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casser-starkling · 3 months

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felt nostalgic so here’s a doodle of a throwback. IYKYK.

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Sibling asked how ppl in star wars dance to jizz music and I had to give her an example

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casser-starkling · 4 months

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He sits on my lap while I spin, he does the little jiggle

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casser-starkling · 4 months

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bury me six feet in snow

#winter #snow #mountains #winter aesthetic #snow aesthetic #skiing #christmas #christmas aesthetic #dark academia aesthetic #academia aesthetic

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casser-starkling · 4 months

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every time i listen to “you’re a mean one mr. grinch” i can’t help but sit there and think “what did the grinch do to hurt you?” because dude just stands there for 2 minutes and 58 seconds and drags the grinch into the dirt

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casser-starkling · 4 months

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"I stand there and wonder whether, when I am twenty, I shall have experienced the bewildering emotions of love."

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (1929)

#books #literature #booklr #book tumblr #book blog #quotes about love #quotes about life #quotes about pain #erich maria remarque #all quiet on the western front #ouch #chaotic academia aesthetic #academia aesthetic #history #what is love #writing inspo

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casser-starkling · 4 months

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casser-starkling · 5 months

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On the Burning...

"Alexandria is... a cautionary tale of the danger of creeping decline, through the underfunding, low prioritization and general disregard for the institutions that preserve and share knowledge: libraries and archives. Today, we must remember that war is not the only way an Alexandria can be destroyed. The long history of attacks on knowledge includes not just deliberate violence - during the Holocaust or China's Cultural revolution, for example - but also the willful deprioritization of support for these institutions, which we are witnessing in Western societies today. The impact that these various acts of destruction of libraries and archives has had on communities and society as a whole is profound."

- Richard Ovenden, The Story of the Library of Alexandria is Mostly a Legend, But the Lesson of its Burning is Still Crucial Today

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casser-starkling · 5 months

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Book Bans in Indiana

As of June 2023

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Brief Summary: The first novel of a fantasy epic following young art student Karou as she journeys to discover her identity, even if it means joining an otherworldly conflict.

Banned from libraries as of November 2022, based on a formal challenge.

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell's (UK)

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Brief Summary: The riveting sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone follows Karou through embracing her newfound heritage and balancing the challenges and heartache of what that means.

Banned from libraries as of November 2022, based on a formal challenge.

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell's (UK)

Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

Brief Summary: Concluding the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, Karou and Akiva must join forces to determine the future of the worlds that collided once the celestial war is over.

Banned from libraries as of November 2022, based on a formal challenge.

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell's (UK)

Statistics Source: PEN America

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casser-starkling · 5 months

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so finals season I’ve thrown myself into Peaky Blinders to deal with the horrors of academia… so anyways, I am seeking Peaky Blinders RP buddies… please I am brainrotting so hard…. Halp

#rp #roleplay community #roleplay call #roleplay #peaky blinders #peaky blinders rp #tommy shelby #cillian murphy #thomas shelby #freddie thorne #arthur shelby #polly shelby #aunt polly #rp partner search #rp partner wanted #rp partner needed #rp partner finder #oc rp

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Jon: I don’t know if I can go on like this anymore

Pyp: does that mean you don’t want your ps4

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casser-starkling · 6 months

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here's the favourite <3

#OH MY GOD?????#New fave Theon #Theon Theon Theon Theon #pookie #theon greyjoy #asoiaf #valyrianscrolls

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casser-starkling · 6 months

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Yes, these Muppets have taken Manhattan. The question now is can they HOLD it

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casser-starkling · 6 months

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do you ever have moments where you can tell the creator assumes you already find a character very annoying / unlikable / so forth and the story starts comporting itself accordingly to give the offending character disproportionately harsh treatment that you're not even really into and all the other characters are constantly dismissive or rude to them but because you dont get any personal rush out of seeing any of this it's just like Can you guys calm down.

#grrm with theon #game of thrones #asoiaf #got #a game of thrones #theon greyjoy #theon got

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Friday Favorites: All Quiet on the Western Front

Today's highlight for @thebanishedreader's Friday Favorite is Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front.

Published in 1928, All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel that draws heavily from the experiences of its author in World War One. A German war veteran, Remarque projects his horrific memories of the war onto protagonist Paul Bäumer, a 17-year-old infantryman who, motivated by nationalism and naiveté, enlists into the German army with his schoolmates.

Paul is battle-worn and disillusioned from the moment readers meet him, but his trauma ebbs and flows, is emphasized and overshadowed, and carries on as a common thread throughout the novel with each new tragedy. Though young and harrowed, Paul's wisdom by experience haunts his narration, illustrating the horrors of war in a way no prior novel had ever captured; not all horror is found to be graphic, though, as the rotting ache of hope robbed from a young man culminates in this gut-wrenching masterwork.

My Goodreads Review:

"One of my favorite books of all time. I fear if I start writing this review in further depth, I will never stop. A horror story, a haunting tale. A poetic display of love, loss, and the meaning of life. An understanding of the despicable nature of war in a way I have never experienced in another novel since. I return to this book time and time again."

"It is very queer that the happiness of the world is so often brought on by small men."

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell's (UK)

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casser-starkling · 6 months

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Look up the traditional Mayan calendar, folks.

this makes sense lol

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