the only thing i’ll be doing under the mistletoe this year is mistletoe the line between reality and fiction

The book community is just full of tired burned out depressed humans who use books as an escapism from the shitty reality and responsibilities and not to mention the weird sense of superiority towards others

Attic retreat

"Ben daha çok kendi içimde yaşayan bir insandım."

"Pek az insanla tanıştım ve daima kendimle yaşadım."

Kürk mantolu madonna //sabahattin ali

i was betrayed... by a book

✎ 12.06.2021 // spent the morning alternating between studying and reading while enjoying a gingerbread latte—I've been trying to get through the book thief for a month or so and it just hasn't hooked me yet but I'm determined to finish it before the new year!

📖: Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This is going down on my shelf labeled “Favorite Books” because not only is Chris Riddell’s art beautiful, but the story itself is full of magic, adventure, and hope. I think what makes Odd such a great main character is that he LISTENS and then chooses the right course of action with his youthful courage. I loved this book.

Exam prep with a side of reading + a sunrise

... there was no one like me and I was unlike anyone else. 'I am alone and they are everyone,' ...

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes From Underground

the dark academic urge to buy books simply to feel the texture of the pages and inhale the vintage smell that takes you back to places you’ve never been with people you’ve never met

Castiel: send dudes.

Dean: Don't you mean nudes*?

Castiel: No, I'm in a fight. I need more men.

06.12.21

2021 playlist — my top 2021 songs, according to spotify wrapped

Me: buys 24843 new books

Unfinished books that I left on the shelf:

okay now I'm done :D

@iambecomeyourvillain @drunk-on-inejs-laughter @the-ethereal-aura @andrewminiard (shay my beloved) @romasjuliete @rrruthless @cressjacquine @books-and-wonders @andaz-e-seher (shat sobs) @alonlyfangirl @saltyfortunes @same-crazy-art-girl34 @writeforjordelia @weirdoismymiddlename @kazoo-the-demjin @herondalesunsetcurve @moobrvoobl-moobmoob-oobmpoobroom @moyadorogayas @jxmesfarrow @revvs-trash @americann-idiot @book-dragon-not-worm @themysticalbeing @ashisdeadand-dying

i write in the margins of my books with a pencil, right? so my mother says, "you cannot even lend your books to anyone because you vandalize them." like mother don't you see how subtle of a gesture it is to give people such second-hand books?

it says, "hey look, i read this book. i penned down my thoughts in here. this got me through some trying times. do you see how i've said i relate to the secondary character here? i carried this book with me for days because i couldn't find the time to read it in one go. do you see how i've pointed out all the times the word 'love' was used in here? do you see the four line silly rhyme i wrote on the bottom of the page?"

it's a major thing to give people those books. it's you saying, "i trust you with this. i trust you with me. this is who i am. this is me being honest. i'm sharing a part of me. i'm showing you a part of me." and what's more beautiful and pure than this?

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📖: When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

If you’re looking for something lighthearted and easy to read, this is the perfect book. It’s filled with children’s rhymes that range from funny to absurd. My favorite one was “Teddy Bear”, about a bear who is self conscious about being fat and learns to be proud of his tubbiness later on.