Books Meme

[tomoe_daeva]

I think that it's time for a good ol' meme :3
I grabbed this from queenseptienna over LJ, it was a meme about books, and since I'm kinda sensitive to the subject at the moment I thought of giving it a try.
Sorry in advance if I'll give you boring answers ;_;

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[amelia_seyroon]

--I wasn't so very impressed. It's just people talking, after all, isn't it?

But don't you ask them where they get their ideas and inspirations from? D:

[tomoe_daeva]

There was no need for me to ask anything, that wasn't so interesting to hear anyway :/ You know, usually how you get cool ideas and such is not such a thing worth hearing 'cause it's all about subjective moods of the time, and the suggestions that you're given on the matter are mostly you know already.

[m3n747]

Oh, that's pretty interesting. Let's see...

Which was the first book you ever read?
No idea, I just can't remember after all those years. But I can safely say that among the first ones were Grimm's Fairy Tales, Scenes from the life of the dragons and probably Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (not sure if that's the cover of the edition I had; I did, however, find a picture of the inside of the book). My parents would read those books to me when I was little, so it follows that they were also the ones I started reading myself when I learned the fine art of deciphering those funny little black thingies on the paper. :D

Have you ever dreamt about a book you read? If yes, tell about it.
I might have, but if so, then I don't remember it.

Which is the first thing that gain grabs your attention in a book? The cover, the story or the title?I'd say that depends on the circumstances - do I see the book on the shelf in a book shop or at my friend's home, or does somebody describe the story to me? Is the cover interesting or dull? Is the

[tomoe_daeva]

Yes, it's a very interesting meme :D

Awww, how cute <3 You know, my parents never read me stories, they just recite them from memory-- So I didn't own any book like that before I went to school and started to read-- I mean, I had "Little Women" and other of that kind, but I never cared about reading those XD

You're being a smartass on #3 XD
Let's say that you enter a bookshop to waste some time, and you're looking lazily at the shelves-- What books catches your interest first?

Yeah, I found the "genre" question a bit difficult to answer to too :/

Your experience with the author's meeting sounds fun :3
I assume that it's a matter of how the interview is conducted, maybe--
I usually love to hear about the creative process of writing or drawing but in the end it all feels kinda dull to me :/
--Maybe it's because I can anticipate the answers in advance? Mah!

Awwwww at kittens XD !

[m3n747]

My parents told me some stories as well - my father knew a few he would tell me over and over (but I liked them, so I didn't mind the lack of fresh material XD) and my mother had a knack for coming up with stuff of her own pretty much on the spot. She even had two running series of stories. :D

Well, in that case I'd say the cover - after all it's the most visible part of the book. XD

I guess it depends on a person. Ewa Białołęcka was always very nice, joyful and had a kind of your-favourite-aunt air to her. XD Both meetings with her I attended were very relaxed and had a friendly atmosphere (probably in part due to the locations, the first one was in a bookshop/café and the other in a public library), with the author talking - and the fans asking - about lots of different things, not necessarily directly connected with her books. All in all, a really pleasant couple of hours.

On the other hand, a friend of mine once attended a meeting with Andrzej Sapkowski and he says (and a number of people on the Internet seem to agree) that

[tomoe_daeva]

I guess all parents do :D
Anyway, I wasn't the kind of kid who needed much maintenance, anyway XD

The most visible part of the book on a shelf should be the title, LOL >D

Mah, I don't think that such things would make a difference for me.
Also when I was interviewed (?!) during YaYCon about my webcomics makking I felt as if-- All that I say was quite stupid, too XD
Talking with people is entertaining but when you have to explain things-- I don't know, it sounds so obvious and simple to me XD <-*sounds like some kind of schizoid genius, LOL*