scienceinthelibrary asked: "Oh god I have gained like 7 followers in only a couple weeks I FEEL LIKE A ZOO MONKEY SHOULD I THROW FECES OR SOMETHING? WHAT DO THEY WANT"

Who are they? Maybe they are some of mine :)

posted 2 days ago

Different Kinds of Readers.

The Devourer: Each book is a snack for this kind of reader--but it doesn't mean that s/he won't enjoy each book just as much.
The Lover: Books read by this kind of reader are read in hidden, stolen moments at the most unexpected times.
The Slow Dancer: Books are a treat that this kind of reader savors. Slow and steady wins this reader's race, as his/her eyes take in and taste each and every word.
The Addict: Books are a conquest to this kind of reader. S/he will buy more books than s/he can read, but s/he will ALWAYS have something to read.
The Classic: Books of the past are a gift to this reader. Prose in the style of early contemporary authors, or stories written long ago, are favorites for this reader.
The Die-Hard: Genres are a way of life for this reader. S/he finds a niche and sticks to it--veering from what s/he knows for short bursts of time.
The Advocate: This reader is a lover of books. S/he is not just a reader, but an advocate of reading--hoping that the future will contain more readers.
The Juggler: The reader that inexplicably is reading six books at any given moment.
What kind of reader are you? Add on if you wish!

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booksandquills:

These shiny new books were delivered to my bed this morning (Yes, literally to my bed. The package arrived while I was still sleeping and Rosianna was kind enough to bring it to me). Can’t wait to start reading!

The Chaos Walking series is one of my all-time favorites. You won’t regret ordering these! Such a beautiful, dystopian-society-esque, innocent love story.

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mirroir:

Ancient Manuscripts

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whittweet:

Has anyone on Tumblr actually read The Great Gatsby?

Because there is a lot of fantastical romanticizing going on over a book that is actually very unromantic and quite tragic…

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“You’ll find our hearts not on our sleeves, but in the spines of our books.”

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truebranch asked: "I think I'm in love with this blog..."

Haha Well thank you :) I will work on it more from now on!

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myjetpack:

A book of my cartoons will be out in a few weeks!

Dying

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Thoughts on The Perks of Being a Wallflower

bgordy:

Have you ever read a book that seems like someone else is writing out your story? Like the exact feelings that you didn’t have the right words to explain somehow just make sense as you read them in another’s experience.
That’s what happened to me in this book. For about 95% of the time. And the pain of depression I’ve felt before and sometimes feel today resonated with the main character, Charlie, as his life unfolds through powerful letters.
Letters.
As in Dear Friend, kind of letters (which just happens to be something that is currently occurring in my life now as well).
I could feel the hurt, even when he didn’t say it, but the experience just exposes his heart and emotions and thoughts. Everything. Bare for all to explore, if they so choose.
It could be easy to read this book and not understand what is happening. Not know the torture of being trapped in a shell of pain that you can’t just crawl out of easily, and when he does, it’s usually through some mind-altering consumed product.
But it was great to read this and also feel his joy, his triumphs, his inner passions just bloom and light up everything. And to feel infinite.
There’s so much to say about this book, but the one thing I want to make sure I say is Please read it! It’s worth the time, even if you don’t empathize well. If you’re not reading it for you, read it for that friend or family member you know has been depressed and you had no clue what to do to help them.

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phantasmagoricsplendor:

Love, betrayal, incest, adultery, idealism, chivalry, sorcerers, knights, Christians, Pagans. From the very beginning of its creation all the way to a modern feminist retelling, I’ve tried to collect the history of the Arthurian legend. Enjoy!

De Excidio Brittonum by Gildas (~540) [PDF]

Historia Brittonum by Nennius (~8th Century) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The Mabinogion (~1100) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret by Marie, de France (~1100) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (~1136) [PDF]

Vita Merlini by Geoffrey of Monmouth (~1150) [PDF]

The Romance of Tristan and Iseult (~1150) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Four Arthurian Romances by Chretien DeTroyes (~1170) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Cliges: A Romance by Chretien DeTroyes (1176) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The High History of the Holy Graal (~1200) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The Romance of Morien (~1250) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (~1350)

Translated by Jessie L. Weston [PDF]

Translated by W. A. Neilson [PDF]

Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory (1485)

Volume One [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Volume Two [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Lancelot of the Laik (~1500) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The Prophecy of Merlin by Anne Bannerman (1802) [PDF]

Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1856) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Sir James Knowles (1862) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The Prophecy of Merlin by John Read (1870) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Merlin and the Merlinian Poems by John Veitch (1888) [PDF]

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (1889) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The Tale of Balen by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1896) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Stories of King Arthur’s Knights by Mary MacGregor (~1900) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

King Arthur and His Knights by Maude L. Radford (1903) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle (1905) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Le Saint Graal y La Mort d’Artus by Jacques Boulenger [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The Once and Future King by TH White (1958) [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1983) [PDF]

Related anthologies that have Arthurian legends in them:

Song and Legend from the Middle Ages [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Legends of the Middle Ages [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

English Literature for Boys and Girls [PDF] [epub] [mobi]

[If any of the links are wrong or become broken, please let me know.]

There’s also “The Pendragon Cycle” by Stephen Lawhead which is absolutely stunning.