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[aliens-took-my-iwa-chan]

omg thats so real

I’m out here writing humor scenes with metal blasting in my headphones and whump scenes with classical playing on full volume xD

i be writing the most gut wrenching scenes with the most unfitting songs in my headphones. hyde be talking about how he wanna get brutally beaten up because he feels like he deserves it and my headphones are going “they be saying im a boss bitch im a boss bitch im a boss bitch”

[r-aindr0p]

"magical boys"

*BREAKS DOWN A WALL AMD CHUCKS MINI ROLLOS TO ANYTHING IN SIGHT*

WHERE?!

*visibly shaking* I am normal about this reversal trope of magical girls. I can definetely be trusted to not squeeze this mozarrella with a bowl cut to death. *mini rollo definitely being squeezed to death*

No idea if it's three anons or one but that's really sweet ✨ pls beware depending on which guy you plan to eat some of them give food poisoning or hallucinations (thinking abt some as those small colorful rainforest frogs)

I love magical girl animes very much, grew up watching tokyo mew mew (and somehow managed to watch wedding peach all on youtube a long time ago, i did not understand the english subtitles at all lmao, rewatched it years later and loved it), so imagine my surprise when I stumbled accross the first (if you ignore saint seiya) full on magical boy anime in 2015 and ever since I wanted to draw my own, and now I have my musketeers :)))

A lot more magical boy yapping under the cut because I love this trope so much

Anime I'm talking abt is 'Binan Koukou Chikyuu bouei-bu love' btw ! It's on the parodic side but not as much shitpost-ish as 'magical girl ore' for example. It takes itself "seriously" in it's own way. (and the ending song talks about 2 characters of the show that drifted apart and how there's 3 meters only separating them but it's enough for one to miss the other and aughhh my heart I could yap about this for ages)

LOOK AT THEM (couldn't find a decent pic of the season 1 clothes, this is season 2 and the pic is still low res augh)

Like, I was ?? idk in my last year of middle school maybe when I found this ?? fantastic discovery. Pink wombat mascot with the voice of an old man gives cute bracelets to 5 guys to save the earth. They have to say "love making" and kiss their bracelet to transform, I'm crying And here's the villains of season 1 and season 2 (twins) (silver haired bowl cut annoyed guy is my favorite, what a familiar description....)

There's 3 seasons in total to this anime and season 3 has a new cast of guys but years later at the same school !

Scenario is basically the same as season 1 but with different guys and villains, but omg the otter..... I love that yellow otter so much..... (look they have magical ace and deuce ) Villains of season 3 are called "edelstein knights" or something (ince again an angry guy with ridiculous bangs considered a villain, my beloved)

Other legit magical boy I love a lot is 'Fairy Ranmaru' !! It takes itself more seriously than binan koukou, in it's own scandalous way I'd say. They went ham with the fanservice during transformations it's crazy-(especially uruu's transformation) def +16 at least They do try to talk about serious matters and feelings/emotions in general. I cant' really tell if it's well written since I'm really an easy audience, I should watch it a second time... It's a visual experience at least if you're into that kind of designs

Blue guy my beloved.... Not showing any more, you can find the transformations on yt crunchyroll literally published them

Alright one last "magical" boy/girl, it's not even exceptionnal but it's a fever dream shitpost that has a special place in my heart : 'Classicaloid' So a girl's father created humanoids with the memories of classical composers and went to get milk, leaving them all. The classicaloids eventually decide to squat at the girl's house. They have magical powers called "musik" and have a small transformation animation. So to a certain extent I do consider this a magical people anime.

Here's everyone from season 1 (untransfromed) Beethoven and Bach (maybe mozart too tbh) are the most recognizeable but good luck to guess the others :') (Liszt and Tchaikovsky are genderbent) They are all so whacky together I love them so much, bach only speaks in musical terms "andante, pianissimo etc.." Chopin is the looser of all times, Mozart is.... Mozart, and Dvorak (season 2) became a pigmy hippo for literally no reason The animation is nice but the ending song illustrations ??? dang

First two pics are from season 2 endings, they all represent an important location for the composers or something related to them (for example Chopin's is the père lachaise cemetery in paris where irl one has a tomb) Really I'm amazed by all the ending art pieces, I can't put more than 10 pics per post, I would've showed them all otherwise eeee) On the thrid pic you actually see mozart in his musik outfit ! An in one ep he even lets his hair loose ahierjh

(takt:op is absolutely in my watchlist)

If you made it this far thank you for listening to the yapping, wether it was interesting or not ! :)))

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Frank my beloved, I could really use a good list before you hit the ol dusty trail. Could you give me a list of your favorite classical piano pieces?

This is not going to be nearly as good as you probably want, but here are a few I like, in alphabetical order:

"Adagietto" by Ludwig van Beethoven (5th Symphony)

"Arabesque No. 1″ by Claude Debussy

"Appassionata" by Ludwig van Beethoven

"Beethoven's Sonata No. 8 in F Major, Op. 10, 3rd Movement: Allegro" by Ludwig van Beethoven

"The Canon in D Major (Pachelbel's Canon) Arranged for Piano by Johann Pachelbel" by Johann Pachelbel

"Für Elise, Op. 52, No. 3 (Arr. for Piano) by Ludwig van Beethoven"

"Clair de lune" by Claude Debussy

"Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin"

"The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin

"Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Franz Liszt

"Polonaise Fantasy, Op. 61 by Frederic Chopin

"Prelude in D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 4 by Frederic Chopin"

"Waltz in C-Sharp Minor" by Frédéric Chopin

These are the ones that come to mind. I don't really know that many classical piano pieces.

[swanconcerto]

Hi~ I’m curious, since you like classical music do you enjoy ballet? Can you recommend any classical songs from ballets other than the obvious ones like Swan lake or The nutcracker? (Just found out both were by Tchaikovsky so challenge: no Tchaikovsky I guess). Thank you <3

HELLO MY BELOVED!!!!

i’ve actually been trying to get into more ballet!! i am by NO MEANS an expert at all though lol but i do have some recommendations!!

my piano teacher recommended to me stravinsky’s ballets!! the ones i’ve listened to are petrushka, rite of spring, and the firebird (listed from the one i liked most to the one i liked least!) they are SO crazy especially rite of spring lol. but petrushka is so fun the russian dance theme always gives me a skip in my step out of happiness. dadada dadadada DA DA DAA!!!

there’s also les sylphides, a non-narrative ballet danced to orchestral arrangements of chopin pieces!!! i…. am not the biggest fan of this one lol. the diehard chopin fan girl in me is unhappy about making chopin orchestral i think it sounds mid at best. but it’s not OBJECTIVELY BAD

and then there’s ravel’s daphnis et chloe!!! i ALWAYS recommend this one especially the lever du jour that i think is in the second part!! so so beautiful i think i’ve actually teared up to that on more than one occasion!

[brooklynislandgirl]

From my beloved @mouthoftheocean Optional tag: Music-fiends, you know who you are. 1.   a song you can listen to on repeat Red Right Hand || Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Whatever It Takes || Imagine Dragons 2.   a song from one of your favorite albums Alive || Pearl Jam - 10 Levon || Elton John - Madman Across the Water 3.   a song you loved when you were a teenager or kid Mr Brownstone || Guns N Roses Me and Bobby McGee || Janis Joplin The End || The Doors 4.   a song that makes you feel strong The Warrior Song - Leviathan || Sean Householder Wolf Totem || The Hu 5.   a song that makes you sad Indian Sunset || Elton John The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald || Gordon Lightfoot Pirate’s Plea || The Musical Blades 6.   a song that cheers you up Can’t Stop || Red Hot Chili Peppers Mwahahahah || Ookla the Mok Survivor Evolved || Neebs Gaming ft. JT Music {{RIP Thick44}} 7.   a song that reminds you of your friend(s) Lux Aeterna || Clint Mansell Throw Your Arms Around Me || Hunters and Collectors Sugar in the Hold || The Jolly Rogers Friends in Low Places || Garth Brooks 9.   a song that reminds you of yourself Texas Longhorn || Django Walker Closer to the Heart || Rush A Pirate Looks At Forty || Jimmy Buffet 10.  a song that brings back good memories Get the Funk Out || Extreme Amarillo By Morning || George Strait Sex Type Thing || Stone Temple Pilots {feel free to ask why} 11.  a song that grew on you Smooth Criminal || Alien Ant Farm {cover} On a Boat || The Lonely Island 12.  a song from a musical Music of the Night || Michael Crawford - Phantom of the Opera Right Hand Man || Jonathan Young and Caleb Hyles - Hamilton You’ll Be Back || Jonathan Young - Hamilton Falcon in the Dive || Terry Mann - The Scarlet Pimpernel Into the Fire || Douglas Sills and Original Broadway Cast - The Scarlet Pimpernel Madame Guillotine || Original Broadway Cast - The Scarlet Pimpernel Stars || Phillip Quast as Javert - Les Miserables 13.  a song with a great music video Sweep the Leg || No More Kings Jack Sparrow || The Lonely Island 14.  a song that’s better as a cover Temple of Love || Johnny Hollow The Plagues || Jonathan Young and Caleb Hyles -Prince of Egypt Old Town Road || Richaad EB and Jonathan Young 15.  a song that’s better acoustic Down in a Hole || Alice in Chains Radioactive || Daughtry {cover} 16.  a song with great lyrics Anybody Listening? || Queensryche Comfortably Numb || Pink Floyd 17.  a song for summer Santeria || Sublime When the Sun Goes Down || Kenny Chesney Toes || Zac Brown Band 18.  a song for heartache Snuff || Corey Taylor {Slipknot} Fuck You || Cee Lo Green and Daryl Hall

19.  a song for car rides Life is a High Way || Rascal Flatts Free Fallin’ || Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Calypso || John Denver 20.  a song for the rain Featherstone || Paper Kites What Kind of Love || Childish Gambino Nocturne #20 in C Sharp Minor || Chopin 21.  a song for dancing Can’t Dance || Cooper Allen Rodeo || Garth Brooks What I Love About Sundays || Craig Morgan 22.  a song for making out Hole-Hearted || Extreme More than Whiskey in Mind || Christian Kane Bad Romance || Lady Gaga 23.  a song for a lover Hallelujah || Jeff Buckley A Thousand Years || Christina Perri I’ll Be || Edwin McCain 24.  a song from before you were born White Rabbit || Jefferson Airplane Killer Queen || Queen 25.  a song from a band that’s no longer together Blow Up The Outside World || Soundgarden Big Empty || Stone Temple Pilots 26.  a song you’ve seen live Operation LIVEcrime || Queensryche {{yes the whole album/show}} 27.  a song you want to see live Hollywood Pirate || The Musical Blades House Rules || Christian Kane 28.  a song by a band you don’t usually like   Bang Bang || Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj 29.  a song you recommend Montero || Lil Nas X

[homeofplaylists]

Spotify Playlist: Baby Sleep Music - Lullaby Piano Songs for Babies

When it comes to putting your baby to sleep, soothing and calming music can work wonders. The gentle melodies of lullabies and the soft sounds of piano music have been proven to help babies relax and fall asleep faster. If you're looking for the perfect playlist to help your little one drift off into dreamland, look no further. In this article, we have curated a Spotify playlist of lullaby piano songs for babies that are sure to create a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere for your little bundle of joy. The Power of Lullabies and Piano Music Lullabies have been used for centuries to lull babies to sleep. The soft and repetitive melodies have a calming effect on infants, helping them feel secure and relaxed. The gentle rhythm and soothing tones of lullabies mimic the sounds babies hear in the womb, creating a sense of familiarity and comfort. Piano music, with its gentle and melodic nature, is also known for its ability to promote relaxation and sleep. The soft and delicate notes of the piano can create a serene environment, allowing babies to unwind and drift off into a peaceful slumber. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0G2mQr52Cvz8E9xY0Z8tCg?si=7375352dd23a4fff Spotify Playlist: Lullaby Piano Songs for Babies 1. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" - This classic lullaby is a staple in every baby's bedtime routine. The gentle piano rendition of this beloved nursery rhyme is sure to soothe your little one and create a tranquil atmosphere. 2. "Brahms' Lullaby" - Known as one of the most famous lullabies, the piano version of Brahms' Lullaby is a timeless choice for bedtime. Its slow and melodic composition is perfect for lulling your baby into a peaceful sleep. 3. "Rock-a-Bye Baby" - This traditional lullaby takes on a new charm with a soft piano arrangement. The gentle keys and calming melody will create a soothing ambiance, helping your baby drift off to dreamland. 4. "Hush, Little Baby" - The delicate notes of the piano beautifully accompany the tender lyrics of this classic lullaby. Let the soothing sounds of this song create a peaceful environment for your little one to sleep. 5. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" - This iconic song from "The Wizard of Oz" has been transformed into a gentle piano lullaby. The enchanting melody will transport your baby to a world of dreams and imagination. 6. "Clair de Lune" - The soothing and ethereal composition of Debussy's "Clair de Lune" is perfect for creating a calming atmosphere. The delicate piano notes will help your baby relax and unwind before bedtime. 7. "You Are My Sunshine" - This cheerful and heartwarming song has been transformed into a soft and tender piano lullaby. The gentle keys and sweet melody will create a warm and comforting environment for your little one. 8. "Pachelbel's Canon in D" - The timeless beauty of Pachelbel's Canon in D is enhanced with a gentle piano arrangement. The serene and harmonious notes will create a peaceful ambiance, promoting a restful sleep for your baby. 9. "Ave Maria" - The tranquil and angelic melody of Schubert's "Ave Maria" is perfect for creating a serene atmosphere. The soft piano rendition of this beloved song will help your baby relax and drift off into a peaceful slumber. 10. "Nocturne in E-flat Major" - Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat Major is a masterpiece of soothing piano music. The gentle and melodic composition will create a serene and tranquil environment, aiding your baby in falling asleep. Conclusion Music has a profound effect on our emotions and can greatly impact our ability to relax and sleep. The curated Spotify playlist of lullaby piano songs for babies offers a collection of soothing melodies that will create a peaceful and calming environment for your little one's bedtime routine. Whether it's the timeless classics or the enchanting piano renditions of popular songs, these melodies are sure to help your baby drift off into a restful sleep. So, dim the lights, snuggle up with your little bundle of joy, and let the gentle sounds of lullaby piano music create a soothing atmosphere for a peaceful night's sleep. Read the full article

[timelessfm]

please assign the skeletons criminal minds kins !

some of these are probably gonna immediately Make Sense and if they don't, i claim the ability to make choices based on Vibes™ alone. but here we gooo

BALDWIN: elle greenaway :') with like a hint of reid BISHOP: emily prentiss CHOPIN: they're giving luke, my beloved. or kate callahan. or both DICKINSON: gideon FAULKNER: rossi absolutely FITZGERALD: GARCIA obviously <3 with morgan mixed in HEMINGWAY: already said it in the tags but hemingway jj, maybe with a sprinkle of stephen walker STEIN: stein is like. a difficult one to pin down ngl i think that it's a mix of reid (cm anon u opened my eyes) and gideon..... THOREAU: another one i've been going back and forth about bc they're kind of giving emily vibes but also maybe alex blake ?? WHITMAN: hotch reminds me of a lot of these skeletons but i think that in my head he fits whitman the best

[commajade]

39-44 <3

HI LEGS I LOVE U 😍

39: name ur fave childhood books

the original question says name 1 but i have many so i'm gonna list a bunch! the mysterious benedict society, artemis fowl, the leviathan trilogy, percy jackson, his dark materials, inkspell trilogy, the secret series, a series of unfortunate events. i also loved fairy tale retelling books like ella enchanted and fairest by gail carson levine, the goose girl by shannon hale (princess academy was also good). a couple deep cuts r like the dragon princess books by e. d. baker, esperanza rising, becoming naomi leon, and the wedding planner's daughter books.

40: name fave books from ur teenage years

oh in high school i was into like. british stuff? good omens was my fave book and i got into discworld and the rivers of london series. i was also super into comic books i loved hawkeye, miss marvel, young avengers, like 3 diff harley quinn comics, saga, and a few others. from school reading i loved a tale of two cities, the awakening by kate chopin, and macbeth.

41: do u own a library card? how often do u use it?

i do! the orange county library card has oranges on it predictably but also zebras?? very random. i used my old one a lot as a kid and my account died so i got a new one last year! i don't use it that often but i'm trying to get into using libby!

42: which was the best book you read in school?

the best few from college are beloved by toni morrison, paradise lost by john milton, and parable of the sower by octavia butler.

43: ru the kind of person that reads several books at once or one at a time?

i used to be staunchly one at a time but after i started reading poetry collections and anthologies i started jumping around a lot. for novels i try to stick to one at a time and finish quickly so i don't lose immersion/momentum but it could be 2-3 and it could take months before i get back into a book if i stop. poetry collections take me forever cuz i just pick it up and read 2-3 poems then have to process it for weeks.

44: do u like to listen to music while u read?

i like to listen to music while i do most things but for reading it's a big nope! i get distracted and if it doesn't match the mood of what i'm reading it pisses me off.

[tarnishedhalo]

From my beloved

@mouthoftheocean

  Optional tag: Music-fiends, you know who you are.  

   1.   a song you can listen to on repeat:

Jeep Stuff MLG Remix || Neebs Gaming 2.   a song from one of your favorite albums: Quicksand Jesus || Skid Row ~ Slave to the Grind 3.   a song you loved when you were a teenager or kid: Civil War || Guns N’ Roses ~ Use Your Illusion II 4.   a song that makes you feel strong: The Devil’s Reach || The Jolly Rogers

5.   a song that makes you sad: Hand Me Down || Matchbox 20 6.   a song that cheers you up: Release the Kraken || Ninja Sex Party 7.   a song that reminds you of your friend(s): Ravens in the Library || SJ Tucker Skalds and Shadows || Blind Guardian {...who wrote songs about it...} 9.   a song that reminds you of yourself: Texas || George Strait 10.  a song that brings back good memories: Raise the Black || The Musical Blades The Music of Erich Zahn || Darkest of the Hillside Thickets 11.  a song that grew on you: Threw It On the Ground || The Lonely Island 12.  a song from a musical: One Night in Bangkok || Murray Head from the Musical “Chess” 13.  a song with a great music video: Godzilla || Blue Oyster Cult Operation Mindcrime || Queensryche Uncle Tom’s Cabin || Warrant Celebrity || Brad Paisley 14.  a song that’s better as a cover: I Love Rock N’ Roll || Joan Jett and the Black Hearts {Cover of the Arrows} Personal Jesus || Johnny Cash {Cover of Depeche Mode} Colt 45 || Cooper Alan & RVSHVD {Cover of Afro-Man} 15.  a song that’s better acoustic: She’s Talking to Angels || The Black Crowes Alive || Pearl Jam 16.  a song with great lyrics: 1985 || Bowling For Soup American Pie || Don McLean The Boxer || Simon and Garfunkel 17.  a song for summer: Watermelon Crawl || Tracy Byrd Redneck Yacht Club || Craig Morgan Two Pina Coladas || Garth Brooks 18.  a song for heartache: Cellophane || FKA Twigs 19.  a song for car rides: Happy || Pharrell Williams: 20.  a song for the rain: Rue Sibelius || Tom Vedvik and Martin Tillman Prelude Opus 28 #15 || Chopin Scheherazade Movement # 3 || Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov  21.  a song for dancing: Smooth || Santana ft. Rob Thomas 22.  a song for making out: Gods and Monsters || Jessica Lange 23.  a song for a lover: Cell Block Tango || Chicago cast Brand New Day || Neil Patrick Harris 24.  a song from before you were born: The Battle of Evermore || Led Zeppelin 25.  a song from a band that’s no longer together:  Love You To Death || Type O Negative {...*still in mourning*...}} 26.  a song you’ve seen live: Stupefy || Disturbed Hoodoo Medicine Man || Aerosmith 27.  a song you want to see live: Industry Baby || Lil Nas X Mockingbird || Eminem Good as Hell || Lizzo 28.  a song by a band you don’t usually like: Shake It Off || Taylor Swift 29.  a song you recommend: Telephone  || Lady Gaga and Beyonce

[retvenkos]

Olive, my darling, do humour me: cym as classical songs that SLAP to you

MUTUALS — let me know if you want to be included or taken off!

this one is my absolute FAVORITE actually but also i’m sorry for my classical music illiteracy

@noesapphic: lacrimosa — mozart | ♩

@permanentreverie: masquerade suite waltz — aram khachaturian | ♩

@teaand-dreams: nocturne no. 1 in b flat minor op. 9 no. 1 — chopin | ♩

@anthonysharmaa: devil's trill sonata: iii. allegro assai — giuseppe tartini | ♩

@moonlit-imagines: the four seasons: summer, presto — vivaldi | ♩

@heliads: piano concerto no. 2 in c minor, op. 18: 1. moderato — sergei rachmaninoff | ♩

@locke-writes: the orange tree — philip glass | ♩

@amortensie: orfeo ed euridice, wq. 30 — christoph willibald gluck, raniero de' calzabigi | ♩

@juliastrojan: 1812 overture — tchaikovsky | ♩ (but also !!! every time i hear carpe diem from dps,,,, i think of you 😭)

@murswrites: dracula enters — philip glass | ♩

@swanimagines: badinerie — bach | ♩

@biqherosix: elfentanz — david popper | ♩

@the-radio-star​: swan lake, op. 20, act II: no. 10, scene. moderato — tchaikovsky | ♩

@musicallisto: après un rêve, op. 7, no. 1 — gabriel fauré | ♩ (but also,,,, ma’am,,,,, light of the seven from GoT my BELOVED !!!!! ramin djawadi did the absolute mOST there and i love him for it <3)

@ughgclden: slow dancing in the dark — nicholas yee | ♩

@donnakenobi: études dans le genre fugué, op. 97: no. 4b, allegretto è sempre legato — antoine reicha | ♩

@scvrllet: wyden down — riopy | ♩

@mirclealignr: string quartet no. 1. mov. ii — derya kavuncu | ♩

@oceanspray5: finding melody — gavin luke | ♩

@missameliep: ave maria — charles gounod | ♩

[moxieestar]

sophie @nizynskis my dear friend tagged me in a mid-year reading list! (also my good sir. you are BRAVE for reading ggm.....!!!!!)

tumblr still won't let me post pictures (thank you tumblr <3) so instead here is a list of some of the books i've read this year...

gulliver’s travels by johnathan swift (please don't read this)

the age of innocence by edith wharton (please DO read this)

(first chapters of) death comes to the archbishop by willa cather

encounters with the archdruid by john mcphee

brooklyn by colm toibin (haven't finished it yet but i find it terribly boring)

(parts of) the small house at allington by anthony trollope

(parts of) a passage to india by e. m. forster

(first chapters of) the awakening by kate chopin

tagging @boudicca @betadine-cardboardbox @leggeteconme @thyramalie and @sneez my beloveds if any of you should so desire!

[kirua9]

daffodil ⇢ do you have siblings? if yes, in what ways do you think you’re similar to or different from them?

cactus ⇢ something you’re currently learning (about)?

sage ⇢ what ‘medium’ of art (poetry, music, fiction, paintings, statues etc.) is the most touching to you? why do you think that is?

camellia ⇢ what were you like when you were younger? do you think you’ve changed a lot?ivy ⇢ what are your ‘tells’ for your emotions and moods? how can someone tell you’re happy, annoyed, upset or tired?

chamomile ⇢ what kind of things do you like receiving as gifts?

most special ones for me for my most special one vik vik <3

0. Already answered about siblings

1.What I'm currently learning... Well, soon I'll be learning russian literature with tutor to pass the governmental exam + to enter the conservatory))) This exam is hella hard tho bruh I'm not scared, I have 9 months to prepare lol🤔

2. I LITERALLY CRY WHEN I SEE GUSTAV KLIMT'S WORKS 😭😭😭 My favorites are "Kiss", "Danae", "Adele". This technique of usage decorative (?) golden paper/gold is just fantastic. I can't really explain. It's astonishing how woman's beauty is dissolves in this gold surroundings, the little patterns, ornaments, it looks like everything is shining in harmony of idyll. Especially the "Danae". It's the symbol of rebirth, the golden Era of what? Of mine amazement I guess. The image looks flat as a mural, yet has the volume in the gold...........

I adore the movie by Peter Weir " picnic at hanging rock". That. Is. Magical. The atmosphere, the symbolism, it's boring for a viewer from a category... I mean I really like arthouse to interpret this according to my soul. Picnic is a mirror of my soul, idk.... Also any of Claudia Liosa's movies. They are about life in Lima, in general. I love "the Milk of Sorrow" and "Madeinusa".

I love Lermontov's poetry... also Alexander Blok, Boris Pasternak, Fyodor Tyutchev( "Silentium" – the best poem...) .

And music oh...... I'm a J.Bach fan. This music is so wholesome, it came straightly from outer space. My soul cries, I love it. F. Chopin, also, genius, his piano nocturnes, concerts and ballads are heartbreaking. Shuman, an innovator of the romantic epoch, a true master of harmony, love his "Carnival" cycle. Shubert, oh, and his vocal cycles are amazing too, I love the cycle "The Miller's daughter". Still remember "the beloved colour " as a very tragic romance...

3. Answered here

4. I actually have a very twitchy mimics (remember Cristen Stuart and her acting as Bella? That is me.) so when I'm nervous I'm Bella, when I'm sad I'm a stone mask, happy – crooked smile. Peoole say I have an empty gaze or I look very dope all the time, idk why, that's just my eyes. But the most common emotion – bitch face. :)

5. I love receiving money/certificates etc. Or food.... Actually if my dearest friends don't buy me anything, but say some warm words I'll be on cloud 9. Everything is easy.

[zelkam]

hiii hello <3 ok let's go top five favourite airports you've been to, books you've read this year, things to draw (anything from specific characters to smaller details like hands or clouds or anything you like) and finally favourite and most underrated mdzs scenes from any adaptation?

hiiiiiii ilu <33

top 5 airports I've been to

Brussels Airport, Belgium (BRU) my absolutely most beloved. It litcherally has a heart as a logo. The organization. The cozy wooden design. The Starbucks right in front of the info board so you can get a coffee while waiting for the gate info. The train station right on the -1 floor. I love youuuu babygirl

Warsaw Chopin (WAW), Poland. The OG airport for me. Going on holidays, dropping family off, whatever you want, it has your back. I could go though it blindfolded at this point.

Chicago O'Hare (ORD), US. The big stuff. The big deal. Quite messy (a lot of going back and forth when you're departing) but I'm always happy to see it again.

Munich Airport, Germany (MUC). The MVP for transit flights. Had to spend there like 7 hours in severe covid times (July 2020, 5 days after they restored EU air travel) and it was quite an experience because it was so fucking empty. I don't even know how many times I walked back and forth though it out of boredom.

Lublin Airport (LUZ), Poland. Very tiny (litcherally 3 gates), but very cute. The train to the city literally stops 5 meters in front of the entrance door.

top 5 books read this year

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Seven Ages of Death by Richard Shepherd

Everything You Should Know Before You Die by Małgorzata Węglarz

top 5 things to draw

Hair

Glowing things

Things going whoosh because of the wind

Details on clothes

Wangxian being very very very in love

top 5 mdzs scenes

/oh/ scene when wwx and lwj release the lanterns

lwj fighting the 33 lan elders

cql ep 43 soft jingshi scene

jinlintai confrontation

uhh maybe the boat scene where wwx is still a bit dizzy after being unconscious and lwj lets him sleep on him and cleans his face with a handkerchief while keeping his still dirty and the juniors getting flustered when they see them like that

[ask me top 5 anything!]

[dying-suffering-french-stalkers]

Finally watching Goodbye Partner!  I’m watching the dub, but I have the subs on so I can read the date/location popups and signs, so I’m getting a bit of dialogue comparison.  I’ll probably go back and watch a few scenes with the original audio as well (Kiyoshi Kobayashi my beloved).

Here begins the liveblog, but all in one post and under a cut so it’s not as insufferable:

Starting strong with a heist escape sequence as per usual!  As far as openings go, it’s hard to go wrong with that.

Oh, hello, literal actual Chopin courtesy of a timeskip/flashback.

What are these RWBY-ass CGI piano hands??  Y’all warned me and you were not kidding.  Traditional rotoscoping would never hurt me in this way.

CUSTODY_OF_CHILD.JPG

Lupin playing in those see-through inflatable “hamster” balls skdfjskjdflsl

Intricate Rituals.  Jiglup gunplay confirmed

Epcar’s delivery here was so much more aggressive than Kobayashi’s.

“Area 61, Colorado” just say Cheyenne Mountain

EDWARD ZNOWDEN

Fujiko really is terrible with kids

Listen, I love a good Dutch angle, but I’m starting to feel like I should set up a CinemaSins counter at this point.  I’m glad to have some shot variety but there are other compositions, you know.

Motorcycle Jigen returns!!

Loving this little Morricone shoutout, which I unfortunately cannot seem to find on YouTube.

[strangled Goemon voice] “MISTAKE.”

God. GOD. Tony Oliver’s delivery in the betrayal scene is so good.  Lupin is clearly not buying it at all and is quite willing to play along with whatever the hell this is - until Jigen shoots him right in the heart.  That’s going to hurt a lot more than literally when he wakes up, though 1) given that the movie’s barely begun, I’m guessing he’s still not completely buying it (rightfully so) and is gonna look into this and 2) unfortunately this franchise isn’t known for actually digging into all the delicious angst and implications it likes to sling around.  Cowards.

Also, I like that Lupin seems to be wearing a navy shirt and pink tie like he had in early Part 2 instead of the blue shirt/yellow tie he has in the other Red Jacket movies.  Not sure why that’s what they went with but I’m down.

Okay, I went back and watched the betrayal scene in Japanese and OOF, it hits DIFFERENT to hear Kiyoshi Kobayashi deliver those lines.  He’s so utterly casual about it and it’s all the more angsty since he’s, y’know, a million years old, so here his Jigen sounds much more tired/resigned compared to Epcar’s brasher gunman.

The way that the shots focus on not only Jigen, but also Fujiko when the boss asks about the betrayal...nice.  Fujiko doesn’t know for sure if Jigen killed Lupin, but I imagine such a possibility would shake her at least a little - not just because she cares for that silly monkey man, but because that partnership has been a surprising constant in her life.  If even that could finally crumble, her natural cynicism is about to get a whole lot deeper.  Morbidly, she wants to know if Jigen had the balls to do it.  It’d be a hell of a lot more kindred spirit between them than she ever expected if so.  It’s a shame this plot wasn’t used in a Koike movie; it would’ve been great to see the deliberate parallel/foil from TWCFM continue.

“Why don’t we talk about your future?” the boss says as Jigen’s whole demeanor screams What future?  Even though Lupin isn’t dead and Jigen has his reasons for why he did this, Jigen hardly expects forgiveness after all this.  Lupin may be alive but Jigen has just killed the best thing he ever had and he can never get that back (except he can, because movie and long-running franchise, but y’know, Watsonian vs. Doylist).

The Dark Crystal (1982)

HATSUNE MIKU???  ACTUAL HATSUNE MIKU????? (just her voice but aksdjfkajsdkfjaklsjdfljasjdflajsdf)

Ohhhh, the Lupin & Clarisse / Jigen & the kid’s mom (still haven’t heard her name lmao) parallel was just uncalled for, my heart

Let Jigen wear burgundy more often

...Mr. Epcar, I love and respect you, but is it too much to ask that you vary your inflection a little more?  Where’s the PATHOS?

Slightly cried instantly, “The Wendy lady lives.”  Then Peter knelt beside her and found his button.  You remember she had put it on a chain that she wore round her neck.  “See,” he said, “the arrow struck against this. It is the kiss I gave her.  It has saved her life.”

BLACK JACKET

Burgundy suit + round glasses Goemon!!!

There’s no way Pops is getting his job back after this one

Goemon: [turns his usual hot girl swordsmanship up to 11]

Lupin: Well mark me down as scared AND horny! dot jpeg

Again with the CGI hand crimes.

Wow he straight-up said Jigen was cheating on him

Ah, see, that “waste of oxygen”/“huge mistake” bit of dialogue is the kind of inflection I like to hear.

WarGames (1983)

It took me entirely too long to realize the president was supposed to look like H.illary.

Goemon: [slices open a door for Fujiko]

Fujiko: “Oh, you.” <3

This is all very action-heavy and surprisingly decent for a Lupin film so far, but uh. why is Jigen once again a side character in his own movie?

Ayyyy, nice reference to Zantetsuken’s composition from Part 1.  Still insane that they melted down three awesome swords to make a different sword though.

Goemon snarks back to robots confirmed.  Not that Lupin would ever be stupid enough to buy an Al3xa/etc. but can you IMAGINE

JAZZ PIANIST FUJIKO!  Fujiko having actual interests and hobbies!!!

Comrade Emilka

TRIPLE PARALLEL WITH JIGEN & ALISA NOW

They just?? left Jigen in the middle of the desert after the absolute minimum discussion of All That????  That’s...on-brand actually but give me the angst this plot device deserved >:(

Michelle Ruff I would die for you

This variation on the main theme is my favorite.  I’ve probably listened to it about a thousand times at this point but I finally got to hear it in context.

Welp, that was one of the better Lupin movies I’ve seen, but I do wish they’d done more with the whole Jigen betrayal thing that ended up being more of a subplot.  Thank goodness for fics that do the work.

Edit: “There are about four different plots going on at once in this movie, and they forgot to focus on the one that’s in the actual title.” - @theimpossiblescheme

[fog-on-the-moon]

Celia Rime, aspiring book illustrator and side-line pianist (and secret poet), my MC for @bodycountgame

“Far away from here I’m called, my mind it flies among the skies, But, my beloved, do not be fooled, I know you when I close my eyes.”

- A snippet from one of her many poems, which she will completely deny ever writing

22 years old and a year out of uni, Celia convinces herself to apply for the new Body Count reality show (despite her distaste for the things) because she’s feeling lost. She has a vague idea of what she wants to do, but can’t find any openings (and maybe she does really want to find love). But having a pretty extreme case of stage fright might make her new life a little difficult...

About her:

Bisexual<3

A little bit anxious, a little bit depressed, a whole lot (Not) Ready For Tomorrow

Self-taught artist, but always had a talent for it. She keeps every sketchbook she fills as a visual reminder that improvement is Real

Likes to paint on her hands and thighs for Funsies

Started learning piano at the beginning of secondary school, and jumped up to Grade 3 immediately. Despite her skill, she only plays for herself and her very close family / friends

Aquarius - open-minded and creative, but sometimes a bit too aloof

Video games all the way Skyrim Skyrim Skyrim

Owns one (1) leather jacket that she wears literally every day, because it was a gift from her late grandmother - she’s not ever been seen without it since receiving it

Introverted, and pissy when told to take out her earbuds

Her music taste is extremely vast and varied, but her all-time favourite always has been and always will be Starlight by Muse

Has been known to unironically quote Twenty One Pilots on occasion, much to her friends (and sometimes her own) chagrin - “Would you say you depend on the weather?”, Good Day

Grunge Is Out Of Fashion who?

A whole bunch of piercings and a whole bunch of tattoos, and every single one has a meaning. Celia tells a select few a couple reasons, but only she knows them all

Likes to think she’s Cool and Edgy with her biker-chic vibes but the second someone says anything remotely nice to her she melts to a puddle on the floor.

(buy her flowers I dare you)

(she will fall in love with you on the spot)

Expanding on this, though Brooding is her resting state she becomes a goofy mess when excited and around friends

Secretly loves the Dark Academia Look but worries she can’t pull it off

Tried her hand at composing and made a couple songs, but she’s never shared any with anyone and likely never will

Her favourite song to play is Mariage d’amour by Paul de Senneville (and she will fight anyone who tries to claim it was composed by Chopin)

Love interests: Griffin, Charlie, Florrie, Vinh

[literarypilgrim]

Read Like a Gilmore

All 339 Books Referenced In “Gilmore Girls” 

Not my original list, but thought it’d be fun to go through and see which one’s I’ve actually read :P If it’s in bold, I’ve got it, and if it’s struck through, I’ve read it. I’ve put a ‘read more’ because it ended up being an insanely long post, and I’m now very sad at how many of these I haven’t read. (I’ve spaced them into groups of ten to make it easier to read)

1. 1984 by George Orwell  2. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 4. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 5. An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser 6. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt 7. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 8. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 9. The Archidamian War by Donald Kagan 10. The Art of Fiction by Henry James 

11. The Art of War by Sun Tzu 12. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 13. Atonement by Ian McEwan 14. Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy 15. The Awakening by Kate Chopin 16. Babe by Dick King-Smith 17. Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi 18. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 19. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 20. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 21. Beloved by Toni Morrison 22. Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney 23. The Bhagava Gita 24. The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews by Peter Duffy 25. Bitch in Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel 26. A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays by Mary McCarthy 27. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 28. Brick Lane by Monica Ali 29. Bridgadoon by Alan Jay Lerner 30. Candide by Voltaire 31. The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer 32. Carrie by Stephen King 33. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 34. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger 35. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White 36. The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman 37. Christine by Stephen King 38. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 39. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 40. The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse    41. The Collected Stories by Eudora Welty 42. A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare 43. Complete Novels by Dawn Powell 44. The Complete Poems by Anne Sexton 45. Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker 46. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 47. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 48. Cousin Bette by Honore de Balzac 49. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 50. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber    51. The Crucible by Arthur Miller 52. Cujo by Stephen King 53. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 54. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende 55. David and Lisa by Dr Theodore Issac Rubin M.D 56. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 57. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 58. Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol 59. Demons by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 60. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller 61. Deenie by Judy Blume 62. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson 63. The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx 64. The Divine Comedy by Dante 65. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells 66. Don Quixote by Cervantes 67. Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhrv 68. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 69. Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe 70. Eleanor Roosevelt by Blanche Wiesen Cook 71. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe 72. Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn  73. Eloise by Kay Thompson 74. Emily the Strange by Roger Reger 75. Emma by Jane Austen 76. Empire Falls by Richard Russo 77. Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 78. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 79. Ethics by Spinoza 80. Europe through the Back Door, 2003 by Rick Steves

81. Eva Luna by Isabel Allende 82. Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer 83. Extravagance by Gary Krist 84. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 85. Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore 86. The Fall of the Athenian Empire by Donald Kagan 87. Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World by Greg Critser 88. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson 89. The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien 90. Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein 91. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 92. Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce 93. Fletch by Gregory McDonald 94. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 95. The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem 96. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 97. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 98. Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger 99. Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers 100. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut 101. Gender Trouble by Judith Butler 102. George W. Bushism: The Slate Book of the Accidental Wit and Wisdom of our 43rd President by Jacob Weisberg 103. Gidget by Fredrick Kohner 104. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen 105. The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels 106. The Godfather: Book 1 by Mario Puzo 107. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy  108. Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Alvin Granowsky  109. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell  110. The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford 

111. The Gospel According to Judy Bloom 112. The Graduate by Charles Webb 113. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 114. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 115. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 116. The Group by Mary McCarthy 117. Hamlet by William Shakespeare 118. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling 119. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling 120. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers    121. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 122. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry 123. Henry IV, part I by William Shakespeare 124. Henry IV, part II by William Shakespeare 125. Henry V by William Shakespeare 126. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby 127. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon 128. Holidays on Ice: Stories by David Sedaris 129. The Holy Barbarians by Lawrence Lipton 130. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III    131. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende 132. How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer 133. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss  134. How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland  135. Howl by Allen Ginsberg  136. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo  137. The Iliad by Homer 138. I’m With the Band by Pamela des Barres  139. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote  140. Inferno by Dante 

141. Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee 142. Iron Weed by William J. Kennedy 143. It Takes a Village by Hillary Rodham Clinton 144. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 145. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 146. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare 147. The Jumping Frog by Mark Twain 148. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair 149. Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito 150. The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander 151. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain 152. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 153. Lady Chatterleys’ Lover by D. H. Lawrence 154. The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000 by Gore Vidal 155. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman 156. The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield 157. Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis 158. Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke 159. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken  160. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 

161. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens 162. The Little Locksmith by Katharine Butler Hathaway 163. The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen 164. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 165. Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton 166. Lord of the Flies by William Golding 167. The Lottery: And Other Stories by Shirley Jackson 168. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 169. The Love Story by Erich Segal 170. Macbeth by William Shakespeare 171. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 172. The Manticore by Robertson Davies 173. Marathon Man by William Goldman 174. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 175. Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir 176. Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman by William Tecumseh Sherman 177. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 178. The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer 179. Mencken’s Chrestomathy by H. R. Mencken 180. The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare 181. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 182. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 183. The Miracle Worker by William Gibson 184. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 185. The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion by Jim Irvin  186. Moliere: A Biography by Hobart Chatfield Taylor  187. A Monetary History of the United States by Milton Friedman  188. Monsieur Proust by Celeste Albaret  189. A Month Of Sundays: Searching For The Spirit And My Sister by Julie Mars 190. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway 

191. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 192. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall 193. My Lai 4: A Report on the Massacre and It’s Aftermath by Seymour M. Hersh 194. My Life as Author and Editor by H. R. Mencken 195. My Life in Orange: Growing Up with the Guru by Tim Guest 196. Myra Waldo’s Travel and Motoring Guide to Europe, 1978 by Myra Waldo 197. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult 198. The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer 199. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 200. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 201. The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin 202. Nervous System: Or, Losing My Mind in Literature by Jan Lars Jensen 203. New Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson 204. The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay 205. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich 206. Night by Elie Wiesel 207. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 208. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism by William E. Cain, Laurie A. Finke, Barbara E. Johnson, John P. McGowan 209. Novels 1930-1942: Dance Night/Come Back to Sorrento, Turn, Magic Wheel/Angels on Toast/A Time to be Born by Dawn Powell 210. Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski

211. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (will NEVER read again) 212. Old School by Tobias Wolff 213. On the Road by Jack Kerouac 214. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey 215. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 216. The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan 217. Oracle Night by Paul Auster 218. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 219. Othello by Shakespeare 220. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens 221. The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan 222. Out of Africa by Isac Dineson 223. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton 224. A Passage to India by E.M. Forster 225. The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition by Donald Kagan 226. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 227. Peyton Place by Grace Metalious 228. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 229. Pigs at the Trough by Arianna Huffington 230. Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi 231. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain 232. The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby 233. The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker 234. The Portable Nietzche by Fredrich Nietzche 235. The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O’Neill by Ron Suskind 236. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 237. Property by Valerie Martin 238. Pushkin: A Biography by T. J. Binyon  239. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw  240. Quattrocento by James Mckean 

241. A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall 242. Rapunzel by Grimm Brothers 243. The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe 244. The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham 245. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi 246. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 247. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin 248. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 249. Rescuing Patty Hearst: Memories From a Decade Gone Mad by Virginia Holman 250. The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien 251. R Is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton 252. Rita Hayworth by Stephen King 253. Robert’s Rules of Order by Henry Robert 254. Roman Holiday by Edith Wharton 255. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 256. A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf 257. A Room with a View by E. M. Forster 258. Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin 259. The Rough Guide to Europe, 2003 Edition 260. Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi 261. Sanctuary by William Faulkner 262. Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford 263. Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller by Henry James 264. The Scarecrow of Oz by Frank L. Baum 265. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne  266. Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand  267. The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir  268. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd  269. Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman  270. Selected Hotels of Europe 

271. Selected Letters of Dawn Powell: 1913-1965 by Dawn Powell 272. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 273. A Separate Peace by John Knowles 274. Several Biographies of Winston Churchill 275. Sexus by Henry Miller 276. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 277. Shane by Jack Shaefer 278. The Shining by Stephen King 279. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 280. S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton 281. Slaughter-house Five by Kurt Vonnegut 282. Small Island by Andrea Levy 283. Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway 284. Snow White and Rose Red by Grimm Brothers 285. Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World by Barrington Moore 286. The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht 287. Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos by Julia de Burgos 288. The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker 289. Songbook by Nick Hornby 290. The Sonnets by William Shakespeare 291. Sonnets from the Portuegese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 292. Sophie’s Choice by William Styron  293. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner  294. Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov 295. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach  296. The Story of My Life by Helen Keller  297. A Streetcar Named Desiree by Tennessee Williams  298. Stuart Little by E. B. White  299. Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway  300. Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust 

301. Swimming with Giants: My Encounters with Whales, Dolphins and Seals by Anne Collett 302. Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber 303. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 304. Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald 305. Term of Endearment by Larry McMurtry 306. Time and Again by Jack Finney 307. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 308. To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway 309. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 310. The Tragedy of Richard III by William Shakespeare    311. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 312. The Trial by Franz Kafka 313. The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson 314. Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett 315. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom 316. Ulysses by James Joyce 317. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962 by Sylvia Plath 318. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 319. Unless by Carol Shields  320. Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann 

321. The Vanishing Newspaper by Philip Meyers 322. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 323. Velvet Underground’s The Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series) by Joe Harvard 324. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 325. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 326. Walden by Henry David Thoreau 327. Walt Disney’s Bambi by Felix Salten 328. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 329. We Owe You Nothing – Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews edited by Daniel Sinker 330. What Colour is Your Parachute? 2005 by Richard Nelson Bolles 331. What Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell 332. When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka 333. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson 334. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee 335. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire 336. The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum 337. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 338. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 339. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion