I was tagged by both the fabulous Leelynn @Sometimes Leelynn Reads and the wonderful Elysa @Elysa Reads It All to take part in the Would You Rather Book Tag Edition and it seems like a lot of fun so let’s get to it!!
Only Trilogies or Standalones
Oh this is a nice easy one to start with! I am definitely a standalones kind of girl. I have very little staying power when it comes to series and honestly, most series I read feel overly drawn out and I frequently think the story could be told in one decent sized book. Basically series writers you all need to get some better editors lol!!!
Only Female or Male Authors
Aw hells no are you asking me this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW CAN I CHOOSE??????????? I mean the last thing I think about when picking up a book is the preferred gender of the author!! PLUS GENDER IS A FREAKING SOCIETAL CONSTRUCT!!! Don’t make me come at you with science because I will LOL!
Nah, I’m not here for this.
MOVE ON!!!!!!!!!
Barnes & Noble or Amazon
NEITHER!! HA!!!
Well I don’t live in the USA so Barnes & Noble isn’t exactly an option and I HATE AMAZON!!!
Amazon are so crazily shady I can’t. I think I’m actually tired of ranting about them. It’s just not good for the customer when you have a single business monopolising the marketplace which is what they are doing right now. And their customer service is dreadful in my experience.
So I like to support local bookshops where possible and keep my money in the local economy. Plus the actual joy of browsing in a book shop and conversing with book sellers is incomparable to the faceless, nameless customer service that I have received from Amazon in the past.
All books become Films or TV Shows
I have commitment issues when it comes to TV. I legit get bored of a show after about four or five episodes. It is RARE that I will watch a TV series to its completion so film it is!
Five Pages per Day or Five Books per Week
OMG How could I survive only reading five pages per day???????????? That isn’t even the length of an average chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Five books a week for sure!!! And some weeks that’s not even enough LOL!
Professional Reviewer or Author
OMG If someone wants to pay me to write book reviews I will love you forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me an author though…. Like lol no!!! I ain’t got the creative talent for that… I mean I could write science non-fiction like my thesis but actual fiction…. IT WOULD BE SO UNIMAGINATIVE I DIE!!!!!!!!!!!
Top 20 Forever or All New Books Forever
I rarely reread so no contest. Gimme those new books!!!!
Librarian or Book Seller
Librarian!
I just think they are that perfect balance of community and a love of books. But I would also love to be a book seller in an amazing book shop….
CAN I CHOOSE BOTH?????????????
Only Favourite Genre or All But Favourite Genre
YOU ARE EVIL WHOEVER MADE UP THESE QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to read everything…. I mean my favourite genre changes yearly anyway SO that means that I will get to read everything eventually…
HA I OUTSMARTED YOU YOU NASTY QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!
Only Physical or Only E-Books
Physical.
Hands down.
I mean eBooks just don’t have that book smell nor do they look good on a book shelf what with the whole not being physical thing!!!!
And I am done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But one last thing…
I tag…
Wow that gif is a little intense………………
Haha! This made me laugh, and damn your gif game is strong! š
I died at the 5 pages or 5 books a week, I am so with you… what is 5 pages? That’s a total tease! I’d get mad and never want to read again if that was the case! š
I’m also the same with physical books! I don’t even own any type of ereader so physical books it is! š
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Could you imagine?????? Five pages a day!!! I mean howwwwwwwww??? Would be utter misery loooolllll!! And thanks so much Meghan, had a lot of fun with the gifs on this one :))))
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I loved your answers! Definitely chuckled a lot š And all the gifs! Perfection ā¤
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Thanks so much Alex!!! :)))) <333
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You know, I never understand why people make a big deal about reading more books by women or by men. Can’t we just appreciate a book because of the content? Personally, I think that YA is saturated with women authors and I would love more books written by men!
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The author’s gender isn’t even on my radar. Like sometimes I will have read a book thinking that the name is that of a woman or vice versa and I will discover it wasn’t! To me I just choose books based on blurb and genre. :))))))
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Me too! I look at the title and synopsis and then just read it, ha.
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Exactly!!!
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I loved reading this one! š
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Thank you so much <333
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I had fun reading this post Emer and the gifs are awesome.
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Thank you so much Yolanda <3333
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Hahahaha your gifs kept making me laugh! I have heard things about Amazon, my experience of their customer service is okay but maybe that’s because it’s Prime? They did get some things mixed up though š
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HAHAHA thank you so much!!! I loved choosing the gifs for this one. Oh I have had soooo much trouble over the years with amazon. I think it makes a difference where we are based too so shipping plays its part too.
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“I mean eBooks just donāt have that book smell nor do they look good on a book shelf what with the whole not being physical thing!!!!”
This! The very same reason I dislike reading eBooks. Physical books just have that distinct scent that arouses the olfactory senses, enhancing the imagination further with what the story holds. I am glad we agree on this :)))
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YES!!! Exactly Carl…but I still like my kindle for weighty books though as I have weak wrists. And the kindle is great for reading lying down…. But even with all of the kindle’s advantage there is nothing like curling up with the feel of a book in your hands…plus who doesn’t like to adorn their home with overly stuffed bookcases!!!! :))))
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LOLOL EMer that last gif was really intense! I mean I would be scared if you meant me and like probably start typing my post immediately if I read that hahah.
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HAHAHAHA I couldn’t help but use it when I saw it. Thought it was just too funny lol :))))))))))
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Awesome Tag Emer!! I agree with what you said about Amazon, they are super shady, however since I live in France and I mostly read in English, I have legit no other choice than order on Amazon (or BookDepository). I have one WH Smith in Paris but they only sell paperback and choices are super limited. However, I always had amazing experiences with Amazon customer service (and it’s weird that you say the opposite since every time they call me from Ireland). Basically, I go on their website, write my number, they call me right away no matter what time it is, and if I want something, I got it (I feel like Ariana Grande saying that ^^). I want a refund, I haven’t received my order, they agree, no questions asked.
I laughed so hard at your answer for ‘Professional Reviewer or Author’!! I wish people would pay us to do reviews (even pay us in books, it would be awesome). My friends and family often ask me why I don’t start writing a book or why I don’t choose to work in the book industry. Well, I’m a terrible writer, and I just want to continue reading as a hobby, only when I feel like it and what I feel like reading š
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That’s amazing how different our amazon experiences have been. I have had to get into quite lengthy discussions with them about a number of orders and they haven’t been as immediately accommodating as they should have been for sure! But I feel you, sometimes we have no choice but to use them due to a lack of local supply and expense.
And omg wouldn’t life be amazing if we got paid to read…. oh what a dream that would be indeed!!! But definitely I have no desire to write. I would happily work as a bookseller or librarian but I want nothing to do with writing, editing or publishing lol!!!!!!
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