APOOO Book Notes, Harriett Klausner is #442
By APOOO • Oct 26th, 2008 • Category: Book Notes •
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These are great marketing tools for authors…but as a reader, if you enjoy these genres, would you download free copies of these books?
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Are you a Harry Potter reader, if so, what type? CLICK HERE to find out. My son is a hufflepuff. I guess I’m a Ravenclaw. I’ve read all the books but I never rushed out to get them for me…I did for my son and then read them after he finished.
I found a great quiz called What’s Your Reading Personality over at Book Browse. Here’s what it said about my reading personality.
Your responses showed you fitting equally into all four reading personalities:
Involved Reader: You don’t just love to read books, you love to read about books. For you, half the fun of reading is the thrill of the chase – discovering new books and authors, and discussing your finds with others.
Exacting Reader: You love books but you rarely have as much time to read as you’d like – so you’re very particular about the books you choose.
Serial Reader: Once you discover a favorite writer you tend to stick with him/her through thick and thin.
Eclectic Reader: You read for entertainment but also to expand your mind. You’re open to new ideas and new writers, and are not wedded to a particular genre or limited range of authors.
To find out what type of reading personality you have, CLICK HERE and please share your personality in the comments section.
Urban Fiction Getting a Little Respect…From the Streets to Libraries, CLICK HERE for more details.
Harriett Klausner Dethroned?–No, not quite. Although for years, many have questioned how one woman could read and review seven books a date. So much so that some voted against Klausner’s reviews on amazon because they didn’t believe that was working alone and earned the title of #1 amazon review. Amazon recently changed the way it ranks reviewers and Klausner fell from #1 to #442 under the new system. But, amazon didn’t totally kick Klausner to the curve…under the Classic rating system she’s still #1. To find out more about amazon’s new rating system, CLICK HERE.
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Here are my results:
Your Reading Personality: Eclectic Reader!
You read for entertainment but also to expand your mind. You’re open to new ideas and new writers, and are not wedded to a particular genre or limited range of authors.
I can’t get into the Harry Potter Series and am in awe of children who read those BABs…lol
And Harriet K needs to take a break anyway. She’s not reading half of those books. I read a few reviews of hers where I read the book also and I swear she’s just reading the back cover and calling that reading.
On my way to check out the article on street lit. Happy Sunday!
Darnetta´s last blog post..That’s what you get for thinking…
Hey Darnetta…lol regarding Harriet K!
Ravenclaw I am, all the way. I usually read the book in time for the new movie.
Eclectic Reader, this is so true.
It’s good Amazon realizes that they needed a new system. Hopefully it works.
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Your Personality: Serial Eclectic Reader!
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Your responses show that you are both a serial reader and an eclectic reader, which indicates that you both read widely and frequently.
As a serial reader you’re loyal to your favorite authors, but as an eclectic reader you’re also open to new ideas and new writers, and are not wedded to a particular genre. That you manage to both keep up with your favorite authors and explore new writers indicates that you are likely to be what the research companies like to term a “heavy reader” – and a BookBrowse membership might be just what you’ve been looking for!
Because of the new system, I was bumped up to number 2,100 something or another. All in all, Harriett will remain #1 in my book.
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Go J. Kaye…go J. Kaye…I was bumped down but I haven’t done many reviews in years…lol.