it was so whimsical! the characters were 4 years older than me so naturally i thought they were cool (they were). i remember reading the last book at my grandmaās porch during the summer and crying over them meeting their father who passed away.
i donāt think there could have been a series that made me feel so connected and in a trance. i think my parents kept getting mad at me cuz I would always finish the book too fast hehe
2d ago
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so i canāt tell you exactly what kicked that off for me. i will say, what exacerbated it was seeing a girl in my second grade gifted and talented class reading harry potter and the goblet of fire and i was jealous bc the book was thick as hell and we were only 7!! so i started the series out of spite so i could get to the fifth book before she did.
becuase i read so many books as a child, i would say theyāre All formative to me in some way. but when i saw this ask, the first book i thought of was āthe miraculous journey of edward tulaneāā¦ this may sound sad but it was the first book i remember ever making me cry. i didnāt know you could be connected to a book like that until then, so i think of it warmly and fondly. itās like wow there really are new worlds and beating hearts between pagesā¦
(i also remember reading another book that made me cry when i was slightly older. it was about a girl without a shadow who had some sort of cat familiar that followed her around. i remember fighting tears so hard but also canāt remember the title for the life of me.)
(a series of unfortunate events had me hooked too. i think i was into some pretty somber stuff loool).
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first read these when i was in elementary school. iām on the last book now of my early-20s reread. the writing is clever and emotional. iām just shocked by how much depth and language play is contained in theseāthings i surely missed in my first read. i recommend reading or rereading these at any age!
Dec 30, 2024
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make up imaginary travel scenarios, do errands with them, buy their favourite drink or get something from their favourite place, laugh as hard as you can with them, share your water, share your drinkāyour sandwich, your chips, your food. record dumb, stupid videos you wonāt even post but will laugh before you head to bed, write letters, make zines about inside jokes, expand your creativity in the name of cherishing your friends!!!
5d ago
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its so sillyā¦but soooooo addictive
4d ago
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itās not supposed to be a recent thing but recently ive practiced my free will and realized that doing this is way easier than throwing my clothes onto my bed
Jun 10, 2025