Meg and Calvin from A Wrinkle in Time! I thought I’d try lineless stuff again, just to torture myself.
Belated whatever this was for, Stefi!! And hey, no fair! I did draw you these two in 2009! Look at this awful piece of crap right here!!!
#I READ THIS SERIES WHEN I WAS NINE #i need to get back into so bad #i remember reading it aloud as part of our class book #i remember drawing scenes out and writing what was basically homework fanfiction #i remember writing letters to the characters #oh god a goldmine of childhood nostalgia #a wrinkle in time #books
(Source: windpursuer)
#i would recognize the cover of miyuki miyabe's novel anywhere #ico: castle in the mist #books
#i'm crey #no #young wizards #books
I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality, but what could I tell her about those things that she didn’t already know? I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race- that rarely do I ever simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant. None of those things, however, came out of my mouth. All I was able to do was turn to Leisel Meminger and tell her the only truth I truly know. I said it to the book thief and I say it now to you. I am haunted by humans. (Source: darkwingsofimagination)
#i just checked this out #on my reread list #not looking forward to it ;A; #the book thief #books
According to some [Generally those who don’t have to do it. Politicians and writers spring to mind], heroic deaths are admirable things. I’ve never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you’re also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking.
#crying only slightly #i'm not looking forward to my reread #i have the book on my desk rn #it's just staring at me #logan lerman is a bit too peppy for nathaniel but looks wise he's alright #can you tell i'm trying to ignore the reference to the end #because i am #i spent hours crying after that end man #devastated forever #the bartimaeus trilogy #books
The myth novels continue!
So I found another Norse fiction book to read, since I finished the fantastic and slightly depressing “Loki” by Mike Vasich last night. This one’s called “Runemarks” by Joanne Harris
and is set hundreds of years after Ragnarok in which we have a heroine who meets and fights alongside ALL our favorite Aesir and Vanir. They’re baaaaaaaaaack.
Anyway, there’s this character list at the front of the book, and I am ROLLING.
……
I’m having a good feeling about this book already.
#i'm cry because i'm looking at the character list right now too #jesus this book #runemarks #books
Loki waved his hand dismissively. “Gods? Don’t let that impress you. Anyone can be a god if they have enough worshippers. You don’t even have to have powers any more. In my time I’ve seen theatre gods, gladiator gods, even storyteller gods, Maddy - you people see gods everywhere. Gives you an excuse for not thinking for yourselves.”“But I thought -“
“God’s just a word, Maddy. Like Fury. Like demon. Just words people use for things they don’t understand. Reverse it, and you get dog. It’s just as appropriate.
Joanne Harris, Runemarks
(via view-from-nowhere)
#screams #i ship this so much you don't understand #even though she's like fourteen and he's seventeen and spoiler he's like her half-uncle #this was one of my major otps #i just re-checked this out from my library #screams again #runemarks #books
IT’S STILL OBSCURE FANDOM WEEK RIGHT
enough for me to barf stupid colors on a page and say it’s out of dedication to an amazing book.
Basically Flora Segunda by Ysabeau Wilce is an outstanding story about a very kind, brave, and slightly misguided 14-year-old girl who just wants to be like the character in a book she loves, but is constrained by the militant structure of her society (her mom is off being general, and her dad has serious PTSD, so she ends up staying home and being upgraded to Chief Home Caretaker Person).
Eventually she discovers the banished demon butler and is all “HEY, help me with the housework so I can be a Ranger!” and he, of course, being a demon, is all “Of course… with a price.”
Shenanigans ensue, she has a super flamboyant bff named Udo, her dad has a Crowning Moment of Retired Badass, there are vaguely Aztec-ish overlords, and it’s magnificently written, hysterical, and amazingly heartwarming. And this piece is kind of dreadful at conveying that.
I’ll do better next time.
#'her mom is off being general' really means 'HER MOM IS OFF BEING A KICKASS GENERAL' #and also udo is fabulous and vain and narcissistic and i ship him and flora #ah this is one of the times i love teenage tales of rebellion #actually no i ship flora with valefor #THAT'S RIGHT I SHIP FLORA WITH HER HOUSE #im crey i love this series #books
‘She ain’t my girl,’ I say, low.‘What?’ Doctor Snow says.
‘What?’ Viola says.
‘She’s her own girl,’ I say. ‘She don’t belong to anyone.’
#yes good #chaos walking #books
James Bond Covers, Penguin Books UK
#ooohhh #stuck between you only live twice and diamonds are forever as my favorite #books
