Hey, so I noticed that there are some fanfictions here on Pagebound (i looked in the "similar books" or "in the same collection" and saw a story I know to be a fanfic) and I reached out to the team. I got the answer that a lot readers want them here (with a bit nice input on how much work they are doing here for us - still amazed by it) and I would want to know why or your thoughts regarding this!

As a fanfic author and reader myself, I am confused as to why you need a Book Forum for a Fanfiction. Why is this here? I learned that reviewing a Fanfiction on a platform as such - because it is similar to Goodreads - is a Big No-No. You do not review a fanfic this openly. It is not a published story and therefor has to be handled differently. Fanfictions are a conversation - from a fan for other fans. It is engagement you do inside the fandom, not outside of it. So I am widely confused. Please explain it to me? Maybe I am missing a part of information here. (just to be clear: reading is reading, no matter in what shape or form it comes in, in my opinion. I personally only log fanfictions on ao3 directly or with Booktower, because it is meant for such things. But I do not understand why fanfictions should be on here with their own forums - they are fanworks, talk in the Fandom Forum maybe? And I personally do not count fanfictions to my reading goals - mostly because I read works that are still not done and I personally do not count them to my reading goal. but it is okay if others do.) I can not see anything good coming from reviewing fanfictions on here. But again, maybe I am missing something.

I have been using bookish apps for a while now. Storygraph and then Fable— I thought that was the best that could ever happen in the world of bookish tracking/app. The experience has however always been very individual for me rather than communal. I update my goals , read at my pace, jot down my thoughts and underline my quotes, done. Partly because not many of my irl friends are consistent readers I never found a community to discuss nuances with nor had the urge to post on the other apps much. And, I never knew WHAT I WAS MISSING. Pagebound has completely transformed this, I post my bookish thoughts now and even if nobody sees it it just makes my day better knowing it's out there hanging around in this colourful space. Beautiful ❤️

P. S : THE LONG COMMENTS and DISCUSSIONS ARE GIVING MY BRAIN LIFE AND ENERGY.

ok. i am switching over to audiobook because this is not going to work out clearly. Reading this still feels like i am walking through a swamp and it is starting to get really annoying, in addition to me being in a lot more critical mood and so just picking at stuff more than i should and have to. also. I just learned Sanderson is a Mormon - which is fine - but it explains to me several decisions of his worldbuilding and how he writes women. Which is not helping me get over my annoyance right now. but yeah, switching to audiobook in the hopes that it will be easier. if not i might have to pause this for a longer time or dnf.

While I have read some sapphic books and I'm even in a book club, I want to know more recommendations!

Please let me know below what you would recommend to me :)

need some happy LGBTQ+ book recommendations plssss no tragedy or sadness!! i just want to read about queer and trans people being happy lol

Bilbo : Look everyone, you're alive and well ! The dwarves : yeaa…🫩 The dwarves for hours before : 🥶🫨😰😶‍🌫️🛢️

I am not sure if it fits into your timeframe of contemporary, but would love to see the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett on the list! The series is long, but many books can be read independently and the language is very light. Though it is in many ways a satire on the high fantasy genre, so maybe not a starter pack choice🤔

Hey, so I noticed that there are some fanfictions here on Pagebound (i looked in the "similar books" or "in the same collection" and saw a story I know to be a fanfic) and I reached out to the team. I got the answer that a lot readers want them here (with a bit nice input on how much work they are doing here for us - still amazed by it) and I would want to know why or your thoughts regarding this!

As a fanfic author and reader myself, I am confused as to why you need a Book Forum for a Fanfiction. Why is this here? I learned that reviewing a Fanfiction on a platform as such - because it is similar to Goodreads - is a Big No-No. You do not review a fanfic this openly. It is not a published story and therefor has to be handled differently. Fanfictions are a conversation - from a fan for other fans. It is engagement you do inside the fandom, not outside of it. So I am widely confused. Please explain it to me? Maybe I am missing a part of information here. (just to be clear: reading is reading, no matter in what shape or form it comes in, in my opinion. I personally only log fanfictions on ao3 directly or with Booktower, because it is meant for such things. But I do not understand why fanfictions should be on here with their own forums - they are fanworks, talk in the Fandom Forum maybe? And I personally do not count fanfictions to my reading goals - mostly because I read works that are still not done and I personally do not count them to my reading goal. but it is okay if others do.) I can not see anything good coming from reviewing fanfictions on here. But again, maybe I am missing something.

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13……14? No 14? Fuckkk ….. where is Thorin??

Okay so I’m having a bit of a moral conundrum and I would like to hear how others deal with this kind of thing. Let’s preface this by saying I do not want this turning into a big argument, but I think the Pagebound community is a safe space to respectfully discuss this.

TL;DR: IMO Rowling is a twat. Do you separate art from artist and read HP, or stop consuming their work altogether?

So, as many others, I have a soft spot in my heart for Harry Potter. I grew up with the movies, read all the books multiple times, played the games (those ps2 games were the shit). It’s just one of those comfort franchises.

But now.. in the big year of 2025.. I have just rearranged my bookshelves. And my Harry Potter series has been demoted to some dusty old corner in the back where I can’t see them anymore. All because J.K Rowling has become an absolute twat. I understand that we can’t all have the same values. (Or I don’t understand, when it comes to basic human rights but well) It is another thing altogether to use your big voice and money to demonize and actively go against a harmless group of minorities. A group whole already gets enough shit without someone like her piling it on.

I do not want to support such an hateful individual with my money. I will not buy any new versions of the books, I will not watch the new HBO show, I will not rewatch the movies on a place where she gets revenue from them. (🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️)

But.. Now the weather is getting colder, I’m feeling that itch to reread the books. To get swept away again in the magical world I loved as a kid. I wouldn’t be giving her any money, since I still own my old copies. But if I reread.. do I log them in the app? 7 whole books not counting to my reading goal is a lot. Read, log, but don’t engage in forms and reviews? I also don’t necessarily want her to be among my top authors lol.

How do you deal with situations like this? Do you just don’t care about authors opinions? Separate the art from the artist? Do you stop reading it all together? Do you reread it quietly?

Whether it be with works from She Who Must Not Be Named, or another author whose views you don’t agree with.

I hope in the future they add a pfp with a cute worm reading a book. It'd match my username lol 😆