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Narayoni , 17 days ago to bookstodon

Yup, no one messes with Granny! 🤣🤣
[Headology!]

@bookstodon #discworld #GrannyWeatherwax #headology #funny #humour #books #witches #terrypratchett #GNUPterry #discworldquotes #wyrdsisters

"The man raised his sword. Lightning speared down again and split a stone a few yards away, filling the air with smoke and the stink of burnt silicon. 'Missed,' he said smugly, and Granny saw his muscles tense as he prepared to bring the sword down. A look of extreme puzzlement crossed his face. He tilted his head sideways and opened his mouth, as if trying to come to terms with a new idea. His sword dropped out of his hand and landed point downwards in the peat. Then he gave a sigh and folded up, very gently, collapsing in a heap at Granny's feet. She gave him a gentle prod with her toe. 'Perhaps you weren't aware of what I was aiming at,' she whispered. 'Mother of the night, indeed!' The soldier who had tried to restrain the man stared in horror at the bloody dagger in his hand, and backed away. 'I-I-I couldn't let. He shouldn't of. It's – it's not right to,' he stuttered."--from Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett.

negative12dollarbill , 17 days ago

@Narayoni @bookstodon
Why are all the words underlined like that? And did Sir Terry really write "shouldn't of"?

negative12dollarbill , 17 days ago

@adriano @Narayoni @bookstodon
I checked and "shouldn't of" is in the original text, you're right.

That just leaves the question of why you post these things in that horrible font, annoying colour and with everything underlined.

infinitesoleil , 1 month ago to bookstodon

I finally finished The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh. I meant to finish it during AANHPI month, but I got busy and distracted, so there’s that. I wanted to finish it by mid-June though, so I could start reading queer novels for Pride Month.

I’d give this book 4 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

As the first person in my family to be born in the U.S., it was interesting reading the perspectives from the different generations of women (the refugees who fled to America during the Vietnam War and the first generation Americans who grew up having to toe the line between assimilating into American society and respecting familial traditions).

I learned some new Vietnamese words that I didn’t know before. For example, đặc biệt means special. In the book, someone’s mom always called her special in a demeaning way. I know đặc biệt from ordering rice and noodle dishes at Vietnamese restaurants.

#bookreview #bookstodon @bookstodon

From: @infinitesoleil
https://federatedfandom.net/@infinitesoleil/112389349998574703

negative12dollarbill , 1 month ago

@infinitesoleil @bookstodon
You might be interested in this graphic novel:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42394599-the-magic-fish

stina_marie , 1 month ago to bookstadon

Day 13 #Bookstadon challenge: Choose 20 #books that greatly influenced you. One #book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers*

(I've already been doing this over on Bluesky and am several days in, so I'm going to do my best to not get mixed up on the days I'm on 😆) @bookstadon

Day 13

negative12dollarbill , 1 month ago

@stina_marie @bookstadon Why bookstAdon not bookstOdon?

negative12dollarbill , 1 month ago

@stina_marie @bookstadon Oh wow it's a typo so common the gup.pe group has actually existed for years! I hope they have aliased the wrong one to the right one.

The NYT once spelled it "mastadon" in an article, which is just unforgivable. I wrote to complain.

dickrubin716 , 2 months ago to bookstodon

I would love to get your thoughts and feedback on my #BookCover from my latest book, The Challenges of Being Me. Do you like it? Does it capture your attention? Without knowing anything about the book, what genre would you say this cover best fits? #writingcommunity #bookstodon #authors @bookstodon

negative12dollarbill , 2 months ago

@dickrubin716 @bookstodon Major font problems. All upper case, expanded too much, stock windows font. The image needs more contrast. Don't be afraid to have the title overlay the image rather than floating away all by itself. Zoom in on the image. It's OK if her hand goes out of frame.

If I had to guess from the title alone it would be young adult, but the image makes me think of self-help or philosophy.

negative12dollarbill , 2 months ago

@diazona @dickrubin716 @bookstodon YA novels are either called one word or they're called some long pretentious phrase.

herhandsmyhands , 6 months ago to romancelandia

@romancelandia
Brit friends, help? Would someone from a good family--not aristocracy, but perhaps landed gentry--refer to themselves as "a posh" when talking to someone else. As in, "I may be a posh from (place), but..."

(please share for reach)

negative12dollarbill , 2 months ago

@herhandsmyhands @romancelandia @bookstodon

No, not a British expression. Source, British, lived next county to Devon for many years. It's literary, I guess.

melikhovo , 3 months ago to bookstodon

Today would be the great writer Carol Emshwiller's 103rd birthday. She is too little known today, and so my message to the world is a simple one: Read Carol Emshwiller!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/read-carol-102216945

#Writers #Books @bookstodon

negative12dollarbill , 3 months ago

@melikhovo @bookstodon Perhaos you could give a quick outline of the type of stories she wrote? Her style or subject matter? What makes her different?

ChrisMayLA6 , 3 months ago to bookstodon

At the risk of reigniting a debate that has been had in my timeline in the past... here's a report of a University of Valencia that looked at over 20 paper examine the differential effects of reading digitally & on paper.

The research confirms my experience (my own & in the reading of my erstwhile students) that reading digitally is less likely to lead to long-term educational (knowledge) benefits...

#reading @bookstodon
#education

https://www.upmpaper.com/knowledge-inspiration/blog-stories/articles/2024/makes-you-learn/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=PaperBecauseItsReal2024&utm_term=&utm_content=Image

negative12dollarbill , 3 months ago

@adritheonly @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon
Promise me your terabyte of precious books is backed up?

negative12dollarbill , 3 months ago

@adritheonly @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon
Nice. For full 100% certainty the copy should be in another location but you know your stuff.

hosford42 , 3 months ago to actuallyautistic

Requirements to put in a job description to discourage or filter out autistic people:

• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Strong people skills
• Good culture fit
• Multitasking
• A fast-paced dynamic environment
• Bachelor's degree or better

I see these things and think you don't want my >30 years of programming and machine learning experience, or my problem-solving skills and comprehensive knowledge that had people mistaking me for one of the team's PhDs, or my solutions that have proven patent-worthy. Your loss.

#ActuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic
@neurodivergence

negative12dollarbill , 3 months ago

@blogdiva @eric @hosford42 @actuallyautistic @neurodivergence

If your work culture is sexist, racist "edgy" humour, implicitly yes.

willaful , 3 months ago to bookstodon

Finished my 2nd #TransRightsReadathon book, Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton, illustrated by Aska.

A charming graphic novel, queer, and super geeky. Maisie, (14, disabled, bi, writes fanfic) meets Ollie (15, nonbinary, draws fanart) at her first SF con and they have a wonderful day-long romance.

I really enjoyed the vicarious con experience, Maisie's relationship with her mum, and the sweetness of that instant connection. Hope we get a happy sequel someday.

@bookstodon
#bookstodon

negative12dollarbill , 3 months ago

@willaful @bookstodon https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/stars-in-their-eyes/

stephenwhq , 3 months ago to bookstodon

#PennedPossibilities 254 — How do you use social media as an author?

Frequent "buy my book" - is annoying and I am good at not spending time looking at that

Ridiculous hype, unhelpful quotes "eighth book in the VoidLords series", bad covers don't help.

I offer some advice and support free. Response to questions is what I do for interest, not 'advice' by and large.

https://linktr.ee/stephencoxauthor

#amwriting #writingcommunity #mastobooks @bookstodon

negative12dollarbill , 3 months ago

@stephenwhq @twoowls73 @bookstodon

Just in case it's not clear what TwoOwls was saying:

• your linktree has "Buy The Books! " which takes us to
• https://stephencox.co.uk/?page_id=84 where we find a link "Buy from my* independent shop All Good Bookshop" which takes us to
• https://allgoodbookshop.co.uk/order-books-1/ols/products/our-child-of-two-worlds

which gives us a 404 error.

amberage , 4 months ago to histodons

#Histodon and #fashion fediverse, help me out here, please.

A while ago, I saw a comment somewhere (not necessarily fedi) that boiled down roughly to this:

"The British aristocracy made their (edit: male) servants recognisable as such by dressing them in formal clothes, but in mismatched combinations (i.e. tailcoat with a black bowtie, long tie with a wing collar)."

This was (roughly speaking and to the best of my knowledge) about the Victorian through Edwardian and early Modern periods, i.e. when formalwear as we know it (morning coat, tailcoat, etc.) already existed in roughly the form we know it.

I can't find that comment anymore, and I don't expect I ever will, but it would be fascinating to read more about this subject, very specific and niche as it is. I've tried googling around for it (i.e. "historical british servant dress codes"), but found very little.

If anyone has some reading material on that (preferably online or books buyable online, if not I'll have to see if my library can get foreign (english) literature), I would be super grateful for any links or the likes.

@histodons

negative12dollarbill , 4 months ago

@amberage @histodons

Guesses for accounts which might know:

• @hilarydoda
• @BHO
• @natania