25 Bookish Facts About Me
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1. My friends think I cannot hear them when they talk to me while I'm reading
2. I seriously cannot read lying down. Like, am I supposed to trust my book not to fall on my face?
3. My all time favourite genre of book is fantasy/high fantasy
4. I constantly buy hardcovers but seriously love the feel of a good, floppy paperback
5. I CANNOT eat or drink anything while reading. What would I do if I got crumbs in between pages or spilt my drink on it?!
6. I read mostly during the day, but at night too if I'm not completely exhausted
5. I CANNOT eat or drink anything while reading. What would I do if I got crumbs in between pages or spilt my drink on it?!
6. I read mostly during the day, but at night too if I'm not completely exhausted
7. I am able to read in moving vehicles.
8. I cannot settle on one way to organize my bookshelves (author last name, genre, series/standalone?)
8. I cannot settle on one way to organize my bookshelves (author last name, genre, series/standalone?)
9. As of the time this post is up on my blog, I am still only on the third book in the Harry Potter series (please don't kill me 8_8) *I will finish it before the cursed child comes out
10. I can count the amount of people I trust with my books on one hand
12. It drives me insane when publishers only sell new releases in hardcover because come on, the rest of the books in that series I own are ALL PAPERBACKS
13. On a good reading day, I can read up to 80-100 pages/hour
14. I usually buy all my books online but ultimately prefer the experience of shopping in a store for books
15. I would not want to write my own book, but would definitely edit other peoples books
16. I have never listened to an audio book (but totally want to)
17. If a book has a nice cover and intriguing title, I will generally be drawn to it over other books
18. I am paranoid about reading a hardcover with the dust jacket on because I feel like I would totally destroy them
19. I don't feel comfortable going anywhere without my phone and a book, even if I don't read the book, it's better to be safe than sorry
20. I always look in the bargain section while shopping for books first
21. Mass market paperbacks are extremely annoying to me (they don't bend and they are practically asking to be spine-broken
22. My bookshelves are constantly packed and I seem to always have a pile of books at the base of my shelves
23. I have no major preference over UK or American book covers
24. I keep all of my favourite childhood books because I can't seem to part with them
25. I really dislike buying only the first book in a series because what happens if I really love it and have to wait for the next book?! It's nerve wracking!
Thanks so much if you read all of that, it seems I can still ramble when I'm typing as well as talking
Bye :)
Thanks so much if you read all of that, it seems I can still ramble when I'm typing as well as talking
Bye :)
1 comments
I completely agree with you on #12! It also irritates me when publishers stop distributing the hardcover version of a book in stores after the paperback comes out. All I want are for my books to match, is that too much to ask?
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