Monday, September 24, 2018

Reading Habits Book Tag


I saw this fun tag about reading habits over at Cornerfolds, and I wanted to do it, too!

DO YOU HAVE A CERTAIN PLACE AT HOME FOR READING?
 Tom and I have "assigned" seats on the couch; it's just where we always sit, so that's where I do most of my reading, even if I'm by myself!  If it's nice, sometimes I'll read outside.  I want to use the comfy reading chair in my office/library more, and I probably will once the cooler weather gets here and it's not so hot upstairs in our house.

BOOKMARK OR RANDOM PIECE OF PAPER?
Definitely bookmark!  I have a lot of cute ones (one of my favorites is a bookmark with my niece's school picture) and I even have some from different countries that my co-worker picks up for me on her travels.

CAN YOU STOP READING ANYTIME YOU WANT OR DO YOU HAVE TO STOP READING AT A CERTAIN PAGE, CHAPTER, PART, ETC.?
I have to stop at the end of a chapter.  If I just stop in the middle of something, I'll forget everything!  If a chapter is super-long, I can stop during it if there is some sort of break in the text.

DO YOU EAT OR DRINK WHILE READING?
I'm usually drinking water, or tea if it's cold outside.  Sometimes I'll read while I eat dinner, but it's hard to eat while reading a physical book.

CAN YOU READ WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC/WATCHING TV?
The TV is usually on in the background when I'm reading, sometimes just for white noise.  If Tom and I are watching something together, I read during the commercials.

ONE BOOK AT A TIME OR SEVERAL AT ONCE?
These days I usually have two books going at once: one physical book and then an audiobook in the car while I'm driving to and from work.  I feel like utilizing that extra hour in the car to "read" has really helped my reading goals!

READING AT HOME OR EVERYWHERE?
Usually I just read at home, but if I think I'm going to have to wait awhile at a doctor's office or something, I'll make sure to bring a book with me.  And of course, an audiobook in the car!
 
READING OUT LOUD OR SILENTLY IN YOUR HEAD?
Silently in my head!  The only exception to this is if I'm reading some really cool nonfiction book and there's some interesting tidbit that I just need to tell someone - then I will read it out loud to Tom.

DO YOU READ AHEAD OR SKIP PAGES?
Well, we all know I read the last page first.  I count the pages until the end of the chapter so I know how long it is, so sometimes I'll read a little bit ahead.  But I don't skip pages completely; if I'm really bored, sometimes I'll skim paragraphs.

 BREAKING THE SPINE OR KEEPING IT NEW?
I try to keep it looking like new, but I also feel like a broken spine is a sign of a well-loved book!  I've read my hardcover copy of The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova so many times that the spine is completely cracked and it's falling apart.


Do you have any strange or funny reading habits?

20 comments:

  1. I think I did this tag. I don’t remember! I used to use random pieces of paper, but I’ve somehow amassed a collection of bookmarks. I love it when online bookstores send bookmarks with their books.

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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    1. I have so many bookmarks, too! I like rotating through them.

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  2. We have lot of the same answers, we must be twins....

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  3. I read during commercials as well! I thought I was being weird doing that but yay I'm not alone in that. Haha!

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    1. Nice! I hate watching commercials, so I feel like reading helps not waste that time!

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  4. It pains me to stop in the middle of chapter.I am always trying to get to the end, even when the bus in pulling in to drop me off. I like silence when I read. I will even put on some white noise, if the TV is too loud in the other room. I just gasped! I cannot believe you read that last page first. I could never do that.

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    1. Haha, guilty! It's just a bad habit, reading the last page first.

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  5. I tend to read in the same places too- just habit I guess! And yes I always try to finish a chapter before I stop- it bugs me if I don't! :)

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    1. I feel so lost if I come back in the middle of something!

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  6. I always used to read the last page of a book (especially a thriller) when I hadn't read the rest of the book first! Now I do it less often because my self-control's better and I find that I usually regret it, lol. But occasionally I'll sneak a tiny peek ;)

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  7. Last page first?? Thank God, I'm never even tempted. I feel lots of fun would be ruined for me if I did read the last page first. But we are all different, that is absolutely ok :)

    Ronnie @ Paradise Found

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  8. I love that you and your hubby have "assigned seats" for reading. :)

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    1. Haha, yeah, we just always sit in the same spots, it feels weird if one of us changes!

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  9. I also have an assigned reading seat on the couch. It's funny how everyone falls in these sort of habits.

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    1. I know, we just get comfortable and now it feels weird to sit anywhere else!

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  10. It is hard to eat while reading a physical book, I never understand how people do that! And I also usually have TV on in the background for white noise. And like you I mostly read at home but make sure to bring something to doctor's offices :-P

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    1. Yeah, you never know how long you're going to have to wait!

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