Not to sound mean but my biggest question about Frankenstein, in DIRECT contrast to the people who constantly go “why was Victor such a pathetic bitchboy”, no, my only question I’ve ever had about Frankenstein is why Victor didn’t kill himself at some point in that book. Like damn. At what point do you just give up 😭 people are out here calling him pathetic, my guy tracked the creature all over the show through the literal arctic after every person who’s ever mattered to him bar poor wee Ernest got brutally murdered or executed because of him, nevermind the guilt and turmoil of like. Constructing a giant corpse being to begin with, in the 18th century?? That’s some crazy shit. He goes on his “why did I not die?” rants too, it’s always genuinely confused me why he didn’t kill himself when there was nobody left to really stop him, although I guess the whole final bit of the book in the arctic IS him being pretty passively suicidal I guess, “either I kill him or I die, either way that’s fine by me”, but still, that’s some strength and dedication bro 😭👍
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Stéphane Mallarmé (18 March 1842), pen name of Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic.
“I have made a long enough descent into the void to speak with certainty. There is nothing but beauty -- and beauty has only one perfect expression, Poetry. All the rest is a lie.”
Stephane Mallarme
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Books and pens
Humanity's greatest gift to the world were books and pens
I want to partake and contribute to it as much as I can
My dedication to my craft goes beyond crumpled manuscripts and scanning hundreds of pages
It's a passion that keeps me up at night and glued to my screen to watch a tale unfold before me
Even when I rest, I get a sudden surge of inspiration
It makes me jump out of bed and frantically search for a pen, fearing that the thoughts will leave my head
If others express love with words, I show love with a pen
I love people too much to let them go, so I immortalized them in the pages of books
It can seem tiring to some people, flipping pages, and not being able to understand a single word
Or the countless times I've spent hours pulling together a single page
And yet, if I had more time in the world
I would spend it the exact same way
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The silences between conversations, the gentle voices in libraries and bookstores. The food you eat in silence at 3 am. The moments right before falling asleep after a long day. Getting your room back after sharing with guests, the intimacy of the quite side of the world is where we truly belong at the end of the day.
—Zaf H
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thrifted bookish finds 19/feb/24
I took these pictures myself. Some of these books are old, some were just poorly handled over the years, and all were thrifted across the second-hand stores of Dublin.
i know the economy is going to shit only when the price of used books in second hand stores collectively rises over the weekend. and the irish economy is after taking another hit recently according to my wallet :(
ten books but no candles or postcards today:
Holy Land, Unholy War by Anton Guardia.
Empire of Pain by Patrick Keefe.
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.
The Ancient Wisdom of the Celts by Murray Hope.
The Library Of Trinity Dublin College.
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk.
A Short History of Ireland by Sean McMahon.
Granuaile; Ireland's Pirate Queen by Anne Chambers.
Everywoman by Derek Jones.
Sailing to Byzantium; a Poetry Anthology by W. B. Yeats.
This is part of my 'bookish thrifting finds' posts.
I reblog bookish content and since I have a home library I also I also make bookish content myself. My home library consists of mainly thrifted books across all kinds of genres. On my blog, you'll find all sorts of typical bookblr content; aesthetic book pics, reviews, recommendations, quotes, excerpts, thrift store hauls, and cats. I also post updates on bookish hobbies I do, such as bookmark making, pressing flora, drying flowers, postcard making, and letter writing.
Consult the pinned NAVIGATION post to navigate your way xx
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