#Morri loves books

[morrigan-sims]

listen, morri, i've never read any of Sarah J. Maas books ( bc i love myself ) but ACOTAR pissed me off SOLELY from the fact of Tam Lin. Tam Lin is a character from a Scottish ballad and he was a GHOST who got trapped in the fairy world ( or the Otherworld: yes, it's actually called that in English ) by the Queen who was gonna sacrifice him to the devil and there's like 3 versions of it but in the version i read, there was a woman named Bonny Janet who saved him from the place he was trapped in and THAT is the only reason why i refuse to read her shitty books

That is very valid. Very, very valid. PLEASE RESEARCH THE CULTURAL SHIT YOU"RE GOING TO USE BEFORE YOU USE IT.

there's no way she can't have chosen the name Tam Lin and not known it was from a legend. Like, she had to have known. And this is like the exact opposite, because this Tam Lin is the one keeping people trapped. Which is fucked up.

#ask #ask Morrigan #thanks for the ask! #vatorelilith #Morri loves books #<that's gonna be the tag for this #also: #booktok discourse #anti-booktok #in case anyone wants to block specifically the booktok chat rather than anything about books

[angrylasagna]

dracula is my most recent source of serotonin so here's part of the gang + renfield

#dracula #bram stoker #dracula daily #mina murray #mina harker #jonathan harker #abraham van helsing #van helsing #john seward #jack seward #quincey morris #quincey p morris #renfield #the protagonist of this book are so NICE and KIND and PLEASANT and LOVING #i have no words i love them so much #you too renfield but you can be a bit nasty tho. #btw arthur babygirl i'm sorry i love you too

[smooth-noob]

#SHUT THE FUCK UP #THIS BOOK IS FROM THE 1800S IM NOT CRYING #IM NOT FUCKING CRYING #QUINCEY I LOVE YOU REST IN PEACE I LOVE YOU #dracula daily #re: dracula #dracula #quincey morris

[sandwichhour]

Have you drawn Quincey Morris? 👁👁

Well I have now

#love this guy. the squinky morbius #quincy morris #dracula #dracula daily #ladies book club

[captainsparklefingers]

I would love to know more about the history shared between Jack, Quincey, and Arthur. There's clearly something there, they're all good friends and their love of Lucy only seems to have strengthened that bond instead of driving a wedge into it, which is nice to see. It'd have been easy to make them jealous or stereotypical jilted suitors but this is much more interesting.

Seriously though, how do a member of the English nobility, a man who runs an asylum, and a cowboy from Texas become friends? And not just friends, the sort of friends with deep history and stories? How the heck did they meet? Did Art introduce them to Lucy? I must know more.

#dracula daily #Dracula #dracula daily spoilers #dracula daily 2: vampire boogaloo #arthur holmwood #quincey p. morris #jack seward #they're like the odd thruple I love it #what the hell were they doing getting drunk on the shores or Titicaca? #there's the plot of adventure book prequel of sorts for Lucy's boys I swear

[a-vampire-moth]

"...the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves.

We're teaching the wrong things.

And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.

Create your own.

Most people can't do it." -Morrie Schwartz, tuesdays with Morrie

#I love this book so much #it makes me think and reflect #tuesdays with morrie #i aspire to be him #otherkin #nonhuman #therian #alterhuman #vampkin #mothkin #therianthropy #nonhuman surrounded by humans #vampire #vampirekin #sociology still affects nonhumans #create your own culture #be happy and stick to your morals

[wiliecoyotegenius]

*points* yeehawrker mention

#dracula daily #dracula #jonathan harker #quincey morris #this is from a Dracula edition by Amaranthine Books #love the famgs on the kukri Jonathan

[snusnuart]

Mine, please dont repost without credit 🐱🐱 rb is appreciated if you wanna use it

#art #digital art #my art #obi wan kenobi #star wars #chibi #curt wild #alex law #jerome #philip morris #roman sionis #i love you phillip morris #the pillow book #shallow grave #velvet goldmine #birds of prey #dc #dc universe #artist on tumblr

[another-void-tbh]

I have never watched a dracula adaption (good for me so I know nothing before dracula daily tbh)

but

BUT

you mean to tell me some of them never even include Johnathan or Quincey? The ones who stab and slit his throat? The one who flips his entire coffin over the cart like an empty cardboard box?? THE ONE WHO DIES TO GET TO DRACULA AND STAB HIM THROUGH THE HEART?!

get out of here with this NONSENSE!!

#dracula daily #dracula adaptations #johnathan harker #quincy morris #the atrocity #i intend to watch a few adaptations now that I've read fhe book #but goddamn #i also intend to get angry about them #if they do my good friend johnathan bad #or my laconic cowboy Morris bad #screw van helsing through #always hated him #which is unfair #but so be it #i'm balancing out the total love-hate ratio for VH across the globe

[dalesramblingsblog]

Alright but really though BBC Books, can we stop with the "barely-developed love triangle/jealous romantic rivalry involving the companion and assorted guest stars." I wasn't sold on it in The Murder Game or The Bodysnatchers, why do you think The Ultimate Treasure will be any different?

#doctor who #bbc books #dale's ramblings #love triangle #like bro #do you guys know any other character arc #a single one #i'm begging you #christopher bulis #steve lyons #mark morris

[lovelymissoye]

Quincey is way too well liked for him not to die. It's giving Lucy vibes.

Lucy: loved by all who knew her, Quincey: loved by all who know him

With each line of admiration, they are digging his grave in my mind.

The way they gush about Quincey reminds me of how everyone gushed about Lucy and I am just mentally preparing myself for the worst.

#i want to be wrong but im not lucky like that #dracula #dracula theory #one of the most famous books in the world and the actual plot is so rarely talked about... #so spoilers are still a thing i guess #so here i am sitting here in dread for love of a texan #quincey morris #lucy westenra

[morrigan-sims]

Criminally Underrated Books (aka, books that are Actually Good)

After ranting about BookTok for longer than I should have, I thought I’d share some recommedations of books I never/rarely see talked about that are Actually Good. The list is going to go under the cut in case I want to add to it, and also beacuse it’s long as fuck.  I suck at summaries, so you might have to look up a summary yourself.  My “summaries” are mostly me rambling about why I like it, ajsdkajs. EDIT: this is going to be mostly sci-fi/fantasy or maybe speculative fiction, and also YA-heavy, since that’s what I read a lot of.  (moving more away from the YA now, but still sci-fi/fantasy obssessed.)

1. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel This one got some traction after being made into a miniseries on HBO (which I have NOT seen, for the record), but I still have never heard anyone talk about it.  It’s a beautiful book, and feels like a work of art.  The writing is beautiful, the characters are painfully human, and the whole book is a beautiful essay on / loveletter to humanity.  Yeah, sometimes we suck, but sometimes we make beautiful things, and most importantly, SURVIVAL IS INSUFFICIENT. (P.S.: Can people stop thinking that that quote is from Station Eleven?  It’s not.  It’s from Star Trek.  It says it in the book, that it was chosen as their motto but they didn’t make it up.) (P.P.S.: The “no more” chapter is the best thing ever, and I love it.) Trigger Warnings: death, disease (world-ending plague, remember?), violence, wepaons, cult-y shit.

2. The House In The Cerulean Sea + Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune THITCS is gorgeous, and adorable, and just a beautiful comfort book.  It’s cute, happy, gay, no teenage drama, just some middle-aged gay guys falling in love, with a healthy dose of Found Family and Fuck Beaurocracy thrown in for good measure.  (also, magical realism) TW: uhh, idk off the top of my head. UTWD is the only book that has ever made me cry, because of a goddamn ghost dog.  It’s cute, and funny, and sad, and it’s about death.  And I love it.  And again, more middle-aged gays and magical realism.  Also, the majority of the main cast are POC. TW: death (obviously) (but in a postive way??), animal death, suicide mentions, brief mentions of homophobia.

3. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Adorable graphic novel about found family, good and evil not being what you thought, and shapeshifting.  Also, dragons. (kind of) TW: violence (nothing graphic, but it does have visuals)

4. Villains series by V.E. Schwab Since BookTok won’t shut up about Addie LaRue, I thought I’d shine some light on Ms. Schwab’s better books.  An amazing take on superheroes (and villains) and how no one is totally one or the other.  Also, I’ve never seen someone put as much thought not only how heroes get their powers, but also why they get what power.  It’s amazing worldbuilding, and I love it. Also, Found Family, morally grey characters, and some badass showdowns. TW: death (So. Much. Death.), violence, blood, weapons, animal death, cursing, abuse (mostly book 2), and Religious Stuff (christianity, not in a good way).

5. The Illuminae Files by Jay Kristoff and Aimee Kofman Sci-fi adventure with very high stakes, a lot of plot twists (but not too many), and a lovable cast of characters.  Low-key some found family.  But the best part of this story is the way it’s told.  The entire story is told via documents.  Trancripts of audio recordings, chat logs, etc.  There is no “normal” prose in these books, and it works out brilliantly.  Fast reads even though the page count is high. TW: death, violence, gore (mostly book 2), war, weapons.

6. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Gorgeous, showstopping, spectacular, brilliant.  I’ve read it 5 times.  Deals with a female spy and her friend a female pilot during WWII.  I know, I know, another WWII book.  But this one is different!!  As I said, I’ve read it 5 times.  Should probably have made me cry, but didn’t.  Also, Rose Under Fire and Black Dove, White Raven by the same author are wonderful as well. TW: War, torture mentions, weapons, violence, injury.

7. On The Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis A gorgeous book about the end of the world and leaving things behind.  A host of POC and disabled characters, and the main character is autistic and Black.  (the author is also autistic + POC, so dw.)  It’s gorgeous, and I love it, and I’ve read it 3 times now.  There is a scene that almost made me cry (again, has to do with animals), but I love it, and I relate very strongly to Denise, the main character.   TW: injury, end-of-the-world stuff, animal death, death mention, ableism.

#morrigan.txt #nonsims #Morri loves books #book recs #book reccomendations

[legendarycollectiveflower]

Summary of the tumblrs on Dracula:

Yay the american cowboy

THE WOLF

#dracula #i love this #i was expecting gothich angst but here we are #im not complaining #chaotic academia #dark academia #literature #books #books addiction #classics #classic academia #dracula bram stoker #bram stoker #quincey morris #dracula daily

[readsomebooks]

The Struggles of Being a Book Lover

There are three books in my backpack right now. All of which I am currently reading. 'Tomie' by Junji Ito (manga), 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' by Heather Morris, and 'Doctor Sleep' by Stephen King. I'm not the type of reader who can read and understand three stories all at once, but this time around is different. I have a lot of downtime at work, which can lead me to become incredibly bored. I'll read one of those books for a period of time, get a tad bit bored, and move to the next one. However, boredom is not the only factor. I haven't read a book since 2020... I know... crazy. So maybe I'm having book withdrawals and just need alllll the books haha. I just picked up Dune. I should wait to finish the other books before I start the chunky one!

#dune #stephen king #i love books #horror #books and reading #tomie #junji ito #ito #reading #happy reading #currently reading #want to read #to read #doctor sleep #the tattooist of auschwitz #heather morris

[feuer-bluete]

Finally all cought up with Dracula daily and lemme tell you, whatever I thought this book would be, I never thought it would be so full of good people?

They all are connected through Lucy and Lucy's death is what brought them together but reading how they talk to each other and treat each other, it really warms my heart.

And I never excepted the original Van Hellsing to be such a kind and friendly man as well. I'm sure if someone took count, he talks more about how great everyone around him is than about vampires.

For a while this was a real horror stories and now it's a story about hope.

#Dracula daily #I'm still not fully awake and words hard but I really love this book #tho I 100% fear that might change #Oh and I wanna def read the original as well #jonathan harker #mina harker #mina murray #quincey morris #dr van helsing #Also i love that Jonathan is back!!

[another-chaotic-bisexual-vampire]

Quincey: When I saw him four days ago down at his own place he looked queer.

Me, an intellectual: he must mean that Art looked strange.

Me, a raging bisexual: he means that Art looked ✨️FAB-U-LOUS✨️

#dracula daily #omg Art i just love your outfit #I'm queering your book Bram Stoker and there's nothing you can do to stop me #quincey p morris #art holmwood #this book is so queer