There are a ton of bookshelves in Pepper’s place; he could still have Wimpy Kid. Also, there is no such thing as a fake book fan, unless all the books are just for decoration.
I like him giving himself room and time. He’s set the broken piece into position as best he could, now he has to let it rest to see if it heals correctly.
favorite part about a breakfast sandwich is just absolutely tearing it up crazy style. from one enjoyer to another, i can tell that drawing was made from recalling personal experience
Also, I know not all of that books are there for theme reasons; some are, and others are more probably about characterizing Pepper and his tastes and expectations of the world, but the Joyce Carol Oates book is an ominous one. No wonder he thinks Clair is scary as hell if these are that’s the kind of story he’s getting his tropes from.
long time reader, first time commentar. What’s interesting about this shelf is that one thing they all seem to have in common is that of dealing with a character’s internal world “cracking” under pressure.
Much like “The Yellow Wallpaper” dealth with the main character’s descent into paranoia after being gaslit, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” deals with psychological manipulation of a young girl by a predator.
The Golden Apples of the Sun is a bunch of Ray Bradbury stories that IIRC correctly are sort of bittersweet musings on humanity place in the universe.
“Where I’m Calling From” and “Let’s Talk About Love”, the characters are often trapped in cycles of alcoholism, failing marriages, or the inability to truly communicate their feelings.
The library confirms that Pepper isn’t just sad or just the therapy dog; he are deeply introspective and likely feel a kinship with characters who are trapped by their circumstances or their own minds. By owning A Separate Peace or Where I’m Calling From, Pepper is acknowledging that “peace” is often a lie or something that has already been broken. And as much as he tries to seem like it, Pepper isn’t just an observer; while has doesn’t see his own shotcomings, he is providing the tools for the other characters to deconstruct their own environment. While Clair builds the walls, Pepper provides the literature that teaches you how to tear them down.
Pepper owns the Ray Bradbury bbook because he wants to believe in the “Golden Apples” (the beautiful, the impossible, the celestial).But because he has seen the stairs that lead down. He knows the glitch is there. The othert books are about ways characters can get trapped– the ray bradbury book is about wanting to REACH!
as usual, i think batty takes performance enhancing drugs but for art, it’s the only way to explain why all the food she draws looks so beautiful and delicious
Maybe I’m stating the obvious here, but if he felt this way about yesterday he wouldn’t be waking up with his head in his hands. This is Pepper making an active effort to stay positive.
They’re almost all about deviant/tragic behavior or supernatural horror. The Oates book is about a serial killer or possibly the devil convincing a teenager barricaded in her house to surrender, Where I’m Calling From is a drug addict in prison debating about whether to call his wife or his girlfriend first, When We Talk About Love is a short story collection mostly about collapses of relationships and infidelity.
The Bradbury book is interesting because several of the stories have pretty direct thematic or content parallels to HH. One is about fictional characters and authors seeking refuge on Mars being exterminated by a society that decided they were no longer useful, a man stripping naked to make people stop photographing his house, a butterfly effect story… The biggest one to me is “Here There Be Tygers,” where astronauts discover a perfect, sapient world that wants to provide their every wish, to the point where they speculate they don’t even need to build houses, but one refuses to enjoy any of it and starts to break things, she kills him. Most of the survivors leave and think the planet will never let them come back out of a sense of rejection but that the one man who stayed behind will be pampered and loved for the rest of his life.
Obviously that’s just one story, but the parallels to what seem to be going on in Halo Head are pretty clear, right? I’m curious if, in the case the author had this particular story in mind, it’s going to color Pepper’s interpretation of Clair’s nature, of if it’s meant to color ours.
There ain’t no Wimpy Kid books on the shelf
Pepper is a fake books fan
There are a ton of bookshelves in Pepper’s place; he could still have Wimpy Kid. Also, there is no such thing as a fake book fan, unless all the books are just for decoration.
the most sensible decision pepper has made since the stairs, to be honest. lets see how long he can hold this one together
I give it a panel. Two, tops.
Pepper could sure use a Pepper in his life.
ooouuughhh sandwich… :peachy-stare:
remembering that like, as far as we know noone else has books
she made a therapy dog and gave him a whole ass stairbookcase full of books that only he’s allowed to read :mewww:
ooouuuughh sandwich… :peachy-cutesy:
remembering that as far as we know, noone else has any books
she made a therapy dog and gave him a whole ass stairbookcase that only he’s allowed to read :mewww:
Thinking of that Onion headline ‘oh hell yeah, egg yolk dripping all over this sandwich’
I like him giving himself room and time. He’s set the broken piece into position as best he could, now he has to let it rest to see if it heals correctly.
Blasting him with my Cook something for Mars someday beam
Chloe had a book, briefly :chloe-XC:
Speaking of progress…
Bro. That Egg. That Sandwich.
Bro. It’s so beautiful and too real there HAD to have been a live subject
you’re gonna make me read again huh
that sandwich looks disgusting. and that is a compliment. I’m so hungry
favorite part about a breakfast sandwich is just absolutely tearing it up crazy style. from one enjoyer to another, i can tell that drawing was made from recalling personal experience
Ah, Pepper has good taste; I literally just reread “I See You Never” yesterday (for probably obvious reasons).
Also, I know not all of that books are there for theme reasons; some are, and others are more probably about characterizing Pepper and his tastes and expectations of the world, but the Joyce Carol Oates book is an ominous one. No wonder he thinks Clair is scary as hell if these are that’s the kind of story he’s getting his tropes from.
long time reader, first time commentar. What’s interesting about this shelf is that one thing they all seem to have in common is that of dealing with a character’s internal world “cracking” under pressure.
Much like “The Yellow Wallpaper” dealth with the main character’s descent into paranoia after being gaslit, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” deals with psychological manipulation of a young girl by a predator.
The Golden Apples of the Sun is a bunch of Ray Bradbury stories that IIRC correctly are sort of bittersweet musings on humanity place in the universe.
“Where I’m Calling From” and “Let’s Talk About Love”, the characters are often trapped in cycles of alcoholism, failing marriages, or the inability to truly communicate their feelings.
The library confirms that Pepper isn’t just sad or just the therapy dog; he are deeply introspective and likely feel a kinship with characters who are trapped by their circumstances or their own minds. By owning A Separate Peace or Where I’m Calling From, Pepper is acknowledging that “peace” is often a lie or something that has already been broken. And as much as he tries to seem like it, Pepper isn’t just an observer; while has doesn’t see his own shotcomings, he is providing the tools for the other characters to deconstruct their own environment. While Clair builds the walls, Pepper provides the literature that teaches you how to tear them down.
GOD I love this series.
Wait wait more because I’m a book nerd:
Pepper owns the Ray Bradbury bbook because he wants to believe in the “Golden Apples” (the beautiful, the impossible, the celestial).But because he has seen the stairs that lead down. He knows the glitch is there. The othert books are about ways characters can get trapped– the ray bradbury book is about wanting to REACH!
i’m applauding you /positive
ahhh two times two by eec!
Marj, the 4th American is awful familiar :mars-point:
darnit, this wasn’t meant as a reply. can’t delete it now oh well
as usual, i think batty takes performance enhancing drugs but for art, it’s the only way to explain why all the food she draws looks so beautiful and delicious
5… 4…. 3…. 2…. 1…..
Maybe I’m stating the obvious here, but if he felt this way about yesterday he wouldn’t be waking up with his head in his hands. This is Pepper making an active effort to stay positive.
edgar allan poe SPOTTED
I hope he’s actually able to stay calm for a bit, my boy deserves it after everything he’s been through.
the detail on that sandwhich …. it’s so beautiful :chloe-XC:
God I know everyone’s gonna talk about that sandwich but I’m a sheep and I gotta houguoguoguuhhoouuhhh HUNGRYYYYY.
Also man I wish. I was more literate so I could piece together Pepper’s book choices. HFHH keeps making me want to read more books…
They’re almost all about deviant/tragic behavior or supernatural horror. The Oates book is about a serial killer or possibly the devil convincing a teenager barricaded in her house to surrender, Where I’m Calling From is a drug addict in prison debating about whether to call his wife or his girlfriend first, When We Talk About Love is a short story collection mostly about collapses of relationships and infidelity.
The Bradbury book is interesting because several of the stories have pretty direct thematic or content parallels to HH. One is about fictional characters and authors seeking refuge on Mars being exterminated by a society that decided they were no longer useful, a man stripping naked to make people stop photographing his house, a butterfly effect story… The biggest one to me is “Here There Be Tygers,” where astronauts discover a perfect, sapient world that wants to provide their every wish, to the point where they speculate they don’t even need to build houses, but one refuses to enjoy any of it and starts to break things, she kills him. Most of the survivors leave and think the planet will never let them come back out of a sense of rejection but that the one man who stayed behind will be pampered and loved for the rest of his life.
Obviously that’s just one story, but the parallels to what seem to be going on in Halo Head are pretty clear, right? I’m curious if, in the case the author had this particular story in mind, it’s going to color Pepper’s interpretation of Clair’s nature, of if it’s meant to color ours.
ALSO…. the thought bubbles coming from the POV???? batty your mind, give it to me.
Thats great, Peps! One step at a time! Like If you were going upsta- oh
healthiest thing hes said to himself in a while
yo wait we got another page already? i was expecting this to be a sort of weekly series thing lmao
suppose i’ll have to check the site often o.o
good luck, Pepper :pepper-cutesy:
also holy SHIT i want that sandwich……….. that’s straight up pornography:hearts:
The words of someone destined to screw it up up that day,
Well he made it outside without any disturbances today. That’s better than yesterday already!
Cue appearance by Peachykeen!
Here There Be Tygers is gonna send him for a loop
> scanning the bookshelf for titles i recognize
> hit by “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
> flash back to #448
> suffering.png