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QOTD: What is your most treasured book in your collection? What makes it so special to you, if you'd like to share?

I have a few that I can watch constantly, but some aren't what you would consider "comfort" shows...they're just ones that I can watch constantly, no matter what. Here are some of them:
•Schitt's Creek
•Gilmore Girls
•Criminal Minds
•Friends
•The Vampire Diaries
•Pretty Little Liars
•Dexter

I have a few but probably my most treasured is my special edition copy of The Invisible Life of Addie Larue. It was a struggle to get my hands on that specific edition and it's my favorite book of all time. The books I treasure most are ones that have sentimental value filled with annotations or special editions that I have collected.

My Zodiac sign is a Cancer and it fits me to a tee.

Virgo. There's only a few traits that represent me:
I'm easily annoyed.
I overthink most things.
I try to be as helpful as I can be.

Leo, but Idk what the traits are.

i just fit reading in whenever i can. i'm usually at home or in the car (not driving lol) when i read though


I am retired and a home body, so I read off and on all day, every day, Where, sitting on the couch and in bed.

I read when I get the chance / feel like it. The two main places I read are on the couch or in my car on lunch/before I go into work.

she's all that and 10 things i hate about you are my go-tos. despite my reading taste being very far from romance i actually love to watch romcoms lol

I think that A Little Life is way overrated and I would never recommend it to anyone.

A few of my fave romcoms:
You've Got Mail
How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days
The Jane Austen Book Club
Legally Blonde
Leap Year
He's Just Not That Into You
She's All That
Pitch Perfect
Sweet Home Alabama

DNF A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Cannot understand why everyone loves this book.

He's Just Not That Into You
Sweet Home Alabama
Legally Blonde
Two Weeks Notice
The Proposal
Best Friend's Wedding
Penelope
Theres alot more lol

same as krystyna pretty much except mine feelings are a bit stronger lol. i hated a little life so much. one of the worst books i've ever read. i also agree that i wouldn't recommend it. not just because i personally hated it but people recommending that book broadly is so weird to me. it's not something everyone should pick up...

I don't understand why Colleen Hoover is SO hyped. I just think if you enjoy her books you could easily pick up books that are more diverse with the same kind of slice-of-life, romance stories.
(I also agree with Silas and Krystyna about A Little Life).

I agree with Vivian on this one.
I also didn't get the hype about ACOTAR, it just seemed incredibly cliche and not well written to me. The characters fell very flat.

i'm planning on reading more nonfiction this year

I'll share a few. :)
I tried a new way of tracking my reading with a bullet journal, I'm trying to stick with genres that I love and read books that I'm really excited for, I'm also trying to embrace the practice of DNF'ing books more than I normally do. I don't want to spend time reading a book that I'm not enjoying. I'm also wanting to review the books that I read, and share books and thoughts on my social media outlets more consistently. I've also realized that I default to reading on my Kindle way more so I'm embracing that this year as well.

I plan on doing fewer challenges.

I'm planning on reading from my own shelves. I have a system going on right now that should help me do so.

night of the living rez by morgan talty

giovannis room by james baldwin is easily in my top 5 books of all time

1. Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
2. How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
3. The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
QOTD: When reading do you visualize everything in your head like a movie is playing or do you just comprehend the story that you're reading?

I really enjoyed From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home and Clap When You Land.

i can't visualize things in my head at all lol

I visualize everything in my head.

Visualize.

I struggle to visualize, but there are times that I can. Most of the time the main goal is to just hope I'm comprehending what I'm reading.

This is how I tell if I like the story or not, if I can visualize the story playing out in my head like a movie, I love it. If i'm just comprehending what I'm reading then I know i'm not interested in it and I dnf it.

When I first started as a kid it was the Magic Tree House books. Getting back into reading as a teen I can't remember if it was the Anne of Green Gables series or The Selection series.



Comprehend the story.

r.l. stine's goosebumps got me into reading in the first place but i've had so many times where i've gotten back into reading after a long time of not reading anything. not really sure what books caused me to get back into it all those times
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