Caffeinated Confessions #2: What Kind of Reader Are You?!?

Welcome to Caffeinated Confessions ! 

I wanted a forum where we could talk about bookish subjects from swoon-worthy covers to the price of eBooks. I hope to share my thoughts on a different subject each month so that we can all chat and share opinions. In the process I hope we get to know each other a little better.

What Kind of Reader Are You??

I have to confess, when I really get into a book, that is to say when the author captures me and I immerse myself into the world he/she has created some strange things happen.

I become totally oblivious to the world around me. A full fledged zombie apocalypse could be occurring outside my window and I'd be none the wiser. My family has often become furious with me because they call my name or speak to me and it falls on deaf ears. What they don't realize is this; I am no longer in my body! What they see is only the shell of me as my mind has traveled into the book itself and its words embrace me. Image my soul swirling out of my body and gliding into the book..yep! Exactly! 

I am however subject to outbursts and will sometimes reemerge into this world shouting - Oh my gawd! and No, no, no! Occasionally I turn the air blue with naughty mommy words. All of which could be followed by fits of giggles, tears and cries of outrage. I have yelled at characters and at authors as if somehow they can hear my cries and change the words written beneath my fingers. My family is completely unfazed by my outlandish behavior and have all been subject to my high speed ramblings about what is happening and what the book is doing to me. I actually think that if they hear these insistent mumbling that they have learned to back away slowly! I have cried so horribly that both my son and hubby have looked at me in incomprehensible fear. Their eyes dart from me to each other as they seek some understanding of how to deal with this woman crying over fictional characters like her best friend died. They cannot fathom a book effecting anyone this way, but these characters and the world for a time become real to me and I give a little of myself to them. 

When I close the book my metamorphosis isn't always complete. I have been known to adapt some of the speech and terminology of the characters or time period from which I have just emerged. Some of these side effects last a few days and some I still use today. This and my daily use of quotes from Doctor Who have plainly classified me as a Nerd or Geek. I happily wear the badge with honor! 

To me all of these strange behaviors are welcome side effects of my bookish addiction. I have always said that I am addict. I am always chasing that high I get from a really good book. 

Because I become so engaged when reading, I prefer to read at home or in my car on my lunch break. It always feels like there are intruders when I try to read among strangers. Now I will do it. My love of reading will not allow me to sit idly anywhere when I could be reading, but I am never fully able to let myself go and slip into the book. 

So what kind of reader are you? Do you become completely lost within' the pages? Will you frantically try to explain what you are reading to others? Do you shout at the characters in hopes they will listen? Have you telepathically or verbally tried to change what's happening by shouting at the author? Or are you the type who reads silently and hold all your remarks in? Have you ever finished a book and found yourself quoting things or using certain speech throughout the day? Please tell me I am not alone!

                                  ~confessions of a book addict

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Caffeinated Confessions #1 -Book Purchases in 2012

Welcome to Caffeinated Confessions ! 

I wanted a forum where we could talk about bookish subjects from swoon-worthy covers to the price of eBooks. I hope to share my thoughts on a different subject each month. So that we can all chat and share opinions. In the process I hope we get to know each other a little better. I made a pot of peppermint mocha coffee and have some lovely peppermint tea so grab a cup and let's chat:

Book Purchases in 2012

Do you know how many you bought?

How much you spent?

For our first confession I'd thought we would talk about book purchases for 2012. I was recently asked how much I spent on books last year and I literally had no idea. *facepalm* I could have ventured a guess, but I quickly dismissed the idea. *nope not gonna look and you can't make me*  This kind of bothered me *for about a NY minute*, I mean I know I buy books every month..hmm maybe every week *ok, ok I know you see my bought books every Sunday!* but either consciously or subconsciously I haven't made a monthly budget for them. I could take a wild guess or dig out my receipts *inner cover whore shakes her head no and says, "you can't I ate them"* For me my book purchases happen like this: 

• It's a planned purchase: such as an author on my auto-buy list, I buy or pre-order it *must have, mine*
• Impulse buy-  I read a review *yep-probably your blog review*, or see a beautiful cover *the inner cover whore in me goes crazy* and I buy it!
• Just window shopping for deals or see a deal : and I scoop them up as fast as I can. *those .99 cent sales get me every time*
• Had a Bad Day-*for example it rained or you didn't comment on my fabulous review* so I need a pick me up and buy a book on my wishlist. 

Books are my guilty pleasure *manna from heaven*, and most of the time I can say I do not spend more than 50.00 a month on books. *eyes bookshelf* Do I feel guilty? Nope, nada..zilch. I do not have a closet full of shoes, my coat is at least 5 yrs old and I can count the number of caramel macchiatos I had from Starbucks last year. How many books did I buy? No clue! Ask me how many I read and reviewed and I can give you exact numbers. I will confess that the only time I stop myself or should I say budget myself is when it comes to the price of a book. Unless you are on my must-have gotta read auto-buy list I am not paying more then 10.00. 

Am I an addict? *nods head and shrugs* Probably but for me being on a budget or maybe even acknowledging what I spent would probably suck the fun right out of buying them in the first place. Books are a joy, an adventure and the perfect pick me up:) Is my TBR pile out of control? *folds arms across chest and tilts head while raising eyebrow and giving you the death stare* That my friends is a subject for another day! Since my addiction doesn't impact our household budget (in other words I am not charging books, or spending the car payment on them *yes i feed my children*) my motto is "Shop On!"  and "Don't ask, don't tell!" 

What about you? Do you know what you spent in 2012 on books? How many books you bought? Do you have a monthly book budget? If yes, do you know what you spent on coffee to go, lunches etc? I am curious if you are a money tracker, budget keeper or if books are one of the monthly expenses you track. Or, are you like me and don't keep track? Are your reasons the same as mine? Do you know how many books you bought but not what you spent? 

                                                                                         ~ Kimba