The writing in this is, again, friendly and down to earth.

I adored this! I feel like Anne Bogel and I could go to the bookstore together and have a great time – although I think our personal reading preferences are pretty different. Bogel’s love of story and books and reading is evident throughout. There are cautions about becoming “book bossy” and some encouragement to develop a system to record or track your reading. Libraries and bookstores get a lot of love, and readers are encouraged to embrace their reading lives as they are, not as someone thinks they SHOULD be. I’d Rather Be Reading is a collection of essays on the reading life. Darcy blog) and a podcast (What Should I Read Next?) as well as another book that I loved. This was my first exposure to Anne Bogel, but I’ve found that I like her work a lot. If these are mostly new to you, this is a terrific introduction. If you already have a deep knowledge about these tools, this may be too basic for you. While most of the other information was review for me, it was a great review and got me thinking about digging into my old materials on each of these tools/assessments. I was familiar with each of the systems on the list except the Highly Sensitive People one. And as I love several of these tools, this is a conversation I would actually have with someone! The author shares not only her personal discoveries but also her false starts and personal growth as she learns about herself and her friends and family. I felt like I was chatting with a friend about her exploration of these tools. The writing style and tone is conversational and approachable. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Keirsey Temperaments.The perfect gift for the bibliophile in everyone's life, I'd Rather Be Reading will also command an honored place in the audio library of any book lover.This nonfiction book is about several different personality assessments and how they can be used to help the reader understand him or herself better. Known as a reading tastemaker through her popular podcast What Should I Read Next?, Bogel invites book lovers into a community of like-minded people to discover new ways to approach literature, learn fascinating new things about books and publishing, and reflect on the role reading plays in their lives. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections on the reading life, beloved blogger and author Anne Bogel leads people to remember the book that first hooked them, the place where they first fell in love with reading, and all of the moments afterward that helped make them who they are today. I'd Rather Be Reading is the perfect literary companion for everyone who feels that way. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them.

Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time - it's a lifestyle.

I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel