trying to make sense of existence through literature (and cats). 21. she. asian. cr: the count of monte cristo, love
Joined February 2021
- Tweets 5,792
- Following 3,099
- Followers 4,671
- Likes 22,139
420 Photos and videos
Pinned Tweet
13 Aug 2023
βββ rien's threads & other misc πͺ·
1
2
69
53,117
rien π retweeted
19 Jul 2025
unironically big fan of when a book is written in a way that itβs completely unadaptable to movie/TV
410
3,275
87,191
2,137,427
18 Jul 2025
i really have to pick up the count of monte cristo again because i will not have it stuck at 21% while the events in the book are getting interesting. i hope i'll be able make some progress this week!
13
1,574
rien π retweeted
16 Jul 2025
I am helped by the mere presence of a living person. I am helped by the gentle ache of missing those I loved
118
507
18,362
17 Jul 2025
zoning out in bed in the morning when clarice lispector said, "things were somehow so good that they were in danger of becoming very bad because what is fully mature is very close to rotting" and i have to pretend i didnβt feel the truth of it in my chest
2
155
901
21,095
16 Jul 2025
books build the foundation for language, critical thinking, empathy, and emotional awareness. that is why early exposure to literature is essential: it gives children a language for their emotions, a way to understand others, and a lens to see the world with curiosity and care.
12
2,033
8,193
152,281
15 Jul 2025
a late reading wrap-up for june. i mightβve tangled too deeply with lifeβs noise and knots that i almost forgot i have a hobby called readingβ
2
76
3,622
rien π retweeted
14 Jul 2025
Andrea Gibson died today and i am very sad. hereβs one of their works about grief.
89
5,967
30,241
1,085,734
15 Jul 2025
just saw the news that a favorite poet of mine passed away. rest in peace, andrea gibson. you have made something truly unforgettable out of words, something that held people together when they were falling apart.
16
778
10 Jul 2025
it's been a while and i just want to say that i recently graduated (and officially unemployed) yipeee!
16
111
4,131
15 Jun 2025
do you ever think of your friends and feel that you would fight for them, even if it's a losing battle? that you would stand in the rain without an umbrella, peel oranges and boiled eggs for them in silence, and hold the syllables of their name in your mouth like a prayer?
2
7
1,289
15 Jun 2025
β current read
if on a winter's night a traveller by italo calvino
3
1
91
2,668
15 Jun 2025
the scene where the aristocrats are talking about dantès and how he looked like lord ruthwen (the vampyre) because of how pale, hollow-eyed, and ghostly he is was so funny to me. they are so dramatic, like every emotion must be dressed in velvet and thunder
7
887
rien π retweeted
14 Jun 2025
I finished the book, but the book also finished meβ¦
30
507
9,150
193,146
rien π retweeted
14 Jun 2025
My God, I just remembered that we die
3
64
301
12,541
14 Jun 2025
writers whenever they witness something that pulls at their heartstrings, stirs a vague ache in their chest, triggers a flashback from years ago, and reminds them of someone they have unresolved longing for: let me get my notebook/notes real quick...
5
18
1,070
14 Jun 2025
reading woolf and lispector reminds me how literature lets us cradle an emotion without demanding neat resolution. to feel something in full without the pressure of definition, of outcome, of the neat tied-bow so beloved by tidy narratives. it's a peculiar kind of solace.
6
525
3,144
72,361
rien π retweeted
11 Jun 2025
do u know how easy it is to change your opinion based on new information? all u have to do is go: βoh! i was not aware of this. this changes things.β
40
9,016
48,603
596,615