I'm at my desk for the rest of the afternoon, so let's play an association game!

Step 1 Start a thread by posting a book title (preferably after checking the comments to see if that book has been posted by someone else yet). Step 2 Comment with a one word association on other people's books that they've posted. It can be a noun, an emotion, even an emoji. Even if you haven't read the book, post whatever comes to you and we can see how we all react just to a title. Step 3 Profit/discuss.

I will try and keep up with linking book titles that are listed here in alphabetical order, but I may end up falling behind.

Assassin's Apprentice Dracula Dungeon Crawler Carl Everything is Tuberculosis First Love: Essays on Friendship Frankenstein Gideon the Ninth Girl Who Drank the Moon, The Handmaid's Tale, The Hazelthorn I Who Have Never Known Men Lamb, The Legends & Lattes Lord of the Rings Loveless Monstrilio Nettle & Bone Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Piranesi Raven Cycle, The Shining, The Stranger, The Study in Scarlett, A Tomie West Passage, The

Okay. I have to admit I love the music and sound effects

Copying and pasting the book's sinopsis, without farther additions, is not a review. I am tired of entering in Goodreads, checking the reviews of an ARC and seeing SEVERAL posts that are literally just "This story is about x character, in x place and shit happens. Thank you so much for the ARC!". Word for word from the original book description text. Nothing more. And don't get me wrong, you can do a simple, light and short review. I find those great. But that Control + C ➡️ Control+ V thing is just ridiculous. So here are some things that you can add to your book reflections:

🔸Rhythm: Is it fast? Slow? Does it linger in specific scenes? Why? 🔸Author's style: Realistic/Mystic/Descriptive/Onirical... 🔸 Characters: are they well constructed? How about their evolution through the book? What is the dynamic between them like? If there's a romance, do they have chemistry? Favorite POV? 🔸 Worldbuilding: Unique/Simple/Complex/Over-explained/with gaps/Solid and inmersive 🔸Atmosphere: Is it oppressive? Nostalgic? Thrilling? 🔸Symbols and metaphors 🔸REP (LGTB, disability, BIPOC...) 🔸Great quotes 🔸Was it a fast, addictive read? Was it a more calm and intimate experience? Did you read it for a book club, or a challenge? What did you expected from it? 🔸Emotional or spice levels 🔸History research if it's real historial event based

Just some ideas, feel free to add some more to the list or to discuss my first comment hahaha