i just wanted to come on & say thank you to PB + its creators + the wonderful community on here. i joined PB in early august because (1) discussion-based book space sounded amazing & (2) i desperately needed a distraction while waiting for my bar exam results 😵‍💫

during bar prep i only got through 2 books in three months, i couldn’t listen to music for months because i was scared that lyrics would take up “too much space” in my head, i didn’t dare do anything that wasn’t prep-work. i took the exam in july & then curled up & cried about it for a week before i decided i needed to do something to pass the time until results released, so i decided to start reading again

yesterday, 9/22, i got my results: i passed the bar!!!!!!!!!! i am officially baileyisbooked, esquire 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 (obligatory nothing-i-say-on-here-is-associated-with-my-job-or-license-and-is-my-own-opinion blah blah blah) 👩‍⚖️⚖️🍾🤍

i am getting sworn in on friday & i am just so grateful & relieved. i am a first gen student for both college & law school, so this really was a crazy push for me & my family is thrilled 😭🫶

i just wanted to say thank you to everyone, especially jennifer & lucy for creating a space like this. PB really saved my sanity for the last 8ish weeks while i waited. everyone has been wonderful, i have been reading books out of my normal range & loving them, & getting to talk to fantastic people about excellent books. it’s just been such a bright spot in what has otherwise been a high anxiety / dread period.

so yeah, that’s kind of it. thank yall for the work you put in & thank you everyone for the discussions & posts & recs & comments & quests & everything else. i hope everyone is having a great week & reading a 5-star read ❤️‍🩹🫂📖🥹

I am listening to the audiobook of Demon Copperhead through Libby and the writing is wonderful, the characters are interesting and complex, and the plot has a good pace so far. This is my first Kingsolver book so I can't compare it to her other work but it does make me want to read more from her. I do find it hard to keep picking up the (audio)book because the content is so heavy. I'm interested to hear from others about their thoughts!

I cannot take this man seriously OML babez even I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face if a man told me "I choreographed this dance thinking of you" LIKE..😭😭

AND THE WAY IT GROWS ON HER TOO WOMAN WAKE UP YOU ARE INSANEEE

I am listening to the audiobook of Demon Copperhead through Libby and the writing is wonderful, the characters are interesting and complex, and the plot has a good pace so far. This is my first Kingsolver book so I can't compare it to her other work but it does make me want to read more from her. I do find it hard to keep picking up the (audio)book because the content is so heavy. I'm interested to hear from others about their thoughts!

Does anyone have a book (or books??) that they just hate with every fibre of their being? If so, why? Like is it just not your cup of tea or is it so irredeemably bad you side eye anyone who likes it?

I recently read "Pamela; or Virtue Rewarded" by Samuel Richardson for a university class & it genuinely might be one of the worst things ever written (that was also, bafflingly, insanely popular....) and I'm curious what other books are out there that might also claim that title!