, white, fair

Fox - English - Cunning, sly

Gage - French - One who is defiant

Gale - English/Greek - Jovial, tranquil

Grant - English/Gaelic - Tall, big

Grey - English - Grey-haired

Guy - French - Guide, leader

Heath - English - Someone who lives by a moor or heath

Hugh - English/French/Germanic - Mind, spirit

Ian - Scottish - The Lord is gracious

Ike -Hebrew - Laughter

Iker - Basque - Visitation

Jack - English - God is gracious, supplanter

Jax - English - God is gracious

Jay - Latin - Bird in the crow family

Jeb - Hebrew - Beloved friend

Jed - Hebrew - Beloved of God

Jet -English - Black, airplane

Jody - English/Hebrew - Jehovah increases

Jon - Hebrew - God is gracious

Joss - German - One of the Goths

Jovi - Latin - Father of the sky

Judd - English - To flow down

Jude - Greek - Praised

Kade - Scottish - From the wetlands

Kai - Hawaiian/Japanese - Sea, ocean, shell, restoration, recovery

Kiam - Unknown - Unknown

King - English - Monarch

Kit - Greek - Bearing Christ

Knox - Scottish/English - Hillock, round-topped hill

Koa - Hawaiian - Warrior, brave one

Kye - Welsh/Scandinavian/Gaelic/Greek - Keeper of the keys, earth, narrow, straight

Kylo - Latin - Sky

Lane - English - Small roadway or path

Lars - Latin/Scandinavian - From Laurentum, crowned with laurel

Leif - Scandinavian - Heir, descendent, beloved

Leo - Latin/Greek - Lion

Leon - Latin/Greek/French - Lion, son of a Lion

Levi - Hebrew - Joining, attached

Luka - Italy/Slavic - A person from Lucania

Luke - Latin - The bright one, the one born at dawn

Max - Latin - The greatest

Milo - German - Soldier, merciful

Nash - English - By the ash tree

Neo - Latin - New, gift

Nico - Greek - People of victory

Noah - Hebrew - To comfort

Oak - English - Oak tree

Otis - German/English - Wealth, son of Otto

Pax - Latin - Peaceful

Piet - Dutch - Rock

Pike - English - A person who lives on a sharp hill

Poe - English - Peacock

Quana - Native American - Aromatic

Ray - English/German - Counsel, mighty protection, guards wisely

Reed - English - Red-haired

Remi - French - Oarsman

Ren - Japanese - Water lily, lotus

Rhett - English/Dutch - Advice

Roan - Gaelic - Little red-head

Rory - Irish - Red-haired King

Ross - Gaelic - Promontory, headland

Roth - English/German - Red, wood, renown

Roy - Gaelic - Red

Rudy - German - Famous Wolf

Ryan - Irish - Little King, illustrious

Saint - English - Holy person

Saul - Hebrew - Ask, question

Sid - French/English - Wide meadow

Slade - English - Valley

Tate - Norse - Cheerful

Teo - Spanish - God

Tim - English - One who honours God

Toby - English - God is good

Torin - Gaelic - Chief

Troy - Irish - Descendent of a foot-soldier

Tye - English - Someone who lived near a pasture

West - English - Western stream

Wolf - German - Travelling Wolf

Zane - Hebrew - God is gracious

Zeke - Hebrew - God strengthens

Zen - Japanese - Peace

Zev - Hebrew - Wolf

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distort-opia · 2 years

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ooh 6 and 20 for the book asks!

6. what books have you read in the last month?

Well. The most recent would be The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, as mentioned in a prior ask. Technically I finished it this month, but I started it in freaking February, along with a friend. And that's how long it took for us to finish it. It just really didn't resonate with either of us.

I also started Harrow the Ninth a couple of days ago, by Tamsyn Muir, in the wake of finishing Gideon the Ninth. Oh my God, I adore this series; necromancer lesbians in space, my beloveds. I am reccing the first book especially to high heaven. And I've also started the third book in the Captive Prince series, Kings Rising by C. S. Pacat. Tbh, I enjoyed this a lot so far. As you can see, I wasn't kidding when I said I just took a list of enemies-to-lovers LGBT books and am currently making my way through it :)) Also read Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (an unapologetically fun Drarry remix), All for the Game by Nora Sakavic (which I LOVED), and This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar (more ambivalent on this one).

And... well, I've read comics for the past month (but I sort of do that all the time). I'm following a lot of Batman stuff, currently getting up to date with Batman: The Knight and the character of Ghostmaker. Plus, read some classic stuff on Two-Face, like Eye of the Beholder (Batman Annual #14) and Two-Face: Crime and Punishment... which was amazingly written, but oh my God it wrecked me emotionally. It's heavy stuff.

20. what are things you look for in a book?

Regardless of genre, I think one of the things I look for the most is an interesting main character. What makes them interesting could be a complex personality, conflict and thus lots of introspection, or it could be the way they relate to the world, to themselves, or to the people around them. I do love complicated (often dark and fucked-up) dynamics between characters, that end up saying something about everyone involved. Huge weakness for stories that are very well thought out, where everything connects somehow and every element symbolizes something -- and this is where my preference for fantasy and sci-fi comes in. Taking a wild concept like time travel, or everyone in a country suddenly going blind at once, and using it as a metaphor to explore the psychology of characters involved, challenging you to think and make your own theories... chef's kiss. (The German TV show Dark is like that. Fucking insanely good piece of writing.)

#asks #book ask game #I keep making these way too long :))#but it's working! I feel like reading so much more rn

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bookgeekgrrl · 2 years

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My media this week (2-8 Jan 2022)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 "Ring In The New Year" (A Cambridge Fellows story) (Charlie Cochrane)

😍 Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey #6) (Dorothy L Sayers, author; Ian Carmichael, narrator) - HARRIET VANE, MY BELOVED

😊 Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey #4) (Dorothy L. Sayers) - my fave story is the one with his 10-yr old nephew, mainly because I love that the kid's nickname is 'Gherkins' (Gerald > Jerrykins > Pickled Gherkins > Gherkins) and that just makes me laugh a lot. Plus I love that it raised Peter from 'cool uncle' to 'demigod-like status'.

😍 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: "A Case of Identity" through "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" (Arthur Conan Doyle, author; Stephen Fry, narrator)

🙂 The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey #7) (Dorothy L. Sayers) - the best part of this is the bonkers recreation of the crime at the end

🥰 Supermanny (story by rainbow_nerds; podfic by ransomdrysdale; art by velvetjinx) - 68K, Stucky modern AU - "Steve Rogers was a single dad, perpetually tired and ready to break out of the rut he was living in. Bucky Barnes was a successful small-business owner, living alone with his cat and ignoring the empty space in his life." - incredibly well-done podfic of a delightful almost-70K of pure domestic fluff

💖 +296K of shorter fic so shorter work shout out 💖

You can't hurry love (obsessivereader) - MCU: Stucky, 8.5K

where enough is not the same it was before (voxofthevoid) - MCU: Stucky, 7K

Want and Need (justanotherStonyfan, author; elkleggs, artist) - MCU: Stucky, 1.5K

plus some really quality pervy porny filthy original fic by RedSnowWhite and tanarill

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Decomposing Bodies to Solve Cold Case Murders

Station 19 - s5, e1-8

Golden Girls - s1, e5

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast - BONUS: Kiki May • Nora on Ted Lasso

You're Wrong About - Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror w. Jamie Loftus (Part 2)

Shedunnit - Audiobook: The Stranger’s Latchkey

COMIC-CON BEGINS: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom - Days of Comics Past

COMIC-CON BEGINS: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom - First Geeks

Strong Songs Bonus Episodes - A Jazz Mystery, Solved

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Beer Can House

Ologies with Alie Ward - Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS) with Mary Alexis Iaccarino

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Unclaimed Baggage Center

This is Good for You - Ep 22: Honky-Tonking Is Good For You

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Future Bass Instrumentals

Caribbean Instrumental Danzon

Olivia Rodrigo

Presenting Ariana Grande

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Enhanced]

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Howard Shore]

Lord Of The Rings : The Return Of The King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Howard Shore]

The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (Complete Recordings) [Howard Shore]

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maddie-grove · 3 years

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The Top Twenty Books I Read in 2020

My main takeaways:

I’m glad that I set certain reading goals this year (i.e., reading an even mix of different genres and writing about each book I read on this tumblr). I feel like it really expanded my horizons.

There are a lot of proper names on my Top 20 list this year, which possibly means something about identity? That, or I just tried to read more Victorian novels.

Be horny, and be kind.

Now...

20. The White Mountains by John Christopher (1967)

In a world ruled by unseen creatures who roam the countryside in tall metal tripods, all humans are “capped” (surgically fitted with metal plates on their heads) at age fourteen. Thirteen-year-old Will Parker looks forward to becoming a man, but a conversation with a mysterious visitor to his village raises a few doubts. This early YA dystopia has gorgeous world-building (notably a trip to the ruins of Paris) and expert pacing. The choices Will has to make are also more surprising and complicated than I ever anticipated.

19. What Happened at Midnight by Courtney Milan (2013)

John Mason wants revenge on his fiancée Mary after she skips town following her father’s death...apparently with the funds that her father, John’s business partner, embezzled from their company. When he tracks her down, though, she’s working as a lady’s companion to the wife of a controlling gentleman who refuses to pay her wages, and John’s fury turns to sympathy and curiosity. This is a smart, well-plotted Victorian-set novella about a couple who builds a better relationship after a rocky start.

18. Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (1943)

It’s 1773, and fourteen-year-old Bostonian Johnny Tremain has it all: a promising apprenticeship to a silversmith, the run of his arguably senile master’s household, and...unresolved grief over his widowed mother’s death? When a workplace “accident” ruins his hand and career, though, he must “forge” a new identity. Despite its jingoism and surfeit of historical exposition, I fell in love with this weird early YA novel. It’s a fascinating, heartbreaking portrayal of disability and ableism, and, to be fair, Forbes was just jazzed about fighting the Nazis.

17. Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf by Hayley Krischer (2020)

After universally beloved jock Sean Nessel rapes starry-eyed junior Ali Greenleaf at a party, his queen-bee friend Blythe Jensen agrees to smooth things over by befriending his victim. Ali knows Blythe’s motives are weird and sketchy, but being friends with a popular, exciting girl is preferable to dealing with the fallout of the rape. This YA novel is a complex, astute exploration of trauma and moral responsibility.

16. The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein (2017)

Rothstein details how the federal U.S. government allowed, encouraged, and sometimes even forcibly brought about segregation of black and white Americans during the early and mid-twentieth century, with no regard for the unconstitutionality of its actions. He brings home the staggering harm to black Americans who were kept from living in decent housing, shut out of home ownership for generations, and denied the opportunity to accumulate wealth for generations. It’s an impactful read, and I was honestly shocked to learn Rothstein isn’t a lawyer, because the whole thing reads like an expansion of an excellent closing statement.

15. My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf (2012)

In this graphic memoir, Backderf looks back on his casual, fleeting friendship with future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, a high school classmate who amused Backderf and his geeky friends with bizarre, chaotic antics. Backderf brings their huge, impersonal high school to life, illustrating how the callousness and cruelty of such an environment allowed an isolated, troubled teen to morph into something much more disturbing without anyone really noticing. It’s a work of baffled, tentative empathy and regret that stayed with me long after I finished it.

14. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)

Gwendolyn Harleth, beautiful and ambitious but with no real outlet, finds herself compelled to marry a heartless gentleman with a shady past. Daniel Deronda, adopted son of her husband’s uncle, finds himself drawn into her orbit due to his helpful nature, but he’s also dealing with a lot of other stuff, like helping a Jewish opera singer and figuring out his parentage. I love George Eliot and, although this bifurcated novel isn’t her most accessible work, it’s highly rewarding. The psychological twists and turns of Gwendolyn’s story are a wonder to experience, and Daniel’s discovery of his past and a new community is moving.

13. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (2004)

The Roths, an ordinary working-class Jewish family in 1940 Newark, find their quiet lives descending into fear, uncertainty, and strife after Charles Lindbergh, celebrity pilot and Nazi sympathizer, becomes president of the United States. This alternate history/faux-memoir perfectly captures the slow creep of fascism and the high-handed cruelty of state-sanctioned discrimination, as well as the weirdness of living a semi-normal life while all of that is going on. Also: fuck Herman and Alvin for messing up Bess’s coffee table! She is a queen, and she deserves to read Pearl S. Buck in a pleasant setting!

12. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1850)

Young David Copperfield has an idyllic life with his sweet widowed mom and devoted nursemaid Peggotty, until his cruel stepfather ruins everything. David eventually manages to find safe harbor with his eccentric aunt, but his troubles have only begun. Although the quality of the novel falls off a little once David becomes an adult, I don’t even care; the first half is one of the most beautiful, funny, brilliantly observed portrayals of the joys and sorrows of childhood that I’ve ever read.

11. The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve by Stephen Greenblatt (2017)

Greenblatt examines the evolution and cultural significance of the story of Adam and Eve from the Bible to the modern day (but mostly it’s about Milton). I can’t speak to the scholarship of this book--I’m not an expert on the Bible or Milton or bonobos--but I do know that it’s a gorgeously written meditation on love, mortality, and free will. Greenblatt brought me a lot of joy as an unhappy teenager, and he came through for me again during the summer of 2020.

10. The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg (2019)

Self-conscious seventeen-year-old Jordan is mortified when his widowed mother hires Max, an outgoing jock from his school, to help out with their struggling food truck. As they get to know each other, though, they realize that they have more in common than they thought, and they end up helping each other through a particularly challenging summer. This is an endearing, exceedingly well-balanced YA romance that tackles serious issues with a light touch and a naturalness that’s rare in the genre.

9. Red as Blood by Tanith Lee (1983)

In nine wonderfully lurid stories, Tanith Lee retells fairy tales with a dark, historically grounded, and lady-centered twist. Highlights include a medieval vampiric Snow White, a vengeful early modern Venetian Cinderella, and a Scandinavian werewolf Little Red Riding Hood. Fairy tale retellings are right up my alley, and Lee’s collection is impressively varied and creative.

8. A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (1908)

Unnerved by an impulsive make-out session with egalitarian George Emerson on a trip to Florence, young Edwardian woman Lucy Honeychurch goes way too far the other way and gets engaged to snobbish Cecil Vyse. How can she get out of this emotional and social pickle? This is an absolutely delightful romance that gave a timeless template for romantic comedies and dramas for 100-plus years.

7. My Ántonia by Willa Cather (1918)

Jim Burden, a New York City lawyer, tells the story of his friendship with slightly older Bohemian immigrant girl Ántonia when they were kids together on the late-nineteenth-century Nebraska prairie. It was a pretty pleasant time, give or take a few murders, suicides, and attempted rapes. This is one of the sweetest stories about unrequited love I’ve ever read, and it has some really enjoyable queer subtext.

6. Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls by Mary Downing Hahn (2012)

In 1956 Maryland, gawky teen Nora’s peaceful existence is shattered by the unsolved murder of her friends Cheryl and Bobbi Jo right before summer vacation. Essentially left to deal with her trauma alone, she begins to question everything, from her faith in God to the killer’s real identity. Hahn delivers a beautiful coming-of-age story along with a thoughtful portrait of how a small community responds to tragedy.

5. The Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France, with translation and introduction/notes by Robert Herring and Joan Ferrante (original late 12th century, edition 1995)

In twelve narrative poems, anonymous French-English noblewoman Marie de France spins fantastically weird tales of love, lust, and treachery. Highlights include self-driving ships, gay (?) werewolves, and more plot-significant birds than you can shake a stick at. Marie de France brings so much tenderness, delicacy, and startling humor to her stories, offering a wonderful window to the distant past.

4. Maus by Art Spiegelman (1980-1991)

In this hugely influential graphic novel/memoir, Art Spiegelman tells the story of how his Polish Jewish parents survived the Holocaust. He portrays all the characters as anthropomorphic animals; notably, the Jewish characters are mice and the Nazi Germans are cats. I read the first volume of Maus back in 2014 and, while I appreciated and enjoyed it, I didn’t get the full impact until I read both volumes together early in 2020. Spiegelman takes an intensely personal approach to his staggering subject matter, telling the story through the lens of his fraught relationship with his charismatic and affectionate, yet truly difficult father.

3. At the Dark End of the Street by Danielle L. McGuire (2010)

McGuire looks at a seldom-explored aspect of racism in the Jim Crow South (the widespread rape and sexual harassment of black women by white men) and the essential role of anti-rape activism led by black women during the Civil Rights movement. This is a harrowing yet tastefully executed history, and it’s also a truly inspirational story of collective activism.

2. In for a Penny by Rose Lerner (2010)

Callow Lord Nevinstoke has to mature fast when his father dies, leaving him an estate hampered by debts and extremely legitimate grievances from angry tenant farmers. To obtain the necessary funds, he marries (usually!) sensible brewing heiress Penelope Brown, but they face problems that not even a sizable cash infusion can fix. This is a refreshingly political romance with a deliciously tense atmosphere and fascinating themes, as well as an almost painfully engaging central relationship.

1. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (1814)

Fanny Price, the shy and sickly poor relation of the wealthy Bertram family, is subtly mistreated by most of her insecure and/or self-absorbed relatives, with the exception of her kind cousin Edmund. When the scandalous Crawford siblings visit the neighborhood, though, it shakes up her life for good and ill. I put off reading Mansfield Park for years--it’s practically the last bit of Austen writing that I consumed, including most of her juvenilia--and yet I think it’s my favorite. Fanny is an eminently lovable and interesting heroine, self-doubting and flawed yet possessed of a strong moral core, and the rest of the characters are equally realistic and compelling. Austen really made me think about the point of being a good person, both on a personal and a global scale.

#books #reading #rape #racism #genocide #murder #(it was a more cheerful reading year than these tags indicate)#(or was it? i don't know)

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doubleattitude · 4 years

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NUVO Dance Convention, Omaha, NE: RESULTS

High Score by Age:

NUbie Solo

1st: Neala Murphy-’Beloved’

2nd: Alexandra Charnstrom-’Imagine’

3rd: Ruby Kramer-’The Dream’

3rd: Maylin Munos-’One More Light’

3rd: Aria Telander-’I’m A Lady’

4th: Mollie Darling-’Superstar’

5th: Willow Bogenski-’Shake It Up’

6th: Bradley Kawa-’Trouble’

7th: Ali Hothan-’Weird People’

Mini Solo

1st: Kelsie Jacobson-’Awakening’

1st: Skylar Wong-’Unspeakable Joy’

1st: Alexis Alvarez-’Wide Eyes’

2nd: Finley Ashfield-’Anchored’

3rd: Lilly Anderson-’Little Bird’

3rd: Harper Anderson-’The Longing’

4th: ?

5th: Khloe Mroz-’Imagine’

6th: Daphnie Braun-’Halo’

6th: Shaela Murphy-’Reimagined’

7th: Ruby Aronold-’Winter’

8th: Harper Ducale-’Change Is Everything’

8th: Isabella Charnstrom-’The Wind Sings’

9th: Mya Hothan-’Mama Yo’

9th: Savannah Werner-’Sound of Silence’

10th: Nola Sciscoe-’Storm Water’

Junior Solo

1st: Carley Jensen-’Tenderly’

2nd: Josie Lutz-’Beautifully Broken’

3rd: Ava Munos-’Ask’

3rd: Claire Monge-’Found’

3rd: Colby Rich-’Inhale’

3rd: Hayley Marshall-’Ink’

4th: Brynn Kostka-’The Journey’

5th: Kira Reissen-’Shadow Journal’

6th: Olivia Shelton-’Ahead’

6th: Annabel Kohn-’My Sister’s Wedding’

7th: Klaire Simek-’Broken’

7th: Ava Rothmund-’Hand Covers Bruises’

7th: Livia Bonnie-’Walking on Air’

7th: Morgan Foged-’Where the Sea Breaks’

8th: Penelope Ciminieri-’Take My Hand’

8th: Teagan Murphy-’Transcience’

9th: Sophia Mill-Herring-’Bird’

10th: Ashlyn Stadtlander-’Cut to the Feeling’

10th: Annelise Bell-’Moon River’

Teen Solo

1st: Ava Wagner-’Destinations’

1st: Izzy Howard-’Labyrinth’

2nd: Keira Redpath-’Timeless’

3rd: Sydney Ishaug-’Unseen’

4th: Mini Preston-’Granular Breath’

4th: Caleb Abea-’Half a Man’

4th: Ava Curbow-’Tell Me Something’

5th: Isabella Jarvis-’Aura Nera’

5th: Whitney Tomes-’Don’t You Hate It When?’

5th: Canaan Blansit-’Exposition’

6th: Reese Noha-’Another Love’

7th: Cami Redpath-’Shield’

8th: Paxton Beery-’Hero’

8th: Nora Baustert-’Rolling In the Deep’

8th: Hudson Beery-’Time’

8th: Olivia Morgan-’Touch’

9th: Ayla Pilrain-’Commit’

9th: Madelyn Moline-’Hate Me’

9th: Phoenix Decker-’Make This Day’

9th: Alayna Erpelding-’Someday’

9th: Johanna Jessen-’The Funeral’

10th: Bela Vargas-’Everywhere I Go’

10th: Cami Massicotte-’Her Secrets’

10th: Macy Mellican-’The Archer’

10th: Grace Fry-’What Can I Do?’

Senior Solo

1st: Kate Happe-’Momentary’

1st: Mia Mellican-’Speaking of the End’

2nd: Sara Gutz-’Next Time’

3rd: Alec Brown-’Angie’

3rd: Oliver Kaminski-’Headspace’

4th: Tatum Hedman-’Snow’

5th: Carter Levander-’An Evening I Will Not Forget’

5th: Chanel Wright-’Fallin’

6th: Chrissie Caulder-’Choir’

6th: Annie Roberts-’Falling Slowly’

6th: Sydney Dyball-’Malibu Nights’

6th: Morgan Funcke-’Mountains’

6th: Bella Boles-’Power of Change’

6th: Alaina Leavitt-’The Year 1975′

6th: Kynlee McBride-’All I Want’

7th: Robyn Fabrizzio-’Anvil’

7th: Josie Fillmore-’She Used to be Mine’

7th: Ella Soule-’We Come Apart’

8th: Claire Linnel-’Braid’

9th: Isabelle Dittrick-’9 Crimes’

10th: Lacee Hunt-’Big Time’

10th: Olivia McKeag-’Fade’

NUbie Duo/Trio

1st: ‘My Wish’-Dance Vision

2nd: ‘Timber’-Dance Vision

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: ‘Starry Night’-True Dance and Company

2nd: ‘Unspoken’-Radiant Dance Studio

3rd: ‘99 Red Balloons’-Iowa CATS All Stars

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: ‘Imagine’-Universal Dance Academy

2nd: ‘The Balcony’-Tiffany’s Performing Arts Studio

3rd: ‘Quiet Uptown’-Premier Dance

3rd: ‘My War’-Premier Dance

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: ‘8 Circle’-Smitty’s Performing Arts Center

1st: ‘Tonight’-Intermix Dance Company

Junior Group

1st: ‘Flee’-Larkin Dance Studio

Teen Group

1st: ‘All My Friends’-Anderson-Hoxie Dance Project

2nd: ‘Is That Alright’-Premier Dance

3rd: ‘Relax’-Iowa CATS All Stars

Junior Line

1st: ‘Letters’-Iowa CATS All Stars

Teen Line

1st: ‘Mamacita’-Iowa CATS All Stars

Senior Line

1st: ‘Where Is the Love’-Smitty’s Perfoming Arts Center

High Score by Performance Division:

Junior Contemporary

‘Flee’-Larkin Dance Studio

Teen Lyrical

‘Is That Alright’-Premier Dance

Teen Contemporary

‘All My Friends’-Anderson-Hoxie Dance Project

Teen Tap

‘Hanging Tree’-Iowa CATS All Stars

Teen Jazz

‘Relax’-Iowa CATS All Stars

Teen Specialty

‘Mamacita’-Iowa CATS All Stars

Senior Contemporary

‘Where Is the Love’-Smitty’s Perfoming Arts Center

Special Awards:

Best Junior Group

‘Letters’-Iowa CATS All Stars

‘Flee’-Larkin Dance Studio

Best Teen Group

‘Is That Alright’-Premier Dance

‘All My Friends’-Anderson-Hoxie Dance Project

Best Senior Group

‘Where Is the Love’-Smitty’s Perfoming Arts Center

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cheapest-usps-eddm · 6 years

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Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, who allegedly dated Ranbir Kapoor in the past, confirms that she is in a relationship. Want to know with whom? Read details inside to find out.

Katrina Kaif will be seen next in the film Thugs of Hindostan

About last night 👩‍🏫a tee shirt , a chair , and a lesson in posing from @shnoy09 under the watchful guidance of @amitthakur_hair 👗 @miramikati

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Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif, who has allegedly dated Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor in the past, has confirmed that she is in a relationship. This piece of news has fans intrigued as her beloved star is in love and they most definitely want to know who stole Katrina’s heart. While, Katrina has never officially accepted dating either Salman Khan or Ranbir Kapoor and has always been tight-lipped about it, this time however, she didn’t hestitate even for a second before opening up about her relationship. So, who is it? In an interview with Neha Dhupia, in her talk show, Katrina Kaif was asked whether she was in a relationship at present and the actress had the most candid reply imaginable. The actress dodged the question is the most swift way while still giving us a chuckle with her sense of humour. Here’s what Katrina Kaif had to say about about her relationship, as reported by Pinkvilla: “I’ll tell you the one relation I have with a certain type of clothes which is very emotional and that is tracksuits. Sweatpants, track pants which has nowadays come back into fashion but honestly we should get this out there to all track and sweat brands that they, as a standard procedure, should give me their whole collection in a gift packet and send it to my house because I am a genuine appreciator of sweat/track pants. That’s a dil se connection with athleisure wear and soft fabric cotton kurtas!”

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On the work front, Katrina is currently shooting for her upcoming movie with Salman Khan titled Bharat. While the cast also includes, Disha Patani, Nora Fatehi and Sunil Grover, Katrina wasn’t initially part of the project. She took it up after Priyanka Chopra left the project 5 days before shooting began. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the film has already shot a sequence in Malta and is headed to shoot the next in Abu Dhabi. Katrina also has two other films set to release this year and both potential blockbusters. A day after Diwali, her film Thugs of Hindostan will hit theatres which also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Fatima Sana Shaikh, arguably the most-awaited Bollywood film of 2018. In addition, she is also part of Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film Zero which also stars Anushka Sharma and will hit theatres on December 21.

#Katrina Kaif confirms that she’s in a relationship! But #with whom? – read inside to find out #Bolly

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