I hate AI in general and AI reviews in particular. Not only are they useless to a reader, their production probably consumes a lot of water. Shame Goodreads and Netgalley do nothing to catch them. Page bound's anti-AI stance is why I joined in the first place. That and pretty badges lol.

To the point. While browsing discover tab I've found at least 3 profiles with people whose reviews sound like AI. (Writing a lot without saying anything of note, It's not A or B it's C, a lot of sophisticate words that aren't used anywhere else in their profile) At least two of them where native speakers so it's not language barrier case. All three are real people so idk what happened here. I am not naming them because I am not certain they asked AI to write reviews for them and I don't want to encourage bullying . Maybe they bounced their ideas of AI, asked AI to correct their review which sounds marginally better. I am not sure how many of them there are. I found it odd to say the least to find them on Pagebound of all places.

Did you find anything similar? I hope it's not me being paranoid lol.

Contrary to the post title, I would like to know who among us Pagebound readers have perfect eyesight. Consider this a survey. Who among us have won the lottery and have not eroded their vision with our passion for words, so gripping that we read on our backs in bed or in the dimness as evening falls?

I’d also like to hear from friends who have usual sight- or spectacle-related stories. I, for example, have near-sightedness but it’s SPECIAL. You see, one side is 3.25 and the other is… 8.75. This means one side of my glasses is thicc af and the other is okay. Some people do apparently notice this and comment on or ask about it.

Edit: Current observations - Most readers do have poor eyesight and those who don't have other issues or sight-/eye-related problems that nevertheless are disruptive despite having clear vision. It's not looking good for us.

I'm sure this has been asked here before, but I haven't seen it recently, so I'm curious! What was your favorite childhood/middle grade book or book series? I'm talking books that had a bit more to them than picture books/early reader books, but weren't quite YA yet.

For me, it's A Series of Unfortunate Events which I remember reading during indoor recess in 4th or 5th grade. I also really liked Warrior Cats and I can distinctly remember where in my middle school library they were located.

I mean, I chose the witch because I would love to be a witch, but I'm curious if that's the way other Boundlings choose across the board. (That said, I would jump at a dryad avatar.)

And for those of you who use the ghost or food/beverage ones... obviously this doesn't apply, right?👀

We all have authors that we will read basically anything they write, and there has to be a least favorite in any group of books.

What is your least favorite book by a favorite author?

Did you still love the book, like it, or do you question how they wrote such a bad book?

Why do you think this book is different from the rest?

Ps- feel free to include one you think represents what the author does well for a starting point for other readers