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Is Your Bookshelf Foidslop?

Seven questions about the book on your nightstand. Be honest about the tabs.

An open book by candlelight with a stack of old books
Photo: Velanky Dias, CC BY-SA 4.0

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  1. What's the book you're reading right now about?

    • A war between two kingdoms, but mostly the fae prince
    • A woman who moves to a small town and opens a bakery
    • A murder, solved by someone who isn't a detective
    • The fall of the Byzantine Empire
  2. Look at the edges of the pages.

    • Sprayed purple, with little stars
    • Plain, but there's a character art bookmark in it
    • Plain
    • Yellowed. I got it at a used bookshop
  3. How many sticky tabs are in it?

    • Color-coded, with a key inside the front cover
    • A few, for the good parts
    • One, to mark my page
    • None. I fold the corner down
  4. Where did you hear about it?

    • BookTok, from someone crying in a parked car
    • A friend who wouldn't stop talking about it
    • The bestseller table at the airport
    • A podcast where a man says he reads four books a week
  5. How do you feel about the love interest?

    • I'd let him ruin my life
    • He's fine. The banter is better
    • There's a love interest?
    • There isn't one. It's about a submarine
  6. How many books are in the series?

    • Five so far, and the next one is 900 pages
    • Three. A trilogy, as it should be
    • It's a standalone
    • It's nonfiction
  7. What's next to it on the shelf?

    • A candle and a little crystal
    • A Labubu
    • A plant I'm keeping alive
    • A book about Stoicism and a tub of protein
All 4 possible results
Not Foidslop, That's a Reading List
Nonfiction, a used copy and no tabs. You read like someone who reviews books for a newspaper.
Airport Bookstore Reader
A thriller here, a bakery romance there. You're not in the fandom, but you know what everyone's talking about.
BookTok Adjacent
You've cried at a scene you saw out of context on TikTok, then bought the book to find out why. A few tabs, a lot of feelings.
Sprayed Edges, Full Commitment
Color-coded tabs, a candle on the shelf and strong opinions about a man with wings. Your bookshelf is foidslop and it looks great.

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