If you've read Babel or speak multiple languages you'll know what I mean, but how do folks feel about translation gaps? I think a good example of what I'm talking about is; when most East Asian languages, especially Japanese, are translated into English the sentences feel oddly clipped or a little too short. I think its just a feature of the two languages and its not a net negative, but I ALWAYS notice it. Im curious if people notice it also? If you do, how does it affect your reading experience? And if you read books in a Non-English language, does English have any similar quirks of translation that you think are interesting? (if you cant tell im a linguistics major)

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to have come across Pagebound. I am loving it so far! I’m relatively new to the horror genre; I just really started getting into it this year. I’m slowly making a list of books to try as my threshold for all things scary increases, so I wanted to ask: what are some of your favorite horror books?

Hi 🤗! I'm looking to expand my reading music selection and would love to know what everyone enjoys listening to. My music tastes kinda vary and the flavor really depends on the scene or energy of the book. Sometimes I just listen to soundtracks and ambience channels, other times I'm knee deep in early 90s RnB, some variation of metal or something in a different language lolll Maybe it's a lil dramatic 🫣 lollll but one way I like to lock in to really exciting scenes is to find music that goes along with it. I'm a visual reader so reading is like watching a movie in my head so maybe that's why 😄. Some of my favs lately are: Sleep Token Gore Dark Tranquility Dayseeker Hurtwave Gojira Deftones Dayshell Siamese Bloodywood Imminence Spiritbox TesseracT Time, The Valuator Light the Torch Underoath Anywho, I'd love to know what you all enjoy!

English was certainly a subject few people framed as their favorite during high school— and still quite some time afterwards— but it's also where a lot of readers got introduced to the wider world of novels. Whether it's as part of a curriculum (or of a limited selection for a book report), there were plenty of books to be read in those handful of years, and I'm curious as to which people maintain the most connection with. For myself as a proper class-wide novel, it would have to be Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I've read it many times since those days, and will likely continue to do so. An incredible degree of foresight and creativity for something encroaching on a hundred years old, and something that still impresses me was able to make it into and be used effectively in a high school curriculum (though in various areas it *is* also a banned book). As for a more selective book, I had chosen to do a report on Ringworld by Larry Niven a year after Brave New World. Incredibly cool science fiction novel that I absolute devoured, alongside its subsequent sequels and prequels. I'd found it a surprisingly digestible series despite its age, but it still held such an incredible degree of wonder and separation from contemporary science fiction that I would read at the time. In hindsight, it really shows how amazing my English teachers were during those years, but also proves the importance of a guiding hand through literature in your youth— hence why I'm curious as to what other peoples' experience have been.

I get my recommendations from bookstagram! And mostly from people i follow on Goodreads. And especially from here on pagebound (I'm actually seeing lot of amazing underrated books and added it to my tbr). So I'm curious to know where & how do you find books to read and add to you tbr?

I'm wondering if you read other books in between or if you finish a series without reading anything else (if all books or at least more than one book are available).

Edit:Hello everyone!Firstly thank you for participating to this silly game!♡I thought no one would play it haha but you prove me wrong!Now,for the final result!!The book that won is "The midnight rose" by Lucinda Riley☆(aka 🌹🌙) with 14 vote(2 votes are from my friends 🧡).The second book was Ravenscliffe by Jane Sanderson!Again thank you for participating,see you one the next game🤭 I just finished a book but l can't find the next book l want to read!!So let's play a game!!I will give you the first sentence of two books and you will have to choose which you like more!! ->High on the northern side of the mining town of Netherwood was a wildblown swathe of common land- not vast,certainly not wilderness,but wind and varied enough for a person who walked there to feel unfettered and alone.(🐦‍⬛🏠 comment this if you like this one) ->I am a hundred years old today.Not only have l managed to survive a century,but l've also seen in a new millennium.(🌙🌹 comment this if you like this one) ♡Thank you for your help ⭐️

Like, I want to read 24/7... but also I've a job and responsibilities. Tips? Time management hacks? Do I just give up and read at 2 a.m.?