#lee talks: books

[dark-mnjiro]

He kills her abusers. He chases her through the woods with a mask on and fucks her. AND THEN TAKES HER TO DISNEYLAND.

#lee off the record #lee talks: books #lee reads: soas

[a-bloom-to-remember]

Dropout/D20 merch idea: When enough time has passed after Neverafter, release all the PC stories in the form of picture books. Sell them individually, or a set, or a graphic novel anthology

I just. The idea of Ylfa's story being told beginning to end in a truly twisted retelling of Little Red Riding Hood? Rosamund's story as a mold-breaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty?

SIGN ME UP! Give me what I want Dropout!

#d20 #dimension 20 #brennan lee mulligan #dropout #neverafter #lou wilson #emily axford #brian murphy #siobhan thompson #ally beardsley #zac oyama #ylfa snorgelsson #rosamund du prix #fairy tales #merch #we're talking about postmodern fairytales in my children's literature class and now I need neverafter picture books in my life #somebody give me what i want #i am a genius

[verdantmeadows]

Settling the (Non-existent) Debate—Gary Prince is Taller Than Marshall Lee!

In the new Adventure Time Series, Fionna and Cake, we are introduced to many new characters that come from the original Fionna and Cake series within Adventure Time. With that, we are introduced to both Gary Prince, the human version of Prince Gumball, and Marshall Lee, who shares his name pretty much exactly with Marshall Lee the Vampire King.

However, with them, they brought a new debate.

Who's taller?

At first, most viewers assumed it to be Gary.

After all, you can see him here in episode 6, clearly above Marshall Lee in height. But wait! You might say. Marshall Lee is doing that weird little stance! It's making him shorter! Maybe he's slouching in all the times we see him close to Gary!

Perhaps you could argue that. However, we can even see Gary slouch right here.

And he's still above Marshall Lee's height! Maybe Marshall Lee's legs are giving him a LOT of height.

Although I somehow doubt that, if he is slouching here, which he was slightly before straightening his back, it's hard to imagine he'd manage to make up for the height difference between them by standing up even straighter.

Regardless, let's move onto their next episode, episode 7.

This episode makes things...confusing, as well. Marshall Lee is visibly slouching here, which seems to be putting him at the same height as Gary.

Standing up pretty straight here, they both seem to again be at the same height. But! Something important to notice. Gary's legs seem to be significantly longer than Marshall Lee's! They don't stop until much higher on his body.

Now, onto episode 9.

What...what is happening here? Marshall Lee is clearly taller than Gary in this.

Marshall Lee seems taller again here, but Gary is slouching a little...

From this positioning, Gary seems to be taller...again...

But then, towards the end of the episode, we get this!!! This shot of them gives us a LOT to go off of! Both of them are sitting at about the same position on the bed, but Gary's legs are hanging off a significant amount more. Even though Marshall Lee is shown slouching, Gary is a bit too, and, if he slouched more, he would almost definitely still be taller. This also makes it more obvious that his proportions are, overall, generally longer than Marshall Lee's. And, considering that Marshall Lee isn't wearing shoes, but Gary is, and they were out on their date earlier...we can infer that Marshall Lee being closer to Gary's height came from his shoes!

So! Who is taller?

Well, in all honestly, despite episode 6, I initially thought Marshall Lee was taller, due to their height on their date in episode 9. In fact, I believe on an earlier post about their height, I hesitantly proclaimed that Marshall Lee was taller than Gary.

Before I say more, I'd like to say that regardless of what's canon, any headcanons on their height are completely valid. Even if they conflict canon! I personally have many height-based headcanons in other series that conflict with canon. I just want this post to clear things up for their canon designs.

So far, we've had evidence for both sides of the debate, although it seems to be leaning in Gary's favor. And at the end of this post...I'd like to solidify that, with evidence that isn't shown on-screen!

Gary's concept art!

Although this is clearly not what he looks like in show, and he definitely isn't this tall in show, thanks to the "conspicuously tall" note and his conceptual height next to Fionna, we can deduce that the most likely intention is for Gary to be tall. Not just taller than Marshall Lee, but generally speaking. His various positioning next to Marshall Lee solidify this, and any discrepancies can clearly be connected to the additional height of shoes (which we then see Marshall Lee shorter without). Gary's concept art is the icing on the cake, proving that he has always been and likely is still intended to be a tall character.

So, to conclude...

Gary Prince is taller! And tall in general! (Although if your headcanons are different, that's of course valid!)

Thank you for reading!

#fionna and cake #gary prince #marshall lee abadeer #marshall lee #gumlee #garylee #I allowed myself to talk in a cringe manner while writing this. it was fun #book of kells

[prodogg]

A very subtle moment but still one of my favorites from my favorite episode of ATLA. Azula showing concern for Ty Lee. The beach has more of those subtle moments that humanize Azula and enriches her character more.

#azula #ty lee #the beach #book 3 fire #pd talks #atla #avatar the last airbender #azula meta #atla azula #azula atla

[nanowrimo]

Book Bracket: Favorite Novel by a NaNoWriMo Pep Talker

Did you know that nearly 70% of NaNoWriMo writers are women? This year for Women's History Month, we've gone through our list of NaNoWriMo Pep Talkers to find some of our favorite books written by women and featuring a strong female protagonist. In the spirit of March Madness, here's a just-for-fun book bracket featuring eight of our favorites. Which is yours?

To vote, choose your favorite on each individual poll that will be posted separately and linked below. We'll tally up the votes for all three rounds to find out which book you all like best!

We think all of these books are fantastic, and you should check them all out. If you want to see our full list of Pep Talk authors and read their inspiring messages, you can find them at https://nanowrimo.org/pep-talks

Round 1: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce vs. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron: Vote in Poll 1.1 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee vs. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin: Vote in Poll 1.2 The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley vs. Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders: Vote in Poll 1.3 With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo vs. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik: Vote in Poll 1.4

#nanowrimo #book bracket #march madness #pep talks #by nano hq #poll #tamora pierce #kalynn bayron #min jin lee #nk jemisin #robin mckinley #charlie jane anders #elizabeth acevedo #naomi novik

[guttertalk]

Cover Pick of the Week for NCBD 2022/1/18: Nightwing #100 (Jim Lee variant)

Milestone issue for Nightwing is out this week, this cover was my favourite one.

#Comics #Comic Books #DC Comics #Nightwing #Robin #Dick Grayson #Batman #Gutter Talk #NCBD #Jim Lee #Art

[anakinh]

it took me 3 years to start reading the ballad of songbirds and snakes because I was very cynical about a villain prequel that kinda sounded like a cash grab, but it only took me 2 days to finish it. this is a really, really good book. holy shit. Snow is such a good villain protagonist. I called him a terrible person as quickly as chapter two and he still managed to elicit some sympathy (granted, from me, notorious villain stan). But that didn't change the fact that he was a terrible person the entire time. What a great change from the popular 'this villain was such a good person before!' prequels we often see

#me.txt #not that there's anything wrong with that (if it's done well) #but also #many people and most prominently(?) brennan lee mulligan once said that people don't become fascists in a vacuum. #there was always *something* there beforehand #and at the end the justifications and rationalizations Snow made to be a tyrant and continue the Hunger Games #was built on the classism that he displayed from CHAPTER 1 #fun! good book! TERRIBLE person! #i also really like the deconstructed teenage whirlwind romance #two people falling in love with the idea of the other during a traumatic period of time #do they know anything about each other? their favourite colour? nope #and it immediately bites them in the ass the moment they have a talk about politics #like that anidala meme from aotc lmao #'let's run away together! romantic! oh fuck i hate dirt' #EDIT: also. Reaping Day's on the 4th of July? #Suzanne did NOT hold back #tbosas

[agoddamneddelight]

i changed my username!

was previously @ poperingogeorge :)

#toby talks #it was time for a change #:)) #and this was the quote on the shirt getty lee was wearing when my dad got his book signed #and there was a raven

[poncivalpishpuff]

I love NeverAfter, but I could not be an actual player at the table. I would just be wandering the realm to discover all the stories

As soon as Brennan mentions a npc I pause the ep and go through my bookshelf of fairytales etc. in my brain and then proceeded to go over the song/tale in full

As soon as we met the dish I was singing the lullaby.

#l respect Siobhan so much cus I know she knows them all and only mentions it very briefly when she’s figured them out #could not be me #f the main story line I would just be talking to each and every npc wherever the party went #the book is a Pokédex and I gotta catch ‘em all #and ultimately it’s prob good that ally doesn’t know most of the stories cus why would mother goose know about everyone in the whole realm #but I just wanna shake them by the shoulders a little #look I love(see obsessed with) fairy and folktales and this season is just hitting a bunch of my hyper fixations #neverafter dimension 20 #neverafter #dimension 20 #neverafter spoilers #dimension 20 spoilers #mother goose #siobhan thompson #ally beardsley #d20 neverafter #ylfa snorgelsson #brennan lee mulligan #d20 spoilers #dimension 20 neverafter #the dish neverafter #og post

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2024: KILLING FLOOR by Lee Child.

This isn't a genre I typically read; HOWEVER!: my dream agent was on an episode of the Writing Excuses podcast about beginnings, and they said this one is Very Good, so I borrowed my dad's paperback copy to give it a whirl.

I'm low-key hoping this will help me sort out some Genre Issues™ I suspect I'm having with a writing project, too, which is a nice added bonus! Excited to see how this goes.

#books #books of 2024 #killing floor #lee child #jack reacher #i think i used to read more stuff Like This in high school?? #because it's my dad's big genre and he'd let me borrow books lmao #but i think i drifted away from it because i found out there was other weirder shit going on in different genre corners #and i love weird funny fucked up shit #no shade on the thriller genre it's just not something i've read much of lately! #this will be Good For Me haha #and yeah okay dongwon and MRK talking about it made me more likely to pick it up than my dad at this stage of my life #but he still had a copy so now i have a copy (borrowed) :) #don't get me started on the 'does this mean we can reopen book borrowing' convo he wants to have tho #like no sir you wrecked my paperback LOCKE LAMORA and i'm still salty about it #because you didn't care about it #and you think storing books in our dank-ass basement is taking care of them and it's NOT #we have different standards of care and you don't meet mine #and you eat in bed all the time and i don't want your greasy ass hands on my books >:( #so i don't FEEL like it's hypocrisy not to want to share #but did i look at HPB and B&N for copies of this because of that?? yes yes i did. #i did not find a used copy i was willing to pay $4 for #and i sure as hell wasn't gonna pay $10 for it new so..... #borrowed here #library was my next stop but. he found it. #ANYWAY #i'm gonna log off and go read past the first page i think #(oh sidenote the Genre Issues are: #aw #lucius

[lowcallyfruity]

I should re read the tell tale heart

#I’ve been re reading Annabel Lee a lot today #it’s just really good idk #anyways #I love the tell tale heart #I read it back in middle school and it was really good I loved imagining the book #💛!me talking💀

[dark-mnjiro]

What do you mean it’s not romantic that he kills her abusive family and kidnaps her and then chases her in the woods with a purge mask and then fucks her on the ground?

#lee off the record #lee talks: books #lee reads: soas #Matt keeps staring at me bc I keep slapping his chest #and making him read spicy scenes #or the unhinged scenes #he’s so sick of me

[regardstosoulandromance]

the book I ordered arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#book talk #it’s the brutal truth by lee winter which may be former mirandy fic

[autumncalls]

absolutely obsessed with this bookmark

#it is so pretty #saskia talks #(reading pachinko by min jin lee) #books

[spookyvalentine]

started watching foundation bc I wanted to ogle at the honey baked ham that is lee pace and now at the end I can confidently say demerzel has shattered me completely

#she is so character #my god she makes me feel every fucking emotion #demerzel can do no wrong don’t even talk to me #anyway I think I want to read the books to get more lore #overall the show was a solid ok #foundation #demerzel #lee pace

[coquelicoq]

I just want you to know that I so deeply cherish all your untamed and murderbot (and raksura) thoughts that I started reading ORV just so I can get MORE of your fandom thoughts. I wanna be able to understand your new posts!!

this is so sweet 😭 thank you i'm flattered!! there are some really fabulous posts in this fandom, so i'm excited for you to experience them! my own posts are fairly shallow because i haven't done a reread and the story is so long i already can't remember most of it haha, but the fandom seems pretty active on here so it's gonna be a while before i run out of other people's fanart and meta to reblog. standard disclaimer that you read orv at your own risk and i will not be held responsible for any feelings you may or may not experience in the course thereof. godspeed <3

#wow what an incredibly lovely thing to say thank you 😭😭😭 #i do think it's funny how i almost never rec anything‚ i just say unhinged shit & people go okay i need to know what that means. #i don't know that i personally would actually recommend orv to people. my own experience reading it was kind of weird #and i did not have the like. spiritual breakthrough that other people seem to have had #i would recommend that if you are going to read it...take your time with it if possible ! #i was so impatient to start reading meta that i sprinted through a book that's more of a marathon than a sprint #which was utterly exhausting as you might imagine #and idk manage your expectations i guess bc i went in with expectations that were basically impossible to fulfill #just based on the way other people talk about it #i am either too mentally ill not mentally ill enough or the wrong kind of mentally ill to be affected by this story in the way that #other people seem to have been #still really liked the story! just don't have a new lease on life or whatever lol. which is fine! my current lease hasn't expired! #anyway i would love for you to have context for my shitpost on lee jihye's theory on the joongdok lovechild. if nothing else. #it's my chef d'œuvre #asks #not anon #NICE SHIT #will add other indexing tags later #new affirmation to say to myself in the mirror every morning: YOUR THOUGHTS ARE DEEPLY CHERISHED