Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  Banned Book Week begins Sunday.  What experiences have you had with censored … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  Which books are you proud to have read (weirdly proud or just … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  What books or genres have you felt a need to justify your … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: What disrupts your normal reading routine? We’ve all had some novel (heh) … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.   This week’s recommended discussion:  As a reader, what are your “Achilles Heel” elements of books? … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: epistolary novels. Talk about any book entirely made up from or utilizing … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: the unreliable narrator. Who is your favorite literary liar, the best subjective … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: books you wish you’d been exposed to sooner than you were. Are … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: books you kept hidden from others. We all had books that our … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: (no subject). I’ve been swamped lately, so it’s another free skate. … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: sentimental favorites. I’ve been cleaning out rooms, making donation piles, and … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: books you’re saving. Are there any books in your TBR pile … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: reading speed. What affects how fast you finish a book? Your … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: summer reading assignments. Most of us are familiar with the summer … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: We’ve done adaptations, but what about the other way around? What … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: doorstop books. Big books that take weeks to read, books that … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: book that are passed down through your family. This is a … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: favorite books or characters that aren’t straight adaptations. One example is … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: adaptations. I thought this was an evergreen topic that I trot … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s optional discussion topic: books with the worst starts, but are rewarding to get through. … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: illustrations. Illustrations can be a big part of sparking our imaginations, and … Continue reading The Book Nook