Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What kind of reader are you? 📚 In this BookTube tag, I answer 11 questions about my reading habits — where I read, bookmarks, reading with music, one book vs several, breaking book spines, writing in books and much more. I'm a slow reader, I need complete silence, I carry a book everywhere — and I have a spreadsheet telling me what I intend to read!
I'm Mike - this is Riff Raff's Reading Renaissance - books, reading, literature and the pleasures of spending time with great books. Welcome!
This tag was created by @ReadWriteReese and I was tagged by Mark @book-ramble .
I discuss:
📚 My favourite places to read
🔖 Bookmarks vs random pieces of paper
⏰ Why I stop reading because I run out of time — not enthusiasm
☕ Coffee, toast and reading
🎵 Why I can't read with music or TV
📖 Reading one book at a time vs multiple books
🚗 Why I carry a book everywhere
🗣️ Silent reading and subvocalization
👀 Whether I read ahead or skip pages
📕 Breaking the spine of a book
✍️ Why I don't write in my books
🏷️ My system of sticky tabs and marking passages
📊 My annual reading spreadsheet
🐌 The joys and frustrations of being a slow reader
Chapters/Timestamps
00:00 What Kind of Reader Are You? Tag
00:36 #1. Where Do You Read?
01:52 #2. Bookmark or Random Piece of Paper?
02:23 #3. When Do You Stop Reading?
02:59 #4. Do You Eat or Drink While Reading?
03:32 #5. Music or TV While Reading?
04:04 #6. One Book or Several at Once?
05:01 #7. Reading at Home or Everywhere?
05:32 #8. Reading Aloud or Silently?
06:42 #9. Do You Read Ahead or Skip Pages?
07:31 #10. Breaking the Spine or Keeping It New?
08:43 #11. Do You Write in Your Books?
10:00 Tagging Others & Final thoughts
And because this is BookTube, I'm also passing the tag on to other readers — particularly smaller channels with fewer than 1,000 subscribers.
If you're a BookTuber, a lifelong reader, a slow reader, a book collector, or simply someone who loves talking about how we read, I'd love to hear your answers too.
What kind of reader are YOU?
Leave your answers in the comments — or do the tag yourself and let me know!
And for the almighty algorithm:
#booktube #ReadingTag #readinghabits #WhatKindOfReaderAreYou #booktag
What kind of reader are you? 📚 In this BookTube tag, I answer 11 questions about my reading habits — where I read, bookmarks, reading with music, one book vs several, breaking book spines, writing in books and much more. I'm a slow reader, I need complete silence, I carry a book everywhere — and I have a spreadsheet telling me what I intend to read!
I'm Mike - this is Riff Raff's Reading Renaissance - books, reading, literature and the pleasures of spending time with great books. Welcome!
This tag was created by @ReadWriteReese and I was tagged by Mark @book-ramble .
I discuss:
📚 My favourite places to read
🔖 Bookmarks vs random pieces of paper
⏰ Why I stop reading because I run out of time — not enthusiasm
☕ Coffee, toast and reading
🎵 Why I can't read with music or TV
📖 Reading one book at a time vs multiple books
🚗 Why I carry a book everywhere
🗣️ Silent reading and subvocalization
👀 Whether I read ahead or skip pages
📕 Breaking the spine of a book
✍️ Why I don't write in my books
🏷️ My system of sticky tabs and marking passages
📊 My annual reading spreadsheet
🐌 The joys and frustrations of being a slow reader
Chapters/Timestamps
00:00 What Kind of Reader Are You? Tag
00:36 #1. Where Do You Read?
01:52 #2. Bookmark or Random Piece of Paper?
02:23 #3. When Do You Stop Reading?
02:59 #4. Do You Eat or Drink While Reading?
03:32 #5. Music or TV While Reading?
04:04 #6. One Book or Several at Once?
05:01 #7. Reading at Home or Everywhere?
05:32 #8. Reading Aloud or Silently?
06:42 #9. Do You Read Ahead or Skip Pages?
07:31 #10. Breaking the Spine or Keeping It New?
08:43 #11. Do You Write in Your Books?
10:00 Tagging Others & Final thoughts
And because this is BookTube, I'm also passing the tag on to other readers — particularly smaller channels with fewer than 1,000 subscribers.
If you're a BookTuber, a lifelong reader, a slow reader, a book collector, or simply someone who loves talking about how we read, I'd love to hear your answers too.
What kind of reader are YOU?
Leave your answers in the comments — or do the tag yourself and let me know!
And for the almighty algorithm:
#booktube #ReadingTag #readinghabits #WhatKindOfReaderAreYou #booktag
