My book club is currently voting on our very first series readalong, and I don't know what to vote for! (We can vote for as many as we like!) If you want to join in, you can check out our Discord here, but if you're just curious, these are our options:

📖 The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World by Kyouka Izumi (complete, 5 vols) 👑 Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (complete, 11 vols) 🧼 Sweat and Soap by Kintetsu Yamada (complete, 11 vols) 🩺 The Apothecary Diaries by Nekokurage (ongoing, 16 vols) ☁️ Beyond the Clouds by Nicke (complete, 5 vols)

I woke up today thinking about this because I have read and hear comments that say that people won't read certain books or finish them because they felt like the book was "stupid" or that it gives them a headache because the book is "so simple". In my case, I enjoy most books I read and I can even give it a 5 star rating because it either brought out a strong emotion in me (rage, sadness, etc.), or I just enjoyed the story of the book and could appreciate the way it was written and I did not analyze it or thought that the story or narrator was "dumb" or something. In general I do not do the analyzing books thing, specially with fiction, and I would like to hear from people how do they approach reading. Is it something that needs to be like studying, is it for enjoyment, is it for critique? I'm genuinely curious.

how do people motivate themselves to pick up a book they've paused again to continue reading? i started reading the uncensored picture of dorian gray about a year ago and paused it bc i was really struggling with the way it was written (extremely long sentences). i said i would pick it up again bc i do really want to finish it, and i was enjoying the plot, but the idea of picking it up just.. doesn't seem exciting? i think the amount of time since i paused it makes it seem more daunting but i also know the longer i leave it the worse it'll get 🥲 does anyone else struggle with this? 🥲

just thought of asking this a few minutes ago, as it feels like i see a ton of people around here who love Hozier and Florence + the Machine, and i wanna see if there are any correlations between peoples favorite genre of books and favorite genre of music/favorite artists! for me, favorite genre is nonfiction, and my music tastes tend to lean towards rock, punk, and metal🙂‍↕️