Hello hoomans! Good morning from my side of the world. Can't believe we are halfway through May. I hope everyone's reading is going well.

Have you ever read a book where you paused and say: you know what that's a valid reason to be a villian? 😅😂

So tell me, if you were to be a villian in a story what will be your origin story? 😆 NOTE: It can only because of inconvenience/pettiness. Nothing too serious like someone died. For example: all your ex-boyfriends keep bringing you pads when you ask them to buy you tampons. 😂😂

For me it will be, my barista keeps making my iced coffee watered down with barely any ice and too much milk. 🤫😮‍💨 OR telling me my dog is just a "dog" and not my baby. 😒

PS. As they say, we're all villians on someone elses story. 😉

New ick is the word “balls” when referring to male anatomy. Really took me out of the scene. Will be reporting back soon for a more detailed review. I have some things to say.

“Classics cut to fit fifteen-minute radio shows, then cut again to fill a two-minute book column, winding up at last as a ten- or twelve-line dictionary resume. I exaggerate, of course."

Oh, I am afraid you are not exaggerating 😶

Hi boundlings! 🌱

I figured out what kept me from annotating my books so far, and it's that I'd absolutely love to mark quotes with a highlighter but haven't found any that don't leak through at least three more pages and make a mess of things 🥹 My hardcovers or international trade paperbacks generally have a higher grammage than 'regular' paperbacks but it's still an issue 🥹

So my question for you is, has anyone found markers or thicker felt pens that work nicely for this? I'm in Europe so I might not be able to get any brand but I'd appreciate any and all suggestions or recommendations 🥰 (doesn't have to be a link, of course, I'm happy to have just a brand or type name) 🫶

The other day I read this take on Twitter: 'If you care about spoilers in books you need to grow up. The only thing that should matter to you as a grown adult is form.'

Now, I did my undergrad in screenwriting. I still enjoy close-reading classics, reading essays on literature, and engaging in literary analysis. I also prefer to go into books knowing as little as possible and get annoyed when someone ruins what would've otherwise been a firsthand experience for me.

I got ragebaited into writing several paragraphs on how form and content aren't entirely separable concepts; how there are very few writers (mainly modernists) whose work is almost entirely concerned with form and thus cannot be spoiled in any capacity (e.g., Joyce or Woolf) and even those writers embed meaning in revelation; how 'spoiler' doesn't exclusively apply to shocking plot twists; and how some of us want to experience what we're reading firsthand and form our own opinions without pre-existing ideas coloring our experience.

I gave up mid-writing and was like 'whatever,' but I still think about it and wish I had gotten into an online argument and settled the case lol

What are some literary takes that ragebaited you recently? Let's hear them 🫵🏻 🫶🏻 💅🏻

This is something that has bothered me since I was a kid, but I feel like I'm noticing it more and more: bookmarks made out of wood, leather, quilted fabric, crochet, 3D printed etc. all 2mm or more thick. Do people actually use these? If so, how/why?

I've always felt like they would mess up my books, and even if not, the extra bulk would drive me bonkers. I can't see myself ever using anything thicker than cardstock. I've always wondered who's making/using these. I've only ever gotten them as gifts from people who don't read lol

Okay Boundlings, I fear this may get me kicked out of PB (jokes) but I have to know if anybody else here is a freak like me...

Does anybody else dog ear their books? Just your own physical copies, not a borrowed book! I have alwayssss just folded over the page I'm on for any book I own. When it's a borrowed book from a friend or library then I make sure I have bookmarks (even if it's just a receipt), but for my own.. down the corner goes. I find it really satisfying and I love to look back when I'm re-reading a book and see where I've paused previously. I find it comforting haha. I also believe that books should be loved and used, so I don't really care if I make a food stain (lol oops) or slightly rip a page or something. I also will break the spine of the book to make it easier to read. 😅 My cats growing up used to bite the side of my books, so a bunch of books I have from my youth have little teeth marks on them. When I look at them I just remember my little kitties and it makes me really happy!

To be clear I really value books! I've never been wealthy, so bought a lot of my books second hand or received them as gifts. When I lend them out I expect people to take care of them, but I also don't get mad if shit happens. Like once a friend left my book in her car with the window accidentally down and it got rained on and ruined, but I didn't mind. It was an accident!

I know most people are really really careful with their books, so I'm just curious if I'm alone in this.

Please other freaks, let yourselves be known (or not, nothing is gonna change me at this point haha) 💗

Was Ray Bradbury aware of what he was doing to German speaking readers when he named his protagonist Montag? Or did he not expect that some readers might know German? I guess it's just the doom of knowing more than one language...