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physical books almost always, audiobooks occasionally, public libraries forever!!!

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Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

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Victory Over Vestibular Migraine: The ACTION Plan for Healing & Getting Your Life Back

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Easy French Reader: A Three-Part Text for Beginning Students

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Moss

Klaus Modick

A masterpiece of eco-fiction from an acclaimed German author making his English-language debut. An aging botanist withdraws to the seclusion of his family’s vacation home in the German countryside. In his final days, he realizes that his life’s work of scientific classification has led him astray from the hidden secrets of the natural world. As his body slows and his mind expands, he recalls his family’s escape from budding fascism in Germany, his father’s need to prune and control, and his tender moments with first loves. But as his disintegration into moss begins, his fascination with botany culminates in a profound understanding of life’s meaning and his own mortality. Visionary and poetic, Moss explores our fundamental human desires for both transcendence and connection, and serves as a testament to our tenuous and intimate relationship with nature.

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Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter

Ian Mortimer

The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval EnglandWe tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time characterised by violence, ignorance and superstition. By contrast we believe progress arose from science and technological innovation, and that inventions of recent centuries created the modern world.We couldn't be more wrong. As Ian Mortimer shows in this fascinating book, people's horizons - their knowledge, experience and understanding of the world - expanded dramatically. Life was utterly transformed between 1000 and 1600, marking the transition from a warrior-led society to that of Shakespeare.Just as The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England revealed what it was like to live in the fourteenth century, Medieval Horizons provides the perfect primer to the era as a whole. It outlines the enormous cultural changes that took place - from literacy to living standards, inequality and even the developing sense of self - thereby correcting misconceptions and presenting the period as a revolutionary age of fundamental importance in the development of the Western world.Praise for Ian 'The endlessly inventive Ian Mortimer is the most remarkable medieval historian of our time' - The Times

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Moss

Klaus Modick

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Deep Cuts: Books You Love That You Feel Like Nobody Else Has Read

Howdy boundlings! Here's a fun question:

What books do you love that you feel like no one else has read?

You know the one. You recommend it all the time and the forum never gets any new posts. Maybe it's an old favorite, maybe it's out of print or in a polarizing genre. Tell me about your underappreciated faves - maybe we can get some yoink trains going!

I'll go first - I adore Nightwatch on the Hinterlands by K. Eason. The worldbuilding is great, its like D&D in space, the MC is a strong lady orc paladin and her alien ambassador lizardfolk wizard bestie, plus the cyborgs that are exploring their new autonomy. They investigate weird murders, uncover conspiracies, and fight space Cthulhu monsters in fight scenes I would give my precious limbs to see played out on film or as a video game. It's a series, it has a sequel and seems to be ongoing, please read it I love it so much. And I love all of you ❤️ 💕 happy reading!

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Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love

Brian Recker

A former evangelical pastor explains why we can stop worrying about hell and start focusing on loveThere is a black hole at the center of Christian the doctrine of hell. No matter how hard we try to believe in a loving God, the fear of eternal torment always lurks at the back of our minds, warping our sense of what love means. Worse still, many churches act as if the point of Christianity is not to follow Jesus but to secure a get-out-of-hell-free card—and to “save” everyone you know by converting them to your religion. For many of us, the whole story of Christianity has punishment at the very center. But does the Bible really say we’re going to hell if we don’t do or believe the “right” things?In this taboo-shattering book, former evangelical pastor Brian Recker takes an honest look at scripture and reveals what has been true all Hell isn’t real, and God’s universal love is radically inclusive, in this life and the next. By removing punishment from Christianity's center, Recker boldly reimagines the core questions of faith, such as why Jesus lived and died, and what it means to be “saved.” It’s time to rediscover spirituality as Jesus taught loving God, and loving our neighbors as ourselves. Whether you’re Christian, exvangelical, or anywhere along a deconstruction journey, Hellbent is the perfect resource to help you replace fear and church hurt with healing and peace.

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Lobster

Guillaume Lecasble

Aboard the Titanic, Lobster watches Angelina devour his father, before being plucked out of the aquarium himself. Just as he is put in the boiling pot, the ship hits the iceberg and the pot is thrown to the floor. Lobster survives, with some changes: he finds himself sexually attracted not only to a human, but to the very human who ate his father. He gives her one life-changing orgasm before their tragic separation, following an ugly incident in one of the lifeboats. Thus begins a love story like no other. But this is not only a surreal concept. Lecasble's rich symbolism — about the shells we build to protect ourselves, the difficulty of communication, and the profound changes engendered by love — is further enhanced by powerfully erotic, vivid prose.

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Queer Horror

Bronze: Finished 5 Main Quest books.

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Apr 21, 2026

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Enjoyed the art, the story itself felt unfinished. I have no idea why the book blurb says it’s “patriarchy smashing” bc that’s not the plot at all. If you’re interested in a much better exploration of teenage girlhood with werewolves, go watch Ginger Snaps (2000).

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Bronze: Finished 5 Main Quest books.

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A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)

Walter M. Miller Jr.

In a nightmarish ruined world slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infant rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and preservation of the relics and writings of the blessed Saint Isaac Leibowitz. From here the story spans centuries of ignorance, violence, and barbarism, viewing through a sharp, satirical eye the relentless progression of a human race damned by its inherent humanness to recelebrate its grand foibles and repeat its grievous mistakes.

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Squad

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this fast-paced, sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle. When the new girl is invited to join her high school’s most popular clique, she can’t believe her luck—and she can’t believe their secret, either: they’re werewolves. Fans of Mariko Tamaki and Elana K. Arnold will devour the snappy dialogue, vivid artwork, and timely social commentary. When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she’s worried she’s not going to fit in. To her surprise, she’s immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret. Becca’s new friends are werewolves. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls. Eager to be accepted, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf, and finally, for the first time in her life, she feels like she truly belongs. But things get complicated when Arianna’s predatory boyfriend is killed, and the cops begin searching for a serial killer. As their pack begins to buckle under the pressure—and their moral high ground gets muddier and muddier—Becca realizes that she might have feelings for one of her new best friends. Lisa Sterle’s stylish illustrations paired with Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s sharp writing make Squad a fun, haunting, and fast-paced thriller that will resonate with fans of Riverdale, and with readers of This Savage Song, Lumberjanes, and Paper Girls.

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Overconsumption

Hey boundlings 👋🏻 I used to one of those that had to buy series in full, have the physical books, or else.

However, few years ago, I fell off the reading wagon because I welcomed my daughter into my life and only recently did I get back into reading.

I noticed that on social media, everyone's chasing after the latest e-readers or prettiest edition of the covers and having aesthetically pleasing shelves, which is honestly fine.

Yet, at the same time it feels harmful to the environment with the amount of waste generated and for young viewers, it would make them feel some type of way if they aren't able to attain this lifestyle.

Personally, I purchased an e-reader and I've only been borrowing books from my library. I'm sad that I can't "own" the books. But, it's the best financial decision for me at this point for where I'm at in life.

As an adult, I do feel the "FOMO" factor kicking in because I do not have the prettiest decorated e-reader and I only read borrowed books.

I've been trying to steer away from consuming such content, yet I enjoy watching them at the same time to get recommendations or just for fun!

What do yall think? Have yall experienced this feeling before? Or even, you're in the position to have such a lifestyle which is so great, how do you budget what to spend on?

Curious with what everyone thinks!

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A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)

Walter M. Miller Jr.

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