Not every book is for everyone. The trick to being a happy reader is knowing and accepting your limits. In this episode, Amy, EJ , and Stacy discuss navigating content warnings and personal limits as readers and content consumers.
Part of this was instigated by two well-written articles from Bookriot.com and Tor.com, which are linked below. It is a generally common issue though for a lot of the Internet community to not look after their needs and behave responsibly. That’s not okay. So let’s talk about it!
Stuff We Mention
On Dead Dogs and Other Reading Dealbreakers by Molly Templeton (https://www.tor.com/2023/10/05/on-dead-dogs-and-other-reading-dealbreakers/)
The Importance of Knowing And Sticking to Your Own Bookish Limits by P. N. Hinton (https://bookriot.com/knowing-your-bookish-limits/)
The Orc Sworn Series (https://finleyfenn.com)
Playground by Aron Beauregard (https://www.amazon.com/Playground-Aron-Beauregard-ebook/dp/B0BHKP1QKL?nodl=1&dplnkId=5861d7d7-05c8-4f24-b68c-52bee3a25e74)
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068705)
Claimed and Tamed Series by M. L. Marian (https://www.goodreads.com/series/333981-claimed-tamed)
Steel Bones Motorcycle Club by Cate C. Wells (https://www.catecwells.com/steel-bones-motocycle-club)
The Tyrant Alpha’s Rejected Mate by Cate C. Wells (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59046399)
Bob’s Burgers TV Show (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1561755/)
The Kraken Series by Tiffany Roberts (https://www.goodreads.com/series/222835-the-kraken)
Gabriel the Drag Queen (https://bio.site/justgabriel)
Music is called “Undead Bride” by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride