#pb flower

[irregodless]

so lets talk about that book

ive not read the entire thing yet for reasons ill get into in a minute (FOOTNOTE: this will be explained later)

TLDR: remember if you comment negatively on my review without reading all of it i will report you and also youre wasting your life by saying anything negative ever

the character we are introduced to is venus who seems to vacillate between being pious and believing she is Literal Evil Made Manifest. whenever she is around the prose becomes insufferable to read at best and unreadable at worst using turns of phrases no one has ever even thought to use or stating things that at first seem figurative but turn out to be very literal and the inverse of that

and i do mean WHEN SHES AROUND. the beginning of the second chapter begins with actually competent prose which follows until venus shows up again. her presence also brings with it an annoying amount of footnotes and often for things that dont need them (diablo is latin for devil) while not having them for actually uncommon words or phrases OR are used to describe plot elements in the most egregious example of telling instead of showing possible sometimes even half explaining it and then saying itll be explained later in the book. sometimes the footnotes are given for words that are explained in the rest of the sentence.

because of this izzy and i, while we were reading, labeled her as Narrative Poison, a cognito hazard who fundamentally affects the story on a meta level. now this concept is interesting. if i could trust the author. but the author has ruined her ethos for me even outside of personal interactions

if venus is intended to he bad, this brings new problems with it. the first is that even the competent prose is lousy with evidence it was not proofread well or read out loud for comprehension at all. even if venus is supposed to mark bad narration it should still be enjoyable to experience and not a pain

the next issue is that the book opens with her rambling prose which gives equal attention and detail to everything no matter how inconsequential while treating anorexia and disease as a moral failing, and confusing muscular atrophy with muscular dystrophy. a books opening should serve as a hook and while the opening doesnt have to be perfect you have damaged your trust with your readers. they read that and that is the impression they get. they are unlikely to give you the benefit of the doubt UNLESS they too believe in elegance over readability. and even then they will be blindsided over the head by the sudden and abrupt change in narration styles that do not flow

pb flower includes a lot of cultural references but most of them fall flat instead seeming like they bolster the story. ace just lists some norse mythos words that dont ultimately mean anything together. theres a lot of islamic terminology and references to indic mythology id delight in learning about if at any time they felt a. like they served any purpose other than hey look what words i know and b. didnt usually just amount to shortened wikipedia explanations. few of the cultural references land and some only prove the authors lack of familiarity with them like a certain navajo spirit starting with s that People. Are. Not. Supposed. To. Say.

related to nothing but ace randomly speaks welsh often before repeating himself in english and the way flower presents it makes it seem more like welsh is just a heavy accent than a language not unlike this bitch speaking japanese. thats not like a callout its just the only way it makes sense.

so now lets talk about ethos outside the book. in her blazed post flower is asked if the book is written by ai. she says ai was made by humans so there is absolutely no distinction. after i pointed this exchange out she deleted the comments and began claiming that she, her, she wrote the book. i think she said it took 3 months? which um... it shows.

she has not denied that it was written by ai but she HAS explained that to her there is no difference. i can no longer trust anything she says especially if she DID use an ai and she believes that that constitutes having written it. but when i asked my followers how they felt about a physical book priced at 25 dollars OSTENSIBLY having been written by ai. she, at least apparently she, sends me an anon saying she will report me for "defaming her copyrighted work" and i cannot speak poorly about it if i havent read it. she also makes a post asking if when you review something poorly if it was because it was actually bad or because you didnt gel with it. flower has thus proven a lack of ability to handle criticism maturely or professionally as she didnt even make an attempt to in turn say "hey this isnt ai dont keep spreading lies about my work it was a miscommunication" which even if she did send that to me now.... i couldnt believe her. and yet if she sees this review shes probably gonna try to report me again having proved she cant handle criticism especially since the post seems to imply that the only reason you would leave negative feedback is because youre a sorry little hater.

i would love to believe that venus is actually meant to be narrative poison maybe even that flower used ai to write her and if she did that would actually be quite clever! i MUST admit! but the thing is: i cannot trust her as an author. and so am i willing to give her 200 pages worth of my life trusting in someone who has proven i cannot trust her to prove her concept? to trust that she would even attempt listening to my criticism without just writing me off as a hater? well, to quote her post "lifes too short, move on."

anyhoo itd be disingenuous if i didnt at least share some highlights from my read. perhaps ill add on more thoughts for now but without going into details like "obedient ebony" heres a good place to stop for now

that last one is the most resonant with me :)

#ace umbra #pb flower #book review #fucking bitchtopia! #i just realized that last tag looks bad out of context thats a quote i found funny #i am not calling pb flower a fucking bitchtopia thats rude

[a-secretkey]

mignonettetakespictures

#pb&j #peanut butter and jelly #peanut butter #food #flowers #cherry blossom #sakura #jelly #aesthetic #lavander #banana #instagram

[volleypearlfan]

Mitchlendez ❤️🧡

Based on this Spy x Family panel

#damianya 🤝 mitchlendez: being cute ships featuring little kids one of whom is a tsundere boy and the other a cheerful girl #I also like the idea that Mindy would wear her hair in buns when she doesn't wear it in pigtails #it replicates her bear hat #ready jet go #pbs kids #fanart #mindy melendez #mitchell peterson #mitchlendez #spy x family #damianya #anya forger #damian desmond #scene redraw #btw I kinda based Mindy's dress off of traditional Mexican dresses that little girls wear #but I didn't have enough time to draw flowers and patterns on it #my art

[mvalentine]

so….. that latest id chapter huh 🧍🏻‍♀️🧍🏻‍♀️🧍🏻‍♀️

#popping my poll cherry let’s gooooo ‼️‼️‼️ #im nosey and i wanna know bc this chapter was INSANEEEEE #i will deck those bullies omfggg i hate them i hate them and then cas being vulnerable and feeling like the second choice……. #and then my mc mia chose to sleep with gabe but she was also thinking of cas for half of it it’s SOOO messy 🫣🫣🫣 #this chapter ate giving pb their flowers or whatever #also libby is so annoying like girl we weren’t even that close why are you so obsessed w me #but besides all that she definitely knows we’re a vamp right 🤨 #playchoices #immortal desires 2 #vip spoilers #cas harlow #gabe adalhard

[pbthedrybones]

I have not been posting much on here so to make up for that I’ll just he dumping a bunch of art that I’ve been making on something, though I am cooking up something for later 👀

#art #nintendo #super mario #oc #boo #dry bones #talking flowers #super mario bros wonder #pb’s art

[prettyboyhere]

becoming more friend-shaped

#so my dnd friends and i have a discord group and the group was mostly just a way for us to organise meeting up and send stuff #but like slowly you can feel it also just becoming a group chat #so the flowers are blooming in my city (!!!!) and i had mentioned to a friend that i saw a particular flower while walking and he asked me #WHERE #and then a few days later i was walking again and saw one in that had bloomed (!!!!!!!) and was like oh i have to send this #but i found myself getting so anxious about it and then eventually i was like ‘what are friends if not people you can send pictures of #of flowers to?’ and i sent it and he sent a funny response and i was just like yeah :) this group is changing #and then another friend (infamous for not liking to cook) sent a picture of a salad he made at like 12am and just my heart exploded #anyway friendship has been hard work but also the simplest joys since moving and i love these people #pb rambles

[hermeticmelancholy]

Percy Bysshe Shelley "The flower that smiles to-day"

The flower that smiles to-day       To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay,       Tempts and then flies. What is this world's delight? Lightning that mocks the night,     Brief even as bright.

Virtue, how frail it is!       Friendship how rare! Love, how it sells poor bliss       For proud despair! But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy and all     Which ours we call.

Whilst skies are blue and bright,       Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night       Make glad the day, Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou – and from thy sleep     Then wake to weep.

#poetry #percy bysshe shelley #p. b. shelley #poem #romantic poetry #romantic period #romanticism #the flower that smiles to-day #mutability #pb shelley

[tiercel]

NEED everyone to look at the anniversary gift boyfriend gave me. Im so fucking silly its unreal

#Its a buildabear fox with a heartbeat and a custom message in her paw and flowers 😭😭😭 #He also made me pb fudge and got me cotton candy faygo cause he remembered i wanted to try some!!!!!!! MI GOD!!! #Soryr im being corny as hell right now but idgaf im so deeply and reverently in love with this man its unreal #Btw the foxes name is sasha & her shirt says emotional support bear she has goofy khaki shorts aieeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! #Cried for the first time in months cause of this #emf

[cinematic-explorations]

(via Lily Gladstone: Far Out There | American Masters | PBS)

#Lily Gladstone #Killers of the Flower Moon #PBS #Reservation Dogs #The Last Manhunt #The Unknown Country #Winter in the Blood

[kaythefloppa]

This image gives me so much nostalgia-fueled serotonin & vice versa that I can't NOT brainrot about this game and it leaves such a hole in my heart to never be able to play Flower Flyer again 😭

#wild kratts #flower flyer #hummingbird #aviva corcovado #nostalgia #wild kratts old games #adobe flash #creature power discs #pbs kids #pbs kids go #core memory #can't believe that this December will mark the 10th anniversary of the math games being added to the WK website #meanwhile february will mark 4 years since the games got taken down #and this game never got added to Flashpoint so the only place I can play it again is in my memory bank. #off-topic but am I the only one who thinks Aviva would look awesome in the hummingbird CPS? She already has the purple color and the disc.

[tcheliga]

#nature #natureza #flores #cores #flowers #colors #pb #bw #art (em Sitio Urutau, Itapuã - Viamão, RS) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqluCt_Lxw_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#nature #natureza #flores #cores #flowers #colors #pb #bw #art

[fawn-paws]

The little things make life worth living fr. I have a juice box. Can you fucking believe that. Life is beautiful

#juice box my beloved #seriously I wanna go on a nice picnic with my boyfriend with pb&j’s with the crusts cut off and juice boxes and potato chips. but it’s hot #fucking climate change. maybe when it gets closer to fall.. but I wanna go to tha arboretum. and look at the flowers!! GRRRR

[myautumnrose]

🌈Happy Pride Month🌈

I’m proud of this piece! I just wanted to draw my favorite tech dorks celebrating their pride! I think it’s cute how “squishy” Sloane’s face looks! I also like how Myrtle looks too! I decided to give Eiko piercings because I think she would look cool with them!

The SpeedPaint is one my YouTube: https://youtu.be/4eiS7D5tMyo]

I hope you like it!

#blackart #artists on tumblr #myart #art #blackartist #digital art #playchoices #choices stories you play #playchoices art #playchoices fanart #choices: stories you play #choices fanart #choicesgame #choices art #pb choices #choices pb #eiko matsunaga #sloane washington #bsc mc #mc: myrtle flowers #pride art #choices perfect match #perfect match #mother of the year #choices pm #playchoices moty

[dollarstoreclooney]

New ink,

#spotify #art #flowers #beautiful #doodles #the smiths #tattoo #fresh #ink #the last one #perfection #flow #pb+j time #memories

[horse-egg]

#was demanded i post this so i'm posting it here to reblog to my main lol #this is my dnd character poolboy #it's hard to tell because of the symbolic flowers i had to shove in the headhole but he's missing like half of his head -w- #uhhhhhh #idk if that counts as flowergore but. i dont think it does. #anyway #my art #oc: pb

[bumblebeeappletree]

There has been a growing trend to include native plants and plantings in many yards and businesses. We visit a company Otsego, Minn. that produces and installs native plants for hundreds of projects each year to see how they benefit the environment and our pollinators.

#Pioneer PBS #minnesota #USA #solarpunk #native species #native plants #native flowers #plants #flowers #Otsego #Youtube #prairie #garden #gardening