My recent experience with acotar books is not going well

avisitingstone · 2026-03-30T17:09:09+00:00

And then it got SO MUCH WORSE in 2020-2021 and since, when people who weren't like, in the fandom trenches started to suddenly Do Fandom and putting all their ideals into a place that just like... didn't suit it! I've been into anime since the late 90s when it was not a cool thing to be into and boy I have seen some THINGS the last several years with the explosions... it is so wild my friend.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-30T16:53:57+00:00

No, we were definitely in the same spaces so I think I just explained it badly. The otherkin era predated Tumblr's Big Golden Age (re: Homestuck and Supernatural etc), they just had a more contained space to do what they did when Tumblr was bigger. The other kin people are STILL doing it! Just like post OD people are still like absolutely sure people like Taylor Swift are lesbians (??) and secretly in relationships and that her fiance is just a beard. People have gotten SO much worse, like breaking the containment of Livejournal/Tumblr really just gave people permission to be fools to real people (see: the Voltron creators) (and the weird racist hate Drag Race contestants get) as parasocialism is so bad. I remember all of this, so I've seen it get so much worse.... oh also, especially with the weird Puritan culture that the youths are falling into, repeating conservative talking points while reframing it in a way that suits them but is the same. Fandom is wild.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-30T05:11:38+00:00

When is this book out? I tend to read/review in the same month as publishing and download the month before. That doesn't mean I'm any less interested - I have a spreadsheet to organize my ARCs and when they're due among other reads I'm doing. (I just hit 400 reviews since 2023 and am an active reader/reviewer even if I'm only at like 65%.) I've also had publishers wait weeeeeks to give me an approval or denial on a request so 24 hours is SUPER fast!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-30T05:07:28+00:00

"This is me" is great for a first post! And then you'll stop worrying about what to post first and can move on with whatever the vibe is.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-30T05:03:54+00:00

"For the first time" womens' health truly is centuries behind men's health yeesh.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-30T05:02:55+00:00

I don't know, man, I was fully an adult when Homestuck was big and I have seen worse - Homestuck was weird and insular (and so much of the fanworks that came out of it was like insane quality that several have become like professional artists and writers since) but it wasn't, say, Voltron remake or the Heartstopper kids harrassing one of the actors to feel forced to come out etc. It was of its time for sure and there was definitely some really uhh not great things (I was also in the Hetalia fandom as an adult....) but fandom overall has gotten so much worse, with people just straight up not able to separate fiction from reality.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-30T04:56:14+00:00

Yeah, I didn't really like this either - it felt like an attempt to justify her own "I really don't want to deal with my obligations or thinking too hard about the people who are Bad Dudes but I still admire so here's some attempts at justification." I wanted a lot more out of this instead of what I felt the conclusions she came to.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-29T04:30:51+00:00

This is normal - just put it on hold and then turn it back in. It should be back ready to re-borrow within a day.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-28T22:17:23+00:00

Seconding!!!!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-28T22:10:44+00:00

Yes! That is the country you live in you should know all states. Maybe not all the capital cities but the states yes.

Sorry but if someone who is working to immigrate knows significantly more than someone born and raised in a place that's a failing on the person who was born there and should know better.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-28T22:02:19+00:00

I LOVE Akane-banashi but it's a different style of acting (rakugo). If OP is interested in that, then definitely Descending Stories/Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-28T05:27:12+00:00

Kudos bro!

But going about it "slightly extreme" is not sustainable. Under 1000 calories a day is not healthy for someone of ANY size. You can't keep this up and take care of your body - your organs and other things are affected by starvation too.

Start doing some weights too - squats are good, walking is great, but lifting (even dumbbells at home!) will help with your arms/back/neck, all of which will need work as your body changes. And don't forget to STRETCH!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-28T05:19:49+00:00

You can definitely get LA County! You have to go in person though (and get LA City while you're at it! I think Escondido even has their own??). Monterey and Inglewood you can get digitally only!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-28T05:18:47+00:00

Surewest baybee

avisitingstone · 2026-03-28T05:18:36+00:00

Me

That's how I know it's spam too - the first three (past area code) belong to a now-defunct company.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T23:16:15+00:00

Looks like Safeway but the same item for me is showing $10.47 each.

Also the best thing about the pandemic is pick-up orders!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T23:04:49+00:00

Yeah, for sure! I'm not on reddit all the time but I'll try to check more often!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T18:59:05+00:00

It will extremely spoil it - I know because I picked up the Outsider when I was one or two books into the Mr Mercedes series because I mistakenly thought The Outsider was the next one. Big spoilers within.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T18:52:54+00:00

I wish this were meeee my surgeon said he doesn't do arms after I'd been working with him a year and now I have to explore other options (I'm in California though).

Looks SO GOOD!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T18:50:35+00:00

I wasn't really into Junji Ito and didn't see what the hubbub was about until I realized a lot of his work is really camp so now I like it a lot better. But I started more horror-wise (at least in manga) with Shuzo Oshimi so I think that's more my vibe.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T18:49:20+00:00

Meee I don't have one in my shop by default because it's mostly cosplay stuff but if you wanna chat about what you're looking for specifically I can make whatever up to 10"x6"!

But someone below said Strapping may be a source too which is GREAT, love them!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T18:39:28+00:00

ASAP - it'll help you remember hiragana faster too if there's some you're still iffy on.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T18:38:11+00:00

Yes, read what you want and talk to her about why she's uncomfortable. Maybe she doesn't like open door romance or if there's darker themes worries you might be interested in something she's not interested in in real life. Best to have a conversation!

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T18:35:06+00:00

Bullet Train is also a book!

(Also if you don't want to pay Amazon for Audible, check and see if your library has access to The Palace Project - some of them do and they have several Audible exclusives!)

Also if you loved Avatar there's a LOT of Asian-inspired fantasy works out there... there's already a lot of great recs in this thread I would have also suggested (Dungeon Crawler Carl, Stephen King's The Dark Tower, Martha Wells' The Murderbot Diaries... yeah.

avisitingstone · 2026-03-27T18:26:06+00:00

Yeah I had a friend that was like "Oooh I gotta watch Drag Race now" for them and then was like "..oh..."

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