Is there something you do on PB that’s a little quirky? Maybe you use a certain feature in a unique way or have a ritual/habit?

I’ll go first: I like going to the Discovery tab and checking the “Today’s Featured Emoji” section to see if I have none of the featured books read. I have no idea why, it just gives me little thrill to think I somehow dodged all the listed books 🤣

"Poetry that reads like a thriller." -R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps series

I am utterly charmed by the fact that this is blurred by R.L. Stine. I don't disagree with his evaluation (this is a re-read of this translation for me), but it feels so shockingly different from the vibes I got from the Fagles version I read back in school, which felt like an interesting story too caught up in sounding formal for me to believe people passed this along orally. This feels like a story you might tell, with some flourishes in language, certainly, but with anyone new to the tale on the edge of their seat, wondering how the next peril will be resolved. Also, y'all, R.L. Stine. <3

I really want to know, what are you FAVORITE books of all time. what is a book that has you trapped in the time you read it? what book do you think about at night? what book do you always recommend when people ask you for a book to read?

For me, i LOVE the invisible life of addie larue by ve schwab. i was utterly transformed by that book, and i still think about it even 3 years later.

Hi! I wanted to ask on your opinion on tracking books you read for school or work. Do you track only books read on your free time or also books read for work and why? I don’t have very strong opinions on the matter and don’t really care what others decide to do. I have an exam coming that requires me to read a few books and on one hand it feels tempting that I would get to tick off a few books of my yearly reading goal or just get the general feeling of accomplishment but on the other hand it kind of feels like cheating to me because the goal was set with free-time-books in mind… Thoughts?

Genre omnivore (coined by CirKater (me)) = someone whi reads all genres and in between and the only criteria for a book to be enjoyed is that its good

Does any of yall fit this description? If yes, do you have a favourite genre? Is there any that you have higher expectations for or just don't vibe with that much? And share your (hopefully genre-diverse) reading lists while we're at it!

For me my favourite genre has to be high fantasy, the longer and more convoluted the better! I'm in the middle of like five 3+ book series and I am having the time of my life!

Funnily enough, my least favourite genre might be romantasy, as it tends to focus less on the fantasy parts and more on the romance. So the romance has to be really dang good for me to be able to enjoy it, which lets be honest is kinda hard to do in a way that pleases me.

My current reading list is: 💥The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan. THE epic fantasy series. For now its taking quite a slow pace (160 pages in and the main plot has not started yet🥲) but I am having fun with it and the worldbuilding is wonderful! 💥Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevski. Despite enjoying it a lot, I'm moving very slowly with it, but thats fine. I started in June and am curretly around 50%. Its not that its bad, but it requires me way more "brain power" than other books. 💥 The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. LeGuin. I'm only at the very beginning, but it seems promising! I love genderweird scifi, so it will hopefully scratch that itch. 💥 False History - Otto English. A nonfiction about common misinformation about historical facts and how those correlate with modern problems. Its not bad, but some of the chapters are not as interesting as others, and the author loves to show his opinions as facts. I agree with those opinions, but still, it is kinda annoying. 💥 Two books that are only out in Hungarian. An absolute garbage fantasy I am forcing my way trough to see how bad it can get, and an essay collection about writing as a craft.