Reader Interview: Allie Bolding

Name: Allie Bolding
Age: 20
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Major: Accounting

1     Generally, do you think of yourself as someone who likes to read?

a.     Yes

When you read for pleasure, what do you read?

a.     Fiction, specifically romance novels

About how many hardbound books do you own, and of these how many would you classify as either “literary” or “literature?”

a.     4 books, none are “literature"

 In the past year, have you read a novel from cover to cover?

a.     I have not.

 When you sit down to read a book, how long do you read before stopping?

a.     Depends on what I’m reading, but usually 45 minutes

 How much time do you spend on social media each day?

a.     Around 3 hours

 How much time do you spend on your cell phone each day (talking, texting, using Apps, searching the internet)?

a.     Around 4 hours

 How much time do you spend either studying and/or working each day?  How much of this time is spent reading?

a.     Around 4hours, about 2 hours of this time is spent reading

 How much time do you spend on the Internet each day?

a.     Around 1 hour

 How much time do you spend watching television or streaming video each day? 

a.     Around 2 hours

 How much time do you spend totally unconnected from all media technology each day?

a.     Not including sleep, probably less than 1 hour

 What are your favorite forms of relaxation and entertainment?

a.     Hanging out with friends

 Complete the following sentences: “Reading is  . . .”

a.     Enjoyable if I get to pick the book that I read.

 Complete the following sentence: “My favorite book is . . .”

a.     Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

 Complete the following sentence: “The word “literary” refers to . . .”

a.     The ability to read and write

 Complete the following sentence: “Reading poetry is like . . .”

a.     A lukewarm glass of water. I only like it when it rhymes.