It's been a slow read so far. I'm not not enjoying it, but since some of the chapters are quite long, I feel I'm less inclined to keep reading. I like some of the little insights I'm getting but it wouldn't be my favourite quiet read.

“Freud just gives cloaked terms to universal aspects of the human experience, kind of like astrology. Freud is just astrology for men.” 😂😂😂

I've found it soooo hard to finish a book lately, like my reading slump is out of control. I'm dying for tips or suggestions. I'm open to anything. Before you ask, yes the big three is at play here (depression, anxiety, adhd). Thank you beautiful (or handsome) people. ETA: grammer ETA: omg yall are the best. these are really helpful. i will definitely change reading mediums more. I just feel so guilty for stopping reading. But yall are the best :')

Heyy yall. Just looking for some book suggests. I'd like some good horror or gothic reads, I've been wanting to get into some. Fantasies too, just a little bit easy on the super complex worlds unless there's like a glossary lol. I love romance and fantasy. I wanna sucked into these books. Any and all are welcome <3

I am loving how lyrical the narrative voice is in this book. The tone leaves you feeling like petals floating on the air, carried away into the story, wherever it may take you. Favorite parts thus far: "It wasn’t like she was sad all the time. There were things she enjoyed, such as listening to other people’s stories... She enjoyed the subtle shift in the air when people relaxed in her presence. It wasn’t hard for her to listen to frustrating stories. Having lived much longer than anyone else, she naturally came to know that in life there were more difficult moments than happy ones. The stories people shared with her flowed like music to her ears. Instead of burying any negativity and leaving long-lasting marks on their hearts, it was much better that they open up to her, as she could silently clear the dark clouds over them. A part of her hoped that if she could soothe more hearts, someday, hers too would be filled." "Light and darkness aren’t two sides of a coin; they form a continuum... Even in the darkest spaces, there is light." "It was May, an achingly beautiful season when the landscape shimmered in a lush green and the scent of flowers floated on the balmy night-time breeze."

SHE KEEPS GOING BACK AND FOURTH BETWEEN MAXON AND ASPEN AND GIRRLL I CANT TAKE IT ANYMOREE

This book was heartwrenchingly devastating. I think there are so many parallels to our current political climate. The imagery she creates is beautiful and I sticky noted so many pages with new vocabulary. I did miss some of the allusion and references throughout so I recommended doing a Google search for the allusion. You can reference it by chapter to ensure you get everything out of it. Margaret Atwood is such an intelligent woman and I wanted to capture as much as I could out of it.

Do you guys ever read multiple books at the same time or mainly read one at a time? Sometimes I have this urge I want to start another series or standalone book in tandem with another series I already started to read. But knowing myself I feel like I would mix the two details up when I read? It’s hard for me to jump around from one plot and then a whole new plot/world/char.

I just saw a quiz (readyourcolor.com) on tik tok that tells you what kind of reader you are and I thought it’d be fun to share here! There is a good mix of fiction and non-fiction and instead of telling you what genres you like to read, it tells you what you tend to like in a book. It’s 24 short book descriptions that you say how likely you are to read and then at the end you get assigned a color with book recommendations for that color group. I’ll share my results in the comments :)