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For those who read both
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appleinducedsleep · 1 year
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For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.
M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains
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reyestrands · 7 months
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pretentious dark academia bitches (derogatory) is the secret history. pretentious dark academia bitches (affectionate) is if we were villains.
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soracities · 10 months
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One thing I'm sure [he] will never understand is that I need language to live, like food--lexemes and morphemes and morsels of meaning nourish me with the knowledge that, yes, there is a word for this. Someone else has felt this before.
M. L. Rio, If We Were Villains
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If We Were Villains
Foreshadowing, or something akin to that
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nikov · 9 months
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THIS STORY IS ALREADY OVER. NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO CHANGE IT.
peter pan, j.m. barrie / revenge of the sith, matthew stover / war of the foxes, richard siken / saving mr. banks (2013) / wasteland, baby! hozier / the grand budapest hotel (2014) / mystery of love, sufjan stevens / if we were villains, m.l. rio / exile (ft. bon iver), taylor swift / circe, madeline miller / mr. arkadin, orson welles
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Okay but “his body was never found” I also would like to point out: Oliver was told “James is gone,” not “James is dead.”
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welivetodream · 6 months
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The difference between my feelings towards "If We Were Villains" and "The Secret History" is completely opposite
When I read "If We Were Villains" I cry at how tragic the story is and when I read "The Secret History" I scream:
WHAT THE FUCK RICHARD, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY REDISTRIBUTION OF MATTER, HENRY?
WHAT IS CHARLES DOING SLEEPING IN A FUCKING SNAIL?
COCAINE IN PARKING LOT OF BURGER KING? EXCUSE ME WHAT?
The tragedy of TSH is the characters, I find IWWV more compelling in that department since the characters are more likeable. But the story and writing of TSH is so good! Both have their different charms and I appreciate both of them.
Ps: I think Oscar Wilde would have enjoyed both immensely if he could have read them.
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odairfilm · 6 months
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thomas (about newt) as this quote from if we were villains:
'were you in love with him?' 'yes,' i say, simply. 'yes, i was.' it's not the whole truth. the whole truth is, i'm in love with him still.'
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bandaiddd · 10 months
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“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
- M.L Rio, If We Were Villains
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outstanding-quotes · 3 months
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For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.
ML Rio, If We Were Villains
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catsandbooksstuff · 1 year
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Per aspera ad astra. I’d heard a variety of translations, but the one I liked best was Through the thorns, to the stars.
If We Were Villains, M. L. Rio
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raveyn-an-ort · 11 months
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Your hands are scarred from murder,
and yet I
trust them
c o m p l e t e l y
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snehadarkacademia · 2 years
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When Oliver Marks said "I don't know it's like I look at you and suddenly the sonnets make sense"
I lost my shit.
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spacieacademic · 11 months
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Anybody have advice for a poor soul who just binge read The Secret History, If We Were Villains, Vicious, and These Violent Delights back to back and now feels like their life has no meaning? Is there any other book out there that can come close to these four??
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blondephenobarbitol · 4 months
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Notes I've written the margins of If We Were Villains
(SPOILERS)
"Mer gentle parenting Richard"
"Okay I see you fully just revealing the killer on page eight."
"This is talking about Mr. Oliver 'I'm not talented' Marks"
"No one will be seated during the 'eclectic teacher gives impassioned speech' portion of the dark academia novel."
"Richard terrorized the fairies haha"
"Just because a pretty girl exists does not mean she is flirting with you Oliver.
"No, actually. Don't do that."
"Because he likes men--?"
"yay death-sposition."
"I am so certain he's just making shit up."
"Wren is an ADULT WOMAN why are you describing her like this?"
"no one will be seated during the 'main character almost freezes to death' portion of the dark academia novel"
"I feel sick"
"power of friendship I guess?"
"Bacchanals are not cool and fun people die."
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