katfish
Hi, I’m Kat (the fish is silent)! I’m a lover of anything speculative, lit fic, outdoor/nature non-fiction and poetry!
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The Land in Winter
Andrew Miller
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Books with (Literal) Depth
Nonfiction books about what happens below: caving, diving, deep sea exploration etc
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katfish finished reading and wrote a review...
This is a must read for anyone who’s felt that their attention span has only been shortening. This book is on how our attention has become a commoditied resource, with companies and competing interests hellbent on taking it from us. Chris Hayes, with the unique position of being a news host on MSNBC, has written a very in-depth exploration of the attention economy, while still managing to keep it very readable and easy to understand. I can’t say I enjoyed it, as I spent most of it filled with deep dread (and deep irony as I read it with the tv on in the background), but I do highly recommend it to anyone participating in society in this attention age.
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This book makes me want to throw my phone through a brick wall and become a luddite which I guess, is probably the point.
2katfish commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
hi!! i am once again asking for help on picking a book for a bday present!
my friend has a special interest in mountains/mountain climbing (everest, k2, etc). I've never read anything with this as a specific theme/topic so any help is appreciated! ficition or non fiction is okay!
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What are your reading goals for the upcoming year?
I'm aiming to finish 50 books next year, which is 5 books more than this year (I'm 2 books away from reaching it!). I'm planning to do this every year, incrementing 5 books but only if I finished the last one.
As for quests, these are the ones I really wanna get badges in:
- Games & Trials badge, I already have bronze but I want to get silver or gold
- Rick Riordanverse badge, same for this one
- Asian-inspired Fantasy badge, I really want to diversify my reading! I'm aiming for a bronze badge.
- Fantasy and Sci-Fi with a Side of Romance badge, I'm aiming for bronze
- Cozy Fantasy badge, I really wanna try this type of fantasy! Also bronze
Of course, I know I probably won't get ALL of those badges, but a girl can dream 😀 As for readalongs, I REALLY want to to participate in all of the seasonal readalongs! And hopefully all the special ones too!
As for external challenges, I haven't found any that I'm interested in, but I'm still looking. Any suggestions would be good! I'm also thinking of doing the Wheel of Books challenge, but that's for when I sort my TBR and figure out what I want since I'm a HUGE mood reader.
31katfish completed their yearly reading goal of 25 books!
katfish's 2025 Reading Challenge
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You're a Poet and You Know It
Non-fiction books on the craft of writing poetry.
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Warning: These Books Contain (Natural) Hazards
Nonfiction books on natural hazards and disasters, as categorized by the U.S. National Risk Index: Avalanche, coastal flooding, cold wave, drought, earthquake, hail, heat wave, hurricane, ice storm, landslide, lightning, riverine flooding, strong wind, tornado, tsunami, volcanic activity, wildfire, and winter weather.
Feel free to comment any recs, especially for books that take place outside of the U.S.
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I’m interested to know everyone’s rating system! Like for me, a 3 star read isn’t a bad book, it’s actually a pretty decent book, just something that i didn’t obsess over and probably will forget about. Drop your rating systems 🧡
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hi!!! does anyone out there have any recommendations/experience with ereaders? i want to completely avoid kindle as i have personal beef with amazon. does anyone have/like the kobos? if so, how is the book selection on there? are the digital books any cheaper than physical copies? also for the kobos… do they have their own bookstore that you HAVE to use or can you buy digital books from different platforms? thanks yall
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