Personally, no. Some might have some practical advice but I find them very subjective and even wrong at times, especially those who try to pass life wisdom. Many of the authors don't qualify to be affecting people's lives as they do. I've found more help from poets and philosophers than those.

Goodreads. Allows you to create "shelves" as well, basically different lists.

Harry Potter twice.

The Silmarillion 4-5 times over a 5 year period.

The Picture of Dorian Gray 3-4 times.

I'm currently going through a "cosy" fantasy phase. Being in the mood for books like Harry Potter and Howl's Moving Castle. But I'll keep WoT in mind for when I feel like reading something epic again. Did you watch the Amazon adaptation?

Omg I wish I could have attended one 😭 a friend of mine said he had been to one were JK was signing her books.

Thank you, that's kind of you to say. I read the first two and half books of WoT. I think I wasn't in the right mood to read them. I'm definitely a "mood reader". Maybe I'll get back to them sometime. I did like the camaraderie the group had at the beginning though. I remember the group that started from that village with the Aes Sedai and her warden.

Maybe it's about not remembering the thing but the feeling you had back then. I'm not sure if I've been through this.

I suppose it's because of how much we change during the formative years of adolescence and young adulthood. When I think of myself years ago, it does feel like I was a different person. That's one of the beautiful things about readings books from older periods of our lives. They're like a reconciling bridge between two versions of ourselves.

Yes! Exactly like that haha. I sometimes count the time passing that way.

Christmas is the perfect time for such nostalgic trips:)

It's amazing how vividly we connect books with what was going through in our lives then! Happens to me all the time.

It's beautiful how Harry Potter brought so many kids together. Thanks for sharing your memory!

I'm really excited about the game. Saw some videos of it, looks like they've created a gorgeous world. And I'm sorry about your parents but I definitely get the escapism part. I didn't have many friends when I was 12 and those few I had didn't match with me. So in my child's mind, HP characters felt like company and Hogwarts a place I'd rather be. I tried reading Wheel of Time too but I didn't get into it.

The imagery is really pretty. And yeah, it's not the same reading books now as it used to be. The brain deals with info very differently. Making real-life connections and having intrusive thoughts...

Yeah that's exactly the same for me! But instead of summer, it was Christmas holidays. It was a period we could be lost in imaginary worlds without the cares of adult life distracting us.

I feel you. It's beautiful how books can keep us mental company. I felt like this with HP for sometime

Truly 🥲

Haha no worries xD yeah it's this type of thing I was thinking about! How vividly a book can transport us to a past situation.

Yeah! Especially from the 4th, 5th and 6th.

Were you in an English-speaking country? Sadly we didn't have that in mine. It must have been great to share the enthusiasm

That's lovely. I hadn't heard of that trilogy before but it sounds cool.

I don't give a fuck about karma, just wanted to express my experience. And I don't lurk around here all the time noting to see what's been posted all over. Get over yourself.

Ah ok. And lol haven't read the Cursed Child but from what I've learned about it, I don't think I want to...

That's incredible. It's so beautiful to see the influence books have on our lives. It can be so therapeutic and cathartic.

Same! How I feel about Harry Potter.