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I had so much fun listening to this! It was everything I wanted it to be, which was a quick, fun, horny old time lmao. Like yeah, it’s a little wacky and the guys constantly talking about their cocks made me laugh every time but that was kind of what I wanted from this so it’s not like I can judge when I walked into it with my eyes wide open
Borrowed this from the library and then I read it in like an hour, the art was wonderful and it gave something new to the story
Inside you there are two wolves. One is a feminist, the other is a Neanderthal that wants to slap me around for having dinner with my ex.
So... what now.
This was pretty fun! It was a quick listen but the world was very fleshed out and immersive despite the short length but I kind of expected that from a Gaiman. I'm really interested to watch the movie after this to see if it holds up:)
This was really fun! I did take a little too long to finish it and lost the Christmas vibe which kind of made me lose interest at the end but that's on me. I really want to get my hands on a physical version so I can see the artwork too. All in all it was a solid story with some really interesting lore.
I got ambitious about my course literature and thought I was going to read this the whole way through for clout lmao. Might come back to it, I really liked the chapters I read and the writing style was pretty fun for a history book actually. Would recommend to anyone intrigued by the subject, this is definitely up there when it comes to the course literature I've read.
Andy Serkis is insane for this, how does he do that? It feels like I'm listening to a full-cast production but it is simply one man who must have made a deal with the devil cause no ones vocal cords should be able to do all that
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Bilbo just like me fr
Diagnosing him with a lethal case of FOMO
The Mirkwood sequence is about to make me do something drastic I need them out of this fucking forest
I'm always surprised when I genuienly enjoy reading nonfiction. Which is every time I pick one up. I should really just accept that I can enjoy things that are not purely based in escapism at this point.
This is a wonderful essay turned book that explores the concepts of nationalism and what it means to write a country's history, of which Jill Lepore (author of These Truths, a 900 page history of the US) is certainly qualified to address.
All in all, I think you just have to like a nonfiction book that makes you want to physically fight historical figures WWE style.
Once again, I read this for uni and anything I read by force is something I will automatically have a resistance to lmao. That said, this has some very interesting points and Putnam illustrates and exemplifies them well by using interviews from people living in the situations he writes about. I learned a lot about the opportunity gap for kids from different socioeconomic backgrounds even if I found some sections to be a little heavy on the stats. Would recommend if this is a subject you're interested in, otherwise it might be a bit dry.
Mattie was definitely the best part of this, she's so funny and resolute and entirely herself throughout the novel and is a delight to follow. The book in general felt weirdly paced with a lot of time spent on things that didn't really go anywhere, but the overall story was interesting.
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This fucking courtroom scene is gonna do me in dude why is it so fucking long
She's so funny, that's not a little girl that is an old woman stuck in a little girls body.
Moon😭
Okay these long ramblings that don't go anywhere are getting real old
“The Original Greaser Bob”?? Be so fr
Lucky Ned Pepper kinda slay
Chaney is so funny dude, all “Everything is against me” like he didn't put himself in a situation all by himself, I love a bitch that just complains
I feel like everything takes a weirdly long time
Blackie😭😭
Did not expect to finish this today but I'm super happy to finish the year out with Romy and to finally have the whole story resolved:) I enjoyed following her story even if I didn't stay on schedule for the majority of it. I've never read anything like this before, and I think maybe I'll have to try to read it again sometime.
🎇 Happy New Years!🎆
I tried to listen to this on audio and I honestly think I'd have to read the physical copy to even begin to try to grasp what's happening. Might give it another try if I find a copy.
Some books make me want to scream and write poetry and give the whole universe a hug, this is one of them
This gave me comfort when not much did. And it got me to rediscover the wonder that is a library and how it feels to sit and read in a good armchair for nothing but the want of reading.
I’m not the kind of person that normally goes out of their way to read essays on politics but Coates makes me wish I was. Sometimes I forget that I love to read, and texts like these remind me of how writing can be an art that is a privilege to be able to partake in.
Overall this was a very informative read, I learned a lot and grew to become invested in the people she writes about. However, it's quite repetitive, so the actual process of reading it could be a little trying at times. The appendix was really interesting, I really enjoyed seeing more about how she felt trying to integrate in a way that wouldn't harm the people around her or the study she was conducting. And it was nice to get a more personal perspective, especially with the longer passage at the end about Chuck.
I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did and I think that the novel being written in verse really added to how much I truly liked reading this. Once you get into it you fly through and the passages are so beautiful it's honestly hard to grasp at times. The way he spoke about the seasons and ageing and youth really struck a chord in me. And of course the way he portrays yearning is on a different level entirely.
It's a little hard to understand at times that even the (very) extensive notes can't address, but maybe I just need to expand my vocabulary. Would recommend to anyone who is willing to use a dictionary while reading.
The novel also gets bonus points for getting me into opera, the Eugene Onegin Opera by Tchaikovsky goes hard to this.
Idk what to say other than that it's somehow better the second time around? Slay. Have my reading log that I wrote incredibly sporadically while listening this year lmao:
They all want Quincey so bad and honestly same
If I have to listen to another speech by Van Helsing... That old man loooooves to talk, to orate even.
Babe... I'm caught up! I mean, it's the 28th of October but still, last year I finished like two weeks after it ended so this is definitely a step in the right direction even if there's only a week and a half left
The Re: Dracula team did such a good job with this production as well! The voice acting is phenomenal and the effects make it all so engaging. I loved that the transcript was included as well, it really helped me plow through when I had to catch up and stay focused on the text.
I'm sobbing?? It's November 6th btw.
The song is fucking ruining me dude.
Overall it was fine. There were some iffy moments but then again I wasn't really looking for quality. I listened to it on audio and the guy doing Damon's voice sounded like a fantasy narrator at times which made the spicy scenes super funny to me for no reason Imao. I would say I got what I was looking for, which was a fun break from my heavier books and just something relatively light that I could listen to while doing stuff around the house.
I have to admit that I haven't listened to much rap, or at least the earlier stuff that this chronicles in such a beautiful way, and yet the way Abdurraqib writes makes me nostalgic for something I've never delved into.
I'm definitely going to have to look into his poetry after this if this is how he writes nonfiction.
Skimmed this via advanced reader on word so do not ask me any questions about the contents I cannot help you babe
This is by far my favourite Shakespeare that I've read. I like how light and funny it was, I actually laughed out loud at some points. It was just a good time! Would recommend to anyone that's trying to get into reading Shakespeare and want to start out with something a little easier.
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So the institution of the druncle has existed for at least 400 years huh?
They're doing my boy Malvolio so dirty damn😭
Upon further reflection he is not my boy and I don't like him... they should probably stop being mean to him anyways though but that might just be me idk
Toby trifling in chat, man's will not chill for even a second.
🌈💕Antonio slay💕🌈
Olivia knight in shining armour fr, could absolutely not fault Sebastian for immediately folding and falling in love, I would too if someone yelled at Toby in front of me like that. That's the hottest possible thing you could do for me honestly.