Hi! I just watched Black Swan (the ballet movie with Natalie Portman) and loved it. I wanted to read a book with the same psychological thriller feel. I would love any recommendations.

After almost no reading in 2024, I'm really getting back into it this year but I'm struggling big time sticking with nonfiction, even though I have always enjoyed reading theory. I want to slowly work through my nonfiction shelves and I've noticed the best way to get to it is to buddy read and chat about the nonfiction I'm reading with other people. Anyone interested in picking up some book with me? :) Here is a selection of what I have ahead of me: Tithi Bhattacharya - Social Reproduction Theory Laura Miles - Transgender Resistance Rox Samer - lesbian potentiality & feminist media in the 1970s Silvia Federici - Caliban and the Witch (I would read this one in german, but happy to chat about it in english ofc!) Not necessarily looking for an academia-worthy discussion, since some of these topics are newer to me as well, but even just low stakes chatting about what I've read often helps both motivate me and understand more/have it stick in my memory. I'm imagining a chapter by chapter buddy read where we are open to take as much time as we need (though for me personally deadlines are helpful). Anyone interested? :)

After almost no reading in 2024, I'm really getting back into it this year but I'm struggling big time sticking with nonfiction, even though I have always enjoyed reading theory. I want to slowly work through my nonfiction shelves and I've noticed the best way to get to it is to buddy read and chat about the nonfiction I'm reading with other people. Anyone interested in picking up some book with me? :) Here is a selection of what I have ahead of me: Tithi Bhattacharya - Social Reproduction Theory Laura Miles - Transgender Resistance Rox Samer - lesbian potentiality & feminist media in the 1970s Silvia Federici - Caliban and the Witch (I would read this one in german, but happy to chat about it in english ofc!) Not necessarily looking for an academia-worthy discussion, since some of these topics are newer to me as well, but even just low stakes chatting about what I've read often helps both motivate me and understand more/have it stick in my memory. I'm imagining a chapter by chapter buddy read where we are open to take as much time as we need (though for me personally deadlines are helpful). Anyone interested? :)

Currently in the middle of a reading slump. Not only does everything I start to read end up feeling lackluster but basically every book on my shelf is holding no appeal to me. (Please note: this is not due to a lack of books. I have so many and even the Libby books I look at don't sound good.) So I'm looking for suggestions to end this slump whether that be activities, books to read, or even a crazy reading method you use to get into a book quick! Please help!! I want to start making progress on my TBR again. EDIT: thanks to everyone for their suggestions! definitely trying some out after taking a little break from reading in general. appreciate everyone chiming in on ideas and i'll have to make another edit to this when i finally find something to help get me out of this funk.

my attention span is so bad right now and i can only really go an hour max before needing a phone break lol. i'm trying to work myself up to be able to do a 12 hr readathon (prob broken up into two 6 hr intervals) just for fun.