Been working on this today... Just wanted to mention I adjusted the text to not interfere with the rocket that's being built underneath (esp. since they already adjusted theirs to fit into ours).

Awesome, thanks!

Dang.

Would love to know more. What are the starred ones? Which did you like most or least?

I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but generally speaking, I tend to only buy books that I've already read and enjoyed enough to want a copy of my own, with exceptions being sequels and authors I know I like. (I also usually buy used, when I do.) Depending where you are, you probably have a few (legal) ways to do it this way, too.

If you want to read something specific:

• Libraries. If you're interested in a new release or very popular work, you might have to wait a while for your turn, but otherwise, it should be relatively easy to get a lot of things, either in person, through library apps, or through interlibrary loans.
• Kindle Unlimited. I don't personally have experience with this one, as I'm not a big Amazon fan, but seems like a good way to stretch your book allowance/limit regret at picking a dud.

If you just want to try a variety of things, risk-free, to see what you might like:

• Little free libraries. Heavily dependent on whatever others donate, but if you're lucky enough to have one near you, you might find something worth trying.
• Public domain. Obviously, limited to very old stuff, but maybe you'll find something interesting.
• Assuming you're reading fiction, some publishers, fiction magazines, and authors offer free things (full e-books, excerpts, short fiction, etc) on their sites. Short stories can be a great way to get a feel for many authors quickly.

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As to your other question: I find paperbacks way more comfortable to hold one-handed; no need to choose between eating and reading! They're also usually smaller and lighter than hardcovers, so you can 1) fit more in less space, and 2) carry more at once when you move or rearrange.

If you're having fun, you're doing what you should be. If you're getting bored, however, and you're past Spring 5, there's a couple of things you might have missed:

• You should have a quest or two in your log to give you a goal or two. Not sure what the button to open the quest log is on switch, but there should be one.
• Some days, the Help Wanted board outside Pierre's will have a villager request you can do. You won't be able to do all the requests at this point, and they do have a 2 day time limit, but the money and friendship are nice early on.
• Have you been checking your mail? You should have gotten a letter asking you to come by a place. ::: spoiler Willy's fish shop :::
• Also in the mail: you should have gotten a notice that a new area has opened up. ::: spoiler the mine :::
• Enter town from the bus stop between 8am and 1pm on a non-rainy day for an important cutscene. If you've already seen it, but don't know how to progress, make sure to look around inside, especially at shiny things. ::: spoiler the community center :::

Currently about 60 pages into Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It's alright so far, but I'm not super invested.

I also read Strange Dogs by James SA Corey, which I'd been putting off. Unlike some of the other Expanse novellas, the show followed this one pretty closely (from my memory of it, anyway). Luckily, it was short, and I can move on to Auberon without feeling guilty I'd skipped something.

I started Southern Gods by John Horner Jacobs. Not really far enough to get a good feel for it yet, but I couldn't pass up a Lovecraftian-Southern-gothic-noir-horror kind of thing.

Ty for the hard work!

Btw, something also seems to have gone wrong with the Photon and Tesseract UIs (502 bad gateway), in case you really wanted to add yet another thing to your to-do list.

I liked it, and I'm glad I watched it, but some of it (like the middle of season 2, and that one episode of season 3) was tough to get through.

Would love to. Hit me up whenever!

Oh nice, we have some of the same squares. Here's a rough draft of mine (non-fiction compatible!); still needs some rearranging.

I've been toying with the idea of starting a more generalized one (either on kbin or literature.cafe) for a few months, but I haven't worked up the nerve to propose it yet. Would love to see one somewhere (whatever the genre) b/c I get to discover new books.