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otso / @teddypdf booklr/writeblr storygraph: @teddyotso

[otsoreads]

my about

received my bachelors in literature and fiction writing at uni and am trying to read more books in my own time before starting my masters for library science <33

currently reading:

giovanni’s room by james baldwin (fiction/classic)

the art of death by edwidge danticat (nonfiction)

the carrying by ada limón (poetry)

trickster makes this world by lewis hyde (nonfiction)

a game of thrones by george r r martin (fiction/fantasy)

2024 tbr:

ninth house by leigh bardugo (fiction/fantasy/horror)

jitterbug perfume by tom robbins (fiction)

frankenstein by mary shelley (fiction/sci-fi/classic)

the secret history by donna tart (fiction)

wuthering heights by emily brontë (fiction/classic)

the left hand of darkness by ursula le guin (fiction/sci-fi)

a day of fallen night by samantha shannon (fiction/fantasy)

gideon the ninth by tasmyn muir (fiction/sci-fi/fantasy)

the diaries, 1910-1923 by franz kafka (nonfiction)

a dowry of blood by st gibson (fiction/fantasy/horror)

read in 2024, not on tbr:

clementine (book one) by tillie walden (apocalyptic/graphic novel)

this is how you lose the time war by max gladstone & amal el-mohtar (fiction/sci-fi/fantasy)

daughter of smoke and bone by laini taylor (fiction/ya/fantasy)

days of blood and starlight by laini taylor (fiction/ya/fantasy)

dreams of gods and monsters by laini taylor (fiction/ya/fantasy)

clockwork angel by cassandra clare (fiction/ya/fantasy) reread

clockwork prince by cassandra clare (fiction/ya/fantasy) reread

hell bent by leigh bardugo (fiction/fantasy/horror)

I follow back from @teddypdf :3

[halondrus]

women keep coming up to me giggling and blushing and running their finger along the edge of my mighty greatsword like STOP theres literally evil afoot

[bittersweetresilience]

one of my favorite things to do in limited perspective is write sentences about the things someone doesn't do. he doesn't open his eyes. he doesn't reach out. i LOVE sentences like that. if it's describing the narrator, it's a reflection of their desires, something they're holding themselves back from. there's a tension between urge and action. it makes you ask why they wanted or felt compelled to do that, and also why they ultimately didn't. and if it's describing someone else, it tells you about the narrator's expectations. how they perceive that other person or their relationship. what they thought the other person was going to do, or thought the other person should have done, but failed to. negative action sentences are everything.

[fingermosaic]

still reeling from this gem

literally screaming.

[dendrochronologies]

maya angelou saying the funniest thing anyone has ever said about editing, which i can never let myself forget EVER AGAIN [x]

[cityfawns]

getting to the good part of unpacking

[chonideno]

some sections from Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative by Herbert Mason that I will never recover from

[gatorbytes]

thinking abt area x again... inspired by jeff vandermeer's annihilation (2014)

pieces bulletin monumental, vol. 35 (1869), société française d'archéologie [stone staircase] (2019), pixabay user id: jazella cmu typewriter typeface

[morgan-isnt-funny]

Just finished reading Hell Bent and reviews are mixed

[phy-be]

the devil knows your name now, galaxy stern

[javcdi]

hey sorry your boyfriend died and he came back hornier. yeah he’s more or less the same but all he can think about is going down on you. sorry i know you just wanted the gentleman back but he’s more of a demon now. yeah sorry

[gingerteaonthetardis]

smoking cyberman i am obsessed with u

[typewriter-worries]

people will read books they Do Not Like™ and then wonder why they hate reading

[typewriter-worries]

"i don't like long books" read short ones. "i don't like prose" try poetry. "i don't want to pay for a book i might not even like" go to your local library.

reading is the hobby that you make it; make it something you like.

[typewriter-worries]

seeing this mentioned in the tags, but for the love of all that is good and holy please stop making yourself read books you don't like. you know yourself better than any curation or recommendation, if you're not enjoying it, you can put it down.

reading for leisure is supposed to be fun. you can't have fun if you're actively robbing yourself of joy while you do it!

[otsoreads]

red and blue // this is how you lose the time war

[velvetys]

Sorry it’s early but you really can’t use fanfiction terms in a non fanfiction context like if someone is trying to sell me a book to read and they tell me there’s an enemy to lovers I would be annoyed because why are you spoiling the story lol

[azurebluuu]

sorry op this is kind of a tangent but this is why i hate how booktok has not only affected how ppl talk about their fave stories, but how it's basically gnawed its way into how publishing companies promote books. it basically encourages authors to build their entire story entirely around marketable tropes so that they turn more of a profit

"it has enemies to lovers!" "it has friends to lovers!" "this is a slow burn!" WHAT IS THE PLOT??? what makes your story unique?? why should i read it??? describing your story entirely in tropes and fanfiction terms makes your story sound extremely uninteresting lmfao.

[nerdgul]

Fanfiction is for when you want to read familiar characters in a setting where you already know what's going to happen. I care about this coffee shop au because I already love these characters and just want to see them in fun familiar situations

Books are original content for new stories new characters in new situations. Why should I care if it takes place in a coffee shop? Give me a reason to love these characters!

[arsenicflame]

THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR - AMAL EL-MOHTAR & MAX GLADSTONE

[naceless]

The homoerotic relationship between a sword and its scabbard

[naceless]

The sword that cuts all but its scabbard. The scabbard that consumes none but its sword. The sword that is dulled by its scabbards protection but would fall to disrepair without it

[naceless]

The scabbard that cannot kill yet is soaked in blood all the same from holding its sword

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Clean and maintain your fucking sword before putting it away Jesus Christ