Today I learned CHRIS FREAKING COLFER WROTE THE LAND OF STORIES BOOKS???
Those books were my literal childhood, HOW AM I JUST REALIZING THIS????
Did anyone else read those books as a kid by the way??? Like they were my obsession in 4th grade I was so into them. Also that series started OVER A DECADE AGO.
Time is bullshit
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Just curious, are there any other fans of the land of stories here on tumblr? It was the original hyperfixation for me and I wanna know if anyone else here read it
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you know in booktok when people say ‘*author* basically raised me’ ?? well i have that, but its kinda weird. obviously rick riordan, cause his books were the ones that made me realize how much i loved reading. then chris colfer, cause he’s a genius and when i read them for the first time i just fell for every single character. little me who loved disney movies loved tlos just as much. then there’s james riley, and that’s the weird thing. i never read one of his books completely. i read the first 100 pages of half upon a time but i never finished it. and i started story thieves but also dropped it. and somehow, still, i feel such a connection to his books and the way he writes. i used to reread story thieves all the time, but i have never read the end. never. and i have no idea why. i just dropped it every time.
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ROUND 2A, MATCH 6 OUT OF 8!
Propaganda Under the Cut:
Queen Cinderella Charming:
She's kind, she's funny, she learns to use a sword, and she's related to Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Red Riding Hood. She helps the protagonists any chance she gets and even hosts their mother and step-father's wedding. She never gives up and never lets her fear stop her. Absolute queen (literally) <3
While she isn't hugely relevant in the story itself, she is always down to help out the protagonists where she can. When they need one of her slippers, she sneaks it into their bag without them noticing. She calls them family. She loves her daughter too, and is a badass mom.
When the main characters need her glass slipper for a spell, she snuggled it into their bag, and she has a daughter named Hope <3
I think she’s a minor character in the first book, but she’d really nice and stuff!
Because I LOVE HER!! also she has a daughter called Hope who got kidnapped by rumplestiltskin at one point but that is besides the point. She is a strong independent woman and we love those she was NOT about to sit around doing nothing and i love her for that
Vote Land of Stories Cinderella because she's the best!!!
Elegance "Ella" Coach:
Ella fights for labor reform! I just reread the book intentionally so I could make propaganda for her but now my head is empty only LOVE FOR ELLA. She has two (gay) fairy godfathers, she worked in a sweatshop where her mother died, she has a well-developed with her prince, Dash Charming. The glass slippers are a very important motif even though she doesn’t actually get a pair herself because she was a secret fairy godparent case because the fairy godparent organization had become corrupt and wasn’t helping needy children, only the rich. It’s a sequel to Grounded which is a Rapunzel story, but Disenchanted stands alone in the same world and it’s my most favorite of the two!! She’s so kind and helps institute kingdom wide labor reform and ahhhhhhhh
Former child laborer who wants to use her family's newfound privilege to fight for workers' rights. Brave, smart, and compassionate, although she can also be reckless, because she's just a kid and she deserves BETTER. Actually has a good relationship to her step-family, who are badass and Black like her, and there's this really touching moment at the end that recontextualizes things a lot and it's very sweet and cool worldbuilding. Her fairy godmother is two gay contractors who overthrow their boss for being complicit in a corporate espionage/coup scheme. She has a nice and believable relationship with her prince, who is a fucking dork that learns to be less of a privileged idiot and would absolutely put his ass on the line for her in return. She's just so GOOD and Disenchanted is UNDERRATED, everyone go read it.
Her goal is to improve workers rights, directly inspired by the 19th century textile industry, right down to child labor and workers getting locked in factories. Her mother died working in a sweatshop. She struggles with her working class upbringing and her new upper class status after her father's invention made them rich. Not afraid of breaking the law. She's so cool and her book is so good.
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When did Goldie meet Porridge anyway?
I looked up a photo of young Goldie and shes sooo cute
(more sketches)
I wonder if Froggy towers everyone or is short
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Chris Colfer via Twitter Feb 23, 2024
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js got home from barnes and noble
i bought Loveless by Alice Oseman!!!! and Last Night At The Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, The Wishing Spell (illustrated) by Chris Colfer, and A Tale of Sorcery by Chris Colfer!!!
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Round 1, Poll 7: The Land of Stories vs 39 Clues
39 Clues was big back in the day, but has faltered a little in recent years; Land of Stories is more popular than ever but is, unfortunately, written by a Glee cast member
Remember to reblog for a bigger sample size!
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