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Timothée Chalamet as Zeffirelli in The French Dispatch (2020) dir. Wes Anderson

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Allow me to introduce…The 1989 (my version) Sunrise Boulevard Vinyl Edition💛 Available on my site for the next 48 hours 🥰

taylor.lnk.to/1989TaylorsVersion

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Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.

George R. R. Martin.

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Surprise!! 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is on its way to you 🔜! The 1989 album changed my life in countless ways, and it fills me with such excitement to announce that my version of it will be out October 27th. To be perfectly honest, this is my most FAVORITE re-record I’ve ever done because the 5 From The Vault tracks are so insane. I can’t believe they were ever left behind. But not for long! Pre order 1989 (Taylor’s Version) on my site 😎

http://taylor.lnk.to/1989TaylorsVersion

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welcome to my page!

this is a bit about me:

my name is Avery

my pronouns are she/her

the book i am currently reading is: Dune by Frank Herbert

on my account i plan on reviewing/rating all of the books i read!

please leave book recs!

i hope you all have a good day and thanks for reading!

♡´･ᴗ･`♡

*REPOST*

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where the crawdads sing

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

                            ꧁ღ╭⊱ꕥ      07.22.23     ꕥ⊱╮ღ꧂   

Alright, now onto the next book! Today I’m going to be reviewing Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, which has become an unsuspecting favourite of mine that I plan on rereading as soon as my TBR is finished :’)

I will admit, the reason I picked up this book is because Taylor Swift wrote a song for the movie’s soundtrack (which I still have yet to see). This book was so much different than I expected it to be, containing so much amazing imagery and character development; Where the Crawdads Sing is a great display of Owens’ ability to set a scene using her remarkable writing skills and knowledge of the world and nature.

This novel had everything you could want in a story from romance and tribulation to adventure and mystery. The characters presented in this were impossible not to love, all with their own individualistic personalities and philosophies that complemented and contrasted one another so well. The scenery and descriptions in Where the Crawdads Sing made it so easy to transport yourself into North Carolina alongside Kya, experiencing everything she experiences, tasting everything she tastes, seeing everything she sees, etc.

The only thing about this book I would say I didn’t love was the ending. I just feel that after all of the character development gone through by the protagonist (Kya), the ending didn’t convey it very well.

In the end I would give this book a 4.7/5 stars because of how beautiful and well-written it is, but not a perfect score due to how I feel about the ending.

Thank you so much for reading! You should definitely check out this book if you enjoy descriptive writing or reading in general because I think there’s something for everyone in this novel.

Enjoy!

-avery

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normal people

Normal People by Sally Rooney 

                            ꧁ღ╭⊱ꕥ      07.21.23     ꕥ⊱╮ღ꧂   

I’m back! After a long, long procrastination/break, I have finally returned to my blog to catch up on the books I’ve left un-reviewed, starting with Normal People by Sally Rooney.

To keep it short; this book... changed me. My original feelings about the novel compared to my final feelings are a stark contrast. To be honest, I initially thought this book was going to be, how do I say this, Wattpad-esque, and to be fair, that’s how it was set up; An unlikely pair drawn to one another despite conflicting inner-circles and different circumstances. After reading to only halfway through the novel, my connotations were proven completely wrong. Normal People is a raw and familiar example of life, I wouldn’t think a single part of this book to be slow or boring simply because of how real it is.

This book felt like you were Connell, and like you were Marianne because of how easily relatable, tragic, and beautiful it is. I think that this novel is such a romantic portrayal of a very common and "normal" relationship between two people over time.

There was so much growth and changes of personalities and circumstances, Rooney’s choice to completely flip-flop Connell and Marianne’s popularity and statuses going from high school to university made so much perfect sense in the book because of who the characters were, but also because it provided an opportunity for so much development, and put them in situations that allowed the reader to understand who they (the characters) are, what they think, and why they are the way that they are; Like how Marianne’s treatment from her brother and mum later manifested into her placing herself in self-deprecating and dangerous relationships, and how Connell being a wonder child and having so many friends--but without meaningful connection--throughout his adolescence caused him to be socially unequipped to have real adults conversations and relationships.

I think that this truly is a story about two normal people living simple and empathetic lives that Rooney was able to turn into a transporting and captivating novel about romance, drama, relationships and tragedy.

I would rate this book a 4.5/5 stars because I thought it was such a great novel that was very easy to read and that I would read again, but nothing is perfect and there are things I would’ve changed to improve my experience with this book, alas a 4.5! This is definitely a book you should read if you like romance, drama, and (in my opinion) a slow burn that you’re not going to want to put down.

Thanks for reading!

-avery

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i finished reading “Normal People” yesterday!!! i’ll be posting a review within the next three days, i can’t wait to share my thoughts :)

i’ve started reading “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens and will probably have finished it by monday or tuesday

- avery

UPDATE: i actually finished Where the Crawdads Sing” today. soooo, i’ll post the review of “Normal People” tomorrow and “Where the Crawdads Sing” on monday!!!

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literally

rereading my own writing is just a constant fluctuation between "damn, girl, you wrote this? (affectionate)" and "damn, girl, you wrote this? (derogatory)"

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fave

This Love (My version!) is out & I’m currently reliving the 1989 tour in my head and spiraling, it’s fine http://taylor.lnk.to/thislovetv

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I lost my best friend 3 years ago- not lost as in dead but lost as in we only text each other on our birthdays now. Movies and books don't tell you that a friendship dying is like the sinking of a ship, you try to get higher and higher and hold onto the rails and unanswered texts, the captain tries to steer it to safety and salvage pieces of two broken hearts until you're left with memories of what once was. We were friends for a decade and knew each other's diaries by heart, I still remember her phone number and the way she took her coffee. Seeing her in streets is like breathing in a scent you forgot you knew but it immediately takes you back to a summer in '07.

Movies and books also don't tell you that friendships don't just end after one fight or incident, it's like the rusting of a bridge, the slow decay of flesh and bones and secrets. It took weeks, months- until one day I woke up and I realized I hadn't thought of her in a while. And I wrote a poem that day and I titled it 'The dying of a best friend' and I put all my love for her in a tiny box with my half of the matching pendant of a dolphin we had and stored them in a corner of my heart under the heading Grief. Where else can one hide unspent love?

It's been 3 years since I lost my best friend, lost as in I still carry our secrets in a tiny box but we only text each other on our birthdays.

-Ritika Jyala, excerpt from The world is a sphere of ice and our hands are made of fire

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a room without books is like a body without a soul

Cicero

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Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer— oscar wilde.

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i’m so excited to dive into this one with you guys once i finish my current read!! (check pinned post)