Why has this book made me so emotional about moss??? I feel like I should make a terrarium now ToT

After years of never having time to read for pleasure, my return into literature has been joyous. I’m feeling so accomplished with the reading that I’ve done and so inspired to take on more stories. However, sometimes I find myself disappointed by a book. I can be totally captivated by the plot but feel so much lacking from the actual writing. I’d really like to know others’ thoughts about the reading levels that exist within adult literature. Is this something that bothers you? How you do figure out if a book is the right “reading level” for you? Have you ever been disappointed or overwhelmed by the writing in a book that you thought was the right fit? Do you think this is even about “reading levels” or more about the talent of the author or individual taste in certain components of prose? How you do think the concept of “reading levels” fits into the complex relationship that a lot of people have with the trope-ification of many fiction genres? I’m so curious to see what you guys think!

I was thinking about culturally important things (books/music/films/TV shows) that I haven't experienced. It's evident that some of them took the media and people's minds like a storm and made a huge impact on the culture. And I wonder if my initial prejudice ("Ew that's so mainstream/stupid/boring/ridiculous and I don't want to participate in it!") in this matter is the wrong way to approach it. Can it be that I'm missing out on a huge chunk of culture and therefore I'm unable to understand its gravity? Does it make sense? Do you relate?

I searched but couldn't find any pre-existing lists or posts about shark week so thought I'd ask you all here : What's your favourite(s) shark related stories or nonfiction books? And also, what are you reading for shark week this year (if you participate)?

I try to watch Jaws every few years, but have never read the book. Maybe I'll do that this year 👀

Edit: I forgot English speakers use this expression to mean something else 😅 I mean actual SHARKS🦈

I’ve always had a phobia of the small creatures who are blessed with a surplus of legs. However, I am aware that they are objectively fascinating and ecologically important. So, it might be nice to mild my phobia and develop a better appreciation of, and maybe (maybe!) even, eventually, some fondness for these creatures that we all live with whether we like it or not. I would particularly love it if at some point in my life I could watch nature documentaries without getting the shivers during the insect parts.

Questers, I have two questions:

1 - Anybody else out there with the same sort of thing going on as me? Please share.

2 - Any recommendations on starting points in this quest that might make me the least itchy and give me the least possible paranoia that now that I’m thinking about bugs, they must be all over my bed waiting for me to fall asleep so they can crawl on me therefore I must be vigilant and continue to wake up so that I can check for them?

Hi hi hi! I've been doing some pondering (and some writing for a YT video) and I was hoping to hear some other perspectives if anyone is willing to share! We're a bit beyond the halfway point in the year, so I was doing reflecting on my own reading goals this year and I just want to know what your answers are to the questions I asked myself: ☆Did you set a reading goal this year? (And how why you did it if you feel like sharing) ☆What was the goal? Was it a certain number of books, reading from certain genres/authors/etc. or something else? ☆Did you decide on a reward for yourself, or is the reward just the satisfaction that you did it?