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what's a book you read as a teenager that was so magical and personally profound to you it literally changed your life, doesnt matter if the book was actually well written or not. mine's probably the catcher in the rye

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with how generally horny the demographic on this site is im surprised ive never seen a post just asking outright how many times a week you jerk off

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im really in a bad place i hope the sun doesnt start setting crazy early at like 4pm. i said i hope the sun doesnt set early at like 4pm that would be bad for me

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It's amazing how well Terry Pratchett wrote young female characters and women in general.

While reading I shall wear midnight I was really struck by the way he managed to truly help us understand the women from Amber and Letitia to the Duchess, they're all unique characters, and they all feel distinctly human when reading about them, which is really lacking in modern books about young women.

He doesnt submit to any tropes, he doesnt sacrifice any women to move along the story and he shows, through Tiffany's eyes, that they are all people. Even the Duchess in the end is so thoroughly humanised, you can't forgive her, but you can understand her and that is more valuable than making a character "good" or "forgivable" and their actions justifiable.

And honestly I was expecting Letitia to be a stereotypical cold, spoiled rich girl, but her character completely surprised me in the best way. I adore how Pratchett shows us and Tiffany who she is, through her actions and then allows also for her to be a stupid young girl that makes mistakes and then grows from them. You can truly feel her situation and understand why she makes her choices.

It broke my heart when I tried to see if I could find any interesting content reviews on the book on TikTok and found nothing much but a review talking about Amber and how the author makes the female character responsible for the actions of her father and therefore somehow is saying women are made responsible for mens' actions. I feel as though the reader didn't even read the book, let alone consume it critically. Of course Amber's father is in the wrong and nothing excuses his actions, it's made clear in the book that Tiffany helps him to keep other peoples, her peoples' hands clean of blood. His misdeeds aren't worth making murderers of her people, that's never the solution. And while yes Amber does eventually understand her father's actions, it is shown that she is not forced to do so and owes him nothing, she does so after having the freedom to become her own person and discover who she is.

I just don't understand how from a book that truly dedicates itself to fleshing out female characters and giving them control and understanding of themselves, someone can pick up a scene and completely juxtapose it from the overall message.

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YES I'M GAY:

faGgot

dykAe (the a is silent)

trannY

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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reblog in 45 seconds to have a slutty little night

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H.D., from Collected Poems: 1912-1944; “A Dead Priestess Speaks,” / art source / Angela Carter / Jana Brike / Medea; Euripides / Gleipnir (2012) / José Olivarez / Carol Ann Duffy / Miki Kim / vulnerability - a.j.

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request a gifset → @aimlocked​ asked: This Love? (insp.)

this love left a permanent mark, this love is glowing in the dark

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@poetryatmost / raymond carter / eileen myles / a month of changes by emility / olivia larson @poetbitesback / the months by linda pastan / tuck everlasting by natalie babbitt / dear august / morning sun by edward hopper / e.j.l. / sue monk kidd

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“Life went on without you. Of course, it did. Of course, it does. It was just an ending, not the end.”

— Lang Leav

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“I don’t know what living a balanced life feels like. When I am sad, I don’t cry, I pour. When I am happy, I don’t smile, I glow. When I am angry, I don’t yell, I burn. The good thing about feeling in extremes, is when I love, I give them wings. But perhaps that isn’t such a good thing, cause they always tend to leave and you should see me, when my heart is broken. I don’t grieve, I shatter.”

— Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey

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A few very important needs

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how evil are you

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—you gotta step into the daylight, and let it go (insp)