I'm a social work student and I would like to read more fiction and non fiction that could give me a better understanding of the world and different perspectives. Do you guys have any book recommendations you think I should read as a future social worker?

My new favorite pastime on this app is stalking the forums of books that sound fascinating but which I know I'm never actually going to read for one reason or another. Like am I willing to deal with the stress stomachache I'd have the entire time I was reading Half His Age by Jeanette McCurdy? No. But am I having an absolute blast reading the fabulously in depth analyses and convos happening in the forum? Darn right. I appreciate all y'all's hard work!

Let’s talk about the epidemic.

At what point did "morally gray" become: A. War crimes, but make it romantic B. Emotional unavailability with good cheekbones C. “I’d burn the world for you” (sir, why is your world so flammable?) We eat it up every time.

Discussion fuel: If your fave morally gray man were described as “medium height accountant with a receding hairline,” would he still be complex?

Do we forgive violence faster when it’s aesthetic?

Are fantasy readers more comfortable with authoritarian love interests because the world-building distances the harm?

I’m curious whether others have this dilemma too 😂 does anyone else have series on their radars that they’re super interested in starting, but haven’t simply because of the length of the books/series? If so, what are they? For me it’s the Red Rising Saga by Pierce Brown. I’m a pretty slow reader who likes to finish a series without too many other books in between, so I suppose I am intimidated by the idea of diving into a long time commitment lol