REACTING TO YOUR WEIRD READING HABITS

Today I'm judging, roasting, reacting, & relating to your weird reading habits! :D
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[@tiffanysfiction]

SBF - suffered but finished = opposite of dnf

[@mandiconnell3311]

SUFFERED BUT FINISHED hahah I love it 😂

[@tiffanysfiction]

hahah thank you! i gotta remember to use it 😂@@mandiconnell3311

[@j.c.8677]

This is gonna stick with me😂

[@Gabbysreadingwell]

That's brilliant lmao

[@Hhhhhiiikkkk]

Sometimes I am so embarrassed for the characters, I need to take a break and take a walk around the room 😅. Or if something too exciting or sad happens

[@PistachioGold]

Saaaameeee, I take forever to read sometimes because of these lil walk breaks 😂

[@mugglepuff]

Secondhand embarrassment is the worst

[@im_just_vidu]

I honestly have so much respect for the DNF people. I physically can't, NOT finish a book, I'll just force myself to read whatever hell it is, just so I won't feel defeated 😂

[@ralu2006]

I do that, and when I just CAN'T finish the book I'll leave it and continue reading it several months or even years later (happened with Treasure Island more than 3 times already). Or else I'll get a looooong reading slump 💀

[@k49821]

I read for entertainment- if I am not enjoying it, it becomes a waste of time and I just can't finish (#teamDNF)😝

[@simplyshelbs16]

I used to be force myself to finish books I didn't like until I came across one that made me so uncomfortable, I had to quit. I DNF every now and then, but I don't make that decision unless I'm halfway through the book first.

[@angelawesneski5029]

I DNFed 2 books today. If I'm just not in the mood for a book, I tag it as "return to this" on my storygraph. If it's because I genuinely dislike the book, I feel no guilt.

[@farnregen]

What does DNF mean?

[@saratheblasphemous3423]

When i finish a hardback i tend to always slam the book close. The sound is so satisfying.

[@clemoswin]

Explaining the plot to an invisible audience ! I do it all the time 😂 thought it was just me 😅

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Booktubers ripping apart people and things is a source of delight.

[@jessethereader]

LOL

[@clemoswin]

When I was younger (around 10 years old), I read Harry Potter and I used to memorize the page number instead of using a bookmark. Even if I stopped mid-chapter (which happened quite a lot as I was a slow reader). And I found it easy ! I don't think I could still do it now (I'm 29) 😅 but I don't care because I have a collection of pretty bookmarks that I love to use 😊

[@kanashiiookami6537]

There was a time I could close a book and pick it up later, opening it to the exact page (or within 2-3 pages of that mark) just by intuition alone. (I could never remember page numbers for the life of me thanks to dyscalculia) but now? I Need that bookmark in place or I'm lost. (Though this may be because I don't read as often anymore. Back then I was devouring several books a day, now I'm lucky if my brain stays focused long enough for one a week. Which is why I've switched to audiobooks lately)

[@Pajali]

Listening to an audiobook whilst crafting is my absolutely ideal situation. Props to the person who’s ambitiously trying to read with their eyes and embroider at the same time.

[@kanashiiookami6537]

Yes! Audiobook while knitting/crocheting/sewing I can do. But actually reading?! I still don't understand how despite having met someone who does. (They said they hold the book open with their toes so their hands are free to knit. And all I can think is how uncomfortable that'd be after a while)

[@sophieismyname]

also audiobook and puzzles❤️. (tried lego aswell but too distracting) haha

[@Joy_Martin]

Those 24/7 live train videos i like listening to them.and when they stopped on a station, thats my cue to have a break on reading. Its like a reading sprint! 😂😅

[@eddejawatts1125]

If you don't have a drink and/or snack while reading your weird. Lol love you Jesse ❤❤❤

[@BananaGeekLord]

I'm a drink and snack goblin when reading. I feel like giving myself something to do while reading like that helps me focus a bit more.

[@BVSchaefer]

Way back in the oldie days, my junior high school English teacher told me that I should always be reading 3 books; a work of fiction to spark the imagination, a work of history to educate wisdom, and a work of poetry to flame the heart. I will read a book while simultaneously listening to its audiobook; especially if the setting for the book has a unique English dialect or regional vocabulary where hearing it is easier to process than to read it.

[@ladybaby3]

My reading quirk is that I accidentally quit breathing when I read. My friends say I literally stop breathing for a minute or so, and then I make small sigh/gasping noises when my body can't take it anymore. Apparently, I've been doing it for years, but I'm never aware of it when I do it. Also, I have to protect my book at all costs when reading it. This means I use a padded book sleeve to keep it safe when I carry it in bags, I try not to bend or crease the pages, and I 100% will put the book under my clothes to keep it from getting rained or snowed on while I get soaked. The book must be protected at all costs! Oh, and I also judge (and get disappointed) in an author if I see there's only a short amount of pages till the end but I know there's a butt-load of content still left to be written. It usually means that the author is rushing the ending. :C My friend has a weird reading quirk: she buys a new book, reads the ending, and *then* begins the book. She also reads a movie synopsis and spoilers before going to see a movie in theaters. I asked her what the point of that was and she said that she has no patience and needs to know the ending of the story first.

[@FrozenJedi38]

Huh, so I guess you can say you "let out a breath you didn't realize you were holding." 😅

[@heatherthevictorianghost]

Welp, I USED to only keep track of the pages I’ve read for the year, but NOW I’m going to have to do a daily chart for 2024 because that’s just a top notch idea! Thanks, Jesse! 😂

[@elinmor89]

I think mine has to be that if I'm reading a really exciting part of a book and I'm a little scared of what's going to happen, I go to the end to see how the book ends😂🤭 I haven't google to see if a character survived but when I was younger and love triangle was populare in fantasy books. I sometimes google it to see who end up with who😂 I kind of hate angsty stuff 🤭🤭

[@_ellie_wallace_]

Whenever I finish a book, I always flip it to the very very last page, then close it so the back cover is facing me, and I just let out a breath and feel proud of myself for some reason lol

[@LaraYorulmaz]

The thing is I really love reading while walking home, because I live on a freaking hill and it usually takes me about 20 minutes to reach my house. So thanks to the reading I forget my surroundings ( without tripping or crashing into someone actually xD) and it feels like it only took me 5 minutes to reach my house. So that's pretty cool :D

[@rubyanddelilahandnani]

Watch your surroundings. Don’t wanna get kidnapped.

[@meikusje]

Not a weird reading habit, perhaps more a toxic trait, but I tend to write elaborate reviews and analyses in my head while reading, and then when I'm done I seem to be incapable to form a coherent phrase and my reviews are always just like 'this book was so good' or 'this wasn't for me'.

[@murdermcmurderface]

literally me omg

[@silverplim]

WTF THIS IS ME!!!! So weird i swear! I write paragraphs in my head but when I’m done it’s just like “yep 3 star it was okay” “4 star really enjoyed this”. So now, I’ve began to write a review in my notes app while I’m reading so that when I’m done I can have a proper review.

[@johannalehto9154]

I'm always reading a lot of books at the same time. However, so I don't mix up the stories I differentiate them by languages 😂 It' between English, Finnish, Swedish and Japanese. Although, with Japanese it's audiobooks only because reading is too difficult 🙈

[@gabriellabatel]

You got me down pat, Jesse! (Writer and editor, haha!!) It was so fun to see you react to my answer, thanks!

[@themightyquill560]

I also count pages how many pages are in a chapter! Especially if I’m reading at night. It helps to validate the “just one more chapter!” Part of me. I don’t necessarily memorize the page number I stopped at, but I remember what was happening and roughly where I was in the book physically and can find my place pretty quickly. I didn’t have bookmarks reading as a kid, and now that I’m an adult with plenty of bookmarks, half the time they are strewn about the house and I don’t know where the one I want is 😂

[@jessali_]

Ooh, the one with the one eye open while reading on the side is something I do too! It's because the closed eye is touching the pillow, it would be uncomfortable to open it. Does that make sense? The problem for me is that I am very short-sighted on my right eye, so I can only do it on one side. So can't switch the open eye, can't switch the side position. And that gets tiring after a while haha.

[@eht367]

I am also a member of the "stretch out the legs" club. I bought one of those giant circle chairs and, because I'm short, I can either curl up or stretch out --- best purchase ever! Edit: Also, to anyone wanting to keep track of their reading time, I highly recommend the Read More app! Best reading app I've ever used

[@purplexzombie3371]

My weird habit is my bookmark MUST match the book either aesthetically or thematically.

[@samanthablaw6717]

My weird habit is reading very quickly. Not skimming or speed-reading, I'm totally understanding the content, but I can read very fast. I read Aurora's End (~530 pages) in two hours out of sheer determination because I wanted to finish it before I had to go to bed for school the next day. also, hardcore relating to 14:09 with the invisible audience. Especially on rereads, I'll tell the characters when they're making a stupid decision (not just with books either, I find myself yelling at Star Trek characters a lot)

[@LambBrooke]

I am in the criss cross applesauce, stretched legs, AND walking while reading club. I usually alternate what position I'm sitting in after anywhere between 5-20 minutes (depending on how physically demanding my position is) unless I'm so intensely into a book that I've zoned out of everything else completely and then I don't move for ages, but that typically only happens during climactic parts. My mom laughs so hard at some of the positions I cycle through when I'm reading--nothing is off the table. I read in criss cross applesauce, while walking in circles around the couch, with one leg extended and the other bent, in the splits, in pigeon pose, in cockroach position on my back with my legs in the air, in downward facing dog if I can find that thing that holds my book open, etc... Nothing is off the table, honestly, but I don't think its a bad thing since I feel like a) it's good for my body because I can really get my stretching in and b) it helps me stay focused so I don't veer off into unrelated trains of thought with my ADHD if I switch things up periodically. The sensation of a stretch helps me stay focused too since I'm getting a little extra stimulus from that. Also sidenote since you were asking about walking while reading vs. clumsiness: I am genuinely a very coordinated person. I've been doing dance since I was 3 years old, and I have a very good awareness of my body in space, so that probably helps. It's also easier if you're familiar with the environment and it's not too crowded (landmarks don't move, but people do and you don't always know where they'll be). I can walk and read at the same time in unfamiliar environments but it does require a little more multitasking energy since you have to pay attention to other people in the back of your mind constantly.

[@rebekahpolanco3017]

Since 2016 I've been writing down my reading progress in a notebook. Then I started writing down pages and month I read them. Every year when I set my book goal, I set a page goal too! So now I have several years of every book I read in the year, how many pages they were, and what month I read them in. :)

[@marinacavalcanti8117]

Readers are weird creatures... I like to read in my bathtub, put some blankets there and a few pillows and read away.

[@spencermeyer7310]

Some kind of ambiance in the background on youtube, I like the ones from CozyRain because they have loads ones that don't have music so just rain, thunder, nature sounds. I do this when I can but if I'm out and about I can read in any situation, noise has never bothered me when I'm reading, I get so drawn into the book I sometimes don't notice when someone is trying to talk to me lol

[@EmmyTheColorQueen]

When I was a small one I would read in the car, I would read while walking to class (or just walking around in general), read under the covers with a flashlight... everywhere I went there was a book! Nowadays I keep my kindle on me instead of a physical book because it fits in my bag better. Also #teamcrisscrossapplesauce

[@LambBrooke]

One more comment here, but for those who want to keep track of how many pages they've read in the year, goodreads does that for you. If you go into my books and then click on reading stats, there's an option to see pages read in a year and a rough chart of how many pages you've read over time as well. That might be fun for you to look at :)

[@AyceMcGee]

DNF - did not finish DTF - down to finish

[@marichelgarcia455]

Oh yeah, I just to knit and read at the same time. Complicated, but fun! 😸

[@Magicme79]

I have a hard time focusing on reading because of my ADHD. Walking around while I’m reading helps me with that. I love my treadmill 😊

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I could never cross cross applesauce 😂 my legs would fall asleep

[@juliaomelchenko1132]

Hey Jesse, fantastic video! I related to many "weird"😄 habits there. My recent habit is mark every chapter in a physical book with bookmarks before I start reading it. I honestly don't know why😂. It's not like I am forced to read only one chapter per reading session and must know how long it is.

[@mckennaraulston6173]

If I start to really like a book, I'll Google fanart after a few chapters. It helps me visualize the characters even better so I can focus more on the plot than trying to visualize every character or even place sometimes. Plus, I want to see the art of other ppl who are obsessing over the same book

[@rebekahvicknair2922]

I like to have an extra bookmark mark the 100 pgs. point. I don't know why but it's become a thing 😂❤

[@caitlyn.m.t9618]

I'm okay with dnfing, but there are sometimes I struggle with it. Like I want to give a book a real chance before I dnf. But if it is a very slim book, let's say a short poetry collection or a novella, dnfing feels silly because it is not even 200 pages, I can do that. Even if I am bored out of my mind and hating it and even skimming the pages (which is something I rarely do) I will still see it through to the end. I also struggle dnfing very thick books, because if I have read 500 pages I might as well read the next 300. Again, it doesn't matter how much I hate it, but it still feels silly. Meanwhile I am able to dnf a 400 paged book 50 pages from the ending. Another one are anthologies from multiple authors. Because just because you didn't like the last story or poem or the one before or the one before that or the one before that, doesn't mean you won't like the next one because it is by a completely different author. So I find it hard to dnf them despite the fact that I am not enjoying them at all.

[@StardewAngela]

if anyone has trouble keeping off their phone when reading or being productive, I downloaded the app Forest (its 3.99 I know im so sorry) but its helped me sooooo much, basically it has a little productivity tree and if you leave the app and go to another app the tree dies and i refuse to let my trees die so ive been reading soooo much. itll also allow you to make a list of allowed apps like messages or email or something incase of an emergency you won't lose your tree

[@rubyanddelilahandnani]

Yep. I got it too. I put it on when I clean or paint

[@SarahFrickArt]

I take off ALL book jackets since they are too easy to rip, and I typically like the nakey book design more. Unless I truly love the jacket way better than the nakey book design (or lack thereof) I always remove them. I do collect book jackets however since my grampa once thought about wallpapering a room or library with book jackets. I have a box and bag full. I have a little magazine holder for my bathroom. Without going into it, with tummy issues I get _TONS_ of reading done. At least that's a plus

[@randomname3455-s1q]

1. I'm also one of those people who will wait until the whole series is out before I start reading it. I don't binge read it though. In fact, I don't like binge reading or binge watching anything. 2. I actually don't drink anything while reading. In the past I used to make myself a cup of tea but I found out that sipping the tea took me out of the story of the book and so I broke the habit. 3. I'm also very picky about my environment when I am reading. It has to be 100 % quiet, no people whatsoever and for the most part I can read only at home or in closed spaces at best. 4. I usually set a timer/alarm on my phone for when I should stop reading. Often I would have to go out or do something after my reading time or my bedtime is about to arrive and in order to not have to be constantly distracted by the thought about all that, I just set a timer and that helps me relax.

[@michellerever3564]

I rarely officially DNF so much as put a book down and just never get around to it again until such a long time has passed that I realize it's not happening. I have an uncanny ability to find where I left off in a book. No one gets to see or appreciate this but me. I also seem to be able to easily flip back to other portions while looking for a passage. Maybe the books the person reads out of order are in a series in a genre where there's not a strong plot or through line. A romance series can usually be read in any order with only mild spoilers. Or the Discworld books where people jump around all the time to read their favorite arcs. Well, I guess the arcs are sequential, but you can do this without struggling with what's come before. I read with only one eye opened. I close the left. Storygraph will easily give you the charts with the spikes on pages read, and other charts. OMG, I talk to an invisible audience too, sort of lecture it on the book. I also give history lectures to my audience. I do this silently. Mostly. My thing is that the more I like an author or series, the more I drag my heels in reading them. I like knowing these great books are ahead of me.

[@dianaisme]

I love your videos so much!🧡

[@simplyshelbs16]

Yay!! Mine made it in! I'm a criss-cross applesauce reader! I also read with my feet planted and knees up so the book rests against my thighs lol

[@josie8997]

when i'm sitting: criss-cross applesauce, when i'm laying down: sideways reading xD

[@sumaiyaahmedazim6311]

the invisible audience bit is so so so real i have full on debates with my audience and i also give ted talks

[@cee-15]

Only twice have I ever read a series out of order (Harry Potter & The Morganville Vampires 😅) when I was like 10-13. Purely because it was before my parents had amazon and didn't like going into town. So I could only buy what was available at our local(ish) bookshop which was The Works and stocked a very limited selection 😂 Loved hearing these!

[@unabashedlyanne4527]

Invisible audience is me but my audience is not invisible, it’s my parents and they are my captive audience

[@kyrabrandt2597]

Yes!!! The king of bookish content! Can't wait for this!!!

[@alexstdelphi]

I have a very similar habit to the first one. I can't finish a book if I care about the characters too much so I start another one until I cool of a little bit lol and then I finish the book. I almost always end up reading 5+ books at a time tho so... 😬

[@hannahhannah1234]

Mine wasnt in the video so ill put it here: I read two books at a time but i plan out the intervals. I count the chapters and make sure that both books jave the same number of intervals. It helps me read faster bc i get bored even if its a book I like so i switch and it motovates me to keep going to go back to the other book.

[@hanthespookydisneyqueen1997]

I definitely have to check how many pages before the next chapter then I'll bookmark it

[@justinecaro9416]

People are gonna call me weird but I CANNOT drink and/or eat while reading. I am too scared to drop something on my books cause I am so clumsy. I also wash my hands before starting to read and when I start a new book, I always start with the acknowledgement (and pray for no spoilers) because they deserve to be read and I know at the end of a book, I am still stuck in it so I would skip the acknowledgement. Sorry for my english, it's not my native language

[@amarvelousgeek222]

My weird reading habit: I read books in tenths. I basically take 3-4 bookmarks, round the page count up, and then stick bookmarks in at the different markers. So if a book is 396 pages long, I round up to 400, and then read the book in 40 page increments. Note that I typically try to look for a chapter break near the target page count. But it just helps me see how much progress I've made in a book to do this. Also I tend to read books in trios- as in, I read 3 books at once, and swap beteen the three each time I hit a 10% marker. It keeps me engaged and motivates me to actually finish more books

[@yyuna7]

I usually strongly dislike any kind of spoiler, but there was a moment in a book where I was crying uncontrollably and had to get confirmation whether a character had really died. I just couldn't read past that certain sentence until I was sure. Surprisingly, I haven't read that many off-screen deaths so haven't had that problem with other books.

[@scubacat22]

I mark every 50 pages in a book. I don't know why. It's just more motivating I think!

[@mariajohnson2294]

Best video you have made in years!! Pure Jesse gold here!!!!

[@qualle1522]

I cracked up so much over the peeing one 🙈 I'm holding my bladder until the video is over 🤣

[@kelviannaepperson3677]

I count the pages to the next chapter too

[@TheWordN3rd]

Lolololololololol i am the person Googling to see if a character dies and yeah if I find out ahead of time, I don't even bother picking the book up, but if I find out while reading I'll usually finish. The MC or LI dying at the end ruins my day so I need to be able yo prepare myself. Only time I've ever liked books where that happened is when I was forewarned.

[@TheWordN3rd]

Okay, I also need of the person embroidering and reading is reading an audiobook, bc I do crochet and like you CAN read physically and do crafts at the same time but like... I don't have to worry about sharp things.

[@TheWordN3rd]

Lol the running joke wjen my friends and i sprint is being able to pick books for everyone in the chat, but not for ourselves 😂😂😂

[@loraharrison1172]

Every time a set a physical book down I calculate how far I’ve gotten into the book….. down to the tenth. Legitimately 55.8%. It makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something and at the same time makes the stakes higher for what needs to be accomplished/resolved in the last [insert percentage here].

[@abeenotabbi]

Abbi here! Truthfully I hardly DNF a book, but when I do sometimes I will give it another try like a year later. *then* if it doesn’t stick I just unhaul it all together cause then I know I’ll never read it.

[@jediknightsamuel]

Not reading books in a series in order can be very fun because you can treat differents parts like prequels and sequels, like a machete order. Also if it's a reread then you could just enjoy them in a new order but I could never tbh

[@BrittanyArtPoetry]

Some people wash their hands before reading a book- some people’s drop the book in the bathtub.

[@handstand5208]

Another day, another jesse the reader video! Woot woot!

[@CocoBeansBooks]

I totally relate to counting the pages in a chapter...I need time to mentally prepare for those long chapters😅

[@FrozenJedi38]

Ugh same! And if it starts to get too long, sometimes I'll take a peak at the end of the chapter 😅

[@CocoBeansBooks]

@@FrozenJedi38 Me too! I'm so glad I'm not the only one

[@solgovin6218]

Short chapters aren’t appreciated enough!

[@Ariana.333]

I make reading logs, I log my book when I start and when I finish the book and I make the reading logs cute like the once we use to get from school in elementary.

[@withlove_nikki]

I also DNF within the first 50-100 pages if I’m not invested! it’s self care!! ✨ and I keep track of my reading visually in a journal but it’s just whether I read or not that day (and if I finished a book), because I’m too scared to do pages read because of how much I DNF 😅 like, should those DNF’d pages count!?

[@thatdamfangirl]

If I'm not enjoying a book I DNF it 50-100 pages in as well. I just don't see the point of forcing yourself to finish a book that you're reading for fun. If I'm not enjoying my time then it's not worth my time

[@drea9526]

i always go and read the last sentence of the book just so i can wonder what happened.

[@zelpazz]

My reading habit is that I love using highlighters to highlight and mark down sentences that made me think, are inspiring or funny or yeah just stuff like that in general. I also make sure to use a color that matches the cover/theme of the book!

[@GinaBlythe]

I wish I could DNF. I have only done so with one book. But, I read FRANKENSTEIN and DRACULA only on dark and stormy nights by candlelight. Have ever since I was 10. It's the only way to properly read them! 😄

[@pennyspreferences561]

I volunteer as a sounding board tribute! Please pick me, Jesse!!!!

[@seraphyna07]

hi, for the stats, have you discovered storygraph ??? they do it for you, just make sure you have the right edition (digital/audio/book) and it generates ALL THE GRAPH INFO YOU WILL EVER NEED roflrofl

[@JillianLovesBooks]

Me, clicking this video and thinking "huh, I don't think I have any weird reading habits." Also me, watching this video, realizing I do MAAAAAANY of the things mentioned.... 😅

[@s.khadijahnazeer2477]

First time I've landed on a video before a minute!

[@elizabethstreit5203]

Every time I reach a chapter end I stop and do something else for a minute. I swear it's not a compulsion...

[@amrutashrotri5803]

May sound weird but I DO NOT have any drink/snack while reading. It distracts me. I have to have full focus on the book.

[@BrianaAdrienne]

i sometimes talk to myself like im a youtuber and comparing the book character im currently reading with pjo every single time ( i think i have a problem here. WELP ME!)

[@ritaviegas4086]

I normally don't use a bookmark, I memorize the page, mid-chapter sometimes. My method is to "convert" it into a date. page 302 - 30 of February, it doesn't exist? I don't care ahahah

[@kairitetra]

ADHD hyperfocus sets in when I'm reading a book I like. The world could be exploding around me and I wouldn't notice because only that book and me exist

[@ajoanaverde]

I couldn't continue Harry Potter after Dumbledore died. I just couldn't. Gonna do a re-read soon and finally I'll (hopefully) finish the series.

[@enriqueaguilar4997]

I loveeee your videos. Thank you for your effort, your time and your energy. Greetings from Mexico

[@clemoswin]

I read every page of a book, including the first one with the ISBN and so on (except if it's really too long) and the very last one with "printed in *country*". The only thing I would skip, is the prologue if it's written by another author (because I don't care what somebody else has to say, I want to read the book myself) (and sometimes such prologue include spoilers, especially for classic books ! I'll never understand that 😱).

[@lauf22]

I don't know why I can very easily DNF an audiobook or ebook but I can never DNF a physical book😅

[@sunglory4488]

9:45 Oooh. I do this too, it is so much fun trying to connect the dots and then reading the pervious book! It's like the pervious book would feel like a flash back to me and it's so much fun looking back at the characters and see how they were before the events of the next book. I say there is something super special about reading a series this way! It's like watching a reverse character arc. For example in a redemption arc you can watch them to go from redemption to evil. But I say the book needs to be wonderfully written for this trick to work!

[@isabellavalentine7268]

I read multiple books at a time, but in different formats. I always have an audio, e-book and a physical book going I am Abby- if I’m not into it by page 100, I’m not finishing it. It could be THE best book of the year, but I’m not struggling through a book.

[@cearabrown3155]

I read like Abbi, I give a book 100 pages to draw me in and if it isn’t doing it for me by then, I give myself permission to DNF. It makes me feel better, like I gave the book a chance and somehow avoided hurting the book’s feelings- lol.

[@iheartfantasyM]

I would never take the dustjackets off my own hardbacks, but I absolutely love the aesthetics of your shelves!

[@MistressYumi]

Whenever I'm in a reading slump, I always go back and reread the same few 5 star reads. If they can't get me out of a slump, then I just have to wait it out.

[@crazycattm75]

the dust jacket as a bookmark I'll do if i don't have a bookmark, but ONLY for the first couple of chapters. i don't want to ruin the dust jackets. also, i tend to procrastinate reading the final book of a series i love because i don't want the series to end. I'm doing it right now with A Court of Silver Flames. I keep putting it off 😅

[@janny_b]

I also do the thing of not using a bookmark, even if it's mid chapter. My logic: if I can't remember if I read this or not, it means I wasn't paying attention properly, so I should start where I actually remember reading the page.

[@kasia-l]

I don't DNF books, I just start a different one and keep thinking that I'll go back after😂 Also, I usually read the last page of the book I'm interested in buying😝

[@BrittanyArtPoetry]

Sometimes I will google the plot of something just so I can read a fan fiction about a series I know nothing about. This often happens with crossovers or authors I love.

[@laurenw4301]

I read the last sentence/paragraph of a book before I start it and most of the time it makes me even more excited to read it. I'm such a slow reader and have such a bad memory that I usually forget how it ends anyway. 😂

[@MsWillowbayOrelse]

I have to do something while listening to audiobooks. If I am not doing something I feel really antsy. Usually I play video games or draw but I can't just sit there and listen.

[@jennieelse6154]

I did not expect to see me… hi! Okej, so, yes. I sometimes google to see if a favourite character dies or not. But i do it if a lot of things go downhill and I have the feeling like someone is going to die soon. So it has happened near the end of books like 1 or 2 chapters before the deaths, so I am prepared… so yes I guess you can say that I torture myself (and I cry either way) as I get emotionally invested in characters I like. (But if I am so SUPER focused when I read a book that I am in a reading space i don’t do it, because it doesn’t cross my mind then?? I have been surprised with suffering this way😅) I hope I cleared some things up! ❤

[@Viksbelle]

Set book down and walk off the overstimulation before continuing. I also keep a book in the bathroom, as it's the only room I can read in without interruptions.

[@nanskugirl1762]

i read while im walking to work/the train/the shop etc hahahaah trust me its not easy, but its worth it! maximise my reading time LOL