Book Meme
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stargazer60 and
cazmalfoy
Yes, I live. No, fic is not finished but its getting there. Sorry for sort of vanishing, owing comments, and generally not being around much. The first few weeks of 2011 have been busy. Add the flu and a mirgraine that just won't quit - well you get the picture.
1. Favorite childhood book?
The entire Trixie Belden series
2. What are you reading right now?
I'm going to restart the Lyndsay Sands series on my Kindle
3. What books do you have on request at the library?
Our local library is ... awful ... so nothing
4. Bad book habit?
Forgeting where I am in a series and ending up with two copies of the same book
5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
See 3
6. Do you have an e-reader?
Yes - I got a Kindle for Christmas and have the Kindle Ap on my Blackberry
7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
One at a time
8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
Yes in that I tend to read more online and less in print.
9. Least favorite book you read this year (so far?)
Let's go with 2010 since there have only been 16 days in 2011. I would have to say the last Sookie Stackhouse book. I only managed about half of it.
10. Favorite book you’ve read this year?
Again - going to stick with 2010. Ally Blue's new Mother Earth series.
11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
Fairly often. For instance, starting to look at some Steampunk recs.
12. What is your reading comfort zone?
It changes. I was a mass market fiction girl for many years then moved to paranormal (followed Laurell K. Hamilton) and its just exploded from there.
13. Can you read on the bus?
Well considering I have not been on a bus in twenty years ...
14. Favorite place to read?
Love seat with a dog
15. What is your policy on book lending?.
No - simply because my books are like old friends. If I like a book enough to say 'you have to read this' I buy a copy as a gift.
16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
No
17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
No
18. Not even with text books?
No, but I will use sticky notes.
19. What is your favorite language to read in?
English since its the only language I can read in
20. What makes you love a book?
A writer who is true to the characters. Writers can create characters any way they please, but having done so, they must remain true to them.
21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
It depends on the person I am reccing to - their interests and what they find makes a good book
22. Favorite genre?
Any paranormal
23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)
Classic British Novels. I've not touched them since college.
24. Favorite biography?
Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr
25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
I define self-help a little differently then most. I've read books on writing that have made me a better writer - that is helping myself. I've read Suze Orman. As for the other stuff - never.
26. Favorite cookbook?
Anything by Rachel Ray
27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
I have to go with 2010 again and say Stephanie O'Dea's cookbooks - mainly because they started as a blog
28. Favorite reading snack?
Coffee
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
The DaVinci Code
30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
Rarely
31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
If I don't like something, I say nothing at all.
32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you chose?
French or Welsh (I'd like to be able to read original versions of the legends of Arthur)
33. Most intimidating book you’ve ever read?
Gone With the Wind. I was 10 and it was over 1000 pages
34. Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin?
Anything with more than five books in the series
35. Favorite Poet?
I don't have a singular poet but there are a handful of poems I love
36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
See 3
37. How often have you returned book to the library unread?
See 3
38. Favorite fictional character?
The book has not been published yet but the writer knows who he is
39. Favorite fictional villain?
Jean-Claude in the Anita Blake series. I know he's a quasi hero, but he's a manipulative bastard.
40. Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation?
Now that I have my Kindle? No limit!
41. The longest I’ve gone without reading.
Two weeks tops!
42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
Jane Eyre - remember the part about being true to a character?
43. What distracts you easily when you’re reading?
A bomb might make me flinch - maybe
44. Favorite film adaptation of a novel?
Much Ado About Nothing ( I know its a play but ... still)
45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
The first few Harry Potter movies ... slow down and tell the damn story people
46. The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
Yeah so not thinking about that
47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
I will skip to the end then re-read to see how it got there
48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
If a character does something that makes no sense to everything you've painted that character to be
49. Do you like to keep your books organized?
I group by series
50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them?
I keep them
51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding?
Twilight like the plague
52. Name a book that made you angry.
The Andrew Young book about John Edwards. Yeah, the man is scum but he has young children and his wife was dying. They did not need to be victimized again.
53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did?
Harry Potter - I put it off for four years
54. A book that you expected to like but didn’t?
The Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series by Julie Kenner. I liked it because the characters were dealing with grief, then the writer went and pulled a Bobby Ewing
55. Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
Anything that I don't want my relatives catching me reading
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stargazer60 and
cazmalfoy
Yes, I live. No, fic is not finished but its getting there. Sorry for sort of vanishing, owing comments, and generally not being around much. The first few weeks of 2011 have been busy. Add the flu and a mirgraine that just won't quit - well you get the picture.
1. Favorite childhood book?
The entire Trixie Belden series
2. What are you reading right now?
I'm going to restart the Lyndsay Sands series on my Kindle
3. What books do you have on request at the library?
Our local library is ... awful ... so nothing
4. Bad book habit?
Forgeting where I am in a series and ending up with two copies of the same book
5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
See 3
6. Do you have an e-reader?
Yes - I got a Kindle for Christmas and have the Kindle Ap on my Blackberry
7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
One at a time
8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
Yes in that I tend to read more online and less in print.
9. Least favorite book you read this year (so far?)
Let's go with 2010 since there have only been 16 days in 2011. I would have to say the last Sookie Stackhouse book. I only managed about half of it.
10. Favorite book you’ve read this year?
Again - going to stick with 2010. Ally Blue's new Mother Earth series.
11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
Fairly often. For instance, starting to look at some Steampunk recs.
12. What is your reading comfort zone?
It changes. I was a mass market fiction girl for many years then moved to paranormal (followed Laurell K. Hamilton) and its just exploded from there.
13. Can you read on the bus?
Well considering I have not been on a bus in twenty years ...
14. Favorite place to read?
Love seat with a dog
15. What is your policy on book lending?.
No - simply because my books are like old friends. If I like a book enough to say 'you have to read this' I buy a copy as a gift.
16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
No
17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
No
18. Not even with text books?
No, but I will use sticky notes.
19. What is your favorite language to read in?
English since its the only language I can read in
20. What makes you love a book?
A writer who is true to the characters. Writers can create characters any way they please, but having done so, they must remain true to them.
21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
It depends on the person I am reccing to - their interests and what they find makes a good book
22. Favorite genre?
Any paranormal
23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)
Classic British Novels. I've not touched them since college.
24. Favorite biography?
Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr
25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
I define self-help a little differently then most. I've read books on writing that have made me a better writer - that is helping myself. I've read Suze Orman. As for the other stuff - never.
26. Favorite cookbook?
Anything by Rachel Ray
27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
I have to go with 2010 again and say Stephanie O'Dea's cookbooks - mainly because they started as a blog
28. Favorite reading snack?
Coffee
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
The DaVinci Code
30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
Rarely
31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
If I don't like something, I say nothing at all.
32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you chose?
French or Welsh (I'd like to be able to read original versions of the legends of Arthur)
33. Most intimidating book you’ve ever read?
Gone With the Wind. I was 10 and it was over 1000 pages
34. Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin?
Anything with more than five books in the series
35. Favorite Poet?
I don't have a singular poet but there are a handful of poems I love
36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
See 3
37. How often have you returned book to the library unread?
See 3
38. Favorite fictional character?
The book has not been published yet but the writer knows who he is
39. Favorite fictional villain?
Jean-Claude in the Anita Blake series. I know he's a quasi hero, but he's a manipulative bastard.
40. Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation?
Now that I have my Kindle? No limit!
41. The longest I’ve gone without reading.
Two weeks tops!
42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
Jane Eyre - remember the part about being true to a character?
43. What distracts you easily when you’re reading?
A bomb might make me flinch - maybe
44. Favorite film adaptation of a novel?
Much Ado About Nothing ( I know its a play but ... still)
45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
The first few Harry Potter movies ... slow down and tell the damn story people
46. The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
Yeah so not thinking about that
47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
I will skip to the end then re-read to see how it got there
48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
If a character does something that makes no sense to everything you've painted that character to be
49. Do you like to keep your books organized?
I group by series
50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them?
I keep them
51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding?
Twilight like the plague
52. Name a book that made you angry.
The Andrew Young book about John Edwards. Yeah, the man is scum but he has young children and his wife was dying. They did not need to be victimized again.
53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did?
Harry Potter - I put it off for four years
54. A book that you expected to like but didn’t?
The Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series by Julie Kenner. I liked it because the characters were dealing with grief, then the writer went and pulled a Bobby Ewing
55. Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
Anything that I don't want my relatives catching me reading
This entry was originally posted at http://teachwriteslash.dreamwidth.org/291408.html. Please comment there using OpenID.