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lesmisscraper · 7 months

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The Last Volume of Mabeuf. Volume 4, Volume 9, Chapter 3.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

#Les miserables #les mis #My Post #Mabeuf #No More Books left for the Bookist...#The Brick #Il cuore di Cosette #Les Mis Letters

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utterlyinevitable · 2 years

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#3. BECAUSE OF MISS BRIDGERTON - Julia Quinn

Everything I could have wanted from Eloise’s book. Such a shame this isn’t part of the main series. You can definitely tell Quinn’s writing style has evolved in the 15+(? i can’t do math this book was published in 2016) years since she started the Bridgerton series.

Billie Bridgerton is a first born version of Eloise who’s heir of a brother is many years younger than she. She’s refreshing from some of Quinn’s earlier characters, especially after hopping from RMB to this. Add in the Girl Next Door, Family Friends, and Enemies To Lovers Lite™️ tropes, and the book is a very swift read.

Thoroughly enjoyed it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#book: because of miss bridgerton #bridgerton #the rokesbys #2022 booklist #bookist #book club for one

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the-bookist · 6 years

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Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

You want to get trippy? Let’s get fucking trippy.

If you want to have your brain shaken, liquified, and then have it slowly drip out of your nostrils, pick up Jeff Vandermeer’s first book in his Southern Reach Trilogy titled Annihilation.

The book follows an unnamed biologist and three other women who are tasked with exploring Area X, a landscape that was transformed years ago, for reasons we never find out, into a mysteriously primordial environment where new world technology seemingly doesn’t work and the creatures which previously inhabited the area are monstrous versions of themselves. Or maybe they are just perceived as monstrous…

While the group of women explore the weird environment, we get glimpses of the biologist’s past before the expedition. The brunt of these flashbacks concern how her husband was on the previous expedition, came back a husk of his former self (as most of the people who come back from these expeditions return, if they return at all), and died of cancer.

She wants to go on the expedition to try and understand what happened to her husband, and in a not so surface level way, to grieve her husband and his death.

The book is so strange slow burn of a read that it is hard to put down, and the unreliability of the narrator adds to the atmosphere of unease. And her unreliability is only buttressed by the fact that the organization, the aforementioned Southern Reach, which sent them into Area X has not provided the expeditions with any answers as to what they are really doing in Area X.

Are these things actually happening? Is it all in the biologist’s head? Is anything she has said, or anything provided by Southern Reach, real? None of these questions are answered, but if they were, it would be a disservice to the uncanny air of Area X.

Nothing is solved. Nothing is answered. Nothing makes sense. But everything is gorgeous, and maybe that’s the point. We will have to wait and see in the second book of the trilogy.

4.5/5 cups of coffee

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theebookist · 3 years

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Dark, complicated and worthwhile.

I'm a crime/thriller fanatic and I absolutely adored this book despite its muddled and perplexing situations. If you're a fan of domestic noir with a surprising end then check this book out!

Follow my blog "The Bookist" for more bookish content.

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lepicentrecult · 4 years

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Bien le bonjour tout le monde, comment allez vous ? Aujourd'hui c'est l'heure de faire le bilan du mois de juillet. Et c'est un jolie mois sur le plan littéraire, sur les séries et sur le plan musicale. Je vous met le lien ici et en bio. 💠 Pour le mois d'août: Je voudrais finir le troisième tome d'Acotar et Vengeful Lire aberrations, de Joseph Delaney; Four dead Queens d' Astrid Scholte, et La ville sans le vent d'Eleonore Bevillepoix. Niveau série, je voudrais finir Une nounou d'enfer (j'en suis saison 4/6), Followers (une série Japonaise), et Umbrella academy (episode 5/10). 💠 Et vous c'est quoi votre Pal pour le mois d'août ? #pal #readtime #photography #booklover #bookist #bookaddict #bookstgram #frenchbookstagtammeuse #livretophile #bibliophile #livraddict #booktography #livrestagram #livrestagrammeuse #photography #humansofbookstagram #bookish #bookcommunity #yabookstagram #yabook #yalover #fantasy #acotar #fourdeadqueens #aberrations #lavillesansvent https://www.instagram.com/p/CDteeW7HofN/?igshid=1kvxjxium1gdf

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neilmach · 3 years

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Are we losing society as we hide in caves? Is Covid making us introversive? Is it our destiny to be avoidants of people and lovers of loneliness? #introvertism #bookist #lovebookshatepeople #booktravert

They say that humans are social animals and spend their time building relationships. But is that true? As a regular attendee to various lectures, conferences, and author events, I can tell you, with first-hand experience, that most authors are distant, uncommunicative, and … well, let’s use the word from the beginning … bookish. You know what I mean. Owlish. Yes, of course, there are some…

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dianneganab · 4 years

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#bookist #behappy😊 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTUzL7A2djE12v3YhQRcNd8LYpoX0cEoNjRCk0/?igshid=1xhmqd2sm4v3f

#bookist #behappy😊

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onlinenaisadak-blog · 4 years

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God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Now available on onlinenaisadak.com at 260/- only @onlinenaisadak #onlinenaisadak #arundhatiroy #godofsmallthings #novel #book #fiction #reader #read #goodreads #bookholic #bookistic #superreader LINK in bio (at Delhi, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-J7A68jLGA/?igshid=onre2yoviyak

#onlinenaisadak #arundhatiroy #godofsmallthings #novel #book #fiction #reader #read #goodreads #bookholic #bookistic #superreader

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ask-dnd-sides · 4 years

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Hi Dayd! I'm Bookish. I was wondering if you had your kids when you stole, or if they came along after you made a life for yourself -Bookist

Dayd: Oh, it’s been 5-ever since I’ve stolen, so they haven’t seen that part of my life.

#roll the die #dayd #bookish #Anonymous

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pilferingapples · 5 years

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What about the other characters? Where would they be on the political spectrum? Like Thenardier, Javert, Gillenormand, and Mabeuf? Also Marius' Bonapartism?

I mean--they’re all pretty directly stated?

Thenardier is an Opportunist. He’s out to Get His and has no loyalty to any ideal, system or belief except the belief that he should have More. (He is probably at least in part a snub at Napoleon III. So. There’s that.) . Eponine claims her family are Bonapartists, which is probably true, in that Thenardier finds his “heroism” at Waterloo is a useful story and enjoys covering himself in Napoleonic glory for various schemes (..there’s definitely some Commentary about Napoleon III in there:P).

Javert’s an authoritarian, and a fan of social hierarchy. He’s served through monarchies and the empire and doesn’t seem to care which it is. If there was a republic, he’d probably serve under that too, without worrying too much (though possibly not, given his textual link to Joseph de Maistre? it would be an interesting thing to explore; I could be convinced either way, I think.). He does what his superiors tell him to do and tries intentionally to avoid thinking more about it.

Gillenormand’s an Ultra Monarchist (with a highly questionable sort of conversion to Not Openly Loathing Republicanism at the end of the novel).

Mabeuf is an Old Bookist. He believes in being kind and taking care of flowers and reading. He thinks political opinions are fine for other people to have, but “be kind, grow plants, read books” is pretty much his core philosophy. He doesn’t think politics should come before any of that.

Marius is Very Confused. He’s definitely tilting republican, but he’s still really sorting the levels and details of that by the end of the novel. It’s okay, he’s working on it!

#Hey Nonny Nonny #answereds

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lesmisscraper · 2 years

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Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

#Les miserables #les mis #My Post #Mabeuf #The Old Bookist #Simply made this for World Book Day!#The Cold and Sure Friends #(Though this was spoken by Valjean)#World Book Day #The Brick #Il cuore di Cosette

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utterlyinevitable · 2 years

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It’s that time of year again where I try to make a dent in my reading list!

#1. BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU - Sally Rooney

I love Sally Rooney’s previous two novels - Conversations with Friends is one of my favorite books. So I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this new one. Sadly, it falls short when compared to the other two novels. It feels like a conversation Rooney was having with herself during lockdown and then characterized.

It’s not a bad book. It just isn’t as intriguing. Maybe I’ll read it again when I’m faced with a bout of existentialism.

⭐️⭐️

#2022 booklist #bookist #book club for one #book: beautiful world where are you #sally rooney

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the-bookist · 6 years

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Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer

The conclusion. Where it all ends. But like the Smashing Pumpkins song, the end is the beginning is the end.

The final installment of the Southern Reach Trilogy, Acceptance, is stylistically different than its predecessors and attempts to tie up as many loose ends as possible. And by “as possible” I mean as many as the story wishes because frankly, the story itself is as organic and self-defining as Area X.

Stylistically speaking, the past volumes dealt with a singular point-of-view throughout their entirety, while Acceptance switches between four different characters at different points of time. Some chapters happen before Area X was established while others are in the present within the story.

This helps explain some things about characters who may or may not be with us any longer, but there are sections which feel drawn-out for no good reason. One such part goes at length to describe the love life of one character in particular and feels weird and unnecessary within the story.

From there, the setting is as varied as the points of view and feels like a combination of the previous entries, Annihilation and Authority. Annihilation was set within Area X, Authority was set in the Southern Reach facility, and Acceptance takes place in both, again, across the different timelines.

And this dichotomy of environments makes the strangeness of both worlds more realized, and necessary to understand the other. It’s like both worlds form around each other like a jigsaw puzzle. Neither intruding on the other, but they both define the other.

Finally, the book was just really fun, and the trilogy was awesome. Science-fiction never felt more strange, and the lack of an antagonist breathes life into the mystery of the trilogy.

Is Area X the villain? Is the Southern Reach nothing but a hive of rogues? Is there really a bad guy, and if there is not, is one necessary for a good story to work? Or is a sense of dread good enough to hold the audience in place?

As in the previous entries, good luck deciphering an answer. You’ll be working it out in your head for some time. I know I still am.

4/5 cups of coffee

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lepicentrecult · 4 years

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Hey la bookosphere, comment allez vous ? Par ici tout va bien, on a un beau week end ensoleillé, mais un peu frais haha et puis j'ai internet à l'appartement. Ça fais plaisir 😉 💠 Trêve de bavardage, vendredi je vous parlais du dernier tome de la passe miroir. La tempête des échos. C'est une bonne lecture dans l'ensemble. Mais pas un coup de cœur malheureusement. Ça arrive que voulez vous ! Je vous met le lien ici et en bio. Passez un bon week end et à demain. #latempetedesechos #lapassemiroir #christelledabos #youngadultbook #youngadults #booklover #bookaddict #bookist #bookish #humansofbookstagram #bookstgram #frenchbookstagtammeuse #livrestagram #livrestagrammeuse #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/B7OMcBEqVyk/?igshid=v1o9cp88250h

#latempetedesechos #lapassemiroir #christelledabos #youngadultbook #youngadults #booklover #bookaddict #bookist #bookish #humansofbookstagram #bookstgram #frenchbookstagtammeuse #livrestagram #livrestagrammeuse #photography

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cherryontheside · 3 years

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the bookist part of my brain looking at the pokémon comic book my brother's reading: bad. very bad. not book. no no.

me, exasperatedly: for the last time, all books are books.

#books #readblr #writeblr

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cannedburrito60 · 4 years

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My fan region, Arell (Part 1/?)

The Arell Region is a far-off region, far away from any other region, with Galar being the closest.

Arell is made out of seven islands, with the largest island being called Arell Prime.

Arell Prime has many towns and cities. They are, as the following:

Beag: The smallest, western-most town on Arell Prime. It’s where most people start their journey.

Eachdraidh: A city with the Arell Natural History Museum.

Connadh: The gateway to Connadh Forest. The town is covered in ash, because of the nearby Connadh Forest, which is constantly burning.

Sabaid: Home to the Sabaid Gym, and home to Arell Prime’s Pokemon Nursery.

Creag: An underground city, and home to the Creag Gym. It leads to Creag Mine, and to Creag Tunnel, which then leads to the Victory Road. It used to be the Victory Road, however, about 10 miles near the exit caved in, and the tunnel was reinforced, and it was dug as an alternate path to the Badge Check Gate.

Cuan: A city on a large lake, and the home to the Cuan Gym. It’s floating on a series of boards, and all the houses are houseboats.

Midnight City: The largest city in the entire Arell Region. It’s covered by a dome, which encases the city in eternal simulated midnight, giving the city a nice feel. It’s home to the Midnight City Gym, the Midnight City Shopping Department, Professor Redwood’s lab, Arell Transit Station, and Arell Trading Center.

Lusan: A very natural city, and home to the Lusan Gym.

Bholcàno: A town sitting on an inactive volcano, and home to the Bholcàno Gym.

Adhar: A city that is lifted up by large powerful turbines, and the home to the Adhar Gym. While Adhar lands to repair the turbines, it stays up in the air for most of the time, landing every five years to repair them. It’s constantly traveling, but only stays along the coast.

Deigh: The northernmost city of Arell Prime, and home to the Deigh Gym. It’s usually the final location trainers arrive. It’s frozen over, and snow is constantly falling.

Arell Prime also has several notable landmarks, such as:

Connadh Forest: A constantly burning forest, however, it’s somehow controlled by mysterious forces, and doesn’t spread to other places, such as the nearby city of Connadh.

Badge Check Gate: The gate where a trainer’s badges are checked before they enter Victory Road.

Victory Road: The final road before the Pokemon League.

Pokemon League: An underground facility where the Champion and Elite Four reside.

Current Arell League:

The roster of the Arell League changes every year, in a very selective picking process where trainers that have collected the 8 badges of the previous year can sign up, and have a tournament to decide who becomes a Gym Leader the next year. The Champion and Elite Four tend to stay the same, but those positions are not determined by the tournament.

The current Arell League lineup consists of:

Issac, the Sabaid Fighting-type Leader. He’s young, the youngest at 14, and bookist, but has mastered Fighting-types. His team consists of; Machamp, Mienshao, Hawlucha, Crabominable, Mega Lucario, and Grapploct.

Mileena, the Creag Rock-type Leader. While she’s still young, she’s the oldest of the teenage Leaders, at 17. Her father’s the owner of the Arell Mining Co., which supplies the materials the entire region uses. Her team consists of; Mega Areodactyl, Omastar, Coalassal, Aggron, Alolan Golem, and Tyranitar.

Mason, the Cuan Water-type Leader. He’s a lifeguard and surfer, and the longest-running Gym Leader in Arell. His team consists of; Barraskewda, Araquanid, Quagsire, East Sea Gastrodon, Mega Blastoise, and Milotic.

Anne, the Lusan Grass-type Leader. She’s the founder of Lusan, and is the kindest of the Leaders. Her team consists of; Lurantis, Flapple, Breloom, Cradily, Mega Venusaur, and Maractus.

Lydia, the Bholcàno Ghost-type Leader. She has Pokemon not in the Arell Dex, as she has traveled all around the world. While she’s 17, like Mileena, Lydia’s 5 months younger. Her team consists of; Dhelmise, Marowak, Spiritomb, Runeregus, Mega Gengar, and Decidueye.

Xavier, the Adhar Bug-type Leader. He used to be the Deigh Gym Leader, but he was usurped by Arlington. His team consists of; Golisopod, Leavanny, Scolipede, Centiskorch, Mega Pinsir, and Galvantua.

Nigel, the Midnight City Steel-type Leader. He’s also the Midnight City Police Chief, and the overseer of Midnight Tower. His team consists of; Aegislash, Durladon, Magnezone, Corviknight, Mega Scizor, and Genesect.

Arlington, the Deigh Ice-type Leader. He’s a musician, playing the banjo. He’s always chill, even in tense situations. His team consists of; Mamoswine, Weavile, Arctozolt, Dewgong, Mega Abomasnow, and Arouros.

Dan, the Electric-type Elite Four member. Like Arlington, he’s a musician, however, he’s mainly vocals. His team consists of; Luxray, Boltund, Electavire, Xurkitree, Mega Ampharos, and Amped Up Toxtricity.

Kailee, the Fire-type Elite Four member. She’s the owner of Arell Welding Co., which works with Arell Mining Co. to make materials for the region. Her team consists of; Ninetales, Talonflame, Volcarona, Salazzle, Mega Houndoom, and Torkoal.

Gerald, the Normal-type Elite Four member. He hails from the Unova region, and owns the Midnight City Library. His team consists of; Zangoose, Stoutland, Dodrio, Beware, Mega Lopunny, and Porygon-Z.

Renee, the Poison-type Elite Four member. She’s the older sister of Mileena, and is known for her rude personality. Her team consists of; Weezing, Alolan Muk, Toxicroak, Toxapex, Mega Gengar, and Garbodor.

Kristen Arya, the Champion of Arell. She’s held the Champion position for 10 years in a row, and has shown no sign of stopping. Her team consists of; Eelektross, Hydreigon, Ferrothorn, Gigalith, Mega Heracross, and Togekiss.

#pokemon #fan region #galar #arell #arell part 1

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