#tfios

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

can you connect the fault in our stars to tuberculosis?

Sure. The name of the band Hazel likes is The Hectic Glow, which comes from a line in Henry David Thoreau's journals: "Decay and disease are often beautiful, like the pearly tear of the shellfish or the hectic glow of consumption."

(Consumption was the common term for TB until the late 19th century.)

One of the ideas that fascinated me when I was writing tfios was the way that cancer--in its seeming randomness, unfairness, unpredictable course, and romanticization--mirrored early 19th century conceptions of TB.

(I did not yet know that TB is a huge, ongoing crisis. So I had no way of knowing I would end up obsessed with/writing nonfiction about tuberculosis. But I guess the seed was there!)

[tidescaller]

@pscentral event 49: literature

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Written by John Green [insp: one, two]

[aamtreeanalogy]

we draw cigarettes, we don't smoke them.

[chitter17]

Lofi SmolBeanicus Hamilton The 3rd

[holy-table-of-mercy]

[7975348473]

"its a metephor, see— you put the killing thing right between your teeth but you dont give it the power to do its killing."

call me tushu :D

she/her. indian. hindu. straight. highschooler. bindi equipped 24/7. full-time singer. part-time dancer. part-time reader. part-time author. sunshine personality. an enthusiast. (not-so) slightly crazy. lover of classical music and mostly all things desi. roleplay jesper fahey and xander hawthorne. @musiwashere and @lunarlee101 r to blame for my craziness.

my traditionblr: changing themes acc to books, no follower events (for now)

my masterlist

(hanji mujhe hindi bhi aati hai)

the note board:-

(current hyper fixations)

the inheritance games. keeper of the lost cities. the grishaverse. the fault in our stars. heaven official's blessing. naruto. akatsuki no yona. haikyuu. spy x family. avatar the last airbender. avatar: the way of water. demon slayer. webtoon.

(current playlist)

riptide. sailor. labor. ghar more pardesiya. raghuvar tumko meri laaj. ye raatein ye mausam. troublemaker. i'm yours. cheap thrills. you don't know you're beautiful. monta re. sawar lu. moh moh ke dhage. dhadak. perfect. sare ke sare classical bandish (obvi). copacabana.

(current goals)

preserve hinduism. control your anger. be a good person. get better at hindi. make use of your potential (hard af). be a respectful daughter. study hard.

(nostalgic run-down)

gacha girl. miraculous lady bug freak. taarak mehta ka ulta chashma. paw patrol. bts army.

book review (the book my theme is based on)

[the fault in our stars, john green]:

★★★★★

"you don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world, old man, but you do have some say in who hurts you. i like my choices. i hope she likes hers."

as a person who takes hating books with sad endings very seriously, i'll have you know, this book wasn't just sad— it was tragic.

...and i read it twice.

why tragic, exactly? because john green gives you hope. he takes your breath away and makes your heartache only to return it all back to normal once again, to make you believe all is well. and then in the blink of an eye— everything sours up once more and you're in tears.

and i want to hate the book so, so bad for it— but i can't. which is exactly what makes it such a timeless masterpiece.

if you're looking for a tragic, yet well-written, romance about a metaphor-loving boy and an adjectively-and-literally-unique girl, who also happen to be fighting cancer. This book is for you.

but if this doesn't sound appealing, read it anyway. for me. pls.

[thechaotickalamari]

me: i want romance also me after The Fault in Our Stars: actually nevermind

[niftynoya]

I fucking love fandom culture.

I love how I can be absolutely obsessed with a show, a book, a YouTube channel and there will be hundreds of others just like me freaking out over the same dumb shit.

I love how happy fandoms can make me, scrolling through fanart and reading fanfics until my eyes blur at 3am.

I love how I can determine parts of my life by what I was obsessed with at the time. How those fandoms made me feel, what they taught me, what they got me through.

I love that I can look around my flat and see evidence of all my past and present obessions, from signed posters to collectable box sets, figures and books.

I love how I can come back to a fandom after years and pick up where I left off, finding joy in catching up on everything I've missed out on.

I fucking love fandom culture.