Which of These Reader Types Are You?

…and the one book that just might work for them all.

The Reader | Eduardo Leon Garrido (Spanish, 1856-1906)

If you’re a bibliophile who’s dreamed of living inside a library or owning one of those fancy reading armchairs, you’ve probably fallen into some… imperfect habits. It’s part of the thrill. See if you can spot yourself on my Highly Scientific List of Reader Types:

1. The Starter: You tear your way through the first few pages like a child on Christmas morning. Then… Shiny New Book Syndrome strikes. Your current read is discarded like a jilted lover. But this time will be different. This is the book you will DEFINITELY finish. You tear your way through the first few pages. Then…

2. The Annotator: The first (and only) time I read Thus Spoke Zarathustra, I underlined the heck out of it. The ratio of lines highlighted to lines understood was not pretty. My Kindle is bursting with annotations I’ve revisited exactly zero times. But, as the ancient proverb goes: if a book has no highlights, has it even been read?

3. The Oracle: You confidently recommend books to friends despite the fact that you’ve never read them. You stubbornly gift your partner a book every birthday and Christmas, despite never seeing them open one. Your enthusiasm is admirable. Your success rate… less so.

4. The Rereader: A friend of mine has read Pride and Prejudice thirteen times. No wonder she finds most men aren’t quite up to scratch. Most millennials are guilty of taking a few too many trips to Hogwarts. We know who we are.

5. The Collector: If it’s going to look good on your shelf, you’re buying it. Your home is proudly adorned with special editions. Crisp covers. Beautifully arranged. One day, you may even read one of them.

TWO THOUGHTS from Infinite Books ticks all the boxes for the perfect reader. The one who finishes what they start, highlights what matters, recommends only what they love, reads beyond their limits, and buys what they want to read.

But, if you ever feel the pull of one of those little devils on your book-buying shoulder… Two Thoughts may just satisfy them all.

The Starter can open to any page, get their daily hit of bite-sized wisdom, and move on guilt-free.

The Annotator can scribble and scrawl to their heart’s content — there’s no filler to dodge.

The Oracle can recommend it freely, safe in the knowledge that hundreds of years of human wisdom are contained in those pages.

The Rereader will discover something new with every return.

The Collector gains a stunning centerpiece for their coffee table.

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