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goldlightsaber · 1 year

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The comments about Olivia Wilde are disgusting. And no one is pushing back on it. I could not belive how bad it was when I saw the replys to that tweet. I mean they act like she fuckin killed people! it's truly insane how women are treated. And you're absolutely right about Brad Pitt and how men are treated in comparison. It makes me so angry

Yeah it makes me angry too. Like, a woman has one public slip-up and suddenly they’re a “snake” “evil” “opportunist” — someone said “oh look she’s smirking because she’s having her moment spotlight with Pedro” what the fuck. Like implying that she, who had already made a name for herself before he even got famous, was posing with him for fame…that’s so crazy. They were just standing next to each other at at event they were both invited to. Makes you realize just how wildly the idea of a gold digger, opportunist woman permeates society.

#idk how Olivia is coping with it tbh. I would be going to therapy twice a week and crying constantly if I saw comments like that #this happened with Amber heard too #like that’s a tricky one and different but #like regardless of what she did the the misogynists vitriol against her was vile #meanwhile Johnny d*pp is hailed as a hero #even tho a court ruled based on evidence that he very much was not #ppl have opinions like they were THERE #when in reality they’re just projecting their sexist assumptions onto the person #ask #anonymous

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hi~ this blog is very helpful, as are the script blogs. so, i have this character who gets captured when he's 18, and he's tortured until he's 20. b4 he gets taken tho, he's a playful, kind and polite character. i still want him to embody those traits but ik that torture can have long term effects on people; in his case, he'd be depressed, have anxiety, headaches, insomnia, etc. so, i guess... do u have any suggestions on what kind of torture i should make him go through?

The evidence so farstrongly suggests that the type of torture does not affect the symptoms avictim experiences.

You’ve probably alreadyhad a look at thepage on the common effects of torture but I’m going to leave a link here justin case.

Now not everyone willexperience all the possible symptoms and we don’t have any way of predictingwho might experience which symptoms. What we have is a list of things thatvictims are likely to experience.

I tend to advise peopleto pick symptoms for their characters based on what they feel fits thecharacter, the story and what they’re comfortable writing. You’ve already donethat and that’s great.

But I can’t look at alist of symptoms and tell how someone was tortured. No one can. If we could then proving torture in court would be alot easier.

I tend to suggesttechniques based on the setting of the story. Torture techniques vary between cultures,countries and time periods. I suggest things either based entirely on thesetting or based on lasting, external physical injuries the authors want thecharacters to have.

Without thatinformation it’s difficult for me to suggest something. And since the ask boxis closed at the moment it would be a bit silly for me to ask for more detail.

So I know this is alittle sparse but here are some techniques that have been commonly usedglobally:

Beating

Starvation (Ihave a Masterpost on it here)

Dehydration

Sleep deprivation

Burning

Cutting

No matter where thestory is set if it’s in the modern day (or indeed any time after about 1950)torture is likely to be ‘clean’. That means it doesn’t leave obvious externalmarks.

Obviously that rulesout cutting and burning.

In a modern settingelectrical torture is very common,but not all countries have used it. Britain has generally avoided electricaltorture, relying on stress positions instead. America and France have both usedelectrical torture and waterboardingand continue to do so.

Stress positions areused world wide but which ones areused varies with country. You can check the stress position tag to find someexamples.

Stress positions beganto be used in Europe around the 1700s when they started to replace whipping asthe standard military punishment.

If your story is in theMiddle East then ‘falaka’ (beating the soles of the feet) has been used in theregion for thousands of years and is still used to torture today. In a modernsetting something like a hosepipe is often used because it leaves no marks but historicallywooden sticks, whips or even metal (this was lethal) were used.

Historically torturetended to be scarring and was often crippling or lethal as well.

Most torturers will usemultiple techniques. Somewhere in the region of 3-5 techniques would be normal.

More generally? I’dsuggest picking techniques you feel comfortable writing about if you’re going togo into detail in the scene. It’s also good to remember that the reader doesn’tnecessarily need to know all thedetail that you the author do.

Sometimes showing theimpact torture has had on the character: his life and his mental health, has much more emotional punch than a goryblow-by-blow account of what he survived.

Finally- one of thethings I’m going to work on for next month is a post on ‘National Styles’, thetorture techniques that are commonly used in different countries. You mightfind it helpful. If you can’t wait that long there is a little more informationin the ‘National Styles’ tag.

I hope that helps. :)

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dachi-chan25 · 4 years

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April 2020 Wrap Up

Sooo I read a hell of a lot... I needed the distraction.

1.- The Girl in the Tower (The Bear and the Nightingale #2)- Katherine Arden

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I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK. It left me shook, everything felt rich and woven perfectly into the story. Vasya gets so tested as a heroine, and comes out with more understanding of her own abilities and the world of the chyarti. It was such a magical and immersive story.

2.-Words of Radiance (Stormlight Archives #2) - Brandon Sanderson

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:00000 this is my review, it was so good. This world is being crafted so perfectly with such a care for the political situation and the different species with their culture. I am dying to read the next one.

3.-Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) -Pierce Brown

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Pierce Brown broke my heart again!!! I was so happy on how things ended on Morning Star, like I imagined at least Darrow would have some peace... well nope he is still fighting and has a lot of conflict with the new government they set up and the Ash Lord is still giving trouble. I really loved the mentorship between Cassius and Lysander it felt good for Cassius. But darn I was not ready for this , the political stakes are as high as always in this universe and can my son Darrow rest pls 😢😢???

4.- City of Night (Frankenstein #2) - Dean R. Koontz

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This book didn't move the plot that much but holy shit was it intense. We follow all our storyline were we left them in book 1 (Randal was scary but at the end I did feel for him) Victor Helios still thinks he has the upper hand even when all evidence points to the contrary, the members of his New Race keep having mutations and failures and it is only a matter of time before Deucalion finds a way to kill him.

5.- One of us is next (One of us is lying #2) - Karen McMannus

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I think I might like this one better than the 1st one (I still love Addy tho) it reminded me a bit of Gossip Girl or Pretty Little Liars (the text messages and gossip stuff) and I am a sucker for those, the characters were pretty great and even if I did guess who was the Simon Keller copy cat it managed to shook me in other ways. My only pet peeve is why does everyone has to end on a romantic relationship??? So wierd. But I still enjoyed it a lot .

6.-The Queen of Nothing (Folk of Air #3) - Holly Black

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It was sooooooo good. I really loved this one, my favorite in the series I think. Jude really comes strong in this one. I was crying like a fool at the very end, it was a very satisfactory ending though I wish Tamryn had been more developed and had her own narrative arc instead of dropping everything in this book. That ending was so heart warming and cute.

7.- Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger #2) - V.C Andrews

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The drama. Gosh had I witnessed any of this I would have called the Police on everyone (yes Dr. Paul included). Cathy has the worst coping mechanisms ever. Like I understand wanting to get back at her mom (she totally deserves it no matter how she tries to justify herself) but bitch u don't have to base all your life on that or she wins. This fool getting into relationships with trashy ass man instead of pursuing her dreams earnestly. Like it could have been so easy to denounce her (you had proof you were her children and Carrie's medical records) and boom her money would be gone but instead she chose to be a dramatic ho and ruin all her life and the life of others (also fuck Julian, it wasn't Cathy's responsability to fix his needy ass or fix Dr. Paul's mopey ass he was her guardian yet he abused her gross)

8.-Oligarchy - Scarlett Thomas

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This was a heavy read, it deals a lot with mental health and eating disorders, and it's so so dark. I really enjoyed it though I would have liked it if it went deeper with some stuff like the ending felt a bit rushed, there should have been more build up for the final reveal but all in all it was great.

9.-LifeLik3 - Jay Kristoff

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I just couldn't . I never got used to the slang, the story seemed so predictable, there wasn't worldbuilding to speak off and the romance was the deal breaker for me, insta-love I can't handle.

10.-Tiffany Sly lives here now - Dana L. Davis

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I cried multiple times reading this book. It was beautiful and so real. Tiffany's struggles with her new life and this family she is just getting to know that come with all this inflexible rules on top of her mental health and coping with her mother's death.

11.- A Trick of light - Stan Lee

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It was a cute story, really with TONS of cómic vibes. The characters were pretty good , they did have depth and the powers were cool. The plot twist left me shook. Super enjoyable I really recommend it to any superhero fan.

12.-Infinity Son - Adam Silvera

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It was okay-ish. I mean it wasn't a bad story but it was full of clichés and predictable. We don't get much on worldbuilding and honestly that last "twist" pretty much ruined the whole thing for me. It was an intresting premise but the execution was not great.

13.-Alex and Eliza - Melissa de la Cruz

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It felt so disconnected, maybe because Melissa de la Cruz usually writes Contemporary and tried to use the same tone for this one, but it just didn't work on this historical fiction romance, it felt too juvenile for me. I will still read her other books cuz she knows how to write cute romance but this series is not for.

14.-Family Life - Akhil Sharma

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As someone who has had to care for a incapacitated family member some of this book really hit me hard. Still I think it moved to fast towards the end. It was a good story but the ending was kind of bland.

15.- Dreamland - Nancy Bilyeau

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It was a pretty fun read. I always enjoy a good mystery and this one is pretty fun, yes it is predictable but I don't think that's necessarily bad in this case, because it was more about the privilege and the Police being onto an immigrant because they are so prejudiced.

16.- The Princess of Cleves - Mme. De Lafayette

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This is a classic about the court of France during the Dauphin's reign, there is lots of romantic drama and anguish very intresting because it depicts a very complicated and ultimately doomed relationship. But also it is tremendously intrincate on the factions between these powerful woman and the political drama. I super recommend it.

17.- Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell

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All this vignettes were lovely. They are interconnected with one another showing us the life of all this color full characters living on a small town of England during the Industrial Revolution, all their moments sad and happy, their ambitions modest as they may be are reflected beautifully in here.

18.-John - Annie Baker

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I miss doing theatre a lot, and when I come back I hope I can do something as great as this. This play is complex and emotional, when it's setting and characters seem so simple and first. It made me laugh and cry and even be scared and unnerved. I really recc it.

19.-Angelina o el Honor de un brigadier - Enrique Jardiel Poncela

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Una obra muy ingeniosa y divertida. Una lectura increíblemente placentera,la historia es simple y fácil de seguir, los personajes son bien definidos y poseen una voz propia.

#april 2020 wrap up #booklr #dachi reads stuff

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