i’ve been enjoying this book!! only to read all the forum posts from korean, japanese, and mandarin readers that they just omitted huge sections from the english translation for fear that americans wouldn’t understand the historical or cultural context?? we’re not all ignorant i promise 😭 and even if we are … make us go look things up. give us more footnotes!!

i guess i gotta go learn mandarin now and revisit the original book in a decade.

whole book about colonization and cultural ‘exchange’ and they remove chunks of both.

I haven't felt present in my own life in years. After a discussion with my fiancée, we agreed we could try to use books to get rid of this brainfog. (And i guess, depersonalisation, at least in my case)

Do you guys have any experience with doing this? Intentionally or unintentionally. If so, will any sort of book do? I figured its best to put phones aside and stimulate the mind.. and most of all, just enjoy each other's company. Do you believe listening will also help? My fiancée likes to read for me.

I know it might not help at all, but I do at least wish to try.

Hello! I hope you are all doing well! Please I’d like some recommendations of queer books set in Ancient Egypt! Personally I’ve only heard of the danmei See You My King but I’d love to hear more recommendations! Have a nice day!

I love reading romantasy and epic fantasy with romance. However, I do not wish to read or watch or hear anything related to romance for a while, as I am currently convinced love is purely fictional and I won't be able to experience it ever. (Today I got dumped via an AI-generated text. AI-GENERATED TEXT. Now I know that when someone is not ashamed of telling you the last time they willingly picked up a book was in middle school, that is a huge red flag. Such people lack not only the empathy to try to understand what the other person is feeling, but also the reading comprehension skills required to come up with a proper answer on their own. I dont feel even a little sad, it just feels like I just parted ways with ChatGPT. Good riddance I guess... I hope I am the first and last person to experience this, but I also know I wont be. I hate AI a bit more each day.)

It feels good to put my anger into words, but back to the purpose of this post: It is kind of hard to find books with absolutely no romance, especially in fantasy. If it won't be too specific to find, I would also very much like books that would make me laugh. I feel a reading slump approaching, so I would appreciate any help 😊

EDIT: I want to thank each and every one of you for all your recs and especially for your support! Your comments mean the world to me :) I realised once more just how much I like being a part of this community. Love you all 💙

Where I live, everybody and their family is sick. I'm also currently knocked out with a cold and feel like shit. What are your go to activities (other than sleep) you do to pass the time? And if you're able to read, what genre are you gravitating towards?