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Just saw a post about which books didn't live up to their beautiful covers, so I wanted to ask the community if you have read any books with horrible covers that turned out to be really great?
Don't judge a book by its cover! (Although I definitely do)
I think my most recent read was Trust by Hernan Diaz (not the Riverhead cover though, that one is gorgeous, but I've never seen that one where I live!)
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Just saw a post about which books didn't live up to their beautiful covers, so I wanted to ask the community if you have read any books with horrible covers that turned out to be really great?
Don't judge a book by its cover! (Although I definitely do)
I think my most recent read was Trust by Hernan Diaz (not the Riverhead cover though, that one is gorgeous, but I've never seen that one where I live!)
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The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien
idaquaries commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Does anyone have any tips for reading faster? I’m a slow reader but I want to start reading faster so I can read more books overall. Since coming onto this app, the amount of books I’ve read has definitely increased but my pace of reading hasn’t. I feel like I’m not reading quick enough especially when I see others who have already read 100+ or even 50+ books already! It’s so impressive and so I’ve been wondering, if you consider yourself a fast reader, how do you do it? Good time management? Skimming? Skipping pages? And how does your way of reading quickly affect your understanding of the book? Please let me know of any helpful tips!
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Forgot for a hot second that I finished this. I read it because I loved the off-campus show (like everyone haha). I read The Deal a few yeaes ago and did not like it, so I never continued the series. But I wanted to just see the gist of how Allie and Dean would play out, so I skipped Logan's book (sorry). Was it worth it? Hmm idk.
It was a quick and easy read, and I actually felt myself picking it up a lot. However, that doesn't mean I particularly liked the book. At times I had to put it down because it was just too much... Allie felt pretty similar to the show, but Dean?? Oh my god, get me away from that man.
Additionally, no one in this book act and speak like normal people. And this genuinly reads like it was published on wattpad in 2010.
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The Score (Off-Campus, #3)
Elle Kennedy
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Things We Lost in the Fire
Mariana Enríquez
idaquaries commented on idaquaries's review of The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
This wasn't scary per se, but it was a very poignant reflection of Argentina. Although, I don't know a lot about living there. Most stories were good, without any special lows for me so the quality was quite consistent! Definitely worth the read for something a bit more sinister and macabre, without it being scary.
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The Yield
Tara June Winch
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I unfortunately had to put this on hold for a while because I had to return it to the library, so I feel like it would've been even better if I remembered all the details from the first read, but it was still very good!
I loved the characterization in this, while the characters remain completely unrelatable. Merricat and Constance had their very own quirks, and it was fun to get to know them more as the story progressed.