I am a huge audiobook enjoyer and consumer, with about 80% of my books per year being that format (mostly because I work a desk job and am in grad school, so my audiobooks keep me company through my day) and for the most part Im not picky. Every once in a while, Ill have to DNF/switch to a physical format because i just dont jive with the narrator, but that's pretty rare. Recently though, Ive stumbled across a couple of audiobooks that took me really off guard because theyre more heavily produced with sound effects/music and/or multiple voice actors doing character voices and I really dont know how to feel about them.... for the most part Ive found them more distracting and harder to sink into rather than being immersive, but theyre an interesting concept, and Im curious to give them another try.

Have you ever listened to one of these "fully produced" style audiobooks? What did you think? Have you ever had a really spectacular experience with an unusual/atypical audiobook that you would recommend?

For reference, the "fully produced" audiobook that comes to mind for me is Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda, and Im currently listening to The Halfling's Harvest by S.L Rowland which has dual narrators who do full-on Voices™️ for character dialogue

This has probably been mentioned before, but I've only had one cup of coffee , anyways:

What book to movie/show adaptation are you and yes , I mean you , looking forward too if it's not out yet?

What book do you WISH had an adaptation?

I personally have a few answers Off Campus , I really enjoyed the first season

I'm looking forward to Icebreaker , the straight one , not the gay one ( ones only getting an adaptation)

I wish the DC series by Chelsea Curto was getting an adaptation or any other hockey book that's not heated rivalry and Icebreaker

This is because Haunting Adeline is getting an adaptation . im curious how much they would have to cencor and which platform would even stream it 😭😭 though I'll never watch it

How do you pick them? Do you have a variety of picks that sum up your taste, or do you spotlight favorite or recent reads? Is there any book in particular that you feel represents your taste as a reader?

I love looking at what people list in My Taste - it always makes me curious about them! For me, I try and have some variation in my picks to represent the genres and story elements that I like best.

Thank you in advance for letting me be nosy about your taste, because I WILL be looking 🕵️🫡

hi everyone! :) i recently saw that many people dislike third person and much rather read first person. i read both of them but i definitely prefer third person because i think that pov switches work better that way and it hits more home for me idk. the “i” in first person makes me sometimes feel weird and i find it harder in moments to successfully escape into the story because of it. (no hate!) so i’m wondering, what do you guys prefer and why?

ps: i left second person out bc i haven’t read many books with it though feel free to share your thoughts!

edit: thanks for all of your takes!! so interesting to read your thoughts ✨

Hey folks, does anyone have any tried and true methods for getting price tag glue off of books?

Some of the ones I picked up recently just had like a three or four layer of price tags on the back and left behind that lovely sticky residue that then just starts to stick to everything.

Any tips on getting rid of it would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: THE CRISIS WAS SOLVED! A little canola oil went a long way!

Hi Boundlings!

I know there are lots of olders like me here who won’t need this explained, but for the youths, back in the days of dial-up internet, we would sit on our desktop computer in the living room on AOL Instant Messenger. If you needed to get up for any reason, you could just sign off (cue door slam sound effect), or, if you really wanted attention like moi, you could leave a super angsty away message that tells everyone how you really feel while also being vague AF (the precursor to the already historical phenomenon known as “vaguebooking”). Usually this away message was song lyrics and/or quotes from cultural touchpoints such as The Office and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but I think quotes from books could work, too.

I was thinking… maybe we could leave away messages here, and recommend books to each other based on tHe ViBeZ?

Mine’s in the comments 😘

I got to sing (scream) along to this song with Ms. Hayley Williams back in May and it was the best night ever, but… that 37th bday is fast approaching so I was thinking to myself, my opportunities to use these lyrics are dwindling 😂

I'm looking for books that let me cry my eyes out, I tend to read sad books when I'm emotional and get all the tears out of the way, I would love some help with suggestions!!

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Copying and pasting the book's sinopsis, without farther additions, is not a review. I am tired of entering in Goodreads, checking the reviews of an ARC and seeing SEVERAL posts that are literally just "This story is about x character, in x place and shit happens. Thank you so much for the ARC!". Word for word from the original book description text. Nothing more. And don't get me wrong, you can do a simple, light and short review. I find those great. But that Control + C ➡️ Control+ V thing is just ridiculous. So here are some things that you can add to your book reflections:

🔸Rhythm: Is it fast? Slow? Does it linger in specific scenes? Why? 🔸Author's style: Realistic/Mystic/Descriptive/Onirical... 🔸 Characters: are they well constructed? How about their evolution through the book? What is the dynamic between them like? If there's a romance, do they have chemistry? Favorite POV? 🔸 Worldbuilding: Unique/Simple/Complex/Over-explained/with gaps/Solid and inmersive 🔸Atmosphere: Is it oppressive? Nostalgic? Thrilling? 🔸Symbols and metaphors 🔸REP (LGTB, disability, BIPOC...) 🔸Great quotes 🔸Was it a fast, addictive read? Was it a more calm and intimate experience? Did you read it for a book club, or a challenge? What did you expected from it? 🔸Emotional or spice levels 🔸History research if it's real historial event based

Just some ideas, feel free to add some more to the list or to discuss my first comment hahaha

Hi! Is it possible to update missing bookcovers, somehow? 🤔

I have a hard time reading when I’m having a bad anxiety day and usually end up watching movies instead. My go to is Crazy Rich Asians. Does anyone else have movie recs for when the world and your brain seem like a ticking bomb?

Having to keep reading a book that disappointed you, despite wanting to come back to it later, because it's the bookclub book

Having someone recommend you a book, saying it's like your favourite author, only to find out it's Not Really

Being a writer, reading a sentence, and saying "HOW DID I NOT COME UP WITH THAT"

Knowing you probably wouldn't have come up with that anyway

Seeing someone in public transport reading your favourite author and feeling guilty for interrupting to say OMGGG YESS

The silent bookclub becoming filled with conversations before it's even started

Lending a book to a friend who apparently does not know their way around soup

Reading the same sentence several times, thinking it senseless, until you realise you either interpreted the Subject wrong, or you were stressing the wrong word

An author with one single amazing book and plenty of others that don't work for you

Reading and not liking your newfound flirt's favourite book

What are everyones favorite pieces of media beyond books? I made a template below but feel free to add to it/delete from it as you see fit.

Movies: TV Shows: Music Artist/Songs: Podcasts: Youtube: Visual Artisit/Art Piece:

I can't wait to see and steal everyones tastes