Let's face it, I'm a fail whale at these....
... but just for funsies, let's pretend I'm not. (But really, all empirical evidence, including the last daily meme I tried to do, says that I am!)
This is huge, but I'll try to do a few at a time so I hope I can at least answer a few days of questions. Seriously, there's no way I'd manage to do 60 days worth. Maybe I can do 12. :)
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about.
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favourite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favourite book of your favourite series OR your favourite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favourite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you've read more than five times
Day 13 - Favourite childhood book OR current favourite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favourite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favourite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favourite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favourite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favourite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favourite kiss
Day 21 - Favourite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favourite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favourite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
Day 31 - What books do you have on request at the library? How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time? How often have you returned books to the library unread? What do you currently have checked out at the library?
Day 32 - Bad book habit? Do you ever dog-ear books? Do you ever write in the margins of your books? Not even with textbooks?
Day 33 - Do you have an e-reader? What format do you prefer to buy books in?
Day 34 - Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
Day 35 - Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
Day 36 - Most inspirational book you've read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
Day 37 - Least favourite book you read this year (so far?)
Day 38 - What is your reading comfort zone? How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
Day 39 - Favourite place to read? Can you read on a bus/car/train?
Day 40 - What is your policy on book lending?
Day 41 - What makes you love a book? Is it the same thing that will inspire you to recommend a book?
Day 42 - Favourite genre?
Day 43 - Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)
Day 44 - Favourite biography?
Day 45 - Favourite cookbook?
Day 46 - Favourite reading snack?
Day 47 - Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
Day 48 - How often do you agree with critics about a book? How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
Day 49 - If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose?
Day 50 - Most intimidating book you've ever read? Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin?
Day 51 - Favourite poet?
Day 52 - Favourite fictional villain?
Day 53 - Name a book that you could/would not finish. What would cause you to stop reading a book halfway through?
Day 54 - What distracts you easily when you’re reading?
Day 55 - Favourite film adaptation of a novel? Most disappointing film adaptation?
Day 56 - The most money I've ever spent in the book shop at one time?
Day 57 - How often do you skim a book before reading it?
Day 58 - Do you like to keep your books organized?
Day 59 - Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you've read them?
Day 60 - Are there any books you've been avoiding?
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
*takes a deep breath and gets prepared to be run out of town on a rail*
Diana Gabaldon's Outlander needed to be over a long time ago. It was fun and I was able to suspend my disbelief about Claire time-travelling the first time. Then she went back to the present time, and it all seemed like a dream. Fine. After Frank died, she wanted to find her true love and was willing to risk travelling in time again, which I could still handwave away. But then once everyone started jumping back and forth without any sort of rhyme or reason I was done, plus I gave very few shits about Bree and Roger. I haven't read any of the Lord John books, and don't particularly care to, even though you'd think I would enjoy them.
It's easy to say that I would love it if the Harry Potter books went on for forever, but I'm glad they ended where they did. They wrapped up where they needed to and I guarantee that if they went on I'd be saying the same things about them that I did about Outlander.
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about.
Can I just say that I loved Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell? I loved that book. And I am so thankful that willow_wand recommended it to me!
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
I know that everyone really liked Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, which I ... well, I liked, but I think my expectations were SO HIGH because of all of the buzz around it, that I think I was expecting more. Even though I thought there was a wonderful horribleness about it, I wasn't as impressed as I was by her earlier book, Sharp Objects. That was probably the darkest book I've ever read in my life and I loved it. It was just twisted enough that I didn't see it coming...
Day 04 - Your favourite book or series ever
My favorite book of all time is probably To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I read it over and over again. I haven't read it in a while, actually, and should. *makes a note*
(Series-wise, I have several that I love, but it has to go to Harry Potter for the friendships I have gained because of it.)
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Oh, oh, oh! I know! I had to think about this, because if I don't like a book I generally put it down, but this particular book I kept reading on and on because I thought surely there would be something that would redeem it for me, but nope. Nothing. I hated Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld. I understand that I'm supposed to feel something for the main character, but in the end, the only think I felt for her was derision. I know, I know, that's not very nice, but that was an entire book of first world problem that I couldn't be arsed about. FWIW, I didn't like The Catcher in the Rye, either.