do you think you can tell anything about a person from which books they read?

Question

someone told me once, you can tell a lot about someone's character ( at least make some inductive reasoning about it ) by knowing which book they liked best in high school and which they hated most.

for me 1984 was my favorite, on golden pond was my least favorite. how about you all? does it describe you in any way?

lol i messed up. i didnt mean "on golden pond", i meant "on walden pond"LOL

Answer 1

"A Separate Peace" by Jonathan Knowles...I suppose it says that I understand being jealous of someone I admire. I understand that popular, beautiful people still have feelings and can experience love and loss. I must realize that everyone needs friends no matter what their socioeconomic status is and that to be included is one of the greatest feelings in the world.

Answer 2

Maybe disliking On Golden Pond does tell a lot about you. It was a story about a daughter struggling to form a relationship with her aging father - a father who never quite considered her good enough. It is a very personal and emotional book whereas 1984 isn't. It is a book written for the masses - a work of speculative fiction that applies to all and warns of problems in a future where there is no privacy anymore because "Big Brother" is always watching. Maybe it shows you have problems with intimacy?

Actually I had a daughter I lost ion 1985. Her name was Chelsea Cordelia - named for the two women in literature who didn't meet up to their father's standards. It was my hope that by naming her that, she would be close to her father. She never got the chance though.

Personally, my favorite book is Don Quixote and my least favorite books is House by Dekker and Peretti. And I already know what it means. It means I am a seeker of impossible dreams, a chaser of windmills. A person with very strong beliefs even when they seem crazy and people all around me are challenging those ideals. It suits me well. As for House, it shows that I am a person who likes my books to be well written in complete sentences and that I dislike unintelligent books that have more plot holes that swiss cheese.
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Answer 3

no longer twilight and so on. good books yet no longer rather smart or psychological, so possibly no longer what you %. I woud get a good assessment of the clasics like Jane Austin, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens and so on I additionally a great deal relish Oscar Wilde, he's quite humorous, intelliegent and somewhat makes you think of, Virginia Woolf and definately attempt some George Orwell that are very topical even nonetheless they have been written a protracted time in the past (epecially 1984). interpreting isn't the only thank you to grow to be extra knowledgeable, attempt going to work out a play (epecially shakespeare) as I in many cases discover those are extra acceptable than e book and merely as magnificent. good luck!

Answer 4

I don't remember much about high school at all, and less about what I was reading. I do recall going to the library every week with a stack of books to return, then spending quite a fun time finding more to take home and read. What they were is pretty much lost in the mists of time.

I still read like that, on a different level... I even bought one of those "Friends of the Library" canvas bags so I could carry all the books I tend to check out. I read them all, too-- and I suppose someone could make something out of what I read.

However I think I read such a lot of different kinds of books that this someone trying to judge my character from them would probably say, at his or her kindest: "A scattered person."
Actually, the kindest thing to be said about my reading habits would be more like: "Diversified. Many interests. Seeks good writing. (now I'm laughing---)"
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Answer 5

Yes! The kinds of books that a person identifies with says a lot about how they think and their point of view.

For instance, I can tell that you are a pragmatic personality and prefer to actively use your brain, rather than be led around by your emotional responses... Kudos.

I have always been especially fond of the works of Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy," and if you liked the gritty realism (that is just a tiny bit off of what America has become thanks to "Homeland Insecurity," of 1984 you should read them. I think you'll appreciate their social and conceptual implications.

Answer 6

I think books just tells what a person is interested in. It probably doesn't give you an overall picture of that person.

I'm into stephen king. My favorite book was "It". You probably could have guess that from my current avitar..lol.

anyway, how many ppl read catcher in the rye and did not shoot a president?

but if your going with someone that is constantly reading stallion, or mein kamf, or 1001 to kill someone without getting caught, i would definitely reconsider a relationship with them!

good question..have a star:)

Answer 7

Well in my case I don't know what I might say as I read all sorts of books and have read thousands by now.
I love Tolstoy and I love Hesse. I love Dumas and Dickens, Austen and Mitchell, Garcia Marquez and Zola, I admire Herbert and Ludlum very much and am inspired with the legal thrillers of Grisham and the forensic tales of Cornwell...... so just as in music I think I am kind of a universal consumer. I listen to classical and rock, jazz and dance music. I like to read anything that makes me feel passionate about characters, plots and immerse myself in the depiction of all sorts of worlds.. the fictional and the hyper real.......

good luck

Answer 8

My favorite school novel was To Kill a Mockingbird. Not sure I really had a least favorite, I love to read. I don't know about character, but I think you can tell a lot about someone's personality by which books they read. (Sadly, most people I know don't read for fun anymore.)

Answer 9

You might be able to tell things by what a person reads. If a person reads only religious books, they're likely to be religious. If they read only books about how to increase their wealth, they're probably concerned about money. If they only read books by conservative (or liebral) authors, they're probably conservative (or liberal). If they read all sorts of books with seemingly no focus, they could be dilletantes. I'm not sure about the high school part of the question.

Answer 10

books show what interest people and what they enjoy to learn. someone reading a scary book probably like's more emtion or excitement so they might like someone outgoing ya know. someone reading a cook book shows they are trying to imrove there skill or enjoy that type of hobbie. alot of conversations get started by a book. i personally like the thrillers by stephen king the green mile AWSOME or the giver the shadow child gosh i could go on. i like the books where it really cxould happen. which shows i like to focus on the reality