i don't read romance of any kind. i'm not going to explain why, but i just don't! i'm slowly but surely losing my love for reading because anything that sounds remotely interesting to me has a romance plot (or is extremely sex focused). i read a lot of middle grade to get away from this but i'd like to be able to read across age genres. i love horror, magical realism and weird fiction in general but i'm open to anything.

i'd really appreciate any and all recommendations, thank you

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Hello! Just wondering if anyone here has had the book "equivalent" of a really terrible movie that you still love wholeheartedly? Looking for something groan worthy and silly. Thanks!

Hi guys!

I just wanted to share what’s been weighing on my mind, and I figure that pride month is the perfect opportunity to bring this up.

I’ve been thinking a lot about oppression towards queer and disabled people - as a black person, I’ve grown up being taught about racism and discrimination towards black people and other BIPOC, so I’ve always been aware of that part of my identity. Learning that I’m also neurodivergent and queer has been a very serious thing for me because I was never taught/raised that it’s okay to be that way and that it was possible for me (as a black person) to be that way. The blatant gaslighting that I witnessed about how possible it is for a black person to be queer and/or neurodivergent was extremely appalling and I will never be able to forget it. This comes with experiencing firsthand the kind of oppression that neurodivergent/disabled AND queer people face, and that’s stressful and traumatic to a degree that I cannot put into words. Not knowing is one thing, but being told by “trustworthy people” that you can never be that way just to realize that you are, then facing oppression is deeply saddening. It’s worth grieving. It’s very upsetting. My heart goes out to all the people who have similar experiences and I just want to say that your anger/upset/literally however this makes you feel is 100% valid. Being lied to about your identity and then facing oppression because it is your identity is absolutely worth rage and sadness. It’s like a constant fight just to be human. Just to exist.

As always, feel free to share your thoughts. ❤️‍🩹

What’s a book question you’ve never asked and you feel it’s too late to ask?

I don’t know what a space opera is (exposing myself here instead of just googling like a normal person 🧍🏻‍♀️)