#The Great Mistake

[almostlookedhuman]

[morgan--reads]

The Great Mistake - Jonathan Lee

Summary: At the age of eighty-three, Andrew Haskell Green—the father of Central Park and other storied New York Institutions—is shot outside of his home. 

Quote: “New York didn’t set out to charm you. It was like God that way. You had to bring a lot of the enthusiasm yourself. He liked the idea of that. Of being somewhere that would not pander to him, but which would not single him out for any special cruelty either. Any harm would be randomly applied.” 

My rating: 2.5/5.0   Goodreads: 3.59/5.0 

Review: A tender, lovely little book that manages to be extremely forgettable even though it is beautifully written. Andrew’s loneliness throughout his life rings true, but it makes for a hollow, echoing sort of story. The ultimate impression of the book is of a life that lacked real substance and meaning and met an unfortunate and equally meaningless end. It also feels a little like creative non-fiction, the extensive research that Lee has done poking through in obvious ways too often.

[noeberri]

[egophiliac]

What do you like about the Diasomnia boys if I may ask?

I always love hearing about the different reasons people enjoy characters.

I mean, c'mon. he has split custody over Sebek okay

also, Lilia in particular has maybe the best timeskip character development of all time

[nipuni]

Casanova sketches!

[hitchell-mope]

Respecting men is always good. But every only child and first born deserves to be spoiled.

[readingaccountability]

the great mistake - jonathan lee

finished late nov 22

extremely well written tale of an interesting life. connection, legacy, and irony interwoven. i loved all the title drops that each contextually redefined what the title means. id love to revisit this book.

[shithowdy]

if you are an artist just trying out commissions for the first time as holidays come up, my advice to you to avoid burnout is have a clear ToS that states what you do and do not want to do.

not what you can and cannot do, but what you do and do not want to do. don't try to be the cheesecake factory of commission artists and take every single commission even if it doesn't suit your style or preferred subject matter. don't write a little disclaimer about how you aren't very good at backgrounds or vehicles but will do your best; that's how you get a client that for some reason wants a full brooklyn cityscape from you and suddenly you have spent five months stressed out and guiltily avoidant of other projects. just say you aren't offering backgrounds.

if you're not interested or confident in concept and design, be clear in your ToS that you need specific references for things like clothes and features. coming up with design ideas is a completely separate skill from rendering them; figure out with what you are comfortable before accepting the task. a lot of clients themselves don't understand that saying "do whatever" is basically tasking you to design for them, something for which you are well within your rights to charge accordingly.

pick your niche and hone it, and stretch your comfort zone with private work. you'll figure out as you go just how far your comfort zone stretches and can update what you offer accordingly.

[starrypawu]

Happy halloween!!!🎃🦇

[davidpotash]

Andrew Haswell Green & Fiction

Andrew Haswell Green & Fiction

What does one make of history? Is it facts and date? Stories and narratives? And for the creatively inclined – the novelists in particular – where do they overlap? Questions of truth and fantasy swirled through my reading of Jonathan Lee’s innovative biography-cum-novel, The Great Mistake. What was real and what was imagined? Jonathan Lee is a solicitor turned novelist whose work is often…

[miidsch]

trying to get back into pixel art with some strawberry themed desserts 💖

[bixels]

vague-posting about this here cuz i don't feel comfortable yapping about my su takes on twitter, but after everything that's happened the most interesting thing about the su fandom to me is that so many are 100% there for applying the "everyone can change and deserves a second chance" message to everyone, even the diamonds. except for one ☝️ she doesn't count. cuz she's dead.

[chalkrub]

more svanhildr - trying new things, like a brave boy

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Average Drama Enjoyer observes some peak drama.

[mackerelbones]

welp barbie meme is ded but dusting this old doodle off for posting 🚓

[ghelullu]

Brooklyn, 15.12.2018 - video by ReaperofTerrorTTV

"Thank you, Baby. (smells the flowers) Is that a way to shut me up? But it don't work!! It doesn't work. But thank you very much! Either way-"

Because he deserves all the flowers, I love how he almost cracks at the "way to shut me up?" and because I learned some of you are interested in hearing him say Baby. Different angle here by yupsure2.