Hey folks! I was listening to music when I had an idea/question come to mind.

What is your favourite music genre? Favourite book genre? And do they have any correlation?

For example, my favourite my favourite music genre is punk. My favourite book genre is sci-fi (especially dystopian sci-fi).

Punk is very much a genre of awareness and resistance. Overcoming oppression through struggle and grit.

Not all sci-fi is like that, but the stuff I tend to gravitate towards usually has the protagonist working against the status quo in some way. It can be looser (like in Scythe, the world's status quo is still roughly the same, but the internal one is challenged) or more direct (The Hunger Games, for example).

So I'm curious if this is coincidence, or if there's a trend with this, so I figured I'd ask y'all!

I thought it would be kind of fun to see where in the world people are, and then folks can make friends with people from the same countries/ares (if they way, not pressure obviously).

I'll go first. I'm Canadian, and more specifically I am in British Columbia (Vancouver Island if you want to get fancy).

Try to find your country and join that thread!

Everyone else?

helloo everyone!! I'm kinda trying to be more comfortable on here, and making this post is a step towards it (I don't usually do posts on socials lol). I got a bit of courage after reading some other posts: everyone seems so sweet and kind!! a thing I'm curious of is, how many books can you read contemporarily? I have a friend who's reading five, another who only reads one at a time, and I myself read 2-3 books together (usually a physical one, an ebook and often a fanfiction, if it is long enough)

I'm loving this re-read, because I'm catching all the subtle foreshadowing and some terrain prep for Mistborn Era 2 (there's a character much more active there that I didn't remember was already present in this book!). Also, the twists in this book are SO GOOD!

Lately I've been trying to make a list of books from my collection back home (I moved overseas earlier this year!!) that I would like my family to ship over, and realized a lot of what I miss are my more educational based books and materials - which got me wondering:

Do you count things like recipe books that have narrative sections, home maker how to's (think Martha Stewart), educational books/materials for personal reading, and crafting/DIY books on your reading trackers? Why or why not? Also I'd love any recommendations people have for more of this type of non-fiction book!

I absolutely LOVE doing this - it lets me see all kinds of things people have read, are reading and plan on reading. I get off work in an hour and I finished the book I was reading on shift tonight.

So. What I want to know is everyone's Last - Now - Next! I started another one right after, but I am a mood reader and have no idea what I am going to read next.. so I need ideas from you all with your answers!

Last - Fixiation of the Mind by Kira Stanely Now - Black Ties & White Lies by Kat Singleton Next - IDK lol. Maybe the 2nd in the series for my NOW book.

I really can't listen to music while I read, I find it distracting (especially if it has lyrics). But I will passively make character playlists of songs I think a specific character would listen to. I like to imagine it as their ipod library LOL

Does anyone else like to make music playlists for books or series they have read? And do you listen to them while you read? Is it more for ambiance or does the music really embody the book for you?

damn i've listened to a LOT of memoirs and never had one where the author is acting out the whole scene complete with tears and wailing 😭

How's everyone doing with the Fall Readalong? I was able to finish Don't Let the Forest In, and will be starting The Spellbook! I won't have as much time this week, so I don't anticipate finishing this one by end of week.

Am I the only one who finds that the more someone wants me to read something, the harder it is to get myself to read it? Or the more people that recommend a book, the less interested I am??

I really hate that I am this way but it is out of my control. Is anyone else similar? How do you combat that so you can check out the things your friends love?

How do you do it? My library often has the books I want as audiobooks with no wait, so I am trying to become someone who listens to them. Emphasis on the trying. Every time I try to listen I get so distracted by other stuff and miss whole chapters and important details. I think being able to listen to my books would suit my daily life and schedule a lot better, but I just can't seem to make it work!

Does anyone else feel that way?

What do you do when you're listening to audiobooks? How do you stay focused?

Edit: thank you, everyone, for the thoughtful comments. I will definitely give it another try with some books I've already read!