lucyPagebound commented on a feature request
Hey folks! My book club met today. We're all on PB, and we thought it might be nice if PB had a feature for book clubs like ours.
Maybe that looks like a user makes a club, they add or invite users to join, and then maybe have a tab somewhere where you can view only posts from your book club(s), similar to but not the same as the Following tab on the feed.
This would serve the purpose of being able to follow along with each other's thoughts with the spoiler tags and everything, filtering for our club's posts only when desired, while also being able to share the discussion with the broader PB community.
Thanks for your time!
lucyPagebound commented on a feature request
i have on occasion used the comments section to serve this function as others have as well. would it be possible to have a section to make notes/explanation on individual titles on a list to provide more context to the book’s inclusion on the list?
i’m thinking something similar to the letterboxd list notes function?

thanks for your consideration.
lucyPagebound commented on a feature request
It can be really difficult to find more in depth, analytical posts in a large forum full of more reactionary posts. Sorting by upvotes usually brings up jokes which of course is very fun, but not always what I'm looking for. It'd be cool if you could sort by post length or word count to try and bring up more of the posts that people spend a lot of time on!
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I've requested something similar before, but it was denied. I had another similar idea, to avoid spoilers for others. When we log our progress on a book, what if there was a pop-up that asked us how we feel or what thoughts we have at that point in the book, to show up on our reading journey for that book? Not for others to see, just for ourselves as a reminder of how we felt while reading that specific book? I just love the idea of having a reminder of how I felt while reading a book rather than just the statistical timeline of how much I read each day. It would make tracking it not only a statistic to view but also a reminder of how the book made you feel and how it impacted you at certain parts of the book.
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For US & Canada users, the giveaway for Love Song by Elle Kennedy is now open! Enter via the Giveaways page on Discover Books or directly from the book's page! Good luck to everyone entering!!
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With it being June already, I suppose most of us are done or getting done with the quest, so I’m curious about what everyone thinks of the books and what your experience with the quest was like. @crybabybea already has such a thoughtful and wide-lens view of the quest on the whole in terms of themes. Let’s talk a bit more about reading experiences here?
Did you manage to read what you wanted? What were you most surprised by? Which are your favourites? Has the quest inspired you to read something new?
Unfortunately, I only got to read two books despite wanting to try for a badge. Still, I’m very happy to have been introduced to these debuts, which I definitely might not have otherwise.
The Plans I Have For You is definitely a favourite of mine now, and from this list. It wasn’t five stars for me, but the book is still brilliantly written and hit so many resonant notes for me.
I’d expected Livonia Chow Mein to be more impactful to me, but I found it hard to connect with the story despite so many aspects that echo with my own life. I am part of the Chinese diaspora, though I live in SEA and not the US. My community has experienced prejudice and injustice despite being seen as “successful.” My own maternal grandmother was Toishanese even, and I loved the words and phrases of it sprinkled in the book, along with the way community as a whole was portrayed.
Alright, that’s enough from me. I’d love to read about your thoughts about these books!
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While the uneven pacing struggled to hold my attention, the character development was truly impressive. I felt something for every single character, which is hard to achieve, especially in a novel where 7 people each get a chapter from their own perspective. I appreciate the realistic, moral-grayness of it all, and the fact that this story has roots in a true one makes me appreciate it more.
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For those in the US, the giveaway for a paperback copy of Hell Bent is open for the next 2 weeks! Good luck to those entering!