I've been seeing a lot of dislike for certain authors because of their own personal viewpoints. This is to the point where people are getting upset hearing about books by those authors or choose to absolutely, not read anything by them.

What are your thoughts on this?

Personally even if I disagree with the author's takes, I can separate the book from the author; especially if its a work of fiction.

Even its a work of nonfiction, I would still see a reason to read their book, since how then will you understand their viewpoints, they are trying to present, if you are not willing to read it.

However, the only reason I could see not being able to, is if they are literally pushing their viewpoints down onto you in the book themselves, instead of just presenting their thoughts; fiction or nonfiction wise.

I could also see it coming down to the question is an author able to seperate their own views from their story. And yes, I believe they can for sure. The thing is, do they want to. It is their story so they can do whatever they want. And if they do decide to push their own agenda, in their own works of fiction, and you don't agree with their takes, then that is completely understandable.

I have been trying to get the second volume of Songs from the Seashell Archives... I asked for it for my birthday from thriftbooks and made sure i was looking at vol 2, sent a link... and yet vol 1 is what arrived 😔 my mom was also really excited because i was so excited! The image for the book was the second volume, but the title said vol 1..really bummed about the mix up especially because last night was rough (my cat broke another one of my lamps... 🥲) so i was even more looking forward to it We are gonna try to get them to exchange it for vol 2 so fingers crossed 🤞🏻

Anyone have any good book news that we can celebrate together?!

Have you ever read a book set in a real world location that heavily affected your enjoyment or affection for the story?

I read The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin last year and didn’t like the characters or plot that much, but I loved seeing how Le Guin brought Portland, OR to life. As someone who grew up in the area, I could follow the MC’s commute through the city and how it shaped the novel, and it helped me enjoy my experience a lot more.

On the flip side, I just finished The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin, and struggled to find my footing with the story and the characters. It was well written and there were creative choices I appreciated, but I think I would’ve liked the book more if I had any familiarity with NYC at all.

Does anyone have a similar experience?

Good evening Bookaholics!!

I have a good question for you all today!

If you could only read 2 genres for the rest of your life, what would they be? 🤔

Personally, it would be Romance and Classics for me. I feel like romance itself can have so many subgenres within the book, and classics itself is such a huge range with so many different genres that all fit into 'classical literature'!

This may be a controversial discussion topic, but next week I'm embarking on a major inventory (and declutter) of all my physically owned books and I have a slight quandary so would love to get other peoples opinions.

Normally, if there's a book I own but don't feel the need to keep I donate it to charity or drop it into a little free library. It's easy enough to do and gives others a chance to discover books they may not have otherwise known about OR been able to afford. But I also own some books that I don't feel right sharing in any way, including LFLs, because they promote bigotry. In particular, I'm thinking about the Racist Wizard Books by The Infamous Terf. I received all the books as gifts when I was a kid and am sick of having them in my house, but I also don't want to further their reach by adding more into circulation. To be clear: this isn't about censorship (if you want to read them that's your choice) but about not wanting to personally put them into someone else's hands.

So the question: How do you get rid of books you own, but ethically hate and don't want to help circulate?

I feel like quests have become just like lists and there is no real difference between the two except for who can make them and the rewards. The quests have become so long that they are overwhelming and discouraging. It is more of a 'if I need a recommendation list,' but I thought that was what lists were for. I thought lists were basically a place to go for recommendations and to list what you wanted to get through. Quests to me were something to work towards, but they are so long now that I have no hope in finishing any of them. Or I was close, and then they updated and now I'm at 17 percent. Quests was one of the things that drew me to PageBound and I still love it, but I have avoided that part of it because it is so discouraging and overwhelming to look at. Even Side Quests are a little daunting. If I compared this to an RPG, the quests would be more like achievements, and side quests would equal main quests. I'd love to hear thoughts.

Edit: Thank you for all the thoughts and comments. First of all, I didn't realize that main quest badges were given based on number of books read and the final badge was not based on reading 100 percent of the books. This makes me feel more like I can reach some of the higher badges. (Maybe 😅)

Second: I am a completionist and am focusing more on the percentage than the badges. I just want something to be completed! It lowers my anxiety. 🙃

Hello everyone! I've been obsessed with Pagebound since I first joined. Reading has been one of my hobbies since childhood and I never gave up. So joining Pagebound brought me so much joy by making it possible to interact with people who have fallen in love with reading recently or have always loved it. What I'm really curious to know is, what's your favorite thing about Pagebound? It can be something oddly specific or just something more general!

Hey Boundlings! I am starting to read more physical books and I'm just wondering where you get your bookmarks?

I prefer cardstock or other thin ones and really don't want to spend a ton on them because I want to use my money for actual books. How do we feel about magnetic ones? I have a single leather magnetic one (my only bookmark) and it's not my favorite because it's not really thin enough for my taste.

In the past, I have actually used business cards I acquired but I can't even find any around the house so I'm at a loss at the moment.

Hello, friends! 👋🏻

What is everyone reading? Any weekend plans?

Drop a string of emojis, gif, or photo below that best represents your current read and/or your weekend vibes 🤩

Looking to read a romance but not in a rom com mood, idk maybe craving angst but not a heartbreak, like I want heavy angst but eventual resolution. Also not a fantasy. Can't think of any example too 😭

Did you ever get triggered in a book by something you were not expecting?

(coming next : tw for food and weight talk)

I've been reading Bailey Bangs her Brother's Best Friend (very good, btw) and there's a little scene between Bailey and her mom in which her mom comments on how much bluberries she ate and how the banana in her bag is basically "a sugar stick" and how they're just worried about her and how she'll pack grilled chicken and salad for her "because lean protein". And that false "we're just worried about you" when really it's just that your mother thinks you don't look thin enough hit me way harder than I expected. Hard enough I had to come here and let it out because oof, new trigger unveiled! It's a tiny scene, not even a full page, but damn it packed a punch.

So recently I tried to get back into reading without pressuring myself...only to get stomach issues soon thereafter 😭

Any suggestions on how I can make reading easier whilst dealing with this? (I can't get audiobooks atm)

Hey everyone! I just created a list called "A Cottage by the Beach? Yes, Please," but as I was writing the description, it wouldn't let me publish it, saying I was using HTML. However, I didn't notice anything that was HTML, but when I deleted all the commas and periods, it allowed me to publish the thing. Is it a glitch or is proper grammar considered HTML now? 😂🤦‍♀️

update: It's working now! I suppose it was a glitch 😊

Is the pirating books debate all over anyone else’s social media?

I’m very against pirating books but there are more people defending it than I thought, and more of my irl friends do it that I thought… Am I being privileged by saying you shouldn’t?

Edit- I am not anti piracy, I’m pro piracy for most things, books have always been an exception for me! I also know there are exceptions within books as well, as with everything, but the vast majority of book piracy isn’t that.

Lets all of us mention one book or more which we really dislike ( or hate) because it promotes something very toxic, lays out a very obviously wrong narrative. I am not talking about, 'this book was cringe and boring', I am talking about, 'the idea that was promoted in this book could be proved very dangerous if taken seriously.

A book that I genuinely dislike is Ugly love by collen hoover. This book has a male lead who has no sense of respect for the female lead, a female lead who has no sense of self respect and keeps on returning to that emotionally immature boy who cannot for the love of God get over his ex and handle his emotional baggage himself. I have read It ends with us and it starts with us. I disliked them both but my problem with them does not align with the topic of this post, they were not promoting abusive relationships (she does end up getting away from that abusive guy). Never read anything else by that author again, and never will.

OOOH idk if this is super stupid and everyone already knows this, but for those with iphones, i just realized you can go into the camera app, center the camera at the text you wanna use for a quote, and then tap the button that pops up on the bottom right, and then you can literally copy the quote and not have to write it all out!! I’m so excited that i found this cause i was getting tired of the quotes since i had to write them out each time, but they add so much context to posts and now it’s soo much easier!!!

Helloo everyone! I have recently noticed how so many people ignore red flags of book characters but I can't seem to find why? I get liking the character. However doesn't everybody have atleast a red flag? Even people around you. So what's the point of ignoring it in the characters from books we've read? I think the problem is only when the red flag makes that person a REALLY bad person. Anyway this is what also what I want to ask you! Do you also dismiss red flags in characters, or do you acknowledge them? If you dismiss them why is that? Reminder: I'm not here to judge or criticize I just genuinely want to understand the different point of views. I know there's also different types of red flags and your opinion might change according to it.

hello pagebound!

i've been experiencing a lot of insecurity at the rate i read recently and it's causing some distress. i think this came from being behind on my reading goal and reading one book a month for a while 😭 tbf to myself, i have a full time job & go to grad school full time, but that still won't stop the "you aren't a real reader" demons!

does anyone have advice regarding this? ofc i would never ever say that to anyone else and i think any amount of reading is good! i apparently just disagree when it comes to myself 😭

thx in advance team & happy reading!!! <3

Who preferred Off Campus the tv series over the book?