#Borrowing books > buying books

[morganbritton132]

Eddie just started a live-stream so like, twelve people are watching when Steve sticks his head into the room like, “Hey, Robin and I are going to the mall. Wanna come?”

Eddie: Can’t, I got a thing

Steve: You want anything? We’re going to the bookstore because Robin says I have to ‘buy her a new book.’ *rolls eyes*

Eddie: Uh, yeah, Steve. You destroyed the book she let you borrow

Steve: It’s still in one piece!

Eddie: Baby, you did not so much as crack the spine of the book as much as you shattered it like you were Bane and it was Batman

Steve: I don’t know what that means, Eddie.

Eddie: In the comics, Bane-

Steve: I cannot handle a nerd-planation right now. I’m buying you a notebook with a mom quote on it and some stickers, okay?

Eddie: Okay.

Also Eddie: *a couple weeks later, photographed by paparazzi walking out of a studio with a ‘Live, Laugh, Read Books notebook*

#His notebook is decorated with bat stickers #Anytime Steve has ever borrowed a book from Robin he ends up replacing it and buying her an additional book and then keeps the original #and then eventually when Eddie gets back into book binding he nurses the books Steve destroys back to health #eddie munson tiktok saga #steve harrington #eddie munson

[itslookingback]

omg i need to sleep but the starless sea.... what..... this is like. one of the best fantasy books i have read. every single story that you th ought was just a standalone is interwoven in the world and the worldbuilding is just beautiful. it is a book about stories and bees and honey and exploring and doors and spaces outside of time and feeling untethered and dying and being saved and protection and immortality and owls and so much jqnuary snow and libraries and ruins and cocktails and fate and the sea and love and i really should not finish it tonight because i have an alarm set but oh my god. this book

#im borrowing this book from the library but i am going to buy it #augh #the starless sea #erin morgenstern #blue squawks

[characters-at-the-library]

Redoing this poll with more options based on the tags

Had a lot of people talking about donating their books in the tags of the previous version of this post, and I cannot go back and edit it, so I’m dropping a new poll

#librarian #library #poll #books and reading #book #bookblr #genuine question #I mostly borrow audiobooks online #so I do not buy books #when I do I have already read them and are very attached #or it is in a series or from an author I really like #even then I almost always get them second hand

[the-baby-gronckle]

this has been a big point for me since i read the series and i read it like 2 years ago so i dont remember a lot but i DO remember fully believing in alina/darkling and this was a point i argued to my best friend for like forever:

instead of blocking off the SEA and FUCKING OVER your imports, why dont you MOVE THE FOLD to become a barrier between the two neighboring countries bc then there is only the ocean entrance and its kind of hard to miss a BIG ASS BOAT

#the grisha trilogy #grishaverse #the darkling #alina starkov #six of crows #shadow and bone #siege and storm #ruin and rising #aleksander morozova #leigh bardugo #fanfiction #im gonna reread these books but i wanna buy them #the friend i borrowed them from to read no longer speaks to me

[malo-mart]

Finally got my first switch game from the library and instead of $40 it's FREE. It's for freeeeeeeee

#i just thought library = books #but my gf was like yeah theres billions of games #like #IVE BEEN BUYING THINGS THIS WHOLE TIME #anyway i borrowed ori n the will of the wisps

[echoesofadream]

so many books on my tbr and also so many books i have started but not finished and im thinking about reading dostojevskij instead

#yes it IS to get closer to theo #i felt this way when i read tgf last time too. and read like first 100 pages of the idiot actually but then stopped bc illiteracy etc #but im thinking i should take advantage of this desire to get to know my theo more personally and read some russian literature #just like he in turn read it to get closer to boris #swag #i should! im rlly close to finishing little women #eel book may wait #other books may wait as welll #and the goldfinch will be like my bible now i read it on a whole othr dimension #will keep it on my nightstand and read excerpts for the rest of my life wont stop me from reading other books #that is if i get it for my birthday (doubtful but i will wish for it). i only have the same library copy now as i had in 2019 #(as in i borrowed again didnt steal it from the library promise) i never buy books but if i am to own one it should be this one #i read at a snails pace but want to read so many things this is difficult but lets not stress it should a fun thing not stressful #if i read a little everyday or try to #then 'completing books' and checking them off my list and feeling idk productive/accomplished or something doesnt matter #it will be like a lifelong open book instead #if that makes sense #that ill never be done with #and thats fun

[buginateacup]

The only thing I better see next week is Isaac attempting increasingly sillier and more outlandish ways to let Colin know he supports and loves his best friend only for them to fail in the most lighthearted and slapstick of ways

#like trent Crimm and his rainbow mug but turned up to eleven #he does to ted for baking help #and the team eats all the biscuits with the rainbow sprinkles #he asks beard for books #but accidentally orders them in german #he brings balloons #and roy turns them into a training tool #he buys a pride pin #and keeley borrows it for a branding promo #ted lasso spoilers #ted lasso #isaac mcadoo #rodan in cleats #eventually he goves a Shakespearean speech about love #that colin hears none of because he jas headphones on #eventually he thinks hes got through and drops down next to him #we alright bruv? #colin oblivious...yeah? #good. #bring your boyfriend to the next team hang

[valiantarcher]

Since the 2023 Book List was helpful for working through some books this year, I think I'd like to give it a shot again next year. I've got about a dozen books on the list so far, mostly rereads and some Reader's Choice options to clear out things from my shelves and I'd like to have fifteen total again. Would anyone like to throw out some book suggestions for consideration, please? Thank you! :)

#Once again this is a chance to corner me into actually trying to read some books! #Indie books depend on convincing a certain organisation to purchase them but I can give it a shot #Or wait! ILL is an option; as is begging; borrowing; or stealing or *gasp* even buying if it looks REALLY good #Okay indie books might be more available than anticipated #And I've got access to a fairly wide array of books otherwise #And I've rediscovered access to a number of Wodehouse... #This is also me trying to beat the reading slump I'm in by committing to some rereads that I can hopefully plow through in January :"> #2024 Book List

[icarrymany]

if anyone needs. a mh comics slime tutorial i got u

#I DID BUY THEM #as pdfs #that i can. Show You. #think of it like borrowing my book #u can dm me !!!

[questwithambition]

Some books I’m excited to read this year:

The Poppy War, RF Kuang (absolutely loved Babel, and have had this on my tbr for years)

The Illiad and the Odyssey - probably Emily Wilson’s translation. I’m at the stage where I have learnt as much as I can about Greek mythology without reading the classics, and I’m so excited to actually delve into them

The Atlas Six trilogy, Olivie Blake. Read the first one aaaaaages ago and devoured it in practically one sitting, even more excited for the whole thing

Maybe something by Cicero - or a commentary on it. Studied him a lot in Latin classes way back and have always found his work and rhetoric fascinating.

The Lotus Empire, Tasha Suri. Some people might recall I wrote a looong review singing the praises of the Jasmine Throne, and book 2 was even better, so my hopes are high for book 3. Such fast paced writing that has you hooked, and a romance that absolutely got my flustered. And some parallels with the “purity” of women as seen in our world which oooooofff. Just go read it.

Something on linguistics- which I realise is incredibly vague but I think it’s one where I’m going to have to go to the library and see what they have there. I’d love a deep dive into Creoles. But simply an introduction to the wider field would scratch the itch in my brain

Stormlight Archive 5 - the last one of this arc - is released in December. So I’ll be enjoying a reread of the entire series (which is a lot of pages) which will be good. I honestly think that the first reread is just as enjoyable as reading something for the first time, as you can pick up so much more!

Balancing the fantasy I know I love with some more exploration- plus I know that as soon as I’m back in the library I’ll be picking up non fiction books on a eclectic mix of topics (sighs dramatically as I think about her. The library).

#if you have any recs please drop below! #it’s gonna be a good year #plus I’ve snagged so many good books in the kindle flash deals #borrow from your library and buy physical books from your local store please #let’s keep them very much alive pls #but I can’t deny the 99p ebook deals have to be used #but yes many more books on the list but these are the standouts #questwithambition #studyblr #studyspo #books #bookblr

[onlyhereforpdfs]

this was a random find at a book off lol i literally just pulled a box with a black top out of a stack for a joke with my friends and found the box set of the first arc for $15.50

#warrior cats #i dont buy warriors books but since none of the money would go to the writers..... just this once #the book store also had a bunch of warriors books with the old covers #reminded me of the time i would go to the library to borrow the books :)

[trans-cuchulainn]

i need to get myself out of the mindset that money spent on books doesn't count if the books are in irish

that's not how it works

#also if i keep ordering books from an siopa leabhar i will have no excuse to 'stock up' on books when i'm in the gaeltacht this summer #which. i mean. is probably a good thing bc i bought so many last year #but also. i don't magically have more shelf space just bc they're not in english #i'm gonna have to move them to another shelf soon #personal #it's just hard bc i don't have access to books as gaeilge from libraries nor are many of them available as ebooks #so my usual methods of avoiding buying books do not apply #i wish my irish library card hadn't expired :( then maybe i could've borrowed ebooks through their system? #still needs the books to exist in e-format tho #which a lot of them do not

[emotinalsupportturtle]

Why are my uni friends looking at me like I’m crazy just because I went in a shop and bought Dracula?

#Look I’ve never owned a physical copy of that book #I had to borrow it from the library #It’s not weird to want to own Dracula. is it?? #Blogging about my daily trials again #Also if y’all are side-eyeing me for buying Dracula I’m going to side-eye you for reading Colleen Hoover or whatever #This is how my book snobbishness originated #dracula #bram stoker #classic literature #literature #books

[butch-kaz]

as someone who has been a die-hard, non stop fan of the grishaverse for eight years (eight!!), who has every book released including collector’s editions about this series (lives of saints, demon in the wood, language of thorns,) you name it, i am begging you all to sign the petition -

link

- to express interest in a continuation of the series, and share it with EVERYONE you know. with enough signatures, another platform might pick up the show, (tweet or dm am*zon prime video about this if you can,) or netflix might change their mind.

please remember to stop spreading criticism about the show’s writing in this rocky time, streaming platforms everywhere are scanning the internet to see if shadow and bone might still be profitable and we need to FIRMLY state that we LOVED it, and we WILL watch more seasons NO MATTER WHAT!!

the fandom continually criticizing the plotline of the show is definitely one of the reasons the show was cancelled. the other is probably that eric heisserer was involved in negotiations for sag-aftra and netflix wanted to hit him where it hurts. so spread the petition, blow up social media, don’t shut up about it!

#shadow and bone #six of crows #netflix #grishaverse #kanej #crooked kingdom #leigh bardugo #boost #boost!!! #signal boost #buy the books too if you can / borrow on libby

[dearbraus]

me when i buy a few books,,, but there is no room on my bookshelf

#i’ve been good about not buying physical copies of books//borrowing from the library #these ones were special and on sale so i got hardcover but i forgor my bookshelf is full

[archduchessofnowhere]

Speaking of books and copyright, nothing is weirder to me that the simultanous discourse that piracy is killing the publishing industry, but also that people that buy several editions of the same book are also, somehow, killing the publishing industry? Like how can you be against people pirating because it means "less sales" but at the same time be against people buying those sprayed edges editions or whatever because it's "overconsumerism"? Didn't you want more sales???? Didn't you want the authors to get more money for their work????

#thinking one reader= one sale is a weird way to see books #people borrow books! people re-sell books! people get multiple editions of a book! people sometimes only buy books AFTER reading them! #authors absolutely should be properly compensated for their work - but that they aren't paid well it's first and mostly the PUBLISHERS faul