Choose a Book, Any Book!

Understanding the 6 different types of bookworms and how they choose their next book

Photo by Leah Kelley

You wouldn’t believe what I am doing right now.

I am reading a thick, paperback anthology.

And 2 Kindle books.

At the same time.

This is not the norm for me, and I am not in a competition against myself (I am part of a Goodreads Challenge, but that is not what this is about). I know of some bookworms who are reading several books at once. Our hands and eyes are just itching for the new adventure when we touch a book or keep gawking over the cover.

I discovered that just like there are different personality types, bookworms come in all types of flavors too. The thing is, I don’t think we realize this on a conscious level. Literally, what you choose to read is a reflection of who you are, so let’s have some fun, shall we?

1. The emotional reader

“I’m feelin’ frisky! How about some erotica this week/month/days?”

There are some of us who have a mood that strikes, and we want to read in the category that reflects that mood.

I remember generating a list years ago for the local library, telling them that some people read based…