I was Tagged by Yosra abdelkader briki , don't hesitate to pay her a visit on her booktube channel here
1/The more books I buy the better I feel .
2/ If I enter a bookstore or a Thrift shop (second hand bookstores) know for sure that I'll buy a book , no matter how penniless I might be , sometimes I even sacrifice the money of cab rides to buy it and then go back home on foot . (that's how much I am dedicated to books)
3/ I rarely check Goodreads or take into account other people's reviews , unless the statement or the review was made by an author that I highly appreciate . if it something recommended by Stephan king or Anne rice know for sure that it is a fantastic Book to own . otherwise no other reviews count for me .
4 / Paperback or Hardcovers? It doesn't matter .
5/Art work of a book do matter , but I couldn't careless about it as long as the content of the book is gripping and fantastic .
6/ I hate to see books that are badly treated and torn or even slightly folded in such or such page , PEOPLE THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED BOOK MARKERS and it can literally be anything from a piece of paper or a business card to a proper bookmark or bits of highlighting papers from a stationery store . they are efficient and they don't ruin your books .
6/ I never take notes on the book itself or write on it or highlight parts of it , unless I am leaving a message to the person i am giving (sending) the book to and it's usually on one of the blank papers in the forefront of the book or in the back ...
7/ I am a daily reader , but it can vary , I can read anywhere from 4 pages to 200 pages per day depending on my mood and whether I have enough time or not . But a daily dose of reading is necessary to me .
8/I don't give away my books or lend them to anyone , unless it's a book exchange that I wanted to make or someone that I highly trust when it comes to books (meaning a proper bookworm who will know how to treat my book and give it back on time) there are certain books that I will never ever give to anyone no matter how much I trust them .
9/ I rarely re-read books , and even if I do it's just specific passages or poetry verses .... the only exception for me would be to re-read the Millenium trilogy for Stieg Larsson in it's native language (Swedish)
10/ I would love to read arabic books : I just need to be directed to the right contemporary writers that are worthwhile . the last book I read in Arabic was Sleepless nights - سهرت منه الليالي -
by Ali douagi and this was a year ago
11/ Owning a very old edition of a book for me , is indescribable, it's like I won the lottery ! In this matter I have one of the very first editions of Lasher and I also own a copy of Shakespeare's work from the 1800s a green Old school edition by Ginn and Heath
12 / I am infatuated with old and rare books ; I would pay considerable amounts of money to own old and rare editions . It doesn't matter how much they are worn and tattered .
13/ Waterstones is a bookstore that I wouldn't mind spending all my life in .
14/ I only read PDFs or epubs when I don't have the physical copy . specially if I am reading a trilogy or a serie and I happen to have missed a book from it or two !
15/ When I am immersed in the universe of the book I am reading , I forget about everything around me including food and drinks , that's why I mostly drink or eat my snacks prior to reading !
Bonus bookish fact : I am turning my niece into a bookworm and I am so proud of her ! Last time out of all of my books she picked the one dearest to me (Vampire : The twilight world its vampire anthology by Sir Simon Marsden) and she told me to read to her from it , saying to me that one day she would love to have her own little library like auntie , This has been one of the most precious moments I had with her .
Happy reading and enjoy your books and reading nooks
I will leave you with this question :
I am expecting to see your answers in the comments down below .
