I’ve been reading too many silly books and now I need to work my way back into my real passion: Homoerotic classic lit! Okay it doesn’t have to be homoerotic (but come on, it’s pride month! It’s the season for it!) So what are everyone’s favorite classics for, let’s say, seasoned beginners!

There’s a lot of telling instead of showing in Dunn’s writing. Interesting (unsure if I’m bothered by this or not)

I try to be as frugal as I can with my reading. I get most of my books from the library, I borrow books from friends/family, I buy second hand both from physical stores and sites like vinted/awesomebooks etc, and I recently got an ebook subscription service too.

That said, I still think I spend between £50-£100 on books each month. I do read quite a lot and would consider it my main 'hobby', but even so that's prolly a lil much.

How much would you estimate you spend on average? (pls make me feel better about myself)

Hi folks, i've been feeling kind of down lately and need a pick-me-up, so i thought I'd cheer myself up with sapphics falling in love! any recs? <3

chinese audiobooks/audio-dramas usually have mini interview clips of the main cast that are placed either before or after the actual episodes. in erha's case, they were placed before it. most of the character interviews were kinda spoilery, so i'll skip those, but there was one bit from the narrator (倔强的小红) that i thought was really interesting

interviewer: what modern-day jobs do you think the main cast would have? narrator: hm, i think chu wanning would be a researcher. probably a genius in the math or physics field. xue meng could be an athlete. he has that competitive spirit, that mettle that drives him ever onwards and that refusal to ever admit defeat. shi mei could be a psychologist, i feel like he would be very good at understanding/seeing through people. um idk about mo ran. maybe a salesman? he can swindle you out of all your money hahaha. well, there are many, many facets to his character. he can't be defined that easily, so he can do a lot of things

(paraphrased, not a direct translation)

anyway!! time to start looking for salesman/swindler!mo ran fics ig 😂 this is the funniest possible description of him

Hey everyone 👋🏻, A dear friend of mine, whom I’ve known for over 13 years, is celebrating his birthday soon, and I’d like to buy him a book as a gift. The problem is that he doesn’t read very often, and the only books I know he has read and genuinely loved are Heartstopper and Solitaire. I’m not sure whether he has read any of Alice Oseman’s other books, and unfortunately the recommendations I found under those titles weren’t very helpful. I’ve considered buying The Tea Dragon Society, but since I haven’t read it myself, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it :). Since it’s Pride Month 🌈, I thought it would also be a great opportunity to give him a book featuring queer characters or themes, especially one that offers positive LGBTQ+ representation without necessarily focusing on romance. I haven’t read many books across the queer spectrum myself, so I’d really appreciate some recommendations. Romance isn’t really his thing. I’d even go so far and say non-fiction might be better fit but I’m open for everything. He’s also interested in tea ceremonies and British royalty, and he listens to a lot of classical music. In the past, I gave him a rather niche book about British desserts and sweets traditionally served at high tea, which was quite fun. Maybe that helps a little! I’d be grateful for any book recommendations you think would make a good birthday present for him ☺️.

I was talking to a coworker about books and we got on the topic of lgbtq books because I was recommending him some, and he asked me if I had any books where the main character is trans and that made me realize that even tho I have many books on many different topics and genres I only have like... one single book where the main character is trans. but even then the book I'm thinking of has a nonbinary main character and I think he was meaning a book with a trans man or woman. I do have books with trans characters, but none of them are the main characters. I tried reading Hell Followed With Us but the writing and plot weren't vibing with me. I don't normally read contemporary or literary fiction but I'm still open to recs of that genre. i do mainly prefer fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. any and all recommendations are more then welcome!

Describing the general's beautiful, accomplished daughters: In short, a great many laudable things were said about them. But there were also ill-wishers. With horror it was told how many books they had read. They were in no rush to get married.

I'm cackling