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sunsetschloe · 19 days

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The Poppy War Series

“How could she compare the lives lost? One genocide against another—how did they balance on the scale of justice? And who was she, to imagine that she could make that comparison?” --R.F Kuang, The Poppy War

I have so much to say about The Poppy War series. No amount of words will describe the feeling it left me when I turned the last page and broke a little inside, but I will try, because that's all I can do the lessen the heartbreak of reading this series:

Rebecca Kuang. No words will describe my adoration for her writing abilities. To be able to incorporate such beauty into such a dark tale is impossibly hard, and no words will describe my absolute respect for her. I absolutely loved her truthful portrayal of war, instead of just romanticizing cruelty, and how utterly blunt she was about the horrors that ordinary people faced during times of chaos.

Rin, Nezha, Kitay, Venka, etc etc. They were just children. That's all I can say. They were children that were no longer innocent because adults shoved swords into their hands, and told them to die for a cause. They were so fucking young when the responsibility of millions of lives was forced upon them, and no person should ever have to make a decision that had such impact, especially not some young people. I loved each and every one of them, and I also loathed the decisions they made, but at the end of the day, they were just children born into a fragile world of cruelty and darkness.

Rin

"Dying was easy. Living was so much harder--that was the most important lesson Altan had ever taught her" --R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

From her choice in choosing to pledge Lore, till the end when she took her own life, I didn't like Rin. I didn't like her decisions, and I didn't respect how she treated her friends, but I did grow so SO attached to her as a character. I hated her for leaving Nezha with a shattered nation, but I also realized how much courage it took for her to take that route. Since she was born, survival mattered the most, always, and the fact that she chose to kill herself, with the interest of her country in mind, deserves so much respect. Yes, you could argue that she realized how hard surviving was, and chose the easy way out, but she was nurtured in a way that forced her to choose survival, to choose life, even if she wasn't truly living. Along with that, she also had Kitay's life bound to hers, so I don't think she made her final decision out of selfishness, but rather a willingness to sacrifice her life so that millions more would keep their own. As long as she was alive, the Hesperians wouldn't leave them alone, so she made her final decision for her country.

Nezha

“He knew exactly what choice she'd made and what she intended. And that made everything- hating her, loving her, surviving her, so much harder.” --R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

I truly believe that Nezha only acted the way he did because he was fucking terrified of everything happening around him. Yes, he was bred for this, but nothing ever prepared him for the shit that was going to come his way. And when Rin was going to kill herself, his composed mask just faded and he revealed the fear he had in him all along. He was another victim of the fragility of society, and I truly hope that no matter what happened after the third book, he found his peace and order.

Venka

After her reappearance (iykyk), I was so terrified that she would die, or go through something just as traumatic again. AND SHE DID. I was trembling when Rin accused her of being a traitor, and the way she threw herself on top of Rin to save her just broke my heart. I refuse to believe that she sold them out and wrote the letters, because how could anyone be a traitor, and still be willing to sacrifice her life for the person accusing them of such things?? Since the truth will never be uncovered, I will live with the hope that she was innocent all along, because she's been through so much, and her legacy should live on clean and untarnished.

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popczykpisarz · 7 months

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My father told me to stop reading, an hour later he told me that he was proud to finally be able to say that to his daughter

#books #dark academia books #donna tartt #books and reading #reading #the secret history #classical books #the roman empire #book obsession #father and daughter

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froggisarethebest · 2 years

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prepare bitches because i’ve just finished a book i have become obsessed with and now will be obsessively talking about it. leave now or bare with it.

#books #book obsession #mmmm they have to work together in forensic medicine to solve crimes but they’re lowkey rivals but they both have crushes in each other mmmm #stalking jack the ripper #i love reading

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literaryfiction · 2 years

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Distorted Perceptions - Novel. See: paulathewriter.com.

#book tumblr #book obsession #novel #histfic #literary #litfiction

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monriatitans · 2 years

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The Neverending Reading List

I'm starting a new Instagram project called "The Neverending Reading List." The main goals are to encourage reading, to share resources, and to have a bit of fun! Interested in learning more? Click the link below!

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. Charles W. Eliot I have decided to start a project called The Neverending Reading List where I will be sharing my book collection with everyone via Instagram. The “Neverending” is a jab at avid readers, myself, who know full well we will never read our…

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redfirerai · 9 months

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Bats in their natural habitat

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bibliosims · 25 days

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titania | an upper body tattoo. ⊹₊ ⋆

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TOU: do not reupload and never put this behind a paywall !

previews and more under the cut !

meet titania, my first tattoo (and ts4 cc) ever ! i’ve so enjoyed working on this little project and am already planning out the next one ! enjoy :)

psa the back tattoo warps kind of weirdly on certain masc frames, sorry ! also, there are 10 individual swatches per 3 opacity options, so technically it's 30 swatches overall

also feel free to tag me if u use these ! it’d be cool to see these in the wild 🫶🏻

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•☽────✧˖°˖ art by william heath robinson for shakespeare's a midsummer night's dream ˖°˖✧────☾•

#thank god i can actually call myself bibliosims yes this technically is from a book yes i’m counting it #ok very much obsessed with william heath robinson i wanna make tattoos with all of his illustrations #mine #my cc #my tattoos #ts4 #sims 4 #sims 4 cc #sims 4 tattoo #sims 4 tattoos #ts4 tattoo #ts4cc #s4cc #ts4 cc download #sim 4 download #stealing these tags from other creators idk what to put 😵‍💫💀

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livelovecaliforniadreams · 2 months

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#all i know is when this comes out in may im gonna be obsessed #warning yall now #kind of want to read this book now too #bridgerton #penelope x colin #colin x penelope #penelope featherington #colin bridgerton #love #polin #the angst is too good #the chemistry damn #Nicola Coughlan #luke newton #season 3

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starstruckdeeranchor · 11 months

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Is it normal to obsess over books you've already read? 🤔

#booklover #bookworm #book obsession #booklovers #aesthetics

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meraarts · 6 months

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We see the aviators Gideon wears as anachronistically modern for this archaic world, and Harrow reacts to them accordingly, but we must not forget that they are an ancient artefact, pre-resurrection. For all we feel like they mess with her Ninth image they must actually strengthen it to the other houses. This Ninth cultist is wearing ten thousand year old glasses to block out the light. I dare you to think of something more Ninth than that.

#I’m obsessed with this book series #and the ninth house is so everything to me #they’re insane they’re dying out they’re weird they’re off putting #nobody’s heard from them in generations #they wear all black and paint skulls on their face #gideon the ninth #tlt #the locked tomb #Gideon nav #the ninth house #gideon the 9th #the locked tomb series #tlt series #tamsyn muir

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popczykpisarz · 7 months

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It's crazy those moments when you realize you dont have any friends

#no life #book obsession #books #library #reader #writer #donna tartt #the secret history #dark academia books #ao3 fanfics

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ginasdiary · 1 month

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