I’m 33 and childless. Some of the most influential books I’ve read have been targeted towards a young audience. There are lessons to be learned in these books that adults may have missed when they were growing up.

Mostly I see 12-18 year olds against reading below their reading level, but occasionally I see the odd adult. If that’s you, Why are you against including books below your reading level in your TBR?

Just incase there is any confusion or misunderstanding, I am not talking about reading books to make sure they are “appropriate” for your kids. I am not saying to exclusively read below your reading level, I am not saying to dumb yourself down. I personally think it is crucial to read a bit of everything in order to have informed opinions, confidence, compassion, and empathy for all.

If you are in the same camp as me, explain why and what your recent favorites are. Last year I read Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, and I’m excited to continue the series!

Y’ALL. I just came across this buzzfeed article where I learned there are whole ass people out there picking up books and skipping everything but the dialogue?? And apparently, those of us who don’t consider this to count as reading are engaging in “literary gatekeeping” 🙃🫠

I mean, WTF?? I need to hear y’all’s thoughts on this because I’m losing my mind over the comments elsewhere that act like this is the superior way to read.

i'm really proud of myself so far!! i was hoping to get through 24 books this year, and i'm already at 18 and counting!! i also made it a goal of mine to read an entire trilogy, and i've almost done that too :))

are you on track with your reading goals? do you have reading goals other than reading a certain amount? pla brag a lil in the comments, you deserve congratulations!!

and of course if you haven't been able to keep up with them, that's so fair too! sometimes setting a goal can make it feel intimidating or like a chore, as long as you're having fun that's all that matters! ❤️

I just stare at the wall and regulate my emotions. Of course I cry, even the story affects my mood for the entire day. I never let anything dirty touch my books but if it’s my tears I don’t care 😭 I let the pages wrinkle wrinkle because I cried over them.

But the funny thing is, after not reading the story for a long time, I can suddenly feel sad again when I remember that character like remembering my ex (?. Pfftt jk)

Hi Boundlings 🪄

Its me Moonchild, How are you all? Hope you are fine😇

Just wanted to know if you have controversial opinions about books or authors 😅👀??!!

I haven’t seen author’s pronouns in the brief bios on PB. Can they be added somehow as a “side project” by moderators? When writing in the forum or a review I usually use “the author,” or the author’s last name, then they/their as a default. Sometimes I am aware of an author’s pronouns from another source and, of course, use them yet it would be helpful to have them in the Pagebound author bios!