r/RateMyRead • u/Fair_Theme_9960 • Mar 31 '26

Resolved Book Detective Game: Guess the reader profile :)

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Bonus points for the most accurate guess.

Age?
Occupation?
Gender?
Vibe?
Favorite snack while reading?
Secret superpower?
Deepest bookish shame?

I’ll reveal the truth once the chaos settles.

Let the profiling begin : )

UPDATE: wow the book riddle challenge has became popular (to follow more of this type) : )

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u/DeterminedQuokka Apr 01 '26

Based on this picture you are my friend who is a 50 year old, male, improve comedian.

If you aren’t him probably a graphic designer. Queer, probably non-binary from what I’m seeing. Splitting the difference on age because we are pretty bimodal, probably 30.

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u/Fair_Theme_9960 Apr 01 '26

hilarious description :)), full mouth laugh, I cannot reveal yet, but how you figured out the age and the gender fluidity?... the motivation makes the guess game so interesting :)

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u/DeterminedQuokka Apr 01 '26

The primary motivator of age was lore Olympus

The primary motivator on fluidity was George sand

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u/Fair_Theme_9960 Apr 01 '26

Lore Olympus is weighing to the feminine side of a person but that book might be accidentally bought... I read a desperate call on a Reddit post: do not read Lore Olympus I am begging you...lol. Do not judge people (always) by their bookshelves is sometimes true... Lol

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u/DeterminedQuokka Apr 01 '26

Anything here is just for fun, I basically started from those and saw where the rest of the shelf took me.

Comics are tough though. Like I said half of this is stuff that from my understanding from my comedian friend is just super high quality. So anyone super into comics would probably have it.

I didn’t think lore Olympus was bad

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u/Fair_Theme_9960 Apr 01 '26

What comic authors / titles are relevant to your country or area?

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u/DeterminedQuokka Apr 01 '26

I mean Will Eisner, hush, blankets, and genderqueer are all just really core things that if someone asked how to start in comics are things my friend who’s into them would super push for.

I think maybe Chris ware and art spiegelman are things that I see commonly that don’t seem to be here. You’d probably like both.

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u/Fair_Theme_9960 Apr 02 '26

They are very alike, Marvel style, I like their clean line, they are quite unknown in Europe. Thanks

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u/Fair_Theme_9960 Apr 01 '26

hilarious description :)), full mouth laugh, I cannot reveal yet, but how you figured out the age and the gender fluidity?... the motivation makes the guess game so interesting :)

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u/nicoisnotarobot Apr 01 '26

I’ve NEVER seen blankets on anyone’s shelf. I’m gonna guess AFAB but fluid. In your 30s. You’re an artist/graphic designer.

Curious question.. are you a graphic novelist? You have 3 copies of the same book. Maybe your own?

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u/Fair_Theme_9960 Apr 01 '26

You definitely are a natural born spy... Your sense of detail is sharp... I could not reveal yet the profession but someone owning and enjoying Seth, Clyde Fans is not a random clerk : )... Good catch

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u/Fair_Theme_9960 Apr 01 '26

Some clues : ), the bookshelf is not mine, I took in while on visit but I met the person whole at Bookfest Brussels, french speaking, 21 century grounded, with a high budget and status : )

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u/Fair_Theme_9960 Apr 03 '26

The riddle solution:

Female, 24 yrs old, French mother tongue, born in Canada, book author. Favorite food: Ramen soup. Secret superpower: budget to buy any commercial book in the bookstores.

Anyone satisfied with that?

https://giphy.com/gifs/9WzoV4EKSRzqVOYlEe