Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Confessions

Today’s theme started out as a little daunting to me, but after I gave it a few minutes to percolate, I really enjoyed this writing prompt and came up with some really great bookish confessions. So, learn a little bit about my own bookish confessions and maybe share one of your own in the comments!

Bookish Confessions

If I Bought a Book, It’s Probably Not Going to Be Read

I love the idea of having books, but I have this weird mental thing that basically is if I own it, I can read it whenever versus having a deadline with library books. So books often end up sitting on my shelf rather than getting read!

I Totally Judge Books by their Covers

I know the saying goes, “Never judge a book by it’s cover, but I definitely do. I’ve been surprised before by some covers (Greenglass House, I’m looking at you!), but I definitely will pick up books with a specific style!)

I Don’t Like the Smell of Old Books

I know that many people absolutely love the smell of old books – and maybe that works for really old books that you’ll find in an antique store. But, old books in my library too often smell like vomit and it’s obviously not pleasant and very off-putting.

I Rarely Remember Any Details from the Books I’ve Read

I love to read, but I can’t remember small details (or often big details) in the books I read. My partner on the other hand isn’t a big reader, but will remember every single detail!

I Don’t Use the Dozens of Bookmarks I Own, Rather I Use a Clean Tissue or Receipt

I’ve been gifted dozens of bookmarks and while they are lovely, I’m more likely to use a clean tissue or receipt lying around as a bookmark. I’m not sure why this is the case, but it’s what I do.

I’ll Not Read a Book for Fear of Not Loving It

I’ve put off reading specific titles because I’m afraid I’m not going to love it as much as I hope I will.

I Use to Always Finish a Book

When I was younger, I’d always finish the books I read, but as I’ve gotten older, my philosophy has changed and I don’t want to waste my time on a book I don’t like, so I’ll totally DNF (did not finish) it!

I’ve Returned Books Late to the Library

I have absolutely no excuse… I’m at the library at least five days a week and I’ve still returned books late! I don’t often fault people for returning items overdue. If I can’t remember and I’m there every day, I can’t always expect everyone else to get to the library as well.

I Don’t Like Receiving Books as Gifts

Receiving books as a gifts is a specific kind of pressure because the gift giver most often knows your a book lover and still gives you a book. Sometimes I’ll have already read it or owned it and other times they share a favorite of there’s which I know inherently, I’ll never enjoy.

I’ll Fangirl Harder Over Authors (and Book Celebrities) Than TV/Movie Stars Any Day

I was at the ALA conference a number of years ago, traveling on the bus from my hotel to the convention center and Jason Reynolds runs in front of the bus. I could easily pick him out of the crowd as one of my favorite authors. But, I could easily walk past some of the most famous actors and not even blink and eye.

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.