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emachinescat · 14 days

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A Year in (Book) Review: My 2024 Reading Journey 📚

#6 - The Legacy of Yangchen by F. C. Yee

Fantasy / Chronicles of the Avatar #4 / 336 pages / published 2023 / Finished Jan. 11

One Sentence Review: Even better than its predecessor, Legacy enriches the world and history of the Avatar world even further, ties up all loose ends, mends the rifts that were so distressing to me in the first book, expands the political complexities of the world, and gives all characters a satisfying ending.

Quotes of Note

"Everyone wanted to write history, but there was only so much ink to go around."

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"Maybe the world, blithely dancing along the precipice, needed to know what it was like to fall."

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"You are so deep in my pocket, you're covered in lint."

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"The true mind could weather illusions without being lost. The true heart could touch poison without being harmed."

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"The work would wait for you, no matter the ragged tear in your spirit. Work would be a lover in your bed as you wept, ever present and steady, cradling you when you woke up soaked in your sweat, unsure of how long you'd lost consciousness. You still have me. You always have me."

My rating: 5/5

A Few More Thoughts (Spoilers)

If the first book was incredible, then this one is a masterpiece! It's exciting, smart, challenging, and, much like the show it comes from, offers a beautiful redemption arc that is hard won. It also kept me guessing at every turn. The ending is perfect, and the relationship between Yangchen and Kavik is life!

I had no idea that the stabbing and torture scene with Kavik was a ruse, nor that it was Kavik's idea in the first place. I was also completely tricked into thinking that Yingsu was dead. I suppose I was also surprised - and impressed - by all that these characters went through. I did not expect Nujian to die - that hurt!

This book teaches that peace and prosperity do not always come easily. In fact, sometimes healing can only come after everything we love, feel, or believe is lost, sacrificed, or put to the test. Also, the pressure of being the Avatar is far too much for one person to bear.

#book reviews #books #fc yee #chronicles of the avatar #the legacy of yangchen #avatar the last airbender #atla #book rec #january read #spoilers #quotes #a year in book review #polls

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wiltkingart · 5 months

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Asche and Vindt from Ocean's Blood by Thelma Mantey

#this book comes out january 29th. i finished reading the ARC this morning and well. here i am several hours later #starting the promo early because this shit hit all my dark fantasy m/m needs and i need more people to read this as soon as its available #you can find my review in the linked goodreads page if you want to know more. but for now i leave you with this <3 #ocean's blood #asche #vindt #book fanart #lgbt books #fanart #digital #original art

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alsoalsothepodcast · 1 year

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Just finished the first character part of The Immortalists and I’m not sure I’m going to recover enough to finish this book.

#books #reading #the Immortalists #book club #January read

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why-the-heck-not · 4 months

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today very much wasn’t as cozy as the pictures of it, but let’s pretend it was

#that’s just braindumping about different thesis topics so if u’re zooming in for some juicy life details; think again lmao #also idk if this is just me & my mortal enemy of tumblr mobile app but been fighting it for a bit bc trouble getting pics uploaded right so #if this looks weird in ur end; blame tumblr app lmao #studyblr #bookblr #booklr #aesthetic #books #study #reading #read #book #dark academia #winter aesthetic #january 2024 #2024

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toxooz · 5 months

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-draws human battering ram König like its my next hit of crack-

#könig #nobody ever wants to mention this part of his bio but honey ive been daydreamin ever since i read abt it 😏💭#ok im drawing one last request over in nfswland then THATS IT im working on the comic i wanna be done by early january #bc i get a fuckload of time off in late december so i should be able to zooom through it #but its also like A Key section that ive been thinknig abt forever so i need it to be Good as well #thank god i can just start right were ive been wanting to no more build up YEEHAWW #well for This part #my art #fanart #call of duty modern warfare 3 #call of duty modern warfare 2 #call of duty modern warfare #call of duty #konig #konig mw2 #blood #blood tw

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bizarrelittlemew · 6 months

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Jim, treetop assassin 🔪

#this is making me wanna play assassin's creed again #mirage has just come out and i've had it preordered since january but there has been no time this month lmao #though this makes wanna start a third replay of black flag... my blorbos are in there #and james kidd who is really mary read and is nicknamed jim my beloved #i wanna run around as a rugged blond pirate called edward and SNEAK and kill british soldiers <3 #anyway that was a sidetrack #ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #our flag means death #ofmdedit #ofmdsource #ofmd gifs #ida.stuff #ofmd 2x8 #jim jimenez

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shisasan · 4 months

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January 15, 1926 Journals of Anais Nin 1923-1927 [volume 3]

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mipexch · 8 months

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dance with me one last time

#ultrakill #dreams end come true #mirage #v2 #very VERY proud of this #got backlogged really bad but here it is #i need to draw some more things for dect. im insane over this #Have been #for months #read this website for the first time in either january or february and i cried my ass off. thank you for introducing me to weg btw #animations #gen art

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royalarchivist · 4 months

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Tubbo: I swear to God, Chat - I promise you, if it's the last thing I do, I am going to break up Fit and Pac.

Mike passed the crown of #1 Hideduo hater to Tubbo, and Tubbo took that title very seriously.

[ Full Subtitle Transcript ↓ ]

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Pac: I have a date with Fit tomorrow! You know the news, Tubbo?

[ Tubbo's Homophobic Arc ]

Pac: I got a date with Fit tomorrow!

Tubbo: You're - no... You're kidding..

Pac: Yeah, for real! Look - Mike shaved my hair you know, and gave me a new outfit so I can be like, sharp for tomorrow. ...You guys like it? You like it, Sunny?

[Judgemental silence]

Tubbo: That's so cool man, what he hell. That's fckin' sick.

Pac: Yeah, thank you! I knew it, I knew you'd- Oh, thank you, Sunny! I knew you guys were gonna love it, you know? I knew it.

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Tubbo: I swear to God- I swear to God- We need to add homophobia to the QSMP, I swear to God- I swear to God-

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Tubbo: Guys, I have to do everything in my power to break them up. What do you mean "no"?! This is awful, Sunny! This is awful!

Sunny: But why Pa?

Tubbo: THEY WERE NEVER MEANT TO GET TOGETHER! The stars told me so! They were never meant to actually get together!

Sunny: WHY PA

Tubbo: It's just wrong, Sunny! It's just wrong! I dunno how to explain it to you. It's just wrong!

Sunny: But it's loveeeee

Tubbo: ...If that's what you want to call it.

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Tubbo: HOW IS THERE GONNA BE ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THEM FOR ME NOW, SUNNY?!

Sunny: You're telling me you've never been in love Pa?

Tubbo: Listen, it's just not right.

Sunny: But I like bodyguard Fit and driver Pac :(

Tubbo: I like them too! They're my best friends! But they can't be together.

Sunny: I think you are projecting

Tubbo: PROJECTING WHAT? HUH!?

Sunny: I will find you someone, Pa.

Tubbo: I DON'T WANT SOMEONE! I DON'T WANT SOMEONE IT ONLY SERVES TO DISAPPOINT ME AND GET MY HOPES UP AND LEAVE ME- LEAVE ME NOTHING BUT A SHELL! A SHELL OF A MAN!

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Tubbo: Sunny - They're gonna hurt each other, Sunny- they're gonna hurt each other! And how will there be enough space between them for me now?

Sunny: Why would they do that if they care for each other?

Tubbo: People that care about each other, Sunny, hurt each other all the time! ALL THE TIME!

Sunny: But I care about you, and I don't hurt you.

Tubbo: No, that's different! That's different! The love that we have for each other is unconditional. Ok?

Sunny: Pa, I think you're just scared.

Tubbo: I'm not scared, I'm logical. All flags look red when you're wearing rose-tinted glasses.

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Tubbo: [In response to Sunny talking about Aypierre's agreement to build her a statue] You already have a statue! [Sunny hits him] Ow!

Tubbo: What about the one Fit and Ramon made you for your birthday? [Tubbo has an idea] See? Do you think Fit would have time to do stuff like that if he's too- if he's too preoccupied with his little shag buddy? I don't think so! I don't think so!

Sunny: Wait.

Tubbo: See? You see what I'm saying? You see what I'm saying!

Sunny: You have a good point now

Tubbo: See? You under- yes, exactly! We HAVE to break them up! They can still be friends! Fck it, friends with benefits! But they cannot be together. We cannot let them.

Sunny: OK I'M IN

Tubbo: [Claps] I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU! I knew I could count on you!

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[Looking at fanart of Pac, Fit, and himself]

Tubbo: We- we have to split them up. We have to fckin' split them up. Oh, but I'm in this one! Oh, that's so-[Realizes it's him crying as a third-wheel] SEE?! SEE?! THEY KNEW! THEY KNEW! THEY FCKIN' KNEW! THEY FCKIN' KNEW!

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Tubbo: [In a thick "red-blooded American" accent] Wha- I just don't understand why they have 'ta keep shoving it down our throats! Goddamnit! I JUST WISH IT WASN'T MY SMP! [He hits his desk and laughs]

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Dono: Streamer becomes homophobic 'cause he can't get any

Tubbo:

Tubbo: Sunny, I'm just gonna need to brb for a moment.

Tubbo: [Stands up from his desk, walks away, and screams]

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Tubbo: I swear to God, Chat - I promise you - if it's the last thing I do, I am going to break up Fit and Pac.

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illir · 4 months

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sherliam nyc life art dump 2023 (not including arts that already had separate posts in my blog) (unless i forgor)

warning long post

(↑ something super specific about sherlock's hair that i think of often)

(↓ 3 drawings below are connected story-wise)

(↓ morning routine for some reason)

(↑ based on this merch)

(↑ they're both the same)

i ended up not drawing as much as i did last year and i failed to be active here again (haha) but nevertheless thank you for your support in 2023 as well :) happy new year, i hope everyone is healthy and happy always

#sherliam #william james moriarty #sherlock holmes #moriarty the patriot #yuukoku no moriarty #yuumori #my art #by the way the drawings are in chronological order #as in first drawing is from january #and the last one is from december #(because i save my art files chronologically like that as well)#i actually just wanted the post to be just images but #there were some that needed more context #so i basically added explanations #which were just... how i captioned it on twitter #(cause i'm lazy)#do people read these tags? thank you if you're reading until here

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emachinescat · 9 days

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A Year in (Book) Review: My 2024 Reading Journey 📚

#11 - Silhouette by Justin Richards

Science fiction / Doctor Who #97 / 258 pages / published 2014 / Finished Jan. 18

One Sentence Review: A fun, in-character jaunt into my favorite two-hearted, time-traveling alien, with an interesting mystery, fun references to past incarnations, and a hilarious, homicidal potato-man - though it reads more like a TV script translated to prose than a book in its own right most of the time.

Quotes of Note

"'Trust is a good thing,' Clara told him. 'You get nowhere if you don't trust people.'"

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"I'm a doctor of so many things I forget more than half of them."

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"And for your information, my style - my incredibly stylish style - is uncrampable."

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"The latest person to accost him was a young man in a tweed jacket and mismatched bowtie, with a flop of hair that looked as if it was about to detatch itself from his head and go solo."

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DOCTOR: Try to fit in.

CLARA: Right ... I'll just go and splash in a few puddles, soak my clothes in gin, and knock out several of my front teeth, shall I?

DOCTOR: If you think it will help.

My rating: 3/5

A Few More Thoughts (Spoilers)

It wasn't bad, but it was definitely one of the weaker books I've read so far, and neither is it one of the stronger Doctor Who books as far as details, description, and introspection are concerned. The plot was interesting, the characters' voices - especially Twelve's - were on point, and Strax was one of the biggest highlights, but the narration is more distant than I like.

I was surprised and impressed with how perfectly I could hear Twelve's voice - Scottish accent and all, somehow - in my head as I read. His characterization was perfect. I found the human "weapons" to be very interesting. Affinity, Empath, and Silhouette were a great touch.

There’s not much I took away from it other than an interesting read and a few hours being entertained by a new Doctor Who adventure, to be honest, but there doesn't always have to be a deeper meaning. Entertainment in its own right is fine, too.

#book reviews #justin richards #silhouette #doctor who #booklr #twelfth doctor #book rec #spoilers #a year in book review #books #quotes #polls #january read #science fiction

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one-time-i-dreamt · 4 months

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I was back in my old school and a 10 yo kid offered me cocaine in exchange for me attending his fantasy book club.

#dream #text #January 9th 2024 #school #drugs tw #book club #fantasy book club #book #reading #queueueueueueueueueueueueueue

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cinematicnomad · 2 months

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THE TERROR ▸ 1.09 the c, the c, the open c

#theterroredit #fitzieredit #the terror #james fitzjames #francs crozier #fitzier #john bridgens #cnomadedits #dailytvfilmgifs #tvedit #filmtv #userbbelcher #cinematv #dailyshowbiz #i figured after a week of james dying gifs you could get this soft set of them holding hands #i especially appreciate crozier's thumb rubbing gentle circles on fitzjames' arm in the first gif #i need you all to know i've had these gifsets queued since the first week JANUARY and have loved reading all your tags #i couldn't change the ending but i could give you something soft as a send off of this scene

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why-the-heck-not · 3 months

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shout out to the messy desk gang, hope u’ll find that one pen u’ve been looking for

#studyblr #bookblr #booklr #aesthetic #books #study #reading #read #book #studyspo #stemblr #uni studyblr #january 2024 #2024

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asukachii · 1 year

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"I have no idea what's going on... but the plant has completely stopped moving, and it looks like his breathing came to a standstill at the same time".

(I don’t like putting watermarks so, PLEASE, if you want to post these gifs somewhere GIVE CREDITS! Also, don’t use them in edits/videos. Thanks~)

#trigun #trigun spoilers #vash the stampede #vash #trigun manga #gif #my animation #asukachii #i started this project around mid january (as soon as i finished reading the manga) and it counts a total of 60+ hours (more or less)#i always tell myself not to start overly complex projects because i get overwhelmed/burnout but here i am again #do i regret it? yes. am i going to do it again? also yes.#this is one of my favourite scene and i was looking forward to see it in the new stampede adaption #i really like what we got but at the same time i missed the wingss #and the feathersssssss #and the body horror?#but i guess it's ok... it's ok it's ok #beloved wings.#i found the new scene pretty anyway #i love the part where we have the close up of vash with markings on his face and behind him the plant's hands #that scene is really cool and eerie #love that #i'm in love with the ost (!)#and the visuals overall #who's gonna read all these tags #i was unsure of what quote to use #the other option was vash saying 'hey there sister' but everytime i read that panel my brain just goes 'heeeeeei sisteeer' by avicii #the quality dropped so bad why tumblr (i hope it's just my app as usual... eh)#maybe from browser/desktop quality is better 😓#*favourite scenes // *adaptation

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lionfission · 1 year

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Happy one year Anne-iversary to the end of Amphibia!

A fantastic finale to an unforgettable show. I'll always remember watching "The Hardest Thing" at 2 am with my siblings and crying my eyes out :'))

#Amphibia #amphibia fanart #marcy wu #sasha waybright #anne boonchuy #my art #... I actually watched it in January while waiting for the next Owl House episode to come out so it still feels fresh lol #kinda cheesy but I was reading some interviews with Matt on the finale and how it references other media and it struck me #Shows like these don't just die when they end... they live on through their impact and influence on everything that follows it #Imagine what the next generation of writers and animators will make!! I'm sad it's over but also so hyped for what comes next #I'm so happy to be alive at the same time these kinds of stories are being told through animation #Whew okay rant over

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