And here is the problem: I enjoy none of these books and would say that none of them (despite mentioning FOB) have a "vibe" with their music.

I just feel like correlating music to books is something that doesn't really work.

But does music correlate to genres for books?

So for example, what genre would Fall Out Boy connect with?

Doesn't goodreads and similar sites already do this?

How is this different then the suggested books at the bottom of those sites?

Have you tried white noise?

I know it's still technically noise but it's consistent noise. I wonder if the repetitiveness would help you focus and hide out any small background noises.

Yea, most of the mods and people here are great.

It's one of the better places for discussions on book-related topics.

There are a variety of reasons a book may cancelled and not published.

You're going to need to provide some examples of this.

I feel like, in most places, covers varies. There are some I hate and some I absolutely love.

I have a lot of books that I think have absolutely gorgeous covers and I feel like reviews on the covers is a trend that is definitely on it's way out.

In my experience, they usually cap the fine at the value of the book and just charge you for a replacement when you hit that amount.

They're not going to ban you from the library.

That sounds about right and you need to factor in how in-demand those books. Unless they're a rare book or one that is in high demand then you're not going to get much for it used.

You may have paid $40 for that hardcover but they might only be able to resell it for $5 if it's not popular. They're only going to give you like $1 or $2 for that.

Read what you want to read.

Most of the tropes you find in fanfic exist a lot in the romance genre and it's becoming more common for AUs to get published with name changes.

Let go of the stigma attached to fanfic and read what you like.

What is cancerous about fanfic?

True but what is happening now is much more specific and targeted. It makes it a bigger threat than just cutting funds.

>Oh, I can see the reality is very different there, then. PLR is supposed to compensate authors for the loss in sales, essentially. A quick search tells me there was a campaign to implement a similar scheme in the US, but I guess it didn't take off.

Our libraries currently barely have the funds to stay open and stock new books. Something like this would likely close most small-town libraries, which is likely why it didn't take off.

Especially with the current climate of the alt-right looking for excuses to pull funding.

Interview is more reading-between-the-lines and unreliable narration when Louis is talking about his time with Lestat.

The Vampire Lestat, on the other hand, it's textual. Not traditional romance with kisses and sex but it's a romance in a vampire way and Lestat was canonically queer before he was turned into a vampire. I don't wanna spoil it by going into more details than that. Lestat and Louis are, for all intensive purpose, a couple and in love at different points throughout the timeline.

It's why people joke that Lestat babytrapped Louis with Claudia.

I haven't watched past the first episode of the show yet (it's on my list) but they definitely made the queerness far more textual than the books.

So in order of gayness, the movie had the least, the books had a vampire-level of gay and the show is queer af.

I live in the US so I don't think that's the case for our libraries. I know it's different with digital lending here but with physical books not so much.

As far as indie bookstores, I always advise people to look into them before supporting. I use to hit the one local bookstore by me pretty frequently until it came out they're huge Trump supporters and were funneling a lot of money into his campaign. Supporting a small business isn't inherently a good thing.

I would definitely read The Vampire Lestat second because it's Lestat's origin story and part of it overlaps with the events of Interview. Neither Louis or Lestat are reliable narrators so it's interesting to hear about the two events from both sides.

This book combined with The Vampire Lestat are a favorite of mine. The movie was good but I prefer the book. A lot of the queer subtext got removed from the movie and I prefer book Louis.

I did struggle a bit with the series when I got to the third book but you're a ways off from there.

As far as libraries go, I don't think they make anything off the physical books you check out. Just what they made when the book was originally purchased. With that said, supporting an author by checking their book out of the library could influence them to purchase more and future books by said author.

As someone else already recommend, maybe check out the author's official website and see if you can buy directly from them.

With that said, there isn't anything wrong with purchasing paperbacks from Barnes & Nobles or benefitting from sales. Especially if you don't have extra cash.

It's fun! I've tracked books for years but during the 2020 lockdown I was watching way more shows/movies and decided to track those.

I like data so it's fun to look at patterns of the genres I'm reading/watching and when I'm reading vs watching more.

These challenges are almost always personal so you get to decide what does or does not count but I get wanting clarification.

I'm making a google sheet to track my books, movies, shows, etc. in 2023. I was torn on whether or not to include fanfic in the reading portion. I decide on counting anything above a 50k word count as a book.

The Raven Cycle books were narrated by Will Patton and that highly impacted my love for them. There is something really enjoyable and comforting about his voice and it's just lovely to listen to.

I know he's started to narrate a bunch of Stephen King books so I'm going to check them out next year once I finish my TBR audiobook list

See people say this stuff but I never favored any prof's ideologies and frequently wrote against their ideas and never had issues.

Explain please.

Is it an actual addiction or is it you just enjoy these books but feel like you shouldn't?

There are a lot of people who look down on smutty romance novels and treat them like they're not "real" literature but that's some elitists nonsense.

Read what you enjoy.

A good writer wouldn't need an AI to write their story for them and it would likely negatively impact the overall story they're attempting to make.

Using an AI to create writing prompts I could see. Using it to write a piece of literature I can't.