Tbh a good percentage of Americans would turn down a million dollars if it meant minorities didn't get it.
Andjhostet
joined 1 year ago
I have the Leaf 2 and would highly recommend. Works great, and is much better for your eyes. I use it every day.
My dude is about to become a Scooby Doo villain
Prose, themes, character arcs, plot are the essential building blocks of a novel.
All 4 of these are important for a book to be a masterpiece, with plot being the least important.
You have no idea what you'd do when you're a day away from starvation for weeks at a time.
Unless you've been there, in which case, ignore me.
I'm only allowed one shelf dedicated to TBR. It has helped a lot.
Check out Blackshirts and Reds, by Michael Parenti. It's an amazing book about the history of the relationship/battle between fascism and communism in the world over the 20th century (spoiler alert, fascism won).
Use your finger to follow along! It sounds childish, but there's a reason children do it, because it's an easy way to boost comprehension and reading speed.
I also use audiobooks to listen while I read, for particularly challenging stuff.
Besides that, just practice. If something is too hard, ease into it with something a little easier. Reading is just like any other skill, you have to practice it and get better. Try harder and harder things to train your muscles.
Almost entirely buffs. I like that honestly. It feels like a healthier way to balance a game.
I'll throw a shoutout to Onyx Boox, rather than Kobo or Kindle. It runs Android, can run literally any file type, doesn't lock you into an ecosystem with DRM where you don't really own the books you buy. I despise Kobo and Kindle for that reason.
But I totally agree about how nice e-ink is. It's literally as good as paper. Maybe better. Soooo nice.
I got an Onyx Boox Leaf 2 e-reader, and it's fantastic, I'd highly recommend it. The great thing about it, is that it runs Android, which means you can get Hoopla, Libby, Overdrive, the Barnes and Noble app, the Kindle app, etc, so all your ebooks are in one place and can be read on your device.
https://onyxboox.com/boox_leaf2
I get all my ebooks for free, by getting public domain stuff from these two places. PG has more selection but Standard has better formatting and is just generally higher quality. This ereader has paid itself off in like 6 months with the money I saved on buying books.
I rent ebooks from the library using both Hoopla, and Libby.
No bookclubs for men around me. My guy friends don't read books, and all the women are in woman only bookclubs, or just exclusively read YA fantasy garbage that I'm not interested in.