and darkness is fading in
from book_memes
1. Favourite childhood book?
Captain Underpants series, Hardy Boys series, Harry Potter, Charlotte's Web, Holes, Mr. Popper's Penguins...
2. What are you reading right now?
Animal Farm
3. What books do you have on request at the library?
None.
4. Bad book habit?
Leaving them lying open, facedown.
5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
Nothing.
6. Do you have an e-reader?
Yep.
7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
It's not a preference, more a habit, but several. I find that if I'm reading just one I get bored or unfocused so reading several helps.
8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
No.
9. Least favourite book you read this year (so far?)
None.
10. Favourite book you've read this year?
The goddamned Maze Runner series. Ate my brain. Magnificent series. The Host-soso addicting and character driven.
11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
I don't have a comfort zone.
12. What is your reading comfort zone?
^^
13. Can you read on the bus?
Yes.
14. Favourite place to read?
Bed, or out on the deck.
15. What is your policy on book lending?
I don't mind, unless I know I can't trust the person.
16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
Rarely.
17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
No.
18. Not even with text books?
Ha, no, because all my text books were always school properties.
19. What is your favourite language to read in?
English.
20. What makes you love a book?
Dialogue! I love great, well-written dialogue. Characters that seem realistic and three-dimensional. Plots that are interesting and well-written and pull you in quickly and never let go.
21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
22. Favourite genre?
Horror, thriller, suspense, mystery.
23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)
True crime.
24. Favourite biography?
Not too sure.
25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
Yes.
26. Favourite cookbook?
I don't have one.
27. Most inspirational book you've read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
28. Favourite reading snack?
None.
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
Twilight hype has prevented me from picking up the book.
30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
I rarely read critic reviews.
31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
If I don't enjoy a book, I'll say it.
32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose?
Oh jeez. Maybe French.
33. Most intimidating book you've ever read?
I'mnot sure. Exactly what is meant by intimidating?
34. Most intimidating book you're too nervous to begin?
^^
35. Favourite poet?
Robert Frost
36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
Currently, zero. I rarely go anymore.
37. How often have you returned a book to the library unread?
Plenty.
38. Favourite fictional character?
Aw, jeez. Lenny from Of Mice and Men.
39. Favourite fictional villain?
Hm, not too sure, actually.
40. Books I'm most likely to bring on vacation?
Of Mice and Men, In Cold Blood, Cell, Mystic River, The Hobbit...
41. The longest I've gone without reading.
Couple months.
42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
AH. I know there are some but I can't recall.
43. What distracts you easily when you're reading?
Plenty. I get distracted easily in general, haha.
44. Favourite film adaptation of a novel?
Mystic River, Lord of the Ring series, The Hobbit, Brokeback Mountain, The Wizard of OZ, Harry Potter series...
45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
The Shining, haha. I don't know why, I just really do not like it.
46. The most money I've ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
Ha. No clue.
47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
Rarely.
48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
Wow. Plot becoming too boring, characters suddenly losing what makes them people (erm, like an author will spend time in the beginning working on characters then suddenly do nothing expect acknowledge them)
49. Do you like to keep your books organised?
Not at all.
50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you've read them?
Both. Keep what I love.
51. Are there any books you've been avoiding?
Probably.
52. Name a book that made you angry.
uuuh ha, again, sure there are plenty...
53. A book you didn't expect to like but did?
The Host, tbh. Heard so much crap about Stephanie Meyer and Twilight but two friends and an aunt highly praised it so I read it.
54. A book that you expected to like but didn't?
Oh jeez. On the Road is one.
55. Favourite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
I don't know. I do still read Hardy Boys so...
1. Favourite childhood book?
Captain Underpants series, Hardy Boys series, Harry Potter, Charlotte's Web, Holes, Mr. Popper's Penguins...
2. What are you reading right now?
Animal Farm
3. What books do you have on request at the library?
None.
4. Bad book habit?
Leaving them lying open, facedown.
5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
Nothing.
6. Do you have an e-reader?
Yep.
7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
It's not a preference, more a habit, but several. I find that if I'm reading just one I get bored or unfocused so reading several helps.
8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
No.
9. Least favourite book you read this year (so far?)
None.
10. Favourite book you've read this year?
The goddamned Maze Runner series. Ate my brain. Magnificent series. The Host-soso addicting and character driven.
11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
I don't have a comfort zone.
12. What is your reading comfort zone?
^^
13. Can you read on the bus?
Yes.
14. Favourite place to read?
Bed, or out on the deck.
15. What is your policy on book lending?
I don't mind, unless I know I can't trust the person.
16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
Rarely.
17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
No.
18. Not even with text books?
Ha, no, because all my text books were always school properties.
19. What is your favourite language to read in?
English.
20. What makes you love a book?
Dialogue! I love great, well-written dialogue. Characters that seem realistic and three-dimensional. Plots that are interesting and well-written and pull you in quickly and never let go.
21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
22. Favourite genre?
Horror, thriller, suspense, mystery.
23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)
True crime.
24. Favourite biography?
Not too sure.
25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
Yes.
26. Favourite cookbook?
I don't have one.
27. Most inspirational book you've read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
28. Favourite reading snack?
None.
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
Twilight hype has prevented me from picking up the book.
30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
I rarely read critic reviews.
31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
If I don't enjoy a book, I'll say it.
32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose?
Oh jeez. Maybe French.
33. Most intimidating book you've ever read?
I'mnot sure. Exactly what is meant by intimidating?
34. Most intimidating book you're too nervous to begin?
^^
35. Favourite poet?
Robert Frost
36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
Currently, zero. I rarely go anymore.
37. How often have you returned a book to the library unread?
Plenty.
38. Favourite fictional character?
Aw, jeez. Lenny from Of Mice and Men.
39. Favourite fictional villain?
Hm, not too sure, actually.
40. Books I'm most likely to bring on vacation?
Of Mice and Men, In Cold Blood, Cell, Mystic River, The Hobbit...
41. The longest I've gone without reading.
Couple months.
42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
AH. I know there are some but I can't recall.
43. What distracts you easily when you're reading?
Plenty. I get distracted easily in general, haha.
44. Favourite film adaptation of a novel?
Mystic River, Lord of the Ring series, The Hobbit, Brokeback Mountain, The Wizard of OZ, Harry Potter series...
45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
The Shining, haha. I don't know why, I just really do not like it.
46. The most money I've ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
Ha. No clue.
47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
Rarely.
48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
Wow. Plot becoming too boring, characters suddenly losing what makes them people (erm, like an author will spend time in the beginning working on characters then suddenly do nothing expect acknowledge them)
49. Do you like to keep your books organised?
Not at all.
50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you've read them?
Both. Keep what I love.
51. Are there any books you've been avoiding?
Probably.
52. Name a book that made you angry.
uuuh ha, again, sure there are plenty...
53. A book you didn't expect to like but did?
The Host, tbh. Heard so much crap about Stephanie Meyer and Twilight but two friends and an aunt highly praised it so I read it.
54. A book that you expected to like but didn't?
Oh jeez. On the Road is one.
55. Favourite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
I don't know. I do still read Hardy Boys so...