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I've not been regularly on SA in a few years, so please forgive any ignorance - what's the difference between TBB and Scholastic Book Fair? It seems like the same kind of threads in both, and I couldn't figure it out from context clues. What am I missing?
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https://twitter.com/archivalrival/status/1785766435022639423
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May 2, 2024 15:25
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nice, covers here: https://www.tumblr.com/watcherscrown/740693532976807936/this-is-my-magnum-opus?source=share
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May 2, 2024 18:16
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Carthag Tuek posted:nice, covers here: Absolutely incredible. For those who do don't want to have to go/log-in to tumblr:         
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May 2, 2024 18:32
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Carthag Tuek posted:nice, covers here: lol wtf this completely changes the context in which the tweet's words were written. would have been nice to know because i stared at the post blankly otherwise 
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May 2, 2024 19:36
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hold on 
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May 2, 2024 19:38
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someone made a list of cliche books, then someone else mocked up covers for them
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May 2, 2024 21:01
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3 stars, it was alright
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May 3, 2024 00:11
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Meningism posted:I've not been regularly on SA in a few years, so please forgive any ignorance - what's the difference between TBB and Scholastic Book Fair? It seems like the same kind of threads in both, and I couldn't figure it out from context clues. What am I missing? The Scholastic Fair is more hands off modding (FYAD-lite rules) and folks forget about it so traffic is slower also welcome back
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May 3, 2024 01:42
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Ohhh it's booktok.txt and booktok.pcx. I get it 
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May 3, 2024 04:02
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Carthag Tuek posted:nice, covers here: A Xeet reposting a tumblr post o_O Twitter is truly dead
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May 3, 2024 07:58
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Vaguely queer witches at battle school, lol, yep that's YA
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May 3, 2024 16:18
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:A Xeet reposting a tumblr post o_O idk half of social media posts have been screenshots from other social media sites for a good while
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May 3, 2024 16:47
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All witches have huge gay cocks. If you're Anglo poo poo the gently caress off you know nothing about this.
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May 3, 2024 22:31
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(Seriouspost.)
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May 3, 2024 22:31
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3D Megadoodoo posted:All witches have huge gay cocks. If you're Anglo poo poo the gently caress off you know nothing about this. theres a story about a danish king who went to finland and was tricked into eating a horse cock by a witch, i think she cooked it with onions and leek
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I was reading lists of books that won big awards the past year. Then afterwards went back to a few previous years. This isn't how I actually go about finding things to read but I like to be aware of important releases. Anyways one blurb catches my attention because it calls the book 'a bit dark' when nearly all of them were in one way or another. So I go to the full synopsis on Wikipedia: It's about a teenage boy who is abducted and taken to a secret dungeon where he's eventually joined by others. Meeting the first couple he thinks that maybe they've done something wrong and are being punished Saw style. But then a few others come and at least one seems like a really good person and another is a nine-year-old girl who never hurt anybody. Unlike Saw there are no challenges at first. But they are played with. Sometimes food comes and sometimes it doesn't. If they do things like talk about escaping they're punished. When they seem to be getting along too well and even develop some hope, the unseen tormentor(s) send(s) liquor and other drugs down to them so they'll say things they'll regret. Dark? I guess. But there's no bright light at the end of the tunnel: One day the supplies stop coming. There is no cryptic message sent afterwards (lights and elevators had previously been used to show when the captor's pleasure or displeasure). They don't know if the person who has them was caught but the police never find the dungeon, whether the captor died, or maybe the captor just got bored and left. As there are cameras recording the bathroom there's the idea that this might be some horrifying webcam show on the dark web. But there is not even the closure of knowing that much. Without food they weaken, and then weaken still with nothing to drink. Eventually the lights turn off as does the heating. They die one by one. The protagonist and the little girl are the last to remain. When the girl dies the teenager is happy she went peacefully in her sleep... before proceeding to eat her out of desperation. It's almost certain that the protagonist dies very shortly thereafter, as the book closes by saying that it hurt and hurt and hurt for him until it didn't hurt anymore. Wow. What kind of sadists or masochists on this awards committee. Time to find out what the award is called so I can avoid books that win it, for my own sanity. Ah, here it is, in the original list. It's the... the... [X] Award for Young Adult Literature. ... ... ... Don't kids have enough scary things in the world to keep them awake at night? e: The Bunker Diary Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 13:58 on May 5, 2024 |
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May 3, 2024 22:55
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could you put the author/title somewhere in your post, i dont wanna accidentally buy it for my niece or something
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May 3, 2024 23:00
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Carthag Tuek posted:theres a story about a danish king who went to finland and was tricked into eating a horse cock by a witch, i think she cooked it with onions and leek did it taste good?
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May 3, 2024 23:51
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cumpantry posted:did it taste good? tbh i dont remember, but it kinda sounds good
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May 3, 2024 23:57
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i wouldn't turn my nose up at it
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May 4, 2024 00:03
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cumpantry posted:i wouldn't turn my nose up at it :pedro_nodding.gif:
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Carthag Tuek posted:could you put the author/title somewhere in your post, i dont wanna accidentally buy it for my niece or something
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May 4, 2024 09:14
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Carthag Tuek posted:could you put the author/title somewhere in your post, i dont wanna accidentally buy it for my niece or something Had to go back to Wikipedia but it's called The Bunker Diary. It won the Carnegie Medal for children's literature.
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May 5, 2024 14:00
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Children's literary awards really love books that will traumatise children. Watership Down is a Carnegie award winner.
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May 5, 2024 15:26
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yeah but that's a good book
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May 5, 2024 15:49
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What's the consensus on The Sword of Kaigen?
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May 10, 2024 00:58
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I remember reading a book in middle school about a boy who discovers a crotchety, winged creature (implied to be an archaeoptyryx?) in someone's garage. He befriends a mischevious girl his age and they nurse it back to health. It has a ferocious appetite and even drinks mouthwash. Uh does anyone know what book that might be?
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May 10, 2024 19:42
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That sounds a bit like Skellig.
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May 10, 2024 20:52
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That's almost certainly Skellig, yeah!
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May 11, 2024 20:24
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Holy poo poo yeah that is Skellig, in retrospect a very strange book. Makes me crave chinese food.
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May 11, 2024 22:48
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Started reading Coelho's Manuscrito Encontrado em Accra on the bus today and holy(er-than-thou) poo poo, Batman! it's terrible. The dictionary entry for trite should just be this book. It's like Jordan Peterson for the most boring people. But anyway, 
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Started reading Coelho's Manuscrito Encontrado em Accra on the bus today and holy(er-than-thou) poo poo, Batman! it's terrible. The dictionary entry for trite should just be this book. It's like Jordan Peterson for the most boring people. Gaaah I love that bookmark I love fun bookmarks, theyre a nice part of the reading experience. Although some sellers are going overboard with the prices, but oh well. Share any fun or pretty bookmarks if you got them Never read Coelho but he is adored by the mildest people so enjoy ?
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:Share any fun or pretty bookmarks if you got them I bought a stack of coloured card slivers for like 50 cents and use those, sorry. Other than those I don't think I've ever paid anything for a bookmark.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:I bought a stack of coloured card slivers for like 50 cents and use those, sorry. Other than those I don't think I've ever paid anything for a bookmark. My traditional bookmark is either none, just dog-ear'ing the page, or whatever piece of scrap paper I have on hand at the moment if it's something with old, brittle pages that I don't want to break.
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Cyrano4747 posted:My traditional bookmark is either none, just dog-ear'ing the page, or whatever piece of scrap paper I have on hand at the moment if it's something with old, brittle pages that I don't want to break. I used to dog-ear books but then a couple of times a dog ear folded itself out in my bag and I couldn't find my god drat place. It happens maybe twice a year at most but when it does I get ANGERY. AND WHEN I GET ANGERY I ACQUIRE BOOKMARKS!
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I'm also angry about bookmarks 
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May 14, 2024 16:32
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3 x 5 index cards, the patrician choice.
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Don't you just . ..remember where you were Or leave it splayed open face down Or angrily stab at your kindle because it electronically forgot your place
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Or leave it splayed open face down 1.) The splayed down thing doesn't work if you're traveling with your book. 2.) There's actually a bookmark button on the Kindle in the case you open it up and it did indeed forget 
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