Coment 4 favourite movies/(or shows) and let people recommend you a book 📚

My choices: Jojo Rabbit Parasite Bottoms Dune-part 2

(I am curious because I feel like my reading style is different from my movie choices)

I read mostly romantancy—if dragons aren’t involved then there had better be swords. Well it nearly Thanksgiving and we’re talking about books and my taste in books is basically panned.

I said A Court of Mist and Fury is an excellent example of PTSD. My sister called it fairy smut. If was going to read an entire book about PTSD, I need something to lighten it up.

Thanks for listening!

(Let me preface this by saying I mostly rate based on vibes, so I’m not judging how anyone rates their reads!)

I was recently watching a few videos on booktube about star rating systems. One creator (Life on Books) mentioned that he doesn’t rate his reads because star rating systems are so different for everyone that they aren’t effective for what people try and use them for. Another creator (Ian Gubeli) mentioned that he is trying to adjust his rating system to include more literary criticism, which I thought was interesting. My current rating system is based on how much I liked it and if I’d recommend it to others, but I find that it is pretty 4-5 star heavy. Ian’s updated rating system informally averages use of literary themes, character depth, artistic prose, and if they provoke discussion. I’m trying to figure out if I could combine that in some way with my current system, and if that would be meaningful or useful.

What are your thoughts on book star ratings? What criteria do you use to come to a decision about a book’s rating? (Also I’d highly recommend both of these videos!)

I don't know who needs to hear this, but it's okay to read at your own pace, whether you read 10 books a month or just 5 a year, that is okay💜 Lately, I've noticed on TikTok people hating on those who read 50 books a year and I'm like ¿? Because yes, I, personally, don't read 50 books a year, but one of my closest friends was able to read more than a 100 this year after years in a slump and I'm extremely happy for her. But I saw videos of people saying "But are you actually reading? Understanding? Underlining paragraphs? Making annotations? Analyzing what the author is trying to...?" NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO DO THAT, YOU JUST NEED TO ENJOY YOUR BOOK AND LET OTHERS ENJOY THEIRS.

WARNING: This doesn't apply to people who asks AI for a summary of the book and then counts that as read, this is NOT a safe space for you and I don't like you, you're not the people I'm talking about in this post, shoo!

i’ve been a reader for a loooong time and recently made a condition with my bestie that if i start gymming with her, she reads a book of my choice for every week i show up diligently. guess who just finished their week 1. 💪💪

i thought ali hazelwood is a good starter romance for her but she’s a fashion designer girlie so maybe stem series might not be her thing. but then again, anything i look at seems to me she wouldn’t enjoy it since she’s not really a reader. at best, she’s read all the compulsory readings in school and never touched a book ever again in her life and i wanna change that. make myself a diy book bestie eheheh jkjk.

please gimme your personal suggestions and faves that you think would interest a non reader, thank you ! 🫶

I am currently heading into uni finals (thx grad school) and I am sure many are entering a busy season in one way or the other.

Let's encourage each other and list things we are excited to be able to do once we finish our difficult responsibilities

I am excited to get myself a new book, a hot cocao and sit with it after I finish my 50+ page research project.

Wbu?

This is How You Lose the Time War is one that's been recommended to me a million times and now... well, it's too much pressure. I'm sure it's great! I'll get to it eventually... probably 🤭

Are there books people say you'd adore that you can't quite crack open yet?

I'm usually not one to do something like this but I feel like there should be a space where people can get out all their feelings if they didn't like a book (or of course if you absolutely HATED it) so tell me... What's the most recent book you disliked and why? Spill the tea my friends☕️ And if you feel like it, share a book you'd recommend over reading that one! Please be civil and friendly!!

There is readathon I'm participating in coming up, and I am getting most of the books through my local library (as is tradition), but one of the books is currently with another patron and not set to return until just before the readathon starts. Usually I would be like, "well, I have 8 other books to read that week, so I'll just hope the person actually returns the book and I get it that week..." but I get a little extra about this particular readathon (if you couldn't guess based on reading 9 books in that one week, aka my bid to knock out all of the 16 prompts).

Out of curiosity, I checked to see if this book was available at the major retailer nearest me (which usually doesn't have what I want in stock because it is a small location), and they have one copy! I planned to just go pick it up after work, but the weird thing is it is cheaper to buy it online and then pick it up than it would have been to go pick it up and pay in person.

So, my question is: what are some weird/strange/funny things that have happened to you in this online age of book buy?

How do you guys feel when you're reading the book and you're the first one to post in a forum about it? Do you get discuraged by it or excited that you're the first? I myself just feel lonely😅 i still post in hopes of more people reading the book and joining the conversation🙈 Also do you often find books with 0 forum posts?

What are your favourite romance subplots? So your favourite romantic storylines that are not the main focus of whatever book they are in

What is the most unhinged book you've read in public?

I'm talking something you're embarrassed to have read it in public and try to hide it. I will definitely not be taking recs 👀

from it if you wanted to introduce a friend to it for the first time! And a fun fact about the genre, the author, or the subject for intrigue if you want.

Building my 2026 tbr and trying to break out of algorithmic suggestions and PR pub lists across the internet. Would love a more niche suggestion and not one at the top of every recent best seller list unless it realllllly spoke to you.

I'll start by recommending the The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century, a book I read while backpacking Italy and got weirdly emotional about! It has art/museum heist, niche sporting lore, history of capital and naturalism that shaped colonial oppression all wrapped up in a really beautiful story. Perfect book for a long train ride or wandering around a local park. Or this at time of year, snugged up in a coffee shop window. I never expected to enjoy learning about fly fishing but here we are!