#books to read in 2021

[freshbaked-bread]

i fear that after 3 and a half years i am once again back on my gravity falls bullshit

[rotomicity]

TGCF art from 2021 which were very experimental and very much something out of my comfort zone but am still so satisfied with

(gonna ramble more under the cut 👉 )

My main inspiration for these were definitely classic storybook illustration styles and the watercolor-like illustrations included inside the tgcf books which depict hualian's daily slice of life routines as seen below

I wanted to capture that feeling of warmth i got from reading but i also went with the storybook look because their relationship (and by extension broad strokes of the entire plot) really did feel like something out of actual myth or legend; i'm chinese indonesian and was raised surrounded by chinese culture + values so tgcf felt VERY familiar to me, it threw me back to my childhood reading or listening to tales about chinese deities, i'd say the storybook image definitely came into my mind pretty quickly bc of this

I find this style somewhat hard to replicate now but if i could or have the time to, i really want to continue the 'companion pieces to chapter titles ' concept i did with the last 2 pieces (which are of the same chapter title but i was just indecisive 😭😭), i even had 3 more planned based on my favorite titles before burning out back then

[chiropteracupola]

A very fine captain, and a finer friend.

[roseworth]

i love this one. btw. if you even care.

[estebunny]

bernie collins recalled the scene of esteban ocon's first win in hungary 2021

via her book How to Win a Grand Prix

[k-wame]

George MacKay as Hugh Legat & Jannis Niewöhner as Paul von Hartmann MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR (2021) · dir. Christian Schwochow

[wynntermelon]

I really admire the scum villain fandom for surviving this long through sheer willpower and delusion alone

[butchlifeguard]

swimming <3

just add water, katie ledecky / tumblr / me / "how swimming helped an ocd writer quieten their mind," oprah daily / "how does swimming help shape my body?" plunge san diego / "simone manuel has already won," the ringer / pinterest / tumblr / aristotle and dante discver the secrets of the universe, benjamin alire sáenz / instagram / the swimmer, john cheever / me

[tigerbears]

[adam-trademark]

"Strong friendships can often have unexpected starts."

- Day-to-Day Happiness, page 65 (Giving the Benefit of the Doubt)

(December 11, 2021)

[bleachbleachbleach]

I was taking a book recommendation quiz and now the only thing I can think about is the Seireitei Communications putting one out for shinigami (Hisagi's attempt to get buy-in for mass importation of books and movies and music and such from the Living World).

Like, how do you not read this question and think about comedic master Kuchiki Byakuya bemoaning the inability to choose more than one option:

I mean, like:

[notbecauseofvictories]

as a coda to yesterday's "I can only watch serious Films now" post, I do want everyone to know that I've been re-reading the same 5-7 terrible romance novels on the back end. I'm clearly going through something, it's probably fine, but I won't know for another few months or quite possibly ever.

[troythecatfish]

Conservatives: 'Don't politicise Dune! it has nothing to say about capitalism 🤬'

Meanwhile at the start of the book: (CHOAM is a corporate monopoly)

[wordvomit555]

As an autistic person with a very high hatred for injustice and a tendency for seeing the world in black & white, I had a very hard time with aftg at the beginning.

I still sometimes catch myself at trying to completely justify the actions of my faves instead of accepting them as human beings, who just make mistakes.

But that is why aftg is so beautiful and important. It taught me to look at things at a wider angle and even if the hyper fixation will fade at some point, I will forever hold those books close to my heart.

[schwirrymartz]

goth twins (from different universes)

[hazellevessque]

You’re joking.