Was listening to my kid talk about "plot armour" and it got me thinking about Game of thrones and all the praise GRR Martin got for not using it.

Which led me to thinking, people got way too sucked in to the LOTR chapter of Tolkeins work, the Silmarillion is something else. Just thought id say something while it was on my mind, he doesnt get nearly enough credit in context. I love the stories within, but damn, everybody dies 🥲

I'm wanting to annotate a book for the first time. What tips do you have for a first time annotator? What pens/highlighters have you found are best for annotation without bleeding through the page?

So I (15F first time writer) Saw a lack of sapphic/wlw dark romances and decided that I could try to make one and I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy creating something! I did research and a romance book/novel should preferably be 270 - 309 pages. I didn’t think this would be a problem and so I just wrote, wrote, wrote and put in all my love and passion in it and thought that I could continue forever with Hit me like a woman but turns out, the page size I was writing on digitally was A4 and so at 156 pages, I thought I could chill, the book would easily be the preferable length but not many books are made in A4 and when I tried 14cm X 21,6cm, my 156 pages turned into 274 pages and I have so much left I want to portray and explore but I don’t want to cut up my book in two parts, is that a bad idea? Would you or the average reader read a romance book with 300 - 500 pages? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

Misprint?

I bought a copy of Out There Screaming the horror anthology edited by Jordon Peele and the inside is The Only One Left by Riley Sager. It says Out There Screaming on the spine but the entire inside is The Only One Left. Does anyone know anything about this misprint? I’ve tried searching the internet but found nothing. I bought it used from my Library so I’m out of luck on a refund, more curious than anything.

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I’m about to start reading Virginia woolfs to the lighthouse for the first time and I started to read the introduction in the edition of the book I have. I stopped after one page because it seems to talk a lot about the book and insights to the story. I’m wondering if I should read this after instead because I want to read and interpret in my own way before being told how to. Does anyone recommend one way or the other

Hi! I just finished reading I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, and there is a part where the author tells>! how her mother woke her and her brother at 02:30 and brought them to the kitchen for a "party"!<. After reading it, I felt I was missing something like it had a meaning under it. For example, when the author tells how a parent would do something to divert the kid's attention from what was really happening, you know? But, I also feel like I'm reading too much into it and it's just a passage trying to make us understand more about the mother's personality, maybe!?

Thank you for any help with this hahah

(English is not my first language, so I'm sorry if my question is confusing 😅)

Book Culture.

Wanna preface this by saying that I have no ill will toward any kind of person at all, and Book Culture, whether that be Reddit/Youtube/Tiktok/Instagram/Goodreads, should be an inclusive place for all people.

Now my main question is, when did the focus shift from buying a book because of the writing/genre/plot quality to buying books because the author is part of a certain group whether that be their race/beliefs/sexual orientation.

The context for me asking this question stems from a recent conversation I had with a close friend. We were discussing books and then she asked; “who are your top 5 authors at the moment based on the books you read in the last little while” I thought it was a fun exercise so I answered honestly, -Christopher Buelhman (Between Two Fires) -Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children Of Time) -Jo Walton (The Just City) -Poppy Z Brite (Exquisite Corpse) -Dathan Auerbach (Bad Man & Penpal)

Now almost immediately after I gave this list, I received a pissed off look and a question; “where’s the POC and LGBTQ+ author representation?”. Now even though I think it’s a petty thing to mention, I’ll say that Poppy Z Brite is trans so I was confused by her statement even more.

But I didn’t know how to answer that question, because it really hasn’t even crossed my mind, I read for the content on the page and the writing. Who the author is does not play a factor in my enjoyment of the novel. Yet she insisted that I was a bad person for not reading enough variety of authors that vary in sexuality, race and political belief.

Am I just an asshole or does who the other is outside of the novel not matter to other readers too?

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I want to get back to reading. I have tons of intent. My book collection is evidence of that. BUT I find it hard to be consistent about reading. Im not one of those persons who can say I read X books in Y time frame. If Im reading something and like it, I will finish it OR more often stop halfway and not pick up a book for Y time frames(S)

I have tried different strategies to get back to reading. like "30 minutes everyday". But I have always found ways and seemingly rationale reasons to keep pushing those 30 minutes to later and later in the day until its tomorrow.

Then I tried "30 minutes before bed time" (got more specific). Long story short, that strategy did not also work.

I have tried others like "Buy a book a month" -> resulted in a respectable unread book collection. OR "Read with wife" -> She is multiple books ahead of me.

My latest attempt is book clubs. Which comes to my question to you guys who read regularly.

• Do you find book clubs helpful in cultivating a healthy reading habit (ie: enough intrinsic motivation to crank up my reading engine)
• do you guys do local bookclubs? or online? any preferences?
• do you guys meet regularly/semi-regularly to discuss books

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I apologize if this question comes off as too basic or uneducated, especially for this subreddit. However, I believe that the you can offer some helpful suggestions.

I have always enjoyed reading books, but I have come to realize that simply reading a book is not enough to truly understand its meaning. To fully comprehend a book, it is important to understand the context in which it was written, such as the time period, trends, and behaviors of the people during that time.

I have tried to find articles about the books I have read, but I have only come across websites with "unprofessional" articles written by "non-experts". Thus, I am wondering if anybody can recommend a free online database that can offer me access to articles about books.

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1. WHY does Daisy choose Tom over Gatsby? I ask this genuinely. I know Daisy likes money, but Tom and Gatsby have virtually the same amount. Plus, Gatsby truly loves Daisy, while Tom constantly cheats on her. So why, at the end of the novel, does Daisy still choose Tom?
2. At the end of the novel, do you think Tom really will "take better care of" Daisy like he promised, of his own free will? Meaning, will Tom really become a changed man after promising this to Daisy?
3. Why does Nick profess to dislike Gatsby, but still say he respects him the most of any man? I don't understand what Gatsby did to make Nick dislike him.
4. Why did Daisy cut Gatsby so completely out of her life after the scene in the Plaza Hotel? Like, was it Tom who didn't allow her to telephone Gatsby or attend his funeral, or was Daisy just heartless and uncaring?

I just finished reading Katharine McGee’s The Thousandth Floor series (which I loved). I just found out that there's a PREQUEL chapter, and I really want to read it! The thing is, I can't find it anywhere online.

Apparently, the prequel talks about the lives of everyone in the summer before the first book (June 2118). Including Calliope and Brice’s first meeting in Singapore.

If anyone has the prequel or a link to it, PLEASE share it! I really want to read it and can’t access it anywhere. :)

While the focus of this book would not generally inspire one to expect a feel good, upbeat all the way thru, story; the public library review writes it up as such:

I find it's very common for articles, book jackets, etc to describe books as feel good; then I start reading them & find a large focus on murder, characters dieing of terminal disease, plagues, rape etc... none of which do I find as feel good stories; even if humor, inspirational comments, or people having a positive attitude about it are thrown in.

However, the negative things I just listed can simply be mentioned, as a reference, not described in detail, not happening live to the chatacters in the story, not the focus of the book, -- & then it might still be a feelgood or upbeat book.

This doesn't mean I might not read or appreciate the book, but I do appreciate reviews that aren't misleading. And I do like solution-oriented fiction, & books where people succeed, save the day, & keep upbeat & determined despite the odds that may be against them.

...But once again, if a book features a lot of death, loss, &/or suffering; especially if close up, personal, &/ or described in detail, I wouldn't call that feel good.

So is it feel good?

Or if not...but you think it's done in a way that focuses entirely on solutions & successes, & there aren't distressing details & sad stories; plz explain. ( It's not clear to me how much detail one is allowed to reveal about books in this group, but though I've made a point in not even revealing things posted in reviews; I'm fine w/anything being shared, if it's allowed here (& you're welcome to msg me additional notes).

Thanx so much!

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Which translation of The Art of War is better? By Lionel Giles or Thomas Cleary? I am planning to buy one for our course. Thanks so much

I noticed this note while shopping for books online. Some titles are available in this version (usually at a lower price), but I can't understand what it means.

I've become interested in reading the last book Hermann Oberth (one of the forefathers of modern rocketry and Von Braun's mentor) wrote before his death, but it seems almost nonexistant... here's a link to Abebooks that has ISBNs and alternate titles: https://www.abebooks.com/9780914301066/Primer-Who-Govern-World-Parliament-0914301063/plp

Does anyone have a copy or know where I could acquire one? I'd also be interested in the opinion of any one who has read the book too.

Thanks in advance!

I'm currently reading " The kite runner" by Khalid Husseini and i have reached chapter 7 where Amir wins the contest then Hassan gets ambushed by assef and Amir decides to run away. I'm feeling really sad and heartbroken, it really disturbed me. Will story get better?? Should I continue to read or stop here???

I want a book similar to The Embrace Series but that's like a very PG13. And nah, I'm grown now. I liked the angels thing.

The Book of Giants Describes How Nephilim Lived On Earth

I read this book a few years ago and it was about this girl and I don't remember her dad either died or disappeared and she got shipped off to a private school and she didn't know where the school was and she got there and it was like really weird it wasn't a normal school there was like combat training like fights and knife throwing and archery and she made a best friend and I think the girl's name was Layla or something I don't know and then the friends brother ended up getting with this chick at some point I remember that they stayed in dorms and that the school was just surrounded by Green and nobody knew where it was also this girl's house had like a force behind it or something and I think that someone like broke into the house so she was out in the forest and she came back in and found like a bunch of her dad's weapons or something I know this isn't specific haha but if you have any ideas please help, also it's been suggested but I know that it's not marked or throne of Glass series although I am pretty sure it was a book series

looking for the name of a book from the 90s. was a teen book with a blue cover and maybe red writing. the main character was named zeke and i feel like it may have been a thriller.

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I wanna ask about this, if is there a book like Judgment or Yakuza games? I'm so interested in the story of both series. I loved his story of these games.

Thank you!