I always think back to the childhood books that got made me into the reader I am today so I wanna know what books everyone on here got them into reading! It also doesn’t have to be childhood books if you became a big reader later in life but I would still love to know what your answer was! One of the first books that I remember really loving and becoming obsessed with is the first Percy Jackson book that my mom recommended to me when I was about 7-9. So I owe my reader journey to her. I also really love the Pixie Hollow series so I’m super excited to read Wings of Starlight soon. (I’m also using this post as an opportunity to get some reading recommendations 🤭)

I'm really interested in learning more about the awesome folks I've connected with on pagebound so far. I've interacted with many of you, and while we usually stick to books because it's a common love we all share, but I realized I only know a little about each of you through those conversations. That is totally fine if that is how you'd like to keep things, so no pressure to answer 😊. A little more personally about me: I'm a father (mid 30s) of 2 beautiful little girls (3.5 years and 7 months), married to an amazing woman and mother, and we also have 2 French bulldogs 😊. I'm currently a software engineer and my primary focus is infrastructure (all the boring stuff that websites like pagebound runs on behind the scenes and serves it all over the world), but I also freelance in web development still since it's where I got my start. Fun random fact: I was top 500 in overwatch season 3 🤣 Super happy to have met everyone and will hopefully continue to meet as this community grows 😊 Please don't forget to practice good internet safety when answering! 🫣

Damnnnn Nick you really slapped the shit outta everyone at that curia - we love a god tier public speaker in this house 😩🙌🏻❤️

I personally can’t, despite my best efforts haha 😅. I used to worry about and honestly still do sometimes, the lack of my book memory. Thinking that maybe I should slow down, read less. I really don’t want to though because I prefer reading over watching tv shows or movies. If you’re like me, I came across this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson today and I hope you can take solace in it like I have.. “I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”

What’s a super popular book that everyone seems to love, but you just couldn’t finish? What didn’t work for you? My answer might trigger some people lol

This book is a hard read so far, and I'm not loving the main character at this point. But we are only 9% in so I'm hoping for some character development and excitement. If that's not going to happen someone please let me know!

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I have a vacation coming up HOT and while I'm excited for the trip itself, I'm also excited to have a bunch of time I can read! Do you have a preferred genre to read on vacation or method of picking out books? One of my friends likes lighter happy books (maximum relaxation I get it!). I'm the opposite and take on more involved books (The Priory of the Orange Tree is on my list for the plane!) since I can actually devote brain power to it that usually is sapped by work. It does varies a little for me depending on the type of vacation (sitting at the beach all day vs. running around exploring). I'm curious what other people like to do!