This time it is liberals but hard to tell the difference in this case.

I have my kindle app synced with good reads, so I share my book shelf that way.

No. This is in my mind equally fucked up, but it is not what 1984 is talking about.

Big difference between the government rewriting history and a private company.

Again, I am fully disgusted with Puffin, but the impact and consequences are less than if this was done by the UK government.

I first got the Kindle Oasis, so probably the best experience with that device. It was a pleasure but after realising how smooth the endless scrolling feels on the phone, I never came back and sold it. I would consider the Kindle if you don't need the endless scrolling!

Yep. I will catch up on chores as a way to distract myself till I'm mentally ready to finish. Drives my friends nuts who want to talk about it. Ha!

I read on iPad via Kindle app but thinking go buying the Kindle itself! Thoughts???

Ye I had the same issue where I can't buy inside the App. tI changed again and I really don't know why. So now you can purchase in the App again. I live in Germany, maybe that's the reason 🤔

I will read on my phone if I’m out and about, but I prefer to read on my kindle ereader. Much better in sunshine and no distractions popping up on the screen. I love being able to borrow e-books from the library and reading them on the kindle app/device. Saved me a fortune in books.

Still cringe every time someone not so subtly shows off their big bookshelf. Maybe one day that shelf will have a couple of books on ego..

I can relate. There's a love/hate relationship with finishing a good book for me, because when I'm done I kind of have to mourn the book and characters, and wanting to know what will happen to them long term, and even just the thought of knowing that rereading the book will never be like the first time I read it lol

It sucks that Google forced them to remove the store integration, so you have to go to your browser, pull up your Amazon account, find the book you want, buy it there, then go back to Kindle to read it.

But I can live with that.

What's really pissing me off right now, not about the app, but about Amazon, is that their store doesn't keep track of what book samples I've downloaded.

When I just read the sample and want the book, I fully expect that book to be the top suggestion the moment I land on the Kindle store page at the Amazon website. But it isn't.

I love the Kindle app. I don’t care about looking cooI, I like having the instant access!

Almost always physical. Podcasts or music for the car. Reading is very much a priority in my life so no matter what modernity gets up to I’ve always found sitting with a book to be my preference. For people who have a million things going on or for other reasons I totally understand the audiobook appeal but I haven’t been converted myself.

There's an important context that hasn't been mentioned in this thread so far, which is that Dahl's books are for children. Adults play a huge role in selecting what books children read (teachers, librarians, parents) and if I were a school librarian, although I might not drop Dahl from a library because of his quite cruel fatphobia, for example, it would give me some concern. If I were a parent I'd probably raise it as an issue to discuss with a child reading the book. There is a possibility that if these relatively small changes weren't made, then some people might choose not to stock Dahl's books, or to recommend them to kids. In this context, it's in the publisher's interest to make the changes because they reflect a change in general attitudes about certain things, especially when it comes to books aimed at children. The alternative would potentially be Dahl gradually falling out of favour and being read far less widely.

I consume more books through audible than I do physical books right now. But I usually go in waves, switching back and forth between physical and audiobooks.

I'm happy for you. please keep it up. society needs people who love to read. they become empathetic and all the knowledge of the world is held in books.

Penguin have UK rights; Scholastic have American.

I have an hour commute each day and Audible has been a real treat for me. Currently listening to Project Hail Mary and it is superb!

I like audiobooks (I use Libby and Hoopla), but I still prefer physical books as my go to.

I love this series. I think you are expecting it to be something different than it is, though.

It's not meant to be realistic. It's supposed to be over the top and exaggerated. Some commenters below mentioned that it's supposed to be about adults not believing children when they try to tell them something bad is happening, and I agree.

It's also important to realize that these are children's books. I read them in elementary school for the first time. I remember waiting eagerly for books eleven, twelve and thirteen. I loved that at the time because most series I was reading also were about children solving their own problems (Harry Potter, the Boxcar Children, even Narnia), where the adults are mostly useless and the kids have to get themselves out of the mess on their own. If you compare it to Harry Potter, especially the first four books of Harry Potter- Voldemort is doing something bad, none of the grownups believe the kids, and then Harry Ron and Hermione have to solve the problem themselves. Formulaic and "unbelievable", just like most children's series, especially the long ones. I'm reading The Magic Tree House to my nephews right now, and that entire series is the more formulaic thing I have ever read. And kids love it, because they are the audience.

As a kid, I felt like the adults didn't understand me, and when bad things were happening, didn't believe me or tried to discount what I was saying to placate me. A Series of Unfortunate Events reflects that reality.

It's also supposed to be an ubsurd story with quirky antics (one of the reasons I absolutely loved the Netflix series- I think they captured the tone so so well. One of my all time favorite book to screen adaptations).

I reread the entire series about a year ago, and I loved it just as much as an adult- less so for the plot, which can be simplistic, especially in the first few books, but moreseo for the writing and deeper meanings. First of all, I find the narration really funny and very witty. I love the wordplays and the puns and the codes and all the secrets. When I was a kid, I hated that the book didn't end in a super satisfying way. As an adult, I cried at the end. I was also much more aware of just how horrible the kids lives are, and the TV show also made me see it more. It's tragic and they are alone and just trying to survive.

I always say that the best children's literature are the books you like as a kid, and still like as an adult. So I can still enjoy Narnia and A Series of Unfortunate Events, because there is a second layer of meaning going on in those series, but I can't really enjoy the Magic Tree House or the Boxcar Children. Same goes for movies- I love most Disney and Pixar movies, but then there are things like Trolls or the Paw Patrol movies which are clearly only meant for kids and I was bored (I watch/read a lot of kids things because of my nephews).

I think you need to suspend you belief and appreciate the series for what it is. And if you don't like it, then it's just not for you. Plenty of other books out there to enjoy.

I can't get into Audible because of ADHD. It's annoying to constantly rewind what's been said because you can't remember. Rereading the same sentence for the fifth time is more convenient. That being said, never tried the Audible versions, only free audiobooks on the internet. Also, I've found that ebooks on the phone are helping with "life being too fast". You can open the open, read a bit, and close it really fast. 🙂

I recently read The Great Gatsby, since I will have it assigned for my American Literature course. I was surprised how short and fast paced the book was; for such a classic, I expected a much more lengthy writing style. But It's pleasant to see people properly appreciate the book.

Although, may I ask, how is the author connected to Gatsby? I am curious - also would like to hear what more you liked about the book.

I think it's in "On Writing". I could check.

I don't know, but I wonder if reading the linked article would answer your questions?

No, he didn't write that. He wanted to be known for his writing, not his name, but he never denigrated the works he published under the Bachman name.