The 'what's on your bookshelf' friending meme...
There are always friending memes floating around - we must save LJ from this slow rot, drag people back kicking and screaming from Tumblr and Dreamwidth if necessary! - and they always seem to be either generic or focused around a particular fandom. But I don't think I've ever seen one out there for the bookworms amongst us. So in classic if-you-
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name: Caroline
age: 31
location: Derbyshire, England
Books!
favourite book: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
favourite author: Toss-up between Pat Conroy and Sharon Penman for fiction, Ian Mortimer for non-fiction (history)
favourite book series: I don't really read much fiction, so either Harry Potter or Sharon Penman's Welsh trilogy
favourite screen adaptation of a book: Is Lord of the Rings cheating? I'm not actually a big fan of the book, but oh heavens, do I love the movies.
preferred genre: Non-fiction, history mostly.
print or ebook?: I do love my Kindle. I feel guilty looking at my bookshelves these days, how rarely I actually pick up a physical book anymore.
currently reading: Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses by Helen Rappaport
rec something: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell! Seriously, I pimp this to everyone, and people either love it or just can't get into it. But read it, either before the upcoming BBC adaptation or after.
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fandoms: Person of Interest, ( ... )
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That gif is adorable, what's it from?
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name: Rebecca
age: 21
location: Nova Scotia
Books!
favourite book: Shantaram // The Tao of Pooh // World Without End
favourite author: Ken Follett // J. K. Rowling
favourite book series: Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Kingsbridge Series
favourite screen adaptation of a book: Outlander
preferred genre: Fantasy, historical fiction
print or ebook?: PRINT PRINT PRINT
currently reading: Dark Places, Gillian Flynn
rec something: I just read The Casual Vacancy and loved it. Rowling's brilliant. I'll also recommend Shantaram until I'm blue in the face because it's fucking amazing.
Other
fandoms: At the moment ... Outlander, Harry Potter, ASOIAF, The 100, Whedonverse, Fullerverse, Gilmore Girls and more than I can remember off the time of my head ;)
ships: Any and all so long as it makes sense and isn't gross.
interests: Writing, travelling and reading are my top three!
other social media accounts: I have Tumblr, which I link to in my journal.
something random about yourself: I'm currently experiencing ( ... )
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What's your favourite of the genre?
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name: Becky
age: 29
location: ... it's complicated
Books!
favourite book: Just one?! All time: Stranger with my Face by Lois Duncan. Recent favorites include Gillian Flynn's Dark Places and Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch. Also The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom.
favourite author: Gillian Flynn, JK Rowling, Lois Duncan
favourite book series: Harry Potter and the first two books from The Hunger Games
favourite screen adaptation of a book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
preferred genre: lately it's been mystery/crime
print or ebook?: either
currently reading: FAR TOO MUCH. The Rabbit Back Literature Society and the Secret Diary of Adrian Mole alongside a bunch of non-fiction.
rec something: From my childhood I also loved all the Point Horror books
Other
fandoms: Lately a lot of Parks and Rec and 30 Rock. Broadchurch, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, The Flash, The X-Files and many, many more.
ships: I'm not a big shipper at all.
interests: MUSICAL THEATRE. I am also moving to NYC ( ... )
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Friends?
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name: Emma
age: 23
location: Canada
Books!
favourite book: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
favourite author: Don't really have one, I'm making my way through Austen right now though.
favourite book series: Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan series, Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli & Isles Series, Sara Shephard's Pretty Little Liars
favourite screen adaptation of a book:
preferred genre: YA, mystery.
print or ebook?: Print.
currently reading: Sense & Sensibility, Frankenstein, and Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs.
rec something: I'm not the best at rec-ing books, but anything I've listed above.
Other
fandoms: here.
ships: too many, but the top three are Hannah/Temperance (Bones), Regina/Robin (OUAT), and Gigi/Lydia (Lizzie Bennet Diaries).
interests: running, watching tv, reading, making icons & fanmixes, critique of media.
other social media accounts: tumblr | twitter | goodreads
something random about yourself: I play 7+ instruments.
anything else: I'm more of a TV person, but I'm always looking for people to talk about the ( ... )
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name: Profiterole
age: 32
location: France
Books!
favourite book: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #2), Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling (Nightrunner #2), The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (The Inheritance Trilogy #1), Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
favourite author: Patricia Briggs, Lynn Flewelling, NK Jemisin
favourite book series: Mercy Thompson, Nightrunner, The Inheritance Trilogy
favourite screen adaptation of a book: The Mortal Instruments, because it's the only time I've seen queer guys in an action movie on the big screen and it was so refreshing
preferred genre: LGBT fantasy (and sci-fi)
print or ebook?: Definitely print (I spend enough time reading fanfiction on a screen)
currently reading: Waiting for Night Broken (Mercy Thompson #8) to arrive
rec something: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie: Awesome sci-fi with no gender and where the protagonist used to be part of the collective consciousness of a starship AI.
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fandoms: Marvel movieverse, Inception, Pacific Rim ( ... )
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