" When I'm book bossy, I want to see myself as helpful, or knowledgeable, or loving, or smart. But what I'm doing is making judgments, delivering reading recommendations for books that will never be read, not because they weren't on point, but because of how they were delivered.

When I'm book bossy, nobody reads what I recommend—even if the book is a perfect match for a reader, even if she thinks her life will be better for reading it. And I don't blame her. I feel this way too. I suspect we all do. "

― Anne Bogel , I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life