bookish asks
This is one of those bullshit Tumblr things where they want your followers to put the topic in your ask box, but you know Livejournal kids don't play that way. So here I am treading it as a survey. The original is under a cut in case you want the "ask me" version.
Were you a goth, prep, nerd, or jock in school?
An alternative kid nerd. Definitely not a goth, prep, or jock.
Do you write in your free time? If so, then what do you write?
I write poetry sometimes (it used to be all the time). Now I'm working on a story basically because my Tumblr Crush thought it was a fun idea and encouraged me and I'm desperate for her attention.
What was the last movie you watched?
Bunuel and the Labyrinth of Turtles, a Spanish film about Bunuel making a documentary in the Las Hurdes region.
What was the first “adult” book you ever read?
Probably Maus I and II, when I was 9 or 10 (I know it was 4th grade).
Do you prefer suspenseful horror movies, gore, or jump scares?
None of the above? They just don't really interest/entertain me. I like things like X-Files.
What book have you read more than once?
Ha, soooo many. I've read the first nine Dortmunder books by Donald E. Westlake at least 20 times each.
Do you like reading inside or outside?
Both.
What’s something you’re known for among your friends or family?
Being silly, I guess. I'm the baby, I'm supposed to make them laugh. Oh, and reading a lot.
What’s a negative quality that you can admit to having?
I am impatient.
Do you have a favorite poem or one you can recite?
My favorite poem is Honey and Salt by Carl Sandburg
Have you ever fallen in love?
Yes
If you could be part of a literary era, which one?
Maybe this current one really. Previous eras were so closed to so many people.
What’s the last book you were reading?
"Socialism is Great!" by Lijia Zhang (a memoir)
What was the last book you finished?
Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis (a re-read)
Have you ever hid a book you were reading because you were embarrassed?
Maybe some of the Anita Blake books by Laurell K. Hamilton
What book are you currently reading?
"Socialism is Great!" by Lijia Zhang, again
Are you a city or country person?
I like being close to a small city, but I would enjoy living in the country.
What book has been on your TBR longer than a year?
Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell
What’s your favorite season for reading?
Any season, I'm not picky!
Mary Shelley: Were you a goth, prep, nerd, or jock in school?
Zora Neale Hurston: Do you write in your free time? If so, then what do you write?
J.D. Salinger: What was the last movie you watched?
Alice Walker: What was the first “adult” book you ever read?
Bram Stoker: Do you prefer suspenseful horror movies, gore, or jump scares?
Oscar Wilde: What book have you read more than once?
Beatrix Potter: Do you like reading inside or outside?
Ann Radcliffe: What’s something you’re known for among your friends or family?
Lord Byron: What’s a negative quality that you can admit to having?
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Do you have a favorite poem or one you can recite?
Jane Austen: Have you ever fallen in love?
Langston Hughes: If you could be part of a literary era, which one?
Emily Dickinson: What’s the last book you were reading?
John William Polidori: What was the last book you finished?
Stendhal: Have you ever hid a book you were reading because you were embarrassed?
Charles Dickens: What book are you currently reading?
Thomas Hardy: Are you a city or country person?
Virginia Woolf: What book has been on your TBR longer than a year?
Edith Wharton: What’s your favorite season for reading?