Have ever returned a book back to the store because the cover was HIDEOUS? I have. The book itself is fun and I really enjoyed but every time I closed it... So I returned it and I bought it as an ebook.

so thankful to have got an arc copy of this book!! The Priory of the Orange Tree has been on my tbr for a good couple of years but I haven't got to reading it yet due to its length (800 pages💀) apparently this is a perfect place to start for those who are nervous about the series' length but still want to get into it, so yayyy!!!

Does any of you also write? and if you do, what is your most written genre? I write mostly fantasy and recently I've been writing a short story that would be regarded as magical realism

Edit: This thread helped me understand that this is really a matter of taste. That's why I love debate! Thank you all! I often see readers defend a “slow start” in a book with comments like, “Just wait until you reach 30%... that’s when it gets good.” But I don’t think that should be considered a compliment. A story shouldn’t demand that readers slog through a third of it before it becomes engaging. If a book only finds its momentum that late, it raises questions about the author’s ability to balance pacing and, ultimately, about the overall quality of the book. And it's quite common, as well. I am currently struggling with Babel, and just before I went through the same with The Lies of Locke Lamora. It was, of course, a great book, but my point still stands... what's everyone's view on this?

Plot is picking up and I am enjoying it more. Still actively dislike the narrator, but enjoying it in spite of him.

That... Holy hell, what a friggin' rollercoaster ride.

Are you someone like me who forgets what you read after a few days/weeks/months? No recall of the book title, character names, setting, but you know the vibe and you know you had fun reading? I found this article that explains this and would like to share it with you. Here's my favorite part: ...sometimes, reading does not need to reorganize anything. Sometimes it is just fun and meaningful in a “spiritual” sense. A good novel might not change your models or update your priors, it might just offer immersion, rhythm, a brief escape from your own interior monologue. The enjoyment of language, the satisfaction of narrative structure, the comfort of sitting with someone else's imagination for a while, none of that needs to be justified through output. Not everything has to leave a mark to be worth the time. Some books are simply there to be lived in for a few hours or days, and that, too, is enough.

Currently participating in a book quest, and my prompt is to read a book where a god loses their divinity. What's a better book than thee OM being a tortoise?

I started with good omens, the tv show was coming out and I read the book. Loved it then it, was then a toss up between trying Pratchett or Gaiman and it turns out I chose correctly!!

I DNF'd at 80%... I couldn't do it 😅

Why exactly does Collins feel the need to name drop the character every third sentence like we don't know who tf the book is about? I'm only 5 chapters deep and I swear I have read "Coriolanus" at least 100 times. I GET IT. 🤦🏽‍♀️