The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog. 

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This Week’s Question

Which do you prefer to be known as: a voracious reader or a book nerd? (Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

I think I’d rather be known as a voracious reader. To me, the connotation of book nerd is someone who can remember a lot of details about books. I feel book nerd also implies that the reader, if they really enjoy a book, spends extra time researching the world of the book. (Like J.R.R. Tolkien’s lore, for example.)

While I don’t have a bad memory, I certainly don’t remember a lot of book details given the number of books I read per year. I would need to make time to reread some favorites. And while making time to learn more about a book topic or a book’s fictional world (if more exists beyond the book), it’s just not something I do. At least, not anymore; I used to when I was at the height of my Star Wars reading days in middle school.

So, I prefer voracious reader because it fits my reading aesthetic better. That is, I strive to read a lot of books each year. And, if I really like a book, I’ll recommend it to others who might also enjoy it.