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belzebubsofficial · 1 year

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The date continues...

#belzebubs #black metal #trve kvlt #chrono #jp ahonen #date #date night #books #book lover #i like big books and i cannot lie #webcomics #comic

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kaywrites23 · 6 days

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I think I am kinda in the middle. Some stories benefit from romance and others just don’t need it to enhance the plot.

How about you, what do you think?

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malicious-compliance-esq · 7 months

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Not me being visible on Bisexual Visibility Day with a fun new “getting to know you” game from @meerawrites who tagged me!

Last Song? “Splatter Splatter” by Moxy Früvous, apropos of a hilarious discussion about horror films on the BJR Discord server.

Favourite Color? Black for my clothes—all I wear really. But I’ve jewelry in many color palettes, and in general tend to appreciate intentional coordination among colors rather than one particular color above others.

Currently Watching? Nothing at the moment save typing progress on my computer screen! I am also between shows right now. Sometimes I don’t like non-monotonous external noise during my thinky time. I’m also still digesting Season 2 of Good Omens and find myself needing to blast y’all with guys for a bit before moving on to new pleasures.

Last Movie/TV Show? Champions is the last film I watched. If you love the original White Men Can’t Jump and support Special Olympics, don’t miss this. Also don’t miss the remake of White Men Can’t Jump, for that matter—it’s hilarious and offers a fresh spin on the story.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory? Spicy all the way! Preferably with some salty and sour in the mix.

Relationship Status? Married to an awesome fellow bisexual person for 7+ years and together for 12+ years. Spouse and I have always had an open relationship. They’ve had a second partner for several years; these days I’m privileged to enjoy another precious connection as well. In deeply bisexual fashion, my choice of company comprises a mixture of sex and gender characteristics. Totally crushing it at Pokémon Go over here.

Current Obsessions? The Outlander canon and creative work involving BJR are a constant. I also love watching documentaries about extreme weather situations and the science of unpacking them, and reading nonfiction books in a similar vein even though they are farther afield from my professional and creative work than many of my other nonfiction choices. As far as foci of the moment go media-wise, definitely Good Omens is my “consume much content” one right now. I’m also really looking forward to watching the latest seasons of Reservation Dogs and Winning Time with my spouse.

Last Thing You Googled? Black Jack Randall photos for my Evil Redcoat Pipeline post celebrating Bisexual Visibility Day!

All the usual ERP mutuals are always encouraged to participate when spoons avail! I’m also tagging @lowgardn, @traycakes, @patronsaintofdemons, @unwholesome-gay, @blindbeholder, and @hummustea because I’d be very curious to see your responses if you’d like to jump in.

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just-late-roman-republic-things · 9 months

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Yeah sex is cool but have you ever found the perfect JSTOR article for your research

#i like big books and i cannot lie #<3 <3 <3 #just roman memes #jlrrt speaks

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arithecreatorsstuff · 10 months

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#books that do more than psychic damage #which book is the best weapon #i like big books and i cannot lie #please reblog

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manoomagoo · 5 months

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Mi hanno chiesto dei consigli di lettura per Natale: siccome non c'erano indicazioni, ho deciso per:

La saga che mi ha fatto innamorare della lettura

Un romanzo agrodolce che parla di amore, di viaggi e di dignità

Un libello squisito la cui protagonista è la più iconica delle regine

Un romanzo sull'India e sulle sue donne (che ha anche le ricette dei cibi che mangiano in treno)

IL romanzo dove c'è tutto: amore, disprezzo, vendetta, riscatto, perdono, avventura.

#i like big books and i cannot lie #consigli #letture

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nightmareduckling · 1 year

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It makes me very sad to know that there will probably never be a print version of the Oxford English Dictionary 3rd edition and you should be sad too.

#oxford english dictionary #dictionary #lexicography #Lexipedia #I always wanted a complete copy #Anyone have an unused one lying around?#I like big books and I cannot lie #If the complete OED fell on you would definitely die #Complete and unabridged #Books #word meaning #OED

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skitzoprincepnw · 1 year

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1.22.23

I just started reading Artemis Fowl and I just read the first chapter..

Thanks Amazon Prime

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kaywrites23 · 1 year

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Currently reading Kingdom of Ash and I’m scared

#readersofinstagram #sarah j maas #kingdom of ash #throne of glass #throne of glass series #bookish #booktok #i like big books and i cannot lie #bookaholic #bookworm #booksbooksbooks

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rbtbc · 1 month

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My March of the Mammoth book pick.

She thick. 816 pages. Pray my strength in the Lordt!!

#a little life #I like big books and I cannot lie #March of the mammoth

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ibeattheinternet · 6 months

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#books #i like big books and i cannot lie #baby got books #puntastic #lyrics

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boneeatingbird · 8 months

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My mom is having me move out some of my books because we're living in a very small place, and it's impossible to keep all of them with me. I know this. There's 863 books of mine in storage from our last move, and that number was once 1,092 before we left. Now I have 45 books in a tiny storage space under my bed. And now it is time to find room for them to go to storage for the next ones like one of those butterfly life charts.

But my mom wants some to be thrown out. A few of the more holy ones donated. Ok ok so I might be like a sentimental piece of crap. Or maybe like a hoarder. But how can you tell me to get rid of my books? I don't know how to tell her, someone who just reads for the book's story, about all the other people in my books.

All of these books except a small handful I no longer have are 2nd hand. They're frayed and their bindings are cracked and brittle. Some of them have bookmarks older than I am, and some have scribbles from children I'll never meet. I can tell you honestly that I've lost count of the number of books with handwriting in them, weather it be a relative's well wishes or the reader's thoughts.

Every story i read has another story in it. This one book has childhood scribbles in it from a kid who got their hand's on a parent's book. It has little scribbles and sentences with terrible grammar that say, with many more letters, 'I love my mommy!'

This other book is falling apart at the seams. It's a Good Omens book, one of my favorites I have. Half the pages in the first section have fallen out (and have obviously fallen out many times before if the tape and glue says anything) and some pages have ripples in the paper from tears. Which I'll admit I've added to myself.

And this other book? This book belonged to a library that when I looked for it doesn't exist anymore. It has a sleeve paper on the front with names on it, ranging from normal names to Greasy Gus and Laffy Taffy. Some pages inside have highlighted sections at random, and I'm ashamed to admit that it once had sticky notes inside that I accidentally made fall out when I dropped it.

I can tell you right now some of these books have lived past their author's funerals and have seen their owners pass away quietly before being tossed into a 2nd & Charles free bin with some random mail and highschool text books. These books will outlive me given the chance to continue to age.

I'm not sure if this explains it exactly, I know it didn't for my mother, but all of these little things feel special. They feel like little pieces of someone's soul where they were open and vulnerable because they know a book won't judge them for crying or for adding color to its pages. There was a person that loved these books enough to destroy them. How could I get rid of something that has so much live and pain and wonder inside it? Mom how can I face myself knowing I left a little girls 'I love you's to rot away in a landfill?

I know our time too short for this, and someone won't extend the same reverence to the books I've left myself behind in the same way. Maybe the real world is more important. And maybe these people will never know how much they were loved by a stranger. But they were. They were loved and maybe it's foolish but I want my short time spent treating these souls with the delicate affection they deserve that the paperless world doesn't really allow.

Idk it's really dumb, and definitely takes up too much space. And it's definitely really silly to like everyone around me xD Guess i just wanted to get a little rant out before I have to manoeuvre these books in to storage without breaking them.

#rambles #books #sentimental #like weirdly sentimental #sorry for being cringe #old books #mother: no books for you allex #me: but mom the dead people inside them #mom: bruh wtf #i like big books and i cannot lie #i also like old books #2nd hand books #mainly #anyway #time to hyperfixate

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sarah-aliterarylife · 1 year

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5 Doorstop Novels For a Long Weekend

I like big books and I cannot lie! Please excuse the Sir Mixalot reference, but I love a big book.

Here are a few of my favourites :

1. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (825 pages) Five weeks. That’s how long it took me to get through Margaret Mitchell’s epic exploration of the American Civil War and life in the Deep South.

Fans of the film should be mindful that the novel is very different to the film version. Scarlet O’Hara is much less of a southern belle in the book – she’s an unapologetic, hardnosed , and at times shockingly unpleasant, woman. She gives birth to 3 children (not one, as depicted in the film), and her first two marriages are not quickly discarded failures – indeed her second marriage to Frank Kennedy lasts for several years and is probably her happiest, if not her most comfortable, relationship.

There is no doubt that Gone With the Wind is a controversial novel. Much of the language and attitudes are of their time and have the power to shock modern readers to their core (myself included). But as an epic tale of war, poverty, love, heartbreak and loss, there is little to beat it.

2. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susannah Clarke (865 pages) Sorry JK Rowling – this is the finest novel ever written about wizardry and magic in England. Fantasy books don’t usually do it for me, but Susannah Clarke’s depiction of two wizards in 19th century England was recommended to me by a good friend and family member. It blew my mind! It was so good that I read it again a few years later, just in time for the BBC adaptation.

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell has been described as Tolkein meets Jane Austen, but I don’t think that quite does it justice. It has stormy nights, spells, haunted ballrooms, bells that ring in the night, and sinister gentlemen with thistledown hair. It also has a terrifying scene at York Minister involving talking statues. (I’ve still never visited York Minster - you’ll understand why if you’ve ever read the book)

It is a novel that enthrals and scares the reader in equal measure!

3. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (771 pages) I wasn’t expecting to enjoy The Goldfinch as much as I did. At first, I couldn’t quite wrap my head around how the tale of little boy who steals a priceless painting could be strung out over 771 pages. That shows how much I know. I couldn’t put it down! What unfolds is an unforgettable story of childhood trauma, addiction, the value of authenticity, despair and ultimately, hope. I loved it and can’t recommend it highly enough.

4. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (633 pages) This is a great choice for readers who are interested in Charles Dickens but intimidated by the complexity of his novels. I read this book during Christmas 2022 – it took me a big two weeks to finish, but every word was worth it. It’s a riveting read.

The novel transports Dicken’s David Copperfield to the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, one of the poorest areas of the USA. Dickens’ themes of poverty and survival are translated effortlessly to the US foster care system. In this world, family may be the one we are born with, or the one given to us via social care. Addiction is everywhere and poverty is “as natural as the grass grows”.

I won’t spoil much more of this wonderful book as I will discuss it in greater detail in a future instalment, but suffice to say you will not regret making the acquaintance of Demon Copperhead and his friends.

5. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (853 pages) “Like a circle in a circle, like a wheel within a wheel” I found this quote from the song The Windmills of Your Mind on the Amazon listing for The Luminaries, and it sums up this twisty, spiralling novel very well. Don’t bother with the BBC’s pedestrian adaptation – your time is far better spent on delving into the novel instead.

The Luminaries demands of the reader an investment both of time and focus. Set in the New Zealand goldfields in 1866, it is a story that quite literally takes place at the end of the world.

We begin with a tense gathering of twelve men, who meet in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. From there unfolds a story about boom and bust, shipping, banking, murders and ghosts. Don’t try and read it on your daily commute (like I did). Settle in next to a roaring fire, grab a blanket and a hot drink, and just go with it. Let the twisting, slippery narrative and the darkness wash over you. You won’t regret it. What’s your favourite doorstop novel?

#books and literature #book addict #i like big books and i cannot lie #bigbooks #classic novels

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