#emilie lilja

[arutai]

Emilie Lilja by Adam Katz Sinding

[hoghtastic]

She is infinitely better than Hohanne

Thank you for your input! 😄

[darkacademiaarchivist]

one thing I really like about Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries is that they have none of the period typical sexism or homophobia. It's 1910? Doesn't matter, the lesbians are getting married, good for them!!! Women can be scholars and no one says anything about it. Slay.

[animezinglife]

Emily and Wendell are both completely unhinged.

Imagine being captured by ice Fae in the middle of Odin-knows-where only to find an eccentric Irish professor moving in and out of trees while his emotion-allergic colleague stabs herself and starts making a sword out of her own tears and snow the minute you start coming to.

After about the third time the former hacks the same guy's head off you simply succumb to the fact you've entered the gates of Hell and start vomiting.

[hoerbahnblog]

Hörbahn on Stage: Gunna Wendt liest aus "Waren wir doch Teile voneinander - Geschichten von berühmten Schwestern" und spricht mit Uwe Kullnick über ihre Liebe zum Schreiben

Hörbahn on Stage: Gunna Wendt liest aus “Waren wir doch Teile voneinander – Geschichten von berühmten Schwestern” und spricht mit Uwe Kullnick über ihre Liebe zum Schreiben

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hörbahn on Stage: Gunna Wendt liest aus “Waren wir doch Teile voneinander – Geschichten von berühmten Schwestern” und spricht mit Uwe Kullnick über ihre Liebe zum Schreiben Lesung Gunna Wendt (Hördauer ca. 27 min) https://literaturradiohoerbahn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/HoS_Gunna-Wendt-Schwestern-Lesung-upload.mp3 Gespräch zwischen Gunna Wendt und Uwe…

[thetypedwriter]

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries Book Review by Heather Fawcett

This book was very, very cozy. 

Even though there were some objectively dark moments, like fairies getting skewered by tree branches like kabobs, most of the book was a feel-good easy read. 

The novel surrounds the life of the scholastic grump, one Emily Wilde. Instead of focusing on things not worth her time, like fashion, keeping her hair tidy, decorating, or even relationships—both platonic and romantic—Emily’s main obsession are fairies, so much so that she’s dedicated her life to researching them. 

If you think that Emily is sad and bereft with this kind of lifestyle, you are wrong. She is perfectly content, thank you very much, to be out doing field work, writing in her journal, or working on her encyclopaedia by her lonesome (which she prefers). 

She has one last kind of fae to research, the remote Fair Folk in Hrafnsvik, a tiny village in Norway where the landscape is icy and the people are even icier.

As Emily begins her investigations into the landscape around Hrafnsvik, she finds herself stymied by her lack of social skills and accidentally offending the rustic townspeople who don’t understand the mousy researcher that is hunkering down in their home.

Stubborn and deciding that she doesn’t need help, Emily perseveres until she is rudely interrupted by her academic rival from Cambrdige, the beautiful and insufferable Wendall Bambleby.

While scorning him left and right, Emily is secretly relieved to have her one and only friend join her in such an unwelcoming place, scholastic competitor or not. 

With Bambleby by her side, Emily starts to delve into the secrets of the Hidden Ones, finding along the way that opening up to people, making friendships, and relying on others is just as important and fulfilling as finishing her encyclopaedia, and is, in fact, necessary in order to achieve and succeed with reaching her dreams. 

While this book had plenty of action, humor, and heartwarming moments, I feel like I’ve summed it up quite well in just a few short paragraphs.

The relationship between Emily and Bambleby is endearing, one that leaves you either in laughter or with a smile every time they interact. 

All the characters in the novel were very charming. I found myself forgetting which townsperson was who, Thora versus Lilja versus Margaret, but I genuinely don’t think it made that much of a difference. 

One of the best parts about this book was how fun and easy it was to read while also having substance and moments of genuine intrigue and thoughtfulness.

Emily’s steadfastness when it comes to her research is a refreshing take on a female protagonist, especially when dealing with fairies. 

The scholastic lens in which you read through the novel offers good insight into folklore as a whole, but also lends a refreshing narrative of a female character that cares more about her academic pursuits than romance with a fairy prince. 

Speaking of, while the romance in this book is very light, that isn’t to say that it’s shallow. Instead the relationship between Bambleby and Emily is so light and fluffy that I couldn’t even tell if there was something stirring between them until the later half of the book, largely in part because Emily’s whole character doesn’t center around her feelings for Bambleby. 

Emily’s journey of learning to lean on and open up to people was also very enchanting. The progression aligned well with her character and also to the events around her.

This sounds simple in theory, but I feel like authors often struggle to give characters arcs and to have them also make sense in the context of the plot. 

While Heather Fawcett has already written the sequel, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands, and while I greatly enjoyed this book, I strongly feel no need to read the sequel. 

Emily and her journey came to a satisfying end that doesn’t leave me itching for more. She completed her self-discovery, finished her encyclopaedia, realized her faults, and became better as a person. 

The only cliffhanger that remained is the status of her relationship with Bambleby, but oddly I find myself okay with that because in my heart’s canon, I know they would end up together, squabbling over Emily’s choice of fashion (or lack thereof). 

Normally when I find a book I enjoy, I desire to devour everything and anything the world has to offer to me. In this strange case, I am content to close the book on Emily Wilde and her love of fairies forever, encasing it amber without adding in a potentially not-as-good sequel. 

Recommendation: A great summer read to bask in while suntanning by the pool. You will languish in the heat as you read about the frigid temperatures Emily has to go through while conducting research.

It's a light and easy read that will fill you up with contentment and satisfaction (while teaching you more about fairies than you even deigned to know). 

Score: 7/10

[literary-analysis]

Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

This was my second foray into faerie land (after The Cruel Price), and it was a warm, cozy read with witty banter and intriguing morally-grey characters. 

I want to delve into a theme that stood out to me as I read this book: the greed for knowledge and how it can blind you.

Emily’s focus throughout the story is to gather research on faeries for her encyclopaedia. She is infatuated with academic research, to the point where it takes centre-stage even when someone is in danger. 

Despite successfully rescuing Lilja and Margaret, Emily doesn’t lie to herself on her real motive. She knows her focus will always be on faerie research and she acknowledges this:

“Indeed I had as much reason to thank them for getting themselves captured and allowing me the opportunity of witnessing the Hidden Ones’ fair.”

She is blunt in this regard, and while she may come off as an unlikeable character, I found her frankness and dubious moral nature quite refreshing.

However, that does not mean I was not surprised. When contrasting Emily with Wendell, Wendell has never hid his true intentions from Emily or the reader - Emily knows he would not bat an eye if a mortal was kidnapped:

“‘I made no agreement with these people. I went on that mad goose chase for you.’”

This is evident even before they went on the rescue mission, where he highlights the unlikely success rate of the mission.

“‘If you want the truth, I don’t know if it’s in my power to rescue our young lovers, and I have no desire to risk my neck trying. Why do you wish to risk yours?” 

It’s interesting that despite being a faerie with magical powers and having the ability to kill humans or fae alike easily (we have seen him do this and enjoy it), he wasn’t confident in rescuing the two girls from an unknown fae land. 

After knowing this, Emily’s feat of singlehandedly escaping from fae world unharmed and with the two girls is even more bizarre to me.

For her encyclopaedia, for pursuing her academic interests, for an opportunity to see what almost no human has seen and been sane enough to tell the tale, she took an incredibly huge risk. 

This was a suicide mission for her. And it was also out of character for her. As she says herself:

“My life has been one long succession of moments in which I have chosen rationality over empathy…but rarely have they stared me in the face as bluntly as they did then.” 

The moment she chose to enter the faerie world on her own (with Shadow), she chose irrationality. She is smart enough to know the likelihood of being trapped in there and the very low likelihood of coming back alive. 

But while it may have been irrational, I can also see the other side of the argument, which is that she is obviously very good at her job and experienced in fae behaviours, which she did not hesitate to remind Wendell: 

“‘Have you ever considered…that I might be more capable than you think? I have written dozens of papers, read hundreds of analyses. I’ve also had numerous firsthand dealings with the Folk, from hobs to bogles to an extremely self-entitled aristocrat.’”

I'll leave it up to you to decide. Personally I'm undecided.

Overall, this book was a solid 4/5, it kept me entertained and wanting to sip hot chocolates while forever being snug under a blanket and looking out the window to a winter sky.

[carica-ficus]

"Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries"

11/01/2024

Reading progress: 230/315 (73%)

Read through since last update: 64

It's been a few days, so time for another update! I'mma keep it short since I don't have a lot to say outside my notes this time.

So, without further ado:

HOW CAN EMILY BE SO SMART, AND YET SO STUPID??? She went to the faerie relm on her own??? Leaving Wendell behind because she thought he'd be in danger? Or that his reactions will be unexpected?? Oh, girl. Sweet child.

I knew there was something about Shadow that was just waiting to be revealed! I was just thinking to myself that it's interesting how he's present to the story, but is often nust in the background, which is a little unusual for a pet character in a book. They usually get more screen-time, so it was obvious that Shadow was not being used to his full potential. Firstly as a dog and a guardian, and secondly as the magical creature he is.

Oh, and it's interesting when Emily said he is her lifelong companion, signifying that she was involved with Folk from a very young age. I'm guessing she had been involved with Fae even before she became obsessed with them through books.

I love that Wendell made her coat magical. Cute.

OOOOOH!!! Wendell's relative!! Cool cool cool cool.

Wendell's entry in Emily's journal was so cute.

Also, damn, this boy has a temper. Slay 💅

I'm really glad they saved Lilja and Margaret in the end. And it was so sweet to see all the villagers trying to show their thanks.

Not Emily digging herself deeper into the hole after insinuating Lilja was an alcoholic. 💀 (but same, girl. It happens. 😔)

Oho, Leopold. 👀 Having a long-term boyfriend and a steady, healthy relationship with another person? Emily has some game.

Ok, but in all seriousness, I love how Lilja and Margaret teased Emily because of her lack of romantic experience, but not out of malice. They were just surprised. They see Emily as intelligent, capable, interesting, fearless, and pretty. Of course they'll assume she has a partner. And I like how Fawcett builds up to this moment without any comments about Emily's lack of social skills. The fact that she comes off as awkward and introverted, doesn't mean that stops her from pursuing a romantic interest. That's why this chapter works out so well.

There's... quite a few deus ex machina moments in this book. And I do overlook the common info-dumps because they work in this format, but sometimes there's some paragraphs that do reveal too much detail.

Mmmm the storyline with the changeling is a little convoluted. But I'll accept it, sure.

I really loved that scene where the dad has trouble accepting his son is back and then hugs Emily. It's so sweet.

Aaa soft Wendell is my favorite Wendell! I love how Fawcett perfectly hides his emotions through Emily's POV, but then makes them so obvious. They're both really cute.

Okay, damn Wendell. Way to go with the proposal. That was a little... Forced? Out of the blue? Kinda awkward if you asked me. I felt as if this scene just didn't fit there. There wasn't much build up before it, none which would hint at Wendell confessing his feelings, let alone proposing.

BUT THAT KISS? 😭❤️❤️❤️😭❤️😭❤️😭

You know what, I'll prefer an awkward, insecure, imperfect first kiss to a passionate and flawless one every day. Wendell and Emily barely ever show physical affection to each other. Their whole relationship is based on care, consideration and a strong friendship, and stepping from such a structure to a romantic relationship is a BIG change, especially considering Emily has difficulties in social communication.

AND WENDELL'S LITTLE SMILE AT THE END???? 😭😭😭😭

I'm such a sucker for love as soft as theirs. I love a good slowburn. And I think this pairing might have changed how I feel about the friends-to-lovers trope. It's been a while since I've read a book that manages to utilize this trope to my liking.

My friends and I have a little live book discussion scheduled next Friday, so I have to finish till then, but I think I'll manage to read through it during this weekend.

[kolibri-herz]

Days 10, 11, 12 and 13 of reading Emily Wilde.

Due to some personal issues I couldn't read for most of the week, so it was nice catching up today.

Lots has happened in a few days. Emily and Wendell found the bone tree, almost got killed and Emily was touched by a leave. In the subsequent days, it became obvious that she's ensnared by the king in the tree. How creepy it must be to live in a world where even such a small touch can have such an effect.

Lilja was confirmed as queer, I was happy to see casual queerness depicted in a fantasy book and promptly the next day, Lilja and her liver were taken by the fae. Does this already count as Bury your Gays? But I'm excited to see Emily and Wendell go on a rescue mission.

In general, I like how their friendship is evolving. It feels like Emily is actually starting to be comfortable and more herself around him, like when they tested that thing about turning clothes inside out.

This week it's been getting quite cold where I live and it was super fitting while reading about snowy Ljosland. I think I can immerse myself way more this way than if I'd read the book in one go.

[triset]

to summarize

saki: iori, matsuri

pre-release

temari: shizuka, chihaya, shiho

kotone: no correlations

mao: julia, makoto

lilja: yukiho, emily, yuriko

china: serika, iku

sumika: megumi, ayumu, umi, kotoha

hiro: roco, mizuki

rinami: azusa, rio, kaori, minako, konomi

ume: not included

1 month after gakumas' launch

saki: no correlations

temari: shizuka, tsumugi, chihaya, kotoha

kotone: no correlations

mao: noriko, julia, subaru

lilja: yukiho, yuriko

china: iku, hinata

sumika: megumi, umi

hiro: roco

rinami: rio, kaori

ume: mirai, umi, haruka

theres this survey (https://x.com/procinen1/status/1805198366302953702) that asked mlPs what gaku idols they like and the correlation between sumika fans and people who like megumi and umi is so funny to me

[hoghtastic]

New Article

About Alex telling the story he promised himself not to tell in the studio, for Emilie Lilja's podcast — "1000 Regrets":

You can read it here. (Thank you so much for sending it to me! 💖)

And here's a google translated version:

Star actor affected by acute illness: 'Had to shit in the urinal' Alex Høgh Andersen was in a bit of a crap situation during Distortion a handful of years ago. For Copenhageners in particular, summer equals harbor bathing, sound boxes and, not least, pre-mixed cocktails during the annually recurring street party Distortion. But for the actor Alex Høgh Andersen, you can't say street party - without also saying acute diarrhea. During Distortion at Vesterbro in Copenhagen in 2016 (or 2017, he can't quite remember, ed.), the Vikings star, while he was at the peak of his career, was in a bit of a crap situation. He says so himself in the podcast '1000 Regrets' from Beam Audio. After hours of drinking in the sea of people at Vesterbro, the actor gets hungry, and therefore eats a piece of toast, which he buys in a bar on the street. "That toast hits quickly. Let me put it this way. A quarter of an hour goes by and then it goes completely crazy. It's completely crazy." He says in the podcast hosted by influencer Emilie Lilja and former TV host Jasper Ritz. The hunt for a toilet therefore sets in for the actor, but the queues for the toilets set up for the occasion are too long, he is sweating all over his body and the blood is about to leave his head. "At the end of the toilet containers there is a small staircase up to a door, and a covered room. In my panic I sprint up the stairs and see that there are six urinals and that you can lock the door." Says Alex Høgh Andersen and continues: "I make a decision and lock the door. And then I take off my pants and shit in the urinal." But it doesn't stop here. Because, as the actor himself explains, you always have to do 'number one' when you do number two. When he leaves the toilet he ties a hoodie around his waist to cover his trousers. "You can see that I've peed in my pants - both in the front and the back," he says and continues: "And I'm a little world star at the time (because of my role in the series Vikings, ed.) — it's not a very cool situation." After the performance, the actor rushed home to shower and back to the festivities. "I think I even scored that night," he concludes. Alex Høgh Andersen is currently in the Viaplay series 'Call me dad'.

[joskriverdaily]

Josephine Skriver, Caroline Brasch Nielsen, Natasha Olszowski & Emilie Lilja via her Instagram. (November 14, 2013)

[jennathearcher]

cross your heart and hope to die: a playlist for mono and six from little nightmares ii

1. the fear - ben howard 2. both sides now - judy collins 3. don’t let me down - fame on fire & arcaeus 4. anti-lullaby - karen o 5. scars - i prevail 6. togetherness i - tobias lilja 7. little house - the fray 8. togetherness ii - tobias lilja 9. hoax - taylor swift 10. lullaby - emmy rossum 11. save you - emilie autumn 12. imperfection - evanescence 13. hurt (orchestral mix) - karliene 14. miss missing you - fall out boy 15. someone you loved - lewis capaldi 16. the poison - the all-american rejects 17. king and lionheart - of monsters and men 18. follow you - bring me the horizon 19. my beloved monster - eels 20. train wreck - james arthur

[listen]

[mr-bossman1]

Emilie Lilja, by Dreamers Magazine | DREAMERS

[popculty]

52 Films By Women: 2019

(actually 54, because I’m extra and women directors killed it this year)

1. The Edge of Seventeen (2016) dir. Kelly Fremon Craig

2. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) dir. Susan Seidelman

3. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017) dir. Alexandra Dean

4. Yentl (1983) dir. Barbra Streisand

5. 6 Balloons (2018) dir. Marja-Lewis Ryan

6. Never Goin’ Back (2018) dir. Augustine Frizzell

7. The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) dir. Susanna Fogel

8. The Party (2017) dir. Sally Potter

9. My First Mister (2001) dir. Christine Lahti

10. Woodshock (2017) dir. Kate and Laura Mulleavey

11. The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) dir. Desiree Akhavan*

12. Mary Queen of Scots (2018) dir. Josie Rourke

13. Bird Box (2018) dir. Susanne Bier

14. Destroyer (2018) dir. Karyn Kusama*

15. Unicorn Store (2017) dir. Brie Larson

16. A Vigilante (2018) dir. Sarah Daggar-Nickson

17. Woman Walks Ahead (2017) dir. Susanna White

18. Captain Marvel (2019) dir. Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck

19. Wild Nights with Emily (2018) dir. Madeleine Olnek

20. The Nightingale (2018) dir. Jennifer Kent

21. The Trials of Cate McCall (2013) dir. Karen Moncrieff

22. Tell it to the Bees (2018) dir. Annabel Jankel

23. Someone Great (2019) dir. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

24. Aniara (2018) dir. Pella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja

25. Go Back to China (2019) dir. Emily Ting*

26. What Walaa Wants (2018) dir. Christy Garland

27. Pigeon Kings (2019) dir. Milena Pastreich

28. Booksmart (2019) dir. Olivia Wilde

29. Honeyland (2019) dir. Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stefanov

30. Fast Color (2018) dir. Julia Hart

31. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) dir. Marielle Heller

32. Ghost Fleet (2018) dir. Shannon Service & Jeffrey Waldron

33. The Breadwinner (2017) dir. Nora Twomey

34. Vita & Virginia (2018) dir. Chanya Button

35. Little Woods (2018) dir. Nia DaCosta*

36. The Farewell (2019) dir. Lulu Wang*

37. Them That Follow (2019) dir. Britt Poulton & Daniel Savage

38. Mary Shelley (2017) dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour*

39. Ophelia (2019) dir. Claire McCarthy

40. Blinded by the Light (2019) dir. Gurinder Chadha*

41. One Child Nation (2019) dir. Nanfu Wang & Lynn Zhang*

42. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019) dir. Katt Shea

43. Hustlers (2019) dir. Lorene Scafaria

44. My Days of Mercy (2017) dir. Tali Shalom Ezer

45. The Falling (2014) dir. Carol Morley

46. Braid (2018) dir. Mitzi Peirone

47. Honey Boy (2019) dir. Alma Har’el

48. Harriet (2019) dir. Kasi Lemmons*

49. Tank Girl (1995) dir. Rachel Talalay

50. Paradise Hills (2019) dir. Alice Waddington

51. The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019) dir. Elle-Maija Tailfeathers & Kathleen Hepburn*

52. Frozen II (2019) dir. Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck

53. Charlie’s Angels (2019) dir. Elizabeth Banks

54. Little Women (2019) dir. Greta Gerwig

bold = my faves

* = directed by a woman of color

[infinitiesswift]

Hi @taylorswift as far as i’m aware you’re able to follow fans again, so i’ve gathered a few of my friends and some dedicated fans who are yet to have a follow from you on here! It would mean a lot to me if you were able to scroll through and follow some. Thank you so much - Lois

Olivia - @treeschangeinthefall

Tyler - @swiftiepov

Juliet - @tayisyay

Kat - @tookapxlaroidofus

Marilena - @aswiftdaydream

Geri - @geripopova

Vicky - @foreverswift

Tilly - @tillyheartstay

Emily - @burningwtches

Amanda @finallyy--cleann

Cyrille - @markagoldentattoo

Emma - @stateof-emma-grace

Lindsay - @comesinwiththerain

Alba - @that-red-lip-classic-thing13

Clara - @itwasrareirememberitalltoowell

Alicia - @swiftharmonyy

Aimee - @im-on-the-bleachers

Cameron - @stateotaylor

Esther - @blamemeswift

Melissa - @reputationworldwide

Mandie - @enchantedtomeettay89

Hasti - @iam-your-daisy

Lauren - @tiedtogetherts

Poly -  @spillingwineinthebathtubs

Hannah - @hannah-swiftie13

Kay - @withourhandtied

Courtney - @court-taywonderland

Fitria - @redlipsofswift13

Ale - @reputalien

El - @e-choedthroughmymind

Clare - @clarelovestaylor 

Kirstie - @ndswiftie

Chynna - @chynna-loves-taylor

Vee - @swiftsquad

Kiana - @kianaswift13

Lilja - @liljaorl17

Thanks again Tay x