#August 2023 reads

[mangotortoise]

God this last bit is going to be such a slog

Spoilers and incoherent thoughts under the cut

I think I'm not the biggest fan of this genre. It requires too much suspension of disbelief on a large scale that to me doesn't feel particularly realistic (namely how quickly attitudes change among the older generations), while also understanding that this is not the point. The point is to argue against the annoying rhetoric you'll see where it's "Well if society was run by a woman it would be better" which is very untrue. And the violence here isn't sensational (as i saw someone on goodreads argue), it's not man-hating, it feels grounded in what it's trying to say.

But I feel like with all these characters the message is getting fumbled a bit? Idk. It reeks of "a white British lady probably white femnist" wrote this (and I say this as a white American lady.)

Idk the specific scene that annoyed me was when Tunde discovered that Nina basically wrote his book and gave him no credit and we as an audience were probably supposed to feel shocked or be like, "yup this is just what happens to women flipped on it's head." But all I saw was, "Wow a woman from the global north is taming advantage of a man from the historic global south. Shocking."

Ugh idk. I'm only reading this for a boom club and I hope I can find a review or something that captures the ick I'm feeling better than I can write it out.

(At least Margo and Roxie are interesting.)

[why-the-heck-not]

24.08.23, thursday

I’ve been treating my journal like a podcast where I just keep rambling while doing things that give me anxiety. Getting the anxieties out right away and feels like I have some emotional support there even tho it’s just me & my journal. Sure it takes a bit longer bc u’re basically doing 2 things, but at least something’s getting done u know?

[selenekallanwriter]

Is that too much to ask? 😭😭😭😭

[lavendergoddesstarot]

What good things are happening for you in August?

Pick a pile/picture

Pile 1:

Support: You will be receiving support. Only you know what kind of support you need and are seeking. This may be emotional support, financial support, advice, family support, friends, etc. But this month you will be receiving that helping hand from others.

Pile 2:

Adult Children & Take the next step now: I feel this means you will be taking the next steps in your adult life and dealing with childhood issues. You will begin to blossom from the past. For some with adult children, this means you will be advancing your relationship with them and getting closer.

Pile 3:

Hobbies: You will be diving more into your hobbies. Or you may be discovering and trying new hobbies. I feel your hobbies and passions will take off and bring you a lot of joy this month. You may even find a way to profit or make a job out of a hobby.

[lunarharp]

figured i'd do this again..bit early i guess..

[kidsnextdoor-doodles]

Decided to expand upon what specific animals they’d be (and added Bartie)

Except I struggled with Patton and Abby sorry they’re nothing specific

[joelletwo]

[ID from alt: sketchy natsuyuu fanart of matoba and natori as teenagers dressed as wizards in funky action poses and colored in greens]

JOINT HALLOWEEN/MATOBA BIRTHDAY/WAH MATOBA SEIJI WEDNESDAY KICKOFF 🎉🎉🎉 [tmnt voice] teenage gay ass wizard trainees

[tolive1000lives]

My 2023 reading challenge through August!

[eevvvaa]

• Dean Winchester

The Raven - Part 6 by @roonyxx

The Raven - Part 7 by @roonyxx

Safe Here - I Hate My Mom by @because-imma-lady-assface

Drunk Words, Sober Thoughts by @deanwritings

All In or All Out? by @dean-winchester-is-a-warrior

Help, I'm Dying by @queen-of-deans-booty

Low Battery by @thirdsaltyhunter

Be My Cherry Pie by @dean-winchester-is-a-warrior

Love Language by @mind-empty-just-fictional-people

• Soldier Boy

Suddenly by @mind-empty-just-fictional-people

Imagine: How Ben reacts to his girlfriend having cramps during her period by @zepskies

• Alec Mcdowell

Heat Cycle by @addictofsupernatural

Taking Care Of Him by @addictofsupernatural

Kiss It Better: A Dark Angel Fic by @crashdevlin

• Jensen Ackles

At Your Mercy by @k-slla

• Beau Arlen

Tap The Badge by @xenaxena

[wannabe-british-fangirl]

~ books read in 2023 ~

#21: The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones

The farmer had four ordinary children, which was why the magic of the fifth came as a surprise.

Rating: 5/5

[why-the-heck-not]

favorite time to be in my apartment is when it's dark out and I have just the mood lighting going on. never been anywhere cozier actually

[brucequeensteen]

my personal rpf favourite is peter doherty/carl barât of the libertines theyre like the mclennon of the 2000s but with 10 times more sexual tension plus they did sort of get back together after a decade . Not that it matters

[godzilla-reads]

🌸AUGUST READING WRAPUP 🌸

What have I been up to in August? Reading, it seems. I finished 15 books this month, bringing my yearly total to 115 so far! Here’s the list and the next photo for my Top 4 Reads because I couldn’t pick just 3 this time:

🌸 Hot Money by Naomi Klein

🌸 The Wild Swans by Jackie Morris

🌸 Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

🌸 Bug Boys Vol. 2: Outside and Beyond by Laura Knetzger

⭐️ East of the Sun West of the Moon by Jackie Morris

⭐️ Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future by Gloria Dickie

🌸 The Ice Bear by Jackie Morris

🌸 WolfWalkers: The Graphic Novel by Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, and Sam Sattin

🌸 The Unwinding and Other Dreamings by Jackie Morris

🌸 The Bear on the Moon by Joanne Ryder and Carol Lacey

⭐️ The Skull by Jon Klassen

🌸 Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

🌸 How to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine

🌸 The Twelve Terrors of Christmas by John Updike and Edward Gorey

⭐️ A Field Guide to Draco Floris Dragons by Annie Stegg Gerard

What have you been reading in August??

[amarenamoccha]

A little update on my reading list:

August Blue - Deborah Levy

Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop and Café - Mary Simses

The Guest - Emma Cline

Sistersong - Lucy Holland

The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden

Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf

Let me know if you want a more detailed review on these books!

[gingerbreadmonsters]

sleepy and v fed up w this blasted reading for japanese history class tomorrow. give me 45 minutes to finish this article and i will be back to talk about kissing or something

[therefugeofbooks]

The first book of the year was The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. And I wonder what made me go back to this story again. I think there's some melancholy in the shared sense among the characters that they can't and shouldn't change. They have to relive their lives, and even though they pursue different things, they continue the same, and the world keeps the same. And this is one of the main conflicts in the love-hate relationship between the main characters. And I have to confess that I'm a bit obsessed with whatever Harry and Vincent have for each other.

It was a great reread to start the year!