AJ Dunn | The Philosophy of Reading Tag @AJDunnReads | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
(they/them)
The Philosophy of Reading Tag was created by Brandon at Brandon's Bookshelf, who kindly tagged me to do it.
youtube.com/watch?v=bBdn7jWT85k
Questions:
1. What's most important...a good character, plot, or message?
2. Should one read books about ideas or opinions they disagree with?
3. As tech advances, what do you think will be the role of books?
4. How important are summaries, reviews, and art in your book choosing?
5. Should one ever skim or scan a book?
6. Should reading always be enjoyable?
7. Is it important to be well-read?
8. What is your book buying process?
9. What is your reading process?
10. How do you use what you read?
11. If you could download a book to your brain, would you still read?
12. What are your views on rereading a book?
13. What makes a book good?
14. What makes a book bad?
15. How do you feel about not finishing a book?
16. Should the author's personal life matter at all?
17. If you could only read one genre for the rest of time, what would it be?
18. Do you ever read a book without knowing anything about it?
19. What author, genre, series, or culture can you just not get into? Why?
20. Do you think everyone should read? Why?
I tag:
Melissa at Fully Booked
youtube.com/c/FullyBookedMelissa
Nikki at Red Dot Reads
youtube.com/channel/UCmgkf3JY7YGLX0T9JmrSjLA
Beki at Teacup the Storyteller
youtube.com/channel/UCVFnQ9jEtI8mHPNzI8Yyq6g
How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future!
by Danny Caine microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/12043
Bookish alternatives to Amazon:
Thriftbooks thriftbooks.com
Bookshop.org bookshop.org
Better World Books betterworldbooks.com
Blackwell's blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/home
Indie Lite indiecommerce.org/member_directory
Libro.fm https://libro.fm/ (for audiobooks)
The StoryGraph thestorygraph.com (instead of Goodreads)
AJ Dunn Reads and Writes Merchandise (shirts, mugs, hoodies, and cell protectors) aj-dunn-reads-and-writes.creator-spring.com
Music: "Pouring Out" by Asher Fulero and "Cocktail Hour" by Aaron Kenny, from YouTube.
Email: authorajdunn@gmail.com
Instagram: @author_ajdunn
Twitter: @author_ajdunn
Voxer: ajdunnreadsandwrites
Reading Blog: ajdunnreads.blogspot.com
(they/them)
The Philosophy of Reading Tag was created by Brandon at Brandon's Bookshelf, who kindly tagged me to do it.
youtube.com/watch?v=bBdn7jWT85k
Questions:
1. What's most important...a good character, plot, or message?
2. Should one read books about ideas or opinions they disagree with?
3. As tech advances, what do you think will be the role of books?
4. How important are summaries, reviews, and art in your book choosing?
5. Should one ever skim or scan a book?
6. Should reading always be enjoyable?
7. Is it important to be well-read?
8. What is your book buying process?
9. What is your reading process?
10. How do you use what you read?
11. If you could download a book to your brain, would you still read?
12. What are your views on rereading a book?
13. What makes a book good?
14. What makes a book bad?
15. How do you feel about not finishing a book?
16. Should the author's personal life matter at all?
17. If you could only read one genre for the rest of time, what would it be?
18. Do you ever read a book without knowing anything about it?
19. What author, genre, series, or culture can you just not get into? Why?
20. Do you think everyone should read? Why?
I tag:
Melissa at Fully Booked
youtube.com/c/FullyBookedMelissa
Nikki at Red Dot Reads
youtube.com/channel/UCmgkf3JY7YGLX0T9JmrSjLA
Beki at Teacup the Storyteller
youtube.com/channel/UCVFnQ9jEtI8mHPNzI8Yyq6g
How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future!
by Danny Caine microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/12043
Bookish alternatives to Amazon:
Thriftbooks thriftbooks.com
Bookshop.org bookshop.org
Better World Books betterworldbooks.com
Blackwell's blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/home
Indie Lite indiecommerce.org/member_directory
Libro.fm https://libro.fm/ (for audiobooks)
The StoryGraph thestorygraph.com (instead of Goodreads)
AJ Dunn Reads and Writes Merchandise (shirts, mugs, hoodies, and cell protectors) aj-dunn-reads-and-writes.creator-spring.com
Music: "Pouring Out" by Asher Fulero and "Cocktail Hour" by Aaron Kenny, from YouTube.
Email: authorajdunn@gmail.com
Instagram: @author_ajdunn
Twitter: @author_ajdunn
Voxer: ajdunnreadsandwrites
Reading Blog: ajdunnreads.blogspot.com
