#book reccomendations

[the-modern-typewriter]

I love that everyone agrees that Gabriel and Isaac in The God Key are toxic! Compelling, but kinda messed up <3 <3 I don't know. It's coming up to 6 months since it came out, and it makes me happy haha.

Either way, I have decided that compelling, kinda toxic, angsty and co-dependent may be my favourite genre because I'm obsessed. I need more books like that to read.

E.g. I wish I could experience reading these for the first time again:

The Secret History; The Foxhole Court; Deathless; Interview With The Vampire; These Violent Delights; Summer Sons; If We Were Villains; Vicious; Dark Rise

Anyone got any book recs for me?

#books #book talk #book covers #book #reading #read #bookblr #book recs #book recommendation #book reccomendations

[cvnty70switch]

🌛 Mini whimsigothic library book haul 🌜

#whimsigothic #whimsigoth #whimsical #whimsigoth aesthetic #practical magic #witches #sisters of the moon #book reccomendations #whimsigothic books

[short-horse]

Any of y'all have an obscure Xenofiction book/series you'd reccomend? Cirrently I'm a bit obsessed with learning about what books exist out there. I could look up lists but sometimes that only goes so far. I'm looking for things that aren't on a Goodreads list or an author whose works aren't very well known. Or maybe it's a book from a well-known author but it's something that never gets attention?

I already know about major ones from authors like Erin Hunter and Richard Adams or like Wings of Fire and Guardians of Ga'Hoole. They don't even have to be animal books. Like if the main characters are aliens or it's sci-fi that'd be cool, too. Just a non-human perspective in general. Bonus points if the society the characters live in doesn't really involve humans.

#book reccomendations #xenofiction

[maddiesbookshelves]

Book haul 📚✨

I rarely buy stuff I haven't read before nowadays and I'm proud to say that these did NOT disappoint! The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting is the continuation of a series but it was probably my favorite volume so far

Book titles and little descriptions under the cut

Rivages Lointains - Anaïs Flogny

Chicago, 1930's. Jules's life gets shaken up when his path crosses Adam's, an influential member of the local mafia. Together, they will do anything to rise to the top

Rebis - Carlotta Dicataldo (Illustration) & Irene Marchesini (translated by Claudia Migliaccio)

Shunned by his village and his own father, a young albino takes refuge with a witch and her community

Everyday is a Good Day, Noeko Nishi (translated by Alexandre Fournier)

Toki and Chihiro lost touch 5 years ago. Tragedy brings them back together and Chihiro helps Toki take care of Asahi, his deceased sister's child

The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting vol.7, Tsukiya (translated by Aline Kukor)

Where a member of a yakuza clan is tasked with taking care of his boss' daughter (comedy and feelings ensues)

#rivages lointains #anais flogny #rebis #carlotta dicataldo #irene marchesini #everyday is a good day #noeko nishi #the yakuza's guide to babysitting #tsukiya #manga #book haul #graphic novels #bande dessinee #french books #booklr #book recs #book reccomendations

[pathos-bathos]

Book reccomendations in the academic spirit

#book reccs #book reccomendations #book reccomendation #fantasy #historical fiction #booklr #bookblr #jonathan strange & mr norrell #jonathan strange and mr norrell #jsmn #js&mn #jsamn #susanna clarke #babel #babel an arcane history #babel rf kuang #babel or the necessity of violence #r f kuang #rf kuang #pablo de santis #vita nostra #marina dyachenko #Sergey dyachenko #the secret history #tsh #donna tartt

[cephalopod-celabrator]

To my followers, I am sorry that I just reblogged like four discworld things most of you won't get, but this is me telling you to go read the Discworld books. I'd reccomend starting with Guards! Guards!, Equal Rites, The Colour of Magic, Wyrd Sisters, or Wee Free Men

#discworld #book reccomendations #book recs #terry pratchett #gnu terry pratchett

[jerzwriter]

So... we started a book club at work, and it's been a lot of fun, but in April, it's my turn to pick a book.

Here's the problem... I read a lot of non-fiction and biographies, which the group doesn't seem excited about. In the fiction department, a lot of what I read is... work-inappropriate. Not just NSFW, but books that tackle important social issues that matter to me. For those of you who know me, keeping my mouth shut is not my strong point, and since this is a work environment, I'd like to refrain from unleashing on my co-workers or, worse (and more likely), my VP.

So far, we've read Where the Crawdads Sing, The People We Keep, and The Keeper of Lost Things.

So ... do you have any recommendations?

Or do I just go all James Baldwin on them? lol

#book reccomendations #books #book club #HELP

[writtenbydostoyevsky]

A book that never gets old.

#crime and punishment #fyodor dostoevsky #fyodor dostoyevsky #russian literature #classic literature #book reccomendations #books #dark academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #reading #Dostoevsky

[livrosencaracolados]

Dotada de uma notável capacidade descritiva e de uma sensibilidade peculiar que se reflete nas páginas, Katherine Rundell criou nesta obra um fenómeno delicioso que, exatamente por não ser o género de muita gente, deveria ser lido por todos. O modo quase lírico como a prosa flui, aliado ao talento incrível da escritora para criar visões vívidas na mente do leitor, tornam um enredo que se assemelha ao do Titanic (se a história seguisse as consequências do naufrágio em vez do evento em si) em algo único, belíssimo e profundamente comovente, podendo apenas ser equiparado a algo saído do Studio Ghibli em termos dos sentimentos que provoca.

Usando como palco as cidades de Londres e Paris do século XIX, este livro conjuga a viagem altamente arriscada de uma rapariga que procura o último elo que pode explicar a estranheza da sua aparência e natureza, num mundo onde a sua forma de ser é o contrário de tudo o que se deseja, a duras críticas e reflexões sobre os "valores" e instituições, que preenchidas por humanos são desprovidas de humanidade, pelas quais a sociedade se rege. Isto é possível através do investimento da autora no desenvolvimento de personagens que se destacam pelo seu realismo e com os quais é impossível não criar uma conexão, o que faz com que o sofrimento inevitável a que os mesmos são sujeitos, chame a atenção do leitor para a derradeira injustiça e falta de nexo presentes no seu tratamento. Sophie e Charles são os primeiros exemplos desta situação: o amor que os une é mais sincero, incondicional e puro do que os laços de sangue que sustentam muitas famílias, mas por ambos se rebelarem contra as milhentas exigências que são colocadas sobre o seu género e se alimentarem do que os preenche em vez do que fica bem, é lhes negada a legitimidade como pai e filha. É visível em muitas instâncias o quanto o que os rodeia lhes grita para sucumbirem ao tradicional, para abandonarem a curiosidade, a franqueza e a confiança inata que têm no que o coração lhes diz e, SIMPLESMENTE, seguirem o protocolo, mas Sophie nunca abdica das calças com remendos, do estudo do violoncelo e da perseguição louca pela mulher que confirma a sua crença de que remar contra a maré é a única forma real de viver, algo que o Charles nunca deixa de encorajar, e que é veementemente punido pelas figuras rígidas da obra.

Com a entrada dos vagabundos dos telhados em cena, a Sophie encontra, pela primeira vez, uma verdadeira sensação de controlo e compreensão no local mais inesperado concebível, e abre-se-lhe um novo mundo. A grande maioria dos caminhantes-dos-céus são crianças que não põem os pés em terra firme há anos, porque, em França, ser-se sem-abrigo é incómodo, e, por tanto, ilegal, e isso significa que seriam mandados para a prisão impessoal e fria que são os orfanatos. Para serem livres, habitam onde ninguém os pode encontrar e, embora as descrições da graciosidade com que se deslocam pelas telhas pintadas pelas estrelas sejam de sonho, o seu modo selvagem de sobreviver não é, e a escritora faz questão de não embelezar a miséria e hábitos nojentos que acabam por se infiltrar na sua identidade. Além deste grupo ser o único que está aberto a entender a importância da causa da protagonista, revelando que a maior bondade vem de quem tem pouco a oferecer e está despido de pomposidade e ego, acaba também por ilustrar a perigosa relação que se estabeleceu entre a empatia, a moralidade e a forma como cada um se apresenta no meio social. É óbvio que, a partir do momento em que alguém sem uma rede de apoio fica numa situação vulnerável, é obrigado a adaptar-se e a adotar uma forma de funcionar que assenta no desenrasque, deixando de ter tempo para os costumes politicamente corretos e polidos que, infelizmente, estão na base das relações humanas do quotidiano. Assim sendo, a negligência das frivolidades pelos que passam por tempos difíceis, quando prolongada, leva a um isolamento que queima a última ponte com a sociedade normal, fazendo com que os que estão de parte sofram uma desumanização aos olhos do público geral, passando a ser vistos como perigosos e menos merecedores de consideração. É precisamente isto o que acontece com os vagabundos dos telhados, que são tratados como animais e literalmente caçados incansavelmente, até que possam ser inseridos no sistema e alterados ao ponto de perderem todos os traços que fazem deles incómodos.

Relativamente ao desfecho do enredo, após toda uma série de considerações poderosas e umas quantas leis infringidas, a narrativa honra o seu tema musical ao acabar da mesma forma que começa, com Sophie envolta nas melodias que a ligam à mãe. No entanto, desta vez, não é uma sinfonia a ter o protagonismo, mas um Requiem, que é tocado quando a vida de alguém chega ao fim, e que, neste caso, simboliza a conclusão de um ciclo marcado por uma perpétua confusão e busca de identidade, que dá lugar à paz e a uma pequena comunidade de gente que está pronta para lutar com unhas e dentes por Sophie, e que torna o seu propósito um pouco mais claro. Contudo, apesar de o livro dar à sua heroína a oportunidade de atingir o seu objetivo e de o conflito central ficar bem resolvido e atado com um laçarote, tenho de admitir que, depois da relevância que foi dada à intriga secundária dos habitantes das alturas, há uma certa hipocrisia da autora no facto de não se preocupar em conceder-lhes um fim digno, e abandoná-los depois de eles servirem o seu propósito da maneira que os parisienses, que são alvo de julgamento, fazem. Parece-me brusco parar de escrever logo que a Sophie vê a mãe, eram necessárias mais umas 50 páginas, um segundo volume ou, no mínimo dos mínimos, um simples epílogo (e não digo isto só por o querer muito) para que fosse oferecida uma solução que devolvesse a voz às crianças em causa e recompensasse os seus sacrifícios, e essa é realmente a única falha que posso apontar a esta obra.

Fora esse detalhe, "Rooftoppers - Os Vagabundos dos Telhados" é uma leitura indescritivelmente potente e refinada que promete encantar qualquer sonhador, capturando a maravilha dos melhores clássicos infantis e a inteligência dos grandes romances num só exemplar. RECOMENDO vivamente que adquiram este livro (aqui) e que lhe dêem uma oportunidade de vos impressionar, mas aviso já que não é para os impacientes.

Assɪɴᴀᴅᴏ: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ 𝐿𝓊𝓏 Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

#críticas literárias #book reviews #book reccomendations #book recs #bookblr #livros #literatura #shakespeare #titanic #studio ghibli #rooftoppers #jane austen #classic literature #book blog

[lesbianp1lled]

Do you have more books you can recommend?

last night at the telegraph is my favourite lesbian book. i also liked delilah green doesn’t care, one of the characters is a lesbian and the other is bi. i wish it was les4les but alas not many books are. but delilah green doesn’t care does give a bit of a millennial feel to it which annoyed me however i still liked it

#asks #book reccomendations

[max-reblogger]

It is a unique kind of torture for an actor, to have an audience's undivided attention and to turn your back on them for shame.

Book Quotes #115 - If We Were Villains

#if we were villains #books #nerd #reading #quotes #dark academia #annotating #spoilers #book journal #book reccomendations #acting #relatable

[morosoro]

Hey guys so for my 2024 I’ve decided that my resolution is just that I just want to do and experience more. And I would like your assistance.

Breakdown: I want to try to decrease my doom scrolling time over multiple platforms and spend way less time going down weird YouTube rabbit holes. I want to try to spend my free time a little more productively.

I already intend to spend more time working on my creative hobbies, passion projects and hopefully socializing/expanding my circle, but I have to be realistic in that I know I’m going to want alone time, quiet time, and time were I just do want to chill out on my couch and do next to nothing except consume. We all have those days

Point of this post specifically: I want to watch more tv series’s. I want to watch more movies. I want to read more books. I want the media that I will inevitably consume this year to feel worth the time I spend with it. Problem is, I’ve been out of the loop for quite a while and don’t have a very good library of media to rely on.

So if anyone has any recommendations for TV shows, Movies or Books I can put on my list for the year, I would be very appreciative!

Points of interest for me are: history, slice of life, fantasy, magic/supernatural, various mythologies, adventure, drama, comedy, mystery, pure chaos, musicals, romance, queer stories, friendships/found family, self-discovery… etc…etc

Feel free to leave suggestions in the replies, reblogs, dm’s or in my ask box! I am also willing to answer questions if anyone has any.

Thank you in advance 💕

And before everyone says it… yes, Good Omens is already on my list.

#new years resolution #2024 #recommendations please #show recommendations #movie reccomendations #book reccomendations #please help

[ravenssunshine]

to any goyim (non jews) who follow me: you should read The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum. it’s not an easy read. i don’t recommend it to my jewish siblings because it perfectly encapsulates the horror of being jewish in the united states today.

i read this book without any trigger warnings and if i had known them, i would not have picked it up. but i did read it. there is a major trigger warning for mass gun violence and hate crimes. it’s not unrealistic

i read through this book, feeling the joy of seeing my jewish spaces described and represented. the horror of those spaces being ripped apart tore me apart. and this is why i am telling you to read it. this is the life we are living.

#jewish #book reccomendations #book recs #jewish book recommendations #jumblr #jewblr #jews on tumblr #hoping you all will reblogged this for your non jewish followers

[maddiesbookshelves]

Le Jardin, Paris, by Gaëlle Geniller

"Le Jardin" (the garden) is a Parisian cabaret owned by a woman meeting growing success. All the women working there are named after a flower and they feel like family. Rose, a 19 years old boy, was born and grew up in this establishment. He also wants to be a dancer and to perform on stage, in front of a crowd, just like his friends. He will quickly become the main attraction.

I absolutely loved this graphic novel. A friend made me discover the artist a while ago and I've been obsessed with her art ever since. So when I had the opportunity to buy this, I did.

It's an adorable story, the themes it deals with (gender, how to deal with people's looks, being perceived as a woman in society...) are approached with subtlety and care.

The relationship between Aimé and Rose is so romantic but can also be read as platonic (unless you follow the author on instagram, haha... even though it's where I got confirmation that Aimé is on the ace spectrum). Anyway, loved it, I can't wait to read Gaëlle Geniller's next book when it comes out in 2024.

French version under the cut

"Le Jardin" est un cabaret parisien au succès grandissant dirigé par une femme. Toutes celles qui y travaillent ont un nom de fleur et l'ambiance y est familiale. Rose, un garçon de 19 ans, est né et a grandi dans cet établissement. Il souhaite à son tour être danseur et se produire sur la scène, devant un public, comme ses amies. Il va rapidement en devenir l'attraction principale.

J’ai absolument adoré cette BD. Une amie m’a fait découvrir l’artiste y’a un moment et depuis je suis obnubilée par ses dessins. Donc, quand j’ai eu l’occasion de l’acheter j’ai sauté dessus.

C’est une histoire adorable, les thèmes abordés (le genre, comment gérer le regard des gens, être perçu comme une femme dans la société…) l’étaient avec subtilité et délicatesse.

La relation entre Aimé et Rose est tellement romantique mais peut aussi être lue comme platonique (si on suit pas l’autrice sur instagram, haha… même si c’est sur insta que j’ai eu la confirmation que Aimé est sur le spectre de l’asexualité donc bon). Bref, gros coup de cœur, j’attends avec hâte 2024 pour la sortie de la prochaine BD de Gaëlle Geniller.

#le jardin #le jardin paris #gaelle geniller #avril circus #on insta and twt #french comics #french books #french artists #french graphic novels #graphic novels #bande dessinee #lgbt+ books #queer books #book reviews #book recs #book reccomendations

[tillxthexearthxstartsxtoxcrumble]

Okay so I'm trying to get into more queer media so if anyone has any lgbtq+ books to suggest (preferably by lgbtq+ authors) please let me know cause I wanna know about more books.

I've read all of the Heartstopper graphic novels, and I'm working on getting Alice Oseman's other books. I already have They Both Die At The End, The book for Love, Simon (I'm too lazy to type it all out), and What If It's Us?

I really love reading so this is mostly for book suggestions however if anyone wants to suggest good lgbt media I'd like that, too!

#lgbtq #books #book reccomendations #book requests #lgbtq books #heartstopper #they both die at the end #tbdate #what if it's us? #simon and the homosapien agenda #love simon

[cephalopod-celabrator]

(Some, but not major, spoilers for Swords and Fire, Kings of The Wyld, and the Gentleman Bastard series)

So, I was thinking about my favorite protagonists, and I came up with these three: Amalia Cornaro, Clay Cooper, and Locke Lamora. What I like about all of them is that they're unique, particularly in their tactics and the fact that they are all without real power but go up against villains with loads of the stuff. First, we've got Amalia Cornaro, a nerdy noblewoman who doesn't enjoy the world of political intrigue but learns to be really good at it. She may be a sweetie and a genuinely kind person, but if you think you're getting away with the "You're a good guy, you won't kill me no matter what" excuse, you're dead wrong, emphasis on the dead. Amalia will murder a motherfucker if she has to, and is not above collateral damage when absolutely necessary. She's terrifyingly intelligent, and that is the right adverb to use. She lives in a world with mages who can wipe out cities and mind control small countries, yet still manages to haunt the nightmares of rulers both immortal and mortal alike. She also likes hot chocolate. Then there's Clay Cooper, Amalia's opposite in all the best ways. Clay is a tank. He wields a shield and knows how to take a hit. He works alongside legendary warriors and fights gods and dragons, yet he's just Clay. He's not clever, he has no magic, he's not even an amazingly good fighter. But Clay knows how to wield a shield and hammer, he has a big heart, and you'd have an easier time convincing a landslide to give up than him. It's frankly a miracle that he's still alive, but anyone trying to kill him will find the experience somewhat akin to trying to rub away a stain that ignores literally everything, then having an aneurysm out of sheer frustration. And last, also opposite Clay but somehow not the same as Amalia, is Locke Lamora. A with audacity infused into every fiber of his being. He's a good strategist and schemer, true, but his real strength is his unrelenting confidence and adaptability. About half of all Locke's books are just him dancing around spouting the most absolutely wild bullshit in every direction he can while dodging the murder attempts of pirate captains, crime lords, political dictators, and overpowered wizards. Locke isn't a bad guy, but he is absolutely willing to fight dirty in every way possible. He will lie and cheapshot his way out of any situation, and will commit crimes against the state out of pettiness. There is no power too dangerous for him to piss off if they hurt his friends, and no solution he cannot find that is not either staggeringly convoluted or hilariously simple, or quite often both at once.

#rant #nerd #book nerd #fantasy books #books #book reccomendations #kings of the wyld #clay cooper #locke lamora #the lies of locke lamora #the gentlemen bastards #swords and fire #amalia cornaro #melissa caruso