#AND JANE IS DOMINICAN

[yumistalstuck]

I lowkey hate hussie but he was fucking cooking with the “I feel so caucasian“ line. Like ofc the metaphor for drugs have the characters reach their pure hetronormative reality by becoming white and hetro 😭

[filmap]

In the Cut Jane Campion. 2003

Lighthouse Little Red Lighthouse, Fort Washington Park, Hudson River Greenway, New York, NY 10032, USA See in map

See in imdb

[get-loved-123]

My favorite headcannons in my Stranger Things Fic:

Will hates that El's birthday is celebrated on November 6th (she picked it), but then he forgets that it's the day he goes missing so he moves on. She only picked that date because it's usually seen as bad so she wanted to make him happy

Back in California, Will and El used to split the time they spent with Sean. Will gets Monday and Tuesday, El gets Thursday and Friday, and he hangs out with both on Wednesdays. On the weekends, he spends time with Argyle.

Furthermore, Sean met them because he threw a book at Will's head. He was aiming for Angela, but she dodged it. He got two weeks' detention and met them after Argyle did. Will fell for him the same day he got hit.

Eleven likes to be called Jane more than "El" but she keeps it as a nickname.

Mike spent a whole day at Max's house complaining about how much he dislikes Sean.

Sean's real birth name is Ignacio De La Cruz. His birth mother is white Dominican and his biological dad is Afro-Dominican. His mother was shot four times because she broke into the lab repeatedly to get him back. She's alive, lives in Indianapolis, and is still looking for him.

Angela and Sean used to be friends but that was before he was outed. El and Will know nothing about this story.

Sean knows Spanish but no one knows how. In fact, no one in the adopted family taught him Spanish. He started speaking it one day and they just went along with it.

Dr. Roseanne, their therapist, believes that Sean and El are on the neurodivergent spectrum. They both have varying severities of ADHD, autism, BPD, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. She knows not to diagnose them just yet.

Sean would identify as genderfluid if he grew up in 2024.

Ana Maria was arrested because Sean and Mateo had found a dead body in their backyard and had moved it. She confessed to killing the man and got the charges dropped from her brothers.

The man died form heroin overdose

Eleven gets irregular periods. Jonathan was there when she got her first one. She was terrified.

Eleven and Will were taught how to surf by Argyle. Jonathan would take videos of them while Sean suntanned (he doesn't need to tan at all but he can't swim).

Elliot calls Max daily to complain about Lucas's gentle and unbearable physical affection. She laughs every time.

Erica loves Lucas. And she tells him every night before she goes off to bed. (She's terrified of losing him after Vecna)

Erica and Melanie are very close and do each other's hair.

Will, Eleven, and Mike go to NYU. Sean goes to Cal U School of Arts. Max enters the workforce and become a tattoo apprentice. Dustin and Lucas get into Perdue. Elliot and Melanie join them a year later.

Steve has been in love with Jonathan since he punched him back in S1.

The Guerreros are incredibly rich. Their dad owns the Sufer Boy Pizza Franchise, and Argyle just likes to smoke weed and make pizza.

Their majors are Double Major in Fine Arts & Art History (Will); Double Major in Business & English (Mike); Fashion Design (Eleven); Double Major in Theater Arts & Art History (Sean); Architectural Science (Lucas); Computer Science (Dustin); Sports and Physical Therapy (Elliot); Writing and Journalism (Melanie)

Suzie becomes ex-Mormon

[toastedcinnamonflakes]

Books around the world

A while ago, I made a post that I want to make a list of books from every country of the earth. The qualifications are rather simple: The author needs to be from that country and the novel needs to take place in that country. The books themselves don't need to be the best from that country, just something I've read. They need to exist in a language that I can understand (which, for me, are German, English, Norwegian and Swedish).

If you have any suggestions, please send them to me 😊 So, without further ado, here is the list! (Books that I've already read are bold, books I have picked out for the country but haven't read yet are not)

Abkhazia:

Afghanistan:

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia: The Gray House, Marjam Petrosyan

Austria: Liebelei, Arthur Schnitzler

Australia: Picnic at Hanging Rock, Joan Lindsay

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile: The House of Spirits, Isabella Allende

China: Beijng Comrades, Bei Tong

Colombia

Congo

Costa Rica

Croatia: Marble Skin, Slavenka Draculic

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic: Valerie and her world of wonders, Vitêzslav Nezval

Denmark: Vintereventyr, Karen Blixen

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France: The End of Eddy, Eduard Louis

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany: Krabbat, Otfried Preußler

Ghana

Greece: Medea, Euripides (I would love to read a contemporary greek novel tbh, please recommend me one!)

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland: Moonstone - The Boy Who Never Was, Sjón

India: The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga

Indonesia

Iran: Reading Lolita in Teheran, Azar Nafisi

Iraq

Ireland: Skulduggery Pleasent, Derek Landy

Israel

Italy: Swimming to Elba, Silvia Avallone

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan: Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

North Korea

North Macedonia

Norway: Vildskudd, Gudmund Vindland

Oman

Pakistan

Palestina

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland:

Portugal

Quatar

Romania

Russia: Demons, Fyodor Dostoevsky

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea: The Vegetarian, Han Kang

South Sudan

Spain

Sri Lanka: Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida, Sheban Karunatilaka

Sudan

Suriname

Sweden: Herrn Arnes Penningar, Selma Lagerlöf

Switzerland: Homo Faber, Max Frisch

Syria

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine: Kult, Ljubko Deresch

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

USA: The little Friend, Donna Tartt

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

I am also including some parts of the world that are not independent countries, but that I want to have in this list:

Faroese Islands

Greenland: Blomsterdalen, Niviaq Korneliussen

Scotland: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, James Hogg

Wales: Fire and Hemlock, Dianna Wynne Jones

[vampiric-kitty]

Old doodles of my Hcs :3 I never completely finished them :p

Dirk: Mongolian/American(TEXAS)

Roxy: French/Haitian

Jake: Moroccan/British

Jane: Dominican

[abandoned-mars]

humanstuck names + more ! :]

john - ivan greenfield; korean/english; comic book store employee + shifty mom & pop restaurant waiter/support staff

rose - lavender buchanan; vietnamese/dominican?; sells custom clothes on depop + nsfw tumblr writer/artist

dave - dominic santiago; puerto rican/dominican; audio tech store employee + local club dj + aspiring rapper

jade - dahlia flores; pacific islander; unemployed, works for family farm

aradia - gabriella diamanté; japanese/mexican; texas road house type restaurant kitchen expo/dishwasher

tavros - antonio ‘tony’ noquez; spanish; works at dad’s animal shelter

sollux - niko park; korean; probably unemployed or sells nfts or some shit

karkat - donnie santos; black/colombian; mexican restaurant busboy + movie theatre employee

nepeta - june bernard; french/irish (white); dairy queen employee lol + volunteers @ pet shelter

kanaya - harper norris; african; sells custom clothes

terezi - quinn nephus; greek/italian (white); unemployed

vriska - viktoria ‘vikki’ huffman; russian (white); rue 21 cashier (is about to be fired)

equius - sterling rudd; black/native american?; training to be a mechanic at dad’s auto shop

gamzee - jordan scott; black/mixed; little caesar’s cook

eridan - cory reynolds; russian/scottish (white); unemployed

feferi - josephine galette; black/indian?; diner waitress + volunteers @ pet shelter

jane - janet greenfield; korean/english; pastry shop employee

roxy - macy buchanan; vietnamese/black; shitty dive bar bartender

dirk - diego santiago; puerto rican/dominican; burger king window worker/cook

jake - fletcher flores; pacific islander; texas roadhouse waiter + works on family farm

hal - alex santiago; puerto rican/dominican; thrift store cashier + furry tumblr artist

damara - anastasia ‘ana’ hoshi; japanese/mexican/filipino; hotel maid + fancy-ish restaurant waitress

rufioh - richard ‘richie’ noquez jr.; spanish; works at dad’s pet shelter + grocery store bagger

mituna - tatum ‘tate’ park; korean/welsh?; pizza delivery boy + aspiring twitch streamer

kankri - marcus santos; colombian/egyptian; diner waiter

meulin - lauren ‘laurie’ bernard; french/irish (white); coffee shop barista + tumblr writer/artist

porrim - elle norris; african; high end fashion store employee

latula - presley nephus; greek/italian (white); bowling alley attendant + dive bar bar back

aranea - leah huffman; white; restaurant hostess + interning at mom’s job

horuss - kade rudd; black/native american; dad’s auto shop mechanic + welder

kurloz - jesse scott; mixed; mexican restaurant dishwasher/cook + drug dealer

cronus - trent reynolds; white; works at dad’s company

meenah - natasha galette; black; new wave fashion store + aspiring hair braider

handmaid - hanna hoshi; japanese; house cleaner

summoner - richard ‘rich’ noquez sr.; spanish; owns the local pet shelter + personal trainer

psiioniic - jonathon park; korean; data entry manager + fixes computers for extra money

signless - derrick santos; colombian; preacher/missionary?

disciple - lizette bernard; irish; elementary school teacher

dolorosa - rosa norris; african; interior decorator?

redglare - monroe nephus; greek; lawyer

mindfang - marina huffman; russian; runs her own business (it’s a cover up for some illegal shit)

darkleer - darius rudd; native american, owns an auto shop + army weapons coordinator

ghb - grant scott; black; club bouncer

dualscar - dylan reynolds; russian; chief of surgery at hospital?

hic - cora galette; black; ceo of large cooperation (somewhat in cohorts with marina + dylan)

dad - david greenfield; white; 9-5 sales businessman

mom - lorelei buchanan; vietnamese; retired (used to be a scientist but found the cure to something and retired at like 35)

bro - drew santiago; dominican; club bouncer/dj/bartender + drug dealer + probably has an only fans

grandpa - jake flores; pacific islander; retired air force

calliope - caroline ‘callie’ umbridge; mixed; librarian assistant + stage manager at local theatre

caliborn - caleb umbridge; mixed; unemployed (reddit sub moderator)

i might go back and edit some of these bcus im not in love w all of them but i also don’t give a fuck abt most of them

[sunflower-chai]

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 19! That is quite a few questions so feel free to pick & choose which ones you’d like to answer :)

1. what i’m reading - still trying to finish the voyage of the dawn treader (cs lewis). reading just makes me so sleepy and my mind likes to wander. if anyone has any tips to get out of a reading slump (especially for someone with adhd) please let me know 📖

2. something i want to read - i have such a long TBR. i want to finish the narnia series, read the ballad of songbirds and snakes (and sunrise on the reaping once it comes out), and of course get my hands on north! or be eaten. oh and read the percy jackson/heroes of olympus series. and the lord of the rings trilogy. and some jane austen (persuasion and emma) 📚

3. 5 songs i’ve recently been obsessed with - this is such a hard question. i suddenly hate every single song ever but let’s go with:

• gratitude - brandon lake

• hey, honey - the 502s, hey, nothing

• gold - james marriott

• fair game - dayglow

• from the ritz to the rubble - arctic monkeys

6. a rock:

(from the bottom of a waterfall in the dominican republic)

9. craving right now - an iced chai latte. i ran out of chai concentrate at home so i didn’t have one today :(

10. favorite animal - for the longest time it was dolphins and i still love them but now it’s seals!! they’re like little water dogs i love them 🦭

11. favorite season - already answered :)

19. favorite candle - i had this really nice christmas candle from target last year but i burned it all and i can’t remember what it was called. now it’s probably my vanilla chai candle 🕯️

[misslavenderlady]

https://www.tumblr.com/misslavenderlady/730569882065911808

8 25 and 1

Thank you!

1. What's your name?

Bridget! My name was inspired by Bridget Fonda (the niece of Jane Fonda, who I'm a huge fan of). Coincidentally it was also the name of my mom's midwife.

8. How many languages do you know?

Like one and a half. English is my first language and I took several Spanish classes in school. I use it communicate with my inlaws, as they're Dominican and speak it as a first language.

I'm also in the process of learning ASL for my job! I live in a community with a large deaf population, so it's a very helpful thing to know.

25. Are you a morning or a night person?

Night person! I'm definitely a night owl, and possibly a vampire. I like daytime, but things feel so much more peaceful at night.

[jayesprite]

some updated hcs:

rose lalonde - afrolatina (dominican)

roxy lalonde - black

dave strider - afrolatino, albinic (dominican)

dirk strider - latino (domincan)

june/john egbert - wasain (vietnamese)

jason/jane crocker - white (irish/scottish)

jade harley - filipino & vietnamese

jake english - white (scottish) & filipino

[kaleidoscopiccc]

rtc headcannons part 2!!

Ricky: pan and genderqueer (any prns + neos), wore cat ears in middle school, keeps shipping the choir with each other, puts stickers on all their mobility aids, draws on their hands when bored, ADHD haver (ricky potts is many things, neurotypical is not one of them), listens to hatsune miku and lemon demon, lucid dreams a lot, besties with penny, really musically talented, colombian, dyslexic (still can read though! *cough* ocean *cough*), star trek game theory and fnaf fan, got noel into warrior cats briefly in middle school, emoticons emoticons emoticons!!!, hangs out with ocean at the library sometimes and they just read in silence the whole time, originally made zolar as a way to pass time during the 2-hour-long car rides to the hospital and it eventually became a form of escapism, fanfiction writer

Penny: lesbian and agender (they/she/it), autistic, her special interest is animals (specifically lions), love language is gift giving, collects little trinkets and gives them their friends, mostly sews her own clothes just because she can, its favorite song is daisy bell, keeps jane on her bed and it successfully freaks out everyone that goes into her room every time, braids oceans hair, really tall like 'almost mischas height' tall, plus sized, just stares at people sometimes (if 'people' ends up being mischa, it will turn into a multiple minute long staring contest), therapist of the group, the greenest eyes, karnaks favorite, didnt have eyes as jane just empty eye sockets, mitski fan, randomly picks up and carries ocean sometimes (air jail for the ginger >:]), really good at the violin despite being self taught, goes to the thrift store with ocean to look for old dolls while she buys clothes, has an entire wall of vintage crosses despite not being religious, cosplays and drags the choir to renfaire, loves studio ghibli, real name is peninnah, favorite ride is the carousel, cant type for shit, the only one that willingly volunteers to catsit for ricky

Constance: ace pan demigirl, (she/they) plus size, afro-dominican, kpop fan, really fucking strong from kneading dough her their whole life (that punch to the boob really must have hurt), made matching friendship bracelets for the choir, takes buzzfeed quizzes religiously, nailed it enjoyer, glues little rhinestones to her glasses, pinterest girlie, vocaloid and ABBA fan, boba enjoyer, loves barbie movies unironically, mom friend, carries sunscreen on them at all times during the summer so ocean doesnt get burnt to a crisp, brings left over baked goods from the cafe to lunch/choir practice, tbh shes probably the only reason ocean hasnt starved to death yet, fanfiction reader

[showmethesneer]

I think because Jane is christain and the book says bigamy is a sin she thinks shell go to hell so starving to her is better then hell its not just her morals

You're absolutely right. 💯 correct. I simply disagree with her reasoning and her priorities.

If she had left because he was abusing his wife and lying to her, I would be all for it. Starving on the streets will give you more peace of mind than staying with a man like that. Love it for you, babe.

But that was not her motivation.

She finds out that her boss/fiancée has been keeping his wife locked in the attic. She's fine with that part. He even lied to her face, gaslighting her about what she saw when she confronted him about the strange woman who came to her room in the night. She's fine with that part, too. Which is like.. weird. Keeping a woman locked in an attic and lying about it and gaslighting her were the things she should have been upset about. But they're not.

He explains that his marriage was arranged by his father when he was pretty young, that he knew nothing about this woman except what she looked like at parties, and that the mental illness that ran in her family was kept secret from him until after they were married. So this marriage literally means nothing to him. It's not like he was in love with her once and then grew tired of her and is trading her in for the newer model now. He was thrown into a business transaction and lied to at every step of the way. And now that he's met Jane and fallen in love with her he thinks this could actually be his chance for true love on his own terms. And even though Jane wants him too-- because she still wants him after finding out he keeps a whole person locked in the attic-- the simple fact that he has a wife, in any capacity, is preventing her from being with him.

And it's like "oh he was keeping her locked in the attic because he genuinely cared about her and didn't want her to get sent to an asylum where they would be inhumane to her" and sure. If that's what he thinks he's doing. But he doesn't really see her as human anyway. He describes her as an animal and worse. Which, i mean, given her Creole background, is deeply unsettling in and of itself. He also describes Jane as not human but he means it endearingly and that is also super concerning, cuz Jane is whiter than white so she's a perfect little magic fairy, not a dangerous animal.

So, he keeps Bertha locked in an attic so she won't get sent to an asylum where they will treat her inhumanely. But... like... was locking her in an attic and hiring one (singular) person to watch her 24/7 (not even treat her, just watch her) and denying her existence for 15 years any more humane? Or is that a backwards Christian idea about sympathy and righteousness?

I am saying all this as a queer WOC living in the U.S., where i have been effectively held hostage by christianity and christian ideology. My same-sex marriage could be struck down at any point by this government in the name of Christian values. My right to an abortion and bodily autonomy in general has already been taken away by it. Christian Europeans came to the Caribbean to colonize and exploit and convert my Puerto Rican and Dominican ancestors. So I'm coming at this from a place of justified resentment for Christian ideas of hell. Historically, what constitutes a sin and what you go to hell for versus what is good and just can be extremely fucked up and hypocritical in Christianity. It's okay for him to secretly keep a woman locked in the attic "for her own good" but it's not okay for him to marry a woman he loves. It is the correct thing for Jane to suffer, leaving her home to beg for food on the streets rather than stay with the man she still wants, because he happens to be married on paper. It's not a problem that he kept a woman locked in an attic, just that he tried to marry someone when he was already married.

Like jesus, Jane, just get the dick. You might as well.

[lucianinsanity-only-art]

Ooo! for the music game, Luz Owl House and 6?? (or 10 and Hunter if you'd prefer!)

6 - Zitti e Buoni by Maneskin

"Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro"

ID: a watercolor illustration of Luz Noceda from The Owl House over a dark background. Small light spells are the only thing colored, reflecting the light on Luz. Luz is a Dominican-American girl with shoulder length hair. She is wearing Eda's jacket and a beanie, she has a scar on her right eyebrow. She is looking at the side with a neutral expression. End ID.

~

10 - The Ballad of Jane Doe from Ride the Cyclone

"Isn't there anyone to tell me who I am?"

ID: a watercolor illustration of Hunter from The Owl House over a dark background. He is a humanoid boy with pointed ears. He has a fair complexion, a slightly hooked nose, thick black eyebrows, bags under his eyes, and ash-blond hair in a mullet with a long, jagged forelock. He has a notch on his left ear and scars on his right cheek and both his arms. He is wearing a wolf t-shirt and patched pants. He is kneeling in the floor with a hand over his mouth and the other touching the floor. His eyes show a shocked expression. Around him there's little sparks that reflect on him. End ID.

[world-literatures]

project read around the world

40/198

a project in which I attempt to read one book per country in the world. my favourite book from each country (so far) will be recorded here and swapped out as necessary.

africa

equatorial guinea - la bastarda by trifonia melibea obono

nigeria - things fall apart by chinua achebe

somalia - the last nomad by shugri said salh

south africa - black bull, ancestors and me by Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde

sudan - season of migration to the north by tayeb salih

asia

afghanistan - a thousand splendid suns by khaled housseini

china - strange beasts of china by yan ge

india - interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri

indonesia - beauty is a wound by eka kurniawan

iran - darius the great is not okay by adib khorram

iraq - frankenstein in baghdad by ahmed saadawi

japan - idol, burning by rin usami

north korea - princess bari by hwang sok-yong

south korea - love in the big city by sang young park

malaysia - queen of the tiles by hanna alkaf

palestine - mornings in jenin by susan abulhawa

saudi arabia - a girl like that by tanaz bhathena

singapore - crazy rich asians by kevin kwan

taiwan - want by cindy pon

vietnam - we'll meet again in san francisco by duong thuy

europe

denmark - the copenhagen trilogy by tove ditlevsen

france - giovanni's room by james baldwin

greece - the iliad by homer

ireland - normal people by sally rooney

italy - my brilliant friend by elena ferrente

kosovo - bolla by pajtim statovci

poland - once by morris gleitzman

spain - the spanish love deception by elena armas

sweden - beartown by frederik backman

united kingdom - pride and prejudice by jane austen

north america

canada - station elevent by emily st john mandel

dominican republic - clap when you land by elizabeth acevedo

jamaica - wide sargasso sea by jean rhys

mexico - amulet by roberto bolano

united states - the city we became by n.k jemisin

oceania

australia - taboo by kim scott

papua new guinea - a faraway familiar place by michael french smith

south america

argentina - things we lost in the fire by Mariana Enríquez

brazil - the alchemist by paulo coelho

colombia - one hundred years of solitude by gabriel garbia marquez

venezuela - it would be night in caracas by karina sainz borgo

[dear-indies]

hi, I have to recast one of my OCs due to grossness that Lily James was a part of, so I was wondering if you could help me find someone that looks similar, but... ya know. not pulling the whole pam and tommy bs... thank you so much! <3

Jodie Whittaker (1982)

Elisha Cuthbert (1982)

Jessica Parker Kennedy (1984) Black Canadian / Ashkenazi Jewish.

Dianna Agron (1986) Ashkenazi Jewish / Irish, German, Norwegian, English, distant Welsh (mother, who converted to Judaism).

Kyla Pratt (1986) Afrcian-American.

Evan Rachel Wood (1987) - is bisexual.

Tuppence Middleton (1987)

Stacey Farber (1987) Ashkenazi Jewish.

Emily Browning (1988)

Rose McIver (1988)

Parveen Kaur (1988) Punjabi Indian.

Melissa O'Neil (1988) Hongkonger / Irish.

Aimee Carrero (1988) Puerto Rican / Dominican Republic.

Aimee Teegarden (1989)

Emma Rigby (1989)

Lucy Hale (1989)

Gabriella Wilde (1989)

Jane Levy (1989) Ashkenazi Jewish / English, more distant Irish and Scottish.

Brianne Howey (1989)

Carlson Young (1990)

Britt Robertson (1990)

Samantha Barks (1990)

Hassie Harrison (1990)

Grace Dove (1991) Secwepemc.

Charlotte Nicdao (1991) Bisaya Filipino / Unspecified.

Conor Leslie (1991)

Sofia Black-D'Elia (1991) Ashkenazi Jewish / Italian.

Lucy Fry (1992)

Georgina Campbell (1992) Afro Jamaican / English.

Suki Waterhouse (1992)

Jessica Henwick (1992) Chinese Singaporean / English.

Kathryn Gallagher (1993)

Erin Moriarty (1994)

Aimee Lou Wood (1995)

Here you go! These people look the same and/or vibe off the same vibes.

[annethunderstorms]

My Year in Books 2022:

11,299 pages read

33 books read

Children of the Volga/My Children by Guzel Yakinha

historical fiction, life, solitude

set in Russia (German colony Gnadenthal) between 1910s-1940s

main characters: Jakob Bach, Klara Grimm, Anna Bach

The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa

historical fiction, politics, betrayal

set in Dominican Republic in 1960s + 1990s

main characters: Urania Cabral, Augustín Cabral, Rafael Trujillo

Persuasion by Jane Austen

historical fiction, romance

set in United Kingdom (Somerset) in 1814-15

main characters: Anne Elliott, Frederick Wentworth, Lady Russell

In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park

nonfiction, memoir, oppression, human trafficking, survival

set in North Korea, China, South Korea in 1990s-2000s

Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth by Dan Richards

nonfiction, memoir, travel

set in Iceland, US, Scotland, France, Japan, Svalbard

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

historical fiction, romance

set in Chile (Valparaíso), US (San Francisco) between 1843-1853

main characters: Eliza Sommers, Rose Sommers, Joaquín Andieta, Tao Chi'en

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

fiction, dystopia, family, relationships

set in US (New York, Hawaii) in 1893, 1993 & 2093

main characters: David Bingham, Kawika Bingham, Charlie Bingham-Griffith

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nonfiction, memoir, introspection, Sámi, nature

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Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon

historical fiction, romance, western

set in US (Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming) between 1853-1858

main characters: Naomi May, John Lowry

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

historical fiction, family, hardship, Great Depression

set in US (Texas, California) in 1921 & 1934-1940

main characters: Elsa Martinelli, Loreda Martinelli, Anthony Martinelli

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

historical fiction, Indigenous, mystery

set in US (North Dakota) in 1960s, 1970s and before

main characters: Evelina Harp, Mooshum Milk, Antone Bazil Coutts

Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward

nonfiction, memoir, race, grief

set in US (Mississippi) between 1970s-2000s

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

fiction, dystopia, motherhood

set in future US (Philadelphia)

main characters: Frida Liu, Harriet, Gust

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung

nonfiction, memoir, war, Khmer Rouge, family, survival

set in Cambodia between 1975-1980

Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

historical fiction, solitude, western

set in US (Idaho) between 1910s-1930s

main character: Robert Grainier

Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende

historical fiction, romance, dictatorship

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main characters: Irene Beltrán, Francisco Leal

The Promise by Damon Galgut

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set in South Africa (Pretoria) in 1986, 1995, 1999, 2017

main characters: Amor Swart, Anton Swart, Astrid Swart

Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu

historical fiction, family, survival, immigration, identity

set in China, Taiwan, US (Illinois, New Mexico) between 1938-2005

main characters: Meilin, Renshu/Henry, Longwei, Lily

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

(historical) fiction, family, immigration, deportation

set in Cuba, US (Florida, Texas), Mexico between 1866-2019

main characters: Jeanette, Carmen, Gloria Ramos, Ana

It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo

fiction, social unrest, oppression, grief

set in Venezuela

main character: Adelaida Falcón 

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall

nonfiction, geopolitics, history, international relations

set worldwide

Stolen (Stöld) by Ann-Helén Laestadius

fiction, Sámi, discrimination, crime, family

set in northern Sweden

main character: Elsa

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

historical fiction, witch trials, romance

set in northern Norway (Vardø) between 1617-1619

main character: Maren Bergensdatter, Ursula Cornet

Ways of Going Home by Alejandro Zambra

(historical) fiction, identity, politics, dictatorship

set in Chile between 1980s-2000s

characters: nameless protagonist, Claudia, Eme

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

nonfiction, memoir, abuse, mental health, child acting

set in US (LA)

The Marshal (Die Marschallin) by Zora del Buono

historical fiction, family, politics, war

set in Slovenia (Bovec) and Italy (Bari) between 1919-1980

main characters: Zora Ostan, Pietro del Buono

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

nonfiction, nature, environment, national parks

set in US (Utah) in 1960s

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

historical fiction, geisha’s, Japanese culture

set in Japan (Kyoto) in 1930s-1940s

main character: Sakamoto Chiyo/Nitta Sayuri

Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie

historical fiction, romance, family

set in Japan (Nagasaki), India (Delhi), Pakistan (Karachi) in 1945, 1947, 1982-1983, 2001-2002

main characters: Hiroko Tanaka, Sajjad Ali Ashraf, Raza Ashraf, Harry Burton

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

nonfiction, self help

The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

fiction, separation, abandonment

set in Italy (Turin) in 2000s

main character: Olga

The Gift of the Wild (Das Geschenk der Wildnis) by Elli H. Radinger

nonfiction, nature, animals, environment

set in US (Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, Arizona, Minnesota,   Massachusetts, Texas), Germany

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

historical fiction, sci-fi, time travel, race, slavery

set in US (California and Maryland) in 1810s-1820s and 1976

Main characters: Dana Franklin, Kevin Franklin, Rufus Weylin, Alice Greenwood

[anthrofreshtodeath]

Speaking of music! What type of music is P fcking R! Jane into? I love that snippet you’ve given us and I’m so excited to read Jane as a UC with Martinez and just diving into that world. I can do see how he and Jane clicked and clashed HARD . Of course you had to also have Jane dive into his sister 😂 Que drama! Any HC you may want to share form that universe? Have a great weekend!

There is a playlist! However this is mood music for the story and not necessarily what P FKN R Jane would listen to.

I picture her listening to canon Jane music, like Ambrosia, The Bee Gees, Sade, Prince, for mood. She listens to metal and other hard rock (like Metallica and shit) to pump herself up or work out. She loves her some Cher and gay club classics like Madonna and Donna Summer, too. In P FKN R she also has a reggaeton and bachata side courtesy of the Martinez family and some of the Dominican guys that worked in DCU with them.

In terms of head canons for the universe? Tatiana and Rafael’s mom moved Tatiana back to LA where she’s from when their parents got a divorce, and their dad took Rafa back to PR which is why he has his accent. And why Tatiana sounds Mexican (because they’re half). Their mom moved back to Boston to spend more time with Rafa after missing his childhood. She brings big lunches for him and his DCU buddies. This is how Jane meets Tatiana.

I think that’s it for now? I’ll have to think of one for Maura, too 🤔