Tue, August 28, 2012
Top 10 Bookish Confessions
It’s Top 10 Tuesday (hosted at The Broke and the Bookish) and the topic is:
Top 10 Bookish Confessions
Oooh, this is the perfect time to re-share this video featuring my Top 4 confessions:
The rest?
5. I fold over the corners of my books to mark the good parts, and I’m not ashamed of it.
6. When I can’t fall asleep at night, I retell myself the plots of my favorite books — just like a bedtime story!
7. I say I love Austen and the Brontë sisters, but I haven’t read Wuthering Heights or Persuasion.
8. I’m not afraid to DNF (Do Not Finish) a book. Seriously, I’m brutal in my ability to stop reading midway through.
9. I typically won’t read books about: 1) Cheating. 2) Death. 3) Three sisters. There are, of course, exceptions, but those tend to be my generic dislikes.
10. I have absolutely no order to my bookshelves, and I have no desire to order it. I can appreciate those who order their books by color, date read, alphabetical, etc. but me? Haphazard all the way!
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Jac @ For Love and Books said:
Your video is the CUTEST thing I’ve ever seen.
I also have ZERO order to my bookshelves and no desire to order them either. (Although by chance – or my husbands doing – all the Stephen King books are together.)
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Lori said:
I’m so glad to see #8 because I’m pretty brutal too. I always feel guilty but that doesn’t stop me.
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Rebecca said:
Your hilarious, and cute. Don’t worry, Anna, I’m a bit crazy too. I’m very protective of my books, keep it a secret though. shhhhhhhh
P.S – All true, book loving peeps have crazy bookish secrets.
P.P.S – Love your badass quality to DNF a book. I’m not bad, if the book isn’t good it goes byebye, but I could be better.
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christina said:
Love the video! And seriously? Against three sisters? Is this reminiscent from a poor English teacher in high school whilst reading Macbeth?
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Pocketful of Books said:
Those were some excellent confessions! ‘Three Sisters’ seems very specific! Which books were you thinking of? I hate DNF’ing a book- wish I could though.
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Sarah said:
I too am not afraid to stop reading a book. Some books just aren’t me or are really horrible, and with so many books to read in the world, why waste my time?
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Sarah said:
Oh and I too pin bookshelves and dream of a day of floor to ceiling bookshelves around a reading nook.
Also, I’m mad that my husband finally read the hunger games and loved them but won’t read any other books like Divergent (he is NOT a reader).
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April Books & Wine said:
I am so jealous of your DNF ability. I just don’t have it in me to quit a book because I hold on to ridiculous hope that it gets better and that the end will make up for it.
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Ginger @ GReads! said:
#6 and #10 for sure! Someday I want to organize my bookshelf, but the task seems so daunting.
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Lisa @Read.Breathe.Relax. said:
I WANT your ability to DNF a book! I have all this terrible guilt, etc. I need to just get over it though.
Also, you are too adorable for telling yourself book plots going to bed. I’m going to do that now too!
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Quinn @ Quinn’s Book Nook said:
That video was adorable. I can totally get a little crazy regarding books too! And that’s a good thing, I think.
I DNF books often, as well. I have no problem with that. But I will often write down where I left off, in case I want to come back to it at a later date.
And I definitely do NOT like books about cheating either!
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Joy said:
Great confessions! I would love to have the DNF ability, but something in my just won’t put a book down unfinished. Sometimes I may just skim through the rest of it just so I know what happens, so I guess I still cheat in the end. It must be the librarian in me.
On the other hand, all my bookcases are in perfect alphabethical order as is only befitting a librarian. I also know by glance when one has been moved and is out of place.
I actually need more bookcases. I dream of bookcases like you. I would love walls of bookcases. Sigh…
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jen said:
YES, to the DNF. No time for books we don’t enjoy. And love your videos, as always, no matter how many times I watch them.
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Tara said:
Bookshelf haphazardness FTW!
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Juli @ Universe in Words said:
I also jus stop when books start to annoy me. I usually give them one more go some days later but if I can’t be interested I simply leave it. Thanks for sharing and I liked the clip
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Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) said:
LOVE the video!! So cute!
I fantasize about bookshelves, too … FLOOR-TO-CEILING! It would be awesome … And whenever I’m anywhere that sells books, I want to breathe it all in and share my love with people. I’m very smiley in bookstores.
Egads! Haphazard bookshelves? THE HORROR! Mine are definitely ordered … can I come do yours? PLEASE?
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Magan @ Rather Be Reading said:
I understand the not reading about cheating or death, but please tell me why you don’t like reading books about three sisters. SO CURIOUS.
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Shelley said:
6. When I can’t fall asleep at night, I retell myself the plots of my favorite books — just like a bedtime story!
I’m not the only person who does this!!! YES! Though…I may Mary Sue myself into the plot, as well sometimes.
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Maggie said:
Since we started our blog I’ve gotten pretty good at accepting the DNFs as well. Great list! ~
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Anna @ Literary Exploration said:
Hahahahahah OMG you are so cute.
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Cecelia said:
When you get around to reading Persuasion, I think you’ll love it. It’s my favorite Austen.
And I’m totally with you on #10. No order and happy with it!
Great confessions – thanks for sharing!
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Alyssa said:
I organize my books by how much I like them, and when I loan out a hard cover book, I keep the book jacket cause I don’t trust my friends (plus then I can keep the jacket as a placeholder on my bookshelf) <3 Us book girls are ALL crazy
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Erica said:
That video. Oh I just about died laughing – but those are so true! I always get sad when I can’t get a seat on the T so I can’t read.
I have a whole board on pinterest of my bookshelf daydreams. SoMEDAY I will have awesome shelves.
I’m a bit book crazy too
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Lucy @ The Reading Date said:
I need to follow your lead with #8- I feel the need to finish what I started but think you’re right that sometimes I should just move on with the next book.
Love your video!
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Allyse said:
I always fold the book corners over too. Shamelessly. And I tell myself stories from books I read to fall asleep too! Kind of freaky. Don’t read Wuthering Heights, it’s depressing. But Persuasion is fabulous and my favorite Austen. And have you read Diana Wynne Jones’s Howl’s Moving Castle? It mocks the stereotypical three sister story pretty thoroughly. And is hilarious.
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Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books said:
Anna! You are adorable and I LOVE the video (again). I’m undeniably crazy about books, and can often freak out when I don’t get to sit and read on the subway too.
You’ve got to teach me how to be more tough and willing to DNF a book. I need help with that!
(And don’t worry about Persuasion, I have not read it either. But I want to!)
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Vyki @ On The Shelf said:
I can understand why you wouldn’t want to read books about death or cheat, but three sisters? That makes me curious! Great list of confessions
Here’s mine: http://whatsontheshelf.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/top-ten-tuesday-20/
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Amy @ Turn the Page said:
Love your list – especially the video
Whats with the 3 sisters thing lol? I claim to be a Jane Austen fan because I know all the stories from various tv adaptations but I’ve only ever actually read (and loved) Pride and Prejudice!!! I feel like a fraud!
Here are my bookish confessions!
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fishgirl182 said:
i really love this topic. my shelves are not super orderly either. some of the books are but other are just in piles of when i got them.
i haven’t read wuthering heights either. i think i tried once and put it down.
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Christina (BookTasty) said:
Haha My shelves are not ordered at all either AND I’m a librarian!
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Cait said:
Love this post!!!!
I dogear the corners of my book pages too
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Kelsey @ The Lost Book Reports said:
I just died of laughter, your video is awesome! I too day dream of.. bookshelves.
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Cat @ Beyond Books said:
Bookshelves…without…. order….
*faints*
That would keep me up at night. Like scary things in the dark and under my bed. Like sharks in the library! GAH!
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Maddy said:
Nearly all my books have dog ears! I want to revisit the good parts, all the time.
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