I understand that. I prefer having books to read rather than the digital ebook or audiobook. I have been offered the option of getting a Kindle as a christmas gift before but turned it down in favour of books.

The old style Kindle's are brilliant mind, you might change your mind if you have a go on one! Not the Kindle tablets you get now, but the older black and white ePaper ones with the eInk that even sometimes bleeds through slightly to the next page. They emulate 'real books' so well. I've got a Kindle Touch from about 15 years ago and still use it now. Battery lasts weeks, too! My mum always said she'd never use a Kindle but we got her one and she loves it. Worth a look if you ever fancy it!

It's not so much being against using a screen for reading, it's more liking have the physical collection. I'm the same with magazines, I subscribe to PC Gamer, FourFourTwo and GP Racing. I know it would be slightly cheaper for me to just have the digital versions but I like having the feel of the magazine in my hands. I honestly can't explain it haha, weird how the brain works.

Oh no I know exactly what you mean, it's the reason I prefer physical graphic novels. Digital is great, and it's convenient, but nothing beats having a nice collection on a shelf and holding a real book. And the smell of new books...is that weird? Well I like it anyway...

Alex79 wrote: ↑February 15th, 2023, 10:32 am Oh no I know exactly what you mean, it's the reason I prefer physical graphic novels. Digital is great, and it's convenient, but nothing beats having a nice collection on a shelf and holding a real book. And the smell of new books...is that weird? Well I like it anyway...

Another book sniffer here haha.

My girlfriend thinks it's bizarre when she catches me but I don't really care. I'm sure there's some science behind it too.

Rhaegyr wrote: ↑February 15th, 2023, 11:46 am

Alex79 wrote: ↑February 15th, 2023, 10:32 am Oh no I know exactly what you mean, it's the reason I prefer physical graphic novels. Digital is great, and it's convenient, but nothing beats having a nice collection on a shelf and holding a real book. And the smell of new books...is that weird? Well I like it anyway...

Another book sniffer here haha.

My girlfriend thinks it's bizarre when she catches me but I don't really care. I'm sure there's some science behind it too.

Yeah! And so what if I'm banned from every Waterstones in the UK!

Finished Six Four and thought it was great. A real page turner. Despite its length (it’s the biggest book I’ve read since order of the Phoenix many years ago) every page felt pretty essential. The main characters felt fleshed out and it was a gripping story. Minor complaints would be there are a lot of character with similar names which often got me confused and it was also a little difficult to remember who did what job and the relationship between various departments in the force and with the press. It felt really authentic though which doesn’t surprise me given the author used to be a detective. Overall very good though and another great recommendation from BackPagePod. 4/5

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The Body Scout by Lincoln Michel - 4 stars
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Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold - 4 stars
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War Surf by M.M. Buckner - 4 stars
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The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates - 2 stars
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm - 4 stars
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon - 3.5 stars
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