Ask A Bookworm!

ask a bookworm!

what are you currently reading?

how many books have you read this year?

how have your reading tastes changed from when you were a child?

physical book or e-book?

where do you love to read?

what is your ideal reading atmosphere? background noise or silent? alone or with others?

are you a writer?

what was your very first baby book?

what was the first book you read on your own?

how many books have you read in total?

what has been the longest gap between books?

what are your favourite genres?

what books make you happy?

what books have made you uncomfortable? why?

can you read anywhere? moving vehicle? rollercoaster?

how do you bookmark books?

policy on book-lending?

do people know you’re a bookworm?

how well do you take care of your books?

can you read in other languages?

what is a total book turn-off for you?

what is an essential element of a good book?

genres you rarely read?

do you read non-fiction?

do you read reviews on a book before you read it?

do you judge a book by the cover?

do you read cover to cover or sometimes skim parts?

do you always finish a book, even if it is dull?

how do you organise your books?

favourite book this year?

does anyone want to form a john thorpe hate club?

reading through northanger abbey and i am utterly overcome by the distate i have for this man. not to say i don’t have thoughts on the other characters but another post should be dedicated to them. 

1. why is he talking incessantly about his gig. is this the regency equivalent of ‘man obsessed with his car’

2. “Novels are all so full of nonsense and stuff... as for all the others, they are the stupidest things in creation.” bad news buddy. i can’t wait to tell you what kind of medium you are being described in! stop trying to put down your companion!

3. “her companion assur[ed] her that it was entirely owing to the peculiarly judicious manner in which he had then held the reins, and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip.” of course it is, john.

4. “Old Allen is as rich as a Jew—is not he?” and we have JEWISH STEREOTYPES?

5. now he is talking about drinking. and oxford. and drinking in oxford. and not making any sense. is there or is there not a lot of drinking. 

6. and now he contradicts himself on the curricle!

7. he’s talking about horses. he’s very materialistic, huh? 

8. “And then you know”—twisting himself about and forcing a foolish laugh—“I say, then you know, we may try the truth of this same old song.” you aren’t smooth, john. catherine why on earth are you putting up with him,,,,,

I found these pictures of women of colour in the 1920s and they made me happy because you see them so rarely in the modern romanticization of this era x

dni unless you have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, all the modern languages, all while possessing a certain something in your air and manner of walking, the tone of your voice, your address and expressions-

Song dynasty hanfu and autumn leaves

model/editing: me (@hanfufairy)

photo: 柿子@小红书

bu bu jing xin: problems of a time-traveling female lead