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cozy autumn days 🐈⬛️ 🍂 🤎
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#studyabroad#study motivation#studyinspo#studyspiration#studyspo#studystudystudy#studyvisa#student life#study aesthetic#book and libraries#bookstagram#booklover#booklr#books and reading#book blog#bookish
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oops! it seems i tripped and dropped several million free books, papers, and other resources
https://annas-archive.org
https://sci-hub.se
https://z-lib.is
https://libgen.is
https://libgen.rs
https://www.pdfdrive.com
https://library.memoryoftheworld.org
https://monoskop.org/Monoskop
https://libcom.org
https://libretexts.org
http://classics.mit.edu
https://librivox.org
https://standardebooks.org
https://www.gutenberg.org
https://core.ac.uk
#free books#free book#freebookpromotion#books and reading#books & libraries#free#comic books#bookstagram#books#literature#library#librarians#public libraries#the smartarts library#library of ruina#ausgov#politas#auspol#tasgov#taspol#australia#fuck neoliberals#neoliberal capitalism#anthony albanese#albanese government#eat the rich#eat the fucking rich#anti capitalism#antiauthoritarian#antinazi
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Having a proustian moment
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— Jay Vespertine; not from a book but from an actual conversation.
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#my memes#my photo#bookblr#books and reading#bookish#books#booklr#bookstagram#readers#novels#reading#book memes#book addict#book and reading#book blog#spilled writing#book community#book girl#book humor#book hoarder#book jokes#book lover#book life#book reading#book rambles#book tumblr#book thoughts#book things#book vibes#girl rotting
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#superkursunaskr#photography#aestehtic#flowers preserved#flowers leaf#flowercore#flower#flowers#cottagecore#cozycore#oceancore#so cute#pretty in pink#pretty#indie#style#beauty#beatiful#bookstagram#books#iyiyimlaben#sarhoskedi#resimdekigozyasi#ozgurkedi#morsaclizombi#solukmavipapatya#books and reading#alternative#explore#lostonyoubabe
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how to start reading again
from someone who was a voracious reader until high school and is now getting back into it in her twenties.
start with an old favourite. even though it felt a little silly, i re-read the harry potter series one christmas and it wiped away my worry that i wasn't capable of reading anymore. they are long books, but i was still able to get completely immersed and to read just as fast as i had years and years ago.
don't be afraid of "easier" books. before high school i was reading the french existentialists, but when getting back into reading, i picked up lucinda riley and sally rooney. not my favourite authors by far, but easier to read while not being totally terrible. i needed to remind myself that only choosing classics would not make me a better or smarter person. if a book requires a slower pace of reading to be understood, it's easier to just drop it, which is exactly what i wanted to avoid at first.
go for essays and short stories. no need to explain this one: the shorter the whole, the less daunting it is. i definitely avoided all books over 350 pages at first and stuck to essay collections until i suddenly devoured donna tartt's goldfinch.
remember it's okay not to finish. i was one of those people who finished every book they started, but not anymore! if i pick up a book at the library and after a few chapters realise i'd rather not read it, i just return it. (another good reason to use your local library! no money spent on books you might end up disliking.)
analyse — or don't. some people enjoy reading more when they take notes or really stop to think about the contents. for me, at first, it was more important to build the habit of reading, and the thought of analysing what i read felt daunting. once i let go of that expectation, i realised i naturally analyse and process what i read anyway.
read when you would usually use your phone. just as i did when i was a child, i try to read when eating, in the bathroom, on public transport, right before sleeping. i even read when i walk, because that's normally a time i stare at my screen anyway. those few pages you read when you brush your teeth and wait for a friend very quickly stack up.
finish the chapter. if you have time, try to finish the part you're reading before closing the book. usually i find i actually don't want to stop reading once i get to the end of a chapter — and if i do, it feels like a good place to pick up again later.
try different languages. i was quickly approaching a reading slump towards the end of my exchange year, until i realised i had only had access to books in english and that, despite my fluency, i was tired of the language. so as soon as i got back home i started picking up books in my native tongue, which made reading feel much easier and more fun again! after some nine months, i'm starting to read in english again without it feeling like a huge task.
forget what's popular. i thought social media would be a fun way to find interesting books to read, but i quickly grew frustrated after hating every single book i picked up on some influencer's recommendation. it's certainly more time-consuming to find new books on your own, but this way i don't despise every novel i pick up.
remember it isn't about quantity. the online book community's endless posts about reading 150 books each year or 6 books in a single day easily make us feel like we're slow, bad readers, but here's the thing: it does not matter at all how many books you read or what your reading pace is. we all lead different lives, just be proud of yourself for reading at all!
stop stressing about it. we all know why reading is important, and since the pandemic reading has become an even more popular hobby than it was before (which is wonderful!). however, there's no need to force yourself to be "a reader". pick up a book every now and then and keep reading if you enjoy it, but not reading regularly doesn't make you any less of a good person. i find the pressure to become "a person who reads" or to rediscover my inner bookworm only distances me from the very act of reading.
#louisa-gc#academia#studyblr#aesthetic#book#books#reading#read#advice#help#university#study#uni#library#bibliophile#it girl#that girl#habits#booktok#booktube#bookstagram
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realistically there is no chance i will have time to read, imma still bring a book though
#book tumblr#bookstagram#readers#book lover#currently reading#book thoughts#book quotes#bookworm#book review#book blog#books#bookblr#reading
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Fictional men who have the "it's ok to murder but it's never ok to disrespect your wife" energy >>>>
#dark academia#chaotic academia#romantic academia#classic academia#dark academia aesthetic#coffeshop#books and libraries#poems and quotes#vintage#lovers#shatter me#bookish#bookworm#bookshelf#books#books & libraries#bookaddict#booksbooksbooks#bookstagram#book blog
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If you buy a lot of books and end up not liking some of them very much, can I suggest checking them out from your library first?
I worked in bookstores for a long time, and of course lots of my paycheck went directly back into the store. I've ended up "weeding" a lot of those books and donating them to different places just because I knew I wasn't ever going to read them again.
Now I'm a librarian, and I'm realizing just how much money I'm saving by checking books out FIRST. Maybe I check something out and I end up DNF'ing it within 50 pages. Maybe I check something out and I enjoy it, but not enough to read it again. Maybe I check something out and I really love it, but it freaked me out so bad it's tattooed on the inside of my eyeballs and I won't need to read it again (Drew Magary's The Hike, I'm looking in your direction).
Or maybe I check something out and I love it! And then I go buy a copy to own because I know I'll reread it, probably with a pen to mark up the margins in a way I know I can't with a library book!
Idk man. If you want to be more intentional with the way you spend your money, if you want to combat the commercialization of the publishing industry, if you hate that authors are being forced to do all their own marketing on TikTok and that readers are feeling shame about not purchasing and finishing literal hundreds of books per year... Maybe start by going to your local library. You can still post haul photos of library books without spending a dime.
#librarians of tumblr#booklr#bookblr#books & libraries#librarians#public libraries#reading#adult literacy#booktok#bookstagram
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cats and libraries ۫ ꣑ৎ
#book#reading#booklr#books and reading#book review#bookworm#bookish#book photography#bibliophile#book blog#currently reading#book club#library#book lover#bookstore#books to read#book tumblr#book aesthetic#book community#books books books#bookshelves#bookshelf#bookstagram#books & libraries#books and literature#pinterest#source: pinterest#cats#cats of tumblr#catsoftheworld
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“We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans – because we can. We have some impulse within us that makes us want to explain ourselves to other human beings.” – Maya Angelou
@/fridacashflow
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Minster Gate Bookshop, York
#studyblr#studygram#studyspo#bookblr#books#bookshop#bookshops#york#yorkshire#bookstagram#booklr#inspiration#travel#travelblr#travelgram#travels#travelling#book store#england
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— diksha suman (moon poet)
#dark academia#light academia#romantic academia#poem#books & libraries#annotated books#books and flowers#i love books#poetry books#books#bookstagram#booktok#moon quotes#moonchild#poetry#quotes#literature#romance#love quotes
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And suddenly, it's my favorite Acotar Appreciation Week of the year again!
I just wanted to paint a very soft and peaceful moment between Elain and Lucien as a couple ♡ Hope you guys like it as much as I do!
For #ElucienWeek2024 - Day I "Fated"
Characters belong to Sarah J. Maas
find my art.
#i just love them your honor#ElucienWeek#ElucienWeek2024#my art#acotar#acomaf#acowar#acofas#acosf#sjm#sjmaas#Elain Archeron#Lucien Vanserra#Elucien#feysand#rhysand#feyre archeron#nesta archeron#bookish#bookstagram#bookfanart#bookishart#sarah j maas
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