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library-love-affair · 2 years

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“Maybe there were no new stories, only your story. But what did the real story even matter, when most people judge you based on the shallowest surfaces?”

-Susie Yang (White Ivy)

#book quotes #Susie Yang #white ivy #bookblr #books and literature #book blog #booklr #bookish #bookaholic #bookworm #booknerd #books

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ceaselesslyborne · 2 years

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Recent Reads

1. The Disaster Tourist: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

An interesting and thought provoking plot that introduced and explored a range of perspectives on what, I hope, is the no-longer-shadowy world of disaster tourism. I was impressed with the simplicity and ease with which the protagonist and reader were quickly immersed in vividly precarious world. It was both strange and disturbingly real. It was somewhat predictable, but there were a number of well developed characters considering the length of the story, and though I’m not normally a fan of ambiguity, it made a pleasant change to confront a protagonist whose fate/motivations/character are never explicitly revealed or judged. The reader is left to draw their own conclusions, to evaluate their own opinions.

2. Redhead by the Side of the Road: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A slow one, but poignant and, for me, definitely one that resonated personally. A powerful, bittersweet, but ultimately hopeful ending, which honestly... I needed. The characters made the novel, and though I don’t think this book is for everyone, I found warmth and humour and understanding in Tyler’s words that make me want to read more of her work.

3. Things we Say in the Dark: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A really fun seasonal read with a unique and compelling and clever structure. I genuinely can’t choose a favourite story/section; I found the collection to be very cohesive and consistently strong. Logan is a skilled writer easily able to inspire fear, dread, anxiety, disgust, and a host of other heart-pounding sensations. I chose to rate it as I did purely because I felt the tropes and tone were too familiar, though I suspect this has more to do with me becoming slightly desensitised and needing to increase the diversity of my reading choices - or at least switch more frequently between genres. That being said, I really want to read more of Logan’s books!

4. The Death of Vivek Oji: ⭐️⭐️

Struggling to articulate exactly why, but this just... didn’t sit well with me. There was some wonderful explorations of themes such as loyalty, honesty, identity, and family, but it was heavy. Bleak. I understand that stories like this are important, necessary, and that we cannot always have happy or even hopeful endings, but I’ve read too many similar tragedies. There was no payoff for the emotional investment, and it’s difficult to invest in the first place when you know the fate of the protagonist from the beginning, and the protagonist seems... content with that fate? Maybe I just read this at the wrong time. (Pro tip: don’t read sad books when you’re sad!)

5. Ghosted: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Some wonderful character development throughout, and definitely made a significant emotional impact. I do feel that the story drew on slightly longer than necessary, but the reader was kept guessing and I was happy enough to follow the clues and reflect on the myriad relationships and characters offered.

6. White Ivy: ⭐️⭐️

I was disappointed by this book, which had such a promising premise, and started so strongly! Yang is, no doubt, a skilled writer, but it was challenging to persist with a story in which none of the characters seemed to have any notable, let alone likeable, traits. The pacing felt off, and I found myself wanting to skim through most of the book whilst other significant moments seemed to be passed over without making the impact they could have. Though it wasn’t a bad read, it didn’t feel like anything new or remarkable.

7. Earthlings: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ok, so this book is definitely not for everyone, and anyone picking it up expecting another Convenience Store Woman is... in for a shock™️! Please research content/trigger warnings before reading! Heartbreaking and heartwarming and disturbing and, yes, gross, this will satisfy your need for something strange. It was a good palette cleanser (or warper) after some underwhelming and sluggish recent reads, and left me with a not-unpleasant out of body sensation wondering wtf I’d just read. Simply put, this was my jam.

8. Our Wives Under the Sea: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

First, a very unrelated note: I read and finished this in the course on one stormy, muggy night which definitely set The Mood™️. I’m not quite sure how to discuss this book. Armfield has captured the sea itself: something vast and unfathomable, changeable, consuming, incomprehensible, and primordial. Dreamy and viscerally, elementally haunting, Our Wives is surreal, horror adjacent, but hits in a very tangible way. I personally loved the style, and the dual perspective and relatively short chapters made what could have been a slow read a very easy one. Through a fantastical lens, Armfield invites us to explore ideas about relationships, communication, trauma, and grief, loss, and reality. A lot is up for interpretation, and I think you could find something new in this book with every re-read.

9. Becoming My Sister: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Okay, so on the scale of ‘normal’ to ‘introduced to V. C. Andrews at a wildly inappropriate age by a mother who clearly had no memory of the book she’d just given her daughter, and no way to anticipate the oncoming obsession’, it’s pretty clear where I fall. Personally I’ve never been disappointed by an Andrews book, and this one was no exception. The writing is witty and thrilling and subtly eerie, and Andrews is absolutely fantastic at drawing the reader into the grip of twisted, claustrophobic family dynamics. Her characters are lifelike, haunted and haunting. She has a singular understanding of the pain and beauty of girlhood, womanhood, and coming of age. I would almost describe this as a ‘guilty pleasure’ read but honestly I’m not sorry. No shame.

10. Ghosts: ⭐️⭐️

Such a promising premise, and so many elements I can usually connect with, but... I think this is just a story I’m tired of reading. It was vague/disconnected and judgemental in a way that reduced the impact of the book overall, at least for me. There was little to humanise or identify in the protagonist (or indeed most of the characters), and I felt the most interesting aspects of the book were not given the focus they deserved, both of which meant key emotional moments fell flat for me. I think for the right person, at the right time, this is a beautiful and moving story; that person just wasn’t me.

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petersonreviews · 1 year

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Leonard Cohen photographed by Ivy Ney, 1979

#leonard cohen #1970s #70s #ivy ney #black and white #music

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poisonousquinzel · 2 months

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they've been charged with Being Gay and Doing Crime

#their faces in the second one SKFNSJKSKSLS #from harley quinn black + white + redder #issue 5 #harley quinn #harleen quinzel #poison ivy #pamela isley #harlivy #dc comics #batman

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xxautumnivyxx · 4 months

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Happy Birthday Cammy!

#autumn ivy #autumnivy #cosplayer #the bone collector #narrator #actor #costumer #amazon #alternative #cosplay #cammy white #cammy #street fighter #cammy street fighter

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hoolay-boobs · 6 months

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They’re not okay 💕

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occasionallybirds · 2 months

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Dude, careful, you're standing on poison ivy!

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Feb 27, 2024

Southeastern Pennsylvania

#Birds don't react to poison ivy like humans do #In fact they are the main dispersers of poison ivy seeds when they eat the berries #bird #photographers on tumblr #birds #white breasted nuthatch #nuthatches #Sitta carolinensis #birdblr #birb #birbs #ornithology #birblr #nature #animals #wildlife photography

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pandorastuffs-world · 10 months

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Blue Ivy🥺😍

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politemagic · 18 days

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the boys are back 🖤 (the shitposts never left, though)

#i feel like iii has been the main character of the aus tour thus far but our darling ivy has been on his... Behavior #iv AND ii are very pretty. pretty boys who could absolutely kick my fucking ass. positively rock my shit #all photos are from st's official pages except for the two of vessel they are from james gough and high voltage ph. respectively #lots of black and white in this one oooooo boy. iii looks so ominous in black and white i love him #i've been waiting to make this until i had a few more photos to work with bc i take my Time in selecting the photos i use for each post #i'm way too picky for these silly shitposts but i make them with my heart and soul so i hope you enjoy them gang #sleep token #sleep token memes #worshitposting #sleep token vessel #sleep token ii #sleep token iii #sleep token iv #em's worshitposting

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gloryfore · 1 year

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Necklace 🖤

#Ohfauna #it me #cottagecore #nature #witchblr #slow living #jewellery #skyrim vibes #white dress #renaissance #necklace #crystals #witchy vibes #elvish #oh fauna #pagan #the forest ivy

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vintagehomecollection · 11 months

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Many elements of good kitchen remodeling come together in this bright composition: well-defined work areas with lots of counter space, appropriate use of surface materials, a pleasant mix of natural and artificial light, and an open connection to the rest of the house. Architect: Michael D. Moyer.

Sunset Kitchens Planning and Remodeling, 1983

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library-love-affair · 2 years

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“All her life she had sought something she couldn’t name. Love? Wealth? Beauty? But none of those things were exactly right. What she sought was peace. The peace of having something no one could take away from you. Had she ever been at peace for a single minute in her life? She was tired of the struggle to achieve… She was tired of trying. More than anything she longed to rest.”

-Susie Yang (White Ivy)

#book quotes #Susie Yang #white ivy #bookblr #books and literature #book blog #booklr #bookish #bookaholic #booknerd #bookworm #books

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ceaselesslyborne · 2 years

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02/09/22

First September library selection! Looking forward to introducing more seasonal gothic/spooky reads and, of course, some real horror as autumn gets fully underway.

- CJ