#yall lucky I forgot half the books I've read

[curapicas]

Tagged by the one and only @kaguneko

I’m tagging @zaziecurie and @lambreta-do-capeta, it’s a good idea to ask for book recs for people who share my mother language :v

And @ikenew @kingfisher99 @itsnotloveifitsjust (who is dead and tired of me asking for her fave book but still) @akmynlngr and whoever else decides to try it out EDIT: I meant to tag @kaedesan721 too, but no pressure

*cracks knuckles* alright let’s do this

1. Whats your favorite book?

I DON’T DO FAVOURITES

If I were to choose... Jostein Gaarder’s A Solitaire Mystery.

2. Do you collect anything?

Nowadays, only zines (by myself) and manga (with my sis, and I daresay the collection is quite impressive). I was a collector all my life, though, with coupouns, bottle’s caps, recipes... I am a collector

3. The last Song you listened to?

Make This Go On Forever by Snow Patrol

4. Do you like Tea? If yes whats your favorite kind of tea?

I prefer coffee :v Literally the only tea I thought was GOOD was chamomille with ice cubes (hmm, lemon balm is fine too)

5. Whats the first Anime/Manga you ever watched/read?

Rurouni Keishin was my first contact with manga. Just saying, my dad told me to choose between Rurouni Kenshin or Sakura Card Captors, but I wanted the latter because flying heads :V

For anime, it was pokemon like any other kid

6. Whats your favorite childhood movie?

The Mummy. Still a favourite. Runner up is Spirited Away, that is another great movie I’ve watched in repeat

7. Your favorite poem?

I’m not much knowledgeable in this area, but Manuel Bandeira’s “Vou-me Embora pra Pasárgada” (I’ll go back to Pasárgada) greatly impressed me. Fernando Pessoa’s poems and Chico Buarque’s lyrics are also a rec

8. Your favorite Painting?

DON’T DO THIS TO ME

Okaaay... I used to gravitate towards greek themed paintings, so The Birth of Venus is comfortably familiar, BUT! I was enraptured by The Ninth Wave ( Ivan Aivazovskii) when I first saw a picture of it!!!

 I have so many feelings about so many things, tho

9. Whats the most amazing thing that happened to you?

To this day? I’m pretty sure it’s still the fact that my parents saw each other like once or twice before getting together. Like, really together: A month later, they realize they’re living like married people and still are, 26 years later

10. Whats the Title of the last Fanfiction you have read?

A Cheap Immitation by @spoontasti ;)

11. Write 3 Book, Fanfic and Manga Title that you totally recommend!

I like lots of books, BUT! I’m Jostein Gaarder’s bitch through and through. I’d recommend The Solitaire Mystery, btw I’m surprised by this title because the portuguese title differs (O dia do Curingaaaa). Sophie’s world was also a mindfuck that took me some years to be ready to get through, get ready for a tired brain. Not as tiring as reading through this tag game, I know. Anyway Inkheart (Cornelia Funke) was one I absolutely devoured, even though I never read the sequels??? What’s up, me? Also Neil Gaiman writes atmospheres I LOVE... The Ocean at the End of the Lane was an Experience. So was Coraline tbh (what, 3 authors don’t count?)

Okay... for FICS: D.Mummy Man was an yullen fic for D.Gray-Man that impressed me a lot when I was young even if it was never completed. My second rec is the portuguese fic Jigsaw for the Saint Seiya fandom (with lots of implict pairings but my sister wrote it for the camus x milo)  that’s also not complete but I’ll kick the writer’s butt into completing it if I fucking must. Both aforementioned are in fanfiction.net. As for the third, HAH! You thought I’d only rec one fic for the durarara fandom? YOU THOUGHT WRONG, LOOK AT ALL THESE SHIZAYA WRITERS

- In the mood for characters dealing with trauma and learning that they are loved? Go to @izanyas

- Wanna see sex jokes, nsfw and twisted situations? @spoontasti is the one

- I trust this author with my life also lots of fluff and supernatural: if that’s the mood, pay a visit to @scarlet-blossoms

- Wanna see shizaya’s ability to tunnel vision at play and finally, finally make it work between themselves and themselves only with lots of well-written drama and emotional porn (’cause that’s what it is)? Check @tastewithouttalent

- If you’re in the mood for... actually, @itsnotloveifitsdeusexmachina (or @itsnotloveifitsjust) has a lot of moods, mostly fluff, nsfw and unexpected situations, so if you’re in the mood for a surprise? They tag anyway. Also lots of other pairings, and some very rare pairings from this one

-And if you’re in mood either for nice sex scenes or soul-wrecking content, the former where I advise to proceed with caution because it might leave a feeling in the pit of your stomach for quite a while (I usually go for the sex here, no offence), look for ao3 user izayas

Yes officer, I know I was meant to rec only 3 fics, but also: I do what I want

For MANGAS: Boy, WELL.... Proceed with caution in Berserk, it has all kinds of trigger warnings and not always respectfully pictured, BUT THAT ART. THE STORY. GUUUTS- Okay, okay. In quite the opposite spectrum, we have Oofuri (Ookiku Furikabute, also known as Big Windup... you get the drift), a great sports manga about baseball, anxiety, miscommunication and getting stronger (and same-face syndrome, but it’s cute). Lastly... have you heard of Full Metal Alchemist? If not, DO IT, I RECOMMEND! A row of amazing characters, great storyline and lots of comedy/tragedy