It's been a while since I've done a tag. This one seems fun so here we go.
This tag was created by The Book Jazz on youtube, unfortunately the original video is not available anymore. I found the questions on DreamLand Book Blog.
All I have to do is answer questions. I'm good at that. Let's roll.
1. Do you have a certain place at home for reading?
I do! I've actually written a post a few months ago about my reading nooks, in which you can find pictures too. If you'd like to see where I read the most, click here.
2. Bookmark or random piece of paper?
Sometimes this, sometimes that. If I start a book while I'm home, it's definitely a bookmark. If not, I can end up with a piece of paper or a clean tissue as a marker.
3. Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a chapter/a certain amount of pages?
I can stop anywhere anytime. I have an awfully short attention span so I very often stop reading at odd places, haha.
4. Do you eat or drink while reading?
I love drinking coffee while reading. Sometimes I read during breakfast too.
5. Multitasking: Music or TV while reading?
The telly is often on when I read but obviously the book is priority when it's reading time.
6. One book at a time or several at once?
One or two at a time, rarely more. I like to focus on one or two stories, I don't like hopping much.
7. Reading at home or everywhere?
At home. I don't like reading around people because they often break my concentration; they ask questions either about the book I'm tying to get lost in or totally unrelated ones. I rather enjoy a book when there's peace and quiet around me.
8. Reading out loud or silently in your head?
I do read out loud when I'm completely alone. It feels good to give a voice to the story. However, if anyone is around I read silently, obviously (except when we read together with my lil' brother).
9. Do you read ahead or even skip pages?
I never skip pages. If I feel a terrible need to do so, I simply don't read on, I abandon the book. If there are whole pages/parts that are not worth my time, most likely the whole book is not worth it.
10. Breaking the spine or keeping it like new?
If you really love a book, there is no way you can keep it in a 'like new' condition. Books that show signs of love like broken spine, dog-eared pages etc. are the best because you know they are/were valued. Books exist to be read over and over again, a physical book's destiny is to look worn out eventually.
11. Do you write in your books?
I don't like writing in my own books but I like reading annotations that are written by others.
Please consider yourself tagged if you're reading this and write a similar post if you feel like to. Don't forget to leave me a link if you do!
