You guys I've been seeing readers say 1st person POV turns them off reading books and I was neverrr aware that there was a good percentage of people who really dislike 1st person. I'm so curious what are yg thoughts? 1st person yay or nay? Time and place? Preferred povs?

You are browsing at a bookstore and see a cover that catches your attention. You know nothing about the author or the story so you flip a third of the way into the book. You read two sentences and slam the book shut. Shelve it and walk away. What did you read?

hey boundlings! i used to do this every week here but i fell off the wagon coz life got in the way and now im back again!

there are moments where we'd feel despair and nothing seems to be going our way. i hope that this thread will give you a little something to think about, and how even during the toughest times, there'll be something you can still feel grateful for. if there isn't, im sending love and hugs your way and pray that things start to look up for you. 🫶🏻

ill go first!

1. been struggling a lot at work and decided to throw the towel one day without securing a job. thankfully, i managed to find one during my notice period. i'm almost done with my notice and will be taking a really short break before i begin my new role! 😇

2. my marriage with my husband - we've went through worst times but i'm just grateful that we're in an awesome place right now 🙂‍↔️ there isn't grand gestures or big surprises, just doing life together.

3. my parents - they're my absolute rock and i've been feeling guilty of not spending as much time as i'd like to. this will serve as a reminder that as we're navigating and building a life of our own, our parents are also aging.

The other day one of my 6 year olds asked me if I could do anything for a job, what would I want to do. For context, I’m a stay at home mom. I do have a Master’s degree in MFT (therapy) but our twins were born right as I was finishing, and I’ve never used it. And it’s been so long, I’m not sure it’s my calling anymore.

Anyway, when I answered, I said my dream job would be a librarian. Or really, just to work in a library. And it made me really sad because I think that possibility just isn’t there. I’m in my mid 30s, I have no plans to do any more schooling (damn you student loan debt), and librarian jobs are so coveted and hard to get.

So my questions are:

• Librarians, are my job goals dead? Is there any possibility for me to shift into the library world?

• What’s your dream job? Are you doing it already or pursuing it?

I would love to hear what jobs out there make your heart go “weeeeee”! 🩷🙌🏻

I don’t know if this quest is even accepting recs and maybe people don’t consider comics literature. Peanuts comics or Snoopy is quintessential Americana! I recommend putting a small snoopy collected comics book such as Snoopy come home or it’s a dogs life Charlie Brown. Peanuts is super recognisable and had a massive cultural impact around the world. Also it’s not just jokes! Peanuts can be moving, deals with real world events and is great fun. I know it’s a crazy idea but I wanted to give it a go!

Hi! I'm new to reading poetry and I need help. I've always had an aversion to it because I was made to believe (when I was impressionable) that it's difficult, pretentious, and without real benefit. This is obviously BS. I'm now looking to read one book of poetry a month.

I'd like to start small and easy-ish as to not stunt and demotivate myself. So, if you have any recommendations, that would be so helpful!

PS: I'm kinda skittish when it comes to big names (I know, it's all in my head but I really don't want to take any chances that could dim my spark by unearthing previous doubts and fears—I want to kill them with new poetry.)

Thank you for your understanding and your help!

Genre omnivore (coined by CirKater (me)) = someone whi reads all genres and in between and the only criteria for a book to be enjoyed is that its good

Does any of yall fit this description? If yes, do you have a favourite genre? Is there any that you have higher expectations for or just don't vibe with that much? And share your (hopefully genre-diverse) reading lists while we're at it!

For me my favourite genre has to be high fantasy, the longer and more convoluted the better! I'm in the middle of like five 3+ book series and I am having the time of my life!

Funnily enough, my least favourite genre might be romantasy, as it tends to focus less on the fantasy parts and more on the romance. So the romance has to be really dang good for me to be able to enjoy it, which lets be honest is kinda hard to do in a way that pleases me.

My current reading list is: 💥The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan. THE epic fantasy series. For now its taking quite a slow pace (160 pages in and the main plot has not started yet🥲) but I am having fun with it and the worldbuilding is wonderful! 💥Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevski. Despite enjoying it a lot, I'm moving very slowly with it, but thats fine. I started in June and am curretly around 50%. Its not that its bad, but it requires me way more "brain power" than other books. 💥 The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. LeGuin. I'm only at the very beginning, but it seems promising! I love genderweird scifi, so it will hopefully scratch that itch. 💥 False History - Otto English. A nonfiction about common misinformation about historical facts and how those correlate with modern problems. Its not bad, but some of the chapters are not as interesting as others, and the author loves to show his opinions as facts. I agree with those opinions, but still, it is kinda annoying. 💥 Two books that are only out in Hungarian. An absolute garbage fantasy I am forcing my way trough to see how bad it can get, and an essay collection about writing as a craft.

I absolutely loathe books which are more than 700 pages and are interconnected The only exception to this is Chloe walsh books I couldn't finish the zodiac academy and stopped on book 4 or 5 cause the twins were going through it

Do we really need long books?

I was blindsided by a breakup from a 10yr relationship this week. I've never experienced this kind of heartbreak before so I'm struggling in a lot of ways, but one of them is that I can't read any fiction right now. Any loving dynamic, romantic or not, makes me sad.

I'm reading Mood Machine at the moment, and that seems to be safe for me, but I would love some hopecore if you've got it.

If you're going through anything remotely like this at the moment, I am sending you so much love.