Top Ten Tuesday: How My Reading Habits Have Changed

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

Hello everyone! Today’s prompt is about how my reading habits have changed through the years. I am not sure I will get to ten but we will see how I do!

First, probably the biggest change of all – the number of books I read a week. Before I had Wyatt, I could read 2 or 3 books a week. Now I am lucky if I can read 1! I would spend whole weekends reading all day sometimes.

Second, the amount of books I would buy for myself has changed as well since before and after motherhood. Now I buy way more books for Wyatt, and maybe one a month for myself. I always used the library like crazy, but now the majority of the books that I read come from the library first. Then if I love it I buy it or add it to my wishlist. I used to buy a lot more books for myself a month. I don’t mind though honestly, I feel like now when I do buy a book I appreciate it more.

What I read has changed through the years too. I used to read more fantasy, romantasy , historical fiction, and horror, while now I read more thriller, mystery, and middle grade. I still read every the other genres that I used to, but just less of those and more of others. I feel like I cycle through phases of reading and what I like to read. Does everyone do this?

Hmm what else..

Oh! I used to read right before bed, sometimes for hours. I can’t do that now, I will just fall asleep immediately!

I still take a book with me wherever I go – now though I usually have my book and Wyatt’s book too. He loves books just as much as I do.

I also listen to audiobooks occasionally now, which I never really did. I like to listen while I stitch or clean.

I have also started annotating and highlighting and underlining in my books. I have my little setup next to my bed, and have a highlighter and one of my favorite fine point cat pens in my purse, along with some book tag things for when I am out as well. I like to match the stickers to the cover too.

I loan my books out more freely now too. Before they were all my precious and now I feel like passing them on so others can read them is more important to me.

And I think that is it! How have your reading habits changed?

46 thoughts on “Top Ten Tuesday: How My Reading Habits Have Changed”

  7. I love what you say about appreciate books more now. 🙂 That’s so true. I go through periods where I don’t buy any books and some where I buy TOO many. But when I don’t buy them, I also appreciate the ones I do own more and enjoy browsing my shelves. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting my list!

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  8. I seem to read less now that I’m retired. I guess it’s because when I was working I would read during my lunch break. Also, I didn’t have blogging and other computer interests that kept me away from reading.

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  9. I definitely read in cycles, re: genres! Its partially seasonal, I think, and partially just what else is going on in life. When things are hard, I want cozy comfort but also I want fierce female assassins kicking butt, lol 🙂

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  11. Joanne's avatar Joanne

    I don’t think my habits have changed much either but with the invention of audio books at my fingertips I do listen to more of them now. Prior to homeschooling I don’t remember using audiobooks at all!

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      1. Joanne's avatar Joanne

        ALL the time! My boys and I were on the go quite a bit so we listened to lots of audiobooks while driving. We listened to all the Boxcar Children books, the whole Narnia series, the How to Train Your Dragon books, the Magic Treehouse series, all the Rick Riordan books when they were older, etc..

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  13. marsha57's avatar marsha57

    I used to read four or five books all at the same time. One would be in the bedroom, one in the dining room, one in the living room, one in the bathroom, and one at school. Now, I’m lucky if I finish a book in a couple of weeks. My attention span has withered away for some reason. I have never enjoyed being read to (except for when I was little and my mom read to me) so I don’t know if I’d like audio books. I think my attention would wander. My kids are all readers, too. I’m so glad of that.

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    1. Oh my gosh!! I did this too and I had forgotten about it! I had a book for work, a book for the morning, a book for at night. Maybe you just have more interests now? Or have more time for more interests?

      Audiobooks are hit or miss with me. Some I like, some I fall asleep to. I do best with nonfiction or romance in audiobook form.

      And I feel so proud of myself that Wyatt loves books as much as I do!!

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  17. I feel the same way about audiobooks, I never thought I’d listen to an audiobook, but I don’t mind them as much now, and am actually trying to listen to more. I don’t have a library card yet, but I’m looking into getting one for the same reason, so I can read new books and then decide whether I like them enough to buy them 🙂 It was fun to read about your habits!

    If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/10/top-ten-tuesday-new-reading-habits.html

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