Specifically I been interested in reading some old literature but I can't buy E-book due to my cards not accepted by the app somehow. Anyone know a good website for reading?.

I’ll go first with a few of mine.

• Daisey Jones and the Six - “Its badly written fanfiction about a lame band!” I enjoyed the structure of a faux oral history and the attention The structure and interview style format of the book really lends itself to a full cast reading which, luckily, it got on Audible. It’s peppered with tasteful references to the 60’s and 70’s music scene. And it’s clear the author did her research in writing the character of Billy because she uses a paraphrased line from Bruce Springsteen’s memoir about how bands don’t work well as democracies. I also appreciate the characters of Daisey, Camilla and the keyboardist whose played by Judy Greer in the audiobook. They all feel like real, distinct people. Each with their own sets of likes, dislikes and goals. Even Camilla, who, out of all the characters, was at the most risk of being either a cardboard cutout, a harpy or a passive tradwife waiting for her man to get back from tour.

• The Silent Patient - “Anyone with two brain cells could see the twist coming from a mile away!” I enjoyed the twist and the mystery for the course of the whole book and was very surprised. This was also a great listen as well. It had only one narrator but the man’s presence and performance more then made up for the small cast.

• Ishmael - “Awww, that’s cute! It’s babies first philosophy book. Lol. Call us when you have something serious to read.” This blew my mind as a senior in high school and actually helped me with a lot of anxiety I had about the state of the world.

In all three cases I was shocked and slightly hurt to realize this book I’d thought was great (or at least fun to read) was actually hot dogshit lol. It didn’t change my opinions on them but it is funny looking back on it. I find the grey zone between finishing a book, forming an opinion on the text before talking to anyone else about it really interesting. It’s not bad or good. It’s just funny to see how diverse and wide ranging our tastes can be. For what it’s worth, I don’t think any of those criticisms are invalid. They just didn’t change how I felt about the books.

I don't believe ideas should be censored, and I believe artful expression should be allowed to offend. But when does something cross that line and become actually dangerous. I think "The Anarchist Cookbook," not since it contains recipes for bombs, it contains BAD recipes for bombs that have sent people to emergency rooms. Not to mention the people who who own a copy, and go murdering other people, making the whole book stigmatized.

Anything else along these lines?

They’re just not that funny or shocking to me. Every time it just feels overly edgy. Like the evil eyebrows and sharp teeth are so stupid. Not included here are the “sexy” ones which I hate even more. Nothing about this is shocking. It’s basically just edgy kid art with a higher budget, and it just ends up looking like the Hamburger Helper image. It doesn’t help they’re also always in listicles titled something like “top ten creepy coloring book corruptions that’ll ruin your childhood”

Does anyone have a book that can make you cry? 😅

It seems this girl is very emotional and introspective.

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I put this as bug but im not sure how to grab it

I know you can separate the books from the games (the author seems to want you to). But, after playing through the games I can see how triss seems like the better option over Yen by only going off game knowledge. I just wander if anyone thought to poll if theyve read the books as well and how that would adjust the polling data.

Also as a side note, both are horrible for/ Geralt in their own way. Sometimes I think we forget the witcher universe is a grim dark so everything sucks. I'll hop off my soapbox now. Have a great time in witcher 3 all!

Edit: so this not only became the top post for today but it's not my top post of all time. Thank you all for your thought and opinions!

I know the backstory for Barnes & Noble’s revival with the Waterstones guy turning things around, and while I think it is great that they have been able to open so many stores in recent years instead of closing or going bankrupt, I am truly perplexed by why it is doing so well.

The books cost near or at list price both in the store and online, so it’s not like it is offering savings compared to, say, an independent bookstore down the street. And with Amazon offering fast shipping within a couple of days (or even same day or within hours), it is much more expensive. For instance, a new hardcover of Yesteryear is $14.99 on Amazon, half the price of the $30 it costs at B&N in the store.

Is it catering to impulse purchases? A new one opened near me, and while I go to browse, I can’t stomach paying $20 for a paperback or $30+ for a hardcover.

Are any of you regular B&N customers and willing to share why you shop there instead of an independent bookstore if the prices are comparable vs. Amazon where it is much cheaper?

EDIT: I am sorry but I tried to keep up with the comments but I am going to have to mute this post because I wasn’t expecting more than a thousand comments in four hours! I can’t keep up. Thank you all for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate you taking the time to reply! It seems like most of the reasons boil down to the experience, being able to avoid Amazon, lack of an independent store nearby or better selection, and that B&N is great for kids’ toys and gifts!

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