Hmmm, Iām in the mood for something funā¦ perhaps aā¦ poll? A fun little poll?
Which of my crafting Hot Takes to you agree with?
DPNs are unnecessarily complicated. Circular needles are right there!
Spindle spinning is boring
Crochet garments are lowkey kinda ugly
The mohair pairing trend was created just to make people spend more money
Merino has ruled for too long. Itās time for the other breeds to rise up!
Cotton yarn feels icky
I agree with many of these, you are so based OP
Cancelled. Blocked. Jailed for one thousand years.
Iām bald
Voting ended onNov 19, 2024
Disclaimer that none of these are that serious, they are just my personal opinions and if you like any of these things I hold no ill will towards you and hope you the same to me. If you think your crochet sweater looks rad as hell, thatās awesome! Iām glad you like it! If you think DPNs are the one true method for knitting in the round, godspeed to you.
Itās currently my reading week, which obviously means that I am ignoring my school work in favour of reading my books. Which feels fantastic now, but will probably back fire at the end of the week when school starts again.
Weāre back with another reading bingo! welcome to the SpringĀ Mini Reading Challenge š
RULES: like with our previous reading challenges, the rules are pretty flexible, since the whole point of this is to motivate you to read just a little bit more :)
the challenge starts on april 1st and ends with may 30th, but youāre welcome to finish it at your own pace
ā use the tag #studyblr w/knives reading challenge when you post your updates/pics
ā the challenge is ofc, as usual, also on storygraph (check the notes for the link)
once youāve read a book that fits a prompt, cross it out on the above template and/or share your thoughts on it in a post here on tumblr; make sure to mark any spoilers (hide them under a cut etc.), so people can avoid them if needed :) you can also have just one post and update it as you go, or you can post good olā aesthetic book pics!
as always, if you have any questions, feel free to send them to me or any other member in the taglist below xx
weāve entered the last month of the winter reading challenge and while youāre happily reading away, a new one is already brewing - if youād like to be tagged in the upcoming spring mini reading challenge announcement post, reblog this post so get the notif as soon as it goes live x
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Title: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot #1)
Author/s: Becky Chambers
Page count: 147
Rep: MC is non-binary (uses they/them pronouns), as are various other characters that appear briefly in the novel. MC mentions a previous relationship with a man.
Trigger warnings: Cursing, description of injuries, fire (controlled), minor warnings for alcohol use, animal cruelty and death, death (including philosophical discussions about death as an end to existence), and slavery of robot-kind
My rating: āāāāā (5 out of 5 stars)
Read more under the cut for my slightly spoiler-ish thoughts.
Thoughts in brief:
If you are looking for an action-packed story with a tight plot and lots of drama, then this book will not be for you.
But if you are looking for a gentle, funny, warm-hearted novel? A novel that explores thoughtful questions about life and death, the purpose of humanity, why we share food, and the contrary nature of onions? If that's the case, A Psalm for the Wild-Built may be just what you have been searching for.
Can you tell already how much I loved this novel? I've read the first two novels in Becky Chambers' Wayfarers series and one quality that really strikes me about her writing in those books is how full of kindness it is. That kindness is on full display in Psalm.
I mentioned above that the book delves into weighty, complicated issues, and you may be thinking that this means it will be heavy-handed and preachy, but that isn't the case at all. On the contrary, Chambers handles these issues with a deceptively light touch and great care and sensitivity.
Did I mention it is also less than 200 pages long?
A Psalm for the Wild-Built is a beautifully written work that is an antidote to the often cruel world we live in. It's also my first five-star read of 2022 (and actually, the first five-star read I've given in over a year).
I've got a rainy day today and plan to spend most of it in my pajamas on an exploration through English language fantasy.
I'm not as good with reading physical books as I am with audio books, but there are some that are much better when read from a physical copy (or my library only has a paper edition). So I have decided to put time aside to focus on my physical books today and give them the time they deserve.
[ID: A stack of seven books sitting on a blanket with their spines visible in the photo. The books are Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, an anthology titled Edmund Spencer's Poetry, A. Deborah Baker's book Along the Saltwise Sea, the anthology The Secret History of Fantasy editted by Peter S. Beagle, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun by Tolkien, John Constantine Hellblazer vol. 8 titled Take at the Gates of Hell, and Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust. End ID]
back by popular (?) demand, the 1000 pages ReadathonĀ āi really have no idea whatā Edition!Ā
you know the drill by now: read 1000 pages (or more!) in 10 days :) it can be one book, 15, 3, pick a number, be a rebel
when is this taking place: december 17th to december 26th
what happens if i donāt hit the goal: kittens will cry (iām kidding, pls donāt feel pressured, just read for the sake of reading and have fuuuun)
what tag are we using: #1kpagesdec21
i have more questions about this: shoot me a message, iām very friendly in a non-threatening way
canāt wait to see us all scramble to hit the goal and then cry
cookies,
Mary
P.S. Totes cool to spread the word!
P.P.S. If you want to challenge yourself, use these prompts (the same book can cover multiple prompts):
* A book youāve been putting off for more than a year
* Reread a favourite book
* Read a book from a genre you donāt normally read
* Read a diverse/own voices book
* Read the final book in a series you havenāt finished
Well, I did a whole bunch of handwriting practice, read a bit of the book, one page of the Faerie Queen, and listened to the entirety of Beowulf as well as both podcast episodes
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