I’ve been getting more into emotional, character-driven stories lately, especially ones that focus on relationships and personal struggles rather than just the plot.

I’m more interested in books that explore feelings, growth, and the kind of moments that quietly hit you, rather than fast-paced or action-heavy stories.

If you’ve read anything that really stayed with you or made you feel something long after finishing, I’d love some recommendations.

The book was recently added on to BOTM, and the marketing for it has been everywhere.

When I studied Dunham’s recent marketing campaigns, I found that authenticity is artifice. Authenticity, in this context, means keeping your audience in mind and reshaping details about your life to connect with them.

I now view Dunham as calculated, a word I never thought I’d use to describe her. Dunham used to write to process life experiences as they happened, resulting in honest and raw pieces that were sometimes to her detriment. 

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I've been in a reading slump for a while thanks to this Master's degree.

Anyways, I picked up love and other words last night to read. I wanted a nice little romance book to start reading again after the slump. And I had heard a lot of things about how good and romantic this book is blah blah, it's hyped everywhere, on bookstagram so I thought it's perfect for it.

I started reading and I liked how they show Elliot from the start, honest, expressive all things a girl wants. I was excited for the twist, so see what could have happened so bad to make these to people so in love separate and never speak for a decade, and how they would deal with it.

But I wasn't fucking expecting THAT. I can't even write all about it here bcus it's so fucking distressing and triggering. But I just haven't to rant. I hate this fucking book; how Elliot, his SA, his trauma was treated (well treated), how it was overlooked and brushed of. And how traumatic incident like his SA, and Macy's dad's death, we're treated like a fucking plot twists.

This book sucked, the so called plot twist sucked, the RAPE WAS POORLY HANDLED SO FUCKING POORLY.

And I don't fucking get why this book is so fucking hyped, or considered as one of the best romance books.

I was very excited when I started the first book. Sincerely chilled to the bone and was spooked several times while I was reading at work! I throughly enjoyed Ring. Then I read Spiral and was even more immersed into the story behind this mysterious video tape and there’s a huge twist with a virus!? Then I get to Loop. The title itself can explain the whole book. I feel like I read the same two books back to back with a chapter or two of new info just to be put right back where I left off at the end of Spiral.

So I’m currently on book 4 Birthday and I only have two more left but at this point it’s exhausting. I feel like I’ve been reading the same book over and over again. Yes I’m finally getting new info by the second part of this book but I’m starting to question, is it worth finishing all 6 books?

If you have read them all could you share your thoughts with me?

I started this book a couple of times and struggled with the time splits. At first, it fell victim to my very poor concentration span. Then I couldn't stop wishing it had a linear time progression. Eventually, I fell in love with The Gentlemen Bastards and rooted for them against seemingly insurmountable odds. Scott Lynch gave me moments of joy and heartbreak through his storytelling. What more could I ask for?

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I just finished reading The Glass Castle, and I’m not too impressed. I went into this experience excited as I had just finished North of Normal by Cea Sunrise Person, which I absolutely loved. I do believe that Jeannette and her siblings went through terrible things. However, as the story progressed I found it hard to believe certain things that Jeannette claims happened. For example, so much fire. Just all the time. I believe her initial incident when she was three, but having so many more fires after that just seemed too coincidental. As well, the moment in which Jeannette fell out of the car in a desert and her parents didn’t notice for a good few hours AND the U-haul incident. Whether intentional or not, Jeannette’s retelling of stories always ends up with her succeeding or being a genius. She writes about the narcissism of her father and the way he told stories. I feel as though no one is talking about the grand and almost ridiculous stories throughout Jeannette’s memoir. All in all, I didn’t really enjoy this book. I felt as though it lacked emotional connection throughout it(minus highlight events), and there is little to no character development throughout.

I left The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin downstairs last night when I went to bed. I didn't realise until I was tucked up and cosy. So I picked up the next book on my bedside table, We Do Not Welcome Our Ten Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix. I read 75 pages before I decided to get some sleep. Reading both books is a very different experience. I read Le Guin slowly because I want to take it all in. Nix seems to carry me along. I'm enjoying both books anyway.

Today is my first day in a while that I haven't managed to read a book all day. It feels odd and I've missed it. I had to do my accounts and take care of my businesses. Tis tax time in the UK. Obviously I would much rather be reading, but sometimes life gets in the way.

Share your treasures in detectives. I'm creating my book wishlist for this year, so waiting for your offers))

Hi, I have not read any book by Jack Kerouac yet but was just recently given "Big Sur" as a gift. The books themes have peaked my interest but digging a little i found out its part of a autobiographical series. My question is if reading Big Sur without first going through the prior books in the series (like "On the Road" for example) would diminish the experience or if on the contrary this books can be read without a specific order?

Hello my name is Chip!

Ever since last year, me and my friend have been contemplating on getting back to reading. If I’m being quite frank, it was always a thought on our minds that we wanted to do, but never gotten past the idea of taken it into action. Well in the beginning of this year, we did just that. So, we created a discord book club server for that.

Our book club audience are for people that have always wanted to get back into reading but wanted to within a group setting. This not only creates an environment that allows us to discuss books but also hold us accountable and encourages one another to read.

For starters I want to say that this is for serious inquiries only. There will be a brief application process that will be present before joining the discord.

What our Book Club has to offer:

✎ The duration in which we read our books will be monthly, and it is determined by the people (Democracy!!!)

✎ Our genres will change each month, gifting us a new perspective and unlocking new worlds for us to unravel

✎ We read on a schedule, to motivate and encourage us to replace the average time of doom scrolling with reading

✎ We have weekly discussions in which we give our thoughts and talk about the book (typically on Wednesday and Sunday 8:30 EST) (Subject to change as the server grows)

✎ We also have fun events and ideas such as a movie nights, character castings, and many more creative ideas to keep you immersed and engaged.

This goal is to find the love in reading again.

Based on the Reddit guidelines I am not sure if we are allowed to post links so if you’re interested please comment and/or DM me for our discord!