I’m trying to think ahead a little bit for 2027 and I don’t think I’m going to be reading with a number in mind (gasp). Normally I set a number goal I know I can reach and then beat that number naturally without stressing. Just something to keep me going.

Next year, I’m planning on putting the titles of every unread book on my shelves in a jar so I can pick 2-3 per month to read. This way I still have plenty of room to read where the mood (or read along) takes me. My goal is not to finish the whole jar this year, but if I do that’s an added bonus. I’m going to keep going until it’s empty either way.

I plan on allowing myself to skip each title only once. If the title comes up again and I still don’t want to read it, it’s getting donated!

Has anyone had luck with something similar? Or what are we thinking for 2027?

I heard ages ago that there was a piece of sci-fi fiction about Hitler. The premise was similar to Orphan Black. Hitler was cloned, and the people who did it watched over them.

Apparently, Hitler only became horrific based on the upbringing he had within this book.

I just tried to find it, but when you search up Hitler Sci-fi, you only really get Iron Dream, and Hitler Fiction comes up with things like Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

I'm not even sure if this is a real thing at this point; if it was a fever dream, someone misremembering or imagining if Orphan Black was about Hitler (though I feel like I heard about it before Orphan Black).

If anyone knows anything, I'd be grateful. As long as it's not some pro-fascism propaganda, I kinda wanna find it and read it (if it even exists, aha)

I’d love to hear more perspectives on:

1. why you follow someone else on PB and
2. what types of interactions you typically have

I tend to follow people who have similar taste in books and/or a library that I can yoink from! I also pretty much 100% follow back anyone who follows me. I absolutely love following others that reciprocate likes/upvotes/comments.

For interactions, I ♥️ most of my friends’ updates and tend to comment on bigger milestones (leveling up, badges, etc.) unless they do not interact with me in that way. I don’t want to be a bother if someone else doesn’t find value in likes or upvotes, or doesn’t comment on others’ posts.

But then I sometimes get sad when I see users who follow me interacting a lot with others, but not me. If not friend, why friend-shaped?

So, what about you? Are you more of a yapper and not a liker? Does it hurt your feelings if someone follows you and doesn’t interact? And then what do you do - nothing, block them, or unfollow?

Anyway, I realized hearing perspectives and experiences from others could help give me insight into how we each utilize the “friend” portion of PB. As of right now, I’m only limited to my personal experience! Thanks for your thoughts. 💗✨

IDK how I feel about all the characters and POV changes. I am, however, loving the descriptions. Enough that you can get a feeling for the moment, but not too much that you get lost.

I'm gonna be in Portland, OR in a week and would love to hear some of your favorite bookstores there! Obviously there's Powell's which I have been to, but I'd love to know your favorite small/indie bookstores! Bonus points if they're queer/poc owned!