I bought the book months ago and was too intimidated to start until now! I tried checking it out from my library at first but they had a version that was way too difficult to understand haha. I got the penguin classic version and it's definitely more digestible. I'm in chapter 3 and so far it's not extremely engaging but I'm excited to get to the false imprisonment.

Happy new year y'all! I am really looking forward to reading more this next year, but I have the hardest time figuring out what to do with my hands/body while reading. I end up defaulting to TT instead of Kindle when I'm bored since it makes me less antsy and agitated. Does anyone have any tricks/go-tos to that keeps their hands and bodies busy while reading? I fear I cannot sit still and calmly read, and I want to improve this to keep up my reading goal. 😭😩 TIA!

Hi all! I was looking at my shelf and wanted to know what book to start out the year with:

Legend born - Tracy Deonn The naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes God of the woods - Liz Moore Little women - Louisa May Alcott Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky The great gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald Gone with the wind - Margaret Mitchell Dracula - Bram Stoker The adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain Murmur of Bees - Sofìa Segovia

Give in and reread my favorite book ever: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

These are just the books on my physical tbr by the way so feel free to suggest others

I’ve been SO overwhelmed w the amount of books i got gifted for christmas that it’s sort of thrown me into a bit of a dull spot? everything i’m trying to read bores me to absolute death 😭😭😭

i NEED recs. idgaf about the genre or content. i just need something

hey guys!! just popping in to wish everyone a happy new years eve!! i hope you all had a great year and have a wonderful new year. and for everyone who's also spending their night watching the last episode of stranger things, ENJOY!!!!

I don't necessarily mean books from big authors, but i am aiming more towards those books that are pushed a lot on social media RIGHT NOW, or those who are recently published and took a certain fanbase by storm.

How often do you pick up a book you have never heard the name of before going to the store?

Personally- if a book is pushed "down my throat" (like Instagram advertising often becomes imo) I will no longer have an interest in it, even if i originally was interested.

I have also realised I have found few new releases i enjoy.

On the other hand, I am very bad at picking up books I've never heard of before or have a connection to. So I am... torn?

Hello everyone!

I've branched out into translated fiction and horror this past year and I love it, and would love to read more of it. Any recommendations?? What are your all time favorites?

Some of my favorites so far are: Our Share of Night by Mariana Enrique Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama The End of August by Yu Miri

Read books I genuinely want to read.

Re-read at least 3 favorite books that once meant a lot to me.

Read more translated fiction.

Pick one classic per month, even if it’s a short one.

Explore at least one genre I usually avoid.

DNF books guilt-free if they don’t work for me.

Keep a realistic TBR instead of an intimidating one.

Prioritise long-standing TBR books before shiny new releases.

Allow reading slumps without panic.

These are my bookish new year resolutions. What are yours?

I joined Pagebound to fall back in love with reading and so desperately would love to achieve my 2026 reading goal. I (like many others) have struggled to maintain the habit, even though I love reading!

So, what have you done differently in 2025 that helped you increase your reading?

Happy new year, everyone! I just wanted to take a moment to share my appreciation for this app, the devs and the users. Pagebound has been such a positive experience for me since I joined - not only has it fueled my passion for reading, but it’s been so rewarding to be part of a community of readers who are equally excited to chat about books! Anyway, here’s to another year of yapping about literature together! 🥂🎊

Hey so what’s points for in this app? Do they do anything?

What the title says!

I'm mainly hoping for moreQueer stories whether it's a slice of life or horror.

So what is everyone’s planned first read of 2026 going to be?

I will be starting Strange Pictures by Uketsu once it’s officially New Years Day 😌