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mouseinabook commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
For those who read fantasy, do you like hard or soft magic systems better? I enjoy both but prefer mysterious, dangerous magic that isn't fully understood or explained. As long as it is internally consistent and the author doesn't stray into deus ex machina territory, that's my favorite.
22Post from the Geisha, a Life forum
Reading through the other forums pretty much confirm and expand my thoughts about Mineko. Clearly, there are some aspects of her life (at the time of publication) that there is still denial of the severity of trauma & experiences she went through.
If anything, her strong sense of pride and self-worth is both a coping mechanism & manifestation of her experiences. Again, at the age of three, she thought her parents would've been better off without her (to stop the harassment from both Madame Oima & Yaeko). This little child thought it was her responsibility to bear these adult problems when she barely understood the long-term impacts.
Many times throughout the memoir, we are reminded of the child she was and how young she was when these events occurred. I like to think that in the back of her mind, her perseverance came from not wanting the separation from her parents to be for nought — especially when there are times she mentioned she thought of them.
A lot of people commented on her high strong & biased perspective. It may be that because she was set to be an atotori and would oversee other maiko & geiko, she had such strong judgements (give a little kid any power trip and they will run with it).
Once again, men fail to make any good impression. I do not care for "the times", it was horrible then and it's still horrible now.
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I decided to make a reading journal today and it's really fun to write down my thoughts in it and treat it like a scrapbook with occasional doodles
However I worry about how long I can keep up with it
Whilst in the past planners and journal did help me a lot, keeping up with them was always difficult. Like, I'd work on a journal for a month and then abandon it for one reason or another
And I'd rather not see that happen with this reading journal, so does anyone have tips on how to keep one long term?
9mouseinabook commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hi everyone! 🫶 I'm looking for books that include a friendship between a lesbian and a straight guy (I'm desperate for more duos like Robin and Steve 😭). Any genre is welcome. Thank you in advance. 💗
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mouseinabook commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Do you guys stick to the same genres across everything you read, or is it different depending on the format?
I just realized I read completely opposite genres 😭 With books, I’m all romance, all the time. But when it comes to manhwas, I’m suddenly into battles, reincarnation plots, OP main characters… all that.
I do read romance there sometimes, but it’s not my main thing like it is with books.
Am I the only one like this?? 🤣
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0mouseinabook commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Does it shock anybody else's parents that you're reading spicy novels even though you're an adult?
I'm 29 and today my mum discovered that Heated Rivalry (my current book obsession) is spicy. She full named me with a really dramatic gasp. Saying "I thought you were picking up clean romances, I did not realize you like spicy books."
And I'm like "And? I'm 29"
She's even bought me other spicy novels as gifts for birthdays and Christmas. Mostly Romantasy novels. Now I'm wondering if she thought those were clean romances too and did not realize they were spicy (some are very spicy).
I know for certain she'd be mortified to see my Dark Romance obsession. Some of things in there are... yeah....
I just don't get the big deal... 🤔
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0mouseinabook commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hey bookish people!
I am finding that I can't scroll down when selecting the status of a book in order to add it to one of my Shelves.
I reinstalled the app and it still isn't working.
I just wanted to check if this is an app issue (and something I just need to wait out) or if it's only me (in which case it's a problem with my phone). 😅
Cheers!
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