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once upon a time i was a 20-something y/o bookstagrammer

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Someday I will republish this review. The background will be the sea. Better if it it is the Gulf of Mexico. And I am in somewhere near New Orleans.

Controversial when first published, The Awakening (1899) is now widely regarded as part of the canon of Feminist Literature. Here Kate Chopin describes, using language and imagery recognized as a progenitor of Southern Gothic, the awareness that comes to a woman freed from the mental hold of domesticity and conformity. A woman, a wife, a mother, upon realizing she is free, property of no one, beholden to nobody or nothing, is suddenly presented with a range of options, of possibilities. She is free to act the way she pleases. She is free to pursue her own course, chart her own destiny. She is free to seek her own idea of happiness. She is free to choose whom to love; she can even choose not to. She is free to do what she wants to do, and be whoever she wants to be.

Sadly the world, Kate Chopin’s world, did not seem to be ready for the kind of freedom that The Awakening espouses. A century two decades and four years hence and the same issues prevalent in Kate Chopin’s time remain extant in some form or another: though great strides have been made toward advancing the case of women’s liberation, society is still hounded by questions of what is moral, what is proper, what is decent. Women remain burdened with expectations. Women are still tied to notions, norms, and mores formulated primarily by men. So it should not come as a surprise, ever, if any woman repressed, suppressed, oppressed by these limiting, inhibiting, and pernicious expectations suddenly decide to venture far out away to the middle of the ocean, never to return to shore. I never want to see such an event— an act of defiance, of freedom, of self-expression, which requires much conviction, tinged forever by a sparkling of hopelessness and surrender. But I will not judge anyone who chooses to do so.

It mustn’t be so.

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Book shopping in L.A. 🛍

I thought the Last Bookstore was wonderful, then I stumbled into Book Soup on Sunset and found a hidden gem 💖 I love how they feature small presses and local picks.

I thought I’d take the time to finally do the #whatreaderami challenge after being tagged by @anonymoussreader @bookscarmenreads and @ashlyns.bookshelf !

morning or evening?
⋒ i read every morning 🙂 even if it’s just ten pages, that’s how i fit it in!

audio or ebook?
⋒ ebook on my iPad

paperback or hardcover?
⋒ hardcover because it’s prettier on the shelf…but recently converted to a mix of both :)

fiction or nonfiction?
⋒ fiction has always had the #1 spot in my heart

new releases or oldies but goodies?
⋒ honestly obsessed with both. i had a classics phase in high school

classics: love or hate?
⋒ not sure if you can be an english lit major and not enjoy some classics

silence or background noise?
⋒ prefer silence, but i like jazz or soft coffee shop conversation

bookmark or dog ear?
⋒ bookmark to preserve my books

mood or tbr?
⋒ mood reader with a 200+ tbr list

Tagging a few pals who I’d like to learn more about 🤓

#books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #readersofig #readingeverythinginsight #bookish #booksta #bookstagrammer #readingtime #booklover #bookaddict #booksbooksbooks #alwaysreading #bibliophile #bookishlove #instabooks #bookphotography #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #bookstaexplore #bookcommunity #booktok #bookaesthetic #bookworm #tbrpile #bookreviewersofig #labookstagram #losangelesbookstore

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ty darling darling @aloverofword.s for tagging me in #ifiweretag
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a book cover
- bring me their hearts by sara wolf (not the re-released covers, but the updated cover for the paperback version of BMTH with the original cover artist. specifically. not that I’ve, eh, over thought this or anything, heh👉🏻👈🏻)
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a book
- iron widow by xiran jay zhao
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a quote from a book
- srry i’m breaking all the rules on this one! it’s deffos not from a book. i saw this written on a bathroom stall: (in one handwriting) “strangeness is a small god. (someone responding) “but a god nonetheless.” dunno, I’ve always remembered it!
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a time of day
- evening
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a season
- a really cold autumn, or a green winter
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a color:
- i asked friends this once!(emerald green and wine was the consensus)
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a drink
- MANGO JUICE 🥭
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book character
- galaxy stern (at least, I’d like to think so)

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this was so much fun! i forgot how much I missed doing tags. and for those who’ve tagged me in other things—thank u! i’m gonna get to them soon:) i tagged sum of my favs, as well; have fun answering!! —or don’t, no presh, ever :)
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tags 🏷 #bookstagram #bookish #bookrecommendations #books #bookstagrammer #book

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My fam’s fit is 🔥
#90sbaby #nofilterbaby

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I have been here before,
But when or how I cannot tell:
I know the grass beyond the door,
The sweet keen smell,
The sighing sound, the lights around the shore.

You have been mine before,—
How long ago I may not know:
But just when at that swallow's soar
Your neck turn'd so,
Some veil did fall,—I knew it all of yore.

Has this been thus before?
And shall not thus time's eddying flight
Still with our lives our love restore
In death's despite,
And day and night yield one delight once more

-Dante Gabriel Rossetti 🥀

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“You were wild once. Don’t let them tame you.” ~ Isadora Duncan

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Friday night journal sessions with @tea_kaptain over Zoom are exactly what I need to round off the working week.

How did you spend yours?

[Note: Washi from @marionbcn.]

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#growingbetweenthegrains #readwriteramblereview #cottagestyle #cottagecore #cottageliving #papercrafts #journaling #commonplacebook #ephemeraart #ephemera #journalinspiration #journalingcommunity

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The ever-lovely @thelostlibrary tagged me to answer some #bookishquestions!

🍃 Genre I tend to stay away from?
Horror - I don’t do anything that is remotely scary. I don’t read a lot of Sci-fi either, but I’m not opposed to it - I just don’t reach for it generally, or have the commitment to start.

🍃 Worst habit as a reader?
When I was younger, I used to read in the car all the time, or late into the night without a lot of light. My parents yelled at me all the time about how bad that was for my eyes.

🍃 Do I read the synopsis?
In a bookstore, if something catches my eye. Otherwise, not really. I’ve recently enjoyed going into books and movies blind.

🍃 Favorite book from last year?
My mental health was all over the place, and so were the books I read, lol. The ones that stuck with me the most are: Pachinko, Know My Name, Upstream, Chain of Iron, Whereas, Howl’s Moving Castle, Swimming in the Dark, Whereabouts, and my proper reread of LOTR.

🍃 Do I read used books?
If I buy a book, I generally try to buy them secondhand, if I can.

🍃 Favorite classic?
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and Persuasion by Miss Jane were the first to pop into my mind.

🍃 Books I always recommend?
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, Know My Name by Chanel Miller, and The Book Thief.

🍃 Books I didn’t like?
A lot, probably, but if I don’t have constructive criticism, they don’t stick out in my mind. A bunch of historical romances / contemporary romances, I’m sure.

🍃 Current reads?
Emma by Jane Austen (for a book club), I’m about to start The Dutch House, and I’m (finally!) making progress in The Count of Monte Cristo.

🍃 Books I look forward to reading?
So many! White Tears / Brown Scars has intrigued me for quite a while, and I can’t wait for Chain of Thorns (my friends & I are going to have a ball with that one).

🍃 Books I’m ashamed I haven’t read yet?
Nothing, really. It’s a big world, and there are so many stories left to read! And if I do want to read something, I will eventually get to it.

Feel free to join in the tag, whether or not I tagged you!

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Now is a great time to check in with yourself, your feelings, and whatever emotions stirred up during the past few weeks. Dream, journal, and maybe even dive into your custom Birthdate Book to explore the world of you. ✨☆🥰Obsessed with how @riannewrites captured the magic within its pages!

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it’s cancer season! move through life with beauty, romance and tenderness 💭💕
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