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dragonlord

adult | trying to read more books | not super picky about fiction genres but extremely picky about worldbuilding and characterisation | generous ratings because i like to like things

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Universe Quest: Rick Riordanverse
Level 3
My Taste
Glitterland (Spires, #1)
Men Who Hate Women
Frankenstein
Bury Your Gays
Reading...
Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes
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Men Explain Things to Me
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
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The Woman in the Library
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Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School
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dragonlord commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Reading multiple books at the same time

    Are y'all able to read multiple books at once? I will often see people with quite a few books being currently read, and I have personally never been able to do that 😅 I find it so hard to not get lost switching back and forth, sometimes merging stories/details in my head or forgetting things. I also struggle to keep myself absorbed in the world when I am moving around, feels like constantly getting in and out of the shower if that makes sense LMAO

    For those who do read multiple at the same time, do you find yourself struggling at all? Or is it easy for you to go back and forth? Why do you prefer reading multiple at once vs. one at a time? And then vice versa for those like me who can only read one at a time.

    I am personally at all times focusing on one TV show, one video game, and one book at a time. I can switch between those through the day just fine, but once I try to switch between two of the same form of media my brain gets all mixed up.

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  • Frankenstein
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    It turns out, I never even slightly knew the plot of Frankenstein

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  • Books to stage

    Hi! I'm currently studying acting for stage and screen at university and have got into reading books that have been turned into plays. I was wondering if there is a quest or a list on here for books that have been made into plays? Also what are your favourite books that have been made into plays? What would you recommend? 🎭

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    The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

    The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

    Mona Eltahawy

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  • Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School
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    Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School

    Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School

    C.J. Pascoe

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  • Libby - Long Holds

    Hey is it typical for Libby to have extremely long holds for books? I’m talking months.

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    Penguin Random House giveaway

    Mundane Magic: A Lazy Witch's Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff Done

    Mundane Magic: A Lazy Witch's Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff Done

    Molly Donlan

    Transform the mundane tasks of daily life into intentional moments of magical self-care, with spells, rituals, and exercises that work with your brain, not against it—from the co-host of the Demystify Magic podcast Are the dust bunnies and clutter in your house getting out of control? Do you put off cleaning your shower curtain or organizing your closet until you can’t ignore the mess anymore? Imagine turning these mundane chores into moments of magic, where sweeping the floor or folding laundry becomes an act of spiritual connection and enchantment. But how do we bridge the gap between the ordinary and the extraordinary? That’s where Mundane Magic comes in, to help you focus on the intention behind your actions and tap into everyday magic with simple rituals and mindful moments, like whipping together a coffee spell for abundance or clearing out the stagnant energy under your bed. Initially a skeptic herself, Molly Donlan’s journey took an unexpected turn when chronic hip pain led her to Reiki and the intersection of science and spirituality. She’s been where you are, overwhelmed by the weight of daily stress and household chores, but by injecting boring tasks with a sense of novelty and fun, she found magic practices that worked for her and her ADHD brain, rather than against it. Organized by rooms around the house and divided by the level of difficulty, Mundane Magic shares fun and actionable tips, exercises, spells, and rituals to create micro-moments of magic and motivation. You can organize your chores around the moon cycles to optimize cleansing and creativity, whip up an easy simmer pot for the motivation to tackle that pile of dirty dishes, or turn a minty shampoo into a spell for mental clarity. Mundane Magic offers a fun approach and empathetic support for productivity around the house and reclaiming joy and creativity in the process.

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    Flatiron Books giveaway

    Reparenting the Inner Child: The New Science of Our Oldest Wounds and How to Heal Them

    Reparenting the Inner Child: The New Science of Our Oldest Wounds and How to Heal Them

    Nicole LePera

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work and How to Be the Love You Seek comes a groundbreaking guide to healing our childhood wounds and rediscovering our full potential As adults, we often fall into patterns that feel irrational or out of character—shutting down, lashing out, people-pleasing, or self-sabotaging. Beneath those reactions lies our inner child, a younger part of us still trying to get its needs met the only way it knows how. We all carry the imprint of our earliest years. Childhood is brief, yet its impact is lifelong. Some parts of us were met with love while other parts were met with silence, criticism, or disapproval. To survive, we learned to adapt—learning to over perform, to hide, or stay small. Most of us made it through with a mix of love and lack. And many of us still protect the parts of ourselves that once felt unsafe. While we can’t change what happened, we can change how it lives within us and impacts our lives today. Reparenting the Inner Child offers a clear, compassionate path to self-integration, combining practical exercises, somatic tools, and guided reflections to help us create the safety, love, and boundaries we've always needed. Through her holistic framework that models individual development, Dr. LePera explains how we can cultivate the emotional maturity and regulation to respond calmly instead of reacting, to embrace desire instead of shame, and to question the stories we've long believed about who we have to be. Enlightening, empowering, and clarifying, Reparenting the Inner Child is a book that will stand the test of time as a comprehensive guide for personal development and healing, and a resource that will forever change the way we understand ourselves.

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    Simon Books giveaway

    Family Drama

    Family Drama

    Rebecca Fallon

    A vibrant debut and powerful meditation on family, motherhood, and the cost of holding on to your dreams, reminiscent of Ann Napolitano. It’s 1997, and snow is blanketing a New England beach. Two befuddled seven-year-olds watch as their mother’s body is tipped overboard a crumbling boat. A Viking funeral, followed by a raucous wake. A send-off fit for soap opera star Susan Bliss. Fifteen years earlier, Susan is a blazing, beautiful young woman, passionate about her art. It’s impossible not to fall in love with her, and so Alcott, a practical professor, does—hopelessly. And so begins the love story of Susan’s two-paneled life, an unconventional, jetlag-filled arrangement that takes her back and forth between her home in New England as a wife and mother to young twins, and the bright lights of soapy Los Angeles. In the present, Susan’s twins grow up in the shadow of her all-consuming absence. Sebastian, a sensitive artist, cleaves to her memory, fascinated with the artifacts of her starry past. Viola, resentful of her mother’s torn allegiances, distances herself from the memories of her. But when Viola runs into her mother’s old costar Orson Grey—now a renowned Hollywood star—she finds herself falling deeply in love with him and begins to put together the pieces of a mother she never really knew. Sharp, assured, and beautifully written, Family Drama is a story told in double-helix, with intertwined timelines that explore the different versions of ourselves we share with the world and with each other.

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  • dragonlord commented on nonhoration's review of Men Explain Things to Me

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  • Men Explain Things to Me
    nonhoration
    Feb 01, 2026
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    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:
    This book was fine, but it didn't feel like it had a lot of depth. The essays felt a bit like blog posts and were a bit too "of course not all men" to me.
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