Reader's Bill of Rights ;)

[Lesle, Appalachian Bibliophile]

Saw this list and thought it might be fun to learn something serious or fun about how you think about your reading of books. This can be Modern or Classic. Please share and have a good time reading others thoughts!!

1. The right to not read:

2. The right to skip pages:

3. The right to not finish:

4. The right to reread:

5. The right to read anything:

6. The right to escapism:

7. The right to read anywhere:

8. The right to browse:

9. The right to read out loud:

10. The right to not defend your tastes:
― Daniel Pennac

Daniel Pennac is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école. Daniel Pennacchioni is the fourth and last son of a Corsican and Provençal family.

[Lesle, Appalachian Bibliophile]

Oh My!! Somehow I posted this twice and when I realized I deleted one but someone had posted at the same time! Please resubmit.

I am so sorry :(

[Lesle, Appalachian Bibliophile]

1. The right to not read: Poetry...blame it on school & dissecting it

2. The right to skip pages: When Im lost in the beginning & already read it like 3Xs

3. The right to not finish: Joseph and His Brothers

4. The right to reread: anything by Jane Austen

5. The right to read anything: Nicholas Sparks

6. The right to escapism: Wilderness Series

7. The right to read anywhere: Love reading outside or inside with my Ice Coffee and a blankey

8. The right to browse: I like to turn my wingback chair around and just look at my library and pull out a book because I do not remember what it is about.
Giants in the Earth the last book I pulled.

9. The right to read out loud: I still do with the Boys or when I cant seem to grasp it

10. The right to not defend your tastes: I only have to worry about me, Me being satisfied with the books I choose is the only one I have to defend my choice too.