Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Start with 100% and subtract 1% for everything that you have not done or is not true to you.
Then re-post as "I am __% Bookworm."


1. Learned to read before age 5.
2. Read your first novel before age 10.
3. Had been caught in school reading during class time (unauthorized reading)
4. Had your parents read to you when you were little
5. Had been scolded by parents for reading too much
6. Had experienced reading in the dark with a flashlight
7. Can read fluently even when a book is upside down.
8. Can quote verbatim lines from favorite book
9. Can walk and read and not hit anything
10. Reads while waiting for a red light to turn green

11. Reads a book while eating breakfast, dinner or lunch.
12. Can finish a typical book (minimum 300 pages) in a day
13. Still owns a copy of the first novel you read
14. Owns a library card.
15. Owns an e-reader.
16. Bought a book today.
17. Owns over a 100 books. (print version)
18. Owns more than 50 ebooks on your computer or ereader
19. Owns more than two full book shelves.
20. Wears eyeglasses or contact lenses

21. Had given up television
22. Reads more than 2 books at the same time.
23. Is listening to an audiobook right now.
24. Reads before you go to sleep every night.
25. Carries a book with you all the time
26. Burnt dinner because you were too busy reading
27. Had refused a night-out with friends to stay home and read a book
28. Reads while in the bathroom when doing your ‘business’
29. Has a book stash in every bathroom in your house
30. Reads an ebook or listen to an audiobook while at work.

31. Cried while reading a book
32. Laughed out loud while reading a book
33. Scared yourself silly while reading a book
34. Forgot to do chores (make dinner, do laundry, etc) because you got engrossed in a book
35. Would pick up a new book within minutes of finishing one
36. Would rather read than shop for clothes
37. Picks up a book upon waking in the morning to read before getting out of bed.
38. Had stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to finish reading a book
39. Reads a book while running on a treadmill
40. Listens to an audiobook while exercising or doing housechores

41. Has books scattered on the floor right now
42. Had been teased by friend for reading too much
43. Had a fight with hubby or boyfriend for reading too much
44. Is known to sleep with a book tucked underneath your pillow
45. Feel asleep reading and woke up with your hand/s still marking the page where you stopped
46. Reads while taking a bath
47. Read for so long that your eyes starts tearing
48. Develop a major crush/obsession with a literary character.
49. Talk about literary characters to friends and family as if they were real.
50. Experienced having a dream set in one of the books you read.

51. Had written a ‘fan’ letter to a favorite author.
52. Attended a reader/writer convention
53. Met a favorite author in person
54. Is a member of a real-life book club
55. Named a kid or a pet after a literary character
56. Visited a bookstore today.
57. Bought books from eBay.
58. Orders books online
59. Belongs to a bookstore (Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc) membership program
60. is a member of an online book club (the kind that sends you books automatically every month)

61. Carries a list of books to buy all the time just in case you stop by at a bookstore
62. Experienced maxing a credit card due to ordering of books
63. Had bought a book only to discover that you already owned a copy of it
64. Had experienced standing in line waiting for a bookstore to open to buy a new released book
65. Attends every book sale that you can find
66. Fought with BF/Hubby/Significant Other about money spent on books
67. Visited the library today
68. Goes to the library at minimum once a week.
69. Had experienced maxing out your library’s limit for borrowing books
70. Is on first name basis with your librarian/s or local book clerk

71. Reads magazines and/or newspapers.
72. Reads fanfiction
73. Reads reading blogs
74. Read the Bible
75. Reads cereal boxes
76. Has more than one book sitting by your bedside
77. Hides books underneath the bed
78. Hides books in the closet
79. Hides books in your car

80. Check GoodReads more than once a day.
81. Have over a 1,000 books in your GoodReads TBR shelf.
82. Has been a GoodReads member for over a year.
83. Is participating to more than 5 reading challenges.
84. Has a PaperbackSwap and/or Booksmooch account
85. Has sent out or received a book from GoodReads Swap
86. Has a blog devoted to books
87. Is addicted to reading challenges

88. Broke up with a special someone because he/she doesn’t like to read
89. When visiting a house, always checking out what books they have in the bookshelves.
90. Read to your kids everynight
91. Received a book as a present last B-day
92. Gave away a book as a present to a friend
93. Had finished reading an entire book while on a plane
94. Rereads a favorite book when upset or lonely
95. Do not like lending your books
96. Always used a bookmark while reading
97. You dread moving because of the amount of books you owned
98. Owns a bookcover and uses it to hide some of your ‘sexy’ bookcovers
99. Had been known to waste a whole day by spending it reading
100.Is a book addict and proud of it

I'm 73% bookworm.

How about you?

*List is arbitrary. Something I just made up.*

Yz, I'm not sure I understood... If I did all those things, my answer would be "I am 0% Bookworm." Shouldn't we start with 0% and add 1% for everything we've done?

Dina wrote: "Yz, I'm not sure I understood... If I did all those things, my answer would be "I am 0% Bookworm." Shouldn't we start with 0% and add 1% for everything we've done?"

Oops...sorry about that. I've fixed it now.

I agree with Dina. I would be like 4% book worm, if I counted down. It seems like it should be I am 4% NOT bookworm LOL

Lenore *--*Phierce*-- * wrote: "I agree with Dina. I would be like 4% book worm, if I counted down. It seems like it should be I am 4% NOT bookworm LOL"

Sorry. Got to excited when I was posting I forgot the 'not' part.

You are supposed to be a 100 % if all the things are true to you. Every time one is not applicable to you, then you decrease in number.

Math is not my strongest suit. LOL!

I am 75% bookworm - lost a few cos I don't do audiobooks. BTW Yz, great and entertaining list.

LibraryLass wrote: "I am 75% bookworm - lost a few cos I don't do audiobooks. BTW Yz, great and entertaining list."

LOL...yeah...see what happens if I'm left alone all afternoon. I come up with crazy lists. : )

I'm 71% bookworm. Lost some because I don't own an eReader and don't like audiobooks. Can you imagine how "bad" I would be if it weren't for that? LOL

Dina wrote: "I'm 71% bookworm. Lost some because I don't own an eReader and don't like audiobooks. Can you imagine how "bad" I would be if it weren't for that? LOL"

LOL! Ditto Dina!

I don't own an ereader yet, but someday soon. I plan to be a really 'bad' bookworm one of these days. : )

Isn't it too crazy how we all look forward to being a "bad" bookworm? ;)

I checked off 56, so about half-way. that's only because some of them didn't apply. I did look at the Nooks last night and they're pretty cool. I wouldn't have a need for one, tho.

and, forget the housework? more like ignore it and read instead LOL

I'm 79% bookworm. The library is not open today, I don't have an e-reader (other than my laptop), and I have vowed not to buy a book during the month of July. Had I taken this during a normal week the rest of the year I'd be in the low 80's for sure.

I'm 80% bookworm.

Samantha wrote: "I'm 80% bookworm."

So far, Samantha, you are leading the pack. :)

I'm 63% bookworm.

Yz, I don't know how you thought up all those things but some were soooo true and I love the one about owning a bookcover to hide a sexy bookcover its a great idea...lol

Haha! You caught me with some of them because you added the word "today" and today I was on my best behavior.

I'm 50%

83.5% Bookworm. I deducted half a point for question #13. I don't own the first book I ever read(because I can't remember) but I DO own the first romance novel I read at age 12. I found it at a used book store a few years ago!

I'm 70% book worm.

Lethal have just taken the lead.

*off to gather some tasty book pages for all these bookworms on this thread*

That was a cute test- I am a 63% bookworm- but if you ask my kids it would be way higher! They are having a hard time sharing me with the written page!

Love the list Yz. I am 69% book worm

I'm a 68% bookworm. :)

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Lethal have just taken the lead.

*off to gather some tasty book pages for all these bookworms on this thread*"

Yay! I admit, I'm a raging book addict but there are much worse things to be! I can't say them right now because they're really pervy but I'm thinking them really hard.

Great list, Yz! 71% for me, but if I had an e-reader I would be in SO much trouble!

I'm 60% bookworm, but that's because the bookstores and library are closed today! lol (And don't own an ereader and rarely listen to audiobooks)

I'm a 63% bookwork. I don't like audiobooks, I gave up on my local library ages ago, love my shower, always read only one book at a time, and I hate for my books to just lie around (they're safely on their shelves).

I'm a 61% bookworm but I lost a lot of points because there are no libraries in Greece, nor Paperback Swap. I also don't own an ereader.

I lost count! Dang! I got to 19 and then though wait huh? Was I at 14 or 19?

I'll start over! but as of now I'm at 80%. But since I only got to number 60's before I lost count, I may end up at 60% or less. So can you accept an estimate?

61%. I'm a failure. I didn't think I sucked that bad. I think there must be some mistake - some I couldn't correctly fill out because of my lack, but I'll substitute.

Ok, I just redid it. No I'm 67% Book Worm. I still think I didn't do this right.

I think this is the first time I have seen so many people actually want to be a bookworm. It cracks me up.

I'm 70% bookworm, mostly because I don't have kids, a hubbie or a car, and I don't do ebooks or audiobooks. Plus I walk into everything when I'm watching where I'm going! :)

Nairabell wrote: "... Plus I walk into everything when I'm watching where I'm going! :)"

Ha ha! I failed that one myself Nairabell:)

I'm only 66%! I was sure it would be a lot higher! But I wasn't introduced to reading until I was married, and I don't have any kids left in the house to read to. Okay, those are my excuses :-)

78% Bookworm. I would be higher, except I don't date, don't read audiobooks, and I don't have kids. I do intend to buy a book today, if they have Water Bound at Target when I go later. :)

Fani wrote: "I'm a 61% bookworm but I lost a lot of points because there are no libraries in Greece, nor Paperback Swap. I also don't own an ereader."

Same thing here. If the libraries here carried the books I like to read, my score would be way higher. For that reason alone I think I should move to another country! :P

I am 90% book worm!!

Wow! That's high Suzanne.

I know, I was just thinking how sad it was that I managed to reach most the statements!

I only scored 67%. That was poor of me.

I think that's pretty cool, Suzanne.

The ones I didn't get were:15, 20, 52, 54, 60, 82, 84, 85, 86, and 90.

Sadly, I only scored 62%. If I had done this on a different day, I might have scored higher since I have been to the library twice this week and bought at least one book. Also lost some points because I don't do audiobooks.:-)

64% bookworm

I came up with 62%. I don't have an e-reader. I don't read or order books on line. I don't fly or take baths (shower only). I don't use a treadmill, and it's kind of hard to listen to an audiobook or to read during an aerobics class or at Curves. My son is 27 and not at home-no nightly reading there anymore. And, much to my husband's relief, I've never maxed out a credit card. Lordy! I need to work harder at this!

I'm 77% bookworm :) and proud of it haha

Wow, Sandra I know I could give you some good tips on the credit card .I think you need to give me some too.LOL