#There There

[roydeezed]

There, There by Tommy Orange is absolutely breathtaking. I'm only around an hour in but wow. Like it's been such a long time since I've read a contemporary novel this intent on thematic layering. Like everything goes back to the history lesson at the beginning. And it's layered in such a coherent way whilst also being so kind and considerate of the characters. The characters are real people and there's also such a tangible plot and motivations that they navigate through. And all of it works and is balanced so well! It honestly feels cinematic in how effective it is. Everything has a purpose. No wasted letter. Like even the dialogue tags show how a character thinks. And Tommy Orange! I found out about this book through the radio and it still blows my mind how he didn't get into reading earnestly until his 20's. Like what?!?!? Howwwww? He uses quotes from Bertold Brecht and Louise Erdrich like somebody would write dialogue. It's conversational and affecting. I honestly can't get over it. Also listening to There, There right after Dene mentioned it changed the whole book for me.

#there there #tommy orange

[blank-house]

i hope the team is keeping themselves hydrated!! especially the SEA members of the team, we're currently in satan's asshole

We are! Though none of us currently live in SEAsia (glances around at the immigrants in the house) haha I am planning on flying back to the Philippines for bits of the summer so I suppose I will be joining y'all in there

In the meantime take care of yourselves if you're living in south east asia! I've seen enough egg frying on pavement videos to guess how rough it is right now ^^,

#there there you guys #there there

[evil-city]

#there there #Zakariask

[greenmetal]

why so green and lonely?

#there there #radiohead

[godzilla-reads]

I can’t wait to read these 😍

#godzilla reads #tommy orange #there there #wandering stars #books #book blog #reading #bookworm #tbr #bookish #booklover

[kamreadsandrecs]

#tommy orange #books #there there #education

[kammartinez]

#tommy orange #education #books #there there

[tinynavajoreads]

"It's just as important for you to hear yourself speak your stories as it is for others to hear you speak them."

- Tommy Orange

"If you love a book, talk about it! If you love a story, let other people know!"

- Rick Ouimet

#tommy orange #new york times #reading #books #there there #wandering star #teaching #booklr

[ewfeelings-andart]

zay my dear

#there there #meme

[dare-g]

There There (2022)

#there there #andrew bujalski #lennie james #jason schwartzman #lili taylor #molly gordon #avi nash #talks

[lary-the-lizard]

I just think it’s funny when people say things that are so untrue and offensive. It’s just so delightful to me. I can’t even be mad. It’s like watching someone confidently striding toward a lamppost and insisting that lampposts have never existed while glaring AT the lamppost and insisting that they have THE RIGHT to walk into whatever they want! Honestly I have a small bit of affection for them, because isn’t it beautiful that just idiots exist? It’s a diversity win. Please stay away from me but please also tell me about the next stupid thing you’re planning on.

#wtf you’re so! #disaster #there there #it’s okay #just sit still #let the adult talk #the adults are talking

[pennycat83]

I'm not turning into a weird gentrified Tumblarian I swear but like...despite being a shitpost Dave's really is the best Afton huh? A deplorable, creepy stalker who kills kids and manipulates others into doing shit for him. Whilst also having a valid reason and equally tragic upbringing that balances him out into a tragic character who, despite killing fucking kids, you can't help but sympathise with?

And who WASN'T made by Scott

#I'm just saying buddy #it's ok if you can't write a complex villain you can re-use over and over #there there #also the connections between my OC keep growing

[facebook-stabber]

My funkiness is a sleeper agent and There, There is the trigger

(Inspired by @unimer 's post about Motion Picture Soundtrack :P)

#radiohead #music #spotify #there there #hail to the thief #httt

[incorrectpot]

Everytime I see this I cannot stop thinking something like this:

#the poor kid #there there #prince of tennis #tennis no oujisama #rikkaidai fuzoku #kirihara akaya #incorrect quotes #incorrect anime quotes #incorrect tenipuri

[wellconstructedsentences]

Kids are jumping out the windows of burning buildings, falling to their deaths. And we think the problem is that they’re jumping.

There, There by Tommy Orange

#there there #tommy orange

[the-october-country]

I confess, aside from Creep, I am Late To Radiohead. But better late than never, because this song and video just seem to perfectly sum up the mood I'm trying to evoke here...

#radiohead #there there #the woods #fantasy #music #videos #Youtube