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Name: Cassie
Age:/42

I mostly post about: books - generally not book reviews, but talking about the books I'm reading, squeeing over them, themed lists, book memes/surveys (Top Ten Tuesday, Book Blogger Hop, that kind of thing), sharing bookish stats, musings on genres. And a lot of death by TBR
Basically, I love to read and I love to talk about books.

My hobbies are: shockingly, reading. And collecting books which is absolutely a different hobby.
I've nearly always got music on (I'm currently in my Swiftie Era), and when I don't have my nose in a book, I enjoy cozy gaming and try to watch far too many TV shows. I sometimes write fanfiction too.

My fandoms are:Stargate SG-1 is pretty much the only real fandom I'm but other than when I read the terrible books, it probably won't get posted about here because this is my bookish side-blog. (my main blog is

badfalcon)

Bookwise, I read pretty much anything except high fantasy/the heroes journey and I've never tried a western (but never say never).
When asked what type of book I like, my general answer is a very facetious 'ones with words in them'.
My favourite genres are urban fantasy, chick-lit, science-fiction, history, historical, popular science and horror. I've been on a huge memoir kick this year.
If you ask me my favourite book, I will likely freeze in terror because... HAH!
My favourite authors include Poppy Z Brite, Anne Rice, Stephen King, Ali McNamara, Christie Barlow, Dan Jones, Andrea Penrose, Nancy Warren, Bill Bryson and Matthew Reilly

I'm looking to meet people who: enjoy books, and talking about them. We don't even have to enjoy the same kinds of books, just the love for them and sharing that love.

My posting schedule tends to be: I aim for three or four times a week but sometimes life runs away from me and I realise it's been weeks since I've posted

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: This can best be summed up in the immortal words of Wil Wheaton 'don't be a dick'

Before adding me, you should know: I am non-binary, queer, autistic, adhd, agoraphobic, depressed, disabled and very stubborn. My pronouns are they/them. I'm a huge geek and will fangirl excitedly at the drop of a hat over many things.

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Big book worm over here too! I love how you said you love to read but you also love to collect books. It is a totally different thing! And I’m a big Swiftie too.

Would you like to be friends?

And so many people don't get that the rush from buying a book is a completely different thing than reading them and look at me weirdly for it!

I'd love to be friends, and I've added you - nice to meet you :)

Hello there!
I think I would love to read your journal, as I am also a huge bookworm and love hearing about what others are currently reading. (Side note: I've seen you around with your main account in the "thestoryinside" community on here and have been wanting to ask if you'd like to be friends ;))

I am a fellow Swiftie as well, identify as demigirl, queer, deal with depression & am very possibly on the autism spectrum (it is currently nigh impossible to get a diagnosis where I live, so that's why I say very possibly).
So I think we'd get along, at least we have a bunch of things in common :)
Want to give it a try?

Hi! Absolutely, and it definitely sounds like we'd get along. I've added you :)

Cool, I've added you back :)

Hi! I'm a bookworm as well and also a Swiftie! I love collecting books too! Would you like to be friends?

Hi! Sounds good to me, I've added you.

Hello! Its lovely to meet a fellow bookworm. :)

I do chat about reading/books in my journal, although its not a sole focal point. (I write about daily stuff, mostly, along with my other hobbies - like WoW.)

Is it cool to add you?

Hi, nice to meet you too! Absolutely, please feel free to add me, and I've added you too

Hi! I'm adding you back now :)

I love reading, writing (original and fan fic) and books! Happiest when I have my nose in a good book. I also enjoy reading on my kindle.

Would you like to add each other to our circles / access?

Thanks and best wishes!

hi! Oh I'd be lost without my Kindle as well as physical books, and I use a tablet for both Libby and Borrowbox from my library... the more sources of books the better! *grins* I've added you

>> I mostly post about: books - generally not book reviews, but talking about the books I'm reading, squeeing over them, themed lists, book memes/surveys <<

I post about books sometimes, mostly reviews with a random assortment of cookbooks, gaming manuals, speculative fiction novels, and whatever else. These sometimes lead to discussions.

>> When asked what type of book I like, my general answer is a very facetious 'ones with words in them'.<<

Nailed it. :D

Can you believe people think that reading 3 books on a topic makes you an expert? Then what if you've read all the books a library has on a topic? Or the whole library?

>> Before adding me, you should know: I am non-binary, queer, autistic, adhd, agoraphobic, depressed, disabled and very stubborn. My pronouns are they/them. I'm a huge geek and will fangirl excitedly at the drop of a hat over many things.<<

There's a lot of overlap there with what I read and write, and me and the people in my audience. Feel free to drop by my blog and see if you like it.

Hi!
So we're friends over on my main blog (

badfalon) so I won't add you on this account, but you're welcome to add me.

Can you believe people think that reading 3 books on a topic makes you an expert? Then what if you've read all the books a library has on a topic? Or the whole library?
That genuinely astounds me - I've read many more than 3 books on Ancient Greece in the last couple of years while studying Classics and still don't feel qualified to write essays or have an opinion on what the experts are saying. I'm working on that but still.

>> So we're friends over on my main blog <<

Oh, cool.

>> That genuinely astounds me <<

Yeah, me too. I've inhaled entire libraries and lined my house with books. The only topics I've read less than 3 books about tend to be A) things I don't care that much about, B) things I can't find anymore books on, or C) things where I felt one or two books gave me as much information as I needed.

>> I've read many more than 3 books on Ancient Greece in the last couple of years while studying Classics and still don't feel qualified to write essays or have an opinion on what the experts are saying. I'm working on that but still. <<

Everyone is entitled to their informed opinion. If you're not forming your own ideas about something, you're not really engaging with it. It's okay if the first ideas you have don't pan out, or you change your mind later as you learn more. Just grab two handfuls of something and start banging them together to see what happens. The Classics are robust and will survive your manhandling. Also they're pretty structured, thus fun to take apart to see how they work. And you can always compare them to modern storytelling or current events to see what has changed or stayed the same.

Hello! I'd love to subscribe to your journal! I can't claim to always be a big reader, due to ye olde executive dysfunction, but I'm definitely a book hoarder, and I can certainly identify with the big tbr pile! Just from a quick scroll on your blog, you've read or own several things that are also sitting on my shelves! (My own favs are different varieties of fantasy, horror, classics and historical (including Anne Rice), and have also been reading a lot of history nonfiction lately.)

Hi! So sorry for the delay in response - good old executive function and forgot I had stuff in my inbox *facepalm* I've gone ahead and added

It's not hoarding when it's books - it's a collection *grin* And it's a collection I'm proud of, having worked on it for many years!

Sweet! Lmao no worries, I did the same thing and forgot about DW for over a month :D

And that's a very good point!

I love books! I'm just getting back into reading after a reading drought. I'm a fellow autistic NB disabled person, and an Anne Rice fan. Can I add you?

Absolutely, nice to meet you!

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