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[thechronicbookwormblog]

BOOK REVIEW: The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

North’s and Nimh’s lives are entwined—though their hearts can never be. Linked by a terrifying prophecy and caught between duty and fate, they must choose between saving their people or succumbing to the bond that is forbidden between them.

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[mathemorphosis]

「 beginner’s notes 」

[ithelpstodream]

[jonpertwee]

I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.

[hamfistedbunvendor]

that’s already how it is in australia

[jonpertwee]

That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

[sapphicdalliances]

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

[salparadisewasright-deactivated]

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

[thisdiscontentedwinter]

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot. You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this: 

Or this: 

Or this: 

You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it. 

And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote.  Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote. 

And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile. 

[julad]

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party.

Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out.

A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable.

And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.

[batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate]

“oh no, what if people actually have to participate in picking the government officials who will impact their lives” jesus christ

[christophoronomicon]

For the last time, for everyone who still doesn’t understand: not voting is not a tool of resistance, it’s a tool of surrender.

[aircademia]

love to put books in stacks. tell myself that's my "to be read" pile. and then. not read them. and then make another stack with more books

[mothbiteclub]

What a wonderful feeling to have a place at home to browse through shelves and shelves of books.

IG: @quirinerose

[books-and-writing-and-plants]

Look at the gorgeous book I just started! I’m really loving the YA trend of animated covers in this art style, they let me get a look at the characters without being real photos of people (makes it too hard for my imagination to take over).

What’s your preference? People on the cover? No people? Animated people?

[mynameislucax-deactivated202310]

Top 5 Books of 2020 so far ❤️📚

[lizziethereader]

Shelf-Confidence BPC | August 2020 | 29. Magic or Folklore

Magic!

[mothbiteclub]

I have finally moved, and for the first time in my life have the space to create a cute little study corner with my bookshelves and I’m IN LOVE.

[alilip91]

Book Review on The Book Castle

[treat-yo-shelves-17]

8.2.20📚 It’s Super Stack Sunday!

This stack is all about books you absolutely NEED an adaptation for🎞 (And I say this with the hope that if they did have tv/film adaptations, they’d be done well and not change 80% of the original plot.) I would happily sell my soul for adaptations of any of these books👆🏻🤩 (And yes, I finished I’ll Give You The Sun last night and yes, my heart is so full and yes, I’ll post about it in the coming days✨)

📚What book or books would you love to see come to life on screen?

[whilereadingandwalking]

Coffee and flowers and an open book.

[violetsnotebook-archive]

28.05.20 / today was a blur! i tidied up my study space, i dusted out my shelves as well as my vinyl crate because i seem to have just dumped my “to-read” books in there too. i’m only now finally able to sit down and relax with some coffee and journal time. it was hectic but i’m glad i got it done. this way tomorrow can be solely dedicated to revisions. hope your day went well ♡

[life-full-of-books]

My new custom set of Schwab books! Gah! I am IN LOVEEEEE!

🖤♥️🖤♥️🖤♥️🖤♥️🖤♥️🖤🖤

[tothewordgarden]

Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - two novels on my tbr. (click the titles for more info)

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