Books Meme!!!
Snagged from prue84, I miss memes!!!! And great excuse to use my books icon XD
1. Favorite childhood book?
I loved Bianca Pitzorno's works, my favorite was Parlare a Vanvera
2. What are you reading right now?
Right now sadly I don't feel like reading :(
3. What books do you have on request at the library?
Nothing
4. Bad book habit?
I like to finish books even if I don't like them, sometimes it takes me a lot to force myself to finish a book I don't like
5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
Nothing, the library in my city it's beautiful, but hard to reach
6. Do you have an e-reader?
No, I don't
7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
One at a time
8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
Yes, I read way more fanfictions than books.
9. Least favourite book you read this year (so far)?
The Language of Flowers - Vanessa Diffenbaugh. It was a Christmas gift, I didn't like it at all
10. Favorite book you've read this year?
None yet, the spot is open for Zafon's new book
11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
Lately a lot more than before
12. What is your reading comfort zone?
I love novels and comic books
13. Can you read on the bus?
Yes, I love reading on busses/trains
14. Favorite place to read?
Train, it relaxes me so much
15. What is your policy on book lending?
I love to lend books that I loved to people, so that I can have someone to talk about it!
16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
No, I have lots of bookmarks, and if I can't find any I usually use a random piece of paper, a train ticket, a piece of a magazine, everything but ruining the book!
17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
Never
18. Not even with text books?
Well, I kind of have to with those XD
19. What is your favourite language to read in?
I love both italian and english
20. What makes you love a book?
It depends, it could be the characters, it could be the story, it could be the writing. There is not just one reason to love a book
21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
If I really like a book and I know someone that might like it, I'm the first to reccomend it!
22. Favorite genre?
I don't have one
23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did)?
None, if I want to read something, I do. Lately I have widened a lot my reading range, once I avoided thrillers
24. Favourite biography?
I love auto-biographies, my favorites are Me by Katharine Hepburn and The Other Side of Me by Sidney Sheldon
25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
Do diet books count? if so, yes.
26. Favourite cookbook?
None, I have my grandmother's recipies and they are more than enough XD
27. Most inspirational book you've read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
None this year. Last year it was The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
28. Favorite reading snack?
None
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
None, I don't care about hype. If I like a book I like it, if I don't I dont, other stuff doesn't matter
30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
I don't read critics usually
31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
I don't usually give reviews, but if I don't like a movie I advise people I know not to read it
32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you chose?
I read in English (I'm italian), and I would like to read in Spanish
33. Most intimidating book you've ever read?
Plato's The Republic
34. Most intimidating book you're too nervous to begin?
The Hobbit. I didn't like the writing style of The Lord of the Rings, so I'm not convinced to read this yet,
35. Favorite Poet?
None.
36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
3-4 at a time
37. How often have you returned books to the library unread?
Once, but it was a book I took for school and then I changed my mind and read another one
38. Favorite fictional character?
Dirk Gently
39. Favourite fictional villain?
Lord Voldemort
40. Books I'm most likely to bring on vacation?
Anything I have to read at the moment
41. The longest I've gone without reading.
4-5 months
42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
One Thousand and One Nights. It got boring after a while
43. What distracts you easily when you're reading?
Nothing, I'm totally focused. I often don't even hear people talking to me when I read
44. Favorite film adaptation of a novel?
Big Fish, the movie was so much better than the book!!!
45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
46. The most money I've ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
70€ for Peanuts books (huge books with 10 years of Peanuts comic strips, they cost around 35/40€ each. I have 8 of them)
47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
Never, I just read the summary.
48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
It would have to be really, REALLY bad!
49. Do you like to keep your books organized?
I have them by height, from the tallest to the shortest
50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you've read them?
Keep them if I liked them, sell them if I didn't
51. Are there any books you've been avoiding?
None
52. Name a book that made you angry.
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
53. A book you didn't expect to like but did?
Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
54. A book that you expected to like but didn't?
The Lord of The Rings
55. Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
Sophie Kinsella's Can you Keel a Secret
1. Favorite childhood book?
I loved Bianca Pitzorno's works, my favorite was Parlare a Vanvera
2. What are you reading right now?
Right now sadly I don't feel like reading :(
3. What books do you have on request at the library?
Nothing
4. Bad book habit?
I like to finish books even if I don't like them, sometimes it takes me a lot to force myself to finish a book I don't like
5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
Nothing, the library in my city it's beautiful, but hard to reach
6. Do you have an e-reader?
No, I don't
7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
One at a time
8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
Yes, I read way more fanfictions than books.
9. Least favourite book you read this year (so far)?
The Language of Flowers - Vanessa Diffenbaugh. It was a Christmas gift, I didn't like it at all
10. Favorite book you've read this year?
None yet, the spot is open for Zafon's new book
11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
Lately a lot more than before
12. What is your reading comfort zone?
I love novels and comic books
13. Can you read on the bus?
Yes, I love reading on busses/trains
14. Favorite place to read?
Train, it relaxes me so much
15. What is your policy on book lending?
I love to lend books that I loved to people, so that I can have someone to talk about it!
16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
No, I have lots of bookmarks, and if I can't find any I usually use a random piece of paper, a train ticket, a piece of a magazine, everything but ruining the book!
17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
Never
18. Not even with text books?
Well, I kind of have to with those XD
19. What is your favourite language to read in?
I love both italian and english
20. What makes you love a book?
It depends, it could be the characters, it could be the story, it could be the writing. There is not just one reason to love a book
21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
If I really like a book and I know someone that might like it, I'm the first to reccomend it!
22. Favorite genre?
I don't have one
23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did)?
None, if I want to read something, I do. Lately I have widened a lot my reading range, once I avoided thrillers
24. Favourite biography?
I love auto-biographies, my favorites are Me by Katharine Hepburn and The Other Side of Me by Sidney Sheldon
25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
Do diet books count? if so, yes.
26. Favourite cookbook?
None, I have my grandmother's recipies and they are more than enough XD
27. Most inspirational book you've read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
None this year. Last year it was The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
28. Favorite reading snack?
None
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
None, I don't care about hype. If I like a book I like it, if I don't I dont, other stuff doesn't matter
30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
I don't read critics usually
31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
I don't usually give reviews, but if I don't like a movie I advise people I know not to read it
32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you chose?
I read in English (I'm italian), and I would like to read in Spanish
33. Most intimidating book you've ever read?
Plato's The Republic
34. Most intimidating book you're too nervous to begin?
The Hobbit. I didn't like the writing style of The Lord of the Rings, so I'm not convinced to read this yet,
35. Favorite Poet?
None.
36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
3-4 at a time
37. How often have you returned books to the library unread?
Once, but it was a book I took for school and then I changed my mind and read another one
38. Favorite fictional character?
Dirk Gently
39. Favourite fictional villain?
Lord Voldemort
40. Books I'm most likely to bring on vacation?
Anything I have to read at the moment
41. The longest I've gone without reading.
4-5 months
42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
One Thousand and One Nights. It got boring after a while
43. What distracts you easily when you're reading?
Nothing, I'm totally focused. I often don't even hear people talking to me when I read
44. Favorite film adaptation of a novel?
Big Fish, the movie was so much better than the book!!!
45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
46. The most money I've ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
70€ for Peanuts books (huge books with 10 years of Peanuts comic strips, they cost around 35/40€ each. I have 8 of them)
47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
Never, I just read the summary.
48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
It would have to be really, REALLY bad!
49. Do you like to keep your books organized?
I have them by height, from the tallest to the shortest
50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you've read them?
Keep them if I liked them, sell them if I didn't
51. Are there any books you've been avoiding?
None
52. Name a book that made you angry.
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
53. A book you didn't expect to like but did?
Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
54. A book that you expected to like but didn't?
The Lord of The Rings
55. Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
Sophie Kinsella's Can you Keel a Secret