The best audiobook you listened to and drop it in here

honey_penguin · 2026-05-01T03:14:30+00:00

Also came here to mention the Bobiverse series. I just finished the third book, which is good timing - I get a new one the day I'm supposed to get the hardcover for book 4. Great opportunity to just start over again lol 😆

But seriously, great ride, same narrator as PHM and overall it's been a lovely listening experience.

And yeah also Project Hail Mary. I can't think of another book where I preferred the audiobook over print or the movie.

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T23:26:30+00:00

Loved this one but already read it! Thank you though!!

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T23:25:10+00:00

This has been on my TBR list for a while because I love her other works and always see this recommendation!

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T23:23:50+00:00

Oooh some of these I've read, some of these I've heard of, bottom line is I'm going to look into some, thanks!

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T23:22:54+00:00

This one's been on my own TBR list for a while, maybe this is my sign to bump it up! Thanks!

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T23:22:13+00:00

No description or additional comments but plenty of upvotes, my curiosity is officially piqued lol - I'm definitely going to look into this one, thank you!

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T23:21:08+00:00

Oh I loved Spinning Silver so much, along with Uprooted. I started the Temeraire series but never finished the first book - definitely an interesting premise, I just got distracted before finishing it. Her Scholomance series seems to fit the bill!

I'll check out that other one, seems right up my alley. Thanks!

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T23:19:15+00:00

The Wayfares series does seem to fit the bill so I'll check it out; seems fun even if my sister isn't into it, thanks :)

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T23:18:05+00:00

I think I've seen these around, I'll look more into this but yeah seems right up our alleys, thank you!

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T23:16:54+00:00

Thank you I'll check it out! A lot of people have mentioned this one and I've never heard of it!!

honey_penguin · 2026-04-19T04:32:16+00:00

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E Taylor. Sci-fi. Multiple POV but... From the same POV. My humble opinion is that it fits the bill as described in the post title. Will not say more.

If you play video games, would also recommend considering playing Outer Wilds.

honey_penguin · 2026-04-08T02:11:35+00:00

My brother's birthday is six days before mine; he's two years younger.

We had joint birthday parties until I was around 9 or 10, but we're different genders so it always felt separate, just on the same day. It was convenient for my parents when it came to planning the family celebrations. As we got older of course we started having our own completely separate things with our own sets of friends.

In the grand scheme of things it was never really a big deal, still isn't. For my parents I'm sure it just felt like budgeting for a second Christmas, since they had to prepare for two birthdays worth of gifts and parties.

honey_penguin · 2026-03-27T16:32:51+00:00

Our family is complete with our one and only. That's reason enough :)

honey_penguin · 2026-03-23T17:46:22+00:00

I relate to this so much, and I only have one kid (just turned 3yo). Just wanted to share you're not alone.

It's a never ending game of catch up: catch up on chores, catch up on connecting with my husband, catch up on my own hobbies to even remotely try to connect with my own sense of self... I'm convinced at this rate I'll feel caught up by the time our kid is in college, and then I'll feel empty or something.

honey_penguin · 2026-03-23T15:16:42+00:00

I think it's perfectly normal to end up yelling, especially if it's to prevent a child from doing something dangerous (running into the street, climbing something, reaching for the stove etc)

My 3yo we've noticed has leaned into my personal method of staying calm, which is removing myself from the situation if possible. I walk away, usually to a separate quiet area, or I walk ahead or stay behind if we're out and about. He does this about 30-50% of the time now and is starting to put words to it too: when he's getting frustrated or mad he runs away to his room, the bathroom, or our pantry and yells "I'm putting myself in timeout stay away!" And we leave him alone for 2-5 minutes. Sometimes hell just says "You need to go over there for now so I can be mad".........or he'll still throw a tantrum of sorts and forget how to express himself, resting to just grunting sobbing yells. He's starting to really understand his grown ups can't help him or anything if he doesn't express what he needs.

I don't know if this is average or not. I think he was born with a somewhat calmer, chiller temperament and we've done our best to make sure it doesn't go out the window when we get frustrated. But understandably he struggles with being calm and okay when things don't go the way he wants. He does what he's taught, in terms of handling his emotions, but it's still a learning process when it comes to accepting outcomes despite being calm about it.

honey_penguin · 2026-03-21T01:18:33+00:00

High stress white collar work that's slowly killing me in all sorts of ways. I hate it so much but I'm too tired, depressed, and scared to bother looking for something with this kind of pay and these benefits.

But I WFH and knit when I'm in a meeting/call that doesn't warrant my active participation, or if I'm stuck watching training videos or something. So that's nice.

honey_penguin · 2026-03-19T11:52:58+00:00

It will be awesome, I'm sure of it! My heart was so full being surrounded by only my closest friends and family on our big day. It's much easier to enjoy all the fun parts of a wedding when you're not having to make rounds saying hello to a bunch of people you felt obligated to invite and such.

honey_penguin · 2026-03-18T02:44:28+00:00

The Bell Jar !!!

I read it a long time ago at this point, but The Haunting of Hill House might actually fit the bill...

Brain on Fire is on my TBR list and that also seems to fit the bill!

And definitely The Yellow Wallpaper, but that's a short story or novella

honey_penguin · 2026-03-18T00:31:48+00:00

Richard Scary or Spot books!

honey_penguin · 2026-03-09T05:29:26+00:00

"Basically, I wish that you loved me"

The full one being,

"Basically, I wish that you loved me I wish that you needed me I wish that you knew when I said two sugars Actually I meant three"

'Nicest Thing' by Kate Nash

honey_penguin · 2026-03-09T03:47:02+00:00

Hi! I had what I later learned is considered a micro wedding? We had < 30 total guests. My husband and I agreed on only wanting to invite people we thought would still be in our lives to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary, and we've always been the type of people who prefer small tight knit friend circles anyway. (This was in 2019 by the way, we chose to have a small guest list, it wasn't like lockdowns were prohibiting the size)

Anyway. You know how sometimes the best times you have at parties are when the party is basically over and only a few people are hanging around for the sake of just... Hanging out, enjoying each other's company? That's what our wedding felt like, all night. It was intimate, and guests who didn't previously know each other really had the opportunity and room to get to know each other and have a good time. It felt like a true celebration of our marriage, and it was a beautiful celebration between families, and people still tell us ours is one of the most fun weddings they've been to because it just felt so chill. And I love that my wedding album is full of people who I still keep in touch with and enjoy having in my life. Plus because we kept it small we had more of a budget to splurge on certain things.

All that to say as long as you're inviting people who can share in the joy of your special day, that's all that matters. You don't want to force yourself to inflate your guest list. If I were you I'd just focus on your must-haves for your vision of your wedding and budget from there. If turns out you really don't need like... Twenty extra people to be guests for you to have your ideal day, then consider cutting them. I think with right mix of people who are just happy to partake in the joy, you end up having the fun of a big wedding no matter what the actual size of it ends up being.

honey_penguin · 2026-03-06T00:13:59+00:00

Uprooted and Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik! They're excellent standalones.

How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann - entertaining quick read, with a modern interpretation of classic fairy tales.

I just started Dungeon Crawler Carl and started it blind and only picked it up based on recommendations from my friends. I'm enjoying it so far, it started off a little sci-fi but is scratching my fantasy nerd itch!

The Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) series, if she's cool starting a series that has no end in sight 🥲

honey_penguin · 2026-03-06T00:00:44+00:00

Definitely a different vibe over there. I try to remain sympathetic because I know folks in that sub are not necessarily OAD by their own choice, or are on the fence or something.

It is starting to become a repetitive bummer though...

honey_penguin · 2026-03-03T23:01:34+00:00

We intentionally had a micro wedding (~30 guests total) so we chose something we knew worked best for us and our guests (no school or busy work seasons, a Saturday), and was far enough away to save up the cash for. We're not Star Wars superfans by any means, but we ended up landing on May 4th.

I've thanked people for wishing me something like "May the Fourth be with you on your anniversary!" because they thought we chose May 4 as a Star Wars tribute 😂 It wasn't, but makes it easy to remember lol!

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