TESSA TALKS BOOKS

I haven’t done this post in a few weeks so I chose two questions for today!

Do you consider yourself a bookworm or a reader?

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My Answer:

I consider myself a reader. If I’m being completely honest, I never understood the term bookworm and really I don’t want to be worm-like. Now, bookdragon I can get behind but only because I love dragons. I don’t think it really makes sense either, but it has dragon in it so I love it.

What do you consider yourself – a bookworm or a reader?

Do you have a bookish phobia?

(submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

My Answer:

Here are a few book phobias that I got from Book Riot:

BIBLIOPHOBIA

This is basically a fear of books. It could manifest as the fear of reading a particular type of book, reading out loud in public or even holding a book. It could also manifest as a hatred of books because a person feels the books might have a negative impact on him or his community and this has led to censorship and burning of books throughout history.

ABIBLIOPHOBIA

This is the fear of running out of reading material. I know this is like every book lover’s greatest fear. But thankfully books are easily accessible now more than they were in the last century so get to reading bookworms.

PAPYROPHOBIA

Papyrophobia is the fear of paper. It could be the fear of touching paper, being cut by it or writing on paper. Basically, if you have this phobia you won’t be able to read physical books. But thankfully there are ebooks and audiobooks now so someone suffering from this can still read. Although in our everyday life some form of paper is used, from the shopping mall bags to postage stamps and tissues, so this is a very debilitating and life-limiting phobia.

LOGOPHOBIA

The fear of words. This could be the fear of a specific word or several words or the fear of saying certain words. Most likely the words are associated with a traumatic experience.

ALOGOTRANSIPHOBIA

This is the fear of being without something to read on public transport. I know it sucks when you are stuck in traffic, a long drive or flight without anything to read but I was surprised to find out this is a phobia. It was created humorously in the 1970s by a novelist.

Some Others

Graphophobia (fear of writing), Sophophobia (fear of learning or knowledge) and Metrophobia (fear of poetry)

Do I Have Any Of These?

The short answer is no. I don’t have any phobias at all except for Ophidiophobia but there is nothing bookish about that. I just thought it was interesting to look at possible bookish phobias.

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It’s been a very busy few weeks. I skipped this post a couple of weeks ago because I was down again with very bad allergies. There’s been something floating around this fall that my body has a very bad reaction to. Full disclosure though, I have a very bad dust mite allergy (the highest reaction on the allergy test) and a not-as-bad-but-still-there cat allergy – so I’m always under attack and take a few different prescribed meds. Seasonal allergens just tip the scales of my normal balance between allergens and anti-histamines. It’s fun to be me! 😂

The fundraiser I was helping with went very well. It was a beautiful day and people had a very good time. It’s called a food fight but it was basically a Taste of Davidson with a chance to vote on your favorite dish./restaurant. Who doesn’t like an all you can eat event with good food ?!?