#i dont wanna critique arbitrary life choices too hard

[clockworkfall]

thanks for the tag @cannabis-major !

hardcover or paperback?

hardcover- makes me feel better about carting books around, plus i think theyre easier to hold

bookstore or library?

bookstore, i like going to little used bookstores and seeing what i can find

bookmark or receipt?

bookmark, i generally use a notecard to mark my place so i can keep notes while im reading

standalone or series?

standalone, i have so much reading to do thats not just for me for fun, so being able to just read A Full Story on its own is nice

nonfiction or fiction?

fiction all the way, i really want to like nonfiction more but i just cannot stand most nonfiction writing; ive read a few good nonfiction books but i just do not find them as interesting. i like learning new things but i prefer doing the research myself

thriller or fantasy?

its a hard pick but i think fantasy, i enjoy a good thriller but a good fantasy makes me happier

under 300 pages or over 300 pages?

right now? under- i love long books, but the last few books ive been able to read for myself ive just sat down and read the whole thing in a sitting and its a bit easier to do that with shorter books

children's or ya?

ya, though i cant say ive been reading a lot of either one lately

friends to lovers or enemies to lovers?

enemies. i think its more interesting, and i have so many issues with romantic subplots in fiction and at least in enemies to lovers there just has to be work put in and we as the reader arent subjected to I've Been In Love With Them Since We Met But We're Just Friends So It's Going To Be My Entire Internal Monologue Even When There Are Far More Interesting/Pressing Things Going On. really i dont need either. honestly i think a lot of books would be better without romantic subplots, they just feel so forced to me

read in bed or on the couch?

couch- technically my reading chair, but either way i try to keep my bed for sleeping

read at night or in the morning?

honestly i cant pick- i always read something before bed, but on the weekends if i can i deeply enjoy just getting out of bed and reading for a few hours in the morning

keep pristine or mark up?

mark up. i used to be very particular about keeping my books in pristine condition, but now if the mood strikes me i like being able to go back and see what parts stood out to me. i think it shows a book is loved

cracked spine or dog ear?

for me neither. as much as i will write in a book, personally i just have never felt the need to dog ear a page, and i honestly dont understand why some people feel the need to crack the spine before reading it, but to each their own

i dont really know who to tag but anyone can feel free!

#tag game #sometimes i see those videos of people 'breaking in' a book by just. snapping that sucker in half #and like #i dont wanna critique arbitrary life choices too hard #but i simply dont understand how breaking a book makes it easier to read #i understand the desire but. the book will break itself in over the course of reading it #you do not need to unbind a book to make it readable #sometimes you just have to use two hands to hold a book and thats ok #i cant say i actually care that much though #like unless it is someone borrowing one of my books i dont care what other people do