I had no idea this book was coming out. Not until yesterday, when it released. The Wallace and Gromit franchise was a big part of my childhood that I still love to this day. I scrapped all other reading plans to listen to the audiobook for Grand: The Autobiography of Gromit. And I have no regrets!

Do you read the introductions and preface or flip straight to the story when you start reading a new book? Do you skip them sometimes and not others? What do you think of them? Are they necessary or redundant?

I've started reading Frankenstein and I like Shelley's introduction. There's a couple of paragraphs when she's first dreaming of her monster which I thought were pretty. The modern introduction by Catherine Steindler is fine enough, though derivative. I was just curious how many people skip these kind of introductions. Has anyone else read Shelley's introduction or other introductions to classics?

I picked up a very old copy of The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis from my campus library yesterday. I love the old due date slip with stamps dating back to the early 1980s. I know it doesn’t make sense to keep track of due dates this way, but it’s cool to see how many people have read this through the years.

I kinda wish these things were still used in modern libraries.

Killers Of The Flower Moon is probably the work he is most known for given that Martin Scorsese turned it into a film with LDC, but The Wager genuinely is a book that I think about an awful lot.

If you like adventure and have an interest in naval history then this should be at the top of your list.

Brilliantly told and researched- it’s a stunning story that even seemed fictional insofar that it was such a feat of endeavour and peril. I will read again!

It lead me to the Lost City Of Z which was equally well researched.

Grann is a great story teller.

Is project hail Mary worth the hype? As someone who doesn't typically enjoy sci-fi, do you think I would enjoy it anyways?

Help me pick my next up please!

I love a good mix of prose and story. I want to be emotionally invested in the character development. My top 4 Faves:
Lolita
Brothers Karamazov
Secret History
Stoner

I had a run in with a semi-regular at my coffee shop and saw that he was reading Golden Son. I asked him how he liked it as I had just read Red Rising and I'm still struggling with moving forward with the series or not. Anyways he said I wouldn't like it because it is a "stupid boy book" when he asked how I felt about the first one.

First I'll say that I didn't bash the book outright just because he asked. I usually answer people honestly but with tact so they don't feel like I'm treating them like they're stupid for liking something. I just said the writing wasn't really my favorite but I like the ideas/concept.

Secondly, I am a woman and I personally do not look at books as though they're gendered. I think all books can be enjoyed by everyone if they're brave enough. That being said it felt like it was incredibly rude to assume I would only like, what? Stupid girl books?

My question is, am I right for being pissed just because I didn't like a book and someone tells me it's for boys?? I keep thinking about it and it's pissing me off more and more. It just felt rude after I was being very polite and interested in how he liked the book.

I'll stick to talking to my other regulars about books.

About halfway through this one. Its not a style of writing I typically enjoy, but its nice to try something new. Love historical fiction.

What are you reading? What are you excited about reading next? What have you finished this week? Let us know your thoughts on it and share in each other's joy about books!

Wanting to keep it as in the Halloween Spirit as possible! I have a few others I considered but this is what I narrowed it down to. I also want to fit in When the Night Comes Knocking by Katherine Daniel this season, so I’m trying to choose one that will be a fast read that I can sneak in there.

I’ve been having a bit of a hard time recently and haven’t been able to get as much reading in as I would like, so I’m very behind on my Spooky Season TBR list.

The other options were:
- Dark Sisters: Kristi DeMeester
- Wolf Worm: T. Kingfisher
- Hazelthorn: CG Drews
- The Haunting of Paynes Hollow: Kelley Armstrong
- The Children: Melissa Albert

The first photo is most of my TBR. The second is some of the books I have read since June. I have been thrifting books that I’m interested in and this summer I started reading a lot as a new hobby. I also finished a PKD trilogy from my local library that included The Man in the High Castle, Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. I finished Meditations, Ready Player One, and the Jungle Books. Currently reading Epictetus Discourses and Selected Writings and The People’s History of the United States by Zinn.

I dont know why I left this book in the shelf for soo long. This is an amazing book

Heard good reviews about it.

When I read, I can't do it quickly, and it can take 4 minutes to finish a single page. I make sure I read all of the words correctly, and digest all the info but after 5 minutes I just wanna be done, and I have tired myself out.

I have tried reading quicker with the peripheral methods, but I still am slow, and have had a hard time with school this year after not reading anything last Summer.

My oldest (8yo) loves to read but struggles with focus and sticking with a book till the end. He read the first three Harry Potter books over the summer but the fourth was a bit daunting. Honestly I’m not sad because I hate all of the sexiest and able-bodied normative beauty standards messaging in those books. He’s currently reading the first Redwall but I think some of the old-timey vocab is more of a challenge than we thought it might be.

Anywayyy.. looking for any good recommendations for page turners for an advanced reader in this age range!

I'm excited about all of these! I'm particularly interested in reading Allende for the first time. Also, I always thought I'd read Green Teeth in the springtime, but I'm in the mood for a cozy fantasy. ☺️

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I am 60% into this book and honestly this is such an amazing read. It follows story of two people Clara and Seb gradually falling in love but the fascinating hook is that their story is told by everyone but them. Each chapter is a pov of different people around them. A neighbour, best friend, delivery driver, a stranger, a runner and many more.

This is such an interesting execution and written so beautifully, captivating the main character's personality through lenses of others and I'm entralled that its actually done right!

Also it’s getting hard not to react to all these things from the 90s, even the 80s, asking what we’re ’trading our hearts for.’

Halloween is next Saturday, but I’ve already pulled my four holiday TBR books I plan to read in December. Or start in November. I work retail, so you could say I’m already getting into the holiday spirit.

I love reading classics, especially 19th century literature. I’m usually drawn to philosophical novels that explore human nature, morality, and the human condition.

However, I’m going through a rough time medically, and my brain just doesn’t have the energy to process anything too heavy right now.

So I’m looking for something lighthearted, funny, and enjoyable that doesn’t require too much brainpower. I just want to laugh and take my mind off things for a while.

I’m open to anything, really. It doesn’t even have to be funny. Horror or any other genre is fine. I just need a good distraction at the moment.

Would love to hear your recommendations!