As a book lover, I started using 'Bukutomo.'

"I want to talk to people who love reading."
I found the perfect service for people like that.

It's called 'Bukutomo.'
Do you know about this service?

A community for book lovers, just as the name suggests, combining "Book" and "Tomodachi" (friends).

It is a service where you can connect with fellow book lovers through online events and regularly held offline, real-world events.

Reading is often thought of as a solitary hobby, but sharing impressions and getting excited about favorite books is great. I think it's a wonderful hobby that transcends age and gender, easily becoming a common topic and leading to conversation.

However, among the people around me, there are few friends or acquaintances who consider reading a hobby, and there is absolutely no one who likes the same genre of books.

Perhaps the only people I can get excited about the same books with are my mother and my aunt.

My best friend is also a huge reader, but the books we read are surprisingly different, so our conversations never really click (lol).

Sometimes when I peek at what she's reading, I end up laughing because she only reads unique books with no rhyme or reason. It's not rare for me to be surprised and wonder, "Does the library even have books like that?" I'm sure the librarians are also bewildered by the lack of consistency in her genres.

Well, that was a long introduction, but for those reasons, I wanted to interact with other book lovers, so I decided to join the aforementioned 'Bukutomo.'

Since real-world events are also held in the Kansai region, I felt it was appealing to have the opportunity to actually meet fellow book-loving friends.

I've only been participating for about a week, so for now, it feels like a peaceful social network where book lovers gather. There are places to introduce books based on themes, report on what you are currently reading or have finished reading, and even a place to write about anything under the guise of casual chat.

Since it's a gathering of book lovers, all the posts are beautifully written and easy to read. Just that alone makes it very low-stress. Come to think of it, note is like that too.

People who have a "habit of reading" usually seem to have a habit of proofreading their own writing, so there are no hitches that make you go "huh?" while reading. Personally, this is a pretty big point. Just having weird grammar can make me lose the desire to read a bit. (I'm aware that I'm being selfish. But it bothers me, you know?)

Just like on note, I'm participating under the name "yue," so if you find me, please feel free to say hello!

I plan to participate in real-world events in the future and write reports on them ♬

yue ☪︎