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imogenlefay · 1 year

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For some ungodly reason, and don’t ask me why, and probably it’s twitter’s fault, I’ve started reading Moby Dick.

...so, was anybody going to tell me it starts out as a “And There Was Only One Bed” rom com, or was I supposed to find that out by myself?

#imogen reads moby dick #imogen and literature #literature is weird #ishmael x queequeg is canon ysk #they're married #they say that IN THE TEXT #with ishmael going all no homo #when he says married he means bosom friends #...sure.#moby dick #is a weird book

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stay-close · 4 months

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If you knew how hard it was, and how long it took, to rebuild my little universe of peace and happiness then you would understand why I’m so picky about who I allow in my life.

Weird People

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thehopefulquotes · 6 months

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If you knew how hard it was, and how long it took, to rebuild my little universe of peace and happiness then you would understand why I’m so picky about who I allow in my life.

Weird People

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liesandnights · 7 months

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Someone out there will love you for your weird, goofy, silly and odd self.

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alexandria-burning · 21 days

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Okay but if you put R.M. Renfield, Dorian Gray, and Victor Frankenstein in a room together who is winning that fight?

#the gay agenda #I just wanna know #I think I’d be funny #they might just weird each other out #victor frankenstein #marry shelley #bram stoker #dracula #the picture of dorian gray #oscar wilde #classic literature

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swapn-neel · 1 year

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There was something tragic in a friendship, so coloured by romance.

~Oscar Wilde

#shitpost #poems and poetry #yes i read sometimes #literature is weird

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figcatlists · 1 year

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Contemporary weird fiction reading list

A chart of New Weird books and other bizarre, unsettling, and uncanny literature published in the last 30 years or so. This is a follow-up to my previous chart of classic weird fiction and another selection from my list of over 200 works of weird literature.

#book recs #book recommendations #book reccs #reading list #book list #literature #weird fiction #weird tales #weird books #the weird #new weird #jeff vandermeer #china mieville #haruki murakami #house of leaves #thomas ligotti #michael cisco #laird barron

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adobongsiopao · 10 months

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"‘Are you injured, sir?’ I think he was swearing, but am not certain; however, he was pronouncing some formula which prevented him from replying to me directly."

— "Jane Eyre"; Chapter XII

Art: https://www.twitter.com/Paigumondus

#jane eyre #charlotte bronte #classic literature #fan art #comic #oh jane you're weird no wonder mr rochester fell in love with you #jane eyre fan art

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perfectquote · 1 year

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If you knew how hard it was, and how long it took, to rebuild my little universe of peace and happiness then you would understand why I’m so picky about who I allow in my life.

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thoughtkick · 8 months

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If you knew how hard it was, and how long it took, to rebuild my little universe of peace and happiness then you would understand why I’m so picky about who I allow in my life.

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metamorphesque · 2 years

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musings on kitchens (as sanctuaries of love) [part 1]

Joy Harjo (Perhaps the World Ends Here), tumblr user @floatingstirnerhead, Alai Ganuza, Banana Yoshimoto (Kitchen), Jenny Slate (Little Weirds)

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#web weavings #parallels #kitchens #kitchen is a sacred heart of the house #poetry #art #literature #quotes #joy harjo #alai ganuza #banana yoshimoto #translated literature #japanese literature #jenny slate #little weirds #art parallels

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imogenlefay · 1 year

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There she blows!

So, unexpectedly, I FINISHED Moby Dick! Didn’t think I’d see the day. Who’d have thought that after wasting my time for about 85 % of its runtime the book actually gets... good? in the end?

See, once the plot is centered, it’s actually interesting and dramatic. Just wish they’d cut out Ishmael, and Stubb (Oh my dear godd fucking Stubb), and all the slapstick, and all the dumb whaling facts (I was done with that right after “some people say whales aren’t fish, and I disagree because...”).

So basically, if you want to read this?

Don’t.

But if you’re determined, do yourself a favor and skip till about 80 % in. I promise you’ll miss nothing of importance.

#imogen reads moby dick #imogen finished moby dick #literature is weird #don't read it #watch the movie instead #haven't seen the movie #but can't be worse than the book

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ibrithir-was-here · 3 months

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Sooo I wrote a…weird little thing, a certain comic by @mayhemchicken-artblog got my creative juices percolating and under the press of staying up far too late for several days this came to fruition, enjoy!

The Eye of the Beholder

Link to the Comic

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thehopefulquotes · 1 year

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If you knew how hard it was, and how long it took, to rebuild my little universe of peace and happiness then you would understand why I’m so picky about who I allow in my life.

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resqectable · 2 months

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If you knew how hard it was, and how long it took, to rebuild my little universe of peace and happiness then you would understand why I’m so picky about who I allow in my life.

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thatonesongyouretryingtoremember · 1 month

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Kotlc and the inherent tragedy of siblings, and the way siblings define one's identity. Dex being the baby of the friend group while also being the tragic older sibling. Fitz being the older "responsible" one while also having a tragic older sibling. Sophie having a sister she's never met and another she lived with for nine years and yet being a sibling isn't a part of her identity and she and Amy are still tragic. Biana being defined by her brothers and yet being more of her own person than either of them while being the youngest. Juline and Edaline staying friends as adults and being defined as mothers and wives more than siblings or aunts, and who don't even share a last name anymore. Kesler being let down by society, and who was probably let down just as much by five older siblings. Tam and Linh who couldn't escape bad luck but at least they never lost eachother, until they did.

#kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #shannon messenger #if y'all know any books that center siblings please lemme know bc from a literature pov siblings have so much potential bc they occupy such #a weird societal position

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