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thank you for the follow (and link btw, i'm honoured!) i really relate to your life of pi review. i like that your reviews are very condensed. really nice artwork too, love the cats :)
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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 2 weeks ago

I liked your Life of Pi review a lot too! Your Wuthering Heights review has also inspired me to finally give the book a chance, haha. I really enjoy your review page layout, and your art is lovely. I was actually showing your site to a friend today and they said the same thing about your art - the piece on your home page is especially nice. :]

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myrtletribe's avatar myrtletribe 2 weeks ago

Thank you that is super sweet! I haven't had a lot of time for drawing lately, so I hope to get back into the flow soon. Wuthering Heights is my number one favourite book. Don't let the language and confusing start scare you off, it's really amazing..

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literaturegirl updated their site.
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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 3 weeks ago

Classic instance of 'might need to clear your cache for this one'...

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rainight's avatar rainight 2 weeks ago

Thanks for adding me :)

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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 2 weeks ago

I just looked again and realised I somehow missed that you have a button. I have now changed it. :]

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rainight's avatar rainight 2 weeks ago

You didn't miss it; I added it today xD

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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 2 weeks ago

Stealth 100...

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I just stumbled across your post about stationery, enticed by the photograph of the Platinum Preppy pen. I recently invested in a Kaweco Brass Sport fountain pen and I've been in love with it; I found and picked it whilst searching for a 'buy it for life' pen to align with my minimalist views. You might enjoy the modular Traveler's Notebook systems, also, if you haven't encountered them yet!
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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 3 weeks ago

I mention these specifically because, although it's easy to fall into overconsumption with stationery, both of these products (although they require a significant financial investment at first) are designed to get better with time and be used for life. They're designed to discourage overconsumption, even down to the fact that wear and tear (the patina) is seen as a feature, not a defect.

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Your writing on finding transcendence in nature reminded me of a book that I am reading currently, entitled 'Strange New World' by Carl Trueman. He is a Christian theologian, so you may not agree with his conclusions, but he discusses the ideas of the Romantics and how they found transcendence within chapter two, and I found it interesting. You might too.
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themarshes's avatar themarshes 3 weeks ago

I will definitely check that chapter out! Thank you so much for the recommendation and thanks as well for checking my little blog! Even though I abandoned Christianity as a belief system, I still cherish its intellectual dimension, so I’m definitely interested in what Christians have to say. Also, I love the Romantics. Thanks for stopping by!

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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 3 weeks ago

My love for scholasticism and the philosophy of religion is the main reason behind why I decided to study theology at an undergraduate level. There's definitely a lot of valuable perspectives to think about (and read) both from secular and religious authors. Whilst I don't agree with certain key Romantic ideas because of my faith, I think there are a lot of things Christians could learn from them, too.

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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 3 weeks ago

I'll keep an eye on your site; your writing was interesting to read. :]

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themarshes's avatar themarshes 3 weeks ago

It is refreshing meeting people who are able to learn from different schools of thought even though they disagree with some aspects of them. Sadly, I don’t encounter that way of approaching knowledge that often. I find awesome the fact that you are studying Theology, it must be really interesting! I recently watched a video about the theology of St. Gregory of Nyssa.

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themarshes's avatar themarshes 3 weeks ago

Thanks for keeping an eye on my blog! I’ll keep an eye on yours as well, it’s really interesting! I have enjoyed the two posts on minimalism, since I also struggle with mental fatigue fairly often.

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shimeiji sim mentioned^^, you planning to write a review about it? or any other Tsukumizu's works?
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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 4 weeks ago

I actually wrote a review for Shimeji on another old website of mine, but I never ended up transferring it to literaturegirl. I might summarise it and move it over someday, as it was very long. If I recall correctly, the angle was about finding beauty in the mundane.

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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 4 weeks ago

I've been very busy with my degree and with travelling lately, but I'm planning on reading and writing a lot more during the summer whilst I have the time. If you have any similar manga recommendations for then, I'd love to receive them. :]

ruinacchi's avatar ruinacchi 4 weeks ago

been reading one called Usuzumi no Hate, its still ongoing, probly similar to Girls last tour minus the cute girls stuff. would love to hear your thoughts on them. ill probly write my own review as well

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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 3 weeks ago

I'll check that manga out. Thanks for the recommendation!

Pleasantly surprised to see a fellow C.S Lewis fan I added your button to my home page. Its my first time adding one :)
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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 1 month ago

It's always nice to meet others who enjoy his work! The Screwtape Letters is a brilliant read; I see it's what you read last. Thank you for adding my button, and for your comment; it's nice to read. I'll be keeping an eye on your site, too. :]

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I enjoyed reading your about page. Looking forward to seeing how you develop the site further. Since you enjoy reading classics and children's books, you might enjoy 'A Little Princess' by Burnett, if you haven't already read it. It's probably my favourite children's classic.
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Helloo, are there other ways of contacting you apart from your email? I tried to send you one, but maybe it got lost along with other things.
literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 2 months ago

I'll find it and get back to you as soon as I can! I've been travelling a lot recently and I've had a lot of assignments and health problems, so it's likely it got buried amongst all of that somehow.

literaturegirl updated their site.
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someotherstranger's avatar someotherstranger 3 months ago

Methinks this post will be useful to me. Muchas gracias.

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literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 3 months ago

Glad to hear that! I hope it proves helpful somehow.

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isai-games's avatar isai-games 3 months ago

I thought I was the only person in the whole world who analyzed their speech patterns! Just kidding, but it's comforting to hear someone else struggles with it too. What frustrates me is not being able to communicate my ideas in a concise and clear manner, do you have any recommendations for this?

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isai-games's avatar isai-games 3 months ago

I also have another question to ask, which (forgive me) is of a more personal subject, but why use sites like gelbooru and 4chan when there's a risk of nsfw content? As I understand you can filter it out on gelbooru, but how do you address this problem on 4chan and everywhere else on the web?

literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 2 months ago

I think the best way to learn to communicate in a way that feels coherent to you is to spend a lot of time writing long-form letters to friends, assimilating parts of writing styles you enjoy in literature you read, and avoiding 'clutter' in your writing: unnecessarily obscure words, overly long sentences, badly structured lists. I think my sentences are too long very often, so I'm not great at most of this.

literaturegirl's avatar literaturegirl 2 months ago

I filter Gelbooru, and on 4chan I don't have many issues with this whilst browsing the boards I do occasionally check, such as /out/ or /g/. If there is anything NSFW, my brain has gotten good at simply filtering it out or not looking at it by now.

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