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I wish we could sometimes love the characters in real life as we love the characters in romances. There are a great many human souls whom we should accept more kindly, and even appreciate more clearly, if we simply thought of them as people in a story

G.K. Chesterton (via suzywire)

NO. We can. We do. This upsets me because I love stories but I love real life just as intensely. I mean, we all have bad days, but why save all your passion for make believe?

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I forgot how much I loved Harry Potter until reading this again. I can’t believe I forgot. It’s kind of funny actually, because I’ve been thinking lately about how the books really worth reading are gritty. What is the point unless something happens, unless theres change and resistance to it, unanswerable questions, inner turmoil. Impact. Unless people choose wrong and suffer for it. For these are as much apart of life as joy, euphoria, self-discover, love, fulfilment and the rest of the desirables. The negatives magnify the positives. The negatives shape us, force us to grow, adapt, learn, live. What sort of story do you have left if you skip all of that? (twilight? ahem..) And here I was forgetting that Harry Potter was not a simple, root for the good guys kind of story, just because it’s so popular. Geeeeeeeeeze. Now I remember it made me feel deep things.

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I was just on Goodreads, looking at the ‘best covers of 2010’ when I noticed the following cover was pretty high up on the list.

I found this quite humorous because I have a book called Luna. While my copy doesn’t have the following cover, while looking Luna up online I have seen:

All the subtle changes to do with cropping, colour etc. do little to disguise these books have the same cover picture.

I read this again. The idea of philotics is truly intriguing, but even if you aren’t into imaginary theoretical physics, this book is amazing. In the heart of this story are the characters, who tend to be brilliant, wounded and incredibly real. The survival of 3, possibly 4, intelligent sentient species hang in the balance of human corruption, tragedy, cleverness and compassion. However, before you dig your teeth in to this gem of a book, please become properly informed of the back story by reading Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead. Two more incredible tales about humanity.

My great grandmother found this lovely old copy of Alice in Wonderland. It caused me to dream about alternate realities. It really is the most brilliant piece of self-assured nonsense I’ve ever read. I mean that as a high compliment.