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Me finally getting Jonathan Sims' book Thirteen Storeys: I will not relate it to TMA and not read it in the Archivist's voice. I won't bring TMA into this.
Also me:
(Ok, dw I only read the headline in that voice for some reason the rest of paragraph I- I read it in Siri's.)
Me, having not reading the 3 books I recently bought and just having trouble with finishing.... anything:
Also me: Finishes reading Axiom's End in 11 hours
please appreciate this bespoke Axiom’s End meme
i finally understand this reference.
Yeah. Pretty much.
I very much enjoyed Axiom’s End. Definitely one of the best books I’ve read recently.
Sol as Aizawa/Eraserhead is living in my head rent-free
Spellslinger by Sebastian de Castell: A really awesome fantasy series with some of the most awesome female characters ever. That and one of the main characters is a talking squirell cat.
Knights Of The Borrowed Dark by Dave Rudden: Irish fantasy trilogy with a diverse cast of characters, stakes and a beautiful friendship at its center. Also doesn`t buy into the Kill Your Gays Trope.
13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt: Since it`s Halloween in a few days: This very british tale about a teenager accidentally inheriting a set of ghosts.
Ace Of Spades by Amanda Foody: This twisted tale takes everything you expect it to be and then turns it around. Divers characters and unexpected twists make this so fun to read…
Airman by Eion Colfer: I only found this book recently and it is one of my favorite Colfer books. The characters are fun and the story is full of tension, action and real stakes.
Timekeeper by Tara Sim: In this alternative version of the victorian age, homophobia might not be in but time magic and colonialism sure is. So look out for gay timekeepers and biracial heroines.
I hope you enjoy these books as much as I did! Have fun!
Awesome. Thanks. 👍
So the subplot of Holes is that Kate Barlow deals with the politically-sanctioned execution of her black boyfriend—who unlawfully kissed a white woman who was in love with him!!!—by becoming a serial killer who targets racist/sexist white dudes who harassed her, were rejected, then went after her boyfriend as revenge from the depths of the “friend zone”.
Go off Louis Sachar, let em know!
Don’t forget the main plot was a damning satire of the brokenness and inherent racism of the American justice and prison systems! Louis Sachar does not fuck about
It always fuck me up that older people don’t understand how this story is as essential to most american children as Gone with the Wind or Mary Poppins was.
unironically, this is one of the best books/movies for young people that exists
Kissing Kate Did Nothing Wrong
And the technical writing of Holes is perfect. Like, it’s one of the most technically-perfect books ever written. Basically any plotting or pacing or characterization issue you’re having, read Holes and really study how Sachar did it. THE LIZARDS! THE LIZARDS.
the twisty prophecies! the lizards! the lipstick! the humor! this book doesn’t play. a true classic.
dont forget the sequel, focusing on two black side character from holes and a black love interest, that focuses specifically on racism, classism, discrimination against ex-cons, and sexism in showbusiness!
it’s good! and there’s an audiobook.
“Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.”
— Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre.
