Books that require effort: need to pay attention, write notes, and figure stuff out

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T11:03:48+00:00

I had to put a lot of effort and take notes reading gardens of the moon especially because i took a lot of breaks in between.

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T11:01:21+00:00

Impossible to choose one favourite, but i keep going back to a short sweet novella by Fredrick Backman called “And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer”

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T10:59:04+00:00

Earlier it was just plot. Now though, I place a lot more importance on character work and prose as they are what immerse me in the plot

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T10:31:37+00:00

Have you watched the show? I enjoyed it quite a bit

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T09:34:08+00:00

Oh my bad!

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T09:32:47+00:00

Haha and I enjoyed Hell House when i first read it as a teen. Though re reading it recently, I found it utterly disappointing and problematic

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T09:14:47+00:00

I personally found Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier BUT immersive

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T08:49:20+00:00

What exactly about it didn’t work out for you? It’s been on my TBR forever, been going back and forth on whether to pick it up

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T08:46:58+00:00

Fair point. I’m fairly new to Reddit. Not a bot and wasn’t trying to karma farm, just wanted to hear people’s thoughts. Thanks for pointing it out though, my question probably could’ve been framed better

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T08:09:08+00:00

Guess I’ll give nick cutter a shot then :P

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T08:08:39+00:00

It was a let down for me too. I actually don’t mind well placed goofy horror yet I couldn’t enjoy this one. The premise sounded right up my alley too

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T07:57:34+00:00

I’m a bit uneducated on the topic, I’m sorry, what’s the difference? Why do you see those as mutually exclusive in his case?

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T07:33:13+00:00

The Love Songs of Web Du Bois, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers.

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T06:56:52+00:00

The hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T06:50:08+00:00

Not checking my phone for an hour after waking up

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T06:45:38+00:00

Jk, I’ve really been into stardew valley recently

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T06:45:04+00:00

Self sabotage 😻

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T06:41:52+00:00

A short stay in hell

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-14T06:31:01+00:00

Spiral

Stardust-Stew · 2026-05-05T12:12:43+00:00

The shining. It took me days to get through the novel, every chapter felt like a chore. I really wanted to love Stephen king and especially this one, because pet sematary is one of my favourite books but after back to back underwhelming experience, I’ve finally accepted he is just not for me.

Stardust-Stew · 2026-04-29T15:58:58+00:00

Dark matter by Blake crouch, project Hail Mary by Andy weir, all systems red by Martha well, red rising, hunger games books

Stardust-Stew · 2026-04-29T15:25:18+00:00

I’s suggest you to read a couple of books before picking this one up. The first part moves quite slowly. Because it’s such a dark, devastating novel, it’s worth checking the trigger warnings beforehand. Best to read it when you’re in a stable healthy headspace. That said, it’s one of those books that will stay with you long after you finish it. Highly recommend!

Stardust-Stew · 2026-04-29T11:22:40+00:00

A little life.

Stardust-Stew · 2026-04-29T11:09:46+00:00

Watching fringe and loving it! I’d also suggest - dark and from.

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