A bookmark is used to mark one’s place in a book and can be whatever you desire. Your bookmark could be a very fancy $20 one from Barnes & Noble, or the foil from the gum you are currently chewing. Regardless of the method used, they all serve the same purpose: to mark where you left off. In this article, I will reveal what the different methods of marking a book tell you about the type of reader you are.
Readers Who Use an Actual Bookmark
If you use an actual bookmark, you are probably very organized. You always keep track of the little bookmark and remember to keep one on hand when you start a new book. In addition, you prefer to keep your books neat. You are probably also a newer reader who just reads on occasion, as you still have track of your pretty bookmarks you got. If this applies to you, you should read The Housemaid by Freida McFadden or The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood.
Readers Who Use Whatever is Lying Around
If you use whatever is lying around to mark your place in a book, you’re probably more likely to be a little more chaotic. You like to read on the go and often just pick up whatever flat, clean thing is lying around. You probably read a lot of books. Moreover, you have been reading for a long time, and you have lost all your pretty bookmarks, so you just use a random item because you know you will lose the next bookmark you buy. If you are this type of reader, you should read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins or Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Readers Who Fold the Pages
If you fold the pages you probably have a large collection of books with every book you’ve read. You do not care about the condition of the books, as you will just add the book to your growing collection. You have no interest in trying to trade your read books into a bookstore or sell it, since many bookstores will not take books that are in bad condition. You are also possibly older, as folding the pages of books is a little old school. If you resonate to this you should read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee or The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Readers Who Make Their Own Bookmarks
If you make your own bookmarks you are most likely very creative. You probably use creating bookmarks as a way to combine your two hobbies. If you are very creative you try to make bookmarks that relate to the book you are going to read next. You are more likely to have a little extra time on your hands, as you have time to make bookmarks and read at the same time. If you fit in this category,
you probably like to read a lot of fantasy as you love imaginative stories, so you should read Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson or Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.
Readers Who Rely On Memory
If you rely on memory, you are most likely highly intelligent. You challenge yourself by recalling the page where you left off. You typically choose non-fiction and use reading to hone your mental acuity. You also tend to read quickly, often finishing books in a day or two, which helps you remember your place. If you are this type of reader, you should consider reading 1984 by George Orwell or War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
Conclusion
No matter what you use as a bookmark, every reader has something in common: a plan to go back and continue reading the book. Every reader enjoys reading in different ways, but it is important to appreciate the similarities and differences of people who enjoy the same thing as you do.
