"its now my favourite book of all time, but I always think that until I read another"
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?
mass market mostly, occasionally trade paperback. I dont like reading hardcover. I can't take them everywhere.
Amazon or brick and mortar?
if my 'brick and mortar' you mean actually going to the store then yes! B&M
Barnes&Noble or Borders? Chapters or Indigo?
Chapters
Bookmark or dog-ear?
if its my book, i just dog ear. If it's someone elses or manga, I bookmark.
Alphabetize by author, alphabetize by title, or random?
completly fucking random. Only series are in any order. And there's a divide btw the manga and the reg books but that's it.
Keep, throw away, or sell?
KEEP!! Must. Hord. BOOKS.
Keep dust jacket or toss it?
I've kept them on the few hardcovers I have, just cuz it looks nicer.
Read with dust jacket or remove it?
on. Works as a bookmark.
Short story or novel?
I love me my novels <3
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Harry Potter only because I haven't read any LS. I'd prolly like those better though.
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
chapter breaks unless 'im -really- tired with it, then paragraph.
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
....i love 'once upon a time'. <3 fairytales
Buy or borrow?
Buy mostly.
New or used?
used. cheaper!!!
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse?
browse and recs from friends/people who like the same stuff as me
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
tidy endings...cuz cliffhangers drive me NUTS unless I have the next book sitting beside me.
Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading?
all damned day reading
Stand-alone or series?
I like series as I get attatched to characters and dont want them to stop existing.
Favorite series?
toss up between Wheel of Time and Dragonlance. Fuck, and Nightrunner too...
Favorite children's book?
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Ruyard Kiplin...particularly the Disney addaption/illustration.
For older children?
Indian Summer (cant remember the author thou ;_;)
Favorite YA book?
Bobby's Back by Ted Pickford. ugh, i only ever read the 2nd one in a 3 part series. I'd kill to this day to read the set...and to own it. It was always a school library book.
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?
I used to say 'Jericho Moon' but Sam and her man know that one!!
Favorite books read last year?
SO MANY! The Nightrunner series though...and River God by Wilbur Smith (ZOMG There's another book in this series out now too!!!!)
Favorite books of all time?
don't make my choooooose ;_;
Least favorite book you finished last year?
i dont finish books i dont like
What are you reading right now?
Anasai Boys by Neil Gaiman and The Lost Daughter of Happiness by Geling Yan
What are you reading next?
whatever strikes my fancy in the pile of books I have over her.
Favorite book to recommend to an eleven-year-old?
The Indian Summer one I recced above...and the Babysitters Club series cuz I loved those boks.
Favorite book to reread?
Soulforge by Margret Weiss and the Tramps Like Us manga series
Do you ever smell books?
yes. Gods I love that smell.
Do you ever read primary source documents?
embarassingly often...by my own choice too (not school assigned).
mass market mostly, occasionally trade paperback. I dont like reading hardcover. I can't take them everywhere.
Amazon or brick and mortar?
if my 'brick and mortar' you mean actually going to the store then yes! B&M
Barnes&Noble or Borders? Chapters or Indigo?
Chapters
Bookmark or dog-ear?
if its my book, i just dog ear. If it's someone elses or manga, I bookmark.
Alphabetize by author, alphabetize by title, or random?
completly fucking random. Only series are in any order. And there's a divide btw the manga and the reg books but that's it.
Keep, throw away, or sell?
KEEP!! Must. Hord. BOOKS.
Keep dust jacket or toss it?
I've kept them on the few hardcovers I have, just cuz it looks nicer.
Read with dust jacket or remove it?
on. Works as a bookmark.
Short story or novel?
I love me my novels <3
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Harry Potter only because I haven't read any LS. I'd prolly like those better though.
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
chapter breaks unless 'im -really- tired with it, then paragraph.
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
....i love 'once upon a time'. <3 fairytales
Buy or borrow?
Buy mostly.
New or used?
used. cheaper!!!
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse?
browse and recs from friends/people who like the same stuff as me
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
tidy endings...cuz cliffhangers drive me NUTS unless I have the next book sitting beside me.
Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading?
all damned day reading
Stand-alone or series?
I like series as I get attatched to characters and dont want them to stop existing.
Favorite series?
toss up between Wheel of Time and Dragonlance. Fuck, and Nightrunner too...
Favorite children's book?
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Ruyard Kiplin...particularly the Disney addaption/illustration.
For older children?
Indian Summer (cant remember the author thou ;_;)
Favorite YA book?
Bobby's Back by Ted Pickford. ugh, i only ever read the 2nd one in a 3 part series. I'd kill to this day to read the set...and to own it. It was always a school library book.
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?
I used to say 'Jericho Moon' but Sam and her man know that one!!
Favorite books read last year?
SO MANY! The Nightrunner series though...and River God by Wilbur Smith (ZOMG There's another book in this series out now too!!!!)
Favorite books of all time?
don't make my choooooose ;_;
Least favorite book you finished last year?
i dont finish books i dont like
What are you reading right now?
Anasai Boys by Neil Gaiman and The Lost Daughter of Happiness by Geling Yan
What are you reading next?
whatever strikes my fancy in the pile of books I have over her.
Favorite book to recommend to an eleven-year-old?
The Indian Summer one I recced above...and the Babysitters Club series cuz I loved those boks.
Favorite book to reread?
Soulforge by Margret Weiss and the Tramps Like Us manga series
Do you ever smell books?
yes. Gods I love that smell.
Do you ever read primary source documents?
embarassingly often...by my own choice too (not school assigned).