THE GUILTY READER BOOK TAG!!!

TL;DR

Megan answers 10 questions about her reading habits, including regifting books, reading out of order, and skipping chapters.

Transcript

hey there my name is megan and welcome back to my channel [Applause] today i'm going to be doing the guilty reader tag i am going to let you guys know if i am a guilty reader i originally saw this video on a dash of ash's channel but i think the original video has been privated but i'll link all of that information down in the description box below... Read More

Key Insights

• 🫠 Megan is open to regifting ARCs to her students if she's not interested in them.
• 🫠 She admits to not finishing "The Picture of Dorian Gray" but plans to read it again.
• 🫤 Megan feels guilty about not returning a borrowed book from 12 years ago.
• 📔 She skips chapters or sections in books for various reasons, such as violence, explicit content, or excessive descriptions.

Questions & Answers

Q: Have you ever regifted a book?

Megan explains that she has given ARCs to her students if they are books she's not interested in, especially YA contemporary ones.

Q: Have you ever said you've read a book when you actually didn't?

Megan mentions that she didn't finish "The Picture of Dorian Gray" but marked it as read on Goodreads. She plans to read it again in the future.

Q: Have you ever borrowed a book and not returned it?

Megan recounts feeling guilty for not returning a borrowed book about 12 years ago.

Q: Have you ever read a series out of order?

Megan mentions reading "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy before reading "The Hobbit." She acknowledges that reading "The Hobbit" first would provide more context but doesn't consider it reading out of order.

Q: Have you ever spoiled a book for someone else?

Megan admits spoiling the ending of the movie "Murder on the Orient Express," which is based on Agatha Christie's book of the same name. She feels bad about it.

Q: Have you ever dog-eared a book?

Megan is not sure if she has dog-eared a book before, as she doesn't remember a specific instance. Generally, she doesn't dog-ear her books.

Q: Have you ever told someone that you don't own a book when you do?

Megan doesn't see a reason why she would need to tell someone that she doesn't own a book when she actually does.

Q: Have you ever told someone that you haven't read a book when you have?

Megan doesn't understand the point of telling someone she hasn't read a book when she has, so she hasn't done it.

Q: Have you ever skipped a chapter or section of a book?

Megan admits to skipping chapters or sections in books for various reasons, such as skipping violent or explicit scenes, prolonged battle scenes, or excessive descriptions.

Q: Have you ever bad-mouthed a book that you've liked?

Megan clarifies that when she badmouths a book, she is discussing its negatives but not trashing the entire book. She gives examples of books she liked but had certain aspects she didn't enjoy.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Megan discusses her reading habits and answers 10 questions in the Guilty Reader Book Tag.

• She has regifted ARCs (advanced reader copies) to her students if they are books she's not interested in.

• Megan admits to not finishing "The Picture of Dorian Gray" but lists it as the closest she's come to saying she read a book when she didn't.