I'm at the movies today and saw a preview for the Christopher Nolan adaptation of The Odyssey coming out in July, which reminded me of its existence lol. But it got me thinking that it would be cool to read the source text first because I would love to be able to engage in conversations about how the film will compare.

So my question is, for those who have read The Odyssey, what edition/translation did you use? Would you recommend it or not? Why? If you do have a recommendation for a certain copy, I would love for you to tell me why just so I can compare with other options. Thank you for any help in advance 🤗

So I was thinking about how some apps make us spend more time that we were planning on spending. Don't get me wrong, Pagebound is AWESOME (i am loving it here), it really encourages debates, book forums, recommendations and high quality content!!! So I really don't think Doomscrolling is a thing in this app. Still, I do think some people can end up their day feeling like "oh wow, I wanted to read more but i have ended up checking this site every hour instead of actually reading". Of course this is not the apps "fault", is just a pattern, a habit of that user. How do you feel about all of this? (And sorry for the typos hahaha).

What do you do when you hit your reading goal before even half the year is over? Do you see this as an issue? Do you try to plan for a goal that is attainable but challenging enough that it’ll take most of the year to reach? Or do you just pick a goal that seems right and not worry about when you’ll hit it? Do you adjust your goal mid-year if you hit it early?

I tend to go through intense phases where I read a lot (as in, my last phase was about 7 months and I read 275 books) but when I’m not in a phase like that, I’ll read maybe 1-2 books a month. It’s difficult to predict at the beginning of the year whether I’ll read 30 books or 300 books. I want my goal to be challenging but not unattainable if I’m not in a reading phase.

So I’m curious about other people’s approach.

safe to say I’m particularly sick of how men write women now that I’m re-reading The Great Gatsby, so I thought, why not get everyone to comment the best and worst male writers for writing female characters.?? I’ll start with Ian McKewan as he writes women very well

it’s may, we’re far enough into the year that i think this is a fine question: any trends in topics/genres in your reading so far this year? rabbit holes you’ve gone down? consistent themes you’ve noticed yourself going for? was thinking about this and i’d love to hear!