OCD and me: my strange reading habits
I am the first person to admit that some of my reading habits are… a little bit odd? Strange even? I could blame my OCD (and part of it can be attributed to that) but mostly I just think I have odd habits I’ve developed over the years!
I hate it when book covers do not match: this drives me mental: I especially hate it when they change covers partway through a series – it is rage-inducing!
I hate it when people fold down corners of books: these people are monsters – monsters I tell you (j/k – well kinda!) Honestly though, this is definitely a pet peeve of mine.
I hate it when people write in books: even if I have been guilty of that with textbooks at Uni – it was in pencil though so it totally could have been rubbed back out!
I have a problem reading library books: I just cannot help thinking where they could have been (people reading on the loo etc.) – it just grosses me out.
I have a problem with audiobooks: I just cannot get into them – I much prefer the written word. I have always struggled with audiobooks.
I freak out when I crease a book’s spine: I prefer books to look as pristine as possible. This is definitely an OCD thing with me!
I am compelled to finish a book series even if it has deteriorated in quality and/or I am no longer enjoying it: I really wish I had it in me to DNF a book. It would save me a lot of grief.
I have to stop reading at a chapter break: I cannot stop part-way through a page or section. I think this is the completionist in me!
I have been known to re-read my favourite parts in books (swoony romantic stuff, exciting parts – you name it): I love to relive certain moments in books!
I have a serious book-buying addiction – my bookshelves are straining with the weight and I have no room to put anything – still, I just keep on buying!
What are your strange reading/bookish habits?
**please note I got the idea for this blog post from a previous Top Ten Tuesday topic**
haha me and you are the same 🙂 but I actually like reading library books to see if I will like it…If I do I buy it. it sounds weird but its how I am. I also like writing in books. Everything else we re alike 😀
Lol – if I could get over my phobia of library books I would probably do the same – would save a lot of money. 😉 I will never be able to write in books though.
Don’t be ashamed of the library books one! If you had seen what I whitnessed a homeless man do once to a library book you would definitely never touch them again!
I know what you mean. I once opened a library book and saw a suspicious-looking object/substance stuck to the pages – yuck, yuck, yuck!!
Don’t be ashamed of the library one! If you had whitnessed what I saw a homeless man do to a library book once you’d definitely never touch then again!
I like my own newly bought books to look pristine but don ‘t have the same feelings about pre-loved books – strange I know. Great post, we all have our own quirky habits.
Yeah, I’m not as fussy with second-hand books if they are already a little worn. New books on the other hand… 😀
I hate folded corners! Drives me up a wall! I do write in books though. Not all the time but if something really strikes me in some way. Usually it’s non-fiction, but I’ve been known to wrote in fiction too.
Folded corners get to me the most I have to admit – just get a bookmark or really anything to mark your page!! lol 😉 I would write in textbooks but never fiction for some reason.
If you ever find a cure for the book addiction, let me know!
Lol – I will let you know! 😉
I’m with you on most everything, but as an English major, I annotate the crap out of almost every book I read. I just can’t help it. It’s like in my DNA or something lol. 🙂 Good post!
I did the same when I was at Uni – all of my books were scribbled in or full of post-its! 😀
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Love this. I wish I was as neat as you. I’m afraid I’m a corner folder and a spine creaser. I’m with you on number 8 though; a chapter cannot be left unfinished!!
How dare you!! (j/k) 😉
If I am interrupted part-way through a chapter I really just lose the flow of what I am reading. 🙂
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Ten times Yes!!! I can especially relate to number 1, 2 and 6. I mean, how can people damage their books on purpose!!
I know right? lol 😉
You would hate my library. I do most of my reading during meals or at the beach – sand and smudges everywhere!
Oh no!! lol 😉
Wear and tear does happen eventually but I admit I get a bit crazed trying to keep books looking as new as possible. 🙂
Yes to quite a few of these! But, – I don’t care about library books, second hand books, charity shops finds, etc. Also, if I’m reading a huge chunkster of a book and it’s a paperback I actually break the spine – I know, it’s awful but I get so sick of trying to keep the books open when they’re so tightly wrapped!
And, it doesn’t bother me at what point I break off reading but I think that’s as a result of reading on public transport – it’s not always convenient to read up to a chapter break because you’d have to miss your stop (and I have done that a few times but it’s a bit inconvenient!)
That thing where covers change half way through a series – *most annoying thing ever*.
Lynn 😀
I’m not as fussy with previously owned/read books either. It is difficult to keep the spine uncreased when it is a huge book – it invariably happens anyway!!
I have actually fallen asleep whilst reading (never used to happen in my younger days lol) and been completely lost with where I am. Reading on my Kindle seems to solve that problem though. 😉
Lol – there is a reason why that particular point is number one. 😀
Oh my goodness, YES to 2,6 & 9!
Lol – a lot of people same to feel the same way… 🙂