Sorry, does that say Tig Notaro and Mae Martin have a podcast‽ Don't know the third person, but I'm definitely checking that out

The "Dali Jumps Too Late" photo makes it look like the cat's pouncing on him like a lion, lol

Thank you so much!

Miles away, an anxious King Gizzard searches desperately

I really like The Tombs of Atuan, but I do think it's a tone shift from the first book. The religious themes reminded me a lot of Dune in some ways, where even those at the top of religion question it, plus it's also kind of coming-of-age for Tenar (the priestess girl) and for Paul. Bringing Tenar back in Tehanu (4th book in the series) was brilliant, though, and really gives her character more development. That one might be my favorite of the series.

I'll admit that I actually do really like Card's writing, and I don't deny that Ender's Game (and Ender's Shadow and Speaker for the Dead!) are great books. I read them a lot when I was younger and don't specifically recall any hidden conservatism, especially because he seemed to have multiple viewpoints in the books. But the man himself is a piece of bigoted trash, so I would only buy used books from him now.

Sometimes an author doesn't click even when she should otherwise, no worries! Good on you for at least trying!

Okay, but also Ursula K. Le Guin fucking rocks. I didn't even read Earthsea (that's the 3rd one in the image) until I was older, and it's amazing. But so many of her other books were influential on me when I was younger. The Dispossessed is brilliant, and Left Hand of Darkness is well-deserving of its reputation as one of her best. Both won the double-whammy of Nebula and Hugo "Best Novel" awards, making her the only author who's not an asshole to win that twice, fuck Orson Scott Card. Also she was woke as fuck basically her entire life and was not afraid to say it.

Aeristhststh because of a bad translation

I've only seen Demo Adejuyigbe on Dropout stuff before, but this is amazing!

Every inch of me will perish. Every inch but one. An inch, it is small, and it is fragile, but it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away. We must never let them take it from us. I hope that, whoever you are, you escape this place. I hope that the world turns and that things get better. But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that, even though I do not know you, and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you, I love you. With all my heart, I love you.

-Valerie Page's letter in V for Vendetta

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