Arya🌙📚
@aryaliz.bsky.social
Literature Major, blogger
Books, movies, culture
💜Melancholic/ slice-of-life narratives
Current obsessions: Translated fiction, Wong Kar-wai movies
https://medium.com/@aryajames
Books, movies, culture
💜Melancholic/ slice-of-life narratives
Current obsessions: Translated fiction, Wong Kar-wai movies
https://medium.com/@aryajames
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Arya🌙📚
@aryaliz.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Reading is costly, but it is the cheapest form of travel and living a thousand lives—teleportation for the price of a paperback.
💙📚 #booksky
💙📚 #booksky
Which is better?
1. A re-read of 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭?
Or,
2. A 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 franchise marathon?
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1. A re-read of 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭?
Or,
2. A 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 franchise marathon?
💙📚
December 9, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Which is better?
1. A re-read of 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭?
Or,
2. A 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 franchise marathon?
💙📚
1. A re-read of 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭?
Or,
2. A 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 franchise marathon?
💙📚
You know it's peak pessimism when a novel has lines like:
“Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain.”
Just Thomas Hardy things.
Can you say which novel?
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“Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain.”
Just Thomas Hardy things.
Can you say which novel?
📚💙
December 9, 2024 at 9:49 AM
You know it's peak pessimism when a novel has lines like:
“Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain.”
Just Thomas Hardy things.
Can you say which novel?
📚💙
“Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain.”
Just Thomas Hardy things.
Can you say which novel?
📚💙
Watching Nobel winner Han Kang's press conference 💙
December 6, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Watching Nobel winner Han Kang's press conference 💙
December 6, 2024 at 6:42 AM
A scream into the universe:
Grant me all the time in the world to conquer my insanely huge TBR pile.
A voice replies:
Too ambitious for a slow reader.
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Grant me all the time in the world to conquer my insanely huge TBR pile.
A voice replies:
Too ambitious for a slow reader.
💙📚
December 3, 2024 at 2:18 PM
A scream into the universe:
Grant me all the time in the world to conquer my insanely huge TBR pile.
A voice replies:
Too ambitious for a slow reader.
💙📚
Grant me all the time in the world to conquer my insanely huge TBR pile.
A voice replies:
Too ambitious for a slow reader.
💙📚
Getting distracted by the world when you try to read a book is seriously annoying.
And those intrusive thoughts - Where y'all at when I actually sit down to write?
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And those intrusive thoughts - Where y'all at when I actually sit down to write?
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December 2, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Getting distracted by the world when you try to read a book is seriously annoying.
And those intrusive thoughts - Where y'all at when I actually sit down to write?
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And those intrusive thoughts - Where y'all at when I actually sit down to write?
💙📚
When it gets closer to December, Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s "Merry Christmas" starts ringing in my head.
Ever since this song was released three years ago, it has become my definition of Christmas time.
It’s like I have forgotten every other song!
Ever since this song was released three years ago, it has become my definition of Christmas time.
It’s like I have forgotten every other song!
November 29, 2024 at 5:28 PM
When it gets closer to December, Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s "Merry Christmas" starts ringing in my head.
Ever since this song was released three years ago, it has become my definition of Christmas time.
It’s like I have forgotten every other song!
Ever since this song was released three years ago, it has become my definition of Christmas time.
It’s like I have forgotten every other song!
Coca-Cola killed-off Santa Claus!
That was a shocker!
Maybe not.
There'll be more failed attempts like this in the future.
But I hope for even more backlashes 🤞
That was a shocker!
Maybe not.
There'll be more failed attempts like this in the future.
But I hope for even more backlashes 🤞
November 28, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Coca-Cola killed-off Santa Claus!
That was a shocker!
Maybe not.
There'll be more failed attempts like this in the future.
But I hope for even more backlashes 🤞
That was a shocker!
Maybe not.
There'll be more failed attempts like this in the future.
But I hope for even more backlashes 🤞
Reposted by Arya🌙📚
We are all eyes when a woman becomes a Sherlock Holmes in her own right.
Watched it and loved it.
Meticulously crafted thriller!
🎬 #filmsky
Watched it and loved it.
Meticulously crafted thriller!
🎬 #filmsky
November 23, 2024 at 2:57 PM
We are all eyes when a woman becomes a Sherlock Holmes in her own right.
Watched it and loved it.
Meticulously crafted thriller!
🎬 #filmsky
Watched it and loved it.
Meticulously crafted thriller!
🎬 #filmsky
Festive season is almost here! 🧑🎄
What kind of books do you like to read in December as Christmas arrives?
Happy or sad?
I like books which have descriptions of snow or gives me real chills.
Often those turn out to be spooky or melancholic and makes me feel like I'm knee-deep in snow ❄️
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What kind of books do you like to read in December as Christmas arrives?
Happy or sad?
I like books which have descriptions of snow or gives me real chills.
Often those turn out to be spooky or melancholic and makes me feel like I'm knee-deep in snow ❄️
💙📚
November 22, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Festive season is almost here! 🧑🎄
What kind of books do you like to read in December as Christmas arrives?
Happy or sad?
I like books which have descriptions of snow or gives me real chills.
Often those turn out to be spooky or melancholic and makes me feel like I'm knee-deep in snow ❄️
💙📚
What kind of books do you like to read in December as Christmas arrives?
Happy or sad?
I like books which have descriptions of snow or gives me real chills.
Often those turn out to be spooky or melancholic and makes me feel like I'm knee-deep in snow ❄️
💙📚
ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕪 𝕊𝕟𝕠𝕨
Another poignant story by Nobel winner Han Kang.
Of intimacy, loss, memory, grief and unspoken emotions.
Like the title, the feelings induced by this one are heavy. Your heart feels like it's amidst a snow storm.
Not a light read.
Classic Han Kang!💙📚
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Another poignant story by Nobel winner Han Kang.
Of intimacy, loss, memory, grief and unspoken emotions.
Like the title, the feelings induced by this one are heavy. Your heart feels like it's amidst a snow storm.
Not a light read.
Classic Han Kang!💙📚
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“Heavy Snow,” by Han Kang
I have made my way here at Inseon’s request. Because she said, I need you to go to my place in Jeju. If you don’t, she’ll die.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:59 PM
ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕪 𝕊𝕟𝕠𝕨
Another poignant story by Nobel winner Han Kang.
Of intimacy, loss, memory, grief and unspoken emotions.
Like the title, the feelings induced by this one are heavy. Your heart feels like it's amidst a snow storm.
Not a light read.
Classic Han Kang!💙📚
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Another poignant story by Nobel winner Han Kang.
Of intimacy, loss, memory, grief and unspoken emotions.
Like the title, the feelings induced by this one are heavy. Your heart feels like it's amidst a snow storm.
Not a light read.
Classic Han Kang!💙📚
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I'd dnf-ed 𝓐 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼 𝓒𝓪𝓻𝓸𝓵 last year.
But yesterday, when I saw @lntubbs.bsky.social's post, I felt oddly Christmassy☃️ and picked it up again. Now I can't remember why I dnf-ed it.
Dickens's humour is really doing it for me this time.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥?
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But yesterday, when I saw @lntubbs.bsky.social's post, I felt oddly Christmassy☃️ and picked it up again. Now I can't remember why I dnf-ed it.
Dickens's humour is really doing it for me this time.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥?
📚💙
November 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM
I'd dnf-ed 𝓐 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼 𝓒𝓪𝓻𝓸𝓵 last year.
But yesterday, when I saw @lntubbs.bsky.social's post, I felt oddly Christmassy☃️ and picked it up again. Now I can't remember why I dnf-ed it.
Dickens's humour is really doing it for me this time.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥?
📚💙
But yesterday, when I saw @lntubbs.bsky.social's post, I felt oddly Christmassy☃️ and picked it up again. Now I can't remember why I dnf-ed it.
Dickens's humour is really doing it for me this time.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥?
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November 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Reposted by Arya🌙📚
Please don’t forget that today is Transgender Day of Remembrance! 💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷
Although transgender people only represent less than 2% of the population, they are under constant attack, and we need to fight for their rights. There is no reason that people cannot be who they are.
glaad.org/tdor/
Although transgender people only represent less than 2% of the population, they are under constant attack, and we need to fight for their rights. There is no reason that people cannot be who they are.
glaad.org/tdor/
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) | GLAAD
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. You can read m...
glaad.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Please don’t forget that today is Transgender Day of Remembrance! 💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷💙🩷
Although transgender people only represent less than 2% of the population, they are under constant attack, and we need to fight for their rights. There is no reason that people cannot be who they are.
glaad.org/tdor/
Although transgender people only represent less than 2% of the population, they are under constant attack, and we need to fight for their rights. There is no reason that people cannot be who they are.
glaad.org/tdor/
First time reading Anna Akhmatova.
Beautiful lyrical brevity+ complex emotions!
Timeless for a reason.
𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮;
𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢.
𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘴,
𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘫𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢,
𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦.
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Beautiful lyrical brevity+ complex emotions!
Timeless for a reason.
𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮;
𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢.
𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘴,
𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘫𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢,
𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦.
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November 20, 2024 at 1:13 PM
First time reading Anna Akhmatova.
Beautiful lyrical brevity+ complex emotions!
Timeless for a reason.
𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮;
𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢.
𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘴,
𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘫𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢,
𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦.
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Beautiful lyrical brevity+ complex emotions!
Timeless for a reason.
𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮;
𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢.
𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘴,
𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘫𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢,
𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦.
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Reading is costly, but it is the cheapest form of travel and living a thousand lives—teleportation for the price of a paperback.
💙📚 #booksky
💙📚 #booksky
November 20, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Reading is costly, but it is the cheapest form of travel and living a thousand lives—teleportation for the price of a paperback.
💙📚 #booksky
💙📚 #booksky
Reposted by Arya🌙📚
“If Adam Picked the Apple” by Danielle Coffyn
Love this. Reminds me of “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem
Love this. Reminds me of “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem
November 18, 2024 at 3:05 AM
“If Adam Picked the Apple” by Danielle Coffyn
Love this. Reminds me of “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem
Love this. Reminds me of “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem
Another list of great books for my tbr. Incredible titles! 💙📚
November 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Another list of great books for my tbr. Incredible titles! 💙📚
Stumbling on a book without prior knowledge is like two strangers falling in love.
It's serendipitous!✨
When was the last time you picked up a book with pure gut feeling and it turned out to be one of your favourites?
For me, it was Sang Young Park's "Love in the Big City."
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It's serendipitous!✨
When was the last time you picked up a book with pure gut feeling and it turned out to be one of your favourites?
For me, it was Sang Young Park's "Love in the Big City."
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November 19, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Stumbling on a book without prior knowledge is like two strangers falling in love.
It's serendipitous!✨
When was the last time you picked up a book with pure gut feeling and it turned out to be one of your favourites?
For me, it was Sang Young Park's "Love in the Big City."
📚💙
It's serendipitous!✨
When was the last time you picked up a book with pure gut feeling and it turned out to be one of your favourites?
For me, it was Sang Young Park's "Love in the Big City."
📚💙
Reposted by Arya🌙📚
Latest book haul. In my house, we don’t call it CRT. We call it history, and we learn about the things that define us as people.
November 17, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Latest book haul. In my house, we don’t call it CRT. We call it history, and we learn about the things that define us as people.
What's your favourite book along with your perfect reading scenario?
Mine goes...
"Kafka on the Shore" when it's pouring rain outside, by the window pane as water splashes against it, with petrichor and a warm cup of tea!
🌧️ 📖 📚💙
Somewhat similar 🙂
Mine goes...
"Kafka on the Shore" when it's pouring rain outside, by the window pane as water splashes against it, with petrichor and a warm cup of tea!
🌧️ 📖 📚💙
Somewhat similar 🙂
What's your favorite book along with your perfect reading scenario? And... Go!
The Timekeeper's Secret Timeless Fate Series while its raining outside and I'm cozying up by the fire under a blanket with a warm cup of coffee!
The Timekeeper's Secret Timeless Fate Series while its raining outside and I'm cozying up by the fire under a blanket with a warm cup of coffee!
November 17, 2024 at 5:18 PM
What's your favourite book along with your perfect reading scenario?
Mine goes...
"Kafka on the Shore" when it's pouring rain outside, by the window pane as water splashes against it, with petrichor and a warm cup of tea!
🌧️ 📖 📚💙
Somewhat similar 🙂
Mine goes...
"Kafka on the Shore" when it's pouring rain outside, by the window pane as water splashes against it, with petrichor and a warm cup of tea!
🌧️ 📖 📚💙
Somewhat similar 🙂
