Day 4
Day 4 - Book you hate
Oh that’s easy. Maribou Stork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh. I haaaaaated this book. I wasn’t old enough yet (maybe a year or two out of college only) to know that it’s OK to quit reading books that I don’t like. That life’s too short to waste on finishing fiction that makes you sick. This book was fucked up, and not in a good or fun way. It was horrible and harsh and thoroughly disgusting and there were NO good people between the pages.
Coming up:
Day 5 - A Book you can read again and again
Day 6 - A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day 7 - Book that reminds you of someone
Day 8 - Book that reminds you of a certain place
Day 9 - The first book you ever read
Day 10 - Book from your favourite author
Day 11 - Book you once loved and now hate
Day 12 - Book that a friend recommended
Day 13 - Book that makes you laugh
Day 14 - Book from your childhood
Day 15 - 4th book from the left on your shelf
Day 16 - 9th book from the right on your shelf
Day 17 - Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day 18 - Book with the most beautiful cover
Day 19 - Book that you never wanted to read
Day 20 - Book that you read at school
Day 21 - Most stupid book you read at school
Day 22 - Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day 23 - Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day 24 - Book that nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day 25 - A book where the main character is almost like you
Day 26 - Book you would read to your children
Day 27 - A book where the main character is your idol
Day 28 - Thank God this book was made into a movie
Day 29 - Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day 30 - First erotic book you ever read
Day 31 - Book series you are collecting
Day 1 - the book you're reading now
I just started the first volume in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes. I’ve read lots of issues over the years but never in any kind of order and I’ve certainly not read the entire series. I’ve been meaning to get around to it and then when I saw that Mark Reads was doing them it seemed like as good a time as any to start.
Day 2 - The book you want to read next
I keep changing my mind. First I was going to start The Hob’s Bargain because I’m curious to see what Patricia Briggs’ non-werewolf writing is like. Then I found Lost in Time in the stack under my bed and figured the latest in Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods series would be a natural transition from the Sandman. Then I got notice that the library has the just published third Alpha and Omega novel available so I think I’ll run pick that up tonight. Yay more Charles and Anna!
Day 3 - Your favourite book
This is a tough one because it’s variable. Ultimately I’ll go with Lord of the Rings. I can reread it at any time and never get sick of it. There’s always something new to discover. It’s such a vast world and I can get lost in it no matter how long it’s been or how recent it’s been.
Oh that’s easy. Maribou Stork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh. I haaaaaated this book. I wasn’t old enough yet (maybe a year or two out of college only) to know that it’s OK to quit reading books that I don’t like. That life’s too short to waste on finishing fiction that makes you sick. This book was fucked up, and not in a good or fun way. It was horrible and harsh and thoroughly disgusting and there were NO good people between the pages.
Coming up:
Day 5 - A Book you can read again and again
Day 6 - A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day 7 - Book that reminds you of someone
Day 8 - Book that reminds you of a certain place
Day 9 - The first book you ever read
Day 10 - Book from your favourite author
Day 11 - Book you once loved and now hate
Day 12 - Book that a friend recommended
Day 13 - Book that makes you laugh
Day 14 - Book from your childhood
Day 15 - 4th book from the left on your shelf
Day 16 - 9th book from the right on your shelf
Day 17 - Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day 18 - Book with the most beautiful cover
Day 19 - Book that you never wanted to read
Day 20 - Book that you read at school
Day 21 - Most stupid book you read at school
Day 22 - Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day 23 - Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day 24 - Book that nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day 25 - A book where the main character is almost like you
Day 26 - Book you would read to your children
Day 27 - A book where the main character is your idol
Day 28 - Thank God this book was made into a movie
Day 29 - Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day 30 - First erotic book you ever read
Day 31 - Book series you are collecting
Day 1 - the book you're reading now
I just started the first volume in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes. I’ve read lots of issues over the years but never in any kind of order and I’ve certainly not read the entire series. I’ve been meaning to get around to it and then when I saw that Mark Reads was doing them it seemed like as good a time as any to start.
Day 2 - The book you want to read next
I keep changing my mind. First I was going to start The Hob’s Bargain because I’m curious to see what Patricia Briggs’ non-werewolf writing is like. Then I found Lost in Time in the stack under my bed and figured the latest in Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods series would be a natural transition from the Sandman. Then I got notice that the library has the just published third Alpha and Omega novel available so I think I’ll run pick that up tonight. Yay more Charles and Anna!
Day 3 - Your favourite book
This is a tough one because it’s variable. Ultimately I’ll go with Lord of the Rings. I can reread it at any time and never get sick of it. There’s always something new to discover. It’s such a vast world and I can get lost in it no matter how long it’s been or how recent it’s been.