In general, I am not a re-reader. There are quite a few books that I will save quotes from to look back on later, but going through and re-reading something cover to cover is a rarity for me. I'm not going to say my memory is good, because anybody around me will tell you that my short-term memory is non-existent, but I find that in the case of books it's one of the few things where I feel like I actually am able to retain details in a significant way, and am able to have meaningful conversations about them even years after I read them. For this reason, I've always felt that there's no point to me personally re-reading a book since I can recall enough details that the experience just never ends up being quite as fun as the first time. And when I have so many unread books staring me in the face, why would I? However, I've come to the realization that there are a few books that I want to read again - and it's ones that I didn't like the first time I read them. I think the book (or rather, play) that gave me the idea to do this was Endgame by Samuel Beckett. Back when I read this, I was still on goodreads and all of the higher rated reviews of it were actually from older people saying that they used to hate this one, but that as they've aged they realized that it's one of those plays where you kinda just have to know to know, and as such enjoy it a lot more now. The fact that this was such a common sentiment in reviews definitely sparked my curiosity and made me wonder if I'm the exact kind of person who would grow to love it as I get older as well, so it's been added to my backburner of things I need to revisit periodically. But this isn't the only case of me realizing a book deserves a second chance. The second instance is After Dark by Haruki Murakami. After Dark was my first Murakami book, so I was really going into it with zero idea of how his novels tend to be. I didn't know at the time that it's honestly one of his best works. I was just comparing it to all the other things I've read before by other authors, and so my opinion on finishing it was a sort of bewilderment and mild disgust. Now that I've read several other of his novels, I feel a sort of nostalgia for After Dark. Even though I cast it off as a disappointment, it's somehow managed to stay within my psyche for several years now as something I reflect on in strange, unexpected moments. So this year, I'm planning to buy a physical copy and re-read it. With all this, it just makes me wonder how many books that I've rated poorly are due to me simply reading it in the wrong mindset at the wrong time in my life, or because I was missing some kind of context to frame it with. And how many will come to haunt me until I finally give in to giving it another chance, I wonder...? In a way, it's kind of exciting to me to think that I might re-read a book that I initially disliked and see it through a completely different lense, like as if there was a veil over my eyes that was clouding my vision and preventing me from seeing what it was really trying to say or accomplish. That you could pick up something you already read and it feel totally foreign, like a completely different book from what you remember. Sigh... books are so mysterious and magical in this way

Okay so I just saw Bunny's post abou what everyone here does for work and it is so lovely to see how diverse this community is in terms of jobs. And a new question occurred to me: do you see your job represented in books often? Have you ever seen it? What did you think, was it done well, or did it annoy you? How could it be done better? I'm curious!

(This question brought to you by my grandparents who were doctors, and watched medical dramas with loud and angry commentary :D )

A bit of an odd question. Why are you reading your current read/s? Something different? Part of a series? Fave author?

My current book is Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. The universe has been telling me to tell it to read it for ages, appearing on feeds and I've seen the physical copy more than once. It was a quest tgat finally convinced me.

UPDATE: A good member of the club shared her epub copies of the 2 books. Thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts on this...

So I joined an online bookclub and sometimes they do face-to-face book club meet which I can't participate cause I'm too faraway from them. 😅

During the first book club meet for this year. They decided to have 2 BOTM for February 2026. Sounds fine to me, until this part... 🤣

1. I'm on a bookbuying ban. I wanna read all or at least morethan 50% of my TBR before October, because I'm planning to gift my self a book buying spree on my birthday.

2. I already have planned my February TBR Books. And as a slow reader, I dunno if' i'll be able to squeez in our 2 BOTM.

3. But, I also wanted to participate. Although I can't personally come to our activities, but atleast I'll be able to contribute some thoughts and reviews via online.

Now, help me decide... "Should I buy our BOTM books or not?" 😫😓🤦‍♀️

Hi friends! I’m the kind of reader who reads multiple books in multiple different formats at the same time. I’m debating if I should read multiple physical books at the same time. Mainly because I want to finish at least one physical book(it’s taking me a while to get through The Bone Season) so I’m thinking of reading We Free The Stars along with The Bone Season. But I also don’t want to stress myself out too much or burn out. Thoughts?

yeah, they may not be the best or most literate, but at least the person is reading. and a book being a “booktok book” doesn’t always mean it’s bad. do i think people should expand their horizon in books? yes. but at the end of the day, it’s not my business. idc if you’re reading no plot just smut, im just happy you’re reading, period.

EDIT: just coming on here to clear my statement up a little bit. a lot of the comments are talking about how booktok lacks diversity and I definitely agree. that being said, my main point here was that readers shouldn't be judged if they have a booktok book on their shelves. this post came after I saw a comment on TikTok of a girl getting attacked for having mostly popular books. criticism is a completely valid thing in this area but I think its also important to remember that the most important thing is that someone is reading. anyway I hope you all have a good night/day!!

5 of your favorite books. 4 favorite tropes. 3 favorite authors. 2 book covers. 1 book you're currently reading!!

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