#the-book-life-chose-me

[books-and-cookies]

Do you also have 5 books you're reading at the same time, or are you normal? 😌

#books #booklr #bookblr #book lover #bookworm #reading #reader #the book life chose me #book photo #book stack #mine

[pookiebearsnookumsalicent]

I want to stay optimistic, but I don't have much faith that the HOTD writers will go through with any of the messages in the Dance aside from misogyny. Obviously, misogyny plays a big role in the Dance because it is the means to and end for the Greens, but the way the show focuses on this to favor Rhaenyra's claim and rule and this sort of diminishes the complexity of the story. By making it so that one side rightful, righteous, chosen by some divine powers, etc., etc. and one side that is perverse and corrupted and only there for greed, it takes away from one of the most important lessons in the Dance: Targaryens are not a divine superior race that should be exempt from the rage of common men that suffer at the cost of them.

(Also, ik ambition was a major motivator for the Greens in the books, but the books didn't try to frame Rhaenyra's right to the throne as God-given)

You might have already guessed, but the part of the dance I anticipated the most was Targaryens who perceive themselves to be divine and superior take the realm to shit fighting over a throne that neither of them actually deserve. They fight at the cost of everything and lose everything for a throne that neither of them keep for long because they are both inadequate rulers that rely heavily on their respective councils. When they make decisions on their own, their nearly equal incompetence shows because Aegon's choices are emotional and stupid and Rhaenyra's are paranoid and stupid. These are the people that cause the death of the dragons.

It feels like the show is trying to appeal to those stans that bend over backwards to defend their fave tyrants and believe the throne is a rightful possession of the Targaryens.

#this is not me dismissing misogyny #i acknowledge that its important #i just think making rhaenyra a divinely chosen ruler that was unfairly usurped doesnt do the narrative any favors #this is one of those posts where you can tell which characters i favor😭 #alicent hightower #anti targaryen #team green #pro team green #most pro team green post ive made actually #aegon ii targaryen #targtowers #also aegon chose to usurp the throne for his and his familys life in the books #whereas he ran away in the show #and aegon was introduced to the story as a child rapist as per mushrooms tales?? #thats another post tho #i dont claim to be morally right btw #greens are my guilty pleasure😞 #especially my glorious emerald jade adamite malachite nephrite queen and pookie bear snookums

[sararubin]

honestly so happy twitter is dissolving slowly because too many PEOPLE™ follow me there and i just wanna post some unhinged shit and not worry about seeming cool

#this life chose me #i just want to talk about bones and all!!!!!! #and the book im reading where a lady has a beetle for a head!!! and makes art with her SPIT

[kareofbears]

watching two dozen interviews of wes ball talk about how he made the maze runner movies is genuinely such a pleasure to watch. it's so so clear that he deeply loves the content of the maze runner books while still understanding that they're fucking insane and makes next to no sense. the vision he has for the movies are unparalleled, the way he slims down the books while still upping the character moments is so impressive!! he was able to capture the heart of the series while still making it really accessible to a general audience. it has a clear trilogy feel to it, which a lot of trilogies do NOT have. and the best part is the cast LOVES him, you can tell just by the way they describe and poke fun of wes that this project would NOT work without him. also the way the cast NEVER talks about dashner is so fucking good. they're like 'omg there's wes, the genius, doing a one man show haha so silly, ily wes' and then it hard cuts to someone being like 'james is on set a lot.'

#the main reason why i started reading the book was because of the social phenomenon #i mean when has there been a case where the movies are so much more beloved than the actual books???? #half way through scorch. i understand now. #ONE SINGLE THING I WILL SAY THAT THE BOOKS DO BETTER #is minho #minho had a lot of LIFE in the books #he's arrogant #he's a bastard #and hes so funny actually #i love him in the movies too #ki hong lee is a great minho but its very very clear they chose newt over him to focus on #which is a real shame because theyre a trio for a reason yk #actually in general the books are actually hilarious #ALSO my theory is #wes ball was so charmed by TBS that he changed some shit around #my favorite interview of wes ball was him describing TBS' audition #saying how he was just so magnetic and he was immediately drawn to the idea of him about newt #WES BALL IS JUST LIKE ME FR #mine #maze runner #tmr #alex reads tmr

[amatres]

oh another thing, i find it so funny that the newer books give you the option to chose what gender of lis the mc will be attracted to, and then if you chose youre only attracted to women it's a 50/50 chance you will have one li to chose from lol

#ama mumbles #ama plays romance club #romance club #this one can go in the main tag #thank you wincy for my life of letting me chose two of the lis gender so i can flirt with three women in peace #'heres our multiple male lis and. the one female li who is on the sidlines! :)' thanks romance club #the comp het jumps out so bad when i play rc its a necessary tactic at this point to get through some books #the shirtless sprites do nothing for me sorry rc you pausing on them will mean nothing to me #sensitive male li save me. save me sensitive and caring male li

[suntails]

Hiya!

I saw your SilRuggie post and I feel you on the "Silver and his many boyfriends" part.

Idk what it is about Silver but he's so... Shippable?

Like I ship SilVil, KalimSil and JadeSil which are kinda popular. But it's also stuff like RidSil and LeoSil (oh so much brainrot currently about LeoSil,) Which aren't as popular.

He's probably my most shipped character like... EVER.

(I may have gotten some ship names wrong)

IT’S THE CHEMISTRY IT’S THE WAY HE HAS CHEMISTRY WITH SO SOSOSO MUCH OF THE CAST!!! he’s so deeply just…good, and he cares so earnestly, and he has examples of interactions with almost fuckgng everyone at this point. like i can understand why someone would ship just abt any silver ship, i GET it, bc theres so much potential. i think i have like…3? that im neutral on? maybe?

also hearing u associate silvil with the kinda popular ones, im fuckign weak at the knees. that is incorrect but im pretending ur right bc it makes me oh so happy

#ask #nervouslywaitingforlife #its the way i like all of em. i love him he deserves love #silvil i have a manifesto abt #silkali i think they are best friends in LOVE with each other but specifically as friends. not that they love each other tho. theyre IN LOVE #does that make sense. IN LOVE as FRIENDS. IN LOVE. theyre married #jadesil gives me ‘theyll take rugged nature walks together’ and jade is so refreshed to have someone so sincere and sweet in his life #someone u can read like a book someone who will earnestly appreciate u. silver will love jades dedication and isnt put off by him like most #bc he sees ppl for the good in them. wipes a tear #silrid i feel so strongly abt. i firmly believe theyd be very sweet and good to each other. horse girls. riddle picked sil specifically for #his master chef partner. he chose him intentionally. silver acknowledges and appreciated riddles dedication and work ethic and talks highly #of him. in book6 ch6 iirc thats when riddle gets taken by styx and the way silver SHOUTS in worried fear. he LOVES him #i do think theyd get divorced but not in a funnt leovil way in a sad ‘things just arent working despite us loving each other’ way. adult yk? #leosil should take naps together. those are my thoughts. i want ruggie and sebek to find them passed tf out in the gardens on a reg basis #and this only scratches the surface of dear catríonas thoughts on sil ships. u didnt even mention silsebe and thats his most popular ship #i like him w ruggie too and jack and jamil and and and and AGGHHH dies #ADDING TO MY TAGS. FORGOT TO MENTION SILIDIA TOO. OH MY GOD THE FUCKING POTENTIAL AAAAAAGGHHHH take me off the stage i could ramble forever #me violently pointinh to my conspiracy board and detailing his chemistry with every single person in the cast

[kingofattolia]

the minister of war's name was Hector the whole time 😭

#grace for ts #queen's thief #UNDONE simultaneously by how this tiny detail is so inexplicably important to me #and how it's not inexplicable at all bc MWT just chose to not name a recurring bg character for FIVE BOOKS #and we still don't even know the magus' name at all........... incredible #anyway. so much about this book that i did not remember #it killed me & then brought me back to life & then killed me again #can't wait to read moira's pen now and see if it makes any more sense than last time #still so stunned by how much of an everybody lives/nobody dies book this is .......

[todayisafridaynight]

chewing these until i explode and die

#snap chats #sorry i cant describe things normally im sleepy but anyway #NO they made a tweet showing off all the funeral merch and theres some shit here i didnt see last time #the mine one's a part of. a postcard book ?? i think ?? #this the only one that ate from that ... to me anyway.... #i just really like how they chose a similar shot of him esp with how drastic the lighting differs and the camera angles #not even MENTIONING how the top scene is. from the orphanage bulldozing LMAOOOO #its art to me in ways i refuse to elaborate on ...... ok but the AOKI ONE THO LEMME GET INTO IT #what the fuck is an acrylic block i dont know but anyway .... theyre foul for the shots they chose <- screaming kicking my feet #it makes me want to make a proper gif set of aoki using those shots now .... and a mine set with Those Shots ... #im just sayin they def had a tumblr girlie on the team ... it just reminds me of gif sets on here ... im stealing their ideas idc #aoki's scene with his head held high at presumably the highest point of his life #to contrast how dreary masato's shot is. Shot Lol Get It on the worst night of his life with his dead drooped kmsing right now #AND WHEN THEY BOTH POINT THEIR GUNS AT THE CAMERA... SCREAMS ... #like the other merch didnt Give like these did ok ... is it my bias No Im Totally Objective.. i want these as gif sets .... #i was gonna put nishitani's here too since they ALMOST did something cool too #they had the top of his being when hes sittin in the grand with his arms spread out #and i THOUGHT the bottom one would be when he's Getting Lit Up and his arms were spread but no .. #its that scene but ... they didnt show off that part ... just him looking back at majima ... #love how they chose the most bbg still of aoki dying for the egg merch meanwhile mine's is just. Rage #they cant go with the same wet cat shot of him tho i get it ... they used it twice for merch fjerLKVAKVJE #anyways im typing way too much about these i gotta go BYE

[samarecharm]

Akira being like, obsessed w loyalty, but having it as a positive(ish) trait is so fun to me. He doesnt outright say it or ever ask for it, but theres like an unspoken bond between the thieves and himself. He asks for it (demands, really) because he gives it in return. Its the classic ‘ride or die’ mentality; he demands trust and loyalty bc he 100% trusts his team. He would not have baited himself into what would be considered his literal death if he was not COMPLETELY and UTTERLY faithful to his team and the cause. He trusted them to fulfill their end of the bargain no matter how difficult that wouldve been for them. And because of their mutual faith in each other, leader to team and team to leader, they all managed to make it out and live another school year.

He has very little regard for his life but hes not necessarily reckless. Hes calculated. And while hes a bit out of sorts in the beginning with all of these new ideas and concepts, he quickly finds his footing later in the year. And bc he is assembling a team of people who are loyal to Him, he can afford to be loyal right back to them. He can afford to be risky if the risk is mitigated by having his team follow up on his actions. This team has to run like a well oiled machine; any hiccups will get the rest of the team caught or worse; hurt or killed.

Ryuji inadvertently sets this trend, bc he is Ride or Die at heart and he somewhat influences Akira on this matter. And its why he is so reluctant to truly incorporate Goro onto the team (at first). Goro IMMEDIATELY clocks Akiras leadership as something heavier than simply ‘i lead this group to keep everyone on the same page’, but he wrongly assumes Akira has some sort of Thing about power. Theres no real power trip; he is not okay with limiting his teams voices on any matter. His ideas are not the end all, be all of any plan; hes Not Shido. I can imagine how tough Saes Palace was for everyone, but they needed to have unwavering faith in each other to pull off such a mindblowing plan.

I dunno where else im going w this, i just like thinking of Goro feeling some kinda way about Akira (and the thieves) unanimously declaring him as the leader of the thieves fully knowing what shady things theyve done up until this point. Someone who claims to change peoples hearts is deciding who gets to keep their free will or not, and to have a team basically say ‘yes hes our leader and we would die for him’ does NOT look good to anyone! Especially to someone who is quite literally killing people on behalf of someone Very Bad! Who then Dies for it!

#he is my little meow meow and a litte fucked up actually #goro would never want to be completely loyal to anyone #he follows his own rules #but like akira still trusts him? and it makes him so fucking upset #like how dare you act like im predictable #like i would just blindly follow you like an obedient dog #but he still trusts goro #and he still includes him in plans and hangout meetings #bc he fucking knows what his team is capable of #and their loyalty to him; and his loyalty to them #means that literally any wrong move would have goro dead like no joke #i say this as an avid goro lover and applogist #but if he literally killed Any of the thieves he himself would be dead very shortly after #and to some degree goro knows this #and it makes him a bit (alot) bitter and angry but also like #this is the life he chose yeah? #and like SO WHAT if he listens in a bit more at meetings? #and SO WHAT if ryuji invites him to eat with the rest of them Just Because #and SO WHAT if Akira loudly; with his whole being; acknowledge that he Wants Goro to be with them #and having that mean that he would be completely 100% loyal with Goro #and wouldnt die for him bc he Knows thats not what Goro would want #but would do it only if he absolutely must #and SO WHAT if that means he too is being read like an open book no matter how insistent he is that his pages are sown shut #to hear yusuke say ‘no i do not think that would be wise; goro would agree’ and have him ACTUALLY be right like fuck off #fuck right the fuck off ! #you dont get to know me im unknowable !!!!!!!!!!!!! #tagging as #akeshu #shuake #bc like i want to find it again

[zevranunderstander]

the thing about watching leftie youtubers talk about their twitter beef is finding out what dumb discourse there is online that you werent even aware of

#me and all my friends were completely vibing abt dune #and like everyone had other parts of the movies they really liked #and then i find out that conservatives think the movie is very pro-white anti-woke and pro-life #mind you pro life because Alia is shown as a character despite being an unborn baby #which mind you also. she isnt in the book #the movies probably just found it way too bizarre to have a newborn baby be a very important character #which dune (1984) acually DID and it WAS bizzarre as fuck #and so they chose to go with jessica just talking to a fetus instead. also probably because the didnt do the books 2 year timeskip #and like. people online called that 'unapologetically pro-life' #mind you alia is a character jessica later contemplates she should have killed as a baby

[hwanghyunjinenthusiast]

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#today is probably the best day I've had in a very very long time #i took a long shower did some pretty thorough skin care which are my favourite self care activities #finally restocked my toiletries #actually started the book i need to do for my essay #i haven't felt this good in probably a concerning amount of time lol #and now I'm going to tap out #I'm hoping I have enough energy to work on this fic #I'm a little disappointed that i didn't post it today like i would have liked to but hey i made significant progress in other areas of my #life today #it feels nice and it's also nice reminding myself that i can do these things without wearing myself thin #rj talks #also i think everyday i grow more and more grateful that i chose to take a gap year #lowkey it's the main thing pushing me through this last stretch #just the thought of finally getting a break #I'm so excited for all the writing plans i have ontop of the gap year plans you guys have no idea #you're going to be sick of how much i post lol #not to jinx things but

[eerna]

@pinkhair-smoothbrain​

#TARYN IS JUST AS TRAUMATIZED AS JUDE SHE JUST SHOWS IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. #JUST LIKE THE DANCE IN THE BEGINNING OF BOOK 1 SAID. AAAAAAAAAAAA #THAT MOMENT WHEN MADOC OFFERS JUDE LOCKE'S LIFE AND SHE IS HONESTLY SURPRISED BECAUSE IT NEVER OCCURED TO HER #AND HE'S LIKE ''well idk you just duelled your sister over it so'' #BUT THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH. THAT'S NOT IT. SURE KILLING LOCKE WOULD BE FUN BUT IT WASN'T ABOUT HIM. #''I UNDERSTOOD WHY HE CHOSE HER +. I JUST WISH SHE HAD CHOSEN ME.'' #tfota liveblog

[piosplayhouse]

I don't want to be too mean about this because I know it's probably unconscious behavior but I would like cql fans who claim that cql does more justice to the female characters than mxtx because it ostensibly has more screen time for them to really reflect on why they trust a giant media monopoly that paired one of the most important independent female characters with a man she had no chemistry with in the original text more than an independent young female author whose entire first book was made up of critique against popular media that relegates female characters to collectible love interests

#looking at the notes on that qingxian post that say i wish they made her live but took away the het romance : ( #like i get what youre saying. dont get me wrong i would give my left nut for wen qings life because i love her. but do you think that #perhaps her death was symbolic not of mxtx just not knowing what to do with her and more about how the structure of mdzs sexist society #could not allow her to live as a woman in a position of power. she chose to die too. she purposefully drugged wwx to sacrifice herself #her sacrifice was both as weighted and meaningless as wwxs. thats a theme of the book! #the weight of despair and sacrifice and how that interplays with making a better place for your descendents #anyway again not criticizing if you think wen qing shouldve lived !! i wouldve liked that too!! i think it would be awesome if she was #the fierce corpse. actually i heard rumors that in mxtxs first drafts she was revived and wen ning perma died? but idk how substantial thts #but just criticizing people who put so much stock in tencent for bringing them uwu pure gay romance unlike what that nasty independent #author whose ORIGINAL WORKS WERE ALL TAKEN DOWN FROM THE SITE SHE POSTED THEM ON BC OF CENSORSHIP #SO SHE CANT EVEN MAKE MONEY OFF OF THEM THAT WAY #lmfao #cql #cql discourse #the untamed

[waugh-bao]

“I was shooting Charlie from the side of the stage at the Müngersdorfer Stadium in Cologne [in 1982] when Keith decided to join in, eventually biting Charlie's neck whilst both continued to play to an audience of 50,000. Back on the band plane, Ronnie Wood drew a pen and ink drawing of the mimed vampiric encounter that had been spontaneously staged by Keith for my benefit."-Denis O’Regan, 2012

#he...he bit Charlie in front of 50k people? #I don't even know anymore #at this point I'm pretty sure that being within like 50 feet of Charlie #just breaks Keith's brain #no one but Keith acts this way about their drummer #the rolling stones #keith richards #charlie watts #middle aged married band #denis o'regan #quote #oh yeah #and Keith actually chose this specific photo for his book Life #he captioned it 'Me and the Bed I Lie On: Charlie and I in 1982' #ronnie wood #I need Ronnie's drawing of this

[aggressiveguitarnoises]

reminder to speak ur mind as soon as u want and can especially if its about smth u wanna change cuz its gonna come out eventually and sure sometimes its better later but sometimes its also better to do it as early as possible

#me cuz im mad at my 15 yo self for choosing to go strictly into digital art after my parents convinced me #LMAO IS IT THE PEOPLE PLEASING TENDECNIES AGAIN FFS #cuz now lool whos dropping physics and computer science that she hesitated to do in thr first place #and is now trying to figure out with the teacher how can i finish learning chemistry p1 book of like 10 full topics in the next like6month #after a full year of doing as i am suddenly switching a levels so i can try and do the samn art restoration and conservation i wanted to do #except i still cant choose if to do digital art or restoration. its just i will lose less if i do chemistry #i would lose much more if I don't do chemistry #already kinda losing since im no gonna also suddenly change to history #AAAAAAA WHY ARE CAREERS SO DIFFICULT! WHY THE HELL DO I GOTTA CHOSE WHAT IM GONNA STUDY FOR AND TRY AND ACHIEVE FOR THE REST IF MY LIFE AT16 #WHAT THE HELL IS THAT! #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #rumaiq rambles #vent #again

[kibasniper111]

there's something so kind about how raz and dogen immediately connect. for raz to go in to camp not knowing much about dogen, it's easier for him to open up. dogen has already instilled trepidation in the hearts of the other kids, so his only real friend is lili, but raz is a special case. raz isn't one to judge, especially not to someone who welcomed him right off the bat. dogen is the first kid raz has a conversation with, and that's a pretty big deal. dogen might reach out to others with whom he's comfortable, but raz had been a total stranger, and yet, he's comfortable to sit on the steps with him and just talk. it's a really nice moment that gets overlooked because focus is given to lili watching raz and the impact of his declarations because there are clearly issues going on in raz's home. dogen has his own fair share of issues, both psychic and familial (which stem from his psychic issues), so it's incredibly pleasant he found a kindred spirit in raz.

#the way raz pipes up to sam that he's dogen's friend was so charming!! #that his friend!! and sam is perplexed like huh?? really?? #because dogen doesn't have many friends in his life it seems or associations that are really positive #yes lili is a friend and it's obvious they have history but with raz dogen was the one who took the initiative and started talking to him #and that's important! because dogen is mostly seen by himself but he chose to talk to raz as he felt a genuine connection #and raz reciprocated! he wants to make lots of friends too but dogen took that first step and it's very special #also sam quickly putting raz in her 'you're good with me' book as soon as raz says he's dogen's friend is great #you get a deep sense of how much she cares for dogen and the people in his life because she understands he's often ostracized by peers #raz #dogen