It's Friday! I hope you all had a good week and have great plans for the weekend. I'm not sure what my plans are but I know I'll be reading and researching for my short story.
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about people who own books, or rather what you can learn about a person from the books they own. It's a great way to get a little insight into a person you don't know much about. If you're anything like me then you probably look for books every time you go to someone's house. I'm the person who will walk over to a person's bookcase and begin looking through their books. I usually ask if they've read them or what their favorite book is.
I guess it's the fact that I'm a bookworm and I expect everyone to read. I will admit that I judge people who have no books in their home. It makes me sad that they haven't discovered the joy of reading. And like I said in a previous post, there's a book for everyone. If you look closely at the books someone owns you will learn a few things about them. Here are some types of books that give some information about their owner.
-Comic Books/Graphic Novels: this person is probably into superheroes, they might appreciate the art and might not have the patience to read a full-length novel
-Biographies: this person loves non-fiction and learning about the people of the world, depending on what kinds of people they read about they could be into politics, war, etc.
-Fantasy Books: this person probably has books like The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, they might be a fan of video games and they aren't afraid to delve into a long novel
-Teen Fiction: this person simply enjoys the basic plot lines of teen novels (believe me, there aren't that many different plot lines), they might also be looking for something that doesn't require much thinking
-Historical Fiction: this person enjoys history but wants the fictional part to make it more enjoyable, you can probably tell which eras they like to read about by looking through a few books
-Fiction: this person just likes to read to keep their mind off their own problems, they might read all kinds of fiction
-No books at all: this person needs to learn the joy of reading, it makes me extremely sad to think of the people who own no books at all
Now, these are just a few different kinds of books people might own and just a brief examination of the person. This doesn't pertain to all people and many people have all kinds of books (including myself). So next time you go to someone's house think about looking through their books to get some insight.
Hope you enjoyed today's post. Thanks for reading! I'll be back on Monday with more great posts. Have a great weekend everyone!
Sincerely,
Erin a.k.a. Bookworm
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