DrSoda commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
After having a really good conversation with a coworker/friend it got me to thinking. Why do you read? Do you read to escape (that's me), for pure enjoyment (also me) or to better educate yourself/learn something new?
DrSoda wrote a review...
First of all, I have to say I'm impressed that Samantha Shannon has made me read two 800 page books this summer. Having read POTOT already, I found this book far easier to get into. Partly because I already knew the map, some customs, religions etc, but maybe also because Shannon had to do an enormous amount of worldbuilding in POTOT which she didn't have to repeat here. I loved the characters (even when they annoyed me, yes, Tunuva I'm looking at you), and I absolutely love the feeling of freedom coming with a queernormative world. Goddamn, representation is _so_ important, and Shannon does it elegantly and effortlessly. We even get a little bit of ace representation - yay! Returning to the world of POTOT was lovely, and I enjoyed getting to know more of the history we only got hints of there. Fingers crossed that we get more brick shaped books in this series!
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Thornhedge
T. Kingfisher
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A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0)
Samantha Shannon
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Someone You Can Build a Nest In
John Wiswell
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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
Rachel Gillig
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The Bone Maker
Sarah Beth Durst
DrSoda commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I feel like on TikTok and Instagram this has become a sensitive topic but do you think reading is inherently political? Or do you think politics should stay out of book discussions and overall reading?
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DrSoda commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I'm excited about the app, but I've found that I'm enjoying the website even more than what I expected to! I'm not sure if it's because it kind of feels peaceful not being on my phone (since it's became an extension of work for me), or if it just reminds me of simpler times, when I didn't have a phone and life felt less fast-paced. Either way, it's amazing to have something like this when everything else is filled with AI.
DrSoda commented on a post
let's pretend 3 doesn't exist for now...just from book 1 to 2...what were you thoughts between them? for me...there's a clear drop but I was still hopeful and excited for book 3
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okay, i know it’s early doors but i'm actually loving this already
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