i found the second sticker on pinterest. dm me if there is a copyright problem. The pinner did not say anything about sharing that pin. Fiction, fantasy etc saves lives. Keep living and look forward to the future. Keeps me sane from limits I cannot do in real life. That includes fanfics especially x reader fanfics. I live on for them

me: I'd love to read smth like chinese bl fantasy, but about women, since I'm not really into guys

me, after reading a deep and historically accurate description of attitude towards women (internalised too) in ancient China: *trembling, on the edge of tears* OK, back to bl we go

After so many months in my TBR, after having read The Push, after watching the movie in college and having discussions about the implications of motherhood and adaptations of books and movie analysis… I am excited to start reading this!

I had to put it on hold for adulting reasons, but I am back at it. Slow but steady and so engaging! I am sometimes also in shock for how good this is! 🔥🔥

Are you joining the reading club?

I love you people going into "useless" fields I love you classics majors I love you cultural studies majors I love you comparative literature majors I love you film studies majors I love you near eastern religions majors I love you Greek, Latin, and Hebrew majors I love you ethnic studies I love you people going into any and all small field that isn't considered lucrative in our rotting capitalist society please never stop keeping the sacred flame of knowledge for the sake of knowledge and understanding humanity and not merely for the sake of money alive

Review of The 7 husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Hello darlings, to celebrate the internation bisexual day, I will publish my review of the book of The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo written by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Evelyn Hugo is the most famous celebrity by all Hollywood from her spectacular career as an actress to a body that was the envy and desire of the public for decades, but the most important thing was her infamous 7 marriages. Any journalist's dream is to know in detail what happened in each of those relationships. And the dream seems be given to Monique, a rookie reporter from Vintage magazine. Evelyn is ready to say everything, and show her vulnerable and ugly side for everyone.

I loved the book. One of the things I loved, and could make this book one of my favorite books of the year, is Evelyn's complexity. It was very satisfying to read a character who accepted the consequences and did not "expect the best", she did understand the risks and chose the safest and most effective route for her. The characters are very charismatic, even if they have their failures, you end up rooting for them. At the same time, I like that it portrays discriminated people (women and homosexuals) finding safe places in extremely violent times for them. The narrative catches you with the present cunning of its characters, their selfish desires and a reflection on the duality of people, constantly recognizing the humanity in the other person that have been raised in a homophobic and sexist society.

The aspects that I did not like about this novel are more personal, I think that the narration and development of characters is very good. But I did not enjoy how the love interest came and go, I understand their perspective, but I agree with Evelyn. Another thing is how Monique relates to her biraciality. There are certain phrases from Monique about her problems with being biracial, and although it is something present in biracial people, she (the author) took me out of history because I remembered that the author is white. They are more than any personal discomfort, not so much about author's abilities.

Honestly, I was angry at the end of this book, because it almost makes me cry. I did not cry with books and this book almost broke me. I blamed the Barbie movie because I was listening to What Was I Made for? while reading. I ended up very happy that this book has been written. Books with such complex characters represented to women, bisexual people and Latin people is another step to a process of healing in accepting various identities and living in harmony.

5 stars. I will recommend this book quite a lot if you want to start queer literature. Note: This book is a good start to enter queer literature, but not encapsulates all queer literature. I think I'm going to give Carrie Soto Is Back and Daisy Jones a shot, and then I see the series. for the ones who have already read the book what did you liked? What did not liked? Because I loved it and I think I'm blind to the failures, what is your favorite husband? Mine is obviously Harry, what books do you recommend that they be similar? What books have loved them until now in 2023?

Happy International Day of Bisexuality to everyone. Do not forget that no one can determine how much bisexual you are. Feel proud of your identity, be safe and enjoy your lifes.

The March Sisters 📚

Little Women illustration based on the book!

Caitlin Conlon, "The Surrender Theory"

Jet (February 15, 1979)

X female Reader stories especially. I am the main character!!!!

An excerpt from the end of a letter where Mary Shelley rejects the advances of her long-time friend Edward Trelawny, 26 July 1831:

"My name will never be Trelawny. I am not so young as I was when you first knew me, but I am as proud. I must have the entire affection, devotion, and, above all, the solicitous protection of any one who would win me. You belong to womenkind in general, and Mary Shelley will never be yours.

I write in haste, but I will write soon again, more at length. You shall have your copies the moment I receive them. Believe me, with all gratitude and affection,

Yours,

M. W. Shelley."

you are terrifying and strange and beautiful something not everyone knows how to love.

For Women Who Are Difficult To Love, Warsan Shire

Peace be upon the daughter who helped her parents grow up. Accepted their cold shoulder, excused their anger, pardoned their mistakes, taught them how to be human. Peace be upon the sister who paid the price of rebellion. Screaming to her fullest, shaking like a leaf but standing tall, never letting the dictatorship go without a fight, paving the path for her siblings to breathe easier. Peace be upon the first child of an immigrant father. Aching to find their own purpose in life, firm in their own beliefs, contradicting generations and generations of cultural values. Peace be upon the girl who shouldered her mother's trauma. Swindled it into her own, morphed herself into an image of the womb she once resided in, immersed herself into troubles that weren't even hers, covered up scars that she couldn't even recognize. Peace be upon the woman who forgot who she was. So determined to be the savior of everyone, to fix her family, to nurture and love everyone around her. So deeply lost that she forgot she's just as worthy of love. Peace be upon you.

Violeta review

Hello darlings, I am very excited about this book. The reading was selected by a friend who had not read the book, but we both read another book by the author. The selected book is Violeta by Isabel Allende. The novel recounts:

Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life will be marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives at the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth.

Through her father's prescience, the family will come through that crisis unscathed, only to face a new one as the Great Depression transforms the genteel city life she has known. Her family loses all and is forced to retreat to a wild and beautiful but remote part of the country. There, she will come of age, and her first suitor will come calling...

She tells her story in the form of a letter to someone she loves above all others, recounting devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, times of both poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy. Her life will be shaped by some of the most important events of history: the fight for women's rights, the rise and fall of tyrants, and, ultimately, not one but two pandemics.

Isabel Allende has a beautiful narrative that describes Latin America from the perspective of someone who loves her land, from its beautiful mountains and charismatic smiles to its ruthless wars and challenging culture. She is able to portray the complexities of Latin American culture while describing historical events, delving into those realities. The characters are interesting and fit the story very well.

There are certain moments where I feel the bad things like misogyny, capitalism, war and other things come to the fore. It's not a bad thing that it's exemplified, but I feel like it could have been a more subtle way.

I loved this book, it is a great reading to delve into Latin American literature. Isabel Allende is an incredible author who deserves all the recognition for her work in literature. I would give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. An excellent recommendation, and I hope you read the novel.

Have you read any latinx literature, and which do you recommend? How many books have you read thus far this year?

— Sylvia Plath, from “Three Women.”

Ankita Saxena, on her translation of Fahmida Riaz's poem "A Woman Is Laughing", pub. Modern Poetry in Translation [ID'd]