The Reading Vent & Rant Thread - Page 260

Solitaire1 · 06-08-2025, 04:36 PM

I prefer to read the types of stories that are out of the mainstream. I'm getting ready to start reading a manga named Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki. In it, (taken from the back description of the book) there's a young woman who has never been in love, never had a crush, and no desire for physical intimacy. It's when she gets to college she discovers she is asexual and that there are others like her.

Sirtel · 06-08-2025, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Solitaire1

I prefer to read the types of stories that are out of the mainstream. I'm getting ready to start reading a manga named Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki. In it, (taken from the back description of the book) there's a young woman who has never been in love, never had a crush, and no desire for physical intimacy. It's when she gets to college she discovers she is asexual and that there are others like her.

There are others like her even here on MR.

ownedbycats · 06-10-2025, 04:25 PM

It seems like my Overdrive holds always coincide so I suddenly get 5 books at once.

issybird · 06-11-2025, 08:01 PM

When a putatively erudite character knows off the top of his head the date that Aristophanes’ The Birds was first performed, but still gets a trivial Latin declension wrong.

issybird · 06-11-2025, 08:02 PM

When no matter how stern your resolve, you can’t manage to get your “currently reading” below seven books.

Solitaire1 · 06-11-2025, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

When no matter how stern your resolve, you can’t manage to get your “currently reading” below seven books.

This sounds similar to my "Watch Later" list on YouTube (which continually contains more the 400 videos no matter how many I watch and remove).

ownedbycats · 06-11-2025, 08:22 PM

And whenever I catch up on my fanfics, I get another update within 24h!

DNSB · 06-11-2025, 09:52 PM

When an author who has churned out the first 4 books in the series suddenly takes a few years before the 5th book in the series.

ownedbycats · 06-11-2025, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

When an author who has churned out the first 4 books in the series suddenly takes a few years before the 5th book in the series.

The last posted chapter of an uncomplete fanfic going "Don't worry, I won't abandon this fic!"

Last update was 2012.

Sirtel · 06-11-2025, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

The last posted chapter of an uncomplete fanfic going "Don't worry, I won't abandon this fic!"

Last update was 2012.

Well, maybe the author died...

ownedbycats · 06-11-2025, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

Well, maybe the author died...

Sadly a possibility.

issybird · 06-13-2025, 08:05 PM

When you drop your Paperwhite facedown, cover folded back, onto a hard surface.

It’s visibly scarred but it’s working perfectly. Fingers crossed that there’s no residual damage bubbling under.

Fbone · 06-13-2025, 09:14 PM

When you pick up your ereader for a nice long read only to discover the battery mysteriously discharged.

Solitaire1 · 06-14-2025, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

The last posted chapter of an uncomplete fanfic going "Don't worry, I won't abandon this fic!"

Last update was 2012.

This reminds me of another excellent Ranma 1/2 fanfic where it just stopped. Someone else wrote another fanfic that is an similar version of the same story, and posts a dedication to the previous fanfic commenting that it ended too soon.

ownedbycats · 06-16-2025, 01:10 PM

A book on my Kobo wishlist increased price nearly 30%. WTF?

I be suspicious if it goes on sale soon...

06-11-2025, 08:01 PM	#3889
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,521 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	When a putatively erudite character knows off the top of his head the date that Aristophanes’ *The Birds* was first performed, but still gets a trivial Latin declension wrong. Last edited by issybird; 06-12-2025 at 12:33 AM.

06-16-2025, 01:10 PM	#3900
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,360 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	A book on my Kobo wishlist increased price nearly 30%. WTF? I be suspicious if it goes on sale soon... Last edited by ownedbycats; 06-16-2025 at 01:13 PM.

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06-08-2025, 04:36 PM	#3886
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 15,014 Karma: 70029956 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	I prefer to read the types of stories that are out of the mainstream. I'm getting ready to start reading a manga named Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki. In it, (taken from the back description of the book) there's a young woman who has never been in love, never had a crush, and no desire for physical intimacy. It's when she gets to college she discovers she is asexual and that there are others like her.

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ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,360 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	It seems like my Overdrive holds always coincide so I suddenly get 5 books at once.

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issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,521 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	When no matter how stern your resolve, you can’t manage to get your “currently reading” below seven books.

06-11-2025, 08:22 PM	#3892
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,360 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	And whenever I catch up on my fanfics, I get another update within 24h!

06-11-2025, 09:52 PM	#3893
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,175 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	When an author who has churned out the first 4 books in the series suddenly takes a few years before the 5th book in the series.

06-13-2025, 08:05 PM	#3897
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,521 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	When you drop your Paperwhite facedown, cover folded back, onto a hard surface. It’s visibly scarred but it’s working perfectly. Fingers crossed that there’s no residual damage bubbling under.

06-13-2025, 09:14 PM	#3898
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,318 Karma: 103930826 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	When you pick up your ereader for a nice long read only to discover the battery mysteriously discharged.