Where are my fellow rereaders at? 😆

How often do you reread and what’s your most reread book?

I sometimes find myself randomly missing certain characters or a fantasy world and that prompts me to pick the book (or even the entire series) back up. Honestly, I sometimes feel guilty for rereading cause I can’t help but think I could’ve spent that time reading something new. I can’t help myself tho! There’s just something so comforting about revisiting a favorite.

I reread some books or book series at least once a year. Not always the same ones tho

Hi.

I’m the DNFing goober.

I’ve read 6 books so far this year, and I’ve DNF’d 25. This has been the worst reading year of my entire life. For context, I’ve ALWAYS been a big DNFer. Last year I read 27 books and DNF’d 59. The year before that, I read 32 books and DNF’d 57. I guess it’s just never been as bad as it is currently, and it’s never been sooooooooooo many DNFs in a row. I’m a pretty tough cookie, but it’s getting a little disheartening lol. I also feel super awkward logging my DNFs on here now because anyone that follows me can see that I’m CONSTANTLY DNFing books and I feel like it’s gonna start looking like I’m doing it on purpose? Like, “wtff, this chick just hates everything huh?”. I mean, I don’t care enough to stop 🤪🤪🤪, but it’d be cool if I didn’t seem like some overly critical crazy person lmao. I’ve been on a horror kick lately, and I finished off last year reading some books I really enjoyed, and I think I’ve just been chasing that high and getting disappointed left and right ever since. I think I’m gonna try another genre switch up and see if that does anything, and if not I’m probably gonna switch to some other hobby for a while or something.

Welp, that’s the end of my post. Also I might delete this later. Okay, bye.

In case any of y'all would be interested in participating, there's a reading challenge to read one million books by Black authors this summer. It started on June 21st and ends on September 22nd. It's hosted by @melanatedreader on Instagram, but it's open to anyone on any platform to participate.

To sign up, use this form to pledge how many books you will read. You can then submit your reads on Storygraph via this reading challenge there.

If you need help finding books by Black authors, here are some lists that will help you:

• Black American Classics created by sidequestreader
• Young, (Magically)Gifted, and Black created by kishmish
• Black Love on Repeat created by tehbrainlair
• Romances by Black Authors created by cute.bloody.reads
• What do you know about Africa? created by vumaisbooked
• Indie Books by Black Authors created by created by mjanthony
• Black Girl Thriller Club created by mariesreadingroom
• 1MilBlackBooks Summer Challenge created by QueeriosityBookNook

If you choose to participate, chime in below! How many books did you pledge to read? Do you have any titles in mind? Have you already read some books by Black authors that would count towards the goal already? I'm excited to hear about what books you read by Black authors this summer!

We know the book will always be better, but what story do you think is ready to make it's large or small screen debut?

Happy Tuesday, friends. Best wishes to those of you who are embarking on HRCYED 3.0 today, and for those of us in the USA and Canada, I hope your neighbors have finally stopped setting off fireworks (mine were still going at it last night).

In the fine tradition started by @acidicchaos, it is time to share something you've learned in the past week. Whether you read non-fiction, fiction, or a mix of both, there's always an opportunity to learn something new about the world or yourself.

I'm currently reading Not Your Founding Father by Nina Sankovitch, about Universal Friend, the non-binary minister who was preaching in New England during USA's revolution. Sadly, what I have learned is that while a lot of people were willing to believe Friend's message of salvation, and that the end times were coming, and even that God saved Friend from the brink of death in order to deliver these messages, they drew the line at believing that Friend had no gender.

What have you been reading recently, and what have you learned from it?