#book review poll

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

Look at tumblr's 2024 year in review here

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[universitypenguin]

Do any of you use book apps? For example: Goodreads, Story Graph, Bookmory, or Hoopla?

I’m sick of Goodreads, so I was looking through the App Store and it was surprising how many new apps there are for books.

[yayornaypolls]

The wings of fire book series

[emachinescat]

A Year in (Book) Review: My 2024 Reading Journey 📚

#40 - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Fantasy / LGBTQ+ / Romance / 498 pages / Published 2019 / Finished Apr. 27

One Sentence Review: A stunning foray into story and myth and art and love and life and death and the books we read and the stories we tell ourselves and Fate and Time, this masterpiece turns the conventions of modern storytelling on their heads and breathes life into a huge, intersecting hive of myths, buzzing with wonder, love, stories, endings - and new beginnings, a tale worthy of Borges himself.

Favorite Quotes

"Someone is trying to keep the story from ending, I think. But the story wanted an ending. Endings are what give stories meaning."

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"A book is made of paper but a story is a tree."

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"All cats are guardians in their own right."

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"Be brave ... Be bold. Be loud. Never change for anyone but yourself. Any soul worth their star-stuff will take the whole package as is and how it grows. Don't waste your time on anyone who doesn't believe you when you tell them how you feel."

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"A boy at the beginning of the story has no way of knowing that the story has begun."

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"Strange, isn't it? To love a book. When the words on the pages become so precious that they feel like part of your own history."

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"We are all stardust and stories."

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"And no story ever truly ends as long as it is told."

My rating: 5/5

A Few More Thoughts (Spoilers):

I positively adored this book! It quickly cemented its place as one of my all-time favorites. It's unlike any novel I've ever read - the way the separate storylines are not only all connected but are the SAME story, the slow, satisfying way all the puzzle pieces begin to fit themselves together, the coziness, the wonder, the magic, the way the author weaves a new mythology tapestry worthy of Athena herself ... this book is art.

Although I had faith in the author that the seemingly unconnected pieces would come together in the end, the way they did so was a complete surprise. The whole book, I thought the end goal was to save the harbor on the Starless Sea, but no, it is destroyed in the end - and it's not even a bad thing. Bittersweet, yes, but necessary. A story is not a story if it doesn't end.

I could seriously write a dissertation on this book. Its themes of story, and its interconnectedness with life, death, and love are positively delicious. Masterful.

Even the best and most beautiful stories have to end at some point - that's what makes them stories. But the end of one story allows another to begin. Therein lies the beauty of stories: they are beautiful and significant and everything while they last, but even their endings forge the way for new beginnings.

[storiesofsvu]

Does anyone wanna be friends on Goodreads??

Or (this is the q for the poll)

[shelldrawsandanimates]

I just went to a fair and almost threw up and/or passed out. Good times. :) Also how does a sketch book review sound like for the 100 followers special? I will also include a voice reveal even if I don't get to sing right now.

[merojal]

Please share your opinion about this book in the comments

[thewriteadviceforwriters]

(Daily Writerly Questions #3) What is your preferred writing environment?

Hey fellow writers! I'm super excited to share that I've just launched a Tumblr community. I'm inviting all of you to join my community. All you have to do is fill out this Google form, and I'll personally send you an invitation to join the Write Right Society on Tumblr! Can't wait to see your posts!

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[getted]

Hollywood movie best dangerous short scene 🤫

[sirenesublime]

Seriously CANNOT decide what language to learn next so I’m leaving it up to tumblr poll! What language should I learn next guys? And if you have any specific insights into learning one of the languages listed, please let me know in the replies/reblogs. Thank you ☺️ 💕💫 !

[status-quo-book]

I want to read nothing but fluff forever. No conflict, only characters exploring their world and falling in loveeeee