Well hello there! Welcome back! 🙂 How was your week ? Mine has been pretty busy, what with celebrating Thanksgiving and lots of school work (what else is new :D). But it’s been good, and I’m starting to get really excited for Christmas! I suppose I should warn you all that I am slightly crazy when comes to Christmas. 😀 It’s my absolute favourite holiday, and I love to milk it for all it is worth. So bring it on – Thanksgiving is over, it’s time for Christmas!! 😀
So this week I was tagged by the lovely Ruqs over at Many Things Bookish to do the ‘Currently Reading Book’ tag. Thank you, Ruqs! 🙂 So without further ado, let’s get on to the questions:
- How many books do you usually read at once? – It really depends. I normally have at least one school-related book and one pleasure-related book going at one time. But I often have more than that, so that’s just the bare minimum really. Right now I have probably about 4-5 books that I’m reading.
- If you are reading more than one book at a time, how do you decide when to switch books? – Well ideally I read the books that I need to read for school first, leaving the pleasure books for when I’ve finished everything else. But that’s more of an ideal than anything else. 😀 I’ll normally switch between books either when I need to due to school deadlines, or when I’ve gotten tired of one and fancy a taste of the other. But to be honest, I read so fast that often I’ll have finished the book before I have a chance to put it down and read something else.
- Do you ever switch bookmarks while you are partway through a book? – Is it terrible that I don’t really use bookmarks? I tend to either read so fast that I’ll finish the book in one sitting 😀 or I’ll just try to remember what chapter I’m on. Or, in a pinch I’ll grab a pencil or a piece of paper and stick it in so I don’t lose my place. But I would say 80% of the time I don’t use bookmarks.
- Where do you keep the book(s) you are currently reading? – On my desk. I have a lined up stack of books I’m currently reading, are on my TBR, or I’ve just finished sitting in the corner. When I’m feeling organised, I put my school-related books in their related desk drawers. But I’ve got more books sitting on my desk than inside my desk. 😀
- What time of day do you spend the most time reading? – Haha, I think the question would be better of as ‘what time of day don’t you spend reading?’ 😀 It varies hugely, depending on my schedule and what work I have to do. Ideally I’d do my school-related reading during the day, and my pleasure reading at night, but again, I’m afraid that’s just an ideal… I’ll grab any spare moment I can to squeeze in reading!
- How long do you typically read in one sitting? – Again, it really varies. I can spend anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours straight reading. Last night I read for 90 minutes straight. It was lovely. 😀 But yeah, it really just depends on where and when I can find the time.
- Do you read hardbacks with the dust jacket on or off? – Hmmm… Thinking about it, I don’t actually read that many hardbacks. But when I do, I think I just leave them on – unless they’re hampering my reading (aka. falling off). Then I take them off.
- What position do you mainly use to read? – I’ve probably used pretty much every position you can think of. 😀 Lying face down/face up on my bed, curled up on the couch, perched in my desk chair, sitting on the trampoline, while walking, while vacuuming, up in a tree, hiding in a closet, upside down, in a car – you get the picture. 😀 But though my reading positions vary widely, I’d have to say the first three mentioned above are the ones I use the most.
- Do you take the book you are currently reading with you everywhere? – If I know I’ll be in a position to read, then yes. So if I know I’m going to be in the car for 40 minutes, or babysitting for an evening, then yes I’ll definitely bring it. But if I’m driving 5 minutes to church, or popping out to the store, then I wouldn’t. It’s just not worth it to bring a book when you know you won’t be able to read it. 😀
- How often do you update your Goodreads progress on the book you’re currently reading? – I’m afraid I must confess that I do not use Goodreads. I know of it, but as of yet, I have not jumped into using it. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it though, so perhaps I’ll make the plunge one day! 😀
And I’m going to tag Bethany from The Treasure Within, Bethany from Behind the Pen, and Lydia from Noveltea.
I hope you enjoyed reading my answers to the questions! 🙂
See you back here next Saturday! 😉
Awesome! I wish I could afford to read for 90 mins straight on a weekday without feeling somewhat guilty about neglected schoolwork 😀 Or on a weekend too, for that matter. IGCSEs!!
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Haha, I know what that feels like. I actually was reading a book for school, so that’s how I could justify it. 😀 It was an enjoyable book, but it was still for school. 😛 Plus it was at 10 pm, and my brain was so tired from all my other work that’s all I could face doing. So I read and thoroughly enjoyed it! 😀 I can’t wait for summer where I can read to my heart’s content with out any school pressure!
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Aww, none of my school books can possibly be classed as enjoyable lol! Lucky you! Haha, I was reading Six of Crows at 12am and my brain was tired and a few moments later I was completely lost as to what was going on!😂I know right, and so many months to go!
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Ugg, it’s so annoying when you’re desperate to read but your brain is too tired to get the words your reading! 😀 I’ve stayed up way too late too many times this year trying to get my pleasure reading in, lol. 😀
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Lol ikr! Reading until 4am… you remember that story? 😄
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Ohhh, I do remember you talking about reading till 4 am… Remind me, which book was it? 😀
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Pride and Prejudice! 😀
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Oh yes of course!! That was a good book… 😀
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I may do a review on it soon! I remember reading yours way back in the beginning of the summer 🙂
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Yeah!! I LOVE reading too! Spent 70 minutes reading last night! 😉 And YES!!! Christmas is my favorite holiday too! 😉 Praying for snow now!! Tell everyone hello!
~Bronwyn
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Fun interview! It sounds like you ❤ books!
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I can relate to most everything you said! 🙂 The reading positions I find especially amusing.
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