How do you choose a book to read?

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Re: How do you choose a book to read?

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dealogically wrote: 02 Jan 2024, 01:55 First, I pick the one that catches my eye, be it the cover or the title. Then I will read the blurb; if I like it, then I will proceed.
This is exactly how I pick my books to read as well!
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Once the cover of a book is attractive, I just go for it with the hope that it will be an interesting one.
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Honestly, when it comes to choosing a book, it's solely based on what I'm feeling. I wish I could stick to a lost but I'm definitely a mood reader lol
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Rinkal21 wrote: 05 Aug 2022, 22:41 When it comes to deciding what to read next, I am always in a dilemma. In my mind, I want to read everything impatiently, but I end up reading something I never counted on my list :P
So, how do you choose what to read next? Please throw some suggestions. Thanks :D
Unfortunately, I choose by whatever onlinebookclub is paying the most for with the fewest number of pages. That typically ends up being a self help book. So, emotionally, I am doing great. Financially, not so much.
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I usually try and pick something that is entirely different from the genre that I just read to prevent burnout. Another way is reading the first page and then the 99th page. I heard somewhere that going to the 99th page will give you a better understanding of the writing style and density of the book and give you a better feel on if you would like it or not.
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I grab a couple books I think I might be interested in and read the first chapter of each. Whichever one grabs me is the one I read. I am most definitely a mood reader.
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When choosing a book to read, I usually consider a few factors. First, I think about my current mood and what type of book I'm in the mood for. I also consider the book's genre, author, and length.
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I have at least 80 books in my To Be Read shelf. When choosing a book to read, I usually just take a look at that shelf and pick the first one whose title catches my attention. :techie-studyingbrown:
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I typically have an endless TBR to choose from, so from there I go based on my mood or what was recently recommended to me. Occasionally, if I’m feeling adventurous, I’ll go to the library and browse, often judging books by their covers and choosing the most interesting looking, but that’s a rare occurence when I know I have over 300 books on my TBR!
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For most of the time I want the cover book to call my name. Your typical crime ,thriller and mystery book with black or dark background with red bold letters resembling blood and stuff. I hope its not weird 😂
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I read various books at the time, so I used different methodes for my complementary readings. While I choose my main reading based on my current mood or synopsis, I choose my secondary reading based on a random roulette to make things more interesting. Some of the options I have are completing a reading challenge, the typical alphabet challenge, a random number from my TBR or a book I have on my computer or in my bookshelf. I find it fun if I do it that way and enjoyable to do when I have a read that I'm not quite enjoying.
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I am currently not able to choose between few different books, even from different genres, so I am reading them all at once. ne for personal growth, when kids are asleep, one fantasy for me, when I am breastfeeding my youngest and one for work, when I am in the playground with them. It works well enough.
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Title and cover makes the first impression for me. Striking titles are very attractive, same with very creative book covers. Sometimes the book cover art just wanna make me buy the book for keeping sake.
However, what really makes me buy the book is the content. So the synopsis or book descriptions is important for me. However, these things doesn't totally capture the book. So I'm still bound to make poor judgements especially in the case of underrating books without a captivating content description.
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The title, the cover, the smell of the book and the blurb - not necessarily in that order. :lol:
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Usually based on reviews and recommendations :)
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