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stardustandrockets · 3 months
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Who is your favorite anti-hero?
I’m not 100% sure you can call him an anti-hero, but Damien is one of my favorite misunderstood characters. He wants so badly to belong, but his power of suggestion leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to doing the right thing. I don’t want to spoil anything, but after reading A Neon Darkness by @laurenshippen I totally understand where Damien is coming from in the Bright Sessions podcast and why he does the things that he does. My heart really goes out to him and I’m so glad Lauren gave us a little more of his story.
If you’re into fiction podcasts and audio dramas at all, I highly recommend giving @thebrightsessions a go. It’s basically like what would happen if the X-Men were in therapy dealing with their trauma instead of saving the world? It’s so good! If you’re not into podcasts, there are three books set in the world: The Infinite Noise (follows Caleb and Adam), A Neon Darkness (follows Damien), and Some Far Away Place (follows Rose). All three books (and the podcast) are incredibly queer and so so SO GOOD! The books are all technically stand-alone and supplemental to the podcast. Except for The Infinite Noise—it’s basically the first season from Caleb and Adam’s perspective. So if you do read it, and you like it, definitely give the podcast a chance.
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bookcub · 5 months
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Book Rec of Djinn . . .Jinn. .. Jinni. . .
Rated on how likely the jinn would be my friend
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah- Qadir is the jinn with the largest role and I cannot decide if he would find me mildly amusing or mildly annoying. Either way, he would probably not be talkative and not view me as a threat or a priority.
5/10
The Daevabad Trilogy by SA Chakraborty- While the term djinn is a controversial one in this world, there are plenty of djinn to choose from. Nahri might be my friend, if she didn't see me as an easy mark (which is very likely). I would very much enjoy her company if she didn't have her defenses up. Ali would probably find me interesting as a human and ask me a mixture of interesting and boring questions. Both would care if I died, unlike Dara, who wouldn't care if he accidentally caused my death.
6/10
A Master of Djinn by P Djeli Clark- I don't want to cause any spoilers but our main djinn would absolutely find me adorable, if not easily manipulated. We could definitely have a few fun nights for sure.
7/10
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi- Alizah would 1000% defend me with her life and successfully save it, but I am uncertain how receptive she would be to friendship, considering how guarded she is. I, however, would absolutely put in the effort for her.
7.5/10
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir- If I remember book two correctly, I would absolutely never become friends with this jinn. And I think they would actively want to kill me.
0/10
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker - Ahmed would not be friends with me and be very very rude to me, although he would not kill me. I would rather be friends with Chava, the golem instead. We would be besties.
1/10
Nayra and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata-
Majan is a delight and I think we are likely to get along fairly well, although certainly not to the extent Nayra and Marjan have bonded. But we could tell each other stories and reignite some of the spark in each other's lives, encouraging exploration and connection. A fun and emotional time!!
8/10
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the---hermit · 2 years
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Stardust by Neil Gaiman
If you have read other posts of mine you might know that Neil Gaiman is proably my favourite author. This story and I have some past problems, ever since I was a kid I did not like the movie at all and I had this general disinterest to the story. And although I couldn't remember a single thing about the movie in my adult life I never really had a priority to add this novel into my collection. Then I was gifter this copy by a friend who was unhauling some books and had two different editions of this novel, and I just gave it a try. I was pleasently surprised when I did not dislkie it as expected, I had this unmotivated prejudice, but I really enjoyed my time reading this book. It is not my favourite by Gaiman, it's not at the top for me, but I didn't hate it as I expected. I loved how much this novel feels like a big fairytale from start to end. That was a big reason for which I enjoyed it. The ending felt a bit too quick for my taste, but when I consider it as a fairytale it makes more sense. Since I haven't said anything about the plot yet, this is the story of a boy who goes on an adventure to collect a fallen star after he promises to the girl he loves that he would bring said star to her. He will have to go beyond a guarded wall near the town he lives in, which is a magical place full of magic, fairies and creatures. Of course he won't be the only one interested in finding the fallen star, but I won't say more about it to avoid spoilers. I can't said that I will never reread it, it was definitely the right book at the right time, because I needed something light and cozy, and it worked perfectly.
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ode-to-fury · 6 months
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Anyone have any book recs for a swashbuckling adventure?
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themindofastrid · 7 months
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🌐Recs of the Week No.5
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Hello there👋🏽! Across the internet there’s a lot of awesomeness, so I decided to curate a small list of cool content that I think it’s worth sharing, I hope you find it useful, inspiring or interesting.
Thank you so much for being here♡.
Without further ado, these are my internet findings of the week:
Videos🎥
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Book📖
IG Posts🖼️
instagram
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Audiovisual✨
App⚙️
Enjoy, xo.
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sarahstudieschem · 1 year
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6th of January 2023
I finished Stardust by Neil Gaiman last week! It was quite a different book than what I was expecting, but I did like it!
The main character sometimes (almost always) made wrong life decisions and I could scream at him lmao. Overall a good book that I read in a few days :)
xoxo Sarah
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chronicowboy · 11 months
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me seeing literally any piece of formative media i have at one time or another fixated on in my hyper-creative post-exam mood: what if i turned this into a buddie au?
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Stardust , 1997
“She says nothing at all, but simply stares upward into the dark sky and watches, with sad eyes, the slow dance of the infinite stars.”
author: Neil Gaiman
genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
rating: ★★★★☆ (4.1/5 on Goodreads)
synopsis: Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria—even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie—where nothing, not even a fallen star, is what he imagined.
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enlilwind · 2 years
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Pulbere de stele este o poveste dinamică, plină de imagini desprinse din alte lumi, unde magia plutește în aer și mereu se întâmplă ceva inexplicabil. Povestea curge de la sine, iar numeroasele fire narative se întrepătrund abil, astfel încât mereu știi unde lași un personaj atunci când te întorci la el.
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aziraphales-library · 4 months
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Hello, i just watched season 2 and I'm hurt like i need something for healing
It's my first good omens fic so i want a good rec
So please Help me.
I want something with very similar to how season two was and also without the ending
And i like it to be new:)
(sorry for my bad English It's not my first language.)
Hi. Here are some series two alternate ending fics...
Better Millions of Years Late than Never by figuring_it_out (G)
“Yes, let’s” Aziraphale whispers. Teary, achy, and crumbling. Deeply regretting his millions of years long denial. Well, no more. I respectfully reject the season 2 finale until further notice. An attempt at an alternate ending.
love is going to lead you by the hand by mygalfriday (T)
In all their time together, Aziraphale has grown used to the many and varied ways Crowley looks at him. Mercurial creature that he is, Crowley never runs out of emotions and his face displays them all so clearly. Never, in the whole history of their long acquaintance, has Crowley ever looked at Aziraphale the way he looks at him now.
Authorial Intent by gaslightgallows (T)
Michael’s plan to erase Aziraphale from the Book of Life has certain… flaws. A revision of the final season of S2 Ep6, where the Metatron does not make an appearance.
Between sand and stardust by lgbtqcrowley (T)
It’s been 6 months since Aziraphale chose to stay on Earth with Crowley. Now he can’t think of anything better than moving to the South Downs, but what if Crowley doesn’t want to. Meanwhile Crowley is having very similar thoughts. Once again they have to be reminded to communicate.
Promises by Angelica_Tree (G)
Alternate ending to season 2, episode 6. Crowley gets to speak first, and the words he says sparks a confession from Aziraphale. Afterwards Aziraphale tells him about the Metatron’s offer, an offer they decide to use to their own advantage.
Run Back to Me by Caedmon (T)
The two angels got on the lift and turned around, and Crowley stared at them while the Metatron leaned over to press the button. The doors started to close - “Wait!” he heard, and his head snapped up. An alternate ending, beginning when Crowley turns to leave.
- Mod D
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zergula · 7 months
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Welcome To Sims3City!
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They say if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere! Celebrities can be found wandering the shops and giving impromptu performances all over Sims3City. There's live show venues everywhere and it's easy to see why they say this city runs on dreams yet never sleeps!
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I found this absolutely gorgeous map: Waterfall Beauty and just had to use it to make my own city world save! This map did come with lots already designated so I filled it up with the best townhouses, apartments, and city life buildings I could find or make to make my own version of a mashup of Starlight Shores and Bridgeport.
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INTERESTING CHARACTERS
Every sim comes to Sims3City to make it big! With a performance venue on nearly every corner, you're sure to see:
The Warflowers - These twins started a band and pulled some of their reluctant friends into it. They know once they got here to The City, they would make it!
Chloe and Bob Katt - always on the hustle to make people believe in magic again!
The Myth family is here, of course, living in the spookiest house!
Mirage Sable always seems able to make everyone else's wishes come true, hoping one day her only one will, too!
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Candice and Arthur finally made it to The City when Candice got her book deal. Arthur is hoping to make it into the celebrity chef business...with a little help from his friend and now roommate, Derek. This new relationship has a lot of challenges being thrown its way, but this couple is determined to make it here and everywhere!
The Vireowing Fairy Sisters not only have beautiful voices, they love to bestow inner and outer beauty on all of those around them. That's perfect in a city that values beauty!
As with anywhere, crime can be overwhelming in the city but H & H Private detective family, Harmony and Henry, are on the case!
Lots of sims from Starlight Shores and Bridgeport are here: The Drama On TV household, the Crash Pad household, the Atkins Household, the Elson Family, the Sagar Family, the Platt Family, the Hemlock, Schlick and Slayer families, the Belle family, the Art Central household, and the Whitfield family.
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AROUND TOWN
38 Community lots
74 Residential lots
This city is ALIVE! Along with all EA rabbitholes, you will find:
CHIPS Casino - a big show venue where you can see the greatest performers and play all games
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Across the street, you will find another live show venue - The Locker -
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where you can see more live performances. After that, dance the night away at Bubbleworks -
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and keep the party going with the late night crew over at The Afterlife Vampire Lounge!
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Don't worry about ghosts, though. A recreation of the firestation from the movie, Ghostbusters, is right next door so we ain't afraid of no ghosts! Next to that firestation and hospital emergency center, you will find the Anachronistic Art Gallery and City Hall rabbithole, with some mysterious things to explore in the basement!
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In the more affluent area of the city is where you will find the Affluence Golf Club rec park and Tee Off! Sports Bar and Grill -
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and some sweet treats at The Big Cheese bakery and shops!
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In the center of town, you will find lots of fun for the kids at The Wise Owl Library next to the Aquarium Science Center and the Bright Beginnings Daycare and School center -
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Stop by and get some sweet treats at The Plaza Ice Cream Parlor
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and then get rid of all of that excess energy at the Big Rock Climbing Centre Gym or The Pac Man Public Pool next to the stadium rabbithole!
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Don't forget to visit the Surf's Up Wave Garden at the beach right across the street or the seasonal festival grounds!
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Downtown, you can get those extra strings at the DownTown Music Store, play some games at the Laserberry Arcade, and then head over to the Stardust Diner for some drinks and good times!
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If you go at certain times of the day to catch a movie at Serena's Community Cinema, you might be able to see some of today's biggest stars working on set! You can pick up whatever you need at the big Sims 3 Market nearby and marvel at all of the old historical residential buildings before you head over to the Double Rainbow Disco Club for more dancing!
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For those sims with a more exclusive taste, Club 112 in the historical section is the perfect lounge!
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There's The Remaude Coffee Emporium Coffeehouse and Elixir Of Life Coffeehouse and shops for more live venues and fun in Sims3City!
After all of that excitement, the city folks like to visit the Stone Troll Mill Fishing Pond to unwind and maybe catch some dinner if they're lucky!
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MORE INFO
This is a world save file. You will need to have the world installed in order to play the save file. In this download, you will find 3 save files and the world file:
Sims3CityCommunityLots - this version of the save is only the community lots
Sims3CityUnpopulated - this is the final version of the save without households
Sims3CityPopulated - this is the final version on the save with all households
I have all expansions, stuff packs, and store content so most of it is probably used in this save. If you do not have the item, the game should generate a similar item. The only expansion not used is PETS so I do not know how this save will run with pets, my apologies. THERE IS ZERO CUSTOM CONTENT IN THIS SAVE. All lots are set as regular lots (not apartments) so if you want to change them for roommates, etc feel free! I hope you enjoy this save as much as I am! Please tag me @zergula or #Sims3City if you share any photos, I would love to see them!
Please check out my other world saves here:
River Falls
Simarellen
Kaodina
Lunestia
Happy simming and green plumbobs for all <3
SIMSFILESHAREDOWNLOAD
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stardustandrockets · 7 months
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What's a book that lives rent-free in your head?
I have surprisingly only read The Song of Achilles once, but it's stuck with me. Sometimes, I wonder if it's the books themselves that stick with me or the feelings I had while reading them that makes them stick in my brain. Especially because most of my book recs are purely based on ✨️vibes✨️.
Magnet from @rainbowcrate and alternate jacket art by @llstarcasterll
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kitausu · 1 year
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Book rec list of some of my favorite fantasy novels by women
(Edit: it was drawn to my attention that Alexandra Rowland is nb. My mistake!)
The Stardust Thief
A Marvelous Light
A Taste of Gold and Iron
Siren Queen
The Goblin Emperor
The City of Brass
Black Sun
Unnatural Magic
Notorious Sorcerer
Assassin's Apprentice
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nikholascrow · 2 months
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welcome to my page ☆ ———
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About me ☆ ———
Hey there darlings <3 I’m Nikholas but most people call me Niko, you can also call me Nick or Neeks or give me a your own nickname if you want I love nicknames and my pronouns are he/him
things I like: seaslugs, flowers and plants, grandpa sweaters, tea, coffee, matcha, sea life, skating (mostly long boarding and figure skating), drawing, sewing, acting, writing, reading and annotating books, singing, organizing, baking (although I’m not super good at it) photography and cinematography, space, random deep conversations, nature
I tend to use a lot of <333 and petnames just naturally if that makes you uncomfortable please let me know, I wanna make sure all my mutuals and followers are comfortable around me
although I really love marauders and some parts of harry potter I do not in any way support jk rowling and I would like to avoid associating with anyone who does
I also tend to not use periods when I’m speaking because they feel very harsh to me and they make it difficult for me to get my tone across properly (this does not extend to my writing)
My Hogwarts house is Slytherin. my Pjo cabin is a ongoing debate but either Hades, Apollo or Dionysus. And my birthday is August 17th in case you were wondering :]
I love receiving asks and dms so feel free to send me some any time about anything <3
What to expect from this blog ☆ ———
I mostly post about marauders since that’s one of my main interests at the moment, but you may also expect: occasional fandom content from pjo (the books only unfortunately I can’t watch the show atm), harry potter, and very rarely starwars. my thoughts on the books I’m currently reading. random little snippets of my life and very occasional fanart for the earlier mentioned famdoms.
My linktree ☆ ———
if you wanna support me in other places consider checking out my linktree which can be found here I make mostly marauders content on my other platforms as well and if you’re ever wondering what I’m up to when I’m not on tumblr I probably have stories going on instagram my Ao3 is on my linktree as well
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Fics written by me ☆ ———
Shower Thoughts (pre-rosekiller) - fluff, word count: 423
Out - Regulus’ pov - Word count: 167 Tw: past parental abuse
Out - Sirius’ pov - Word count: 165 Tw: past parental abuse
finally dead - suneeker - word count: 199
She loves me - Regulus - word count: 291 - Tw: child abuse, physical abuse
Destined - Word count: 211 - Evan and Regulus friendship angst
Alone - Word count: 53 - rosekiller christmas fluff
And they were roommates - ongoing - rosekiller
Christmas at the Potter’s - pre-rosekiller + bg sunseeker- word count: 673 - merry fucking christmas to everyone who celebrates and big hugs to everyone who’s holiday experience has sucked because of family
whisper - wolfstar + bg sunseeker - word count: 902 Tw: parental and physical abuse - hurt/comfort
Fic recs ☆ ———
(I’ll fill this in later)
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My lovely mutuals ☆ ———
@thedvilsinthedetails @a-dork-yable @coffeedrunk @regulusmeanslittleking @good-oldfashioned-lover-girl @daydream-of-a-wallflower @lady-stardust-incarnate @cademygod @cazzythefrogking @my-beloved-fandoms
if you want to be added to or taken off this list please let me know, if you follow me and you wanna be mutuals shoot me an ask or a dm there’s quite a few of y’all now so I can’t always go through everyone and follow back people I’d love to be mutuals with <333
Final notes ☆ ———
Goodbye y’all, I hope you all have a wonderful day and remember to take care of yourselves I love y’all so much <333
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dementorfromazkaban · 22 days
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☆Welcome hotties, nerds and fools☆
(yes i changed tools to fools. who's gonna stop me? not you.)
i'm here, at your service to assist in stalking this user. what would you like to know?
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Basic Info:
I'm Ani, your friendly neighborhood slytherin residing in cabin 3.
I don't mind any pronouns, but i prefer she/her.
i'm a turbulent infp, a bisexual disaster, a september virgo, and a regulus kin.
everyone is welcome to this blog, and please do not hesitate to interact! 🤍
(exceptions being queerphobes, sexists, racists etc. you know the drill)
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Things I Love (Misc.):
absolutely obsessed with dead gay wizards from 70s, a bit of harry potter (separating the art from the artist) and pjo. i love flowers, coffee, the sound of rain and the smell of soil after (not a big fan of rain itself), photography, sketching, reading, music, art, night sky, stargazing, delivering speeches (ik that's random af), making friends, poetry, having long conversations (debating ideas), writing, singing, sunsets, dark chocolate and scrolling tumblr and spending an unhealthy amount of time on ao3
that's all i can think of for now 🤠
Books:
hp, pjo, the hobbit, the picture of dorian gray, pride and prejudice, agggtm, the diary of a young girl, several geronimo and thea stilton books, shatter me, thunderbolt (by wilbur smith), some roald dahl works and more i can't remember
also, a lot of amazing fanfics <3
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Music:
i'm not very picky but i do have some favs; conan gray, kpop (mostly bts and itzy), lana del rey, girl in red, taylor swift, david bowie, queen, abba, hozier, louis tomlinson, pixies, harry styles, mother mother, lorde
(is the impact of marauders on my music taste obvious?)
Lovely Mutuals:
@silence-between-seconds @daydream-of-a-wallflower @wolvesandshine @re-is-back-in-black @chaserofstars11 @good-oldfashioned-lover @lady-stardust-incarnate @kurt-cobain-is-jesus-in-disguise @sleepinginmygrave @ecstarry @good-oldfashioned-lover-girl
(and the others i've never interacted with, directly or indirectly. i love you all 🤍)
i'm not very much into movies and shows, but recs are always welcomed 🤍✨
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congratulations, you've successfully wasted your time ✨
now that you know about this user more than her family, this is me, ani, officially signing off.
*bows, salutes, runs away*
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runawaymun · 1 year
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I wish there was more fantasy books with mroe feminine female main character
All the main characters who are female "don't like drsses" or "acts more like a boy" and the author tries to make them more reliable this way but I can't relate. Because I like pretty dresses and "acting" like a girl. Also theres nothing wrong with that either. A female main character can be girly while also being interesting.
Another note I wish to see more female character in fantasy books who don't fight. They can still be a strong character without needing to wield a sword. I want to relate to characters who are girly and can't fight because if I was in a fantasy world I would absolutely suck a wielding weopons lol.
There's nothing wrong with female main characters being traditionally girly and not being a fighter. Im tired of authors using the "not like other girls" trope for their female characters.
YES YES YES
The strong female character(tm) is rooted in misogyny. There's nothing wrong with female characters who present masc or pick up swords or engage in traditionally masculine activities, but it becomes a problem when it becomes a trend that in order for a woman to be strong, she must pick up a sword, fight, be outspoken/loud/brash/assertive etc. etc. etc. It becomes a problem when we pit these characters against other female characters with more traditionally feminine traits. (Favorite personal example is the way the fandom -- not necessarily GRRM but the fandom -- treats Sansa Stark vs Arya Stark and Danaerys Targaryen, and Alicent Hightower vs Rhaenyra Targaryen)
IDK you didn't ask for these but here are some recs of books & other fiction who present actually well-rounded and and awesome strong female MCs not all of these are fantasy novels but they're just personal favorites of mine.
Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
Fairest - Gail Carson Levine
The entire everything ever that Brandon Sanderson has written. My personal favs include Navani and Shallan from Stormlight Archive.
Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (and just in general anything by Jane Austen ever)
Orlando - Virginia Woolf (and in general anything by Virginia ever)
Stardust - @neil-gaiman
A Discovery of Witches - the show, not the book. The book is kind of terrible.
Room - Emma Donoghue - both the book and the film are excellent!
Antigone - Sophocles
She Stoops to Conquer - short play by Oliver Goldsmith
A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket
A Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare
Macbeth - " (strong female characters are allowed to be antagonists)
Emily's Runaway Imagination - Beverly Clearly
Ramona series of books - Beverly Clearly
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
Uglies | Pretties | Specials - Scott Westerfield
Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George
The myth of Inanna
Naya Nuki, shoshone girl who ran - Kenneth Thomasma
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgeson Burnett
Secret Garden - Frances Hodgeson Burnett
Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery. I'm personally fond of both the old version & the new netflix show as well as the books.
Myst: Book of Ti'ana - Rand Miller
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell
Coraline - also @neil-gaiman
dishonorable mention on the topic of feminist fiction: Handmaid's Tale. Fuck that.
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