Do You Deserve Your Books?

Do you know how much your book reading habits give away your personality? According to Judi James (body language expert and author of The You Code: What Your Habits Say About You), it's not just what you read, but how you read.

The Peeker
You prise each page open carefully, peeking at its contents without breaking the spine. A book read by The Peeker looks pristine. Peekers are timid, polite and thoughtful of others. For you a book is an heirloom, something to be read and then passed on, stored or sold on eBay.

The Finger Licker
You are “devouring” your book and your attitude to life and relationships can be the same. This gesture is also controlling as the lick means no page will escape your grasp. You are controlled, controlling and vaguely superior. You have a sense of steady pace as you make your way through life.

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The Crusher

You trash a book as you read. You break spines, bend corners and fold it open. You devour information quickly, have a short attention span and, if you don’t enjoy what you’re reading, will cut yourself off with a ruthlessness that can be scary. Spontaneous to the point of scatty, you can appear kind and friendly but your overall approach to life is focused on your needs, not the feelings of others.

The Page Folder

Practical but timid, you turn one small corner back to keep your place. This tiny act of rebellion is driven by necessity because you love books so much you will carry one everywhere and be terrified of losing the plot (literally). You’re also showing a liking for possession and ownership that suggests you’re allergic to sharing. 

The Hopper

You prefer to hop and flick your way through a book, even sneaking a look at the last pages before starting. For you, discovering how a book ends is necessary knowledge before devoting your time and effort to read it. The question: “Is this worth it?” tends to dominate your life. This negative approach to risk means you miss out on surprises.

Strangely, I'm a mixture - a bit of a hopper (just have to read the ending first, although I'll usually still persevere to the end even if I hate it), mixed with a peeker. If it's something I know I won't be passing on to the local charity shop or a friend, I can quite happily then be a crusher. What the hell does this say about me?

And then what about those of us who mostly use ebooks! Are we judged by how many fingerprints are on our screens or debris under the keyboards (and that's completely omitting what might be found after finishing a one-handed read).

And so in a completely non-judgemental manner and to celebrate World Book Day today, we'd love to give away an AllRomance voucher worth $10. To enter, just comment below and let us know if you're a Peeker or a Crusher, a Page Folder, Hopper or Finger Licker - it's as simple as that!

Please leave your email address (or if you prefer, email it to Jase & I at happinessisshy@yahoo.com). Draw will be 7pm EST on the 5th March.

(see contest rules at right)