i feel stupid reading this book. i don’t understand anything, is this normal? the grammar rules seems different, and i am having to look up dictionary 5-10 words per pages 😔

I was just talking to my brother-in-law, and he told me he wrote a book. I was happy for him! That's an amazing accomplishment, and he's written books before so I knew it was something he enjoyed doing.

That is...until he told me that while his ideas were all his, he used AI to "pad out the chapters". His rationalization was that he would disclose that he used it, and that so many Amazon best-sellers are all AI-generated, and he was using it as an aide. While I think that him disclosing is the right thing, I wanted to address with him how AI use is criticized in literature today. He can still publish it, but he should understand that there is a specific type of criticism he would receive without even reading his book.

So, I would like a little input from people who are also in this bookish world. How IS AI viewed in literature?

Curious Inquiry: Have you noticed if your likelihood to DNF a book changes depending on the format of the book?

Personal Explanation: I got a marketing email from Chirp showing audiobooks they have on sale right now, and one was for an author who I read in 2025, and while I did not enjoy the book, I remember me reasoning at the time for continuing until it was finished was that I was consuming the audiobook version, so it was faster and less time consuming. That made me realize if the book had been a physical book or an ebook, I would've DNF'd it, which also made me remember in the past there have been ebooks you couldn't pay me to continue that I then devoured in a day in physical format, which I often just explained away as due to my ADHD struggling with being unable to see the physical end of a book.

So I wonder if anyone else has noticed something similar in my own reading habits???

I absolutely love the feature when reviewing books where you’re able to pick three emojis that describe said book.

What’re the THREE EMOJIS that best describe your current reading mood?! OR your current book (can we guess it?!)👀✨

Who is your most HATED character? Not just “oh he’s a bad guy”.. i mean the character where when you read about them you’re either rolling your eyes or trying not to throw your book down in frustration💭🤔

What’s one book you DNFed OR wish you would have?! Gimme ALL the hot takes!!!