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idlesuperstar:

OTP Advent Calendar

day 21: Maurice Hall/Alec Scudder - E M Forster

This has been an OTP for so long for me that I can’t actually remember if I read the book or saw the film first. It may have been shitty, being a teenager in a small town in the 80s (it was) - but god, there were some great films and bands and books, at least. I fell in love with Forster then, and to this day he is probably my favourite author. 

Maurice, the book, to me is like the granddaddy of fanfic. Fanfic - like all writing, ranges from godawful to truly astonishing, and so I’m not belittling Forster or hyping fanfic. But he unashamedly wrote the happy ending (after a slow, confusing, enlightening, distressing, difficult and lovely journey for his muddle headed protagonist) that the canon of mainstream society wasn’t very ready to acknowledge. Hmm, maybe this metaphor needs some work. Forster has such a keen, empathetic brain; fiercely intelligent, interested in people, incisive and clear-eyed; but the thing that makes me love him so is that he also has a great heart.   

But, oh, Maurice and Alec! Yes PLEASE. Hurray again, for CANON! For all of it, even the painful bits. (They make it all the more glorious). And yes of course, hurrah for boathouse!feels, and naked bed shenanigans, because really, the slasher’s life is one of taking the crumbs of stolen glances and over-familiar touches; rarely do we get the glory of actual snogging and lovely young men in bed, with their hair all dishevelled. I also think this is one of the finest adaptations of a book ever - lovely casting (I weep tears of gratitude that Julian-wooden-to-the-core-Sands had *cough* other commitments) because James Wilby is quite the thing. Ditto Hugh and Rupe. 

Also, this has one of my favourite ever cricket scenes in literature in it. I do like a cricketing metaphor. And boys in cricketing flannels, with their hair going all messy. Yum. 

idlesuperstar:

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quotesfromfiction:

When adding Let Me Read That to the book blog list earlier today, I noticed that Kathi is completing Tumblr’s 30 Day Book Challenge.  I feel like QFF needs a little more personalized content from myself, so from today out there’ll be a post related to it.  All posts will be tagged #30daybookchallenge.  The questions are:

• Day 01 - Best book you read last year
• Day 02 - A book that you’ve read more than 3 times
• Day 03 - Your favorite series
• Day 04 - Favorite book of your favorite series
• Day 05 - A book that makes you happy
• Day 06 - A book that makes you sad
• Day 07 - Most underrated book
• Day 08 - Most overrated book
• Day 09 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
• Day 10 - Favorite classic book
• Day 11 - A book you hated
• Day 12 - A book you used to love but don’t anymore
• Day 13 - Your favorite writer
• Day 14 - Favorite book of your favorite writer
• Day 15 - Favorite male character
• Day 16 - Favorite female character
• Day 17 - Favorite quote from your favorite book
• Day 18 - A book that disappointed you
• Day 19 - Favorite book turned into a movie
• Day 20 - Favorite romance book
• Day 21 - Favorite book from your childhood
• Day 22 - Favorite book you own
• Day 23 - A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t
• Day 24 - A book that you wish more people would’ve read
• Day 25 - A character who you can relate to the most
• Day 26 - A book that changed your opinion about something
• Day 27 - The most surprising plot twist or ending
• Day 28 - Favorite title
• Day 29 - A book everyone hated but you liked
• Day 30 - Your favorite book of all time

I’ll link answer posts back on this master post; I’ll be answering question #1 later on today. :)

yabooknook:

HAVE YOU SEEN THE PRETTY

These is the new UNSPOKEN and the UNTOLD cover! And they’re gorgeous! I love how this UNSPOKEN is basically a photographic version of the other (also amazing) cover <3

Also, in UNTOLD, look at the girl and her shadow. So big and looming. Yes, good. I really like the feel of both of these covers, like creepy secrets and such.

also boobs good job there person who casted kami i see she’s actually big like she should be let’s not pretend we’re not all thinking this

baneme:

hee

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bea-der-blaue-engel:

Walk in the Institute like what up I’m here for healing the hottie with the blue eyes.

alexanderlightworm:

so.
this picture needs to be addressed. 
i think that this is magnus saying goodbye to alec, but i dont think alec knows it is goodbye. 
either magnus is planning something, something he knows will result in his death, or he has a feeling that this is the last time alec is going off to battle. and he will never see him again. 
or……..

MAGNUS JUST RANDOMLY DECIDES THEY SHOULD GET BACK TOGETHER FOREVER AND DOESNT HAVE TIME TO TELL HIM BEFORE HE JACE COMES BARGING IN TO TAKE ALEC AWAY

THATS PROBABLY IT. 

downworldchronicles:

“I was thinking about the first time I ever saw you,” he said,
“and how after that I couldn’t forget you.”

“Lips Touch: Three Times” by Laini Taylor

neocarleen:

Three tales of supernatural love, each pivoting on a kiss that is no mere kiss, but an action with profound consequences for the kissers’ souls:

Goblin Fruit
In Victorian times, goblin men had only to offer young girls sumptuous fruits to tempt them to sell their souls. But what does it take to tempt today’s savvy girls?

Spicy Little Curses
A demon and the ambassador to Hell tussle over the soul of a beautiful English girl in India. Matters become complicated when she falls in love and decides to test her curse.

Hatchling
Six days before Esme’s fourteenth birthday, her left eye turns from brown to blue. She little suspects what the change heralds, but her small safe life begins to unravel at once. What does the beautiful, fanged man want with her, and how is her fate connected to a mysterious race of demons? [x]

priestessofasandcastle:

I wonder if Laini Taylor knows just how much emotional damage her books cause

dosabfriendlyreminders:

friendly reminder that ziri was tortured and fed his slain comrades’ ashes by jael and his soldiers ✿◕‿◕✿

dosabfriendlyreminders:

friendly reminder that akiva and liraz flew from one entire world to another while dragging hazael’s corpse in order to revive him only to fail in the end ✿◕‿◕✿

dosabfriendlyreminders:

friendly reminder that brimstone and karou never got to say goodbye ✿◕‿◕✿

thebooker:

Books more people should read
» School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari «

{GOODREADS}

Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders. Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying. Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces. Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water.

With very few options left, the parents of these four twelve year-olds send them to the highly elusive and exclusive School of Fear to help them overcome their phobias. But when their peculiar teacher, Mrs. Wellington, and her unconventional teaching methods turn out to be more frightening than even their fears, the foursome realize that this just may be the scariest summer of their lives.

Recommended by rizahawkeseye

Click here to read more about the underrated book project

allthingslibrary:

Roald Dahl’s bookish heroine is still an inspiration to the quiet girls.

By Chelsey Philpot

From The Slate Book Review

(via quotesfromfiction)