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  1. Sonia dogra
    May 25, 2023 @ 9:33 pm

    Loved this post, Ritu. I was unaware of some of the above terms. Always good to know stuff centred around books and reading.

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  2. Cindy D'Silva
    May 26, 2023 @ 12:56 pm

    I loved the buddy read. I want to do that some day. Let’s see how it goes!

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  3. Ambica Gulati
    May 27, 2023 @ 12:46 pm

    I am glad you brought me up-to-date with the book terms. I am a mood reader too, picking up what I like and I have 4 books lying mid-way! And I really don’t enjoy books with tropes. I enjoy reading for a unique voice, sometimes ownvoice.

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  4. Harjeet Kaur
    May 27, 2023 @ 12:48 pm

    OMG..I thought I chanced upon a page by Shashi Tharoor. I must say you have really added so many words to my vocabulary bank. Thank you for this very informative post on bookish terms, I was unaware of.

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  5. Kaveri Chhetri
    May 28, 2023 @ 12:49 pm

    Thank you for this informative post Ritu… I was familiar with only some… some I hadn’t even heard about😛. Loved reading about all these terms.

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  6. Anjali Tripathi
    May 28, 2023 @ 1:13 pm

    Omg!! I was unaware of most of the terms. Thanks for this informative post. Now I can share this knowledge with my friends like a pro. 😄

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  7. Flavia Cutinho
    May 28, 2023 @ 2:18 pm

    Now thats some worth it information, something which I was not aware of for most of the terms

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  8. Dipali
    May 28, 2023 @ 3:38 pm

    Despite being a voracious reader, there were many terms that I wasn’t acquainted with prior to your post. Now I have an interesting compilation to add to my vocabulary bank and to use more in parlance. I recently joined a book club and felt that not everyone got a chance to speak. There were just a handful who wanted to lead the club according to their way. For me, a buddy read works best. It’s informal, perhaps a good discussion around a book with a cup of chai in our hands. 😉

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  9. Madhu Bindra
    May 28, 2023 @ 5:56 pm

    I know quite a few of these words thanks to you but some are new for me. I am interested in seeing what terms are you going to share next.

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  10. Nikita Jhanglani
    May 28, 2023 @ 7:21 pm

    I LOVE this post, and I love CAWPILE the most!

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  11. Samata
    May 28, 2023 @ 7:48 pm

    Glad to read the list of terms which are integral part of the bookish world. CAWPILE is the one indicates my style of reviewing as I love presenting a book in a structured format as it highlights the key segments which a reader to know before picking for a read. There is one term Un Haul which I actually not in favour of untill and unless one donates or gifts to others against no monetory terms. I have witnessed and seen reviewers collecting copies free form review programs and then unhauling it to make some extra perks which hurts me as I find it as a mere insult to the hard work of the author. But donating to library or gifting to people I really appreciate this style of unhauling as that actually show the intention of reader to help spread awareness about the work and book of the author. Thank you so much Ritu for this wonderful list bookish terms.

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  12. Docdivatraveller
    May 28, 2023 @ 9:14 pm

    Thanks for enriching my vocabulary! I knew few of them but learnt a lot! Love these kind of lists that is full of information!

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  13. Sivaranjini Anandan
    May 28, 2023 @ 10:27 pm

    that was super useful bcoz bloggers who do book reviews need them the most. RTC learnt one new term.

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  14. Janaki
    May 28, 2023 @ 10:31 pm

    Just as the varietyin the books you read, there is so much variety in what you write. And it is such a delight to read. Keep writing, keep inspiring.

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    • Varsh
      May 28, 2023 @ 11:26 pm

      Wow Ritu, you taught me some new terms today and that too after I’ve been reading for so long! Cawpile sounds interesting and the best approach for review. I’m definitely a mood reader and often on a Readathon without participating in one bcoz of my obsessive way of reading.

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  15. Jeannine
    May 29, 2023 @ 5:43 am

    OMG! What a shocker! Here I am thinking I’m a book nerd when most of these words are foreign to me🤪 Knowing these terms though is great to know. I felt like an old lady learning gen-z’s terminology and acronyms for memes/ texting.

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  16. Manisha Garg
    May 29, 2023 @ 11:00 am

    This is like a ready reckoner for any book lover, I wasn’t myself aware of so many terms in this post. Thanks for sharing.

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  17. Shalini R
    May 29, 2023 @ 11:00 am

    Ah, I miss bookstagram. I learned all these terms only through it 🙂 I used to love readathons, buddy reads, showing off my book hauls, and even my TBRs. I really should get back to it soon. However, I confess, I didn’t know of CAWPILE and Canon! 🙂

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  18. Aastha
    May 29, 2023 @ 5:46 pm

    I’m a book blogger from last 3 years so I’m familiar with all these term except for Canon and Cawpile. Thanks for introducing them to me through your post.

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  19. Vasumathi DS Ponday
    May 29, 2023 @ 6:03 pm

    Great idea to collate this as it will be useful to ppl who are new to the online blogging or reading world. Infact some even I didn’t know….

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  20. Zenobia Merchant
    May 30, 2023 @ 8:45 pm

    As always a fabulous and well-researched post. Some terms I was aware of, but your posts enlightened me with so many new terms. I might confess though, the term CANON; I still didn’t quite get it. will research it a bit more.

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  21. Pooja Jha
    June 2, 2023 @ 11:57 pm

    Amazing post Ritu. You have penned down really nice words here. I was unaware of many words and good to know about these here from you. Thank you for this Informative post

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  22. Noor Anand Chawla
    August 11, 2023 @ 3:09 pm

    Happy to see that I knew most of them and I’m glad I learnt about the few I didn’t know (like CAWPILE!)

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