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🗡️Psycho🗡️ Anon, here again! #5

Ya gonna have to make a divider folder for me or somethin for all my posts I’m submitting to ya at this rate…

Anywho as my brain was rottin n everythin I was sent into another eureka episode of delulu with Ashley Hunt. I’m so sorry but no not really cuz I love this man and I’d let him tie me up to him like a cock sleeve. Like seriously I wish this man would geta larger fan base too cuz he deserve a harem. Imma be whore #1 for him though plz…

So back to me thoughts. Imma be like those people jumpin into multiverses and constantly explorin AUs, cause it was another AU idea I had with meetin Ash. We got your original story reader, then the AU of hardcore city girl reader yours truly made (check out my submits #2 and #3 for new viewers), and now we got…

Bimbo AU reader!!!

Yea we samplin lots of different dishes hun! Cause sometimes I just wanna be “no thoughts head empty” ya know? But like not in a horrible misogynistic way…Like hardcore city girl was fun, but now let’s see something that’s more opposite of her character and see how Ash deals with this new character/reader personality.…so dontcha worry this new AU won’t be bad. I hope not…

You know the drill, story starts by us comin out to the small ass town in the countryside n livin with our grandma. In this AU though, grannie is doin just fine. It’s us who’s fucked. Ya see we got our hearts broken yet again in our home of the big city. We’re not that smart ya see…and cause of that we’re constantly taken advantage of by romantic prospects. What can I say? We’re a hopeless romantic at heart and wanna be whisked away be a handsome Prince on a horse…

So grannie thought it’d be good for us to leave the city for a while and come to the country to take a break from all the bullshit. We oblige cause there ain’t anyone who’d ever take advantage of us in a small town in the hicks. And some of our former suitors have been real bratty to us lately and our friends think distance might be the only solution at this point. Maybe we can become a better or new person by the time our stay with grannie is over. We could get whisked away to the land of Oz and getta new brain perhaps…

So now we all cheery comin out of our vehicle and unpackin our luggage. Ashley Hunt pops up of course and introduces himself. We get a lil flustered cause he big big at 6’6” and got the muscles to match. We polite n everythin and introduce ourselves too. He offers up to fix parts of the house (as per usual story sequence) and before we give him our answer, a small pocket journal falls from the luggage we’re carrying onto the floor. It’s guide our friends helped compile for us on “how to survive and make smart decisions” cause we just that naive and stupid…

It filled with tips, advice, and scenarios of what to do when a man does xyz. It even got a chart that you can answer yes, no, and the like that points you down to the final verdict at the bottom. We look over to the sound of the falling object and see the pocket journal and that enough for us to remember our poor decision making skills. So we just say “no” like our friends back at home have been drillin into us to practice sayin to men when we confused or can’t make a sound decision at the moment…

Ash is a bit taken aback at this and is asking us if we got someone else already comin to do repairs. We respond “no” again. Then he asks if we’re gonna do it ourselves. We say “no” again. And then we kinda just stand there in awkward silence for a few moments as Ash himself is just tryin to process what just happened himself…

We tell him it was nice meetin him and he gets the hint and bids adieu sayin that he hopes he can see more of us. And if we change our minds or need anythin from him to not hesitate to come n get him. “No” is what we reply with a smile cause we stupidly on auto pilot repeat mode still. Ash is just stupefied himself at this point wonderin what he did wrong as the door closes in his face and he got a while to think ridin home…

It’s been a couple days n we gotten all settled in. We haven’t gone into town yet and decided we should explore. We’ve also been running out of some food so it’d be good to pick up some groceries too while we at it. We go to town surprisingly easily given the single direct road from the house. Thank goodness for our poor brain…And as we shoppin in the small store mindin our business we get harassed by the town creep. A old poor drunk who tends to only come out durin late nights to a bar. But lucky us he had to come out this fine afternoon…

He tells us how we must be new in town since he hasn’t seen our pretty face n all. We just smile and take his compliment cause we really do think he bein nice to us. Drunky of course takes this as an invite and starts gettin handsy and our danger signals finally start flarin. And whose hand comes in to save us? Our country beau Ash!

He easily pulls drunky back tellin him how his ma and pa raised an animal for doin something like that to a lady and throws him out of the store onto the street. Ash quickly comes back to us askin if we ok and all. We nod and tell him this ain’t our first rodeo dealin with men like that. To which we don’t notice the brief flashin murderous glint in his eyes as we ‘em this. He pushes the conversation to a better place askin how we’re enjoying town n everythin. And we happily tell him we likin the area so far. Easily forgettin the events that just occurred as we continue our shoppin with Ash by our side…

The conversation ends when our shoppin does n we tell Ash we should get home. He says goodbye he himself happy that we were able to be close and our second encounter wasn’t like our first again. Much more pleasant. And as we drivin back home we wanna do somethin nice for Ash since he saved us. But then we think back to our pocket journal and gotta consult it first…

As we lookin through it we realize that it doesn’t have anything for what to do when a man saves you from danger…Sure it got what to do when a man offers you a free ride in his vehicle, when a man offers you a free drink or meal, or when a man gifts you somethin really expensive. But nothin about a man savin you from another man…So what the fuck do we do?

We ask our grannie for advice since she gotta have something good. She asks us what is our head tellin us what he might like. We respond with “blowin him? Men always told me that’s when they liked me the most” Grannie is not amused. She is also concerned for our survival out in the world. She suggests we bake him a pie since she a bit old fashioned thinkin that a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. And you can’t ever go wrong with somethin sweet…

We reluctantly agree as she really really pushes it as she obviously doesn’t want us going down the other route. And so we spend the rest of the afternoon bakin a cherry pie for Ash for me to take to him later in the evenin when he’s probably for sure done with farm work. Night comes and we going alone to Ash’s residence. And luckily it also a one way road down from grannie’s so our poor brain won’t break down and malfunction. We go up to Ash’s large large house. He got a big farm too. And so we knock his door with the door knocker and it a cute shoe horse…

Ash is genuinely surprised to see us. And so late at night too. He initially woulda thought somethin bad had happened if not for the pie in front of us pushing it to him with a smile. “I made you a cherry pie. Well grannie and I did. As thanks for helping me out today at the market,” we say in the cutest way possible that’s about to make him cumbust. “Grannie wouldn’t let me thank you how I woulda wanted to.” Ash grins back wonderin how you’d thank him, and before he can ask outa curiosity we keep talkin…”I would’ve blown you as thanks. But if you don’t like the cherry pie I can still blow you if you’d like. I can do it in your bed too if it’d help you go to sleep too”…

Ash is just a stunned red hot blushin mess at this point and he swears his precum is probably sleeping out of him by now and if he moves an inch he’ll probably nut in his pants. We ask him if he ok and if he’s got a fever since he so red and not movin, and Ash just a stumblin mess of words n expressions. He eventually excuses himself and invites us in and prepares dishware and cutlery for us to try the cherry pie. We start apologizin and tellin him that he ain’t gonna like it since we aren’t good cooks and all. And he reassures us that he’s sure that it’ll taste delightful…

Now it’s uwu boohoo story time as we tell Ash that no one ever likes our cookin or bakin as it’s always tasted bad. All the men we were with previously also tried to get us to cook or bake for them at some point and were also disgusted with us and our abilities that we just ended up eating out all the time before the eventual break up for somethin else. So we tellin Ash with our eyes gettin a bit wet n glassy that this is our last warnin and we happy to give him a proper thanks instead. And Ash gives us one look before devouring the whole cherry pie easily himself and then sayin “it was the best cherry pie I’ve ever had.” And we just stunned n waitin for him to throw up n topple over or somethin. But he doesn’t. Instead they’re a small bite left and he picks it up with his fork and pushes it up to our mouth. Tellin us to try it. We open our mouths and eat it. And it’s not bad? Ash smiles at us and tells us to have more faith in ourselves. We smile back too…

Ash asks if we need any help gettin back home since it’s dark out and he’s ok with walkin home n stuff. We good and leave promptly back home. And while we wantin to feel good from everythin that happened we don’t let ourselves as we read our pocket journal almost every night. Advice n notes from friends actin as our conscious tellin us we always fall for men who give us the slightest attention and men are scummy liars who can fake about anythin if it means gettin some kitty. So we just try to tell ourselves that Ash is probably fakin it and is vomitin the pie probably right now. But we tasted it…the cherry pie did taste good…

And so for the next while with grannie we wanna try cookin and bakin more. Much to her delight. And we really really tryin. Tryin have more faith in ourselves n everythin. We makin everythin from cute sandwiches, cookies, to hand made pasta. Really becomin versatile in different dishes for any persons stomach. Soon enough we meet Ash again when we on a grocery run and can’t help but blush a little n hope he doesn’t notice. He asks how we’ve been and we happily tell him everythin. He says he’d be honored to try more of our cookin and bakin if we have any spare leftovers or need to use a taste tester much to our laughter…

We part ways once again and going home for the night and cookin dinner with grannie wouldn’t you know…the fuckin house really could’ve used some repairs here and there cause the damn oven gave out before bed. So grannie having her old timey mentality just told us to go over to Ash’s the next morning and ask him to borrow his kitchen for the day to make a few meals for the week for us. And it’d be good practice for me to go at cookin n bakin alone. We wanna say “no” as our conditioning from our friends taught us to, but grannie persists and isn’t taking no for an answer. So mornin comes and we gotta leave early to catch Ash before he leaves work early for the farm…

We drive n go up to Ash’s at dawn hopin he’ll be up at least and we haven’t completely woken him from bed. Much to our delight he’s up and wonderin what we need. Playfully sayin that it’s awful early to be bringin him food but he’ll always be ready to accept anythin from us. We explain the situation to him and luckily he agrees a bit too excitedly. He jumps and easily brings in some of the bags of food we brought in the car into the house and onto the kitchen counter for us. We start preparin food and Ash just sits back and watches us for a bit with a grin that’d make fish forget how to swim. Tellin us eventually that he needs to get goin but to make ourselves at home…

So the day progresses and sure enough it’s afternoon and Ash comes back into the house thinkin he can take a quick shower since some of the bulls he had to wrestle were especially bitchy today and tossed him around in the environment a little more than usual. And lo and behold when the door opens Ash hears from us “yay! You’re back! I was wonderin when you were coming home. I made you lunch. I bet you’re hungry from working so hard!” Pinching himself wouldn’t be enough to wake up from this blissful dream Ash thought. No he’d have to ram himself into the bull pen and even getting kicked n bucked by wild horses wouldn’t be enough to wake him. Not that he’d ever want to wake up from this moment anyway…

Ash comes into the kitchen and sure enough sees us settin out his food for him and usherin him to eat. We made him a large ass cheeseburger with a baked potato and coleslaw on the side. We keep babbling to him as Ash is just kinda in lalaland takin in us in the kitchen lookin all cute n shit and bein happy to see him. “…to your liking right? Wouldn’t want something so small since your so massive and everything. I couldn’t handle eating something so big. Can’t wrap my hands around it. I’d probably choke”…

And so this brings Ash outa lalaland and into hornyboner land as he’s just tryin not to take what the last few words we said outta context. That and he’s also trying to get his lil friend to settle down and not make the table rise from underneath…Ash is happily eatin and is doin his best to act normal…though everythin we doin to him is so domestic…Askin how his days goin so far, how much longer he’ll be workin, when he comin back home, what he wants for dinner…We givin this man a seizure practically and Ash probably needs to get his blood checked after we leave for the day…

And with the last bit of sanity Ash has he manages to leave n go back to work after he done eatin lunch. We bid him goodbye n say “take care. Make sure to stay safe for me ok? I don’t want you gettin hurt. Bye!” Needless to say Ash is doing peachy…We continue cookin the rest of our meals for grannie and I for the week in addition to startin a dinner for Ash too. Durin this time we get done a bit earlier than expected and see that some of his blankets in his livin room could use a wash and get the idea to help a bit more since he’s been so kind lettin us use his kitchen. And we look around the house just a lil for any more laundry to do…

We find the laundry room. Throw in the blankets and some towels and other items too. Cause it just easy to do it in one go ya know? And after some time when we all done to our horror some of the once white items are now a cute pink. And we panicking cause what’s Ash gonna do to us once we fucked up? It ain’t good n thinkin if we should quickly pack up n make a run for it to our car. As if the universe hated us we Ash comes in unnoticed sayin that he was callin for us for a bit throughout the house…

We shakin and lookin at him watery and glassy eyed thinkin that this is the end for us. Cause this is what always happen to us with men. We always find a way to make them mad at us and ruin whatever relationship we had goin on whether it was platonic or romantic. Cause we’re just that dumb and don’t have anything else goin on for us in life aside from our cute face n body accordin to them. And so we just do what we’ve always done when confronted with similar situations and go real quiet. Wait to be scolded for all our shortcomings n stuff. Then tossed outside and cry on our bed for the next week or something…

Ash just looks at us and asks if we were also doing our laundry. And we just remain beady eyed n silent like a deer in the headlights. Ash asks again and asks if we need any help of anythin. And at this point we just go on auto pilot mode again and start sayin we’re sorry and cryin. Ash of course is surprised and very gentle sayin that it’s ok and just hugs us lets us sob and cry. Get it out of our system…

After we’ve gained a bit of our composure he surprises us by carrying us extremely easily bridal style to the livin room where we explain what happened and how some of his stuff is now pink. He lets out a hearty chuckle and tells us not to worry our pretty little head. “It’s just fabric. It can be replaced if I really needed it to” And he also tells us he doesn’t mind the pink. It’ll give him something now to always think of us. To always have of us…

And so we laugh at it some more and then we both sit down in the dining room to eat the dinner I prepared for us. It some chicken, pasta, and salad and we talk some more about Ash’s day n life in general. We take him up in his offer in the end to do some repairs around grannie’s house since our oven fell apart and we wouldn’t want the rest of the house crumblin too. Much to his delight cause now he has reason to swing by more. We finish up eatin and I bring out a cute lil Angel cake for dessert for him n we eat a bit of it together. Night ends with me packing up the rest of the week’s meals for grannie and I and drivin back home. Tellin Ash how much we appreciated him for lettin us borrow his kitchen and not gettin mad at us for messin up his laundry…

And so the next week progresses with Ash comin to do repairs on the house and us talkin to him a lot while he does it. He never tells us to be quiet or what we’re sayin is dumb and stupid. He genuinely really happy to be hearin our voice no matter what’s comin out. Before we know it we’ve forgotten all about readin our little pocket journal n stuff for advice. And even when he done with all the repairs we practically just hang out with him about every other day…

On one of the days we hangin out with him he brings us out to the stables where he keeps his horses for a surprise he wants to show us. In the stables there are some ribbons of all different colors and lots of brushes. He told us he remembered that we thought it’d be fun to dress up his horses and make ‘em all cute braidin their hair n stuff. So he wanted to fulfill that wishful thought of ours. And we beamin happy as fuck cause no man ever really was this considerate of us and remembered what we said even if it was somethin like a small fleetin thought. So we spend the day decorating the horses of course safely as Ash makes sure we know how to handle the animals in a way so we don’t scare them. But not like the horses get scared cause Ash got the best horses n trained them the best a person would probably ever see. He’d never put us in any potential harms way…

And towards the end of the day we take a ride on the horse of our choosin. A large white stallion all cute with multi colored ribbons we put on it. It’s our first time ridin with Ash and the first time did not disappoint. It was fun and he made sure we were comfortable all the way. We felt so safe n secure being able to lean back into his broad n muscular body we coulda sworn we could’ve fell asleep if we wanted to. Have we ever felt this comfortable and happy bein with a man before?…

Starts to get dark out and we head back to his residence. Ash puts his horse away and while he at it we excuse ourselves to go to the bathroom. When we enter his house we find that some of the stuff we accidentally dyed pink is nicely arranged around the house. He kept it just as he said. Some blankets over some furniture and some pink towels n such in the bathroom and kitchen. When we leave and meet Ash outside where our car is parked we have a faint blush on our face. Tellin him he doesn’t have to keep the pink to spare our feelings. And Ash responds again n reassures us sayin he likes it. “Keeps you around the house when I can’t see you”…

We smile at this and ask him if we can add another touch while we’re at it. He of course agrees. Sayin that we can do whatever we want to his house cause he’s sure he’ll like it. And so we pull out a big pink ribbon from our pocket n tie it all nice n pretty on the horse shoe knocker on the front door. Tellin him it’s so that we don’t forget this very happy n special day. We give Ash a big hug n burry ourselves into him tellin him how much we appreciated this gesture he did for us today. And Ash of course is equally happy n prayin that we don’t notice the massive bulge in his jeans. So we leave n drive back home to grannie’s finally. Leavin Ash to admire the new cute addition to the house…

After some more time we goin on a nature walk by ourselves in the late afternoon. Just enjoyin gettin out of the house for a bit. We figure Ash is hard doin his farm work so we may drop by later during our walk and wait for him when he done. As we walkin we see a car on the road drivin up. It’s a pretty luxurious lookin car n we really truly don’t think much about it n all. It starts to slow down n pulls up to us. The driver door opens and a man comes out…it’s one of our fuckin exes…

He gets all giddy sayin that he knew it was us from the dress we were wearin. And before we know it he pulls our hands into his n starts spewing how he was wrong to have dumped us and that we were the best girlfriend we ever had. Though it unsurprisingly quickly goes into him mostly degrading us. Tellin us that even though we have nothin goin on in our head at least we have the best bedroom skills he’s ever experienced. That’s something we actually good at doin n that we should get back together n pretend like our breakup never happened. Him continuously sayin too that we need him to survive and to be smart for once and listen to his words. To trust him completely. To rely on him completely. And that no man other than him can love n protect us as well as he can…

We luckily go into autopilot safety mode sayin “no” to him n stuff. He takes this about as well you’d think…Goin “why the hell not!? What’s the matter baby? Country air messin with what’s left in that head of yours?” The man askin question after question. Accusation after accusation only to be met with a “no” from us that keeps increasing in panic and fear. He just snaps and starts to pull us into the passenger seat of his car. Tellin us that we just need some time and we’re heading back to the city now. Obviously we fightin our best and start to cry cause we scared as hell as we should be…

Just like out of a fairytale, or I guess one of them western movies, a lasso comes out of nowhere in the far distance and latches itself easily around the man’s neck. And before anyone of us can process what’s happenin. The man is violently choked and dragged to the ground with our cowboy beau’s silhouette in the distance literally pulling him by the throat. It doesn’t take much for the man’s body to go limp…though we don’t see that as Ash made sure to drag the body with his horse deeper into the tall grass before death finally came. And the wolves later if Ash doesn’t deal with the body first…

We cryin and still tryin to process the events that still happened. With Ash on his horse quickly comin up to us, dismountin it and holding onto us tightly. Doin what he does best and consoling us as we let it all out. After a bit he picks us up and placed us on his horse. Tellin us that we’re goin back to his house for the time bein since it’s not safe outside right now for me. We of course nod and just lay into his body. Lettin his comforting smell envelop us as our steady ride home soothes the rest of our nerves…

Back at his home Ash fixed us up with some hot cocoa and us bundled up in a cute pink blanket on the sofa. Lettin us take our time to compile our thoughts n speak when we wanna. Eventually we tell him thanks for savin us and how that man was one of our exes. We tell him how he was gonna take us back to the city with him if Ash didn’t show up when he did. And we joke how Ash is like our knight in shining armor ridin on his loyal stallion to save us time n time again. This isn’t the first time talkin about our love life n bad relationships with men to Ash as we’ve talked to him over the course of gettin to know each other. So we just enjoy Ash’s presence and lean into him. Too tired from the bullshit that happened today…

Ash bein the fine gentleman he is offers to take us home or if we’d like we can spend the night at his place. We take him up on that as we say we can use a friend right now. So we get better back to our normal selves gradually as the rest of the evening progresses. Cookin n bakin together all while giggling too. We eat dinner n dessert, chat some more n get ready to go to bed. Ash gets us all fixed up in a neat n tidy spare bedroom of many he got for the night. Sayin if we need anythin he’ll be in his bedroom. But he wasn’t expecting us to look at him weirdly n say “can’t you sleep with me tonight?”…

This takes him back a bit as we continue to babble sayin that this is what our friends would do with us back when something bad happened to us. Though they were girl friends and not boy friends…but to us there’s really no difference…So he responds askin if that’d make us feel safer n better he’d do it, albeit in a very very flustered manner. We squeal with delight and say we can just sleep in his bed then. No need to be cleanin sheets for a guest bedroom afterwards…

And so here we are lyin in Ash’s large ass bed in a cute pink baby doll nightgown tellin him to come settle in after he done with his shower after we went in first. Ash is doin well as you’d imagine thinkin that his dick n balls r gonna strangle him in his sleep that is if he can get any sleep tonight which he doubts. So we settle in bed together and as Ash closes his eyes n rolls over to his side to make sure we couldn’t feel his raging boner durin the night he feels our presence over him. We lean down and kiss him on the forehead n say “your suppose to wish each other good night silly”. And so he like a blushin bride about to cumbust from bein kissed for the first time by us. He stutters a quick apology, says goodnight to us and tries to focus on not dyin tonight cause he’s really fighting for his life right now…

And so the night progresses and he can’t sleep and neither can we. We poke Ash’s back a bit a whisper askin him if he’s awake. He grunts a yea. We ask him if he’s up for some “late night girlie talk” and he obliges us of course. So we start off nice n easy by askin him “do you ever think I’ll find true love?” And this psychologically springs forth Ash into action with his body turnin to us in the dark…

He doesn’t hesitate to say “yes” and starts spewin the most romantic shit ever. Tellin us that we’re the most beautiful woman he’s ever met. Inside and outside. He looks forward to seein our face every time. We always are so considerate of others. So selfless and that any sane man would fall on their knees for a chance to be with us…

We start tearin up a little sayin he doesn’t have to say that to us to make us feel better n all. We got poor self esteem of course and are in that perpetual compliment denial phase. And so Ash turns on one of the night stand lamps and asks us if he looks like we’re lyin to him. Of course we see nothing but sincerity painted across his handsome face and tell him “no”. He gently takes our hands into his and says “I would love to have a chance at bein with ya. Can I have a go? I promise you’ll never regret” as he looks deeply into our eyes…

And so we a blushin mess too now. The hopeless romantic in us quickly risin to the surface to break through as we pull our hands out from Ash’s and take his face to push our lips onto his. Pulling back after his surprised reaction with a “yes!” and smilin and continuin our attack on his plush lips. Ash eagerly accepts as the passion between us is utterly unchained. Both going at each other barely gaspin for air between kisses on the face neck and body…

Ash was wearin some trunks and a shirt to be polite to us since we were gonna be sleeping together with no funny business goin on but now those easily came off as he also tore off our own nightgown too to do the deed. And so the night was filled with nothing but love. Ash takin care of us in a way that’s never been done before and in a way we didn’t think that’s ever be possible. And us returning the favor and finally showin us our skills that we’ve always been complimented on. It almost become more of like a competition really seein who could make the other fall apart faster and let the other completely dominate them. Ash won eventually havin us mewl from his lips pressed against our nipples, cock rearranging our guts, and fingers rubbin our clit. The rest of the night quickly flew by and the mornin light was pourin into the room…

Alas after the night’s events Ash continued to court us. Tellin us that it’s what we deserved n makin us fall in love with him further n further. Grannie was delighted of course knowin that we’re in good hands for the rest of our lives if we decided to wed him. And Ash finally took us around town to meet the locals n everything since we still hadn’t really met anyone or made connections. Introducing us as his lady and makin it very clear of course that we were off limits. Though we never noticed that behavior from our kind hearted Ash…

Eventually Ash proposed to us in a beautiful landscape right outta a fairytale book and we of course screamed “yes”. We invited the entire town in one of those big open wedding events and also called on our friends in the city to come down too. Makin them sick with worry since we hadn’t been in touch for so long and they were worried about us since our ex came lookin for us a while ago. Though no one knew where he disappeared to in the end…Some people out of legal obligation had to search for him but with his history of substance abuse benders, no one was really surprised that he couldn’t turn up in the end. So it’d always be just one of those “don’t care cold cases”…

The wedding was splendid. Bein surrounded by friends n family. And of course walkin down the aisle to Ash. Movin into Ash’s was the easiest thing in the world too and Ash was thrilled to let us decorate the place more. And with all the fuckin we were doin durin the courtship it wasn’t really a surprise that we ended up pregnant. Walked down the aisle while we were pregnant though thankfully no one knew as we weren’t showing obvious signs yet. Wouldn’t want the locals to think ill of Ash or I thinkin it was a shotgun weddin or anythin…

In the end we got our happily ever after with our Prince Charming who’d always come to save us. And now we’re havin twins on the way to join us too. So we’ll be a stay at home mother and wife much to Ash’s relief as he wants us in a safe environment where he can always get to us easily. Ash also isn’t ever worried about money or resources. He got plenty to take care of us and our family. He wants a big one too. At least 5 more babies too. And we’ll happily oblige that wish cause he gave his heart to us just as we gave him ours. To love each other forever n forever.

Scene!!! I’m done with this AU! Thank fuck it was hella long! Way too long to be honest but it was honestly so much fun to write about a “Bimbo” Reader that I wanted to make sure I gave her a good amount of depth and didn’t make the story seem lazy with no build up or progression with evidence of Ash’s and Reader’s relationship. I wanted it to feel “earned” and plausible ya know?

I also wanted it to be clearly different from the City Reader AU as it’s fun to explore different characters/personalities and thus how the story will unfold differently for each of them. Didn’t want to have too many of the same scenes or scenarios either from the City Reader AU, so that’s why there isn’t “cowboy hat rule” for example in the Bimbo Reader AU. So fresh n new scenes with Ash. And I also had real fun explorin Ash again and how he navigates this new reader. Cause City Reader is obviously in a rush to get outta town and doesn’t wanna be in a relationship with Ash, so Ash is put into an extreme time crunch. Really showin his “yan” side in that AU. While in the Bimbo Reader AU the girls obviously not in a rush to leave or anythin and is more scared if anythin to be in a relationship again. She’s much more vulnerable and Ash understands that so like dealin with a spooked animal he knows he gotta play the long game with this girlie. As such this AU really showed his “dere” side more I think. Of course I included the twins n 5 more babies at the end cause I figure even in multiple AUs the existences of other characters still happen. So to me it wouldn’t really make sense if Reader suddenly only had 3 kids in this Bimbo AU or didn’t have twins at first pregnancy

So lemme know how I did. Lemme know if you enjoyed it or not

P.S. Girlie did you get my submission #4 or did Tumblr censor it and delete it or somethin? Do I gotta resubmit it to ya!?

Love 🗡️Psycho🗡️ Anon

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squaric-acid · 3 months ago

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Rewatching PotO (2004) in 2024

~ A needless commentary. Please note that I first watched this movie seven years ago, in 2017. ~

I like the Wizard of Oz thing they do by having the prologue scene in black and white.

Is the Madam Giry in the prologue supposed to be Meg or her mother, it is unclear.

The costumes are decidedly not bad for a piece of historical fiction made in the early 2000’s.

I adore the chaos and attention to detail of the establishing shots of the Opera Populaire during a rehearsal.

All the costumes in this movie are good except for Christine’s during Point of No Return, like what the fuck was that.

I like that Raoul is introduced in person during the rehearsal scene and that Christine gives us some background on their relationship. Her saying they were childhood sweethearts makes the set up of their love story stronger, like they both obviously still harbored feelings for each other during the interim of their childhood and the events of PotO. In the stage production this is less obvious.

Was it really necessary to have the new managers make lecherous comments about Meg and Christine?

Emmy Rossum is very stiff during Think of Me, in contrast to the scene of her dancing just prior where she is very expressive. I’m not sure what to make of this, it’s only an observation. I want her earrings from this scene though.

The Phantom’s lack of a hat makes his head look small and Gerard Butler does not have a small head.

You can tell that the theatre they are in isn’t actually very big.

The dubbing does not sync well to the mouths of the actors.

Meg Giry is adorable.

Christine’s dress during Think of Me looks suspiciously like a wedding dress.

How can you not ship Christine and Raoul in this movie? They’re so cute together.

Not the slow-mo of the candles blowing out.

The arms holding the candelabra are weird, like icky weird, and remind me of the Haunted Mansion.

I do have to admit that Gerard Butler in that cape is really something, he does look good as the Phantom, even without the hat during Phantom of the Opera. I appreciate the electric guitar during that scene too.

It’s not subtle that they used the same archway more than once. And what happens to the horse, where did he go?

Erik’s lair really gives Pirates of the Caribbean ride vibes.

Was the dramatic cape removal necessary?

Why does he just leave her sitting in the boat?

RAMIN KARIMLOO WAS GUSTAVE DAAÉ?!?!!!! And I was supposed to find about this on my own?!?!

Gerard Butler as the Phantom is peak early 2000’s pathetic sad boy.

The dubbing continues to be bad which really impedes the impact of Music of the Night. The blocking isn’t bad though so I’ll focus on that.

Bro, not the mannequin! And the way he sets her in the swan? Hilariously creepy.

The scene of Meg discovering the passage behind the mirror is so interesting to me. What a great piece of character exploration! I wonder how much this version of Meg knows about the Phantom and inner workings of the opera house, surely she isn’t blind to her mother’s association with the Opera Ghost.

Madam Giry demonstrating the use of lasso was a girl boss moment.

How on earth did he not feel Christine prying at the mask?

I wish they would’ve used more drastic makeup and prosthesis for the Phantom’s deformity. Or at least let the camera focus on it for a tiny bit longer. We get basically nothing of it in this scene.

I forgot that they cut back to the black and white of the prologue (a continuation of it).

Just how much is 20,000 francs in 1870 worth today?

Those skull wax seals are cool.

Was the mooning of Carlotta necessary? Funny though

Minnie Driver is hilarious. The Prima Donna scene is fantastic.

Erik doing dastardly deeds in his fancy clothes is iconique.

Where is the musical cue for “Did I not instruct that Box Five was to be kept empty?”?! It sounds like an announcement at a train station!

Where on earth was Buquet to have seen the Phantom standing near the chandelier?

Only in the movies does cutting back and forth between the ballet from act three and the Phantom chasing Buquet around the flies really work. It makes the scene much more tense but is also amusing because we seen the Phantom doing stunts in his fancy clothes.

They really wanted to make this into a movie musical but did a poor job of integrating the music into the action of the movie.

I love the set design in this movie if nothing else.

If anything Gerard Butler’s Phantom has the least awful face of any rendition of the Phantom.

I can’t imagine this movie being made today, it would be an auto tune nightmare.

What is it about well-dressed pathetic sad boys of the early 2000’s variety?

You can’t fault Gerard Butler’s acting when he cries into the rose.

I take it back, why was the dramatic run so popular? It looks ridiculous.

I love Christine’s dress for the Masquerade scene. And Raoul looks dashing too.

The silver and gold fan choreography is neat. I also especially appreciate that only Christine and the Phantom are wearing shades of red.

Where are the fics of the Phantom and Madam Giry as children? That’s the story I want to hear.

Raoul sleeping, obviously on guard, outside the ballet dormitories is so endearing.

Showing that the Phantom knocks out the guard and is the one to take Christine to the graveyard closes the plot hole about how he knew she would go there. And it demonstrated just how obsessive he is about her.

I don’t know a lot about how funerary monuments worked in the 1800’s but how could the Daaé’s afford such a mausoleum?

The reprise of Angel of Music was very good. Excellent use of lighting.

The Phantom jumping down from the roof of the mausoleum is rather ruined by the fact his cape flipped over his head and he had to put it right.

The fight scene wasn’t the most coherent but it wasn’t outrageous either. I like the skull shaped guard on the Phantom’s sword.

Erik saying “let it be war upon you both” is undercut by the fact he didn’t say that it would be war between him and the managers earlier.

They cut back to Raoul coming up with his plan to ensnare the Phantom after the scene in the cemetery. I think it’s narratively out of place given the events of the scene of the graveyard. Christine’s lament, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, which both about her missing her father and about gathering the courage to bid goodbye to her angel of music. Which Christine felt she had to do because of the plan Raoul came up with.

Christine’s protestations about Raoul’s plan being spoken rather than sung works well in my opinion. But there’s a certain angst to how hysterical Christine sounds in the stage production.

Seriously, the Don Juan costume for Christine sucks.

The reveal in the stage production was better. They mention the hood of cloak in the song, the hood hides the fact that it’s so obviously not Piangi, anyone with eyes would’ve been able to see it wasn’t the same guy.

The background dancers, lol.

All the shots cutting to Madam Giry lowkey make it seem like she was secretly in love with the Phantom.

They could’ve made Point of No Return more tense.

Why does the Phantom’s wig look so bad before Christine pulls off his mask?

Now his disfigurement actually looks appropriate.

Madam Giry literally brought him to the opera house and he went willingly, the Phantom calling it a prison isn’t super accurate.

Erik has too much hair in this version. But props to Gerard Butler for killing it in the final scene in the Phantom’s Lair.

I like the detail that the cut on Raoul’s arm starts bleeding again due to all the action. It looks weirdly real though so maybe it was unintentional. I have not seen any behind the scenes footage to confirm this.

Why is Meg at the forefront of the mob? Why was she so interested in the mask? Is it supposed to be a hint about Love Never Dies? There is too much focus on Meg and Madam Giry’s involvement with the Phantom to just be as it is explained.

I adore the implication of the rose at Christine’s grave. Perhaps the most emotionally impactful moment in the whole movie.

7/10

Love the costumes and the aesthetics. The final scene at Christine’s grave was a very nice extra bit. Not as good as the stage production but enjoyable. The acting seemed a bit stiff and underwhelming but lots of movies from the early 2000’s were. I prefer the 25th anniversary performance but who doesn’t?

I can’t speak to how it compares to the book because I haven’t read it (I will sometime)

#the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #poto musical #christine daae #madame giry #meg giry #erik the phantom #andrew lloyd webber #musicals #erik poto #christine poto #I’m not new to the phandom but it’s been a while since I’ve interacted

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jamiegeode · 5 months ago

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Why yes I would love to know more. I’ve only ever read The Wizard of Oz (and seen the sequel movie to The Wizard of Oz a long time ago) so please feel free to tell me all about them. Also who’s the pumpkin man??

YESSSS YAYAYAY

SO! Jack Pumpkinhead is a scarecrow made by Ozma(at the time known as the boy Tip) and then brought to life by Tip’s guardian, Old Mombi, one of the illegal witches* of the time. Jack is then taken by Mombi and locked up, and she tells Tip(who she never wanted in the first place**) she will turn him into a marble statue and use the Pumpkinhead as a servant instead. Also Tip’s basically been a slave, and Mombi’s like ‘hm. Less annoying AND I don’t need to feed it? Bye kid.’ This leads to Tip and Jack running away, and the rest of the events in The Land of Oz

It’s also worth noting that Jack Pumpkinhead? He has a deep, severe fear of death. Like he gets anywhere near water and goes ‘dear god, will my head start rotting from the inside?’ He also calls Tip his dad for the entirety of The Marvelous Land Of Oz(second book in the series) and ends up starting a pumpkin farm after his adventures, so that he never has to worry about running out of replacement heads. He’s great. Anxiety rep at its most whimsical.

*Mombi’s brand of magic being made illegal after the laws the Scarecrow passed upon becoming king, mostly prohibiting ‘unnatural’ or harmful magics, but pretty much stopping the majority of magicians and witches not directly loyal to the crown from doing any magic. Which. Mombi herself ain’t great but BRO he essentially banned TRANSITIONING SPELLS! **she was paid by the Wizard of Oz to take the heir to the throne of Oz and hide her so she would never be found- so she turned the princess of Oz into a boy. He doesn’t give a shit about gender tho bc of being what we would in modern terms call ‘a genderqueer icon’, but this did make it pretty hard to find them.

Ok. NOW TO THE ICON HERSELF, POSSIBLY BEST KNOWN FOR THESE ILLUSTRATIONS(WHICH APPEAR IN THE OFFICIAL COLLECTION, AND FROM THE BOOK PUBLISHED IN 1909):

(Yes these photos are from my own copy of the collection of books 1-5, Twas a gift)

OZMA, TIP, THE MONARCH OF OZ!!

She’s an icon. He helped a revolt led by the women of Oz. He then helped the scarecrow escape that same rebellion by making a cursed beast out of some rope, couches, palm fromnds, and a deer head. The curse is how much it hates its own body, being more confusing than a chimera. He fathered a horse. She gave another girl free rein of the palace, including Ozma’s private chambers, and that girl is Dorothy. She helped Dorothy’s entire family move to Oz to escape Debt, and might’ve also helped them commit tax fraud. She then took Dorothy’s family on a tour of the entirety of Oz, usually sharing a room with Dorothy. It was literally love at first sight(paraphrase: she loved the other girl when she first saw her). Before Dorothy moved in, they used a magic portrait/mirror set to call each other at a specific time each day. Dorothy can’t always make the calls, but Ozma is always there. Ozma gave Dorothy a magic belt so she could come and go from Oz as she wished. He’s part fairy. His cousin is part rainbow. Said cousin lowkey flirts with Dorothy. She made Dorothy a princess of Oz, with as much say in what happens as they have. They don’t give a fuck about gender but will perform gender roles like it’s a 30s television show, and I legit think that’s just for the fun of it. He made sure everyone in Oz has a minimum of one bread tree per family. He told the gnome king to fuck off and then stole his trinkets. Those trinkets were actually a neighboring kingdom’s royal family. She freaked out a little when she transitioned but then her friends went ‘it’s still you, we don’t care as long as youre you’ and it was deemed the smartest and wisest thing ever said by the speaker. She’s friends with the guy who paid Mombi to hide her.

I could go into the impact that having a canonical queer character in such an old and well known franchise had on me as a kid, and how reading Oz books helped me feel like I was stepping into a safe place, but tbh I’m kinda stuck on the amount of batshit she got herself into in the second book. Wild.

By the way, all of this was written in the 1900s, the decade, not the century. Frank Baum was a real one.

#j me #asks #jamiekb ask #Ozma of Oz #Oz #Ozma #the Wizard of Oz #Frank L Baum #queer literature #queer #genderqueer #jamiekb

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carolingarts · 25 days ago

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I submit to the internet since this game won't leave my brain. The following statement. Curly is a flying monkey and Jimmie Johns is the wicked witch.

Hear me out. A flying monkey is a term for an enabler to a narcissist/abuser. Someone who assists them by performing their actions, providing them outs, generally supporting their actions without seeing what they're capable of or how they're hurting people.

In the wizard of oz (the OG book version) the monkeys were goofy and stupid and they played a prank on a witch who cursed them to obey anybody wearing a golden cap. The wicked witch of the west found the cap and used the monkeys to conquer the western quadrant of Oz. When Dorothy finds the cap, she puts it on and realizes she can control the monkeys. She asks them to take her friends over the mountains and listens to where the monkeys were coming from.

When it's done, Dorothy gives Glinda the cap and she tells the monkeys they must never play pranks again before giving the monkeys the cap and setting them free.

flying monkeys in the real world aren't that easy to sway. A lot of them *know* how bad shit is in the situation and play along with it, big chunks of them might clue into it and then use it to their advantage. Other monkeys might just be so far gone and codependent they'll never pick up on it.

There's a lot I could say about therapy and dealing with flying monkeys. I don't know enough to do that though. That's work for individuals to do with their loved ones and therapists and healthy circles. that's not for this post or tumblr. Know only if that's your situation, I wish you well and know and believe you have the strength to fix it. I'm just making a point about a character.

Without going into too much detail or providing definition I might get *wrong* - the fact is that if the flying monkey is a decent person, eventually they'll be forced to face the abuser and either embrace what they're saying and just go deeper or they'll have to start their own journey of trying to grab the golden cap. The fact is that abusers choose their army either because they see kindred spirits or because they see people who are weaker than they are that they can exploit.

That's the genius of this game, just how accurate they got everything for me about a wicked witch and his flying monkey ( we don't speak jockey shorts name in this house.) because it paints everything pretty clearly. It's very clear that Curly's a decent guy - enough of a decent dude for Anya to trust with her feelings initially before she realized that she was Dorothy and he was a flying monkey. People very clearly liked him.

It actually makes you wonder just how much dirty work Curly did for beef jerkey though. How many people the guy defended the wicked witch to, how many people who he just lied to about the guy. That said, if you very clearly inspire enough trust for people to confess to you that kind of thing - I think we're leaning towards the kind of flying monkey that's considerably weaker than the wicked witch who picked him.

Which is the absolute fucking *genius* of this game. If you do the work and you're like "well I want to know more about how this works, and you look up abusers and enablers and you realize this it opens up just how things work. Even if Curly was the kind of guy who was very clearly into everything Jockey Shart was doing he falls into the codependent trap I've hitched my wagon to the wrong horse (aha. ha. ha.) and pays for it.

I can't excuse Curly's actions. No one should excuse Curly's actions. I'm also not a dev so I don't know the intentions but looking at the narrative I can speculate that - my dude was a meathead gym bro golden retriever who was probably super codependent (super super codependent.) along with naive and unwilling to admit his own failings. especially the latter. IDK based on the narrative I don't think it was motivated by his own pride - I think he was just genuinely meathead decent golden retriever gymbro who didn't deal with his super weak sense of self and identity and codependency and then y'know had a clue by four hit him like an asteroid in the face.

He was the wicked witch of the tulpar's flying monkey until he caught Just Ugly Pants out and realized that his own life was threatened because he refused to see the red flags and warning signs. And he paid for it. What a great fucking game.

Also can we talk about Anya managing to keep a man *alive* like that when he was probably fused to the fucking machine? What fucking medical school was stupid enough to let her go? She's literally keeping the man alive.

#mouthwashing game #curly mouthwashing #we don't say the j word's name #he's the wicked witch of the tulpar with his friendly flying monkey #seriously I don't think I've ever hated a character that much #and William Afton is one of my favorite fucking characters in media #I will take the red flag and L with that one #but at least I can die happy because I'm not Jockey Sharts #Curly bruh I don't know what your childhood was like #but if your buddy is hinting at selling you his red pill podcast and it makes you uncomfy but you don't feel comfortable telling him #*TELL HIM THAT IT SUCKS AND HE NEEDS TO FUCK OFF*#also that piece of artwork where Jerkey would call it X oh fuck yeah he would #he'd be talking about how Elon Muskox is a great man #poor Anya oh my god

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poppies-from-oz · 1 year ago

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Was reading The Magical Mimics in Oz and gotta say, love how Jack Snow wrote the dynamic between Scraps and Scarecrow, especially compared to how Ruth Plumly Thomas wrote them. Like…

RPT was always emphasizing how close the Scarecrow and Scraps are and how he finds her so funny and charming and what not. But with Jack Snow he’s just-

“Scraps. Can you NOT?”

I like to think that he and Nick had a huge fight about her offscreen and Scare kinda blames her for that.

#the wizard of oz #the scarecrow #the tin man #tincrow #scraps #the patchwork girl #kabumpo in oz #the wishing horse of oz #the magical mimics in oz #ruth plumly thompson

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I wish I could've seen Robot start and end their Wizard Of Oz dream in a cinema, it reminded me of Get A Horse

The whole movie is so fun to experience in a theater, i wish they could release worlwide that way

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sunnydaleherald · 11 months ago

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sailorb00 · 1 year ago

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OMG I WANT YOUR RWBY DESIGNS TO BE CANONNNNNNNNNN

Also, neat Starr semblance idea. Better than my idea of an aura band she places on herself or others to improve memory, whoops. I know you said she's unlicensed, but teammates would still be neat! I came up with the ideas of Thari Bajie, a pig-eared faunus who can become lighter than air, Arsi Wujing, a big guy who basically becomes a big Marvel Sandman type golem, and Rionnag Longma, who's semblance lets him turn into a big horse, as Team STAR.

ALSO also, any semblance ideas for Theodore? My idea is Wayfinder, which would let him find the way towards wherever or to who/whatever he needs to go to in the form of a glowing yellow path, a literal yellow brick road semblance.

Oh my gosh! Thank you! That's extremely sweet of you to say ❤️🤭✨ I can only wish to be half as good as the character designers working as part of CRWBY, but still the sentiment is very sweet!!

No! I think that's a great semblance idea! It's like the reverse of Yatsuhashi's and could prove useful to our hero's if it was canon. I also like your ideas for the rest of the JTTW pilgrims and their possible semblances! Especially Wujing's—I'm a big fan of Spider-Man, and I've always had a soft spot for Sandman from his rouge's gallery.

As for Theodore, I have thought about it a little, but haven't come up with one I really like or am set on as a personal hc/theory. Possibly something similar to Raven's 'Kindred Link's, but where he taps his gloves together a set number of times and it opens a portal to places he associates with 'home/safety' like his office at Shade, for instance. Idk what I'd call it; 'No Place Like Home's is a little too on the nose, y'know?

That or something to do with maximizing the power of his punches, or that his semblance causes his opponents to spin when hit, mimicking a tornado or something—like I said, still working shopping 🤭✨

Love love love the idea of 'Wayfinder' though! 😍 That would be a truly handy Semblance to have. Plus, it fits in w/ his story allusion to Dorothy twice! Not only is there the yellow brick road aspect, but to be directed to some place or someone known to him could also play into the ending of Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy clicks her silver/ruby slippers together and says 'There's no place like home!'—which is kinda what this Semblance hc does!! Very neat! ✨✨

#ask: anonymously20-blog #rwby #rwby theories #rwby headcanon

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oletus-hullabaloo · 1 year ago

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💎 Does Oz have any good music to behold? Maybe you should try dancing as a break someday! Maybe even with Dorothy for fun?

🍀 MONTY [EMERALD CITY COACHMAN] HAS RECEIVED YOUR LETTER! 🍀

The coachman was sitting in his coach as usual, but had steered it off the golden path he so loathed and stopped it in the fittingly emerald grasses surrounding the gates. Sometimes it was a pleasure to truly pause and bask in an outside view of the stunning buildings, the architecture sharp and gleaming, as the outsider he still considered himself to be.

There was still a spark of wonder left, even though the star in his eye was often cloaked from view by his hat. He didn't want to fool those undeserving within the gates into thinking he wanted to be there, not at all. It was simply one more question avoided. The Oz-goers did like to pry into personal matters, especially if they were regular passengers.

They'd learn over time that the only person he'd divulge such information to was Dorothy, whether it took a singular tense ride or multiple for that to register. He was capable of small-talk, sure, but little more was afforded if he could avoid it.

Monty leaned further forward and crossed his arms, letting out a sigh as the postman caught up to him again. No coaches in Oz - even though his was the only one - boasted horses, driven by magical means and controlled by spoken or gestured commands, though the structures still remained. He wasn't in the carriage, but sat out in front of it near where a set of reins and such should've been.

He took the letter, waving the coach to a proper halt. It'd often spin wheels impatiently if he didn't. Writing would be difficult on moving ground.

"You'd be pleased to know, dearest correspondent, that Dorothy comes to me with songs aplenty that she makes up. She sings nonsensical things, but all are lovely to my ears because they're in her voice. She's as close as a younger sibling to me, you know, and shares the bond for it.

She's never asked me to dance for or with her, but I would.

I think she knows.

I've had plates added to my shoes, see, akin to those of use in tap-dancing, and she used to comment on how I sounded like the horses. With the magic of the City, we've never had need for them for the coach, but I enjoy the clicking of their hooves.

I can dance to perform for anyone who asks, but no-one cares to see me in any context other than one sat-down driver.

It's a shame. The wind carries its own melody of chatter and laughter, and I wish I could move to pay it due respect, but duty calls. There will be a time, but not any time soon.

I'll dance with my sister dearest one day."

#identity v #idv #idv askblog #mike morton #idv mike #🎪 hullabaloo hijinks / ask answered 🎪#🍀 iridescent innocence / emerald city coachman 🍀#/ he calls dorothy his sister because he cares about her a lot :)

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enchantedlandcoffee · 11 months ago

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Yesss, book chatting! So latest reading? Favorites from last year? Ohh, thoughts on books on writing/literature? I've unintentionally been vibing a bit with that, like "Letters to a Young Poet" and this book that seems an absolute delight "Eve Bites Back" which I got recently and now I'm considering "A Horse at Night" (even though the last time I had to clean my bookshelf I swore I needed a break from buying books). Ok, I'm gonna stop rambling, but I would love recs.

Hiii anon! Yes we're in a book chatting mood this week.

Ooh so I'm currently reading Wish Of The Wicked by Danielle Paige. It's such a good book and really hard to put down when I have to.

One of my favourites from last year has to be Red, White and Royal Blue. Also, the Be Sure series by Seanan McGuire.

I've tried reading books about writing but they're a bit harder for me to get into as I'm definitely a reader who enjoys delving into new worlds (and escaping this stupid one).

I've read a few literature books I think? I guess it depends on how you define literature? I see it as the classics like 'Little Women' and 'Pride and Prejudice' (both of which I have been reading for over ten years now 😅). I've read those, Lord of the Flies, The Wizard of Oz, The Secret Garden and a few more that I can't remember.

Thanks for chatting with me about books!

Let's talk about books, baby

#dinos #books

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witchesoz · 2 years ago

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What we know of Oz: Book 2, ends and conclusions

And now we reach the end of our tale, the conclusion of “The Marvelous Land of Oz”.

# Now, the revelation that Tip is actually Ozma is quite a shock to the young boy. He claims that he is not a girl, and Glinda has to explain to him that he is not currently a boy but he was born a girl, and a princess more at that, and that he has to return to the throne of the Emerald City as queen. Tip actually refuses, saying he refuses to be a girl or a queen, and that he would rather continue his adventures with his new friends… But not only does Glinda insists, but his friends also encourage him to return to being a girl – saying that they will stay his faithful friends no matter what, and that it doesn’t hurt to be a girl, and that girls and boys are equals in many things (in fact it is the Woggle-Bug that mentions how girls are “equally good” students as boys, and that he would be happy to become Tip’s personal teacher once he is a girl… The Bug might have a lot of flaws, but at least he is not sexist).

So Tip, thanks to all the encouragements about it, ultimately ends up agreeing to “try” being a girl for a short time, but asks that in return Glinda promises to turn him back into a boy if he doesn’t like it. To which Glinda says no. No, she won’t turn him back into a boy… because she is not the one who will dabble with all this transformation business. You see, she explains that changing Tip from a boy to a girl or vice-versa is actually beyond her magic – in her own words, she never deals with transformations because they are “not honest”, and as a “respectable sorceress” she cannot “make things appear to be what they are not”. However, “unscrupulous witches” use frequently the art, and so only one person can undo or recast the spell: Mombi, the mistress of illusions and transformations. And even then, Mombi will not be able to turn back Tip into a boy because as soon as she undoes the charm that keeps Tip as a boy, she will have all her powers erased.

So yeah, actually Tip truly doesn’t have a choice in the matter. Glinda wants her Queen, and she will have one no matter what.

# Fun fact: Tip’s hand is described as little and brown, compared to the one of Glinda which is “dainty” and “white”. Either you interpret that as Tip being the dirty farmboy that he is, either you can interpret that as Tip having a darker skin tone than Glinda. As you wish. We also have a brief description of Glinda’s royal couch, which is “piled high with cushions covered with rose-colored silk”, and from a golden railing above “hung folds of pink gossamer, completely concealing the interior of the couch”. [It is quite interesting to see that the red of the Quadling Country is here present as pink]

# Mombi agrees to do the ritual, not so much for Tip (it is mentioned that now that people know he is Ozma, she doesn’t care for what will happen to him, he has no precious value anymore) but rather out of the fear of Glinda’s anger (it was mentioned before how Mombi, seeing Glinda’s eyes, realized she was not one to be trifled with). Tip still ends up promising the Witch that, once he is the ruler of Emerald City, he will provide for her in her old age – an offer noted to be “generous” by the narration. After all, Mombi still took care of the boy – though it was in a mean, probably abusive way, and she tried to turn him into stone.

The ritual to break the charm/enchantment is as such. First the Witch makes the boy drink a potion that sends him in a “deep and dreamless sleep”. Then Mombi squats on the ground and kindles a tiny fire of dried herbs (which she kept in her bosom). When the fire burns hot and clear, the old woman scatters a handful of magical powder over it, which creates a rich violet vapor filling the room with its fragrance (it is so strong it manages to make the Saw-Horse sneeze). Then, the hag chants a “rhythmical verse in words which no one understood”, while bending her “lean body” seven times back and forth over the fire. To end the incantation, the Witch stands upright and cries in a loud voice one word: “Yeowa!”.

Then the vapor floats away, the atmosphere becomes clean again, there is a whiff of fresh air, and Ozma appears.

What does Ozma look like? A young girl, “fresh and beautiful as a May morning”, with eyes sparkling like “two diamonds” and lips “tinted like a tourmaline”. Her hair are now “tresses of ruddy gold” confined at the brow by a slender jeweled circlet, and falling down her back. Her clothes also changed – she now wears robes of silken gauze “floating around her like a cloud”, and dainty satin slippers. [It is quite ironic that Baum imagined Ozma blond, became the illustrations which became more popular than the original depiction presented Ozma as dark-haired, and this is why Ozma is so often represented with black hair. A similar case happened with Dorothy, who was depicted as blond in many Oz illustrations of the books, but is always represented as brown-haired.]

Tip/Ozma says “I hope none of you will care less for me than you did before. I’m just the same Tip you know: only… only…” and the Pumpkinhead answers what everyone agrees to be the wisest speech he ever made: “Only you’re different!”

# When Jinjur learns of all that, her first reaction is “real” tears of grief and despair, upon realizing that after being a Queen she is doomed to “scrubbing floors and churning butter”. Seeing this peasant life as “too horrible”, she listened to the advice of her soldiers (who apparently spent most of their time making fudge in the palace kitchen) and decided to rebel foolishly, making a declaration of war upon Glinda the Good and Princess Ozma. So Glinda prepares her army, but Jinjur has closed all the gates of the City, and crossing the high and thick walls of green marble are not an easy task. The Woggle-Bug suggests a siege to “starve into submission” the city, but the Scarecrow rather mentions the Gump, that can easily fly over the walls.

So Glinda with a few of her soldiers (just the Captain and three additional soldiers) use the Gump to land in the Palace courtyard (where Jinjur was reclining in a hammock, reading a novel with a green cover and eating green chocolates), and arrest Jinjur as their prisoners (with chains on her wrists). And this truly ends the war, because as soon as the Army of Revolt learns Jinjur was arrested they throw their weapons down. And so all the City joyfully welcomed Glinda, her army, and Princess Ozma with a lot of music and happy cries. The men of the Emerald City cast their aprons off, delivered from their enslavement, while the women are also happy – because they got so tired of eating their husbands’ cooking (implied to be very bad) that they see Jinjur’s defeat as something to celebrate with joy. And all the City families celebrated with delicious feasts cooked by the wives and mothers for the weary and tired men, “harmony once again in the family”.

Ozma also forced the Army of Revolt to return all the emeralds and gems they stole from the public streets and buildings, and all the royal jewelers had to work for a whole month to replace each stone in its proper setting. The Army was then disbanded, and the girls “sent home to their mothers”. Jinjur was also released, but only on promise of “good behavior”.

# And so Ozma became the Queen of the Emerald City. She is said to be the “loveliest” queen the City ever knew, and while she was “young and inexperienced” she still ruled with “wisdom and justice”, thanks to her two main advisors: Glinda the Good, which gave Ozma “good advice on all occasions”, and the Woggle-Bug, appointed “Public Educator” and “quite helpful to Ozma when her royal duties grew perplexing”.

The Gump asked to have its body dismembered (aka returned in its original pieces), because he never asked to be brought to life and he feels ashamed of his current condition as a flying creature made of furniture. Mind you, once the two sofas, the leaves, the ropes and the broom were taken of, the Gump head still stayed alive, on the mantle of the chimney it once hung from. In fact to this day the Gump frequently startles those waiting in the hall for an audience with the Queen by its abrupt questions. [Interesting note, the Gump mentions he was once “monarch of the forest”, implying Gumps have a reputation as good as Lions in Oz].

Th Saw-Horse stayed Ozma’s personal property, and she often rode it through the streets of the Emerald City, having its wooden legs shod with gold to keep them from wearing out – and the sight of the Saw-Horse convinced people that the “Wonderful Wizard was never so wonderful as Queen Ozma, for he claimed to do many things he could not do, whereas our new Queen does many things no one would ever expect her to accomplish”. As for Jack Pumpkinhead he also stayed with Ozma “to the end of his days”, and he did not spoil “as soon as he had feared”, though he remained “as stupid as ever”. The Woggle-Bug tried to teach him arts and sciences, but he miserably failed.

Glinda’s army marched back home. The Tin Woodman returned to the Kingdom of the Winkies, mentioning that he loves it because it is not a very big kingdom and thus easier to rule. His first intention once back home is to have a new coat of nickel plate, because he was “marred and scratched” by his adventures. He also explains actually why he calls himself an “Emperor”: he mentions that he gives himself this title because he is an “Absolute Monarch” and that no one interferes in any way with his conduct of public or personal affairs. [Woaw… sounds a bit tyrannical. I know, I’m French, we had absolute monarchy for a long time.] What is very interesting here is that, once again, we see here that Ozma is not supposed to be the ruler of all of Oz – she is merely the ruler of the Emerald City, while Glinda and the Tin Man are seen as her equals, not her vassals.

As for the Scarecrow, he went back with the Tin Woodman (in fact the two made the decision to never part again, due to their friendship being much too strong) and the Tin Woodman made the Scarecrow his “Royal Treasurer” (mostly because now the Scarecrow is stuffed with money instead of hay, thanks to their trip to the jackdaws nest). And the Scarecrow to add that he is not a rich man because of his money, but because of his brain. “If one has money without brains, he cannot use it to advantage, but if one has brains without money, they will enable him to live comfortably to the end of his days.” To which the Tin Woodman adds, a bit vexed: “A good heart is a thing that brains can not create, and that money can not buy, so perhaps after all I am the richest man”. And Ozma to conclude with wisdom: “You are both rich, and your riches are the only riches worth saving: the riches of content!”

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And to conclude, what better talk than one of the LGBT community, huh? There's a big reason the Land of Oz is strongly associated with the queer culture. Not just because of the MGM movie (though it is how Oz actually entered in the LGBT world), but also because of this book. On one side the very strong friendship between the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman was reinterpreted by some as maybe having some homo-romantic connotations (especially since by then the Tin Woodman seems to have forgotten all about his fiancee he wanted to have the heart for in the first place). But on the other, here is the biggest piece of discussion and debate in Oz: Ozma herself. After all, we have in 1904 a character that goes from being a male to a female, and it is presented in a positive light and as something natural, with talks of how you can be raised as one gender but born another... So yeah it is bound to have Ozma appear to modern audiences as a transgender symbol. Though there are been talks as to how much was changed when Tip became Ozma, especially due to Baum later re-considering Ozma as being a fairy rather than a regular Ozian girl... Though here (and in the following book), it is clear that the change is merely physical as Ozma still retains a certain adventurous and rebellious personality similar to Tip's, but as the books go on Ozma becomes more and more of a proper, quiet, distant princess to the point some people see Ozma as having a different personality from Tip. Which led to the idea that maybe Tip and Ozma were too different persons, or two different sides of one same mind/personality... and anyway a lot of different considerations. But yes - once again Oz stands under the proud queer rainbow

#what we know of oz #the marvelous land of oz #glinda #mombi #tip #ozma #l. frank baum

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hellosallylovette · 2 months ago

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Every book I’ve ever read (not including short stories or comics, not necessarily a recommendation list)

1. Mosquitoland by David Arnold

2. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

4. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

5. The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

6. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

7. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

8. Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor

9. The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

10. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall

11. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

12. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

13. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites by Zac Brewer

14. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Ninth Grade Slays by Zac Brewer

15. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Tenth Grade Bleeds by Zac Brewer

16. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eleventh Grade Burns by Zac Brewer

17. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Twelfth Grade Kills by Zac Brewer

18. No Flying in the House by Betty Brock

19. Wish by Alexandra Bullen

20. Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman

21. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll

22. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Caroll

23. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

24. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

25. Little Bee by Chris Cleave

26. Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements

27. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

28. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

29. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

30. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

31. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

32. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

33. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

34. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupêry

35. No and Me by Delphine de Vigan

36. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

37. The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo

38. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

39. The Brotherhood of the Conch: The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming by Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni

40. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

41. The Kind of Friends We Used to Be by Frances O’Rourke Dowell

42. Where I’d Like to Be by Frances O’Roark Dowell

43. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan

44. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

45. Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo by Zlata Filipovic

46. Who Is Stealing the Twelve Days of Christmas? by Martha Freeman

47. Coraline by Neil Gaiman

48. Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman

49. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

50. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

51. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Green

52. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

53. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

54. Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix

55. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

56. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

57. Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

58. How to Steal a Car by Pete Hautman

59. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

60. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

61. Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse

62. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

63. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson-Burnett

64. The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson-Burnett

65. Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes

66. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

67. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

68. The First Last Part by Angela Johnson

69. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones

70. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

71. The Shining by Stephen King

72. Carrie by Stephen King

73. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

74. A Separate Peace by John Knowles

75. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

76. Fairy Tale: A True Story by Monica Kulling

77. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

78. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

79. The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis

80. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

81. Every Day by David Leviathan

82. Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine

83. Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

84. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

85. The Call of the Wild by Jack London

86. The Giver by Lois Lowry

87. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

88. Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

89. Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev

90. Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas

91. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

92. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

93. The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne

94. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

95. Girls Rule by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

96. The New York Grimpendium by J.W. Ocker

97. 1984 by George Orwell

98. Animal Farm by George Orwell

99. Willa by Heart by Coleen Murtagh Paratore

100. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

101. Witch and Wizard: The Gift by James Patterson

102. Witch and Wizard by James Patterson and Cate Tiernan

103. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

104. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

105. Ripper by Stefan Petrucha

106. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

107. Anthem by Ayn Rand

108. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

109. Emily the Strange: Lost, Dark, and Bored by Rob Reger

110. Across the Universe by Beth Revis

111. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

112. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

113. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

114. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

115. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

116. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

117. The Kane Chronicles: The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

118. The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

119. Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

120. Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

121. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

122. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

123. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

124. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

125. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

126. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

127. The Tales of Beadle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

128. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

129. The Teashop Girls by Laura Schaefer

130. Princess From Another Planet by Mindy Schanback

131. It’s Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder

132. Pretty Little Liars: Book One by Sara Shepard

133. The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith

134. Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli

135. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

136. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

137. Dracula by Bram Stoker

138. Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner

139. Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor

140. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

141. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

142. It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

143. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

144. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

145. Ghost Hotel by Lawrence Weinberg

146. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

147. Who Censored Roger Rabbit by Gary K. Wolf

148. The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic by Allan Wolf

149. Christina’s Ghost by Betty Ren Wright

150. The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young

151. Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks (12/9/16)

152. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (12/27/16)

153. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (2/7/17)

154. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (4/27/17)

155. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (5/15/2017)

156. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (1/04/18)

157. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (1/10/18)

158. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (3/9/18)

159. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (11/1/2018)

160. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (11/14/2018)

161. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (2/14/2019)

162. Forrest Gump by Winston Groom (3/6/19)

163. The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara (3/27/19)

164. Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden (4/4/19)

165. Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck (4/9/19)

166. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (4/13/19)

167. We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach (4/17/19)

168. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (7/12/19)

169. Matilda by Roald Dahl (8/7/19)

170. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens (8/8/19)

171. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (8/21/19)

172. The Tea Girl from Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (8/24/19)

173. Sophie’s Choice by William Styron (9/13/19)

174. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (9/26/19)

175. The Quiet American by Graham Greene (10/22/19)

176. The Secret History by Donna Tartt (1/2/20)

177. The Fuck-Up by Arthur Nersesian (1/30/20)

178. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (3/17/20)

179. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (7/26/20)

180. The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne by Ann Radcliffe (9/13/20)

181. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (9/29/20)

182. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (11/15/20)

183. If You Follow Me by Malena Watrous (12/26/20)

184. My Ántonia by Willa Cather (1/9/21)

185. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (1/13/21)

186. Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie (1/17/21)

187. Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao (1/28/21)

188. When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka (2/1/21)

189. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs (2/14/21)

190. American Son by Brian Ascalon Roley (2/22/21)

191. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (2/18/21)

192. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (4/14/21)

193. Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (4/20/21)

194. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (5/4/21)

195. The Little Friend by Donna Tartt (7/7/21)

196. Half-Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls (11/29/21)

197. The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls (12/13/21)

198. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (7/22/22)

199. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brönte (9/2/22)

200. Persuasion by Jane Austen (10/14/22)

201. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (10/22/22)

202. King Lear by William Shakespeare (10/28/22)

203. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (11/3/22)

204. The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (11/5/22)

205. The Awakening by Kate Chopin (11/19/22)

206. No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai (11/27/22)

207. Rebecca by Daphne Du Marier (12/2/22)

208. Sense and Sensibility (12/23/22)

209. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1/13/23)

210. The Tempest by William Shakespeare (1/18/23)

211. Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare (1/26/23)

212. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (1/31/23)

213. Othello by William Shakespeare (2/5/23)

214. Girl, Interrupted by Susana Kaysen (2/27/23)

215. Hag-seed by Margaret Atwood (3/2/23)

216. Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction by Robert J. C. Young (3/5/23)

217. Cuban Refugees: Cuban Roots, American Freedoms by Deborah Kent (3/21/23)

218. Frida Kahlo by Hettie Judah (4/5/23)

219. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (4/15/23)

220. Beloved by Toni Morrison (5/28/23)

221. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë (6/12/23)

222. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (6/30/23)

223. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (7/21/23)

224. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (7/24/23)

225. The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang (7/28/23)

226. Never Broken: Songs are Only Half the Story by Jewel (8/6/23)

227. A Therapeutic Atlas by The School of Life (8/18/23)

228. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (8/22/23)

229. The Vietnam War, 1945–1975 by New-York Historical Society (8/23/23)

230. White Fang by Jack London (8/30/23)

231. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (8/31/23)

232. Austral by Carlos Fonseca (10/2/23)

233. The Dreamkeepers by Gloria Ladson-Billings (10/4/23)

234. Emma by Jane Austen (10/13/23)

235. The Monk by Matthew Lewis (11/3/23)

236. Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett 2/11/24

237. Sofia Petrovna by Lydia Chukovskaya 3/5/24

238. Never Grow Up by Jackie Chan with Zhu Mo 3/14/24

239. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 3/27/24

240. The Third Wedding Wreath by Costas Taktsis 4/25/24

241. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 7/3/24

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