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This week's topic: Bookish Confessions
(random order)
- I use to not read the blurb when I browse the library for books. I judge by the cover and thickness of the book. I know pretty awful! I'm getting better.
- I use to dog ear library books when a certain passage hits me (lame excuse but when I first saw dog ears to several library books, I thought it was okay ..really, I was a book reading newbie). Now I see that it's torture to books! I've long since stopped and felt guilty at ever doing it.
- I use to review a book the day I finish it. Now I go as far as a month before I write a review. I don't like it. I want to go back to writing a review right away but my time management skills are terrible.
- I suck at understanding poetry (same might apply to some classics). That said it makes me think I'm not sophisticated or smart.
- It often takes me 3hrs to write a review! Even the two measly paragraphs. I get caught up at ascertaining the perfect concise words.
- I wish I could speed read ..and still comprehend what I'm reading.
- There have been a few times when my kids have gone without their baths or had super late dinners so that I could read or write a review.
- I didn't believe in memes at first but here I am filling my blog with them ..but I am choosy.
- I'm a Kindle freebie addict! The more saving from the original price, the bigger thrill. Hence, I usually will not get the book if the original price is less than $2 (unless highly recommended).
- I get a kick at seeing my "read" shelf on Goodreads grow! At first I would add picture books there but I thought it was "cheating" so I stopped doing it and deleted them from my shelf.
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I try to review books the same day I finish them as well but with my last two books I reviewed it took me a lot longer. I also have the hardest time understanding Poetry unless it's written by Ellen Hopkins so I'd reccomend reading her books if you'd like to read use to understand poetry.
ReplyDelete#3 It takes me a long time to write reviews too. I've stayed up way too late to get some of them written. It reminds mw of those late in nights in college writing a paper the day before the paper is due.
ReplyDelete#6 I don't know how some people can speed read. It blows my mind when readers say they finished a book in 2 hours when it took me a day or two. How do they do that?
I don't get poetry either. How do people analyze the words??? :)
ReplyDeleteI used to review books on the same day as well but now I kind of let myself ponder over my thoughts before I write anything.
Great list! :D
I'm not great with poetry either. And I don't think adding picture books is cheating.
ReplyDeleteI have to write my book discussions before I start the next book. Otherwise, I forget how much I loved or hated the book.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for stoppin' by:
ReplyDelete--Lily: OK I'll have to try E. Hopkins, thanks!
--Joli: I suppose if we took speedreading class we'd know how they did it! Oh but finding the time! ;)
--Janus: Poetry ..ugh! Pondering okay but with me, time just gets away and if I'm not careful I've forgotten the book!
--Alexis: OK, good to know picture books. ;)
--Tanya: You're right! That's why I want to get on the ball!!