What kind of reader are you?

There was an interesting post over at the Lit Blog Co-op the other day.

I’m the kind of reader who reads at lunch and before bed. When I have to stop reading even though I don’t want to, I keep telling myself the story in the interim, until I can pick up the book again and find out what really happened. I sometimes feel guilty when I’m reading because I’m not writing, even though I know most writers read way more than they write. I have been known to judge a book by the first sentence (bad days) or paragraph (more generous but still bad days). And I’m always a hard judge of the last sentence. I hate the kind of book you can forget having read. I no longer read books I don’t want to. I don’t feel guilty about not reading them either. I don’t even feel guilty anymore for not finishing a book that just isn’t cutting it. But I always finish a book I’m into before I start the next one, as a matter of professional courtesy. Every book seems like an unbelievably complex and rich possibility before I crack the spine. Every book has the potential to be The One (which, in bookland, really doesn’t exist).

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So, what kind of reader am I? I’m the kind of reader who reads whenever she can snatch even just a minute to read. I listen to audio books. I read the newspaper, blogs, news stories on yahoo, reviews…pretty much anything I can get my eyeballs (or ears as the case may be) on. I feel guilty when I don’t like a book, but I feel guilty when I put it down. I have been known to judge a book by it’s cover, it’s first sentence, the first paragraph…shoot, the first word. If my brain fuzzes over after the first few words I will put it down. I feel guilty when I have chores to do but I’m reading instead. I love the feel of a new book, the smell of it’s pages, the sound the crisp paper makes. I love the unknown territory of a new book. The new people I will meet, the new experiences I will share. I love to tell others about books I loved and hope that they will love them too. I am a polygamist when it comes to books, I read anything and everything, it doesn’t matter how many books I have going. (I am a monogamist everywhere else I have an on-going love affair with words that I hope never ends.

So, what kind of reader are you?