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grampus
Hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback?
Depends on the author. I'll buy hardback from my favorite authors and paperback if it's an author I'm not familiar with
Barnes & Noble or Borders?
Most definitely Barnes and Noble
Bookmark or dog-ear?
Usually bookmark unless there is absolutely nothing handy. Which is rare.
Amazon or brick and mortar?
I like Amazon if I know what book I want. I've never had a problem with them (except with
yiskah's book that I ordered last week and have to wait until July to receive). I do brick and mortar if I'm in the mood to linger and browse.
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random?
By author
Keep, throw away, or sell?
Keep if I will read it again. Pass to friends or co-workers if I'm done with it.
Keep dust jacket or toss it?
Keep.
Read with dust jacket or remove it?
Read with.
Short story or novel?
Novel.
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Lemony Snicket
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
It depends on how gripping the book is.
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
"It was a dark and stormy night"
Buy or borrow?
I usually buy. If I'm unsure about a book I'll check it out from the library first
New or used?
Both.
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse?
Browse.
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
Tidy ending. cliffhangers piss me OFF
Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading?
Whenever I have the most time on a given day
Stand-alone or series?
Both.
Favourite series?
Jonathan Kellerman (Alex Delaware novels), Faye Kellerman (Peter Decker novels), The Ballad series by Sharyn McCrumb, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, Jeffrey Deaver (Lincoln Rhyme) and Jan Karon's Mitford Books
Favourite children's book?
"Anne of Green Gables" , "I Love You Stinky-face", "I Love You Forever", and a bazillion more :)
Favourite book of which nobody else has heard?
hmmmmm....can't think of one
Favourite books read last year?
I dunno...I read too many that I really liked
Favourite book of all time?
I agree with
anged, "That varies by the day."
Least favorite book you finished last year?
It was so boring I forgot
What are you reading right now?
Whatever my composition teacher tells me to. Currently romantic poetry (specifically "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and anything by Wordsworth
What are you reading next?
See above.
Favourite book to recommend to an eleven-year-old?
"Anne of Green Gables" "The Chronicles of Narnia" "A Series of Unfortunate Events" or anything by Roald Dahl
Favourite book(s) to re-read?
The Chronicles of Narnia
Do you ever smell books?
*sniffs* I love the smell of old books
anged who ganked it from
grampus
Hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback?
Depends on the author. I'll buy hardback from my favorite authors and paperback if it's an author I'm not familiar with
Barnes & Noble or Borders?
Most definitely Barnes and Noble
Bookmark or dog-ear?
Usually bookmark unless there is absolutely nothing handy. Which is rare.
Amazon or brick and mortar?
I like Amazon if I know what book I want. I've never had a problem with them (except with
yiskah's book that I ordered last week and have to wait until July to receive). I do brick and mortar if I'm in the mood to linger and browse.
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random?
By author
Keep, throw away, or sell?
Keep if I will read it again. Pass to friends or co-workers if I'm done with it.
Keep dust jacket or toss it?
Keep.
Read with dust jacket or remove it?
Read with.
Short story or novel?
Novel.
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Lemony Snicket
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
It depends on how gripping the book is.
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
"It was a dark and stormy night"
Buy or borrow?
I usually buy. If I'm unsure about a book I'll check it out from the library first
New or used?
Both.
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse?
Browse.
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
Tidy ending. cliffhangers piss me OFF
Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading?
Whenever I have the most time on a given day
Stand-alone or series?
Both.
Favourite series?
Jonathan Kellerman (Alex Delaware novels), Faye Kellerman (Peter Decker novels), The Ballad series by Sharyn McCrumb, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, Jeffrey Deaver (Lincoln Rhyme) and Jan Karon's Mitford Books
Favourite children's book?
"Anne of Green Gables" , "I Love You Stinky-face", "I Love You Forever", and a bazillion more :)
Favourite book of which nobody else has heard?
hmmmmm....can't think of one
Favourite books read last year?
I dunno...I read too many that I really liked
Favourite book of all time?
I agree with
anged, "That varies by the day."
Least favorite book you finished last year?
It was so boring I forgot
What are you reading right now?
Whatever my composition teacher tells me to. Currently romantic poetry (specifically "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and anything by Wordsworth
What are you reading next?
See above.
Favourite book to recommend to an eleven-year-old?
"Anne of Green Gables" "The Chronicles of Narnia" "A Series of Unfortunate Events" or anything by Roald Dahl
Favourite book(s) to re-read?
The Chronicles of Narnia
Do you ever smell books?
*sniffs* I love the smell of old books