Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted byย That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week is a new bookish category in which we get to brag about our favorite books that fit with the weekโs category. You can pick your top 5, 10, 15โฆor so on. I tend to keep my list to ten!
Todayโs category: Bookish Superpowers I Wish I Had (e.g. never accidentally buying the same book twice, every book I buy would be automatically signed/personally dedicated by the author, the ability to read faster, etc.) (Submitted by Cathy @WhatCathyReadNext)
1. I wish I had the power to easily DNF the novels I’m not feeling.
2. I wish I had the power to snap my fingers and have any title in my hands at any given moment.
3. I wish I had the power to sit and read whenever and wherever without being disturbed.
4. An unlimited amount of space for an at home library would be cool too.
5. I wish I had the ability to speed read faster than already possible. I have this sudden urge to read all the books!!
If you were granted any super power, which would you want?
Peace Love and Happy Reading,
Reading without being disturbed sounds so nice.
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It sounds so nice right now! I definitely need to invest in a good Do Not Disturb sign. (LOL)
These are all great bookish superpowers! I had the unlimited space one on my list too. I would definitely love to DNF books easily ๐
Thanks! I wish these superpowers actually existed. It would make life a lot more easier. (LOL)
These would all be really helpful when it comes to reading. I wish I was better at the DNF too.
I just finished a duet and rated both books 2 stars..
I was fuming mad and venting to Mr. Man for over an hour on these books.
He asked me *if you didn’t like it at 20% why did you continue to read it, and then jump into the second book*
I told him *you will never understand the struggle and fomo (fear of missing out) a reader/reviewer goes through when facing the infamous DNF.* (LOL)
#1 for me, too. I always feel SO guilty DNF-ing. ๐
Yes! And the strange part is, I have no clue why I feel so guilty. I can’t and don’t expect to love every novel on the shelf. So why do I put myself through reading a days worth of material that I don’t really care for… (LOL) Oh the struggles that come with being a reader, blogger, and reviewer.
I think it’s because as bloggers and reviewers, we know there’s a living, breathing human behind the book who poured their blood, sweat, and tears into their book-baby. Maybe I’m way too self-focused (cause the author has no idea I even started their book), but I don’t want to hurt their author feelings. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
I agree with that. When I first started reviewing books I refused to DNF due to not wanting to hurt an author’s feelings. If I didn’t like a book, I simply would not rate it and erase it from my goodreads. Now, I try to be as transparent about the books I love and the books I dislike. I make it my personal mission to review the novel and never the author. I see so many people that put down the author for writing a novel they didn’t like… It never made sense to review a novel in this way. At the end of the day, I still feel bad for reviewing books I dislike….. But adding what I liked and didn’t like in the novel, sparks hope that the author will use that knowledge for their next book.
Yes! I love that…”review the novel and never the author.” I’ve seen some doozies where the reviewer bashes the author as if the author wrote a “bad” book on purpose. I was told by an author that writing a “negative” review is fine when it tells WHY the book didn’t work. Keep it simple. My one pet peeve, though, is when people review books for things non-book related. Like, “I hate Sci-Fi and I hate this book” (why did you read something you would hate?), or “I ordered the book and it got messed up in the mail, so it gets 1 star” (how is that the author’s fault?). I feel like there is a certain group who hate just to hate.
Exactly! I’ll never even begin to understand why some people are the way they are. It’s really sad.
Knowing when to DNF a book can be difficult! I’ve stopped after ten pages but also read 75% of a book before stopping.
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I try to set my DNF limit to 25%. If I’m not feeling it by then, there is a huge chance I won’t vibe with it at all.
I’d choose speed reading! Then I could actually finish my TBR.
My thoughts, exactly! I’ve been better at sticking to the books on my tbr this year, and not adding a huge amount to my monthly list. But there is always that little voice in my head screaming at me to read more.
Great superpowers. Honestly, that first one will come with time. I never used to DNF books but slowly over the years I learned how to put a book down I wasn’t enjoying.
It’s such a struggle. But I found I’m doing better than I was a few years ago.