Dora Reads is the book blog of a Bookish Rebel, supporting the Diversity Movement, bringing you Queer views and mental health advocacy, slipping in a lot of non-bookish content, and spreading reading to the goddamn world! :) (All posts may contain Amazon links, which are affiliate, unless marked otherwise. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. USA ONLY - please do not make UK purchases with my links)
Sunday, 12 August 2018
Nerd Church - How Do We Decide When To Forgive?
Whether you're director James Gunn, YouTuber Jeffree Star, politician Boris Johnson, or the Archdruid of the Gorsedd*, you've made mistakes in your past (or present.)
Lord knows I've made plenty of mistakes in my life. And I'm guessing you have too, dearest nerdlets.
We're human, after all.
*What, you guys don't have an Archdruid?!?! Welp, Welsh people do. 😅
But how do we decide when someone is worthy of our forgiveness?
How do we decide who is forgiven and who isn't? Do we have double-standards?
Friday, 10 August 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Whose Shield Are You?
'“Ruby was dangerous and it got complicated and that is just the way it was.” Exploded Fitz, trying so desperately to keep calm but feeling his control slipping away. “So I’m sorry if it doesn’t fit with-” Fitz took a breath as his voice thickened and broke, begging for tears not to fall out of frustration, “whatever narrative that you’ve built for yourself.”'
One of the biggest plusses of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, for me at least, is Leopold Fitz.
Played to a point nearing perfection by Iain De Caestecker, Agent Fitz has gone through pretty much any sh** that this series has to throw at him.
And this series has had a large supply of sh** to throw at him.
Thursday, 9 August 2018
Comics Wrap-Up - I Can't Take Blame For Two
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Micropoetry - July 2018
I swear to God the heat is messing with my Micropoetry.
Again, this month, I've only written two pieces of Micropoetry... they're also a little weird. Like, weirder than usual! 😅
The second one in particular isn't for people who don't like creepy stuff.
Just a heads up!
Sunday, 5 August 2018
Nerd Church - Poor Towns and Ponderings
Look, the place I live in isn't rich.
Some people may call it poor. Some people may even call it a dive.
But it's OK. It's a lot less rough than a lot of the other places around.
The town my grandparents live in is a dive, with the best will in the world, I can't deny that.
Friday, 3 August 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Da Vinci, Like Never Before
'"What did they do to you?" he whispered. "What have you done to yourself?" he added without thinking. Words tumbling out of his mouth like the thoughts that used to tangle in his mind. "What did I do?"'
This week's fic is for a TV show I absolutely adore, and which was cut short too soon after just 3 series.
Da Vinci's Demons is a highly underrated show.
It's basically like Game of Thrones with real historical people, but keeping the weird-a** paranormal/fantasy elements.
So it's kind of like an alternate version of history, with a young bad-boy Leonardo Da Vinci.
Thursday, 2 August 2018
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