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[dragonsanddustjackets]

hello all! i’m rags and this is my book blog!

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[princesszeldazbyebye-deactivate]

Cannot Stress Enough how important it is to read Howl’s Moving Castle written by Diana Wynn Jones immediately after watching Howl’s Moving Castle directed by Hayao Miyazaki. When he made the movie he was of course upset with war and thus included it in the film, but you gotta understand. You really Gotta Understand. Every time in the movie where Howl turns the door dial black to travel to an absolutely hellish warscape? You know where that same dial takes him in the book? The Real World Country Of Wales

[freerangeorganicdaydreams]

He goes to his sister’s house to play rugby and have a drink with his mates. His sister is like “you fucking loser get a JOB” and Howell is like “I have a job, I’m a wizard!” And she’s like “FUCK OFF”

[seikilos-stele]

Ursula K. Le Guin

[rhetoricandlogic]

[syrena-of-the-lake]

MAGIC

[a-ramblinrose]

Spent this week stuffing the local little free libraries!

I went through all my books, read and unread, a massive undertaking that took days. Also sweat and tears. Plus some screaming. Maybe some screeching.

But: ✨️ Over 100 Books Unhauled!!!!! ✨️

[kittchuco]

New Coraline design drop

[humanoidhistory]

Bruce Pennington's cover art for Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, 1973.

[chipper-smol]

just a fuckin big bird

[chipper-smol]

[wewindondowntheroad]

That post about 30 year old coming of age stories?

I’ve been thinking about it all morning. What would the plot points be for that? What makes a 30 year old coming of age story?

Old folks sound off in the comments

[lawfulgoodness]

A few ideas:

Burying a parent that never encouraged independence

Acknowledging a trauma you've spent your life ignoring

Finally opening yourself up to a truly mutual, non-transactional relationship (platonic or romantic)

Leaving a community (religious or otherwise) that has kept you from growing

[intrepidheroine]

Obtaining a diagnosis for a health condition (mental or physical) and finally getting treatment and recontextualizing your life.

Student loan forgiveness kicking in, suddenly you can afford to live. That one small change snowballs into something big.

Starting over after the end of The Big Relationship you thought would define your life. Engaging in a new hobby/social group that adds context to how small life felt in that relationship.

You find yourself with a pet you have to care for, which teaches you to care for yourself.

You take a class somewhere that unlocks skills you didn't know you had.

[cherriielle]

claimed by the sea 🔱

[caats]

[dragonsanddustjackets]

i am begging if you have a kindle or use an ereader or read books online in any kind of way please go on libby and register with your local library (if you don’t have a library card, what a good excuse to see if you can sign up online for one or even take a trip!) to see their digital collection. i made a resolution to not buy as many books as i have these past few years and also to support my library more and it was so easy and i’ve already borrowed one book and have another on hold in like ten minutes.

[cpericardium]

I wanna read this so bad

[victoriadallonfan]

COMPUARY

[dungeonmastersconsortium]

The obviously manipulated quote at the bottom is making me cackle

[goblinparty]

Last night I was talking to my boyfriend, and I couldn’t think of the word ‘library’, so I said ‘book ranch’. He thought it was hilarious and started making up alternative names for ‘librarian’.

“Cowbook! Like cowboy! No…Readcher? Like Rancher? No, fuck this is hard…”

and just now I heard him yell “BOOKAROO” from the other end of the apartment in the most triumphant tone of voice i’ve ever heard

[sasquapossum]

“Howdy, pardner. Name’s Tex. Biblio Tex.”

[certifiedlibraryposts]

Certified Library Post

[godzilla-reads]

I keep seeing lists and recs for short books/stories to cram in before the year is up to meet the “reading goal” and it makes me feel sad that I know how that feels. I feel sad that people need to feel rushed to read.

Slow down, friends. Read what you want, read what you must, but don’t force yourself to consume. I feel like reading should be about quality over quantity.

[leadupaynart]

There’s book worms and then there’s Book Wyrms.

[felinepurrrstory]

“I drew a picture of a cat with wings, and I thought “Oh, what fun! Why shouldn’t a cat have wings!?” and then, “What would happen if they did?” and so there goes the book.

– Ursula K. Le Guin