Books
Books
1. What was the last book you read completely?
Yoko Ogawa - The Memory Police
It was horribly depressing and much too close to home during a time like this. Despite her apparently being a really acclaimed author, I don't think I'll read any others.
2. How often do you read?
It is hard to say. I sometimes do not read for months but read a lot since I had to stay home so much during the nationwide lockdown.
3. What is your favourite genre to read?
I read a lot of chicklit even though it drives me up the wall with its stereotypes.
4. What is your favourite book of all time?
I do not have one. Or I hope I haven't found it yet so I can keep reading books discovering incredible treasures.
5. What is your least favourite book of all time?
Uh? One of the may I abandoned halfway through, I guess.
6. Who is your favourite author?
I'm gonna skip some questions I do not have answers to.
7. What author is overhyped?
8. Do you prefer audio, physical, or an e-reader?
I used to be very firmly Team Physical but have since come around. Audio books can be amazing if the voice actor is good. The first book of Crazy Rich Asians was great as an audio book! Go check it out. The audio version of the second book China Rich Girlfriend sucked. I wish I had read it instead so I would have kept hearing the voice actor of the first in my head. I did not bother with the third.
9. Hardback or paperback?
10. Bookmarks or dogears?
Whatever you do, do not dogear books! Not on my fucking watch!
Seriously, it makes me sad to see a book get damaged. Get one of those amazing bookmarks that clip to a page with magnets instead. Or those that mark your page while also holding the entire book together with a loop of elastic.
11. Where is your favourite place to read?
Under the gazebo in the garden of my villa overlooking the beach and the ocean. Yeah, that sounds about right.
11. Do you wish you were an author?
I did wish to become an author when I was a child. I have since encountered the horror of the empty white page and a blinking cursor, learned about the endless silent depth of the slush pile and am not that sure any more.
12. How do you arrange your books on your shelves?
In the local library and in boxes in the cellar. They probably got all wet during a flood a year back. I have to throw them out but could not bring myself to do that yet.
I adore pictures of bookshelves with books arranged by colour. I also saw one of a shelf going around the room just under the ceiling that looked beautiful and space saving.
13. What is the longest book you ever read?
14. How many books do you want to read in 2020?
I did not set a target. It is not something I am concerned with.
15. How many books have you read so far in 2020?
I don't know but my ebook reader says nine since the lookdowns began a month ago. I started but did not finish some more. And probably some physical ones which I can't count as easily. Sorry.
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1. What was the last book you read completely?
Yoko Ogawa - The Memory Police
It was horribly depressing and much too close to home during a time like this. Despite her apparently being a really acclaimed author, I don't think I'll read any others.
2. How often do you read?
It is hard to say. I sometimes do not read for months but read a lot since I had to stay home so much during the nationwide lockdown.
3. What is your favourite genre to read?
I read a lot of chicklit even though it drives me up the wall with its stereotypes.
4. What is your favourite book of all time?
I do not have one. Or I hope I haven't found it yet so I can keep reading books discovering incredible treasures.
5. What is your least favourite book of all time?
Uh? One of the may I abandoned halfway through, I guess.
6. Who is your favourite author?
I'm gonna skip some questions I do not have answers to.
7. What author is overhyped?
8. Do you prefer audio, physical, or an e-reader?
I used to be very firmly Team Physical but have since come around. Audio books can be amazing if the voice actor is good. The first book of Crazy Rich Asians was great as an audio book! Go check it out. The audio version of the second book China Rich Girlfriend sucked. I wish I had read it instead so I would have kept hearing the voice actor of the first in my head. I did not bother with the third.
9. Hardback or paperback?
10. Bookmarks or dogears?
Whatever you do, do not dogear books! Not on my fucking watch!
Seriously, it makes me sad to see a book get damaged. Get one of those amazing bookmarks that clip to a page with magnets instead. Or those that mark your page while also holding the entire book together with a loop of elastic.
11. Where is your favourite place to read?
Under the gazebo in the garden of my villa overlooking the beach and the ocean. Yeah, that sounds about right.
11. Do you wish you were an author?
I did wish to become an author when I was a child. I have since encountered the horror of the empty white page and a blinking cursor, learned about the endless silent depth of the slush pile and am not that sure any more.
12. How do you arrange your books on your shelves?
In the local library and in boxes in the cellar. They probably got all wet during a flood a year back. I have to throw them out but could not bring myself to do that yet.
I adore pictures of bookshelves with books arranged by colour. I also saw one of a shelf going around the room just under the ceiling that looked beautiful and space saving.
13. What is the longest book you ever read?
14. How many books do you want to read in 2020?
I did not set a target. It is not something I am concerned with.
15. How many books have you read so far in 2020?
I don't know but my ebook reader says nine since the lookdowns began a month ago. I started but did not finish some more. And probably some physical ones which I can't count as easily. Sorry.
Here's a handy little box you can click inside, ctrl+a, then ctrl+c, if you want to fill it out yourself. Use the HTML editor on LJ or the Quick Update module at https://www.livejournal.com/portal/, click into the compose box, ctrl+v and fill it in.
Books
1. What was the last book you read completely?
Type your answer here, right under the question. You don't have to insert a blank line.