Book meme!
So, I love books. And this meme is great!
Dear f-list, I would love to hear about your favourite books, so do this or just tell me about them!
(I found this at book_memes )
My choices:
1. Favourite childhood book?
Lars, der kleine Eisbär. (The little polar bear)
2. What are you reading right now?
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare. I'm only 2 pages in though...
3. What books do you have on request at the library?
Anfang und Ende allen Kummers ist dieser Ort. (= Bog Child) by Siobhan Dowd
Bad Blood by Rhiannon Lassiter
4. Bad book habit?
Starting a book and then never getting to read on because there's to much work to do... :(
5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
Ruf der Dämmerung by Sarah Lark
Amy on the Summer Road by Morgan Matson
6. Do you have an e-reader?
No.
7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
One. But I always have to read school books at the same time... :P
8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
Haha^^ I read way too much fanfic since that...
9. Least favourite book you read this year (so far?)
Le dernier ami by Tahar Ben Jelloun
10. Favourite book you've read this year?
The Mortal Instruments series - once again^^
11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
Whenever I have to read for school, but apart from that? Never. Books are supposed to make me happy and sad and be my own getaway from the world.
12. What is your reading comfort zone?
Young Adult Fantasy Books, Travel stories, biographies, horror stories. They have to have some sort of sarcastic or funny characters in them though.
13. Can you read on the bus?
Yes.
14. Favourite place to read?
In the comfy chair in the garden, with lots of cushions around me.
15. What is your policy on book lending?
Anyone can borrow my books as long as they give them back. And since I'm a generally trustful person...
16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
Never. Books are almost sacred to me and I want them to look as beautiful as they do when I buy them for as long as possible. So, no dog-earing or marking in my books!
17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
No. See previous answer^^.
18. Not even with text books?
Actually I don't really care about text books. They are not real books and don't mean anything to me. I write and mark stuff in there whenever needed.
19. What is your favourite language to read in?
German. It's my first language and I still love to read in german most.
20. What makes you love a book?
Mostly it's characters, then the story and finally the writing style.
21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
If I love it for whatever reason.
22. Favourite genre?
Fantasy. Without question.
23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)
Biographies.
24. Favourite biography?
Carra by Jamie Carragher. <3
25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
No. And I never will.
26. Favourite cookbook?
TipTopf - It's got everything from salad dressings to pasta to meat to cake and cookies. We got it at school and it's just very helpful.
27. Most inspirational book you've read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
Down Under by Gina & Sandy Rau. Non-fiction. Twins tell the story of their travels around Australia.
28. Favourite reading snack?
Chocolate.
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
Never.
30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
Sometimes.
31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
With book reviews I am always honest.
32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose?
Spanish.
33. Most intimidating book you've ever read?
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
34. Most intimidating book you're too nervous to begin?
Can't come up with anything.
35. Favourite poet?
Robert Frost.
36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
One or two.
37. How often have you returned a book to the library unread?
Once.
38. Favourite fictional character?
Samwise Gamgee. Most loveable.
Jace Herondale. Favorite because of his sarcasm and personality.
39. Favourite fictional villain?
Murtagh from Eragon.
40. Books I'm most likely to bring on vacation?
The ones I'm reading at the time. No matter how heavy! ;)
41. The longest I've gone without reading.
2 months. For complete lack of time and tiredness.
42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
Lord of the Rings. I got stuck at the never ending sequence about the never ending stairs... -.-'
43. What distracts you easily when you're reading?
Nothing.
44. Favourite film adaptation of a novel?
Angela's Ashes & Harry Potter.
45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
The Twilight saga.
46. The most money I've ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
130 CHF. For about 5 books...
47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
Quite often at the bookstore and not at all once I've bought it.
48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
A really badly plotted turning point that makes absolutely no sense at all.
49. Do you like to keep your books organised?
Yes.
50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you've read them?
Always keep them. Sometimes borrow them from the library and then buy them after I've read them if they are really good. :)
51. Are there any books you've been avoiding?
No.
52. Name a book that made you angry.
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt - for the horrible conditions those people had to live under and how badly they were treated... :'(
53. A book you didn't expect to like but did?
New Moon - I thought I'd hate the Twilight books, but they were pretty much okay.
54. A book that you expected to like but didn't?
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare.
55. Favourite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
Eragon by Christopher Paolini.
Have a lovely weekend my dears!