"...because grief does so many strange things to people, and one of those things is that we forget how to breathe. As if the body’s first instinct is to grieve itself to death."

I'm literally on track to highlight half the book at this point. This is my first Fredrik Backman book, is he always this existential and poetic? I love it. The only way I can describe my current emotion during this read is optimistically depressed.

_________ is the worst character I’ve ever read. But I love the elements of ______ in the story.

I’ll go first.

Cathy (Wuthering Heights) is the worst character I’ve ever read. But I love the elements of various character development in the story.

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Hi all, my first post here 👋 My goal for next year is to scroll less feeds and be more deliberate about the media I consume. Some times I feel stuck mindlessly scrolling through timelines just to overload my brain with useless noise. I'm sure I won't be the only one struggling with that... So my resolution for next year: less algorithms, more purpose and curation.

As part of that I'm hoping to read more books and be more active here (it's really cool to see how active Pagebound has become since I joined!). I really like reading, but I often don't 'find' time for it. So I think I'll set up a little daily ritual in which I read a bit before bed time. And who knows... maybe this influences my dreams a bit as well 🤭

As for what books, I really want to read more books written by women for women. Whether that's sapphic romance, feminist theory or a burst of feminine rage, I'm all for it.

Does anyone else have a favorite font to read or write in? I know e-readers have a lot of options (I typically stick with the default). I also love when books have a little paragraph at the end with their typeface and some history about it because it’s so interesting to me why some fonts are picked over others.

My favorite font to read in is Jenson Pro (diamond periods/tittles and just diamond vibes in general), but it’s an Adobe specific font so I don’t see it much. My comfort font for writing is Garamond, specifically EB Garamond because I’m a google suite user. I also have a soft spot for Georgia and Goudy Bookletter in the serif family and a handful of san serif fonts I use for notes or other projects.

Anyone else have favorite fonts, either for reading or writing?

I have decided that this year I am going to try and read books about the Holocaust - having a best friend's grandma who was a holocaust survivor I promised her back in 2006 that when I am ready to read about it I will. We lost nan at the end of 2006. I have so far read 2 books..

I love celebrating small wins, so I was wondering what your bookish wins of 2025 have been? Maybe you accomplished a goal, discovered a new favorite genre, or had some beautiful reading moments alone or with a buddy. I wanna hear all about them and celebrate with you 🥰 Cheers to a New Year on Pagebound and a wonderful community!

Here are some of mine!

• I started reading again after about a yearlong slump
• I found a love for action, humor, and slice of life manga
• I celebrated Filipino-American History Month last October with 8 books by Filipinx/a/o authors
• I received a Kobo Libra for my birthday last November and have fallen back in love with annotating
• My 2025 reads were predominantly authors of color

i used to read 2 books at a time, depending on my mood. one heavy, and one causal/cosy. but recently i’ve been struggling with that. when i do that i tend to forget about one book and focus on the other. but i see some people can read multiple books at a time! i’m just curious, why/how you do this?

like i’m reading the city of brass and i am loving it so far, but i am also tempted to start reading mistborn too after hearing all about it so i bought it 😅 this addiction is real!

Anyone got any List ideas?

This is my first day on Pagebound, and I am loving it! I am still navigating everything, but I have a feeling this will be one of my favorite apps:)

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If u finish a book at 12am (or the middleb of the night) do u put it as the day before or the day u finished it on?

For example, if u were reading a book at January 1st And finished it at 12 or 1am (which are technically January 2nd) do u put it as finished on the 1st or 2nd? Or does it depend on how u feel. For me it depends on how i feel.

This is just a silly question i got because i started reading a book today (the 1st), now its 11pm and im almost done with it tho i will finish it at midnight (12am) but i will put as finished on the 1st not the 2nd. Because idk. I feel like no, i finished it TODAY (the 1st) not TOMORROW (2nd) (ik the 2nd is technically today if its 12am, not tomorrow but its just a feeling. Do yall get what i mean? I feel like im speaking in riddles😂).

What do yall think?

Evening book pals 🌙

It's the first of the year and I've just said goodbye to the top five on my profile. I've decided to continue with keeping my top five of the year there so for now it's a blank slate. I better get to reading and fix that up 😂

Anyone else do a bit of a new year's cleanout today and if so what books did you enjoy last year that you've said goodbye to?

I wanted to share a challenge for myself that I thought others might enjoy too, and if you’ve read something that fits the brief please comment! Im trying to find 10 books this year written by a man that fit the romance tropes!

The goal is simple. Read books written by men and consider, if the book was written by a woman would it be marketed as a romance? Sure, it can be other genres too, but in today’s market would it be a ‘x genre, romance’ or just ‘x genre’?

Inspired by books like Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, where the main character’s sole motivation is to be with his wife and child in his original universe. No one can tell me that isn’t a romance novel. He literally travels worlds to find his family.

So what books have you read that fit this mould? And would it have been marketed as a romance novel if it was written by a woman/nonbinary/queer author?

I usually try to start the new year with a new book, but I’m resuming Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb after I had to pause it at Thanksgiving because my dog decided my copy was a chew toy🫣

What book are you starting the year with? And do you tend to start a new book, finish off a current read or revisit an old favourite to start the new year?

(And, of course, happy new year everyone!)