Me, when taking notes in class: who cares if it’s written badly… or I have no real paper or pen… or I’m writing with a stick and my blood on an autumn leaf, I’m sleepy, future-me will be patient and deal with this…
Me, when studying the day before the exam, squinting my eyes as I not-so-patiently try to decipher my writing and make sense of my notes: what a bastard… what a fucking bastard I’m going to kill… I fcking HATE when she does THIS SHE DESERVES TO GO TO HELL
So the subplot of Holes is that Kate Barlow deals with the politically-sanctioned execution of her black boyfriend—who unlawfully kissed a white woman who was in love with him!!!—by becoming a serial killer who targets racist/sexist white dudes who harassed her, were rejected, then went after her boyfriend as revenge from the depths of the “friend zone”.
Go off Louis Sachar, let em know!
Don’t forget the main plot was a damning satire of the brokenness and inherent racism of the American justice and prison systems! Louis Sachar does not fuck about
It always fuck me up that older people don’t understand how this story is as essential to most american children as Gone with the Wind or Mary Poppins was.
unironically, this is one of the best books/movies for young people that exists
Kissing Kate Did Nothing Wrong
And the technical writing of Holes is perfect. Like, it’s one of the most technically-perfect books ever written. Basically any plotting or pacing or characterization issue you’re having, read Holes and really study how Sachar did it. THE LIZARDS! THE LIZARDS.
the twisty prophecies! the lizards! the lipstick! the humor! this book doesn’t play. a true classic.
dont forget the sequel, focusing on two black side character from holes and a black love interest, that focuses specifically on racism, classism, discrimination against ex-cons, and sexism in showbusiness!
People say the mayor in Animal Crossing New Leaf has no real power but they can just walk up to Isabelle and go “uhh yeah it’s actually 6 am on oktober 5th 2050″ and she’ll just take your word for it
this one time I ran a red light on mistake and I didn’t notice it was red until it was too late so I just ran the light screeching like an angry pterodactyl the entire time
a cop was at the intersection so he pulled me over and when he came up to my window he was wheezing cause he was laughing so hard and he said
“ok so i know you ran a red light and that’s really bad and you should never do it again but i’m not gonna give you a ticket cause that was the funniest thing i’ve ever seen and my partner can’t get out of the car cause he’s laughing so hard he’s about to pee himself”
i forgot that i’d had my window open when i ran the red light and the cop told me that all he heard from my car was this really high-pitched “screeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEAAAHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”
and that’s how i got out of getting a ticket for running a red light
A former child detention center worker who quit this week is sounding the alarm about the horrors of the Trump administration’s policy of separating families: “These kids are very traumatized…it’s a recipe for disaster.”
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