Beckett is an overextending little nob.
Imagine being part of the West India Co. and this smug tyke shows up with more naval power than any governor in the area, taking not only control of the government but also the economy.
East the long way around my backside.
pirates of the caribbean really introduced an eldritch octopus man who kills indiscriminately and torments the dead as their poster villain and then you watch the movies and it's like, "oh no, actually the worst villain in this series is a small white british man who functions as the herald of capitalism" and that was very very brave of them
We've all been here, or will be soon enough. You'll get your answers if you haven't yet, some earlier than others. Some maybe not at all.
Soooo after playing a bit more i think i'm starting to get a grasp who the princess is - she is a reflection of me. She will always react according to my actions (and grow some more personality in the meantime) But who is the narrator - he sometimes has power over us (especially in the first chapter) and sometimes not. He clearly can't be trusted. Is he one or many?? He loses power the more power the princess gets...and he seems to be disgusted almost jealous whenever our realationship to the princess gets better. SOOO who is he? Is he our self preservation? Our pride? Why isn't he able to see the mirror (something i believe he isn't lying about)
At one time he let slip that we were MADE to slay the princess - so what are we? Are we a clone? What is this world which is completly under his control? Will I ever get answers. I fucked around a little bit but havent found any satisfying answers yet... So my question is - what can i do to really piss him of so he makes a mistake and reveals to much. I will ponder this.
Got to reblog the duck.
Nobby is not allowed to do, hence nobody can know what Nobby does, and I most certainly hope that Nobby doesn't.
Ok let's clarify:
Moist fucks. Moist definitely fucks, and fucks severely.
Nanny also fucks. Or at least did fuck. Ridcully would fuck but he's celibate.
Vimes and Carrot obviously make love. Mort probably also makes love. Magrat definitely "makes love," which is very different from making love without quotation marks.
Neither Susan nor Vetinari would ever be caught doing anything as uncouth as having sex.
Colon et al procreate. Nobody is allowed to know what Nobby does
Lead candidate for people who have sex are Detritus and Tiffany Aching.
Holy s***, almost forgot Kane Chronicles, Perry Johanson, Magnus Chase et. all. Riordan is a very good author to binge read. He's not perfect for being inclusive but he sure does try. Maybe too much. If you've only read Peter Johnson and Heroes of Olympus, you're missing out. I much prefer Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase, and Daughter of the Deep is very good.
Erm, trying to think of more fantasy for teens and young adults is hard. That's all I have for stuff you can binge read.
The House of Secrets trilogy and Spiderwick Chronicles are both good, Narnia is alright if you can endure the racism and hot devil analogues in your area.
The Power of Five series is quite good for something on the darker end, but there's an uncomfortable use of colonialist language in the second book and it's not the easiest to get through.
Tolkien's shorter stories; such as those in Tales From the Perilous Realm and his Letters from Father Christmas are very good.
As far as other things you can binge read, A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions are two separate stories from the same universe penned by Lemony Snicket.
Jeeves and Wooster is great, especially with the short stories. It massively improved my writing around the end of high school, though the humour not be for you.
I'd recommend not binge reading the Sherlock Holmes short stories because they can be quite a pain to get through. The full length ones are much better but regardless, Conan Doyle likes to get sidetracked and after forcing my way through the full volume of stories I can understand where his hate was coming from.
Just don't try Bond unless you're an edgy teen, preferably a boy. The George Smiley books by John le Carré are far better spy stories and they're not as well, they're not as outdated by even the standards of their own time period. From Russia with Love is pretty good but doesn't hold a candle to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Just a general recommendation, I never tried binge reading le Carré. Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz is a decent Bond alternative for less edgy teenage boys.
The Hunger Games is still as relevant as ever. Read it. Then read the other two books by Suzanne Collins. She's a good writer.
Misc books I recommend include Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz, The History of Bees by Maja Lunde, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley, Ash Mistry is great if you like Riordan and want a similar take with Indian belief (though I've only had the pleasure of reading the first book), Good Omens if you can get a pre-loved copy is mostly Pratchett and if you read enough Discworld you can tell who he wrote (I miss the four other horsemen of the apocalypse, why aren't they in the show).
Give narrative history a shot as a way to learn history, try the other work authors you like have made and sorry for the long ass post.
Have Watson bashing on Sherlock before Holmes even got addicted to opium:
Ya know what? Even before JK Rowling outed herself as a substandard primate, I wasn't a big fan. Harry Potter is the least bingeable fantasy series I've read.
Lord of the Rings? Perfect for binge reading.
Discworld? Streaming services envy the variety.
Harry Potter? Tonal whiplash like there's no tomorrow. Went from kids books to being for edgy teens that don't want to be embarrassed yet.
At least How to Train Your Dragon doesn't try to change demographic that quickly. It actually matures over the series and takes time to transition, instead of just switching to a different style out of nowhere.
Soz for the ramble in tags.
Favorite bird genre has got to be 'that's literally just a dinosaur'
Groove-Billed Ani
Hoatzin
Pheasant Coucal
It is that funny.
this was funnier in my head.
re-upload of my fallout 2 edit, including a watermark since this video has been reposted without credit to me. its obnoxious but unfortunately this is what has to happen
It's my 1 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳
I got nothing.
You've got this, no matter what the little voices tell you, you have got this.
They might say it's hopeless or that she's too powerful to take head on, but you should ignore those voices.
You are special. You, and only you, can slay her. You don't need a grand sword to do it; a knife is more than enough.
This sucks so bad, I need to [remembers suicide jokes only worsen my mental health] slay the Princess. If I don’t, it will be the end of the world.
My first religion because the art is amazing!
Prisoner of Perception