I think we should explore lots of different genres, especially so we don’t get bored and can experience something new. Moreover when it comes to fiction and non-fiction I feel like everyone should balance imagination and reasoning.

Feel free to drop ur recommendations! 📚✨

This year I am aiming to diversify my reading with books set in different countries or by authors of different cultures. It has been fun so far, but I am currently reading a nonfiction book about South Korean beauty culture, and it still feels like there is not enough information about this country.

I tried to search for some articles and videos (in English) but didn't find anything interesting. Some days after, I began to wonder if somebody else tries to fully "immerse" themselves in a country they are reading about. And if so, how do you achieve this?

I always see/hear chatter about Sally Rooney and how good her books are. I’m looking to find out for myself, so where do I start?

Happy Friday, Boundlings!

This week my class finished reading The Phantom Tollbooth, and reactions were split… some students absolutely loved it, while others were very “meh” 🤷🏻‍♀️. We spent some time talking about their feelings about the book, as well as the shared experience of reading the same story together, and how each of us experienced it in a completely personal way.

We talked about how a good book doesn’t always hand you answers. Sometimes it just plants questions you didn’t know you had. Some students really connected with Milo and his journey, while others struggled to understand how someone could see the world that way.

We ended up having a really rich discussion around questions like: • What would I have done in that situation? • How much of who we are is shaped by circumstance vs. choice? • And why do fictional people feel so real that we’re still thinking about them (or slightly annoyed at them) days later?

It made my reader and teacher heart happy, because it was a reminder of what I love about thought-provoking books: they don’t wrap everything up neatly. They sit with you. They challenge you. Sometimes they even make you a little uncomfortable, but in the best way.

And the best part? Everyone reads the same words and walks away with something different, like they did today. Same story, totally different interpretations.

It’s so wild how personal reading actually is. And I love it!

So, now I’m curious, what’s a book that stuck with you long after you finished it, and what questions did it leave you sitting with?

So.. I'm a little late with my book journey. I just only read Throne of Glass and ACOTAR and trying to decide if I want to start reading the Fourt Wing / Empyrean series. 🐉

I've heard so many different opinions that I figured i'd just ask here. So in popular terms of the bookverse: is the series overhyped, properly hyped or underhyped?

Would love to hear your thoughts… and honestly, feel free to just decide for me if I should start yet another series 🫠

How many paused books do you guys have? And will you get back to them? I use it as a soft DNF, knowing i'll eventually read it (it might be a year, oops) but sometimes I do DNF eventually. Would love to know your thoughts :)

Hello! 🌷

I'm trying to get into listening to audiobooks alongside my other reading, but the choices are SO MANY, which is good! but also overwhelming.

So I wondered: what would you recommend a beginner audio listener? What audiobooks (fiction, nonfiction, poetry) are among your favorites?

Thank you in advance!

when i want to gift a book to someone (one they didn’t necessarily ask), i always get nervous because i don’t know if they’ll like what i picked for them or if i understood their taste pretty accurately.

i would say my last book-gift was pretty much a success because i bought the person Ariadne (their name is similar) and we both love greek mythology.

do you guys get nervous too or are you just good at gift giving? what’s the best book to give as a gift?