good morning <3

If y’all could create your ideal book like a 5* read

what would it be about? (characters, plot, setting, tropes, etc)

I always really liked supernatural type books so probably something involving that 🤔

The List feature on here is such a fun way for individual users to curate collections for the community, but I feel that it can sometimes be hard for well-made lists to receive traction - especially if they come from users with less followers! - so I wanted to take a moment to create a thread for people to shout-out their favorite lists made by other people which have 10 upvotes or less. I'd love to hear about why you like the lists, too! & if we get enough posts on this thread, I'll link them all into this top post so it'll be a little repository for the future

Here are some of mine:

The Gauntlet by @Piranesi (5 upvotes) - What with all the talk of 'personal curriculums' that have been floating around, this is such a timely list! The basic premise of this list is to read books which increase in difficulty as you go. We start with PJO The Lightning Thief and end with The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa, with titles such as The Princess Bride by William Goldman, Beloved by Toni Morrison, Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov, and The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner in between. The gamified aspect of "leveling up" as you go is super fun and engaging, and I personally think it's really cool that it's like we have our own English teacher/prof curating a syllabus for us!

Fantasy and organized crime by @cetra (6 upvotes) - One of my favorite niches in the vast realm of fantasy in general, this is a small by diverse list of fantasy that involves criminal underworlds, con artists, rival families, and shadowy assassins set in worlds that bring in the magic and wonder we expect from fantasy.

castlevania type beat by @thetravellingcat (4 upvotes) - I devoured the show (both the original and Nocturne) on Netflix earlier this year, so I thought it was really fun that someone had put together a book list for it on here! Classic medieval/gothic/horror vampire vibes, romance included but optional

Intro Poetry - Taste Finder by @Avalon (8 upvotes) - I feel like people don't talk about poetry as much on here, it was cool to see that someone had started putting together lists for poetry collections. This list touches upon a variety of themes and authors as a way to help provide a "gateway" to finding other poets who resonate with you

Non fiction science books for bio/chem/phys/med by @Wolkenlaeuferin (7 upvotes) - A fun list of non-fiction books centered on natural science topics, from my personal favorite niche (nature non-fic) to topics like the chemistry of money and cancer and coding/computer programming. I enjoy the range of topics in this list, and I think it's a well-curated collection to get started with reading about non-fiction that's interesting

I started reading the book for Howl, and even though I find him very entertaining, Sophie is stealing the show so far. Her way of dealing with things is so damn funny.

hey y'all! weird question - do you guys read the spoiler-tagged posts for books if you know 100% you'll never read that book? either because you DNF'd it, or it's totally not your genre, or whatever your reason? sometimes i'm tempted to reveal a spoiler for a book i won't read but then i'm like...,,,, what if i somehow break a bunch of secret bookish laws by doing that and everyone finds out and hates me (very kidding)...,, but, i wanted to know what you all think of it? or what other times would you reveal a spoiler for a book that you haven't finished/read?

Now I want a man to braid my hair ffs

I love Wendell ❤️ He's just so charming and chaotic. I thought the same about Cain in The Raven Scholar. Any tipps for books with the same vibes in the LI?

I have seen a few posts about Trigger Warnings and what people's opinions are on them. I personally think that people should know what they are walking into, reading-wise, because we never know what mental space people are in when they approach a book and we know books are not always well marketed when it comes to the topics they raise.

I also have seen people unsure whether they should put them in reviews (whether it is helpful) , and whether they count as containing spoilers.

Either way, I have found this website to check for trigger warnings in books:

https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/

It is not perfect, but I like to refer people to look online (in my reviews) if I feel there might be a trigger warning they might want to know about.

Hope this helps anyone!

EDIT:

Resources mentioned in comments

https://www.doesthedogdie.com/

are there any romance tropes that are an automatic dnf for you? could be controversial, but mine would be the "second chance" trope... it would need to be a very specific situation for me to be into it