I think I read too many short books (which I consider <300 pages) this month, and I feel a little guilty about it. I’m not trying to boost up my numbers or anything, I just wanted to read books that just so happen to be short. Somehow I read 4 comic/graphic novels this month so far (3 being from the same series…I just wanted to reread the series from elementary school). Two for the badges (Serviceberry; You made a fool of death with your beauty), and This is how you lose the time war because it’s on my physical TBR.

Should I feel this way? Reading is reading after all, and it shouldn’t matter, right? It feels like a first world problem lol, and sorry for being a little melodramatic. I’m also curious if anyone else feels this way.

Wondering if there are any other readers here that deal with just as the title points out - some sort of mental health situation impacting their reading for fun. So here’s a sort of transparent tangent and seeing if there’s anyone who can relate 🫶🏼

In my case it is diagnosed OCD with perfectionism and anxiety that get in the way and hinder my reading for fun. I have been in therapy working on exposure therapy but it is absolutely exhausting basically learning to read for fun again.

I half joke that higher education ruined my reading for fun since I took literature classes and dissected writing, annotated, what does it really mean, could it have been written differently or better, and so on.

I’ve been doing better and my compulsions appear in a variety of ways but still catch myself rereading the same things repeatedly to try and really understand it. To make sure I pay enough attention to the text that I am respecting the author and so on…

If anyone has either words of encouragement or dealt with something similar please lmk. Could use some encouragement right now 💝

Happy reading 📚

Hi, please let me know if my post is against the rules since I am mentioning Goodreads.

I’ve been scrolling Reddit a little bit tonight and have seen multiple posts of the news that Goodreads is apparently finally adding a DNF shelf. I’ve also perused the comments on these posts and everyone seems happy that a DNF shelf is being added but also want additional features like half star ratings.

To be honest, I haven’t used Goodreads in like two years at this point and reading all these comments has made me appreciate Pagebound even more. Pagebound has so many cool features that Goodreads could never (such as quests and badges- my fav!) and it’s just overall like a million light years ahead of Goodreads. I’m honestly shocked to see that so many people are still on Goodreads begging for crumbs. It has definitely made me aware that I’m living in a little bubble here on Pagebound but I love it here so I’m not complaining. And, of course, I’ve been leaving some comments here and there promoting Pagebound.

Anyway, thank you to the devs for being amazing and to everyone who has made Pagebound such a welcoming community. I love supporting an app that feels like it was made for readers and I love having devs who listen to us. 🥺💕

Since e-readers provide a bunch of ways to customize the reading experience, how do you all set up your e-readers? I have a very basic b&w kobo, and I like my font pretty small. But if i'm kind of tired and having a hard time focusing, I zoom that bad boy in to have pretty big font. I also turn on dark mode when I read at night... But I prefer a white background when I read during the day! I don't have any page turning buttons, so the bottom part of the kobo is set to turn to the next page, and the top for the previous page. I'm actually seriously considering investing in a remote and a stand thing so i can lay in bed and turn the pages without moving... is that super lazy? LOL

I don’t really know anything about graphic novels, but suddenly I’m convinced I need a gothic one in my life. Ideally with vampires, morally grey characters, maybe some eerie atmosphere or something that feels a little Tim Burton-coded. Dark, moody, weird but still kind of beautiful.

So yeah… basically no big requirements haha 😅 I have no idea where to start, so please send help (and recommendations). 🖤

Well, that’s a lie actually - it’s my first library card since I was maybe 10.

I’m so excited for free books! I’ll probably still buy my favourites though 🫣

Do you guys use your local library? Do you read physical copies or Libby?

Hi, please let me know if my post is against the rules since I am mentioning Goodreads.

I’ve been scrolling Reddit a little bit tonight and have seen multiple posts of the news that Goodreads is apparently finally adding a DNF shelf. I’ve also perused the comments on these posts and everyone seems happy that a DNF shelf is being added but also want additional features like half star ratings.

To be honest, I haven’t used Goodreads in like two years at this point and reading all these comments has made me appreciate Pagebound even more. Pagebound has so many cool features that Goodreads could never (such as quests and badges- my fav!) and it’s just overall like a million light years ahead of Goodreads. I’m honestly shocked to see that so many people are still on Goodreads begging for crumbs. It has definitely made me aware that I’m living in a little bubble here on Pagebound but I love it here so I’m not complaining. And, of course, I’ve been leaving some comments here and there promoting Pagebound.

Anyway, thank you to the devs for being amazing and to everyone who has made Pagebound such a welcoming community. I love supporting an app that feels like it was made for readers and I love having devs who listen to us. 🥺💕