I know reading in baths is super popular but im honestly scared to do it because i fear i would drop my book in the water. Has that happened to anyone or is it actually rare? Because i do think it sounds super relaxing im just terrified of damaging my book.

Anyone else on CET or UTC who wakes up on 200+ post threads and feels they've missed out on the good fun?

WELL THIS IS OUR TIME NOW MUAHAHAHAH 😁

Good morning! How's everybody? Whatcha reading?

I've just finished reading Animal Farm on my daily train commute to work, and plan on reading Remarkably Bright Creatures next. I started work about an hour ago and should get back to it. 😬

Have a lovely day!

Now that a Cosmere cinematic universe is much more likely, what would you think work best for each project? Obviously having them all be uniform would be much better, and we probably won't even get them all, but just for fun, we can think what would work best for each (independently of the others)

So you don't have a hard time remembering, the Cosmere consists of:

• Mistborn era 1
• Elantris
• The Emperor's Soul
• Warbreaker
• White Sand
• The Stormlight Archive
• Mistborn era 2
• Tress of the Emerald Sea
• Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
• The Sunlit Man
• Isles of the Emberdark
• Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
• The Fires of December (based on the first 2 chapters)
• Dragonsteel (for anyone who read the prime version and wants to count it)

It's totally fine to answer even if you haven't read all of them, and remember - this is just for fun!

I had an idea for a game to make friends here, as well as to give and receive books recommendations.

Drop a little comment if you’re looking for recommendations, and people can visit your profile and read your bio - giving recs based on profile bios alone! They can then place these recs under your comment so they’re all organized for you!

I’ve seen some really creative and fun profile bios, so this could be really interesting! 📚📖

How do y’all pick what number your reading challenge goal is? 📚

Personally, I always base it off of the number of the year (for example my 2026 goal is to read 26 books) because it feels satisfying. However, in the past few years it hasn’t felt very “goal-like” since I tend to reach it before halfway through the year 🤷‍♀️

QUESTION OF THE DAY!! 🐝🐞🪲 If the book you were reading right now came to life, and you were the main character, how screwed would the world be? What would you change?

Or, what is one female/male lead you would switch places with?

I'm currently reading our unofficial readalong book The Bog Wife and although I am loving it, I think I've realised that I find cranberry bogs quite soothing for some reason? And that got me thinking about if the cranberries are making this story less creepy/scary for me, what would drive the horror factor all the way up.

I think vines might be it for me, though I can't think of a botanical horror book I've read with them (recs?). It's the idea that they can get in anywhere 💀

So what is the scariest plant for you?

Change a single word in a book title to ruin it/make it silly. Let see what funny ones there are!!

Some great examples ive seen (not mine)

• Harry Potter and the Kidney Stone
• The Medicore Gatsby
• A game of scones

Its been a tough week at work, so I thought this would cheer me up (and maybe someone else who is having a tough go today or recently).