He did WHAT?! HIS WIFE WAS DOING WHAT?!?!

My niece is turning 11 soon and has asked for classic books for her birthday. She’s currently reading The Bookwanderers where the MC meets characters from books like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Anne of Green Gables. (She’s read those two already though!)

What were some of your favorite classics at that age? Or what do you wish you had read then?

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!

Where are my comics people at?!

I'll admit, it's a newer interest for me and it only happened after I gave up trying to like superhero comics.

I tend to like niche, adventurous, darker story lines.

Some examples of what I love:

Saga by Brian k Vaughn (ongoing and I'm behind) - epic space opera. Found family. Lost love. Star crossed love. War and inequity and and and and. I couldn't recommend a story more highly but it is mature in art and theme.

Rachel Rising by Terry Moore (finished)- horror story. The MC unearths herself from a shallow grave with ligature marks on her neck. The story takes some wild slightly historical turns. Magic and murder abound.

Rat Queens by Weibe Upchurch and Sejic Fowler (finished but I'm behind)- a mixed race all woman adventuring group....goes on adventures. Very D&D.

Echo by Terry Moore (finished) - scifi tech story. A super advanced suit fails during a test and falls on two people. Two very different people. Can be violent and bloody sometimes

Bitch Planet by Deconnick DeLandro - social commentary criticism story about a future world where non compliant women are adjusted or detained. It's hard hitting and hard to read but worth it. Very short. Two trades I think.

Any recommendations?

Saga is what hooked me after many failed attempts. It's a story that's burning itself into my heart one issue at a time.

I'm going to get an NC tattoo for "non compliant" from Bitch Planet.

Do you have any graphic novels/comics like that? Any recommendations?

This is a really cozy and simple read! Perfect September read as an intro to Fall in my opinion :)

whats your preference? i was just having a convo with a coworker about hardcovers vs paperback and our opinions differed quite a bit! personally, i’m a paperback girl.

Ok so basically this post is made because IM CURRENTLY SOBBING MY ASS OFF READING KEEPING 13 AND MY MUSIC IN THE BACK IS JUST GOING "When did you get hot? All the sudden, I could look you up and down all day."😭😭

LIKE EXCUSE ME NO STOP PLAYING HAPPY SONGS WHILE IM DYING THANK YOU VERY MUCH.💔

But then other times its ACTUALLY GOOOD TIMING like I was reading Keeping 13 (again) and IT STARTED PLAYING FAMILY LINE IN THE BEGINNING I STARTED SOBBING SO MUCH

I actually need this app where the music corresponds to the part of the book SO FRICKIN BAD

and dont get me started on the book playlists because SOME OF THEM ARE SO SHORT OR TOO LONG like personally Im a VERY FAST READER and the playlists are like 10h long and Im already done the book by the time the "falling in love" songs are playing.😔

I have to say I don’t know if I’m enjoying this book. Not beecause the writing is bad or the story isn’t interesting.

It’s because I can feel the wrinkles forming between my eyebrows from scowling too much. 🤣

Is it really worth the torture for Serapio’s destiny? How far are they going to break this kid?! Also is Naranpa going to be a jealous b*tch the entire book? After what she said to Iktah, I immediately did not want her to find peace. Xiala is my favorite so far. I’d follower her into the deep if I was part of her crew and she’s only had a few chapters so far. I just know I love the character.