For ostensively the same reason but in my opinion, Colleen Hoover is worse. I’ve read two. I read the first because it was everywhere and on lots of lists and it was horrible. Badly written badly plotted with terrible characters. I read the second in case the first was a fluke. Nope. I read Twilight for the same reason (it’s popularity) and also thought it was far from good, and the plot was also problematic at times (having to do with the creeper Edwards treatment of Bella mostly) but I could at least appreciate what teen girls liked about it. There was at least a story there.

I seriously do not understand who is loving Colleen Hoover. She writes psychopaths who victimize others and then have sex. There’s some abuse or murder and more sex and then it’s over. Who is enjoying this? If you’re there for the erotica, there are way better ways to get it.

Yeah, I guess we’re all a collection of other people’s opinions.

What books have you read that were absolute stand alone stand outs?! You can’t really compare them to anything but they changed you the moment you read them? Looking for lands not yet wandered. Seeking a story I haven’t yet experienced through other characters or worlds in other pages.

Thanks!

That's not the vibe I get, all I can see is him rambling on about music and his guests are uncomfortable or unimpressed at best, or laughing at him at worst, and then he lashes out. I think he cares about music.

In the books, there's also a (somewhat) long setup for a literally shitty joke; in book 1 >! Twin Lannister !< is introduced, and it is mentioned offhand that some people joke about how he's probably >! shitting gold. !< Towards the end of book 3, >! he's shot while taking a dump, and his killer dryly notes that he did not, in the end, shit gold. !<

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I read this and Educated within a few weeks of each other. It made me feel like I grew up rich, when we were just lower middle class at best.

I recently took up reading again after years of feeling too busy to escape. Clock Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr was the perfect choice. Not only did I get lost in the 3 different worlds it explores— the book itself is an ode to the importance of books, reading, and the ways that they can alter the paths of many— or tangle them together.

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I retain significantly more of what I read if I talk about it with others. And this doesn’t have to be person to person. When I finished a book, I immediately look for threads on it to see what people have said about it. Sometimes someone will bring up something challenging the ideas in a book, sometimes people give further context to something, sometimes people will just interpret something entirely differently making me go back and reread to see if I can get their perspective on it etc. It’s basically repetition for me.

I even do this with fiction books. I’m a very literal reader. I don’t look for symbolism or between the lines meanings during my first reading. I prefer to just read for the story, and then go back and look for meaning. Threads afterwards help a lot with forming my own opinion.

I guess you're right.

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Damnit!

I have basically no memories thanks to having severe ADHD, but boy do I remember how much I loved this weird ass book.

As some said, could have been abridged. I’ve also seen with non-fiction that an updated edition will sometimes have new and expanded chapters, so listening to the original audiobook will throw it off

I grew up pretty poor and we moved like fifteen times before I was ten. I'm turn on whether I should read this book. Might be too much.

Indices, bibliographies, and endnotes tend to be left out

IMO, stopping the usage of any word hurtful or otherwise is like book burning.

Hello there, this might be ULTRA specific but are there any books covering sexualized wounds? Like I‘m thinking of a memoir or a psychology book.

The fact that she can love her parents after everything they did to her is pretty amazing, and perhaps connected to the fact that she was able to write about it.

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There's a Youtuber named Elizabeth Filips that covers topics like this a lot. She has some interesting ideas about note taking and organization that sound a lot like what you're asking.

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I remember laughing out loud at his mention of cherimoya sorbet and trying to explain to a friend why it was funny.

I agree entirely, I love Lolita even though Humbert disgust me because I don't have to relate to the protagonist to enjoy reading. And I think most real humans are morally ambiguous at some point or another, so characters without deep flaws are unrealistic and poor writing.

I agree with everything you said, actually, "challenge our perspectives..." which is exactly the point of good literature, beyond entertainment, it forces us to confront unpleasant realities, and by proxy, ourselves.

Before you buy or borrow and audiobook, read the description to see if it is abridged or unabridged. Many come in both versions.