This week’s Top 10 Tuesday has an interesting theme – how our reading habits have changed over time. This actually proved to be a fun walk down memory lane. Let me count the ways, then!
1/ More memoirs
I am getting more inclined towards reading memoirs now. It’s motivation + history + lessons in life, all in one.
2/ Those good old SFF Days
Fantasy Fiction is slowly… very slowly, mind you … is slowly losing its hold on me.
3/ Kill your darlings
I’m no longer afraid that the author will kill her darlings. End those series, people, don’t keep us forever hanging!
4/ Ebooks all the way
I prefer to read ebooks now, for fiction. Paperbacks languish on the shelf.
5/ Young Adult? What’s that?
I am over YA … well, at least by 85%… never say never.
6/ Book Communities!
I look up book recs on fellow blogs, Goodreads… and now on Reddit communities.
7/ Favorite Rabbit Trails
I love reading about the favorite books of my favorite authors (a great way to find recs, as I’ve discovered!).
8/ Mount TBR
I now know that Mount TBR is not to be conquered, but to forever be unreachable *grumbles*
9/ The Dabbler
I read at least 3 different books simultaneously, switching from one to the other as the mood strikes. I never had thought this was possible before!
10/ DNF … is OK
I’m not afraid to DNF books now. Chapter 3 is the magic mark of decision, no exceptions.
So, that’s how my reading habits have changed over time, and I’ve been blogging (on and off) for nearly a decade now. How fare your reading habits?
9 replies on “Ten Changes in Reading Habits”
I also read less YA than I used to, and I’m all about ebooks 🙂 But DNF’ing is still something I need to work on!
DNF is the new code word for “Freedom”, my friend 😀
I read a lot less YA these days, too. Thanks for stopping by earlier.
I don’t pick up YA as much as I used to. I do still own quite a few and there ARE authors I still pick up because I’ve enjoyed their books in the past. Thanks for visiting my list today!
I love #6! I never had a real reading community when I was growing up. Back in the day, reading was considered nerdy, so kids were very secretive about their bookish tendencies 🙂 I love that it’s so much more socially acceptable and that there are so many ways to be part of a reading community.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Ah yes, I forgot to talk about #9!!
I had a good laugh for many points here, especially #3, lol.
Reddit communities: any good recommendations of some of these communities – as if I needed more boo recommendations lol
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to read more than one book at a time, but maybe that’ll change someday. I feel the same way about my TBR, it only gets bigger and bigger. It was fun reading about your reading habits 🙂
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/10/top-ten-tuesday-new-reading-habits.html
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to read more than one book at a time, but maybe that’ll change someday. I feel the same way about my TBR, it only gets bigger and bigger. It was fun reading about your reading habits 🙂
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/10/top-ten-tuesday-new-reading-habits.html
5, 6 and 10 are relatble.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2024/10/22/top-ten-tuesday-how-my-reading-habits-have-changed-over-time/