i have no idea if this would ever be possible, but thought i’d mention something i’ve always wanted out of a book app (literally i think about this every time i use storygraph) i’d looove if when adding a book to my tbr, i could add just a little note where i can document where i found out about the book and why in that moment im so intrigued to read it i just find my tbr can get so long i often look through it and see many books in which i have no recollection of where it was recommended to me, or why i was excited by it. especially as i tend to get my recommendations from many many sources. does this sound like something anybody else would enjoy too? perhaps could be a future suggestion the the page bound creators

Subjectively, obviously. But I find myself struggling with giving books ratings because sometimes I really enjoy books that aren't that groundbreaking, and other times books that have a really good style have such a bad plot I just hate them. Today I realized tho my personal measure for whether a book's good in my opinion is whether I feel like rereading it. Finished a book yesterday with conflicted feelings and realized I dont wanna reread it as opposed to the last few books which I gobbled up and reserved permanent spaces in my shelf for :D

I have a problem with buying books lol I literally just buy so many and I end up DNFing some, or disliking others, etc. And books are just getting more expensive with all the sprayed edges and everything. I have a library card but so many of the books I wanna read are always on hold. I JUST barely started dipping my toes into audiobooks. And by just starting I mean I listened to and finished ONE audiobook haha I use Libby for this! I realized this will help me listen to books that I am interested in but not necessarily dying to read. That way I'm not spending money on them and have something to do on my walks. However, I have THE HARDEST TIME getting into audiobooks (this happens with podcasts too) if I don't like the narrator's voice. My brain will just start drowning out the voice. So I'm thinking about trying ebooks for those books that I wanna read but maybe not own just in case I don't like them or something. I really love having the physical book, but again, it's not always feasible. Is the reading experience with ebooks very different than with physical books? I also work on a computer all day, then i'm on my phone, so just the thought of being on another screen for another 2+ hours to read is my biggest gripe. Specially since I read before bed. I know Kindle is really popular for ebooks, but I really just don't wanna give any more money to Bezos. Are there more alternatives? I looked but other than libby or hoopla, I couldn't find much. And with libby/hoopla, the wait times between books is often months so if there's subscription services I'd like to know if there's Kindle alternatives too. I also don't wanna use my phone for ebooks because I will start opening other apps and doom scrolling 🥲 Please give me your opinions and or suggestions! Even if you're like "ebooks suck. just buy/rent books instead" haha

I'll go first. They make me feel so guilty low-key. Like I feel like I always need to chug through it no matter what. Because I always have that "It might get good. You never know" feeling in the back of my mind so I'm so scared to DNF. I feel like I would rather chug through and hate it rather than DNF and be at peace. I just need to know fully. And eventually I get to like 50% and I feel like I put too much time into it to DNF. So I just keep going.

Hey. Not sure if I've not found the feature or place to do it yet but wondered if there could be a place to ask for book recs? I have 2 books in a certain style and want to find more and none of the lists have that theme yet so wondered if there could be a way to make it so you can make lists community addable or have a book suggestions section?

I used to rate books with ".25" and ".75" stars (especially on StoryGraph) but now in my opinion 3.25 can just be 3 stars and 3.75 can just 4 stars. And in pagebound i think its nice to not confuse myself with this bc here it's only .5! What do you think?

Out of curiosity I just wonder if other people do this, I usually do the standard reading goal of reading a certain amount of books but I also do specific reading goals like reading this many physical books, reading this number of books that I had since I was 13, reading every fae book I have, rereading a favorite series. So do you have just one reading goal or multiple?

Y'all I'm currently reading two adult fantasy books and am struggling. I need some good fast-moderately paced YA fantasy recs😭

Today my friends and I were talking about creating general life budgets and I mentioned that I absolutely need a book budget. They thought I was crazy but there are times where I go insane at book stores or online! I rely more on my public library now (my wallet thanks me) but I think that I’ll still use a book budget when the time comes lol. What do you guys think, would you or do you have a budget for books? And would you or do you follow it?

I'd like to get a book as a gift for my friend's daughter who's turning 5 in August! I'd prefer a book that's more of a "classic" or something that will be really nice to add to their existing collection of books. The birthday girl's name is Ella, if that sparks anything! She likes princesses, music, fairies, ballet, and her mom is a doctoral candidate for choral conducting, so when I say she likes music, she's VERY exposed to music and chorus. I have some ideas, but would love input from others!

My current in-home library has about 330 books, my partner who doesn't read a lot thinks it definitely qualifies but I've seen some folks say you need 1000 before calling it a library. What do you think? (bonus question, how many books do you own?)

I was just curious if there was a book or books that made yall rethink everything? Like a book that kinda shifted your whole perspective or outlook on life? Three of mine are Wonder by R.J. Palacio (read this when i was young and made me never want anyone to feel alone or ostracized like Auggie was :( still makes me cry to this day) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (also read this when i was younger and it truly opened my eyes to how unjust and unfair our entire government and social system is like I'd never felt such rage on reading a book before. Angie Thomas is still one of my favs authors) How To Make Friends With The Dark by Kathleen Glasgow (all her books are really beautiful in their own way but this one focused heavily on grief and how it's really just the remaining love you have for that person)

Curious if anyone has read an Anastasia retelling or anything like it? I particularly love the hidden royalty aspect and of course the romance

Just saw an ad by Penguin Random House for their "Reader Lounge" program which seems to be essentially a program for surveying readers with the incentive of winning books from drawings and also theoretically influencing future publishing decisions. I've never heard of anything like this before and was curious if anyone else is a part of it or something similar with other publishers? Pros? Cons?

I feel like on TikTok and Instagram this has become a sensitive topic but do you think reading is inherently political? Or do you think politics should stay out of book discussions and overall reading?

If you've read Babel or speak multiple languages you'll know what I mean, but how do folks feel about translation gaps? I think a good example of what I'm talking about is; when most East Asian languages, especially Japanese, are translated into English the sentences feel oddly clipped or a little too short. I think its just a feature of the two languages and its not a net negative, but I ALWAYS notice it. Im curious if people notice it also? If you do, how does it affect your reading experience? And if you read books in a Non-English language, does English have any similar quirks of translation that you think are interesting? (if you cant tell im a linguistics major)