what are some non-ya/adult/classic books you'd recommend?
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DAYS WITHOUT END by SEBASTIAN BARRY ♥✰
THE SECRET HISTORY by DONNA TARTT ♥✰☽
THE BEACH by ALEX GARLAND ♥☽
WUTHERING HEIGHTS by EMILY BRONTË ♥⚤
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME by ANDRÉ ACIMAN ♥✰☂
AS MEAT LOVES SALT by MARIA MCCANN ♥✰☂✗
MAURICE by E. M. FORSTER ♥✰
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by OSCAR WILDE ☜☽
MYSTERIOUS SKIN by SCOTT HEIM ✰✗
BIRDSONG by SEBASTIAN FAULKS ☂⚤
ATONEMENT by IAN MCEWAN ⚤
THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET by NATASHA PULLEY ✰☽
THE QUICK by LAUREN OWEN ✰☽
THE GOLDFINCH by DONNA TARTT ♥☜
WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by SHIRLEY JACKSON ☽
ANNABEL by KATHLEEN WINTER ☜
TIPPING THE VELVET by SARAH WATERS ✰
THE VINTNER’S LUCK by ELIZABETH KNOX ♥✰☂☽
THE LESSONS by NAOMI ALDERMAN ✰
NEVERWHERE by NEIL GAIMAN ☽⚤
REGENERATION / THE EYE IN THE DOOR / THE GHOST ROAD by PAT BARKER ♥✰
IT by STEPHEN KING ♥☽
TELL THE WOLVES I’M HOME by CAROL RIFKA BRUNT ☜☂
THE CHARIOTEER by MARY RENAULT ✰☂
THE HOURS by MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM ✰
DEATHLESS by CATHERYNNE M. VALENTE ☂☽⚤
A HISTORY OF LONELINESS by JOHN BOYNE ☜☂✗
♥ = all time favourites✰ = queer af☜ = queer vibes, queer-adjacent, a little bit queer, was queer before it was heavily censored, etc. ☂ = I bawled☽ = fantasy, supernatural, spooky, Otherwise Unsettling Reads⚤ = het romance but OH BOY, MY HEART ✗ = tw for rape and/or CSA
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Hi! I am just beginning to learn French and I'm so lost on to where to start and everything. So I was wondering if you had any tips for someone who's just starting to learn French? And if you have any recommendations? Thank you so much ✨✨
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first of all i reccomend learning some french phonics and the rules of the french alphabet. learn the way each letter is pronounced - especially accents as that can really help you in spelling and pronunciation. (x) i’d reccomend, following some of the studyblrs that i’ll leave at the bottom of this post, to find some french notes in your feed - the studyblr community is so helpful when it comes to learning languages - not to mention, you’ve got the whole langblr community too! go ahead, start following some french and langblr tags!
then move on to learning basic phrases, vocab and words, so you can start forming sentences. learn words like ‘mais’, meaning ‘but’, and ‘parce que’, meaning ‘because’. for learning these basics, i reccomend looking through my pinterest board dedicated to the french language! (x)⇢ as you learn vocab, learn the gender with the word - it will help you so much in the future!
as you learn more, you’ll need to start learning about verbs, start off by learning verb endings: the -er endings, the -re endings and the -ir endings for the present tense; do the same for the other tenses. ⇢ you will find that quizlet (and the internet in general), will be your best friend for this!THERE YOU GO! YOUR FIRST RULE COPLETED :)
once you’ve learnt the basics, start learning some more rules, BUT DON’T LET THE RULES OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE SCARE YOU - admittedly they can be hard to get your head around, but they’re some of the most important things to learn - it’s the difference between someone who is grammatically correct, and someone who is not - and we all love to sound smart don’t we!
find someone to practise with, make an internet friend who studies french; one that is french, would be even better! if you’re not into making internet friends with random people, try speaking to some of the french studying studyblrs, that i’ll leave at the bottom of this post. or perhaps, just talk to me! i’ve only been learning french for two years, but i’m top of my year / grade, and i have some decent conversational skills, to say the least.
REMEMBER:⇢ do it because you love it, learn a few more phrase and vocab lists, because they interest you - it’ll become more and more motivational - trust me!⇢ get in the mood to learn french: learn about their culture, eat some of their food, listen to some of their music etc.
AN HONORABLE MENTION:@studiyng wrote an amazing masterpost on how to learn a new language, which could be ever so helpful to so many people, so i’ll just leave this here! (x)
STUDYBLRS WHO STUDY AND POST FRENCH CONTENT:@getshitdonetbh @acadreamic @frenchaise @kaz-studies @in-search-of-paris @studyoblivion @thewritersblock707 @hystorically @smallstudyblrsunite @intelliqents @juliasacads @studyingsian @alistudys @womenstudy @etudiebee @cypherstudys @julesstudyblr
REBLOG THIS TO HELP ANYONE IN THE SAME POSITION AS ANON, ILY ♡
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