I wish watching 7 hours review + recap of this book count as having read the book because that was what I did lol

Does anyone have any comfort books they read when they're going through a rough period in their lives or whenever they need to be cheered up? For me it's the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. I've read it a handful of times throughout the years and it always transports me to when I was attending grade school and reading the series for the first time.

Currently watching The Summer I Turned Pretty for the first time and, having never read the books, I’m curious how my experience watching the show would be different if I had. Do you feel like how you picture the characters changes if you read the book after watching the adaptation? I usually avoid watching adaptations of a book if I read the book first because I have a clear image of the characters/setting and I don’t want to mess that up. So I’ve never seen the PJO series for example. But I happened to watch the hunger games and Harry Potter movies before I read the books and clearly pictured the actors in my head as the characters/saw the same settings in my head as the movie.

I personally keep a reading journal because I like being crafty and having a physical space to reflect on my reads and keep track of readathons. I will admit I can absolutely get behind month-to-month, though, if I get busy. What do you all think of reading journals? Do you like them? If you do use them, what kind of spreads do you make?

If you've read Babel or speak multiple languages you'll know what I mean, but how do folks feel about translation gaps? I think a good example of what I'm talking about is; when most East Asian languages, especially Japanese, are translated into English the sentences feel oddly clipped or a little too short. I think its just a feature of the two languages and its not a net negative, but I ALWAYS notice it. Im curious if people notice it also? If you do, how does it affect your reading experience? And if you read books in a Non-English language, does English have any similar quirks of translation that you think are interesting? (if you cant tell im a linguistics major)