There are multiple series that I never watched the final episode of or whole final season. I mean to. I want to. But I guess I’ll need to feel especially emotionally prepared for it.

I found an old journal from when I was 10 and every few entries I go TO PIECES bc I finished a book that I really loved. Like, mourning it like a lost loved one, hand-copying the whole last several pages, vowing to cherish the boom forever, and just absolutely despondent lol.

I do still get that feeling in the pit of my stomach and chest when I finish a great book or movie - sometimes it makes me hold off finishing a tv series.

> 84 Charing Cross Road

It's a McDonald's now, unfortunately.

Have you ever read a book that resonated with you so little that it put you off reading and you went a couple of months before picking up another book?

Thanks for the reply I'm just going to enjoy the new audiobook while I wait to see lol

MOAG best book ever btw!

I start a new book pretty soon after, sometimes same day, but I make sure it’s something light and easy yet satisfying, sort of a palate cleanser to perk me back up. I use discworld books for this, they’re short and make me laugh but good enough to actually keep me invested, and there’s a lot of them, so I can keep doing this for a while and I get excited about collecting all of them.

Just start would be my advice. Thats the hardest part. Starting, and then keeping at it afterwards. Writing is hard work. there is no secret sauce, there is nothing special to make it easier. You have to be prepared to knuckle down and just do, even if you have no motivation or inspiration.

Find a smaller forum or two you like, and start posting there, get feedback, then use your backlog to post on a larger platform like Royal Road as well. With luck and good writing you'll get readers and feedback. Because luck is a part of it.

I agree! I have so much to say about these books lol but hardly anyone to discuss it with :( And me too, the 4th book is probably my fav so I can’t wait to see it on screen.

I couldn’t finish it.

I totally understand! When I read it as a teen, I felt mature (well, OK, I was parentified), so an older guy falling in love with me sounded thrilling. Now as a 40-something, when I look back, I can see how that would not have been OK.

My husband and I talked recently about how some Christian churches describe the husband and wife relationship as equivalent to parent and child, similar to God the Father and God the Son. That model leads to paternalism and patronization in the relationship, depriving wives of agency, like children.

The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon and Perfume by Patrick Süskind…I thought both were going to be trashy romance novels, but I was pleasantly surprised otherwise.

I feel this every time. It’s so intense that it does take me a while to get out of. Not just books, but I experience it with some very good tv shows as well

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Sir Ian McKellen is Gandalf.

I'm considering starting a novel of my own, but I've never written much before. I've always known about traditional publishing, and in the last couple decades it seems like print on demand and ebooks have really allowed self publishing to flourish. However recently I've also become aware of serial fiction online, and it seems like a really interesting option. What advice would you give to a brand new author in 2023 with regards to where to start with publishing?

You'll just have to wait and see!

I have a soft spot for Kennith Oppel's Airborn, as well as the Edge chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Ridell. Both of them influenced my style of worldbuilding heavily.

Do you know it’s amazing! Just finished ‘Lean on Me’ by Serge Joncour and have been ‘visibly’ happy with enjoyment reading this: actually smiling and laughing and feeling good with each chapter. I kept looking how much of the book was left each night as I put the book down. I haven’t had this deep enjoyment for as long as I can remember and am frantically looking around for similar type books. I don’t know really under what sub heading this book comes under. Obviously ‘Fiction’ but I’d love to find more like this. I’m not a young fella and usually read thrillers or mysteries. But ABSOLUTELY ADORED THIS BOOK....and do feel low and empty now It’s finished...

oxfam books - i often buy books second hand for £1-3

Loved the first 2. I watched my roommate play No. 3.

The first cannot be beat.

My favourite part is What's Making That Noise?

Is it a monster? Is it the ship clattering about? Is it debris hitting the outside? Is it imagination? Is it insanity? Is it just Me?

Against the Gods. 100% Against the Gods.

I loved Devils in Daylight -- since you liked it, I would also recommend Star by Yukio Mishima!

I do have an end in mind, its actually been planned from the first book. And I do have a few other ideas. dont know when I'll get around to them though.

I’m sorry you lost him.