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Tokenvoice t1_j6ons95 wrote

Reply to comment by oldadapter in The 10 Inalienable Rights of the Reader by swedish_librarian

No because you read brail, you don’t say I felt a good book the other day. But here’s the fun part you would assume that a blind person who said they read a book would mean it was in brail and not that they listened to an audiobook, which reinforces the point that listening to an audiobook isn’t the same as reading contextually.

And to reiterate my original point because we have moved a wee ways down in the conversation and I don’t want to be mistaken, it doesn’t matter so much how you consumed the book they are all valid for a conversation on the book.

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notyomamabear OP t1_j6onmxc wrote

Reply to comment by USS_Notajetski in pls help, this is embarrassing ;_; by notyomamabear

thats really smart. i usually shift to music/movies when i find myself zoning out. but thats turns into a vicious cycle of me not paying attention to what im reading and shifting my focus exclusively to my device :( but audiobooks sound good, will definitely try them! thanks :)

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kelseybennett330 t1_j6onmu9 wrote

Reply to comment by nhu_nguyen94 in Did you ever love a book so much you had trouble finishing it because you didn't want it to end? by Kousaroe

Exactly! I remember I flew through half blood prince in a day but then when deathly hallows came I was so sad to even start it because I didn’t want it to end! I remember just holding the book and savoring it and trying to soak in all the goodness. It took me several days to read because I purposely made myself space it out.

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someonesomewhere5744 t1_j6omx95 wrote

Reply to What books do you feel have been "falsely advertised"? by switchonthesky

Definitely agree with Gideon the Ninth! If I knew that book would be a whodunit/magical competition in what feels like a gothic house I would never have picked it up. That's just not something I like.

Also You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce, specifically bc auf the translated versions cover (& summary) I first picked up. I went into it expecting a YA thriller with some fantasy elements and got a truly disturbing book. It's a shame, cause that book would probably have been praised more if people didn't have false expectations...

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notyomamabear OP t1_j6omli3 wrote

Reply to comment by penguin-47284 in pls help, this is embarrassing ;_; by notyomamabear

true, i struggle with maintaining routines. i should probably start by establishing deadlines for myself. it's been a while since i've read a book, so it's gonna be a little difficult figuring out what i enjoy reading. but ig it all starts with trial and error after all. thanks for the suggestion though, it actually helps a ton :)

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lucia-pacciola t1_j6om7aa wrote

Reply to comment by reapersdrones in Why is 5 stars the go to rating? by iamwhoiwasnow

I think the important part is clearly defining the 3 in a 1-5 system.

Like if 3 is "bare minimum for success", then 5 can be "perfect in every way we're measuring", and 4 can be "does more than the minimum but isn't perfect". Then 1 can be "absolute failure" and 2 can be "gets some things right, but not enough to satisfy the bare minimum."

That all seems pretty intuitive and accessible. Students who get 2s and 4s can go to the teacher during office hours to get more detailed insight on what they got right, and what they missed to fall short of the higher score. You don't need to be handing out 6, 7, 8, 9, like there has to be these very precise, measurable shades of 4.

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softsnowfall t1_j6ol42a wrote

Reply to comment by lsop in The letters of T. S. Eliot to Emily Hale that were kept sealed from 1956 to 2020 have been released for free online by RunDNA

I’m editing this as I’ve now read all the letters. In 1956, Eliot agreed with Emily Hale’s decision to hand over the letters to Princeton with the stipulation that they not be read by anyone for 50 years. Emily agreed until she made a formal visit to Princeton where she was talked into agreeing that the letters should be read by current scholars. Eliot wrote her back feeling betrayed and very understandably upset at the thought of anyone reading the letters while he and people mentioned were still living. He points out in his letter to Emily that fifty years is the typical modus operandi. Emily writes back saying no one had yet read his letters (I doubt her honesty as Eliot received a letter from the Librarian at Princeton about how they were cataloguing the letters and the “richness” of the material), and she says she will tell Princeton they must do the fifty years.

I assumed all along that I’d side with Emily, but in the end, I would feel betrayed and upset like Eliot. He and Emily became quite stilted and terse in the next couple of letters.

Six weeks after having been faced with Emily’s initial (She later agreed again to 50 years) choice to go against their agreement on the time of the letters, Eliot was suddenly married to his secretary Valerie.

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gingerbitch402 t1_j6okutn wrote

Reply to Weekly Recommendation Thread: January 27, 2023 by AutoModerator

I would like a recommendation for a fantasy series that isn’t written by SJM honestly. I just can’t read her books. They aren’t for me, and that’s okay! I would love something with the drama, the romance, the fights, all of that. I just want to be swept up in another world for a couple of books :)

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