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maybe one day kaz could forgive jordie for not being the perfect brother he held in his heart. maybe he could even absolve himself for being the kind of gullible, trusting boy who believed someone might simply want to be kind. but for rollins there would be no reprieve.
six of crows by l.b.
@sixofcrowsnet heist: backstory
ＪＥＳＰＥＲ ＦＡＨＥＹ | sharpshooter, zemini-born, fabrikator.
“if you aren’t born with every advantage, you learn to take your chances.”
My advisor: how’s your thesis going
Me: in this chapter i would like to discuss whether or not knowledge of the Dutch language influences the experience of reading Leigh Bardugo’s Six Of Crows duology (2015/16), and how much of the words are supposed to be considered little Dutch jokes woven into the text. As an obvious example we can take the name of the city: “Ketterdam” as a bastardized version of Amsterdam carries the Dutch word for heretic/non-believer, an excellent tongue-in-cheek for a city where the religion is inherently linked to the economy. Less obvious are some of the names, and we can wonder whether Ghezen, the Kerch god of industry and commerce, is a reference to the “Geuzen” [ˈɣøːzə(n)] (eng: the Beggars), the rebels who established an independent Dutch republic in the 16th century, whom depending on motivation could be considered either pirates or privateers.
My advisor: weren’t you writing about Japanese lesbians in the ‘70s
Me: no mourners no funerals
characters → kaz brekker
the really bad monsters, never look like monsters
make me choose: anonymous asked
helnikor kanej?“She smiled then, her cheeks red, her cheeks scattered with some kind of dust. It was a smile he thought he might die to earn again.”
want one?
Fave Male Characters as Voted by my Followers: #4 ⟶ Kaz Brekker
He’d broken his leg dropping down from the rooftop. The bone didn’t set right, and he’d limped ever after. So he’d found himself a Fabrikator and had his cane made. It became a declaration. There was no part of him that was not broken, that had not healed wrong, and there was no part of him that was not stronger for having been broken.
six of crows, leigh bardugo
“Wanden olstrum end kendesorum.” It was the first part of a Fjerdan saying, The water hears and understands. It sounded kind enough, but Matthias knew that Nina would be familiar with the rest of it. “Isen ne bejstrum,” she finished.
six of crows, leigh bardugo
kaz brekker — the really bad monsters never really look like monsters.
A gambler, a convict, a wayward son, a lost Grisha, a Suli girl who had become a killer, a boy from the Barrel who had become something worse.
make me choose: asked by @wylanvansunshine →
kaz brekker oraleksander morozova?“the really bad monsters never look like monsters.” [x]
url edits: @inejsghcfa
“You still may die in the dregs.”
Inej’s dark eyes glinted.
“I may. But I’ll die on my feet with a knife in my hand.”
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Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom