Love I just HAD to come on here to say that your reblog of my Cregan fic was just absolutely amazing!💖
I was giggling and laughing the whole time I was reading what you said. Truly so uplifting and motivating to have someone say such kind things about my work.
Thank you! Love you, pookie!🫶🏼🥹
AHHHH OF COURSE, DARLING !! ANYTIME, NO NEED TO THANK ME !! I should thank you for adding me to your taglists! 🥹🥹💗
Honestly it was all so very deserved, and it makes me truly content to know it made you happy! All your works are completely marvellous to read every single one of them! The way you write seems so stunningly smooth, and I absolutely adore how you describe to perfection the emotions looming between the characters, and in the atmosphere.
You are so talented! Keep up the amazing work & take care of yourself always !! Love yaaa!! 🥹 🫶🥰
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The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.
As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staff of
The New York Times Book Review.
NYT Article.
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Q: How many of the 100 have you read?
Q: Which ones did you love/hate?
Q: What's missing?
Here's the full list.
100. Tree of Smoke, Denis Johnson
99. How to Be Both, Ali Smith
98. Bel Canto, Ann Patchett
97. Men We Reaped, Jesmyn Ward
96. Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, Saidiya Hartman
95. Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel
94. On Beauty, Zadie Smith
93. Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel
92. The Days of Abandonment, Elena Ferrante
91. The Human Stain, Philip Roth
90. The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen
89. The Return, Hisham Matar
88. The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
87. Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters
86. Frederick Douglass, David W. Blight
85. Pastoralia, George Saunders
84. The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee
83. When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamin Labutat
82. Hurricane Season, Fernanda Melchor
81. Pulphead, John Jeremiah Sullivan
80. The Story of the Lost Child, Elena Ferrante
79. A Manual for Cleaning Women, Lucia Berlin
78. Septology, Jon Fosse
77. An American Marriage, Tayari Jones
76. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin
75. Exit West, Mohsin Hamid
74. Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout
73. The Passage of Power, Robert Caro
72. Secondhand Time, Svetlana Alexievich
71. The Copenhagen Trilogy, Tove Ditlevsen
70. All Aunt Hagar's Children, Edward P. Jones
69. The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander
68. The Friend, Sigrid Nunez
67. Far From the Tree, Andrew Solomon
66. We the Animals, Justin Torres
65. The Plot Against America, Philip Roth
64. The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai
63. Veronica, Mary Gaitskill
62. 10:04, Ben Lerner
61. Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver
60. Heavy, Kiese Laymon
59. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides
58. Stay True, Hua Hsu
57. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich
56. The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
55. The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright
54. Tenth of December, George Saunders
53. Runaway, Alice Munro
52. Train Dreams, Denis Johnson
51. Life After Life, Kate Atkinson
50. Trust, Hernan Diaz
49. The Vegetarian, Han Kang
48. Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
47. A Mercy, Toni Morrison
46. The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
45. The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson
44. The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin
43. Postwar, Tony Judt
42. A Brief History of Seven Killings, Marlon James
41. Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
40. H Is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald
39. A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
38. The Savage Detectives, Roberto Balano
37. The Years, Annie Ernaux
36. Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
35. Fun Home, Alison Bechdel
34. Citizen, Claudia Rankine
33. Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward
32. The Lines of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst
31. White Teeth, Zadie Smith
30. Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward
29. The Last Samurai, Helen DeWitt
28. Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
27. Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
26. Atonement, Ian McEwan
25. Random Family, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
24. The Overstory, Richard Powers
23. Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, Alice Munro
22. Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Katherine Boo
21. Evicted, Matthew Desmond
20. Erasure, Percival Everett
19. Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe
18. Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders
17. The Sellout, Paul Beatty
16. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon
15. Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
14. Outline, Rachel Cusk
13. The Road, Cormac McCarthy
12. The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion
11. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz
10. Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
9. Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
8. Austerlitz, W.G. Sebald
7. The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
6. 2666, Roberto Bolano
5. The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen
4. The Known World, Edward P. Jones
3. Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
2. The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson
1. My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante
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dating jason dilaurentis would include
• jason is incredibly protective, always looking out for your safety, especially given the danger that seems to surround rosewood. he’s wary of anyone he doesn't trust, and he goes out of his way to ensure you’re safe.
• jason isn’t one for grand gestures, but he would show his affection through quiet, intimate moments. whether it’s cuddling on the couch, taking late-night drives, or enjoying a peaceful morning together, he’d cherish the time you spend alone together.
• trust is a big deal for jason, so he’d confide in you about everything. you’d have a special bond built on the shared secrets between you, making your relationship feel even more intimate.
• jason has a dark past and a troubled history, but being with you helps him find balance. you bring light into his life, and he appreciates how you help him see the good in the world, even when things seem bleak.
• BASKETBALL DATES>>>
• jason teaching you how to dribble and shoot.
• jason jumping up to obnoxiously block your shot.
• once jason commits to a relationship, he’s all in. he’s fiercely loyal, always putting your relationship first and working hard to make sure you both are happy.
• he likes to surprise you with spontaneous trips or adventures. whether it’s a weekend getaway or just a late-night drive to a secluded spot, he loves the thrill of doing something unexpected with you.
• despite his intense feelings for you, jason always respect your boundaries. he understands the importance of giving you space when you need it and would never pressure you into anything you’re not comfortable with.
• jason isn’t always the easiest person to read, but over time, he opens up to you about his vulnerabilities. you’re one of the few people he trusts enough to see his softer side, and he values the way you accept him for who he truly is.
• PHOTOGRAPHY DATES>>>
• posing for him so that he can take pictures of you.
• jason is the boyfriend who would get down on his knees if it meant he could take a good picture of you for your instagram.
• he isn't the biggest fan of pda. he prefers subtle forms of affection like putting his arm around you when you’re sitting next to each other or holding your hand under the table.
• the only exception to this rule is that he kisses you before you have to go anywhere.
• however, when the two of you are are alone, this man is ALL over you.
• he has to be touching you in some way, whether it’s a hand on your thigh when he’s driving or touching your calf when he’s reading.
• he likes to know that you’re always there and that you won’t disappear like alison.
• his favorite thing to do is to rest his head against your chest and listen to your heartbeat while you run your fingers through his hair. <33
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