For me, it’s definitely The Shining. It hits a part of me as an adult that I can’t describe.

i find myself quite often going back and changing my star ratings of books (i rarely remove anything i wrote though i sometimes add updated thoughts to old reviews, clearly labeled as a edit) the main reason i find myself doing this is frankly just that putting distance between myself and the book and allowing my thoughts to fester (over weeks/months/years) allows me to form more complete thoughts (undistracted by the joy of finishing a book, and the scales [can] fall from my eyes, as Wodehouse would say.) do you do this? if so how do you normally go about? and it and what if anything causes you do want to change your ratings?

Hey y'all 👋🏻

I noticed that the Who's Who Wednesday posts have ended. I looked it up and saw that the user who started it originally deleted their account 😔😭 Jadelovesbooks

These were some of my favorite posts to read through so I'd like to bring it back if that's cool (or if these were ended on purpose, let me know and I'll remove this).

It’s time for Who’s Who Wednesday where every Wednesday we introduce ourselves and make new friends. This is possibly part 17.

If you participated in any of the times before, you don’t have to introduce yourself again but you can share some different facts about you, an opinion you have, or how your week is going.

If you’re new, introduce yourself!

I’ll go first.

My name is Wibbily. If I was a video game character, this is the loot I would drop after being defeated: 🎧 - over the ear headphones 🎲 - dice 🃏 - Pokemon cards 📚 - books ☕ - iced coffee 💄 - bright red lipstick

hype up a hidden gem of a book (a book you’ve loved that you never see people discussing on your feed, a book with very few forum posts, etc.) that you’d love to see more people read/discuss!

I’ll go first:

If you have ever listened to Wouldn’t It Be Nice by The Beach Boys through the lens of closeted transness (or even queerness), I think you’d love Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton ☀️

I've been hesitating to post reviews in here because I think my thoughts are too scattered to make it cohesive. In a way, I think reviews can be an artform, and I never feel I can do them justice.

Do you think about reviews this way? Do you put a lot of time into them or do you keep it simple?

I found Pagebound kind of by chance when choosing a “trying different book apps” video to have on as background noise while doing some household tasks and was really intrigued by the design of the app, as well as the forum feature, prompting me to check it out. I’ve tried countless book-related apps where I created an account, but always found something missing for me — even though I never could figure out what it was. I’m still not sure how exactly to put it into words, but whatever it is — Pagebound has it.

I have always loved reading, but the discussions that happen on some other apps about books (booktok, bookstagram, booktwitter, etc) would inevitably steer me away from being an active member of the community itself (how many times do we have to say that yes, audiobooks DO count as reading, no readers should not stalk authors and authors should not stalk readers [or respond to low rated reviews in reader-oriented spaces], yes reading is actually VERY inherently political, etc etc etc).

But the community and the overall atmosphere here on Pagebound has absolutely reignited my enthusiasm to talk about books with other readers! This app has brought me back into the book community, offering so many avenues for dialogue, a plethora of recommendations, and pretty badges that feel like a reward for doing one of my favorite things 😌

All of that to say, I am curious to know how others discovered Pagebound, and what has made you stay/become an active user!

In addition to the feeling of community, my favorite tech features in the app are the forums and the quests! What are yours?