Anyone here still get surprise that you earned a badge? or is it just me? I'll preface that I don't read for the badges, I see quests and readalongs as carefully curated tbrs. It's why I joined a lot of quests. that being said, some books are present in multiple quests that whenever I finished one book I get surprised everytime a notif said that I earned a badge. I know they're a thing, that I find myself laughing at me for getting surprise everytime. Anyone same?

I’m going to try and stop myself from ranting about this for too long but my god! When people find out I read a lot and enjoy reading, the response I usually get is “oh I haven’t read ten books in my whole life how do you do over a hundred a year?” Or “I haven’t picked up a book up since I was a kid” and I just think???? What? How can you take pride in aiding the statistics that suggest that we, as as a collective, are not as well-read as generations before? I get people live busy lives, but to take pride in just not picking up a book since you were a kid is a horrifying thought to me.

Edit - my GOD y’all came with such good arguments for and against this and all the discussions are so considerate and polite so thank you all for creating a safe place for people to share their opinions on this 🩷

Anyway, rant over 😭

I hope everyone read that in King Julien’s voice as I intended.

So, Boundlings, does anyone else feel like levels 1-4 come relatively quickly and then the jump in the amount of points to 5 feels like it takes forever?

Signed, Someone longing for level 6

Personally, I read to escape the real world - I pretty much refuse to read anything too heavy or heartbreaking! I suffer with terrible anxiety and OCD, so reading silly or happy books helps me cope.

Do you guys do the same or do you like books with heavy subjects?

Do you visit your local bookstore often? What are they like?

I went to my local bookstore (friends of my local library) for maybe the fourth time ever, and bought books for the first time. I was so shocked at $0.25 and $0.50 books that I thought like they’d made a mistake 😆. I wonder if other bookstores also have such prices!

I am looking for any and all books related to at least the main character or real people's experiences with mental illness. So can be fiction or non-fiction. Can be any genre or reading level.

I deal with multiple mental illnesses, so a book having good rep is important to me.

I have already read the Heartstopper series and a couple of other books by Alice Oseman that I think have rep and The Collected Schizophrenias recently. I have also read I'm Glad My Mom Died. Brain On Fire and Girl, Interrupted is on my TBR. I cannot think of others I have read but I have read a bunch, mainly YA.

What I am not looking for:

• Books intentionally "demonizing" people with mental illnesses
• Books where the character is magically (with actual magic or otherwise) "cured" of their illness
• Psychology/Medical Texts

Please let me know/link to a synopsis/PB page for some of the books you recommend.

Thank you in advance for your recommendations!

This thursday, the 23rd of April, is the day of the book and the rose in Catalonia, Spain. I wanted to make this post on thursday but something in me wanted to give some time in case anyone wanted to celebrate alongside me and my country!

On this day, Barcelona and the rest of Catalonia is painted with roses and books all over. You can search for images of Sant Jordi day and you will find stops on the streets, colour everywhere, and lots of love in the air.

The tradicion says lovers give a book and a rose to each other (typically a man gives a rose and a woman gives a book but... I think you understand why we take that part more freely) because of the legend of Sant Jordi.

It's about a dragon taking a princess hostage and a knight coming to rescue her. In the process he kills the dragon, and from the spilled blood a rose blooms, which he gifts to her. There are many versions and retellings, but this is roughly what you can find in all of them.

This is my favourite day of the year, I love everyone buying books and roses and taking a stroll to spend this gorgeous festivity. Did you know about it? Is there any similar festivity in your culture? Will you gift a book and a rose this Thursday, too? Let me know, and happy Sant Jordi everyone!!! ❤️🌹🐉📚

For some years now, I have felt like I straight up am unable to learn new things. I don't know what it is? If it's the fact I am no longer in school or any form of education, if its my depression alone- or something else completely.

Anyway! I was hoping someone here could suggest to me some books on topics that I could pick up and hopefully learn something new. A weird request, maybe?

I want to "purposefully" learn again. (If that makes any sense) for lately it has felt like my brain has gone to sleep, and has no plans of waking up.

Some topics that interests me, do not feel restricted to these alone- something completely new might be best

• art (to draw, and history of)
• music (same as above)
• religion and mythology
• civilisations/history.
• sewing and historical clothing/techniques
• animals (horses specifically ig)

Please, I would love to hear your suggestions <3 and please don't be afraid of trying to expand my horizons