So my friend Chelsey recently did a post about her ‘Readable Confessions‘, and I thought it was such a great idea that I wanted to do them too!
So without further ado, here are my top confessions…enjoy!
– I can’t go to bed without reading. No matter how tired I am, I need to read a few pages of whatever book I’m currently on, or else I can’t fall asleep. Doesn’t mean that I always read a lot every night. Sometimes it’s only a few pages, before I actually pass out with book in hand.
– I had no social life during school because I was always reading. If I wasn’t reading for school, I was reading for pleasure. People often asked me how I managed to read about 3 book a week, along with course readings, but the truth was I didn’t do anything else!
– With that being said, I read way more during school than I do now. I don’t know why this is, but maybe it had something to do with always being on the go and I always had a book with me. Whether waiting for class to start or going home on the bus, I had a book in hand. Now, being home pretty much all day and with the internet at hand, the I mostly only read at night, unless the book I’m reading is one that I just CAN’T put down.
– I need to read while I eat. Food and books are two of my favourite things in the world, and what better way to enjoy them than together? As a kid, I could rarely be found without a book at hand at the dinner table, a habit for which I was constantly scolded. If I couldn’t have my book, then I’d read the back of the cereal box or anything really! Now, I eat lunch alone at home and get to read as much as I want, lingering at the table for an hour sometimes, with my plate long ago emptied.
– I read the same kind of books a lot. Remember what I told you about being a creature of consistency? Well, that applies to books too! The same type of books appeal to me and I have a hard time trying new books and genres (or anything really). But I really want to try!
– I read the same books a lot. If I can’t find something that I like, I just end up rereading the same books I’ve read and loved before. Being picky sucks, but at least I know I won’t be let down by my favourites! I used to get asked a lot in school why I reread books, since I already know the endings, and I didn’t really have a definitive answer then or now. Even though I know the endings, there’s a certain comfort, a feeling of home, I get from rereading some of my favourites. Others, I loved them so much the first time that I just need to go back to that world and relive it all over again!
– Because I love rereading books, I don’t buy books I’ve never read before. Okay, so this used to be mostly true. But lately I’ve lost my patience to wait for newer releases at my dinky library and have started buying more books before I’ve read them. The result? Often disappointment if I didn’t enjoy the book as much as I’d hoped and now have to keep it. The only books I want on my shelves are the ones I love and want to reread.
– Even though my books look far from store-bought condition, I don’t believe in writing in books. I just can’t do it, and can get quite snarky with those who do. “You wrote in your textbook? How could you!” *cue evil glare* Whether textbooks or hardcovers or paperbacks, I’ve never written in my books. I may have transgressed down the pathway of highlighting to preserve some of my sanity during school, but I didn’t cross the boundary to completely defacing books.
Yup, I’m crazy! But I’m crazy about reading and books 😀
What are some of your crazy/weird/normal readings habits?
Thanks for reading,
Ikhlas
Oh I love the idea of this post it’s so great. I recognize a few of these “habits” , though I hardly re-read books only sometimes before a certain book hits theaters as a movie
Yeah, there’s so many books being made into movies these days that it’s kind of necessary!
I’m in the habit of having to read before bed every night too! Funny about reading at the dinner table….when I do that my parents get annoyed too. When my brother does that they leave him alone because he very rarely picks up a book. They even let him do it in a restaurant once! Talk about double standards lol!
Double standard indeed, lol! I used to take my book to restaurants too, especially because it took SO long for food to arrive that I can appreciate that 😛
I’m curious to know what are your favorite non-fiction books Ikhlas?
I read almost no non-fiction books, Haneen! Other than what I read in school, I don’t even OWN any non-fiction. I know, I’m a failure 🙁
Love this post, of course :). I, too, read before bed all the time! It’s tough to go to sleep without that soothing end-of-day routine!
Yeah, can’t fall asleep until I read a few pages!