Fuck Yeah Francesca Lia Block

Does anyone want this blog?

moonghost — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:59:00 -0500

If not I will be deleting in a couple days, shoot me an ask

"I want to be untouchable and beautiful and completely dead inside."

moonghost — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:56:57 -0400

“I want to be untouchable and beautiful and completely dead inside.”

- Francesca Lia Block (via onlinebabe)

sugoihime: browsing asian clothing stores ppp pp p

moonghost — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:50:47 -0400

sugoihime:

browsing asian clothing stores ppp pp p

glittertomb: Practicing Telepathy by Bethy Williams

moonghost — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:04:44 -0400

glittertomb:

Practicing Telepathy by Bethy Williams

rookiemag: Friday Playlist: Hanging Out With Weetzie Bat

moonghost — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:20:54 -0400

rookiemag:

Friday Playlist: Hanging Out With Weetzie Bat

rookiemag: Magical Thinking Books about losing, finding,...

moonghost — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:38:31 -0400

rookiemag:

Magical Thinking

Books about losing, finding, fantasizing, and escaping. That pretty much covers it.

rookie rocks dudes

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moonghost — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:11:26 -0400

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moonghost — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:30:25 -0500

"You taste better than all the wines. You taste like crystal nectar. And you glow like wine in glass...."

moonghost — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:41:30 -0500

“You taste better than all the wines. You taste like crystal nectar. And you glow like wine in glass. You cool me out. Our music is our bodies melding and blending, flowing and peaking and ebbing.”

- Francesca Lia Block, “Ecstasia”

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moonghost — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:01:06 -0500

"… And also we’ve done it - the wild love thing. So I feel like I need him to put me back together..."

moonghost — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:59:27 -0500

“… And also we’ve done it - the wild love thing. So I feel like I need him to put me back together every night. After his kisses and hugs it feels like without them my body will fall apart into pieces.”

- Witch Baby - Missing Angel Juan (via horticultures)

If you love Weetzie Bat, read this

moonghost — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:02:45 -0500

If you love Weetzie Bat, read this

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moonghost — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:50:36 -0500

thebrb: Click through for my relationship with Little Bee by...

moonghost — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:12:14 -0400

thebrb:

Click through for my relationship with Little Bee by Chris Cleave

thebrb: This book binds together five of the six Weetzie Bat...

moonghost — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:41:55 -0400

thebrb:

This book binds together five of the six Weetzie Bat books by urban faerietale teller extraordinaire, Francesca Lia Block.

Weetzie is an outcast teen who wears funky clothes, has deep (and bordering on cultural appropriation) respect for Native American culture, and appreciates every moment of living in Hollywood. She and her best friend, a gay punk named Dirk, spend their time searching for the perfect ducks (their word for desirable male partner). One day, in a little cafe Weetzie frequents, she meets a Genie who grants her three wishes. She wishes for a Duck for Dirk, a My Secret Agent Lover Man for herself, and a cozy cottage for them all to live together in.

Her wishes are granted, and they live happily ever after.

Until Weetzie wants a baby- and this is when it really starts getting questionable. After Secret Agent Lover Man leaves for a while and nests with a creepy purple witch lady, Weetzie, Duck, and Dirk decide to make a baby.

My Secret Agent Lover Man comes back, the baby is named Cherokee (despite the fact that no one in her genetic pool is actually Cherokee), and they live happily ever after again.

Until they find a creepy purple witch baby on their doorstep. Named Lily, but called “Witch Baby,” the rest of the stories that follow are about all of their lives and stuff.

I have a very old, worn copy of this book, and I have a mixed relationship with it.

On the one hand, it helped me become who I am today- when I was in middle school I lived in an awfully conservative small town and this helped me cope. Block’s writing was inspiring and comforting, and helped me create my own worlds to escape to. It’s also made me countless friends.

On the other hand, I have grown up and learned ferociously about racial justice, white privilege, and cultural appropriation, and find Block’s ignorance childish and idealistic.

But it is a faerie tale, after all.

FOLLOW MY NEW BOOK REVIEW BLOG!

i plan to review CUNT, JANE EYRE, and everything in between!

I was really into Francesca Lia Block until I realized how much cultural appropriation is in her literature.

moonghost — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:43:00 -0400

36vultures: witch baby

moonghost — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:43:35 -0500

36vultures:

witch baby

Sorry for not posting for so long! I hope winter hasn’t...

moonghost — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:24:25 -0500

Sorry for not posting for so long! I hope winter hasn’t been too miserable for y’all.

Roses and Bone: Myths, Tales, and Secrets
(2010)
A novel by

Francesca Lia Block

In this new volume, three of Francesca Lia Block’s works are collected together for the very first time.

In The Rose and the Beast, nine classic fairy tales are turned inside out in classic Block style. Kirkus Reviews said about this Los Angeles Times bestseller, “Block uses language like a jeweled sword, glittering as it cuts to the heart.”

In Psyche in a Dress, the Psyche we all know from Greek mythology finds herself in California. Tempted by gods and demons she must discover a way to find herself again.

And in Echo, a retelling of the story of Echo and Narcissus, Echo meets a broken angel, vampires, and the fairy daughter of a rock on her quest for true love.

Love and magic and believing in ourselves are timeless themes, and this new collection will introduce Francesca Lia Block to a whole new generation of readers waiting to fall under her spell.

looksweet: These are goat guy shoes, not those gun shoes

moonghost — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 01:56:45 -0500

looksweet:

These are goat guy shoes, not those gun shoes

"Lacey locked the door of the store, sat down, lifted up her shirt so her slim abdomen was exposed. A..."

moonghost — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:07:47 -0400

“Lacey locked the door of the store, sat down, lifted up her shirt so her slim abdomen was exposed. A tiny pair of arms and hands protruded there. Lacey began to move all four hands about with quick, mysterious movements. A milky liquid seemed to be coming out of her, sticking to her fingers in long threads that she wove together…
“How…” Weetzie stopped herself. There was no point in asking.
“Just like any woman,” Lacey said, “We weave stories out of our bodies. Some of us through our children, or our art; some do it just by living. It’s all the same.””

- Francesca Lia Block, Necklace of Kisses (via zmizet)