Top Ten Bookish Events in a Bookworm's* Life
Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Top Ten Bookworm Delights.
*bookworm = me
1. Finishing a book.
As a student, finishing a book, no matter how much you enjoyed or disliked it, is a huge achievement that gives you a great amount of satisfaction.
2. Receiving a gift voucher for a bookshop.
Not only does the person giving you the voucher know that you love reading, but they know better than to try and choose a book for you. It means a lot.
3. Finishing a series that has a satisfying conclusion.
Need I say more?
4. Loving a book that you bought with your own money.
Buying books is risky, so it's always great when there's a positive outcome.
5. Getting helpful writing advice from an author.
Whether it's addressed to you personally, or to the crowd at an author appearance, the result is the same - you will take that advice and use it.
6. Finding a really cheap copy of a book you really wanted to own or at least read.
An unexpected delight. (When I say "really cheap", I mean $3 or less.)
7. Finding a book on the library shelf that you'd given up on looking for.
Sometimes, enough is enough and it seems to be fated that you'll never read that book. But finding the book at last is exciting!
8. Rating a book 5 stars.
A rare event indeed, and one to treasure for the next year or two until the next time it occurs.
9. Understanding a pop culture reference in a novel.
Especially if I know the referenced material very well. Because yay, the characters are aware of their own setting!
10. Understanding a Classical reference in a novel.
Two years of Classics (the study of Ancient Greece and Rome) in high school has its benefits! And it's nice to know that plenty of other people know Classics well enough to make these references.
