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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sometimes I talk to "readers" but then they say they aren't reading anything right now, and their last book read was like years (plural) ago. I get things like stress, little kids, changes in life, etc. But when do you stop calling yourself a reader and maybe say something like "I used to read".

This is my biggest thing about readers. It's like people who called themselves nerds but hated studying. No you weren't a nerd, you were unpopular.

We. Are. Not. The. Same[/quote]

Or they just don't want to talk about something personal with you.  Could be that.  I don't "read" in the sense that I track my 100+ new books in goodreads every year.  I "read" in I never leave home without a book and am usually in the middle of rereading 1-3 comfort books and probably at least three different fanfics.  But those aren't necessarily subjects I want to bring up with a judgy person who likes to police others' language.  You sound like the kind of person who would declare that graphic novels and romances don't count as "reading."[/quote]

But by having a book on you that you're actively reading, you can honestly answer the question of what you're reading. Now, is you want to be holding a spider man novel and tell me nothing when I ask, I'm not going to get mad, I just won't talk to you about it. But if you tell me you haven't read a book since high school not you are in your 40s and love to read, sorry but 1 + 1 is not giving me 2.

[b]I honestly don't care too much about what people read. It could be national enquirer for all I care. If it brings you joy great.[/b] I just remember that song. Read a book, read a book read a mfin book. And that's where I am. I just want to encourage more reading. [/quote]
Cheers to that. You don't need to read a certain amount or a certain kind of book to be a reader. Gatekeeping in reading hurts everyone who loves books.

My gosh, we have extremists trying to ban books and defund libraries all over the country (several towns in Virginia are dealing with this right now). If you love reading books, support the reading of books. All kinds and all formats. It's important![/quote]

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