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[nicolodigenovas]

Read “To Be Taught, If Fortunate” in one night and it left me thinking a lot. But just like in the monk&robot series, one thing Becky Chambers does is make you ecstatic and awed at the realisation that life exists

[timeandreadingdigressionsinspace]

"What is space to you? Is it a playground, a quarry, a flagpole, a classroom, a temple? Who do you believe should go, and for what purpose? Or should we go at all? Is the realm above the clouds immaterial to you, so long as satellites send messages and rocks don't fall? Is human space flight a fool's errand, a rich man's fantasy, an unacceptable waste of life and metal?...We have found nothing you can sell, we have found nothing you can put to practical use. We have satisfied nothing but curiosity, gained nothing but knowledge."

WOW I loved this book. I listened to the ending monologue about fifteen times, just soaking in the philosophy and questions it asks. I loved the characters and being able to go on this journey with them, experiencing the highs and the lows, the wonder and the triumph and the madness, the connection and disputes. It's the most amazing blend of science, philosophy, humanity, discovery, and hope. The pacing, voice, and storytelling are just perfect, and it all feels so real. You're getting a glimpse into these people's lives, their thoughts, their feelings, and the tension of being so so far away from home while still wanting to honor the people who worked tirelessly to make their mission possible. It shows the wonder and staggering humility of being somewhere completely new and foreign, seeing things we could never even have imagined. It gave me Star Trek vibes--humanity among the stars, "leave no trace" prime directive. This story immersed me so completely, and I cannot wait to read it again.

5/5 🌟

[garfbin]

Becky Chambers can not keep getting away with this (writing beautiful speculative queer sci-fi that makes me weep in front of my cat)

[percyfraser]

We don’t love each other. We’ve been close to each other, of course. I’ve loved you like a friend, the way thousands of women feel about other women. You were a dear friend who was loved, that’s all. Certainly there can be nothing wrong with that. It’s perfectly natural that I should be fond of you. Why, we’ve known each other since we were seventeen and I always thought– THE CHILDREN'S HOUR 1961 — dir. William Wyler

[kino-ani]

The Children's Hour (1961) Dir. William Wyler

[isorottatime]

the idea that The Children's Hour fails to be a queer film because [any variation of] 'only one is gay' 'they buried their gays' 'so lesbians should be ashamed?' are all bad faith understandings of the film and where it sits in film history. I say this with the assumption that the Hays Code of it all is preexisting knowledge; Martha's confession is not framed as a thing to be laughed at, nor to be feared. it's brutal, it's honest, it's allowed to play out in full, because we care about Martha. Because she is human. And we don't lose her POV after her confession. we care for this woman still. and when she dies, it is not to allow Karen to create a normal life, it is not a cheap way to 'fix' the issue of a queer character-- it's tragic, and Karen refuses the norm, she leaves the life that killed Martha behind as she walks without turning, bringing with her her friend's memory and nothing else. and I love this film with the decades of queer film(making) that came after it. I love this film knowing the system it was made within. that is one reason i value it so highly. someone who is more versed in the history of hollywood than me could surely draw a thread from the likes of Calamity Jane and Rebel Without A Cause to The Children's Hour to Desert Hearts to But I'm A Cheerleader

[elssbethtascioni]

The Children's Hour (1961) dir. William Wyler

[fallingleaves05]

"You're afraid of hearing it, but I'm more afraid than you are" ow

[aaronstveit]

AUDREY HEPBURN as KAREN WRIGHT The Children's Hour (1961) dir. William Wyler

[ahappyphjl]

collaboratively gay in every universe

[kankalin]

tiny warmup.... rip minecraft pjs you will be missed

[nikki-rook]

I do have a question

[twyllodrus]

Who do you think the best angel was? This one.

[tetrapaec]

I don't think you understand how important this kiss is.

Doing this in front of God too.

They sacrificed their love so that we, humans, could love each other and make decisions. They spent 6000 years teaching each other that humanity is not a toy. They died for us, they love us as much, if not more than they love each other. They are our deities, our creators. They are Love. We are children of Love.

[actual-changeling]

well apparently everyone else hates it. i do not. i love it. i love what they did with it, i love that crowley got to choose, i love that he chose humanity, that he did not choose to run away.

because THAT is who he is. he loves his stars and creations, he loves humanity, he loves the messiness, the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful, he loves watching them. he showed jesus all the kingdoms of the world to share that love with someone who he knows already felt it.

in the end, they made that choice together. it's a choice they have made before, over and over, saving humanity over themselves. no god, no angels, no demons, no thousands of years of suffering for all the millions of eternal beings.

personally, i choose to believe that god's last gift to them was integrating them into the fabric of the new universe, so they will find each other in every lifetime. but without anyone watching, without any plan behind it, without senseless suffering, without creating stars just to destroy them.

just the two of them, together, always.

[kairithemang0-fm]

"they didn't get a happy ending" BUT THE WORLD WAS HAPPY THE WORLDDDDD THE WORLD THEY CHOSE THE WORLD THEY CHOSE THE PEOPLE WHO THEY GREW TO CARE ABOUT AND THE HUMANITY THEY'VE WATCHED GROWWWWWWWWW

maybe somewhere in the middle of nothingness they're there and watching two men who look like themselves fall in love

[icecoldwiz4rd]

this is so important to me cause at the end of the day, this book and the show are about their shared love of the world and of humanity, they did everything they could to save the world, up until the last second, bargaining with the literal god to not just let it all go and let empty space stay empty. it was always the two of them against everybody. when they realized they could make a better universe in place of the broken one, they made the choice to sacrifice themselves and their love and their ability to be together to create a world where people could live and be happy and love in their place...

they sacrificed their love for each other so that billions more could love each other billions of years in the future, without worrying about sudden apocalypses or second comings or end times. they chose to let life be real and i think that that is a beautiful thing for them to do

and did you see how they smiled to each other? they got a happy ending.

[hgedits]

Could you sign it for me? Course. What's your name? Fell. Asa Fell, with an S.