Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Bookish Confessions.
1. Sometimes, I like to read the end of a book first.
2. I read multiple books at a time, and I usually group them by the time of day- my morning book, my afternoon book, my evening book, the book I read in bed.
3. I read all the time - sometimes even while I am cooking or eating or brushing my teeth or walking room to room. It used to drive my mom crazy..
4. For a while I didn't go to the library, and our monthly budget for books was out of control. Now I go to the library once or twice a week. I buy only the books from authors I love. Even though I don't buy as many books, we still have a lot. I don't have room for them all and they are everywhere I can put books. When Billy and I first moved out, I had books in my kitchen cupboards and pantry, mixed in with our food and bowls and cups.
5. I love the feel of a book, and the smell of new books. But I do read digital books too.
6. I don't mind reading a series out of order. Yes, I said it. I prefer to read them in order, but if I don't its not a big deal.
7. I underline parts I like in books I own. And I write in them.
8. I prefer a physical book to an e-book, but I will read digital books as well.
9. I am careful about who I loan my books out to. I like to get them back and in pretty much the same condition as it was when I loaned it to you, although I don't freak out about wrinkles in the spine.
10. I have certain books I read every year around the same time. For example, I always read Watership Down in the spring.
11. I am not a picky reader, but I do run into books I really don't like. Twilight and 50 Shades for instance. I read them, but didn't care too much for them.
12. I really like happy endings. I know they are not always possible, but I really like them. Sometimes I get mad when I think a book should have one and it doesn't.
How about you? Do you have anything to confess?
11. I am not a picky reader, but I do run into books I really don't like. Twilight and 50 Shades for instance. I read them, but didn't care too much for them.
12. I really like happy endings. I know they are not always possible, but I really like them. Sometimes I get mad when I think a book should have one and it doesn't.
How about you? Do you have anything to confess?
I used to drive my mom nuts reading everywhere, too. I'd sneak a book into the bathroom when I took my bath at night, I'd read under the covers after bedtime...Once, I missed my busstop in elementary school because I was reading and got to engrossed and completely zoned out. Luckily, my bus route at the time was "drop off the condo kids *here*, then go drop off the culdesac kids *here* and loop around back past where we drop the condo kids off", and I realized before she passed my original drop off place. Luckily, my bus driver thought it was hilarious instead of getting mad at me. :)
ReplyDeleteLol! I love that story!! My mom used to ask me to please stop reading for a minute, and I would reply that most mothers want their children to read.
DeleteMy mom is the same way as you are when you say you like a book to have a happy ending. She will read the last chapter and if it's not a happy ending she won't read the book! I can't say I am the same way though. I like to be surprised. I do remember reading Bag of Bones (years ago!) and refusing to finish the book because (I hope I don't spoil this for you) Stephen King killed the main character! I found out later that he's notorious for doing things like that but still! Had I known I probably wouldn't have invested so much time and energy into reading that LONG book! lol
ReplyDeleteLike you I do love the feel of a book. I like the look of it too, so I never lend a soft cover book and if I happen to trust you enough to lend you one of my hard cover books I keep the jacket and give you a few "house rules" on how I expect my book to be treated while it is in your possession. As you can imagine, I haven't been lending my books out to anyone in quite some time! :-)
It's the quirks that unite us!
E. Drayton (Literally Correct)
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Bag of Bones is my favorite Stephen King book! Lol how funny that was your example. Stephen King and Dean Koontz books, I just try not to get attached. ;) Lol. I still read books if I know the ending is not one I like, but I do get mad at the book and not want to read it again most of the time. It just depends on how much I liked the rest of the book. Like Blue Asylum - I loved that book but I was so mad at the ending, so I probably won't read it again.
DeleteAnd yes, our quirks give us character and unite us!
I HAVE TO READ A SERIES IN ORDER! There is no other way for me to read one:) I also skip to the last page first to see if it it going to be sad, happy etc. I do not like to be surprised:) And I will only lend out a few books at a time to certain people that I know I can trust. You happen to be on that list;)
ReplyDeleteI know I am probably the only weirdo in the world who doesn't care about reading books in order. Lol. And you are one of my few I loan books out to as well! :)
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