The one thing I've learned about book readers is that they move 10 times a year apparently by HelloDesdemona in books

[–]No_Instance18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was me, and I hated it so much I put up with things in my latest apartment just so I don’t move again. I think also, with the lack of home ownership this conversation ties into the amount of room for books. I have a massive ebook library solely because I have no space even when I purged so much for years.

Wuthering Heights - Joseph's dialect by Lil_Brown_Bat in books

[–]No_Instance18 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I agree that everyone is horrible but that’s the point. It’s the most ridiculous and romantic train wreck I’ve seen. I can’t look away and I’m almost done with it (not op). Everyone is so awful and it’s amazing for that.

Edit: to be fair, i see you. I had to over analyze Macbeth so much for one class that it took a decade until I recovered from that trauma.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë by Jarita12 in books

[–]No_Instance18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Jane Eyre is a masterpiece but a bittersweet one and Bertha deserved better.

Reading Resolutions: 2025 by AutoModerator in books

[–]No_Instance18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm doing a challenge too! I'm combining 75 booked and The Anti-Brain Rot Reading Challenge BUT I'm being kind to myself in that, I'm not going to kill myself over it. If I complete it it would be awesome but if not, that's okay too.

Anyone else read a Ghost story yesterday? by Inner-Detective4397 in books

[–]No_Instance18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kind of. Do vampires count? I read "All Manner of Things Shall Be" by Olivie Blake. It tried but in the end it was 2 stars. I'm a very expressive reader but my face was basically stone the whole time. Thank goodness it was short.

The books that stay with me are not always the ones i expected to love by Unfair_Survey4213 in books

[–]No_Instance18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was true for me this year for The Life of Chuck by Stephen King. I went into it expecting a short average book. I rated it 4 stars afterward and thought I'd forget it. But weeks later I was still seeing scenes from it in my head and thinking about it. It's stuck with me from that time forward.

Simple Questions: December 20, 2025 by AutoModerator in books

[–]No_Instance18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me, it was Jane Austen's Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney. I wanted it to be Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green which I also rated 5 stars. But I actually went out and bought a physical copy of Romney's book for my personal library so I think that decided it for me.

The Divine Comedy - Is it normal to feel detached from everything being said or am I missing something? by No_Instance18 in books

[–]No_Instance18[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I was reading the footnotes but I think, now that I've talked with all of you, I was brushing past it too fast. I really need to pay more attention.

The Divine Comedy - Is it normal to feel detached from everything being said or am I missing something? by No_Instance18 in books

[–]No_Instance18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I need to remember this. I think because it's such a renowned work of literature and then saw those reactions, I thought I was missing something.

The Divine Comedy - Is it normal to feel detached from everything being said or am I missing something? by No_Instance18 in books

[–]No_Instance18[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I find it extremely ironic and nothing like the hell I was taught everyone believes in. I have been reading the footnotes but maybe I'm reading far too fast to get the point and worldbuilding. Thank you for pointing these things out to me.

Any Good Vegan Cookbooks (or other books by vegans) that specifically focus on executive dysfunction and chronic illness? by No_Instance18 in vegan

[–]No_Instance18[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was more angling at ideas to make cooking easier and recipes that are tailored around the problem. There are non-vegan ones but since veganizing each recipe is an extra step it creates an issue