1. What book made you fall in love with reading?
2. Do you judge a book by its cover?
3. What is your favorite genre to read?
4. If you could swap places with any character from a a book, who would you become?
5. What genre do you want to love, but you just don't?
6. Do you DNF?
7. If you were to attend a book retreat, where would you want to go?
8. What book do you wish you could read again for the first time?

ok so i mainly read ebooks because it’s cheaper and more accessible for me, and i read on my ipad. i’ve been getting a bit of eye strain and find that i get distracted while reading on my ipad as that’s where i use streaming services and games as well.

my question is would you recommend an ereader and if so, which ereader and why?

Hi all! I'm new here and SO PLEASED I found this site. I've been dreaming of a book place like this.

I'm old enough to have been an avid reader for literal decades. Now I just wish to make sure there are others here too (age does not matter when it comes to reading, just curious).

Were you listening to Nirvana and reading The Secret History when it first came out?

Nice to meet you all!

Hey folks. I’ve been seeing a lot of conversation around anti-intellectualism that exists in the booktok community. I believe it has recently come up due to this woman (with blonde hair I believe) I can’t remember her handle, making overt critiques in what can be perceived as an abrasive way.

I don’t really care about her approach. What I will say is this: her points are valid. There is an increase in anti-intellectualism that seems to be paired with a rise in conservatism and fascist ideology in this country.

Do I care about people reading shit books that’s hardcore porn on paper? No, not really. I do notice that many of the books in the Discover section here do represent a lot of these types of books. It’s neither here nor there. Just an observation that this occurs outside of the booktok realm.

But there is a lack of critical thinking and engagement with literature. And so I’m curious, what are your thoughts?

EDIT: I’m not sure I made it clear enough but I DO enjoy reading romantasy and smutty books! I can be entertained and critically engage with art. Bad art is just as important as bad art. And ultimately, art is subjective. The question is more about how we critically engage with media overall and how the literacy crisis and rise of fascism influence how we critique art.

like WHY did i just finish a book and now i’m staring at my ceiling rethinking my entire personality?? one second i’m like “haha cute enemies to lovers” and the next i’m like “what’s the point of life if he’s not real 😭💔”

I SWEAR AUTHORS BE OUT HERE PLAYING GOD. they’ll be like “this is just a cozy fantasy!!” and then personally ruin my mental health halfway through 😭😭😭

BRO I WAS JUST TRYNA RELAX. then they hit me with the “he dies but his love never did” like???? EXCUSE ME I’M TOO YOUNG, WHY PROCESSING TRAUMA RIGHT NOW 😭😭

also whoever invented plot twists?? yeah i just wanna talk. because HOW you gonna make me trust a character for 400 pages just for them to literally BETRAY EVERYONE LIKE IT’S CASUAL???? ma’am that’s emotional DAMAGEEEE 😩

not to be dramatic (i am) but when i finish a book i just sit there like “what now.” like my real life is buffering. i walk around like i just came back from war 💀

AND CAN WE TALK ABOUT BOOK HANGOVERS???? because why does it feel physically IMPOSSIBLE to start a new book after finishing one that shattered me into 69 (😏) emotional pieces 😭 this ain’t healing, this is regression 😭😭

things books have taught me: — don’t trust the narrator 😃 — if someone says “everything’s fine,” it’s not. — the quiet one will emotionally wreck you. — never get attached. (i get attached every time 💀)

yeah anyway i’ll be crying listening to Adrienne Lenker in my bed if anyone needs me 😭🩵

#BookTok #WhyAmICryingOverDeadTrees #FictionalMenAreRealToMe #IBlameTheAuthors #ReadingIsASport

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place for this post, also sorry cause this is a weird one. I've made my peace but I really want to reread this book that my friend borrowed from me, but he's the final boss of ghosting and I'm at a loss 🙃

So he's the actual worst texter in the world, so much so, that if you don't see him according to a schedule you'll never see him again. That's also exactly what happened. I told him about something sad happening in my life, he said I could always come to him, and then he never responded again. It's been 8 months of awkward messages from me and 0 response from him, and I just realised I'd really like to reread 'this is how you lose the time war', with my brain conjuring the picture of my copy sitting on his shelf. I feel like, at this point, he's had the time to read it.

Should I start calling him to ask for my book back in the hopes he awakes from his slumber? Should I give up on my quest and simply go to the library? Or should I break into his appt in the middle of the night, get caught in my neon yellow ski mask and make a break for it, gaining nothing but experience for my future life of crime? Jokes aside, I honestly don't know what to do, any advice would be great!

there’s always going to be books out there that you love 99% of it but the ending throws you off

for me, the perfect son by freida mcfadden is just that. after reading it, i gave it a 5 star but since then, i’ve looked back on it and realized it was lower because of the ending. even during my initial read, i was not happy with it but blinded by how much i enjoyed reading it in whole

it really bothers me when books end on cliffhangers and the author never makes a sequel. i don’t need “happy endings” but i want true endings, not something that i’ll spend the rest of my life wondering what happened afterwards

Bit of a interior design question here, for people with many physical books: I just moved into a new flat, and need to find some creative storage ideas for my books. As I assume some of you may have encountered the problem of too many book in too small a space, but absolute unwillingness to get rid of any of them, I ask for ideas for storage with the following parameters:

• I already have a large simple book shelf on one wall (think IKEA Billy style)
• I don't have another free wall for another simular shelf or a library style wall
• I would love the backs of the books to be visible, so no closed spaces

Any ideas are welcome!!

Question, at what point would you say screw it in a book and just read the entire thing? Sometimes i spend a week or two on a book then if i have 100 or 200 pages left im like hell ya and just read the rest of the thing and stay up till 3 in the morning.