I live in the US and I just started reading The Decagon House Murders and so far the characters seem neutral/indifferent about police officers/murder case detectives and idk it was interesting to me. It seems folks in the US either praise or fear law enforcement (a lot more on the distrust side in the past two years or so).

So I wanted to ask others what it's like for you, do the people of your country/region trust law enforcement or not? (I know there's also like a lot of other factors that play a part other than nationality, so feel free to share that too!)

Do we like re-reading? What is everyone meaning to re-read atm?

I posted a review on the Hello Chaos A Love Story: The disorder of Seeing and Being Seen page, and realised... practically nobody else has read it! I loved it, so I thought I'd reach out and ask if people had similar experiences.

I think it can feel a bit lonely in the forums of some of the less popular books, so I wanted to make a space where you can gush and be supported about your favourite niche read. (Or even reads where there are active forums but you feel you don't get to participate enough!)

One of my longstanding rules is that I WILL add anything to my TBR if it comes with a glowing recommendation, so this is your chance to get a buddy for your favourite niche book :)

"A mycelial network is a map of a fun-gus's recent history and is a helpful reminder that all life-forms are in fact processes not things. The "you" of five years ago was made from different stuff than the "you" of today. Nature is an event that never stops. As William Bateson, who coined the word genetics, observed, "We commonly think of animals and plants as matter, but they are really systems through which matter is continually passing." When we see an organism, from a fungus to a pine tree, we catch a single moment in its continual development."

I love this thought. I just had a mental picture of me passing a tree on a hike and after I'm out of sight, the tree continues to grow. 🥹

Reading the last few pages of this in snippets while at work because I can't wait until after I'm off 😅😅