Arts & Culture

Quiz: What Kind of Reader Are You?

June 13, 2024 • By Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu

A person in a hammock reading a book on a summer day

Whatever genre you love, the UVA Library has something for you. (Contributed photo)

Temperatures are rising, days are longer and the air smells like sunscreen. Summer is here.

If you’re looking to while away the hours with a read, you’re in luck: UVA Today is here with a quiz to help you find your reader type. And our friends over at the University of Virginia Library have offered their own reading recommendations with every quiz result.

Local to the Charlottesville area? If you’re 16 or older, you can get your own UVA Library card easily. Just bring a photo ID with you when you visit Shannon Library.

Why do you read?

To escape from everyday life

To learn more about topics that interest me

To get a thrill

To feel comforted

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Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction?

Fiction

Nonfiction

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You like books that…

Surprise you

Inform you

Entertain you

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What do you want from your summer reading list?

To try something new

To stick to what you already love

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When you imagine your ideal reading location, what does it look like?

In a lounge chair on the beach or by the pool

At a coffee shop or a quaint café

In a cozy armchair in a living room or a library

Anywhere you can find some quiet

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In your free time, you…

Read, obviously

Get outdoors

Pick up a new hobby

Rewatch a favorite movie

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Ready for the results?

Submit

Book Genres	Score
Your Top Book Genre: New Romantic You’re a sucker for a meet-cute and swoon during every rewatch of “When Harry Met Sally.” You love losing yourself in a sweet story of two people coming together, almost as much as you love love itself. Here’s what you should read next. “We Could Be So Good,” by Cat Sebastian “Kit McBride Gets a Wife,” by Amy Barry “The Dead Romantics,” by Ashley Poston Share Your Results Retake the Quiz Your results have been copied to your clipboard.	0
Your Top Book Genre: Biography Buff The lives of some of the most influential people in history, politics, business and entertainment fascinate you. You know that these real-life stories are sometimes stranger than fiction. Here are a few biographies that you may not have read, but should. “To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett,” by Mark Lee Gardner “The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock ’n’ Roll,” by Ian S. Port “An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Made,” by Santi Elijah Holley Share Your Results Retake the Quiz Your results have been copied to your clipboard.	0
Your Top Book Genre: World Literature Lover When you read, you want to explore new worlds and cultures. You love connecting with the experiences of other people – even if those people are fictional. Lucky for you, you bibliophilic world traveler, UVA Library has recommendations for you. “The Book of Salt,” by Monique Truong “The Summer Book,” by Tove Jansson “Violeta,” by Isabel Allende Share Your Results Retake the Quiz Your results have been copied to your clipboard.	0
Your Top Book Genre: Sports Fanatic You cheer on the Cavaliers whether they’re in Disharoon Park or the swimming pool. You rule your fantasy football league and win your March Madness bracket year-in and year-out. For a deeper dive on some of your favorite sports and athletes, check out these reads. “The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics,” by Daniel James Brown “Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League,” by Frankie De La Cretaz and Lyndsey D'Arcangelo “Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder,” by Samuel Wilson Fussell Share Your Results Retake the Quiz Your results have been copied to your clipboard.	0
Mystery Bibliophile You’re an expert armchair sleuth. Family and friends know not to watch a mystery with you – you know who committed the crime before the end of the second act. But we bet you didn’t see these thrilling recommendations coming. “A Curious Beginning.” by Deanna Raybourn “Notes on an Execution,” by Danya Kukafka “The Writing Retreat,” by Julia Bartz Share Your Results Retake the Quiz Your results have been copied to your clipboard.	0