Hubert’s Comments (group member since Aug 25, 2024)

Hubert’s comments from the Just a Few More Pages group.

Hi everyone! It's nice to meet you all and be a part! Have you already established any positions to read and make preys for discussion?

I cannot really ever pick favourites 'cause then I feel guilty for not including the unpicked ones. However, I tend to remember some authors more than others, when it comes to fantasy that would be Brent Weeks and Terry Pratchett, for example. As I am Polish I would also have to include some of this country's literature into my recommendations but I don't even know if those books were ever translated.
Having said that, I enjoy various novels from different historical periods and I am quite big with poetry, especially from the Romantic era. Somebody mentioned Frankenstein as one of their favourites and I immediately thought of some P.B. Shelley's poems lol. The creative output of Mary and Percy is phenomenal and definitely deserves proper recognition, I also think that it is sad how Frankenstein's monster tends to be simplified by the public eye!

As for reading slumps, I cannot really allow myself those because I study English lit (is it cheating?) and I got them deadlines to catch. While I usually used to read quite slowly and lazily, I had to pick up some pace! Forcing myself sometimes takes the pleasure away though, it really mostly depends on the book.

I usually don't snack while reading, just mostly drink a lot. A theine-based organism basically at this point. I got a small dog who is an embodiement of curiosity, a lack of self-awareness, and joy.

I definitely enjoy spending time around nature, I (very amateurly) play the kalimba and harmonica when beside a campfire. Video games as well, of course, easier to pick favourites in this medium as well.Just generally love learning about history, cultures, languages, too. Oh and from a more random angle, I recently started sewing pillows.