#anyway read these books they are excellent

[tobiasbegley]

The third book in my series has released today!

Hello everyone! I'm announcing my third novel, The Abjurer, by me (Tobias Begley). It's a Queer Progression Fantasy novel with strong influences in Magical Academia, Sword and Sorcery, and Epic Fantasy.

This is the novel's description:

Evan Tailor needs to kill an Archmage.

If he can survive a party first.

With the Silver Queen calling in her debt, Archmage Roark's oaths binding him into assistance and silence, and new classes pulling at Evan from all sides, this year is not turning out to be the peaceful and prosperous introduction to abjuration magic that Evan had hoped for.

"There are so many excellent things I could say about The Enchanter, about how fresh its conflict is, how much fun the magic and setting are, but, in the end, the most important thing I can say about it? I stayed up late reading it until my eyes hurt, and then kept reading it anyways." – John Bierce, author of Mage Errant

"Deeply creative and intricately imagined, The Enchanter is a masterclass in crafting fantasy with a gentle but vibrant heart.” – Phil Tucker, Author of Bastion

"I wish I'd come up with the system of unique arch-stars myself." – Sarah Lin, Author of the Weirkey Chronicles

Art by the lovely Luminita Pham: https://www.instagram.com/luminitapham.art/?hl=en

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTYQ5RT6

#progression fantasy #writing #author #lgbt books #fantasy #lgbtq fantasy #queer books #queer fantasy

[intruderzim]

diet culture is such utter horseshit. why on earth should pasta not be consumed and enjoyed. (aside from allergens and true intolerances) why deprive yourself of one of the most human ways to connect with the world around you: enjoying food. and emphasis on ENJOYING, not just eating sawdust protein bars to keep your stupid flesh body alive so you can put more sawdust in it. humans have cultivated and created and experimented with all kinds of foods and ingredients over centuries and you’re gonna sit there and tell me to avoid pasta cuz it has Carbs in it?? do you fucking know anything? about anything? that carbs are your bodies’ preferred source of energy?? that there’s no such thing as a Bad macronutrient?? that the demonization of carbohydrates is fucking ridiculous, and how insane it is that these people tell you to avoid rice and anything with dough and bread and like 90% of every cultures food on earth?? makes you think huh! fuck you diet culture fuck you diet industries fuck you fuck you fuck you. this food was not made to hurt me, it wasn’t made to hurt anyone. this is meant to be shared and enjoyed and loved. i don’t think anyone meant any harm for inventing bread and it doesn’t make you a criminal to enjoy a slice.

#ed mention #ed #diet culture #diet mention #food #food mention #trying to think of every possible trigger tag cuz this is a rough one #but goddamnit. recovery is fucking awful and brutal ans painful but also so freeing #the world insteaf of being 3 dull primary colors you can barely see is a plethora of different shades and varieties #just like the food in the world #its not worth it. Its just not worth it. I dont feel this way often and i know thid thought will change tomorrow but im cataloguing it now #to prove to myself its possible to make peace #anyways read the book anti diet bcuz its fucking excellent and really gets to the roots of the monstrosities of diet culture’s origin #lots of deplorable shit

[personinthepalace]

Went to some local bookstores with my friend today and couldn’t resist buying the Spy x Family manga!

#I haven’t bought a book for myself in years #and I’ve never read a manga before so this is going to be fun haha #quite a fun day today #had a shadow intern ask me if I had a boyfriend #and I’m like lol never (ace for the win) #and then later while hanging out with my best friend #she drops the news that SHE has a boyfriend #things from the last two months makes so much sense now hahaha #anyway we originally planned on going to one bookstore but ended up going to two #the second one turned out to be one that her dad was a member of years ago #and then we got salt and straw bc we bought never ate there before haha #and then we went through a fancy carwash bc her car needs cleaning #and I told her I’ve never been in one before haha #and we listened to the some like it hot soundtrack in the car #so yes an excellent day out today haha #also that is my bookshelf with some of my favorite books in the back #spy x family #spy x family manga #what I did today #about me #personal #rambles in the palace #books #bookshops

[always-a-joyful-note]

A book rec perhaps?

I don't know...but to the ORV fandom and those who like books and media with heavy meta themes and philosophical musings, I recommend Sophie's World.

What is that you ask?

Well, my friends...it's a book by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder (I read the translated to English version, of course) that follows a 14 yr old girl named Sophie as she randomly starts receiving letters in a philosophy course and finds herself semi-adopted as a student under an old philosopher.

The book gives Sophie and the readers a sort of intro course into western philosophy and worldviews from Biblical mythos to Plato to the scientific eras whilst also incorporating a seriously wild metafictional plot that explores the relationship of fiction to the real world.

I can't say much without giving spoilers but the book is WILD and absurd in ways that will eventually make sense(ish). It makes you really think about the things that can be done with writing and the awareness that knowing philosophies/worldviews/etc. can bring into a "created" being.

It's been a hot while (years, I think) since I've read the book but I was suddenly reminded of it randomly (don't know how) and thought, "Huh. I think ORV fans who enjoyed the meta of the story and some of the philosophies it introduced would like this!"

In short, if you like takes on the relations of fiction to the real world and Thought(tm) that relies on Weird Twists, as well as a cleverly and easy to follow introduction to western philosophy/worldview, not to mention a pretty engaging plot with fascinating characters you will want to study under a microscope....Sophie's World does it really well.

Content warning? Like I said, it's been a few years since I read it, and nothing in particular struck younger me as problematic enough to remember. The book was written in 1991, so there could be some slight sexism (don't quote me on that). It also deals with a buuuunch of philosophies that discuss heavy themes and I recall references to sex and some slight psychological twistiness, but I think it's safe to rate it as PG-13. (If anyone who has read the book recently and knows better please feel free to add/correct any discrepancies in my recommendation)

#the best part is that because of the heavy philosophies i don't think there's any romance #anyway back on my incoherent reviewing because why not #j also think the metas of bungo stray dogs enjoyers would like this book #it def was one of the 'critically acclaimed modern books' that didnt make me want to violently shake the present for being so weird #(im rather picky when it comes to modern classics excuse the salt) #also there's a talking dog and a random car crash and also fairy tale people appear #which is spoilers but also not #you know thinking about this also makes me think of the half upon a time trilogy too #also an excellent read if you like a focus on fairy tales and idiot conniving protags and time nonsense #anyway apologies for putting it on the orv tags #fandom spamdom #orv #omniscient reader's viewpoint #note's nonsense #sophie's world #my brain making connections where there are little but i cant be the only one to have made this link right?

[morhath]

there comes a point in every dresden files book where I go "why am I doing this to myself again???"

#the answer is that the library had a bunch available to read #and sometimes I want to read crap okay #tbh these are somehow both better and worse than I remembered #also I gotta be real I did recently reread an excellent dresden files/wtnv crossover fic and found myself #feeling a vague sense of nostalgia for the former #anyway. #life #reading #books #dresden files

[nedlittle]

young man with a horn - dorothy baker

[alt]

#dorothy baker #quotable #young man with a horn #if you click the link you can read the nyrb classics edition for FREE on the internet archive. it has an excellent afterword #anyway this book is not as great as cassandra at the wedding (obvs) but it's still so impressive #tho i think the most impressive aspect is how she handles rick & smoke bc it's a relationship operating on 0 ego % 100% vulnerability #like 'this was the first time he'd ever handled any tenderness directly' what the FUCK #and then smoke calls rick 'baby' twice one of which is on his deathbed? men are insane! i'm obsessed! #this book is textually queer (see rick's canonically gay-ass wife) but not in the way i'm making it out to be #but you do get a hand in unlovable hand fagdyke failmarriage so it's a win-win!!

[apollo-cackling]

like I try not to complain too much about big goodreads reviewers too much (the structural incentives of that site just select for and turn you into supremely annoying Types of Guy, plus it's just condescending and smug and I don't want to be that) but oh my fucking goddddddd they get so goddamn annoying... well like. always. but especially the moment a book becomes any amount of subtle

#my rambles #anyway read the fever king if you're in the mood for something simpler and aimed more to the upper boundary of YA #it has its flaws but it's damned earnest and has *excellent* character work #books #goodreads #also speaking of yk despite tfk being on the whole better and more cohesive than teh imo the latter is like 0.2 whole points higher #-rated on GR which I find interesting #I figure it's a combination of 1) it's the 2nd book everyone who didn't like tfk would've stopped reading #and 2) teh being on the whole a lot more blunt and forthright with its individual scenes so even if it coheres less well #-if you're not paying too much attention to the series while reading teh would generally read better #I like teh tbc but yk. has its flaws #moreso than tfk to my memory

[bookshelfdreams]

this tired world could change by @sassygwaine / gangnamstyles

One summer day, two unlikely paths cross in the alley behind Bonnet Group’s towering skyscraper: Stede is at the end of his rope, and Ed’s just taking a smoke break. Of course, after they’ve become inseparable, Ed’s past catches up to him as Stede tries to find a way out of his own obligations, and the solace they’ve found in each other is threatened.

 

“You’re freaking out in here,” Lucius says, shutting the door behind himself. He grabs two rocks glasses from the bar cart and a decanter of the good whisky and sets it all on Stede’s desk.

“Astute,” Stede declares. “I’ve asked Ed on a date.”

“Ooh, Mr. Mechanic?” Lucius simpers, and Stede blushes. “Haven’t you two been dating for weeks?”

“Wh—No, we’re friends!” He says.

“Oh, my God, you can’t be serious,” Lucius says.

#whats up yall finally made a book again #go read this fic. its really very good. excellent in fact. spectacular #the characterization is SO GOOD and the whump is just delicious and fgshjkfdg it has everything. it IS everything #theres already a sequel that i havent gotten around to reading yet but how cant it be great #fave finished ofmd fic so far & i normally dont even like modern aus #anyway!! getting better at the bookbinding stuff #still suck at typesetting & wont touch graphic design w a 10 foot pole but it is what it is #i love bookbinging so much and almost never do it. tragic #look what i made #hoard of fanfiction #ofmd crafting collective #fanbinding #our flag means death

[frmulcahy]

We Have Always Lived In The Castle graphic novel when

#and in like Marlowe Lune’s art style #I just in general want more content about whalitc #because there’s like No fandom for it #all it is is people simping over s/ebastian s/tan because he plays charles in the film adaptation #and it’s an excellent adaptation it’s one of my favorite films!!! #but bitches be crazy and Won’t Stop and the point of the story is so far above their head it might as well be on the roof of a skyscraper #anyways #Blackwood sisters my fucking beloved <3 #if you like Feminine Rage and Spooky Houses read the book watch the film #shirley jackson #we have always lived in the castle

[lonlonranching]

there are simply not enough hours in the day

#work 8 hours watch school lectures do school assignments do at least 10 hours of html metadata work #which luckily i found a cheatcode for this work involving the concatenate feature on excel #plan my dnd character and spells slots and practice a vague slavic accent for her that i swear to god is getting worse #i havent read a book in a month and a half im not even kidding u #october im planning on sitting down with some gothic lit but jesus fucking christ #navigating personal professional academic life in tandem with having a social life so your friends dont think you hate them/dont care about #IS SO FUCKING HARD #i need time powers #oh i forgot to mention SLEEP. WHICH IVE LEARNED I NEED AT LEAST 8 HOURS IN ORDER TO FUNCTION #AND THAT BARELY GETS ME THERE THUS THE FUCKING MEDS #how are any of us functioning #also i dont have a car bc i cant AFFORD ONE (and CANT DRIVE ANYWAY) but i waited 30 minutes for a bus thats supposed to come every 15 ;) #i just. #idk. #life sucks sometimes

[chryzure-archive]

i need more reviewers to be writers and to care less abt tropes, god bless 🙏🏻

#memorie.txt #if i have to read ‘recs for enemies to lovers’ one more time istg. #also the writer thing is because i feel other writers have a more objective viewpoint on books #obvi not entirely because lol. opinion steeps in everything humans do. impossible otherwsie #but i want ppl to understand the process of how a book is created to understand a bit more of why it’s either good or bad on a technical #-level #also a book can be bad on a technical level and still be an excellent book to me <333 #idk jst thoughts i’ve been having aklfoeoskfksk #anyway back to chrysijacks posting brb

[steampoweredstrawberry]

I'm still bitter about my 5th grade teacher separating us into reading groups based on gender and assigning books for us based on those genders. And when I asked to be put into a group with the boys because I had already read Anne of Green Gables on my free time (and watched all the movies with my mom), and I would like to read Frankenstein, a book I hadn't read, but would like to have, he tried to refuse me. Luckily, some other girls in the class expressed similar sentiments and we put up a stink collectively and got to read Frankenstein, but it still boils my blood to this day.

#how are you gonna separate groups based on gender with the boys getting to read Frankenstein #when Frankenstein was written by a woman #and was inspired in part by her own fears about motherhood? #wouldn’t you want girls reading it since it defined science fiction and also is a case of female excellence? #and like #i didn't have the words for it because I was like 10 years old or something #but I don’t exactly identify 100% with my assigned gender but I *was* frustrated about having girl things forced on me #I wanted to like girl things on my own time #anyway baby monster fucker ariel was born after finishing that book

[hvbris]

Today I need to give Luxa a Hunger Games and a Percy Jackson AU 👀 spoiler alert she’s got to be a Snow

#i know her fandom isn’t super known #THO U SHOULD READ THE BOOKS TBH #they’re excellent #but anyway I think she’ll be easier to throw at people with a couple of AUs #luxa (but when the dust settles in; they're gonna pay for their sins) #ooc

[angeltannis]

Recently finished Hunted by Darcy Coates and had a great time with it, as I expected to 😄

I drew this for a book club Discord, but hell, I'll share it here too 😊

#darcy coates #hunted #bookblr #baphomart #big spoilers though lol #not that anyone I know reads these books shdisdf but #anyways EXCELLENT book about getting lost in the woods. very scary. very cool #also I’m so proud of myself drawing that perspective on the dead body 😆 I did it traditionally too! #Darcy got to see it while it was still in my sketchbook lol