So I was thinking… is there any movie/tv show adaptation that in your opinion is BETTER than the book? 🤔 I, for example, believe that the movie adaptation of The Virgin Suicides is way better than the book, and I love the book, but I feel like the movie did a better job capturing the Lisbon sisters, like, the director understood them better than the author of the book. 🙂‍↕️ Do you think it’s possible an adaptation is better than the source material? 🫢

Are there any books you started but never really got the chance to finish? Mine is The Pivot Year by Brianna Wiest. It's not that I couldn’t get back to it. I just realized that books structured with a page for each day aren't really for me. I still plan to finish it though.

So I was thinking… is there any movie/tv show adaptation that in your opinion is BETTER than the book? 🤔 I, for example, believe that the movie adaptation of The Virgin Suicides is way better than the book, and I love the book, but I feel like the movie did a better job capturing the Lisbon sisters, like, the director understood them better than the author of the book. 🙂‍↕️ Do you think it’s possible an adaptation is better than the source material? 🫢

Have you ever read a book so bad you've had to retroactively revise the rating of *another* book because you realised you were too harsh at the time?

I love supporting indie authors! I try to read a mix of books by popular authors and indie authors! If you do, who are your favorite indie authors? Melissa Pearl is one of my favorite indie authors!

Does it affect your reading experience if you see a negative review or something bad in general about the book you find yourself loving? Usually, if some friend gives me their opinion about a book that they've already read and i'm about to read, it does hinder my judgement a bit because now i'm reading with that thought in mind. Sometimes, I would even read a book and love it, then check the reviews and see people pointing out things that lacked or were overdone, and that also makes me question my opinion. Other times, like with this one series, so many people talk bad about but I don't care because I enjoyed it so much and love it. I know it's not a classic piece of literature and so i dont mind if people write endless negative reviews on it, it doesnt affect my perspective at all. Share your experiences please

Are y'all updating your ratings and/or reviews after doing a reread? Why or why not? Also: I swear there was already a discussion on here about this so I'm sorry to be redundant, but try as I might I just can't find it ☹️ if y'all have a link I'd love to look at the answers there too!

Does anyone else find it so hard to pick a favourite book? Or a favourite in a genre? Absolutes are so difficult, especially because things are changing and subjective. How do you handle being asked for favourite books? If you don't have this problem, tell me your favourite book.

A literary take on F, Marry, Kill game. What's a book that was metaphorically appealing enough to take home for a night or two, but you wouldn't commit to outside of the library, or [insert borrowing platform that applies]? What's a book that you love so much, you would literally buy all special edition covers for, or whatever goes for a six carat diamond ring? What's a book that a regular bin isn't enough, you need to see the pages on fire, even at the risk of looking like someone who supports banning books? I'll go first Borrow - Cleopatra and Frankenstein ★★★★☆ There was no love lost with the prose , plot and the characters, but I enjoyed flipping through the pages and reading the mess. I just couldn't relate to it, but would recommend for fans of Sex and the City, and Vanderpump Rules. Buy - Small Gods (discworld) ★★★★★ It was more than just a fantasy book. It was funny, it was deep, it was clever, and it was witty. It was everything a book could be. Burn - The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue ★☆☆☆☆ Great gowns, beautiful gowns - Aretha Franklin

i dont know if this is just a thing where i live (pakistan) but the price of physical books has gone way up and the guilt of buying a new book has started outweighing the joy of buying a new book. are people in other places in the world experiencing the same?