pelbu

French living in Denmark. Trying to avoid the "viral American booktok recommendations" and read fiction from literally anywhere else in the world. I like good writing and fresh perspectives.

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First time User of Pagebound - I heard good things from Tiktok and decided to join the fun!

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Kobo Clara BW vs Kobo Libra Colour

Hi boundlings!!✨

Life is going to get a bit unpredictable for the next few months and it makes more sense to get an e-reader (rip my physical tbr😭). I have never owned one before, nor borrowed one from a friend so I have no idea of what my experience will be like. But alas, it has to be done. I have narrowed it down to these two options: Kobo Clara BW & Kobo Libra Colour. (let's go canadian company). I have been looking at reddit threads (and past PB forum posts) but I figured I might as well ask people with specific experience with these e-readers and who better to ask than you!!! (people who, like me, are not normal about books hehe)

My main points of contention are:

Size: Kobo Clara BW: 6" | Kobo Libra Colour: 7": Since I am only used to paperbacks, I wonder how different it is to read on a smaller screen and if there's a significant reading experience difference between the 6" and the 7".
Colour: I don't care to have colour necessarily but I have read that the Libra Colour gets less bright and I do a lot of reading outside so I don't want to drain the battery so quick
Buttons: Kobo Libra has buttons to prevent accidental touches. How often do accidental touches happen on the Kobo Clara BW (or the kindles for that matter since it's the same design)?

I am leaning towards the Clara BW because of the prize (Clara BW: $179.99 vs Libra Colour: $289.99). But I don't know if having a bigger screen/ buttons would be worth saving for.

I know it's all a matter of personal preference but if you could share your experience, I would greatly appreciate it!! Thank you so much for taking the time!!

For extra context: this would be just to read books, not graphic novels or manga.

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Is there any lightness in this book - I fear this is NOT a summer read :/

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Starting this with a cat on my lap 🥰

My cat fell asleep on my lap so I'm starting this one straight after finishing another book 🥰

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Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino

From the acclaimed author of Parakeet, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth. At the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born to a single mother in Philadelphia. Adina Giorno is tiny and jaundiced, but she reaches for warmth and light. As a child, she recognizes that she is different: She possesses knowledge of a faraway planet. The arrival of a fax machine enables her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, beings who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings. For years, as she moves through the world and makes a life for herself among humans, she dispatches transmissions on the terrors and surprising joys of their existence. Then, at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges Adina to share her messages with the world. Is there a chance she is not alone? Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life on our Earth and in our universe. It is a remarkable evocation of the feeling of being in exile at home, and it introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times.

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The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death. “Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath.” In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family. There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family’s latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees. But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters’ bond but also their lives will be at risk…

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Jul 04, 2026

State of Wonder

5.0

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

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This is the third book by Ann Patchett that I read, and it was quite different, but still excellent. This time the story does not revolve around a family story. This book just transported me into the Amazonian forest. The main character doesn't seem in focus and yet is the center of the book, since we see everything through her eyes. I like the writing style a lot - it doesn't make every obvious to the reader and every word seems well-chosen, making it both easy and satisfying to read. It was an exciting story, with a few twists and surprises up to the end. I don't know what genre this is but I would definitely recommend it, so I'm giving 5 stars to every category, because I do not a believer that 5 stars should be reserved for the best book ever written. The book seemed well-researched but I'll scroll the forum to see if anyone has insight into the broaches topics.

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State of Wonder

Ann Patchett

In a narrative replete with poison arrows, devouring snakes, scientific miracles, and spiritual transformations, "State of Wonder" presents a world of stunning surprise and danger, rich in emotional resonance and moral complexity. As Dr. Marina Singh embarks upon an uncertain odyssey into the insect-infested Amazon, she will be forced to surrender herself to the lush but forbidding world that awaits within the jungle. Charged with finding her former mentor Dr. Annick Swenson, a researcher who has disappeared while working on a valuable new drug, she will have to confront her own memories of tragedy and sacrifice as she journeys into the unforgiving heart of darkness. Stirring and luminous, "State of Wonder" is a world unto itself, where unlikely beauty stands beside unimaginable loss beneath the rain forest's jeweled canopy.

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