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What are you currently reading?
by tommy
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 Monday
...See more Tell us what book you're currently reading! Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it to someone else so far? {GIF of a cat reading a book}
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 August 16th
...See more Welcome to the Reading & Writing Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 27 August (updated by @tommy) @amiableBunny4016 @calmmoon2104 @dancingGrotto @GwydionRowan @hanasophia @HarmonyBlossom @HatsEatYou @LoveMyMoonflowers @softForest4843 @tommy
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What are you currently reading?
by tommy
Last post
 Monday
...See more Tell us what book you're currently reading! Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it to someone else so far? {GIF of a cat reading a book}
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What if... ~Alternate storylines 📖
by Luminity125
Last post
 Monday
...See more (Come on out, bookworms! I know many of you are lurking in the corners of 7 cups, probably with your nose buried in a good book! 📚)  Hey bookworms and readers, it's me, Luminity✨. One thing about me you might want to know, I love love love reading. My favorite genre is psychological thrillers (mostly).  Isn't there always this one moment while we're reading a book and we think, what if this had turned out differently?  What if she had chosen him instead?  What if he had pulled the trigger just a second before?  What if she had just run away?  What if he had gotten to see the letter?  What if... So in this thread, we discuss our favorite what ifs, and... Answer them.  Let your imagination run wild into an alternate storyline of your choice, deviating as far as you want from the writer's chosen plot, unleash your hidden writing potential, and satisfy that thirst for a better ending.✨ ------------------------- We're in this together! Here's a simple format for you to write out your what if- Name of book (~Name of author)  ⚠Disclaimer⚠ : if you do not want spoilers for above mentioned book, please do not read beyond this point. (👆🏻Include this in case your what if involves a major plot twist of the book, which is very probable, so as to not unknowingly ruin someone's reading experience!)  What if...  Your alternate storyline/plot, in para form or a simple outline.  Invitation for others to add to your plot or comment with their own (if you want them to)  ------------------------- Let's have some fun, readers! 📖✨📚
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Book that close to my heart ❤️
by SpiritualSupporter91719
Last post
 August 27th
...See more There is a term in English called "idée Fixe." Psychologically, 'idée fixe' means "a persistent, irrational idea or delusion that dominates a person's thoughts and heavily influences their behavior."  In simple words, it means “A fixed/obsessive idea that dominates one's thoughts"  That is what I have with "To Kill a Mockingbird"..!! When I first read it, I thought it was a great book. Then I read it again, and again, and somewhere along the way I got convinced, what an absolutely perfect work of art this book is! It’s that kind of book that anyone who can read simply cannot afford to miss. And trust me, I am not even saying enough! No one can say enough or use enough words to bring justice to the beauty of this book!  One day, a fellow reader asked me what made this book so special to me that I brag so much about it. -I said “Its innocence. It’s way to teach us humanity!” And I truly believe this is the heart of this book. Harper Lee shows us prejudice, racism, injustice, and the ugliness of society without ever making the story feel as heavy as those lecture-sorts-of books. She lets us see the world through a child’s eyes—and somehow, that made this book so calming yet powerful. And then there is Atticus Finch (who became my forever favorite literary hero). His quiet humanity, his principles, and the subtle way he teaches his children to be better human beings are gonna stay with me forever.  The writer’s way of portraying the story was so vivid that I felt as though I was physically living in Maycomb, Alabama, growing up alongside Scout, Jem and Dill, exploring the world and slowly discovering its cruelties and complexities with them. My heart aches for Tom Robinson and over Atticus’s failure to bring him justice. And every time I reread the book, I feel as though I understand a little more of what Atticus was trying to teach his children— or perhaps what Lee was trying to teach her readers. This brilliant writer makes us open our hearts like a child before she asks us to understand the world like an adult.  And how abso-freaking-lutely she nailed it! I have never loved a classic more than this one. <3 I hope that everyone gets to read this book at least once in their lifetime, experience its beauty, innocence, brilliance and so much more in this great piece of literature and discovers for themselves why it is so profoundly beautiful.... Some fav lines--  “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” (oh, how I love these words ❤) “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” “Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” “The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.” “Atticus, he was real nice." --Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.” (so much in love with these words) “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” 🕯️📖🖋️
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Did not like
by Magicpawsoffuture
Last post
 August 17th
...See more  Got done with. Go dog go  not a fan
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Discussing books!
by Luminity125
Last post
 August 17th
...See more Hi cupsers! Its me, Luminity ✨.  This thread is for books! I'll drop a list of all my favorite books and we can discuss them! Helps us all find readers with similar interests 😉 Harry Potter 👦⚡📙🧙‍♂️ (JK Rowling, ofc)  (read it in 6th grade I think, still a Potterhead! Know quite a lot about the wizarding world, but it's never too much! I have read all the books including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and watched all the movies.)  A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)  (read it I think 2 years back and suddenly realised thrillers are my genre. Read all three books btw! Skipped the novella, Kill Joy.)  The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)  (just don't have words for this amazing series. I read the trilogy last year but still have to read Sunrise on the Reaping and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)  The Naturals (Jennifer Lynn Barnes)  (omg this is a fav. FBI is too good for crime thriller settings. Actually made me want to learn profiling. Read the whole series!)  The twisted series (Ana Huang)  (I am starting twisted hate today. Guys if you have read this series don't judge I didn't know how..uhh.. Spicy it was. My friends wanted to introduce me to romance but yeah ana huang isn't one to write the beginners type of stuff lol 😅)  ------------------------- So let's talk about these! If you have not read these books and intend to read them, please do not engage in the discussion because we can't guarantee no spoilers! 😆 Hoping to find those with similar taste 😍📚📖 Here's my bookshelf ✨📚💖
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My Dark Vanessa
by awesomePurple7105
Last post
 August 5th
...See more My cousin recommended "My Dark Vanessa" and it has become one of the most impactful books i have ever read. It look me about a year to complete because I kept on taking months long breaks. It was emotionally very heavy and I often needed time to process. What made this book so memorable for me was how deeply I connected with it. It helped me understand myself better and gave me a different perspective on some of my own experience. It wasnot an easy read but i am glad i finished it. Has anyone else read "My Dark Vanessa"? If you know books with similar themes, I would really appreciate your recommendations.
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Finished. 2 books recently
by Magicpawsoffuture
Last post
 August 5th
...See more  Unwind wow that good. A lot of plot twists and keeps you at edge of your seat. It can be heavy and tense but last few chapters  were so disappointing.  Clifford the big red dog Clifford hi cups. Nice ot rad that after  reading that first one
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Holmes & Watson
by lettersfromluna
Last post
 July 27th
...See more One of my favourite things about the Sherlock Holmes stories has never been the mysteries. It's Watson. He's the one who chose to write everything down. He could've lived his own quiet life, yet instead he filled pages with Holmes' victories, habits, strange little quirks, and the cases no one else would've remembered. There's something quietly beautiful about that. The world knows Sherlock Holmes because Watson decided his friend was worth writing about. Maybe that's just another way of saying, "You mattered to me."
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Comforting Reads
by HeartyAlly
Last post
 July 27th
...See more Reading can be a really great comfort and escape. I know that at many difficult times in my life, books have been there for me, like a dear friend who offers a calm space or a fascinating world. I love talking about books and how they have meant a lot to me. What books do you feel have really been there for you? It could be one book or a few, the kind that makes you feel all warm inside when you think about it. And what about the book/books to you remember most? 
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books
by abeerajafrani
Last post
 July 23rd
...See more has anyone here wrote a fictional book? i'm on my second draft of debut novel and needs some tips on editing. 
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Just got done
by Joyfulflowers
Last post
 July 10th
...See more  Just   Got done with.  The dark hunter  the stone witch  fast pace. Hard to. Put down suspenseful spooky  
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Reading now
by Joyfulflowers
Last post
 July 10th
...See more  Reading dark hunter   The stone witch  good so far

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