i am utterly convinced that ppl on book twt and booktok do not actually like to read because wdym u hate rf kuang for writing books that are overly educational and devoid of the sloppiness that is expected in a typical fictional book
100 pages in for Katabasis, I personally enjoy it A LOT. it explores on how academic space is not as easy as people thought. from research writing to administration problems, it's only the tip of the iceberg I suppose.
You know, a better concept for merch for Forgotten Island is that they should just give a blank bracelet with the knitted manananggal and encourage people to add their own anik anik.
the Filipino character of the day is Alexandra Trese from Trese (canon)! her pronouns are she/her. She works as a detective that specializes in Filipino mythology!
from the Lea Salonga singing “Lipad, theme song of Dayo sa Mundo ng Elementalia way back 2008, to voicing the manananggal in DreamWorks’ first Filipino-inspired animated film Forgotten Island. 😭 proud moment celebrating Filipino mythology and folklore on the world stage. 🇵🇭 ✨