#book rec from me

[thatdesklamp]

do you have any more levi fic recommendations

I haven’t read Levi fics in SO SO long but yes I do have ones from when I was a real Levi girlie (throwback fr). Some of these I haven’t read in legit years so my memories are pretty fuzzy to say the least, but hey, 2020 me liked them!

‘Spite’ by wellitcouldbeworse3: my #1 go-to always and forever! I was a fan of this fic since, like, chapter 15? Wrote a hugeass comment on each chapter (y’all can probably find me in the comments section) and wrote a whole fanfic of this fanfic. Loved it. If you fucked with the IW angst I would also recommend ‘As the Spark Dies’. Author is lovely and has so so many other banging Levi fics, tell her I say hi :)

‘A River of Three Crossings’ and ‘Dust, Diamonds’ by maokitty: I remember really enjoying them both! The former is incomplete but the latter is complete, both v worth reading from what I can remember (?)

‘To Sing a Song of Steel’ by CaptainDegenerate: anything by this author bangs, but I remember especially enjoying this fic. I’m a fantasy nerd and had recently binged the ‘Mistborn’ series, and I’m pretty sure I remember liking the magic system here??

‘Gestures’ by ChiisaiHeic: I found a bookmark for this fic from like 2020? Past-me said it’s got happy pining and minimal angst. I don’t think it’s finished but I apparently enjoyed it!!

I just checked the Levi x reader tag and realised that these are all mad popular Levi fics already.. damn. Oops lol. Listen I remember when spite was a fledgling fic ok </3

[bxriles]

I’m sure that this is not a hot take and that a lot of people feel the same way but like…

The question “does it have spice?!🌶️🔥” makes me want to jump off a cliff. I’m out here looking for gothic book recommendations on Reddit, tumblr, and goodreads and WHY is this the first question so many people ask 😭

Look, I love erotica as much as the next person but come on. There have got to be other things that matter when recommending books or choosing to pick one up, my GOD.

[dear-ao3]

Favorite genre of mystery?

i like the knives out glass onion variety, though once i get a break i plan on reading some agatha christie

[valewritessss]

I need every percabeth shipper out there to read Cardigan by Omnifiasco on Ao3.

[ckret2]

Hey listen. I heard you were wanting to watch unfandomizable slop so I figured I would offer strange movies ive watched or heard of that really were cheesy or boring but might be an easy way to waste an hour doing something.

Sharknado and all its sequels:

It’s so stupid. It’s so so so stupid and bad and cheesy. It has some blood in it but god it’s just stupid. The sharks??? Get put in tornado??? And in one they get sent back in time??? It’s just. Stupid. Never got attached to any of the characters and could not follow the plot for the life of me so I’m hoping you feel the same.

Birdemic:

Ive only seen this one talked about in the history books of bad movies but OH GOD the clips I’ve seen look horrid.

Little shop of horrors:

This one’s a bit risky. It’s a fun movie but is a bit cheesy. This one’s veering on good since I actually like this one so if you don’t wanna take the risk I understand. Also feed me Seymour ate for some reason.

Snakes on a plane:

I don’t even know what this one is but I have a hint to what it could be. Haven’t watched it but SNL did a skit and my dad said it was bad so I’m assuming it’s bad.

There! A few things Ive watched or heard of that kinda suck. Hope you enjoy or actually I hope you don’t enjoy because these movies are supposed to suck.

You slander little shop of horrors? You say it's merely VEERING on good?! Kinda sucks, you say?! Gasp. Shock. Unbelievable. How could you insult Twoey like this.

yeah I'm familiar with these. I've seen little shop and at least a couple sharknados. I remember when snakes on a plane was a meme.

I see your Sharknado and i raise you Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws, the best bad movie I've ever seen. You can also watch ghost shark 1 but i don't think it's actually related to ghost shark 2 at all and it isn't NEARLY as campy.

[kissmypoets-hp]

Fanfic Classics (inspired by zeziliazink and bubu0h)

I'm not even exaggerating when I say that these Drarry fics will always be famous to me! I believe I first read these around 2018, and I've reread them multiple times since 🤣 They're hits on AO3 for a reason and I cannot recommend them enough.

Away Childish Things by @letteredlettered

Far From the Tree by aideomai

What We Pretend We Can't See by gyzym

view more fic covers here. art credits below!

Artwork used (in order):

"L'Atre (The Hearth)" by Édouard Vuillard (1899). Credit goes to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection in memory of Virginia Jackson.

"Olive Trees at Collioure" by Henri Matisse (1906). Credit goes to the 2019 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

"Corridor in the Asylum" by Vincent van Gogh (1889)

[hells-plaid-angel]

 Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

[kulliare]

tagged by @shrips for 9 books you'd like to read in the new year! ty for the tag-- i tag @halfagod @albatrossisland @eponine119 @tru-lyly

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Thank you for the tag @tonhalszendvics !! Wow, this look fun!

first, search your pseud + [aesthetic] on pinterest and add the first 4 pics 🌌

then, name 5 fictional characters you'd live with in a heartbeat 🏡

lastly, which position you sleep in 💤

For practical reason, I twisted the rules a bit for it to be pseud instead of name, and marry into live with.

🌌 What’s that obsession with the hands 🤣

🏡 5 fictional characters... i don't think I'd want to live with any of those, most of my favs are absolute jerks and I can't stand fluff for a reason xd. Let’s see who come to mind though.

The Fool (Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb) to make things interesting.

Ivan (Vorkosigan saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold) handy to manage trouble— he’s used to it.

A dragon of Temeraire (by Naomie Novik). I’d take Temeraire himself bcs his personality is perfect, but I’m not cruel enough to separate him from Laurence. That would be just wrong.

Menolly (Chronicles of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey) to have at least one singer in this home. Also she is great. And bring super cute fire lizards with.

Calcifer (Howl’s Moving Castle) to get a roof on our head while keeping the ability to travel. Plus super efficient to get rid of waste and keep warm.

All of them in the same house bcs roomates are the best. And now it’s time to drive them all crazy by going wild and bringing forth as much chaos as I can 😈 (hopefully they’ll help me survive)

 ���� I sleep... curled up. In a super small ball, tangled in the blanket. Generally holding a cushion or plaid in my hands XD

Tagging.... @cinderfeather @bluntblade @starmahgalaxies @purple-iris @insertmeaningfulusername @pebblish @pat-the-togorian @linzerj @kgjhk @fanfictasia @asteral-feileacan @ravenite-void @fancyfrey @silvercaptain24 @beguilewritesstuff @lusseia @azzzryel @trickstress333 @sarcasticfirefighter @numerousbees1106 @udekai @nice1cream @justarandomperson17  @dragonnan @nemo-is-my-dad  @kuraiarcoiris @exomal @thinkingnot  @amethystsworld @andersssandrew @a-mel-tomelts @yummxi @mckiwi @gasmeros @renegade-of-theworld @angst-buritto @kadep @angelofbooklovers @dragonfromthewoodlands @snackhouse @firaqua @unbloomingblossom @capriciaclone @manufactured-pleasantry @sitting-on-the-roof @chonaku-things @taszzer @dirtkid123 @1ong1ashes

... and anyone who want to hop in!

[thatdesklamp]

lol my bad, sweets.

When I asked for fics I was mostly asking about jjk fics, but since you don't have those, maybe just what fics really REALLY does it to you in general. Personally I'm in multiple fandoms and I'd appreciate a good read. so really, anything. Like ur fav fics ever and ever.

Muah muah 😚😚

AHHHH I see I see

Yeah I don’t really read many jjk fics! Shocker, lol. Mainly because none of the main ships have really reeled me in (this includes satosugu… sorry, I’m just not a geto girlie…)

As for some general fic recs, I can happily oblige! (Most are haikyuu. That fandom shaped me as a person.)

‘campfire in your chest’ by deanpendragon: my all-time favourite fic ever. The fic that started it all: this is the reason I love friends-to-lovers, folks. Slowburn, mutual pining, everything I’ve tried for with IW was done first and done best here. I have reread this fic so many times that it feels nostalgic now. So, so incredibly beautiful. I will read anything by deanpendragon, but especially recommend ‘the certain things we lack’.

‘Then, Now, and Again’ by buttonstuck: I love so many of buttonstuck’s works but this is probably my favourite: poignant and so realistic, about getting together post-breakup and exploring what lead to the breakup in the first place. I loved the way it used time, and its structure was a huge inspiration for my other fic, ‘Soli Deo Gloria’.

‘Close to the Chest’ by darkmagicalgirl: Again: slowburn, coming of age, and really candid explorations of grappling with homophobia as a teen that did, in fact, make me a lil teary eyed.

‘Written in the Stars’ by Quixoticity: the pining. The pining. I remember reading this and thinking—oh, God, this is what I was going for with IW. I love soulmate aus with worldbuilding and angst and complexity (again, if you’ve read SDG you’ll know lmao) and this fulfilled everything.

‘Hemingway Can Suck It’ (orphan account): okay, this is just so funny. The premise is just giggle-inducing and I had to stop so many times to do the whole kicking-feet thing.

‘Spite’ by wellitcouldbeworse3: if you’re looking for a Levi x reader, literally look no further. I have such a soft spot for this fic (spot me in the comments!) but it truly is *that* levi fic from *that* levi author. A plethora of other fics, too (let me recommend ‘As The Spark Dies’ if you enjoyed the angst of IW).

There are so many more but these are the ones I’ve got off the top of my head. You’ll be able to tell that I have a genre of fic that I like, lmao. (I’ve also done a book rec list if you’re interested—it should be under the ‘book rec from me’ tag below) <3333

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

the absolute Experience of hearing booktok describe one book as THE best five star read you've ever seen that you'll wanna read over and over and over again and then actually trying it and realizing you'd literally eat glass if it meant you got back everything you wasted on it

[blessedarethebinarybreakers]

Due to flare ups, I’ve been thinking more about my relationship with my disabilities and my relationship with God — any good resources/book you can recommend?

Hey there, sending love and solidarity as you go through flare ups and as you explore all this <3

You came to the right place — disability theology is one of my great passions! Here are my recs for you. If anyone has more resources to add on or insights for anon, please share!

For starters...

First, you might enjoy wandering through my #disability theology tag over on my other blog, which includes excerpts from various disability theologians.

Or reading through / praying with the disability text prayers I shared here last July for Disability Pride Month, which were written by a variety of disabled folks.

Since it's Lent, Unbound's Disabling Lent: An Anti-Ableist Lenten Devotional is timely!

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Memoirs Exploring Christian Faith & Chronic Pain / Illness

My Body and Other Crumbling Empires, Lyndsey Medford (2023)

This memoir connects faith, chronic illness (especially autoimmune disorders), and the sickness at the heart of Western Empire / the Protestant work ethic.

How can we learn to work with instead of against our bodies? How can we rebuild our world to treat all bodies with the love and gentleness they deserve? .

This Here Flesh, Cole Arthur Riley (2022)

An incredibly beautiful book, poetic and searing...explores the goodness of embodied life and intersections between disability (particularly chronic illness), Blackness, queerness, womanhood, and more.

Each chapter focuses on a different emotion (anger, joy, lament, love...) to teach us how to honor and listen to what we feel in our bodies.

CW for accounts of sexual assault and other forms of and abuse and trauma, as well as accounts of antiblack racism. .

Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved, Kate Bowler (2018)

If you've been steeped in any kind of prosperity gospel, "if you pray hard enough you'll be healed" type Christianity, I highly recommend this book.

Bowler writes with gentle honesty about how her chronic pain and then cancer compelled her to move away from that kind of harmful Christianity into a faith with room for doubt, grief, and a God that holds her in her suffering.

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Disability Theology — Books, Podcasts, Videos

Disability: The Inclusive Church Resource edited by Bob Callighan (2014)

If you're interested in the perspectives of various disabled Christians, I love the range of voices they brought into this text! A great intro to how theology and church life impact disabled persons and how our churches must re-form themselves with disabled persons at the center. .

My Disabled AND Blessed YouTube series

I've got multiple YouTube videos that draw from various disability theologians!

I especially recommend my introduction to reading the Bible with a disability lens — stressing how different biblical authors hold different views around disability; so what's God's overall message? — and my video on Luke 14's parable of the banquet!

If you have questions about or struggle with the Gospels' healing narratives, I also recommend my livestream on that topic. .

My friend Laura's Autistic Liberation Theology Podcast (you can listen wherever you get podcasts)

Laura explores scripture through the lens of an autistic trans person who uses a wheelchair and has multiple chronic & mental illnesses.

I especially recommend their episode on "the Gethsemane of things," which takes an honest look at pain and where God is in our suffering. (Most of Laura's eps don't have transcripts, but I shared an abridged version of this ep on my podcast and it has a transcript)

"I am not your ornamental prophet" is also a great episode for thinking about what pressures are put on disabled persons and how to construct boundaries for yourself .

The Mad and Crip Theology Podcast

This podcast interviews the authors who are published in the Mad and Crip Theology journal, which is really cool! You can watch episodes with captions on YouTube, or listen wherever you get podcasts.

A good starter episode: this one "on Queer and Crip Sexuality and the Disabled Christ" .

Some eps of Blessed Are the Binary Breakers

While my own podcast largely centers trans perspectives, disability comes up frequently as well! Each ep has a transcript. These are the disability-focused ones:

"No End to Transphobia without Uprooting Ableism — exploring embedded forms of oppression"

"Our Pride Is Not a Sin — a Queer and Disabled Christian Lens"

"Goodness Embodied — an intersex, nonbinary first human and a disabled risen Christ"

"Marginalized Bodies as Spectacle and the good news in Jesus's disabling wounds"

"Eli and the prophet Elijah"

“Secular” books that helped shape my own theology

What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World, Sara Hendren (2020)

Fantastic book digging into recent disability history, present, and future with focus on the “misfit” theory of disability where body and world interact with each other disharmoniously, and the creativity disabled people employ to make them more harmonious  .

Exile and Pride, Eli Clare (1999)

One of my favorite books of all time. Connects disability, queerness, rural life, trauma, and more. Clare is one of the originators of the concept of the “bodymind” (though he talks about that more in one of his later books)

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Wanting even more resources? Here's my google doc with aaaaall the disability theology stuff — plus some helpful disability 101 stuff to share with loved ones!

Praying for comfort, wisdom, and community support for you as you journey! Please feel free to drop by again with any questions that come up or to share any insights you've gained any time <3

[reyreadersblog]

Can y'all give me editing ideas..?

[phaedraismyusername]

Do you have any book recs for someone in a reading slump? I always had a book out from the library when I was at school, but fell out of the habit and want to get back into it!

Personally when I find myself in a slump I tend to go for short books and novellas to try and avoid that mid-book slog that can happen when I'm not feeling motivated lol

Some excellent fast reads for me were

- Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E Harrow it's only 33 pages and it is legitimately one of the best stories I've ever read lol

- This Is How You Lose The Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar is less than 200 pages and has some of the most romantic language I've ever read if, like me, you live for the yearning lol

- Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz is a collection of short stories that comes in around 200 pages and has some of my favourite contemporary lit fic stories I've ever read mostly surrounding the Black female experience in Florida. Just the range and quality of writing are just *perfect*

- The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo currently has 5 or 6 books around 120 pages each and are all excellent examples of Asian inspired high fantasy and are real love letters to storytelling in all its forms (the second one is my favourite though I love the tigers lol)

- Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells are a great choice if you like Sci-Fi, the first one All Systems Red is 150 pages and surprisingly funny and heartwarming considering the name lol. I think a couple of the books are full length novels but the first one at least definitely isn't

- or, if you're more of a horror girlie, Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones, Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum, The Country Will Bring Us No Peace by Matthieu Simard, and Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris are all dark weird little 100 page stories that I ate up in one sitting

Hopefully there's something on this list that appeals to you because slumps are so tough to be in and push through so I hope you you find something that helps soon 😩❤️

[fuckyeahgoodomensfanfic]

Good Omens Fic Rec: Postcards From Paris

Crowley has just moved into his Mayfair apartment and finds a postcard addressed to the previous tenant. With no return address, he's left to collect and read the mysterious A.Z.F.'s adventures across Europe, where he hunts for bizarre bibles and rates ridiculously expensive wine in his free time. The question is: How will A.Z.F. react when Crowley finally gets his return address and writes back? It was different, he knew, to accidentally read someone else’s postcard versus intentionally perusing one in place of good newspaper over coffee. Crowley decided he was allowed that indecency, to balance out the good deed of safeguarding the mail in the first place. He kicked his feet up onto his desk, scooped up the takeaway coffee that was brought around by their newest intern, and settled in to read some of the most densely crowded handwriting he’d ever laid eyes on.

Length: 12,331 words

AO3 Rating: General Audiences

Best for: Safe in Public, Pick-Me-Up, Fluff, Human AU

Triggers: None

Read it here, fic by ghostrat

*Minor Spoilers* I am hurrying to write this post before it hits midnight in Australia so that I can say HAPPY BIRTHDAY @mrghostrat!!! Bilvy is one of my favorite creators here, not only for their amazing art but because they back it up with excellent writing every time. I genuinely am so impressed with the amount of work they do, I can't imagine how it all gets done so quickly with this level of quality. Thank you for all that you do, and I hope that you had a great birthday!

Anyway, you're here for the story! For it's length, this is such a rich story. You quickly fall into this world as our anxious and lonely Crowley starts receiving postcards that belonged to the previous tenant from the mysterious A.Z.F. Soon he starts writing back, and well, you can guess how it'll go. What Bilvy does so well, is take some pretty standard romance tropes and finds a way to do them uniquely and at 100. Every one of their stories feels like it could be a real rom-com and I mean that as a compliment. The pacing, the dialogue, the little details all come together and make their stories so engaging.

This is such a sweet treat, it's a perfect pick-me-up. You just can't help being charmed by this story. Completely safe in public, the only thing you'll need to worry about is how much you'll be smiling during this. Happy Birthday Bilvy, we're so lucky to have you!

I can't post about them until they are finished, but you guys should also be reading Big Name Feelings and And They Were Streamers! They're so good!

Read it here, fic by ghostrat

[wimbledon2008]

having hate sex with your rival with benefits is all fun and games until you're asking him to stay the night and making him a tuna melt