Alright, so, I looked to see if there was already a thread like this, and since there wasn't, I decided to make one.

Basically, what I'm asking is: When you get a book, say, are you the type of person who doesn't want to share with anyone else, and when you discover you like it, do you still not share it, or do you thrust it into the hands of anyone who will take it (sometimes those who protest too much)? Things like that. :)

Personally, I'm very selfish with my books. I hate to read a book and have my sister try and read it at the same time, and I have to reread a book several times before I'll let anyone else borrow them (I'm just that greedy) though it won't stop me from telling them how great the book is and describing in great detail how wonderful it is and why and never shut up about it, even when I'm bodily threatened if I don't shut my trap.

So, II, how are you with your books?

The books I really, really like are the ones I swallow up in a couple days. The ones I hate take several weeks at the least to finish.

I do tend to gush about books I really enjoyed to my friends, but I generally don’t offer to let them borrow my copies. They’re MY books, go get it from the library if you’re that desperate to read it.

Although I might be cajoled into sharing if I must. Library books I’m a little more free with.

I tell people about books that I like and try to pressure them into reading them, but I don’t really offer to let them borrow mine. I think I’m afraid they’ll lose it or mess it up. If people request to borrow books, I usually let them. I like to read books before other people, though. If there are a bunch of books by one author, I will recommended that other people get the ones I’ve already read and read those because I don’t want them to read the others that I haven’t read before I get a chance to read them. I don’t know why.

I badger other people about what they’re reading

I do that too. I had this friend in middle school that kept consistently picking really good books to read, so I would ask her all the time about what she was reading and what it was about, so I could go get it. Then the streak ended, and I ended up reading this book that hated because she said it was good.

None of my friends read either. But when I find a series I like, I want them to read it, because then they'll know what I'm talking about. It doesn't help that I read books that not many people know about (ever heard of Rob Thurman?). By the time I do get them to read them, they end up taking my books for half a year, only reading part of it, and then destroying it. So no, I tend to not loan out my books.

I finish books I love really quickly, and then try to make everyone I know read it. Though the only ones who listens are my best friend and my cousin. everyone else kind of just goes: ‘ah, whatever, the Inspector’s found another book”. And they don’t care.

If I don’t like a book, I take forever to finish it and then tell everyone I know not to read it.

I usually try to suggest books to other people, but not all of my efforts are appreciated.
Also, if I don’t like a book, I try to finish it as quickly as possible – unless the reason it sucks is boringness, in which case I’ll just drop it.

If I really love a book or hate a book I will talk about it.

This.

/killingthread

I’m surprisingly shy IRL when it comes to books. I mean, I’ll gush about certain ones, but very rarely insist people read them. :/ Probably because I’m worried they won’t enjoy it as much as I did, but gushing lets out my YAY.

I have a terrible habit of pushing the books I love on people I talk myself into believing will like them

Me too. No one ever appreciates it either.

Except occasionally my sister. But with her, it’s more like when I bother her about them she says “NO” then when I’m not looking, she sneaks them out of my room and reads them.

Which is SO sensitive, but I’m the sort of person who will buy charity books from charity shops so they know they’re loved.

I’ve done things like that.

Oh gosh, I’ve lost count of how many friends I’ve forced to read either Lord of the Rings or Jane Austen! (Usually both at the same time :D) I guess I’m a share-with-everyone type of reader…whenever I find something that I love, as soon as I finish reading it, I feel like I need to tell SOMEONE about it and convince them to read it so that we can talk about it together. (Especially if the male lead character is attractive. No, I am NOT shallow!! What makes you say that?) I think RVL is the easiest to push books upon—of course, being four years older and being an expert tackler helps my case :)

I have a question (that is totally non-judgmental): If you are the type of person who DOESN’T want to share your favoriteist book of all time with others, why? Are you afraid they won’t like it? Is it a well kept secret that you don’t want to spread? Again, not judging here—a lot of my friends are very secretive about their favorite books.