Fable: Books & TV 12+

Immersive

I finished reading this book a few days ago, and I am still thinking about the world and the characters. The symbolism is tastefully done, couched in a multi generational family saga. My father is from Kerala, and my mother is from Tamil Nadu, So the italicized words were all my familiar, familial languages. I found the details in the story to be consistent with the oral history that I have gotten about my own family, and the author has managed to still keep the core of the story universal, probably contributing to its wide appeal. This is also a story about the history of medicine, and those details are also skillfully woven into the fabric of the narrative. My attention and schedule are both challenged with reading for any length of time, and the fact that I finished a 700+ page book a in a good clip speaks to the readability and intelligence of the narrative. If you choose to read this book, be prepared to flow with the story, as if you are floating down a stream observing and thinking about everything that floats past you.

Developer Response ,

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A favorite app

I’m picky with all of my social media. I don’t really want to doomscroll (bc I rather read lol) and I want my time online to be worth it. And this app is worth my time-and yours. I love the app itself (I believe it has a very seamless design and I haven’t experienced any issues myself, and I like that it’s easy to navigate and has many features). It exciting watching myself almost reach my reading challenge, and to get to gush about books with people who get it! I haven’t joined a book club just yet (I’m a mood reader so I jump from book to book, but I want to try a club sometime soon). It’s so cool that it’s even an option to have book clubs!! It’s honestly the best reading social media app and reading tracker app I’ve ever used. There’s no pressure on people’s popularity on the app or if you’re getting enough interaction. People are just vibing and enjoying themselves there. I highly recommend!!

Really liking it, needs a few changes

This app is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. It feels the way I wish Goodreads would be if Goodreads wasn’t so outdated. I love how interactive it is, I love the stats and how the buddy reading clubs are set up. What I don’t love is some of the limitations. There is a character limit on reviews which is quite low IMO. Also, I haven’t found a way to update reading days so if you don’t go into the app and click that you have read, you can’t fix that. It’s also a bit confusing on how to click to update progress. For example if I click on the book cover I get a different menu than if I clicked on the three dots to the right of the book. And I have to be on a certain page to update my progress…it’s just confusing and a little inconsistent. I also really really hate how none of my reading dates from Goodreads transferred. My books transferred but not the dates I started them and completed them which is so infuriating.
It’s a good app and I’ll keep using it…still on the search for that perfect book app though…not sure it exists :/

Developer Response ,

Thank you for taking the time to review our app and provide your thoughtful feedback. We love hearing from our users. We work hard to make continuous improvements to our app and really take into consideration the feedback from our users. I will make sure to forward this to our product team so they can take this into consideration for future feature improvements.