I think I’ve been to the movies once since covid and I have no plans to go back. The tickets are too expensive to be ruined by people being on their phones or talking to each other about what happens next. If there was the option to take your own headphones in to drown out the dickheads I’d probably go back.
I don’t live in Auckland so haven’t really been paying attention but I saw a quick interview with the owner. If it’s in private ownership, why is the restoration getting funded?
I like the modern day comparison, there’s more that survived than I would have expected.
Hi, can you share how you solved this? Thanks
I have yet to start the final season of Fringe.
I’ve been using the SuggestMeABook sub on reddit. I just search for a title I’ve read and liked and then trawled all the comments that touched on it.
I’ve started to use the recommendations on StoryGraph the last few months and have been pleasantly surprised. The biggest issue I’m having is that my local library doesn’t carry a lot of the more independent authors but I’ve managed to add a bunch of series to my TBR.
You’ve reminded me that I have a master list on my computer of all the books I’ve read since 2004. I should probably get around to updating it, it’s probably a year or so behind by now.
I have a Kobo Libra 2 and I think the only extra features are that it’s waterproof and you can do audiobooks on it via Bluetooth (you might be able to do that on Kindle too, I’m not sure).
I went with Kobo because I’m not a fan of Amazon and because I wanted to access a subscription service through it. With the optional sleep cover I never turn it off so it’s always ready to go.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrel by Susanna Clarke
I want to reread that one but I have it in trade paperback size and the thought of lugging it to and from work (I only get to read on my lunchbreak) is enough to keep it anchored firmly on the shelf.
I prefer nonfiction to be printed books as well. For some reason I don’t seem to take it as seriously as an ebook, maybe it feels too insubstantial for my brain to take it seriously.
Yes to all of that :) I just realised exactly how eclectic my reading habits are - lately I’ve been visiting the local library once or twice a week, plus I have a kobo subscription that has introduced me to a heap of indie authors I never would have discovered otherwise, plus I have a wall of books which are mostly used/secondhand except for a handful of absolute favourites.
I use LibraryThing to keep a record of what I own (the barcode scanner is particularly useful), and TheStoryGraph to track what I read because I’m a sucker for stats and graphs.
I hadn’t heard of BookWyrm before joining this community but it looks interesting.
So which one is the PM and which one is the AM?