Now a little bit more than 3 years out from the release of its first volume, I've felt the itch to revisit this (somewhat queer) horror manga, and thought I'd see if anyone else would like to come along for the first volume.

An interesting series that dives into the horror intrinsic to your own personal existence, it explores a great deal of the deeper and darker feelings lurking in yourself. At a total of 12 volumes it might be a bit long for some, but I'd still recommend giving the first volume a shot— or at the minimum taking a peek at how pretty the art for it is.

If enough people are interested I'm planning on starting the first volume this Saturday!

I think this really only affects those who are avid manga/manhwa/webtoon readers, but it makes me so bummed when a series I’ve read isn’t on Goodreads (and therefore can’t be added to Pagebound). I just finished one of my faves, For Better or For Worse, and while it used to be on GR, for some reason it’s been pulled?? GR’s method of adding new books is so slow and I don’t think any of the books I’ve requested be added have been even years later. No offense to those who are manually adding them, it just blows my mind that the platform hasn’t moved to some kind of automated system yet. Sure, I do track all of my graphic/visual reading in an a very structured and colored coded Google Sheet, and I do include the dates I’ve read them if they aren’t on GR, but I hate not being able to have them count towards my total here (or on GR) 😭 Does anyone else feel this pain or am I the only one??

I’ve seen so many mixed reviews and I’m not sure if it’s worth picking up. I’m new to fantasy and also a new mom, so my reading time is super limited. If I’m going to spend those precious minutes on a book, it needs to hook me fast.

So what do you think… is it worth it or should I skip?

Want to hit your word counts while a small kitty cheers you on by playing imaginary percussion instruments in the corner of your screen every time you type? Here's Bongo Cat, a free game.

Its gammifying typing / clicking but I think its actually quite useful. A dev friend introduced it to me and its become a surprisingly good tool for focus sessions. You can earn customisations for your cat just by typing and clicking for set amounts of time and when applied to work/study, it can be really motivating.

I'm currently in a multiplayer lobby and have slammed out a number of job applications thanks to my kitty cheerleader, urged on by seeing the other cats ('humans') furiously drumming away.

Note: I am NOT sponsored by these Game developers nor affiliated with them in any way, I've just found this has some cute, useful applications and immediately thought of some of the people in this community 😊 I can remove this if its against any rules we have!

WHY are book prices actually INSANE rn 😭😭 like pls explain to me why I walk into a bookstore and a hardcover is $30+ … it’s literally PAPER with WORDS on it🤧 like yes I want to support authors, but at this point my wallet is crying, bleeding, filing for bankruptcy, AND in THERAPY.💔

and don’t even get me started on special editions. WHY is a sprayed edge suddenly worth an extra $15🤯??? because the publisher dipped the pages in food coloring??? be serious. AND THEN HALF THE TIME THE COLOR DOESNT EVEN MATCH!!!🤨🤨

ebooks? STILL overpriced🫤. you’re telling me a digital file...A FILE costs the same as a physical book that at least I can smack someone with and PUT ON DISPLAY!?? and audiobooks?!? love them to death, but HOW are they $25 each unless you have a subscription?? NOT ALL OF US ARE RICH!!!

it feels like publishing forgot readers are people and not walking ATM machines. like babes, I cannot buy every book I want if I also want to… idk…EAT AND LIVE!

I WANT to support authors, I want to fill my shelves, but HOLY HELL, at this rate the only fantasy I can afford is the fantasy of me buying books guilt-free 😭😭

hello everyone! i had this discussion with some friends at university the other day and i said "let me ask my people from pagebound, we'll get a more global answer", so here it goes:

What book/book series do you think has potential to enter the literary canon of classics? I think we can frame it within books from this century, start thinking from year 2000 to today. Is there any book that you think will resist the test of time? My contribution to the list was the The Hunger Games series.

Can't wait to read your answers!

While I mostly grew up reading novels I also picked up a manga or two after getting into anime back in the early 2000's. It wasn’t until the last 5 years that I really got back into collecting and reading more manga, currently have a collection of over 2000+ books. The first manga I ever picked up was Godchild, and then I collected Cardcaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon. My all time favorite is Skip Beat!

Have you read manga / manhwa? What’s your favorite? What do you recommend?

Hi guys!

For a course I recently read "A brief history of neoliberalism" by David Harvey. I found it incredibly interesting, as a lot of books I'd read had touched upon Neoliberalism, but I hadn't read such a comprehensive historical book about it. So now I'm eager to look into more finance/neoliberalism/politics-related books. For example about the 2008/9 financial crisis, or also more current books similar to Harvey's, as it was published 20 years ago now.

I really wanna be able to understand better how finance systems work, are intertwined with politics and so much that is happening in the world - but definitely not from a finance bro type of lense haha.

So I'm happy for any recommendations adjacent to this book!

It slips my mind at times because I don’t have an app to just open up. It’s a hassle to constantly log in on the web browser on my phone. How are you all updating this one along with Fable, StoryGraph, Good reads or whatever tracking app you use?