I don't know if its just Andy Serkis belting out all of Tom Bombadil's lines but there are far more songs in this than I remembered.

First of all, I found the author's voice really sweet so listening to the audiobook was a pleasure.

Secondly, this book made me want to actually build a community with my neighbors, which, being an introvert, isn't something I want to do on a regular basis.

And I want to eat strawberries now.

This was excellent. I loved how she embraced the inherently small-scale, community-based nature of the gift economy, and how that was reflected in her writing through her focus on her neighbors and the land she lives in. I will be recommending (and gifting!) this book to several people in my life.

What's something you recently read that really stuck with you?

Was it a lesson or revelation in the storyline, a specific line/quote that stuck out to you that you can't stop thinking about, a character arc?

Can be from any kind of book, no judgement!🌸

If you could write a book, what genre would it be? What would the book be about?

I definitely don’t have the skills to write a book but if I were to write one it would probably be horror and would have lots of hispanic folklore in it. Or maybe I would write a gothic romance 🤔

What about everyone else?

Does else anyone read aloud to their pets?

I discovered my dog really settled down if read to when I was reading a challenging chapter of a book out loud. Now I use it as excuse to reread some of my childhood favorites aloud before bed (I mean he’s only 4 lol). I think it’s as relaxing for him as it is for me

I am currently struggling with what to pick up once I have finished my current read..

I have one that I started and never finished (The Institute, Stephen King) one I want to re-read due to it being one of my favourites (IT, Stephen king) this one would be read as a "duo read" with my fiancée, so it would take a while to get through since we both need the time and energy. I also have one i have been wanting to read for a while now, but I have no connection to it besides the fact I am intrigued by it, and its within my book-box already. (11/22/63, also king) I also have some i do not own that I want to read (The Shining + Doctor Sleep and more)

BUT away from the SK train of books, I also want to pick up the Area X series, which is also in my bookshelf. I also have a ton of manga that I want to get through- and the manga is obviously going to take me only a couple hours to get through if I sit down with it... BUT i am paralysed by choice.

Don't let my formatting deceive you, I am not asking you to pick for me or necessarily help me pick (but if you like any of the mentioned books, or think a manga break would be good, please do mention it) But most importantly- how do YOU pick? And what issues do you usually find yourself in when it comes to it?

I was on tiktok and saw someone stitching a video response of a woman criticising a mm book. But thats not what i want to talk about ( this is the useless contex i add for no reason sometimes😂) what i want to talk about is a comment in the video. The comment was

" i don’t understand why people can’t just say “it wasn’t for me” and move on. I am not here to yuck someone’s yum or criticize someone’s work. We can’t all like the same things, I get that, but I’m no hater." And the creator responded with "Yes!!!! Stop being haters, please🔥"

hate ( or more so criticism) is just as important as the love. its a book not a fanfic. people will criticise it. it will be criticised and analysed. there will be haters talking about how stupid the book is (im not talking about the book in the video here btw. im talking in general) and how the characters are also stupid. we cant all love the same wrork. wich is ultimately why people hate books. And criticize them.

Ofc we're not talking about ridiculous criticism that are not even about the book (like not being able to see yourself in the characters) or cruel criticism.

But what stood out to me is " I am not here to........or criticize someone’s work" because no. I AM here to criticise someones work. Especially when its a PUBLISHED book. I would agree if this was about fanfics but published book? No. Absolutely not. People are allowed to hate books.

Thats part of art. Art will be criticised or loved. And not every criticism will be deep and analytical. Sometimes even "it was boring" is still valid. Because at the end it WAS boring. I read it and it bored me why wouldn't that be valid? You might read it and find it fun amd nkt boring and yours would be valid too. Its subjective. Like, if you dont want your book to be criticised then write a fanfic, an original fanfic. Dont publish it🤷‍♀️.

I hope i explained this well. What do yall think?

Hello everyone! I hope this post does not come off as rude or nit-picky, please bear with me. I started using Pagebound a few weeks before the app was released, but then stopped for a bit because life got busy. I've finally started using it frequently again (so many new and awesome users!) and have noticed that forum etiquette seems to be...lacking (I make these comments based on the pinned club post that details forum etiquette). I find my feed full of forum posts saying things like "no way" or "from 0%...so excited to finally start this!" I find this to be the opposite of what Pagebound is meant to be --- ENGAGING. I understand forums to be a space for conversation, analysis, and sharing impactful excerpts, but that doesn't seem to be how they're used by a lot of people. Sometimes I see posts on books that I read a few months or a few years ago and I'd love to connect with people that are currently reading them, but I just have nothing to comment on their posts because they are so vague.

I know it does not make sense for forums to be "monitored" (for lack of a better word), so I'm just wondering...are these short comments becoming the new normal for forums? I understand that as an app grows and more users join it becomes hard (impossible) to regulate things like this. What are your thoughts on forums and forum etiquette?

Edit: Thank you to everyone commenting their thoughts on this! I love reading everyone's opinions, even if I don't have the energy to reply to all of them. There seems to be a consensus of not engaging, which I understand; it is a nuanced situation. I also appreciate the love for memes, haha. I'm glad this was able to stimulate some discussion and hopefully other users find the thoughts here helpful (I know I did😄).

Guess whose back again with another question..... I can't figure out how to include images or GIFs for reactions... Is anyone able to help?

I feel like we tend to talk about the cons of reading with ADHD (fair because it can make it much harder at times and depending on the person) but there are many advantages too and I would love to know about everyone's!

My personal favourite is that I am such a mood reader and am open to a pretty broad range of books (save for maybe 3 genres) that I can pick any random book off a library shelf and read it willingly! It means I never really make progress on my TBR because I am always finding new books to read, but I have found so many gems just by being open to new and diverse random reads that other people might ignore for a more popular or planned book to read ✨️💎

Without doxing yourself plzzz

Some of you are reading so much with full time jobs😭 I gotta know what y’all do and how many hours you’re doing it. I know a few people are lucky enough to get to read on the job! That’s the dream.