I’m wondering whether other readers often find themselves getting pulled out of a story bc of knowledge/expertise they have.

I’m a legal academic (or training to be one, as I’m in my PhD right now) and when I read a book with speculative/fantastical elements which mentions how that interacts with the real legal system I’m always like 🥴🧐

I read a book recently where someone’s memory had been altered (in the near future) and the UK courts decided not to return his memories because it might be traumatic and I was like? Really?

Edited bc I was getting downvoted either for mentioning smth or for criticizing it, idk

hello!!!! welcome to the werewolf quest!!!!! thank you so much for joining the pack!! we’re all werewolves here!!! awooo!

tldr: drop your suggestions and recommendations here!!! if they fit the quest, I’ll put them on my consideration shelf to vet them further. just a reminder that a spot on my consideration shelf is not a guaranteed spot on the quest! there’s some supplemental reading that can be found on this shelf, once again, thank you so much for being here!!! awooooo!

I wanted to create a space dedicated for people to drop any recommendations and suggestions for the quest (please be respectful), I’ll start off with some light reading suggestions that didn’t quite fit the quest, but are important pieces of werewolf literature. They will be on my The Werewolf Within Supplemental Reading Guide shelf for easy access!!

When researching books to add to the quest, I found a surprising amount of graphic novels about werewolves! I compiled them all into one place and have created a werewolves in graphic novels shelf if people are interested.

Bisclavret by Marie de France, written in French in the 12th century, this is a poem about a baron, a knight who is trapped as a wolf, and his wife who trapped him as a wolf. It is available to read as a pdf online for free, and there is a lot of online discourse surrounding the story if you wanted to dive in.

The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous, written in Ancient Sumeria around 4,000 years ago. It is considered one of the first written instances of a human transforming into a wolf.

The Metamorphosis by Ovid, written about 8 CE, features a myth about King Lycaon of Arcadia, in which King Lycaon tries to feed Zeus human flesh and is turned into a wolf, but still retains his human eyes, as a punishment for his wrongdoing.

There are a few different werewolf-like myths in the Norse Saga of the Volsungs written in the 13th century. One features Princess Signe and her brothers, who all get fed to a wolf, except one; another is about a thieving father-son duo who find wolf pelts and put them on and find they cannot take them off for 10 days and they have to live as wolves until the 10 days are up.

The Topographia HIbernica is a story written by Gerald of Wales in 1188 and it is about an encounter between a priest and a werewolf where the wolf asks the priest for last rites and communion for his dying wife (who turns out to also be a wolf).

and finally, The Werewolf in the Ancient World by Daniel Ogden, which is a collection of ancient werewolf myths.

okay whew I know that was a lot and if you’ve read this far, THANK YOU!!!!

I was scrolling through my TBR today and noticed some books that i couldn't remember adding. And reading the blurb on the books pages made me wonder why I had even add it to my TBR. Does that happen to any of you as well? I’ve resolved once again to keep track of why I add a book to my TBR. But what’s the best way to do that? I’ve just added a comment to the card for my latest TBR addition. But actually, that’s not something you can easily find again. I don’t think you can filter by your own activity in a book’s feed. Does anyone have a better system for this?