Hi! I know I say this all the time, but I will be more
active here. I’ve got some ideas for posts, and I miss writing posts. I took a
short break because of the way the world is right now, but I’ve become more
inspired over the last few days. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @thatartsyreadergirl The purpose of the meme was to make a list based on the topic of the week and
building the book blogging community together. This week our prompt was the top ten
signs you’re a book lover. I picked the word bibliophile because I love that
word, and I think we should work it into conversations more. This is a simple
list and is pretty self-explanatory, but I think that all readers will relate
to my list.
1- You always have designated reading time
This might just be me, but I feel it’s a known fact that we schedule
our day around reading. At the moment, I have not been reading as much, because of our current situation; however, next month I would like to see if I can focus more
on reading. I don’t sit there with a timer, but I do read for about two hours a
day when I’m reading consistently.
2- When you go to Barnes and Nobel, Target, Amazon, whatever
store you get your book at, you can’t just browse
Perhaps this is just my mom and I. Whenever my mom and I go
into B&N we can’t go out without a book, even when we say that we’re just
seeing what’s new. At a place like Target, it’s easier because I go
with my dad, and so it’s easier to not even stop to browse. As book lovers, I
feel a common thread is when we see books we need to stop and look.
3- You pre-order books so you have them on release day
Another common theme is we pre-order a book we’re looking
forward to or an auto-buy author. For me, I need a release I’m really looking forward
to the day it comes out, that way, I can read it and not worry about being
spoiled all that much. My reading speed is not as up there as most people’s,
but the principle still stands that I won’t be spoiled for months before I can
read the book.
4- You talk about books in conversation,
even when the other people don’t read as much as you.
I find myself talking about books and characters with people
who don’t read as much. I’m in a discord server with a group of friends, and I
have an area where I just talk about the books I’m reading and my thoughts on
them. My sister and my dad don’t read that many books, but I still talk about
what I’m reading with them. Honestly, when this happens, I just get a lot of
head nods, but it’s nice to get my thoughts out there in the open.
5- You dream that the characters would be your friends and
family
Maybe this is just me but I did a top ten Tuesday about this
last year, and I had so much fun with it. I love characters in YA, and I love
thinking about what would happen if we were all friends and siblings. I feel
that with my favorite characters we would get into such chaos and shenanigans.
6- You always carry a book with you on long car rides
Whenever I’m on a long car ride, which long for me means
about an hour or more, always I have One of my current reads with me. I love
listening to my iPod in the car, but at times, I just love to bring my book and
talk to my family when I’m not reading. When I’m reading in the car, I feel
time passes quicker.
7- You are always reading more than one book at a time. This
is how you tackle your never-ending tbr.
This is simple but I feel like every Bibliophile reads more
than one book at a time. For me, I love reading three or four different books at
one time. I rotate between reading days and EBook and physical books.
8- Your screen time goes up and down based on how long
you’ve been reading your EBook
I don’t read on my phone a ton, but I read on my iPad from
the Kindle app. Every bibliophile has their own opinions on EBook’s, but if you’re
one of those people that love reading multiple formats, I feel you can relate.
9- You have more than one shelf filled to the brim with
books
A simple answer that every bookworm can relate. I have one
large bookshelf, and a media center filled with books. I have so many books
that I’m running out of room, and so I try to buy EBook’s more now.
10- What makes you the happiest is interacting with like-minded people
Again, I feel like this is simple enough to describe a
booklover. The reason why we all blog, join Goodreads communities, join
Facebook groups, join Bookblur (book Tumblr), Bookstagram, or book Twitter is
because we love to be engaged in conversation. We love talking about our
favorite characters and connecting with our favorite authors. For me, I love
reading all your posts, and talking about your favorite books and characters
with all of you.
Yes, I read more than one book all of the time! Good list.
ReplyDeleteMy TTT .
Thanks for stopping by Lydia.
DeleteI definitely have more than one shelf filled with books; in fact, I have more than one bookcase! :D
ReplyDeleteI feel that.
DeleteBrowsing doesn't exist when it comes to book. It's all or nothing. You have to commit. xD Love your list! So true, ha!
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT post.
This is so true Sammie.
DeleteI think #10 is super important. I mean book blogging is awesome and all that but it's the connection with like minded people (and the realization that they're out there!) that really makes it so special.
ReplyDelete5 and 6 as well. :)
Thanks for stopping by Greg.
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