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gautierprotectionsquad · 8 months

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I based these on the quotes most mentioned in the notes of that post about that telegraph article (btw jkr didn't even win the vote. Dickens did)

edit to show my tags: #i just really love books and want a collection of everyones favorite quotes#feel free to mention quotes that arent in english! it did say world literature

edit 2: I made another poll with non english quotes. And obviously you can make your own version

#polls #quotes #books #favorite books #literature #reading #romanticsap #i just really love books and want a collection of everyones favorite quotes #feel free to mention quotes that arent in english! it did say world literature #5k notes

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brightlotusmoon · 1 year

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#favorite books #being queer in fandom was a revolution #watership down #be cunning and full of tricks

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emilybeemartin · 4 months

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"Irene---"

"Don't call me that."

"You were the princess Irene the first time we met."

"It means 'peace,'" Attolia said. "What name could be more inappropriate?"

"That I be named Helen?" Eddis suggested.

The hard lines in Attolia's face eased, and she smiled. Eddis was a far cry from the woman whose beauty has started a war.

-The Queen of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner

Revisiting the Iliad made me think of this exchange with the most important Helen of my heart. One thing I love about the Queen's Thief is how MWT threaded in these sparing links to existing mythology, so that even though all the pantheons and legends are made up, the story is placed in a greater context. It makes the worldbuilding feel so huge and real even while the struggles are intimate and contained.

#queens thief #the queen of attolia #irene #attolia #helen #eddis #megan whalen turner #favorite books #favorite characters

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briggycat · 8 months

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Reading the book is not enough. I need to eat it.

#booklr #booktok #bookstagram #books #chloe gong #marissa meyer #stephanie garber #olivie blake #allison saft #tahereh mafi #jane austen #emily henry #ve schwab #leigh bardugo #favorite books

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puppytodlr · 21 days

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🥕Day 3: Your Favourite Kid’s Book 🐰

Peter rabbit!! I absolutely loved this book growing up

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evenaturtleduck · 6 months

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Contemplating how the Murderbot Diaries are an extended thesis on this one really excellent (I mean they all are, but ykwim) Discworld quote that gets reblogged all the time:

“And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.

“It’s a lot more complicated than that . . .”

“No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.”

“Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes . . .”

“But they starts with thinking about people as things . . . ”

#murderbot my beloved #discworld #favorite books #theology #the murderbot diaries #terry pratchett #martha wells

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voidstilesplease · 5 months

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During the scene in Prince's Gambit when Laurent and Damen were taken captive by clan riders and saved by Halvik, there's a part that goes, "Acquiring the fallen man's short clan sword, Laurent inserted himself at Damen's left, which, Damen noted without surprise, let Damen do all the heavy fighting." Damen thinking Laurent placed himself in that particular side to let Damen do all the brunt work when it's actually Laurent covering and protecting Damen's weak side from all the beating he took 😭.

I'm gonna start chewing glasses HELP

#capri reread #prince's gambit #PG: chapter 13 #captive prince #books #bookish #favorite books

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samwisethewitch · 2 months

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Please read Mountain Magic by Rebecca Beyer

I was on a break from social media when I read this one, so this isn't a full review, but I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Appalachian folk magic. This is especially relevant to Southern Appalachian lore since Beyer lives in North Carolina.

I loved Beyer's first book, Wild Witchcraft, and with this one, I think she's officially become one of my favorite authors. This is a very thorough collection of folklore and practice for how short it is, and it's organized in a way that is easier for my ADHD brain to follow than some other authors.

I also have to gush about the illustrations. Both of Beyer's books are beautifully illustrated, but I think the art in this one is especially incredible. It's worth having a physical copy for the info alone, but the gorgeous art really makes this a book I want to display in my home.

Finally, I've found Beyer really helpful as an example of combining a pagan religious worldview with a Christian folk magic tradition. Her first book is very much pagan, with info on the God and Goddess and the Wheel of the Year. In this book, she talks about how Christianity has always been at the core of Appalachian folk magic and doesn't try to "paganize" the practice, while also leaving room for readers to bring their own beliefs to the table and explore what feels comfortable for them. This book did not feel preachy in the way some books on American folk magic do.

But yeah, this is just a really fantastic book, and I absolutely think every folk witch needs a copy of it on their shelf!

#mountain magic #rebecca beyer #books #favorite books #appalachian folk magic #appalachian folklore #southern appalachia #folk magic #folk witchcraft #traditional witchcraft #mine #book rec #book recommendations #witchblr #witch #witchcraft

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nathsketch · 10 months

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In 1954, on this exact day, The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of The Lord of the Rings, was published for the first time by George Allen & Unwin, and the rest is history. I read it for the first time around the same time the movies were about to be released, in 2001, and I'll continue to revisit these beloved characters and wonderful places until the day that I die.

Happy 69th anniversary to our dear old friends 🧝🏻‍♂️🍃