Monday, November 28, 2022

TAG - How I Read My Books


The fabulous Luke Harkness tagged me in this post a little while back, and I was excited to join in! Make sure you check out Luke’s post over at LukeHarkness.com.


DO YOU HAVE A CERTAIN PLACE AT HOME FOR READING?

No. I usually read in the living room on the sofa, or in bed, but I’m not particular about a certain place.


CAN YOU JUST STOP READING OR DO YOU HAVE TO STOP AFTER A CHAPTER/A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PAGES?

I much prefer to stop at the end of a chapter, which is why I love short chapters. But I have been known to fall asleep halfway through a chapter, and have to pick up where I left off the next day.


BOOKMARK OR RANDOM PIECE OF PAPER?

I have a fab bookmark collection, but I’m also lazy so if I don’;t have. Bookmark to hand, I grab the nearest thing to me! I’ve used receipts, clothes tags, sweet wrappers etc. I do love a good bookmark though.


MULTITASKING: MUSIC OR TV WHILE READING?

Not at all. Well if someone else is watching the TV or has music on it doesn’t bother me, my husband sometimes plays his Xbox while I read. But I couldn’t do both.


DO YOU EAT OR DRINK WHILE READING?

Almost always have a drink with me while reading, usually tea or coffee. I sometimes snack while reading, but mostly just have a drink.


READING AT HOME OR EVERYWHERE?

Anywhere really. I love taking a book out with me places, I always have one when I have hospital appointments etc. I always take one to the diabetic clinic with me and realise after I get my eye drops in that I can’t read a thing, so end up just holding it!


ONE BOOK AT A TIME OR SEVERAL AT ONCE?

 I used to be a one at a time girl, but since joining Bookstagram and my Book Group, I always have at least 2 on the go. Right now I am reading 2.


READING OUT LOUD OR SILENTLY IN YOUR HEAD?

Silently. If I read out loud I get muddled up and say words wrong lol.


DO YOU READ AHEAD OR EVEN SKIP PAGES?

NO! But I have been known to let me eyes wander down the page when something exciting is going on and spoil things for myself.


BREAKING THE SPINE OR KEEPING IT LIKE NEW?

Like new if I can, which is why I prefer hardbacks sometimes. They’re easier to keep looking new. But I do think that a fully broken spine is the sign of a well read book. Like my daughters Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone book, she read it to death!


DO YOU WRITE IN YOUR BOOKS?

No. Well, the only ones I have written in are cookbooks, and that’s to work out the sugars and calories in half recipes etc. I don’t like writing in my other books.


Thanks for looking at my post, and thanks so much to Luke for tagging me! Make sure you check out Lukes post on his blog. Also follow him on Twitter and Instagram! 


Blog: LukeHarkness.com

Twitter: @luke_harkness

Instagram: @luke_harkness

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