Category: Prose
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Aesthete Blogger Award
A millennia ago, my friend Samsahana from Diary of a Dreamer tagged me for The Aesthete Blogger Award! Thank youuu!!! ❤ Okay, I am so excited because this is my very first award post! Rules Use the official logo/graphic of the award and display it on your blog. List the…
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Book Review: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
They Open A Door And Enter A World Here begins an adventure that will forever and ever remain close to my childhood memories. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, written by C. S. Lewis in 1950, is the main installment in the whole series that has grabbed the bookish…
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How to Save our Environment: An Article
Nature is an essential part of the human society, an integral source of beauty that nourishes our health and growth. But, if not taken care of, the environment — the surrounding natural biosphere — can suffer terribly, backfiring the human level in the form of climate change. Around the globe,…
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Book Club Reveal: The Booktopus
I am so excited to announce this! I have created a book club on Goodreads! THE BOOKTOPUS! Yaaaaaaay! As the organizer and head moderator, I came up with the name because octopuses have three hearts, eight legs and nine brains with outstanding cognitive skills, making them nerdy polymaths! So if…
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The Prince of Destruction
The throne was once enlightened with honour and divine power. Now with the rule of the Dark Prince of Destruction, the empire had fallen into chaos of shadow and plague where beasts crawled the moors. Life was but a mere spot of hope. For he was Death itself and there…
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Dark Academia: Aesthetic, Culture, Fashion, Lifestyle, Literature and Thinking
So, what exactly is dark academia? Dark academia started as a subculture on Tumblr and TikTok, leading to be one of the most trending aesthetics on social media. It revolves mainly around the idea of intellectuals, higher education, and elite culture of 19th-century Europeans. It emphasizes on art, Gothic architecture,…
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A to Z About ME!
Recently, I became 16 years old, and celebrated the 6 month anniversary of my blog. So I thought of introducing myself, A to Z! A for Academia I love dark academia aesthetic. It’s all about classic poetry and literature, revolving around late 19th century vibes. ☕📔🎻🏛 B for Books This…
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Book Review: Crime and Punishment
“But what has he tied it up like this for?” the old woman cried with vexation and moved towards him. He had not a minute more to lose. He pulled the axe quite out, swung it with both arms, scarcely conscious of himself, and almost without effort, almost mechanically, brought…
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Why Reading Books is the Best
When was the last time that you read a book? An hour ago? Yesterday? Months?! Reading does not always count on textbooks and course books studied at school. It is the simple yet the exquisite hobby of enjoying the words of fantasy and fiction worlds that our hearts long to…
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Book Review: Dracula
As he spoke he smiled, and the lamplight fell on a hard-looking mouth, with very red lips and sharp-looking teeth, as white as ivory. One of my companions whispered to another the line from Burger’s “Lenore”. “Denn die Todten reiten Schnell.” (“For the dead travel fast.”) The strange driver evidently…
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