Am I the only person who has read a book about something, or set somewhere specific, and then wanted to do the thing or go to the place?

I can't be! Let me know what things you have started doing because you read about it, or the places you have been!

Do any of you guys switch out what you have on your taste shelf regularly? I love my picks, gave them all four or more stars and feel like they show a good deal of what I like in books. However, I've been thinking recently about the other novels I've read and adored and how those reflect an aspect of my taste that isn't really represented in my current selection. I could add one of those but it would psychically wound me to kick another to the curb, especially since that would then be a different element of my taste left unacknowledged.

TL;DR: Am I just being greedy, or is this a common experience and you all know how to deal with it better than I can 😂

I’ve not seen anyone consistently using anything.

I’d like to submit PBuddies to the council for review, as a nickname for our mutuals.

Also, calling ourselves PageBounders.

Happy for suggestions! Was just a thought I had while interacting.

Every once and a while I see posts about high effort posts/low forum activity and I though it’d be nice to make it a regular check in to plug great reads that have low activity here on PB!

I’ve recently been reading On the Origin of Species and Other Stories by Bo-young Kim. The forum and reviews are pretty empty but it is such a fantastic short story collection, it definitely deserves more love!

What have you read recently that deserves more activity/attention?

What’s a book (or series, or movie, or both!) that takes place where you’re from?!💭✈️📍

"Activists often quietly feel embarressed about the important books they have not read" I feel like this is a sentiment shared by many people outside of activism too, that detracts them from learning about social causes. Many times people feel like it's a chore to get educated, and that if they cannot do it they are lazy or not smart enough. And thus, cannot involve themselves in the actions of these collectives because they lack knowledge.

Having time and energy to read these books it's a privilege, and while I will encourage people to do it, I will not reprimand them for choosing to spend their free time resting from a society that punishes not being productive 24/7. I like the perspective Hayes and Kaba have on this issue: Some people call themselved "lazy" for missing such opportunities without recognizing who or what seized the time or energy they might have devoted to such tasks. We are not simply "missing out" on knowledge; we are being robbed of it. To suceed in our movements we must resist this theft and reclaim what has been stolen from us.

This also makes getting educated a proactive choice and not a chore, which is specially important to get more folks involved in political movements.

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!