Does anyone else hate it when there is a preface, prologue, etc, that has roman numbers as page numbers? And then after you have already read those pages, you come to chapter one and you are only at page one? I want my credit for what I read 😩

Does anyone else hate it when there is a preface, prologue, etc, that has roman numbers as page numbers? And then after you have already read those pages, you come to chapter one and you are only at page one? I want my credit for what I read 😩

How to get out of them? I'm pulling myself out of one right now, but for the past like four months I have been just reading my book club books.

With how often I dnf books, I wanted to pick your brains on the criteria you have established for yourself.

Edit* most replies didn't follow the format I had my questions so I'm just gunna leave it like this so it's easier to read 😅

I just realized this year is almost half over! I’m thinking about all the books I’ve read so far & wondering which ones I will read next!

What’s been your favorite read of 2026?

I think mine was Sula by Toni Morrison or Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell !!!

I’m thinking about tracking my books in a journal aswell as PB does anyone else do both? And do you have any tips for tracking them in a journal? I want to do a scrapbook style tracker and make it all cute and fun ✨

How do you organise your physical books? Few prompts below:

1. [SPACE] Do you have one dedicated space such as library? Or are your books randomly around your living space? 🏘️

2. [LOGIC] Do you keep books from one author together? Or do you sort them by colour, size, genre, publisher, …, or alphabetically? 🗂️

3. [ORIENTATION] Do your book stand vertically or lay on the side? Combination? Just one row of books on a shelf or multiple (hidden books)? 📚

4. [SURROUNDINGS] Are the books solo or accompanied by other art and decoration? 🏵️

BONUS QUESTION: Do you mix hardcover and paperback? 🫣

Looking for an inspiration.