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Leftcoastzen
Dark Lord of Derkholm | Diana Wynne Jones
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 1mo
Eggs That‘s large alright….👍🏼 1mo
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esurient
Year of the Griffin | Diana Wynne Jones
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Pickpick

Jones' books can be so gleefully madcap. I love how every single character has separate agency, and her descriptions of big noisy happy families are a relevation. Still, this particular one is a tangle of multiple vast plotline ideas and settings that I would have loved to see explanded, a series and not a novel. Beloved, but flawed. High pick.

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WildQuibble
Dark Lord of Derkholm | Diana Wynne Jones
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#adventrecommends day 14!

Sort of a companion piece to the Tough Guide to Fantasyland I recommended yesterday. The book is set in a magical realm where ‘Pilgrim Parties‘ are held - those being made up of tourists from other worlds who want to do a stereotypical high fantasy quest. Wizard Derk is designated as the ‘Dark Lord‘ this year, much to everyone‘s horror as he‘s not at all suitable, and it all starts going wrong from there.

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IndyHannaJones
Dark Lord of Derkholm | Diana Wynne Jones
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Hello, my litsy lamb chops. This is just a reminder that in this crazy world of ours, there are still books out there that when we open them, breathe them in, and begin to explore their worlds again, we can slip on a sense of security and calm and well-being, just like slipping on a well-loved sweatshirt. Namaste, lovekins.

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Purrsistently
Dark Lord of Derkholm | Diana Wynne Jones
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#riotgrams Books that Made You Laugh

mcipher Such a cute picture! 👻 6y
Purrsistently @mcipher thanks! I haven‘t bought a beanie baby since I was 11 but this one was too precious and I wanted a cute halloween decoration.😅 6y
ProfSmart What an awesome picture !!!! The beanie baby is perfect! 6y
Purrsistently @ProfSmart thanks? Isn‘t it though?! I was checking out at michaels and it was sitting there being adorable so I had to take it😅😅😅 6y
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Purrsistently
Dark Lord of Derkholm | Diana Wynne Jones
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Yesterday we took a trip to Orlando for my birthday and one of our stops was Writer‘s Block bookstore, where we picked up these lovelies! My partner also pre-ordered Gaiman‘s Make Good Art while we were there.

It was an awesome indie bookshop, and the tagged title is a very original childhood favorite I‘d been seeking for years. ^_^

tpixie Great #BookHaul 7y
Purrsistently @tpixie thanks! I had never heard of the mouse book or the standing graphic novel but the former was adorable and the latter is gorgeous and creepy and I couldn‘t resist. :P 7y
Avanders Happy birthday! 🎈🎂 7y
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Kimzey Happy Birthday! Hope many good books come your way this year! 📚🎉 7y
Erofan Happy birthday!🎁🎊🎉🎈 7y
minkyb Happy Birthday! 7y
tammysue Happy Birthday!! 😊🎂🎉 7y
tpixie @Purrsistently 🎁🎈📚 7y
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brandymuses
Dark Lord of Derkholm | Diana Wynne Jones
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Today‘s #newyearreads prompt is “written by deceased author”. I own more books by DWJ than any other author. And I adore them all. Not shown: The Dark Lord of Derkholm (because my daughter has it in her room)

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Nice stack!!! 📚📚 7y
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meichner87
Dark Lord of Derkholm | Diana Wynne Jones
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Dark Lord of Derkholm looks like a funny, loving satire of high fantasy tropes, but it's also a really kind look at who gets to be a family. #jubilantjuly

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Exia
Year of the Griffin | Diana Wynne Jones
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Exia
Year of the Griffin | Diana Wynne Jones
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