2026-04-16T08:11:03Z https://yabu.me Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋 https://yabu.me/npub1tuzf6crmqqudtwz9ld2v2pe9x0k24r6hjve0d788x94rrkccp72s63xqgx https://media.social.qoto.org/accounts/avatars/000/890/880/original/36e743a9cab7a84b.png https://media.social.qoto.org/accounts/avatars/000/890/880/original/36e743a9cab7a84b.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzre9nlj0edrt0uxnzq2w2fv2lh8p6j79y44f4yhm3s4tfj8mzpczyp0sf8tq0vqr34dcgha4f3g8y5e7e25027fn9ahcuuck5vwmrq8e22etksl 📖 **When The Solution Is Worse Than The Initial Problem**<br/><br/>I was advised by a friend to intersperse fiction books in between my reading of non-fiction material. He said that it would help with concentration and removing boredom. Taking his advice to heart, I have started doing exactly as advised. This has led me into a quandary. The latest fiction book that I chose is over one thousand pages of historical fiction. The choice of book came from an online recommendation. I am currently on page two hundred and eighty-eight and it has been a struggle getting this far. Ostensibly a &#39;palate cleaner&#39; my current choice is boring and can in no way be described as a page turner. The easiest solution would be to stop reading and move on; however, I find that really difficult. I know it is a personal flaw and something that I need to address and change. In the meantime, I will continue to struggle and hope the thousand-page mark comes quickly. <br/><br/>#DNF #Reading #Fiction #Nonfiction #Books #Bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-08-16T18:59:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxjndynujplsv2e3x4xpqedll2autahp4ar7mah5788xfacx8pz8szyp0sf8tq0vqr34dcgha4f3g8y5e7e25027fn9ahcuuck5vwmrq8e2hyhht2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvya99f2v4j5ext2xvrmw756z00cjey0qepk75dhlxejgssx3489qg55hzq'>nevent1q…5hzq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for commenting and giving me an incentive to get off a hobbyhorse. 2025-07-12T17:26:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnfdajdkda3h34vmkv0jw8rmhr6ge6xw077av4p9azw24a75altszyp0sf8tq0vqr34dcgha4f3g8y5e7e25027fn9ahcuuck5vwmrq8e2g7y3fa 📖 📻 **Does listening to an audiobook count as reading?**<br/><br/>🔗 <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/12/nx-s1-5454723-e1/does-listening-to-an-audiobook-count-as-reading">https://www.npr.org/2025/07/12/nx-s1-5454723-e1/does-listening-to-an-audiobook-count-as-reading</a>.<br/><br/>_What do you think?_<br/><br/>#NPR #Reading #Audiobooks #Books #Bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#Image attribution: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AudiobookLibrary.jpg"> . 2025-07-12T17:11:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95trv9v3u4796t6tnjdulxvkzvrx7m95s7udjl7zyt4v69gt7kjszyp0sf8tq0vqr34dcgha4f3g8y5e7e25027fn9ahcuuck5vwmrq8e2rxaqc4 🔴 📚 **Sunday Reads**<br/><br/>I am making my way through the weekend edition of the Financial Times and also through the Nathaniel Hawthorn&#39;s Scarlet Letter (Norton Critical Edition), what are you reading this Sunday?<br/><br/>#Read #Book #Books #Bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#Image attribution: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Young_Man_Leaning_Against_a_Tree_With_a_Book_MET_DP849001.jpg"> .<br/> <img src="https://media.social.qoto.org/media_attachments/files/114/330/693/890/644/136/original/9d4973c4f0e52e25.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-13T12:42:25Z