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i saw this:

and thought it would be fun to actually work that out. so

Sheet1 the myth makers,1200 bc the romans,64 the fires of pompeii,23-24 august 79 the eaters of light,2nd century,1st doctor the pandorica

^^^ every doctor who episode in chronological order

(pls let me know if theres any mistakes! i got most of the info from the tardis wiki so idk if its 100% accurate)

geckoreads

and yet another thing i love about these books is how well they deal with death. i really like that even though i didn’t know redtail, i can still feel sad for his passing. it’s also done with a surprising amount of maturity??? especially for something with such a campy setting as ‘a clan of cats all hunt and live together’.

v nicely done imo

i-aim-to-overanalyze

Honestly??? Same?? I used to get sad every time I reread the prologue, knowing what was gonna happen like “Redtail!! DDD:” even tho he’s barely in it lol. And I think the reader’s feelings for Redtail is really effected by how much Hunter shows the other cats mourn for him. We know by their reactions that Redtail was a great asset to the clan and his loss has a big impact on the clan. It’s a good demonstration of showing vs. telling. Hunter could’ve just said “The cats mourned Redtail” but instead Hunter showed them actively mourning him.

And thus, I live up to my url’s name.

geckoreads

yes!! exactly this!! i love that so much about the books, because even if we didn’t know the characters intimately, we felt sorrow for the ones that were left. it’s a completely different reason than why bluestar is such a tragedy; while we get to know her and then watch as she crumbles, characters like redtail and other cats are sad because the cats we do know are freaking devastated.

which is cool and, like you said, a very good example of ‘show, don’t tell’.

(seriously don’t stop living up to your name i love it so much-)

#warrior cats #spoilers #gecko reads #cat attack #i love nerding out about this book with people so like-#yeah #'tis nice

geckoreads

i forgot what spottedleaf was like when she was alive tbh. knowing that she was a Take None of Your Shit ass bitch gives me great joy.

raygelkitty

Tbh i researched medicine in this world because i aspired to rp a medicinecat.

geckoreads

same!! it’s so funny... i actually learned a l o t about herbal medicine and such while researching. it’s funny how these things end up pushing us toward goals we would have otherwise been blind to!

#warrior cats #cursing

tigerclaw that’s terrible advice

#warrior cats #gecko reads #the foreshadow i ng #actually now that i'm on the subject #which i wasn't #really #but now i am #tigerclaw is such a good character #esp in this first book #because looking at him he's never overtly hostile to anyone except maybe ravenpaw #and even then we can just assume he's trying to toughen him up #it really gives people a good reason not to suspect him seeing as 'tough love' is such a common troupe #not to mention #it explains why the rest of the clan so readily trusts him #esp considering how much they favor loyalty #hell even when he so clearly wanted to be deputy #the only thing hunter wrote in response to his being passed over was him nudging lionheart a bit too hard #and tbh #i think that's great #certainly beats those obnoxiously villainous characters imo #if i hadn't read these books before i don't think i would have suspected him for awhile #maybe that's just me though #poor ravenpaw though #he used to be one of my favorites tbh #although as it is he hasn't been given much dialogue so far #i missed these characters #jskfd

read the prequels fireboi. then you’ll know.

#warrior cats #gecko reads

mood.

#warrior cats #gecko reads #seriously sandpaw's such a gem #i love her

oh fuck sandpaw i totally didn’t even know who she was until it just hit me-

#fdsl #warrior cats #gecko reads #i totally forgot she existed #but i'm glad she does tbh

i forgot what spottedleaf was like when she was alive tbh. knowing that she was a Take None of Your Shit ass bitch gives me great joy.

#warrior cats #gecko reads #also like #the interactions between her and tigerfuck were so good????#i forgot that too #and i am actually very intrigued by it #cursing

and yet another thing i love about these books is how well they deal with death. i really like that even though i didn’t know redtail, i can still feel sad for his passing. it’s also done with a surprising amount of maturity??? especially for something with such a campy setting as ‘a clan of cats all hunt and live together’.

v nicely done imo

#warrior cats #death #gecko reads

geckoreads

toujours-fidele-deactivated2018

ooooh, plot twist! i forgot a lot of the plot of this series XD but i still remember the main plot

i think?

geckoreads

ooh then i’ll keep things mostly spoiler-free just in case you don’t remember it! i remember the first few books with surprising clarity so i know how most of it goes lol

toujours-fidele-deactivated2018

no, it’s fine! i’ve read the series so many times that it’s probably impossible for me to have forgotten all of the major plot points :D i remember the gist of it!

geckoreads

ahhh okay! good to know!

#warrior cats

geckoreads

toujours-fidele-deactivated2018

ooooh, plot twist! i forgot a lot of the plot of this series XD but i still remember the main plot

i think?

geckoreads

ooh then i’ll keep things mostly spoiler-free just in case you don’t remember it! i remember the first few books with surprising clarity so i know how most of it goes lol

#warrior cats