#books read in 2021

[rosepetals1984]

Retro Review: "All Systems Red" (Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells

Quick review for a quick read. All – I’ve been meaning to write a review for this book as many times as I’ve read it. I just finished listening to it on audio in probably what is either my third or fourth read through at this point. I’m marking it now for 2023 as well. How do I profess my love for Murderbot exactly? (*Looks in distance with Murderbot standing rigidly, helmet on, expression…

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[rotomicity]

TGCF art from 2021 which were very experimental and very much something out of my comfort zone but am still so satisfied with

(gonna ramble more under the cut 👉 )

My main inspiration for these were definitely classic storybook illustration styles and the watercolor-like illustrations included inside the tgcf books which depict hualian's daily slice of life routines as seen below

I wanted to capture that feeling of warmth i got from reading but i also went with the storybook look because their relationship (and by extension broad strokes of the entire plot) really did feel like something out of actual myth or legend; i'm chinese indonesian and was raised surrounded by chinese culture + values so tgcf felt VERY familiar to me, it threw me back to my childhood reading or listening to tales about chinese deities, i'd say the storybook image definitely came into my mind pretty quickly bc of this

I find this style somewhat hard to replicate now but if i could or have the time to, i really want to continue the 'companion pieces to chapter titles ' concept i did with the last 2 pieces (which are of the same chapter title but i was just indecisive 😭😭), i even had 3 more planned based on my favorite titles before burning out back then

#tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #hualian #hua cheng #xie lian #mxtx #danmei #rotomic does artz #IF YOU READ THROUGH ALL OF MY RAMBLING THANK YOU VERY MUCH #as you can see i am Very Normal about this book :) #(said like a liar) #what was 2021 me cooking....like why did they go so hard on these #also bonus hozier in there bc i associate hualian with like real people do a lot #tbh a lot of hozier songs would work for them #i REALLY want to do a companion piece for chapter 243's title bc wowee #it still gets me to this day. i remember it n suddenly im like what the fuck (fond and sad)

[roseworth]

i love this one. btw. if you even care.

#no coherent thoughts just hhghhghjhfgmhghgh........ #btw i didnt realize it but its been nearly EXACTLY 2 years since i first read utrh #bc i first watched the movie ~late august 2021 then read the book a few days later #and now i read it again <3 so i guess we can all start getting ready for my next reread in august 2025 #anyways it hits even better now that i have a Nuanced Interpretation of the characters :) #during 'the son has not surpassed the father' scene i had to put the book down bc i got hit so hard with the urge to start ripping pages ou #so insane about this book it turns me into a rabid animal #jason todd #dc

[matcha-b]

nevermoor fanart ✨✨

[ID: digital art of morrigan crow from nevermoor in a black dress with white sleeves. the background is solid purple with orange outlines of an umbrella, a bird and some sparkles. End ID]

#yayyy #nevermoor #morrigan crow #nevermoor fanart #great book series i love it #ok to be honest with u guys the last time i read it properly was like 2021 i just felt like drawing mog bc i finally figured out her design #dw i most certainly will get re-obsessed with it again #its like that for all my fandoms rlly #for now ive got a bunch of vocaloid and eve utaite wips to work on #ty nevermoor-described for the id btw

[chiropteracupola]

A very fine captain, and a finer friend.

#em draws stuff #em is posting about temeraire #temeraire #william laurence #sizes are not Quite right here but we will improve with time #I think temeraire would be Much larger by the time he gets his frills but also I was constrained by the fact that I was drawing on paper #not 100% settled on his look either but his antlers are Important to me even if they're not canonical #it has been Years since I drew any dragons I think... oh far too long :( #v. excited to sketch up some of the other excellent fellows in the coming months (starting reading throne of jade tomorrow!) #way back in 2021 eve proto-language said the way I drew pullings at the time was granby-reminiscent so I have been picturing That #let's see if I have improved since 2021 <- very probably I have done so #'specially as someone looked in my sketchbook today and saw this and told me I should be illustrating books #bestie (note: not bestie at all) you know I would if I could :/

[wynnnxy]

I really admire the scum villain fandom for surviving this long through sheer willpower and delusion alone

#svsss #scum villains self saving system #mxtx #everyday i wish i read the books back in 2021 when the fandom was at its all time high #but honestly its been a good time nonetheless #we may be suffering in content famine but #yeah theres no buts #fanwork goes hard though we're out here self sustaining

[tigerbears]

#apparently this is what happened when the book was read and is most of the reason why dune messiah was made #(again I haven't read the books just seen the movies and watched a lot of YT) #dune #dune memes #dune part 2 #dune 2021 #dune 2024 #dune pt 2 #dune 2 #dune spoilers #dune part 2 spoilers #dune pt 2 spoilers #dune 2 spoilers #spoilers #posts from tigerbear's tumblr

[notbecauseofvictories]

as a coda to yesterday's "I can only watch serious Films now" post, I do want everyone to know that I've been re-reading the same 5-7 terrible romance novels on the back end. I'm clearly going through something, it's probably fine, but I won't know for another few months or quite possibly ever.

#still don't know what triggered reading 300+ books in 2021. #my brain just makes decisions #and drags me behind it like a small woman holding the other end of a large mastiff's leash #celestial emporium of benevolent knowledge

[schwirrymartz]

goth twins (from different universes)

#different styles of goth tho #also #both are non-human and technically immortal #both act badder than they actually are (whoopsie spoiler (not really)) #fma #fmab #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #greed fma #good omens #book omens #crowley #this post is brought to you by my “hey this greed guy looks kinda familiar” thought when i first read the manga back in 2021

[troythecatfish]

Conservatives: 'Don't politicise Dune! it has nothing to say about capitalism 🤬'

Meanwhile at the start of the book: (CHOAM is a corporate monopoly)

#dune #dune saga #dune books #dune movie #dune posting #dune part two #dune part 2 #dune 2 #dune 2024 #dune 2021 #frank herbert #dune part one #social justice #science fiction #scifi #political #political posting #politics #bookworm #books #booklr #books and reading #bookish #books & libraries #late stage capitalism #capitalism #anti capitalism #bookblr #leftist #leftism

[hazellevessque]

You’re joking.

#I’m not really active in the KOTLC fandom and I haven’t been since like 2021 but YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME #I usually just read the books when they come out but like #More Keefe? #Im tired of hearing about him #Tell me about Dex!! About Linh!! About Maruca!! About Wylie!! #That being said I’m happy for Keefe fans and I’m not hating #I just wish she decided to focus on other characters too #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #Keefe sencen #unraveled #I could possibly get hate for this #KOTLC 9.5

[rosepetals1984]

Retro Review: "Artificial Condition" (Murderbot Diaries #2) by Martha Wells

Quick review for a quick read – technically re-read. This is another in the Murderbot series I’ve read multiple times, and revisited in 2023. “Artificial Condition” picks up where the last book left off – with Murderbot being *technically* free. Murderbot’s trying its best to blend in with humans while trying not to be antsy and awkward around them. But Murderbot doesn’t necessarily do a great…

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#adult fiction #all time favorite series #all time favorites #audiobook #audiobooks #audiobooks I loved #books read in 2021 #books read in 2023 #favorites #Martha Wells #novella #novellas #quick read #read in 2021 #read in 2023 #sci-fi

[arabian-batboy]

Quick tip for anyone who is new to comics or who is not new to comics, but hasn't put enough effort into reading them yet:

You can NOT be a Cassandra's fan if you haven't read Batgirl (2000) & Batgirl (2009)

You can NOT be a Jason's fan if you haven't read "Batman: Under the Hood" & "Red Hood: Lost Days"

You can NOT be a Damian's fan if you haven't read "Robin: Son of Batman" & "Batman & Robin (2011)"

Not only are all 6 of these books really great reads on their own right that can be enjoyed by all readers, but they also define these 3 characters and reading all of them them is essential for understanding them, so if you haven't already, go read them!

#can you tell that DC released another of their 'essential' reading lists that had not actual essential books in them? #they didn't include any Batgirl books aside from the Burnside one #and they even called it genre defining lol #RHATO is included but not LD #Robin 2021 is included but not R:SoB #and the current Nightwing run by TT is included even though its still on-going (and bad) #cassandra cain #jason todd #Damian Wayne

[3am-thoughts-of-achilles]

i should be sleeping i just spent the last hour crying over patrochilles they loved each other so much it drives me insane

#patrochilles #tsoa achilles #tsoa #tsoa patroclus #tsoa textpost #the song of achilles #tsoadaily #i read this book once in 2020 and then again in 2021 and you’d think i’d be over it by now #real ​tears in my eyes rn i’m not even kidding

[nonasbirthday]

a couple years ago i had zero attention span, and i hadn't properly read a book in forever. the pandemic absolutely did not help, on account of i was working long hours & also dead inside. but in early 2021 i picked up TLT and it reignited my love of reading. and over this past year i finished 22 books :')

forever grateful to the lesbian space juggalos for resurrecting the ghost of my 12-year-old self, a nerd who had to be banned from reading books while walking between classes. (she wouldn't be very impressed by my 2023 book count, but she also had zero responsibilities and limited internet access, so. who cares.)

here's to a continued love of reading for all of us in 2024, and maybe some ATN teasers!

#i'm still dead inside but now i am a person who is dead inside AND read 22 books this year #i think atn is probablt not coming out until 2025 if we're being for realsies. but maybe ARCs and promotional material in 2024! #ntn was announced in summer 2021 with a release date of fall 2022 soooooo. #incidentally if you have any queer sci fi / fantasy recs i'd love to hear them! #my most recent reads are: System Collapse - Martha Wells; Lady Hotspur - Tessa Graton; Foundryside series - Robert Jackson Bennett #nonasbirthday

[fictionadventurer]

Elizabeth Gaskell has the kind of brilliance that makes you forget how brilliant she is until you come back to her work after reading inferior authors. Her type of talent is understated skill that does everything so well that it looks easy.

She has prose that's descriptive without being flowery. Plots that take their time but also keep pulling you along. She writes about everyday life in a way that makes it enthralling without over-romanticizing it. She can take what would be stock characters in the hands of other writers and explore their upbringing and history so thoroughly that they become real, nuanced individuals. And she does it all so simply that you barely even notice how much talent it takes to write like that.

#books #elizabeth gaskell #whether intentionally or not it seems like january has become the month of the gaskell novel #it started with wives and daughters in 2021 #n&s in 2022 #mary barton last year #and now ruth #there's just something about the bright clear january light that sets off her writing to perfection #and with this book the descriptions of january's beauty made it especially fitting #i'm only three chapters in and shocked by how much i'm loving it #i'd read some less-than-impressive short pieces last year that made me wonder if i liked her as much as i thought #and then this book hits me in the face with 'oh yeah she's brilliant' #i think it's that her talents are novel-writing talents #she's not well-suited to write concise vivid moments #she needs to linger #draw out nuances #tease out backstories #draw threads together #when she gets the chance to do that she's incomparable #the best that realism has to offer #since i'm only three chapters in there's no telling how i'll like the book as a whole #but for now she's drawn me in