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May 17, 2011
30 Day Book Challenge - Day 8, 9 & 10
Okay so I've got a bit behind in this 30 day book challenge so now I have to catch up with the last few days questions. Here we go:
Day 8: Some firsts: First book you remember loving/being obsessed with. First book that made you cry. First book you gave to someone else as a gift.
I can't remember exactly the first book I remember loving, but I think it must have been the Dragonlance series. I remember getting tons of those books out of the library when I was younger!
I also can't remember the first book that made me cry. Most likely it would have been something like Charlotte's Web. Who wouldn't cry at Charlotte's Web?!
And the first book I gave someone as a gift. Hmmm. I can't recall exactly. I remember giving a friend a book for a birthday years ago when I was a kid, but I can't remember what it was exactly. Either a Babysitters Club book (remember I mentioned previously I used to read those books when I was a pre-teen/kid?) or maybe an R.L. Stine's Goosebumps book.
Day 9 question:
Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
I don't think I want to answer this question - because if I do, that will spoil most likely a major plot point in any story that I would mention the saddest/best death. I can answer both the saddest and best character death, but I don't think it's fair that I do because deaths in books are mostly important parts of the stories.
And the question for today:
Day 10. The last book you acquired, and how (begged, bought, borrowed?)
The last physical book I bought was Write For Japan, the anthology of short stories I have a story in, to help raise money for Japan earthquake/tsunami relief.
The last physical book I borrowed was from work - we have a little borrowing library where people can put their old books they're finished with/don't want so that others can read them - The Bourne Deception that I just picked up today (haven't started reading it yet though). But it sounds good. Never read any of the other Bourne series books, but the few movies of the series i've seen have been good (not that that has any bearing really on if the books are good, but they must be somewhat because otherwise there wouldn't be movies made from them!).
The last non-physical (i.e. E) book that I got was the first of Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series 'Soulless'. A snippet from Publishers Weekly review on Amazon.com :
"Carriger debuts brilliantly with a blend of Victorian romance, screwball comedy of manners and alternate history. Prickly, stubborn 25-year-old bluestocking Alexia Tarabotti is patently unmarriageable, and not just because she's large-nosed and swarthy. She's also soulless, an oddity and a secret even in a 19th-century London that mostly accepts and integrates werewolf packs, vampire hives and ghosts."
I haven't yet started to read it (because i'm currently reading Good Omens by Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman) but I can't wait because it seems like rollicking good fun!
Day 8: Some firsts: First book you remember loving/being obsessed with. First book that made you cry. First book you gave to someone else as a gift.
I can't remember exactly the first book I remember loving, but I think it must have been the Dragonlance series. I remember getting tons of those books out of the library when I was younger!
I also can't remember the first book that made me cry. Most likely it would have been something like Charlotte's Web. Who wouldn't cry at Charlotte's Web?!
And the first book I gave someone as a gift. Hmmm. I can't recall exactly. I remember giving a friend a book for a birthday years ago when I was a kid, but I can't remember what it was exactly. Either a Babysitters Club book (remember I mentioned previously I used to read those books when I was a pre-teen/kid?) or maybe an R.L. Stine's Goosebumps book.
Day 9 question:
Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
I don't think I want to answer this question - because if I do, that will spoil most likely a major plot point in any story that I would mention the saddest/best death. I can answer both the saddest and best character death, but I don't think it's fair that I do because deaths in books are mostly important parts of the stories.
And the question for today:
Day 10. The last book you acquired, and how (begged, bought, borrowed?)
The last physical book I bought was Write For Japan, the anthology of short stories I have a story in, to help raise money for Japan earthquake/tsunami relief.
The last physical book I borrowed was from work - we have a little borrowing library where people can put their old books they're finished with/don't want so that others can read them - The Bourne Deception that I just picked up today (haven't started reading it yet though). But it sounds good. Never read any of the other Bourne series books, but the few movies of the series i've seen have been good (not that that has any bearing really on if the books are good, but they must be somewhat because otherwise there wouldn't be movies made from them!).
The last non-physical (i.e. E) book that I got was the first of Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series 'Soulless'. A snippet from Publishers Weekly review on Amazon.com :
"Carriger debuts brilliantly with a blend of Victorian romance, screwball comedy of manners and alternate history. Prickly, stubborn 25-year-old bluestocking Alexia Tarabotti is patently unmarriageable, and not just because she's large-nosed and swarthy. She's also soulless, an oddity and a secret even in a 19th-century London that mostly accepts and integrates werewolf packs, vampire hives and ghosts."
I haven't yet started to read it (because i'm currently reading Good Omens by Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman) but I can't wait because it seems like rollicking good fun!
May 14, 2011
Bookworm Revival
[image error] Okay, a new question from Should Be Reading's Musing Mondays meme- or what i'm calling on my blog here Bookworm Revival!
Do you ever find scenes from previous books you've read popping into your head at random times? If so, does it bother you? If it doesn't happen to you, why do you think that is?
This usually happens to me right after I finish a book - parts of the book will pop into my head for a few days (or even weeks) after, at random times. Mostly if i've really enjoyed the book, of course. Does having scenes from your own book coming into your head count? haha. I've had that happen a lot recently, but mostly I think because it's close to being published. I specifically keep seeing one scene in my book (Under A Starlit Sky) in particular (but I see a few others as well). It's a good scene (if I may say so, I enjoyed writing it and watching it unfold anyways). I think it usually pops into my head when I want a coffee (because it takes place in a coffee shop).
And does having these scenes from books popping into my head bother me? Not at all! I enjoy it. It's like watching a favourite scene in a movie over again. Unless it's an upsetting scene - but most likely its not and it's just some innocuous scene. Sometimes its more the actual settings, and not particular scenes (with dialogue or characters) that come into my head.
Like at the moment, i'm picturing Barron's Books & Baubles - the awesome bookstore in Dublin, Ireland that's a central setting in Karen Marie Moning's Fever books. It's a bookstore with living quarters behind (and above) it. If I could (and of course, if the bookstore actually existed in the real world!) I would love live there! The cozy couches and armchairs, fancy expensive plush rugs, vaulted ceiling and big fireplace in the reading area....heaven!
Do you have scenes pop into your head from previous books? (or not?). Please comment!
Do you ever find scenes from previous books you've read popping into your head at random times? If so, does it bother you? If it doesn't happen to you, why do you think that is?
This usually happens to me right after I finish a book - parts of the book will pop into my head for a few days (or even weeks) after, at random times. Mostly if i've really enjoyed the book, of course. Does having scenes from your own book coming into your head count? haha. I've had that happen a lot recently, but mostly I think because it's close to being published. I specifically keep seeing one scene in my book (Under A Starlit Sky) in particular (but I see a few others as well). It's a good scene (if I may say so, I enjoyed writing it and watching it unfold anyways). I think it usually pops into my head when I want a coffee (because it takes place in a coffee shop).
And does having these scenes from books popping into my head bother me? Not at all! I enjoy it. It's like watching a favourite scene in a movie over again. Unless it's an upsetting scene - but most likely its not and it's just some innocuous scene. Sometimes its more the actual settings, and not particular scenes (with dialogue or characters) that come into my head.
Like at the moment, i'm picturing Barron's Books & Baubles - the awesome bookstore in Dublin, Ireland that's a central setting in Karen Marie Moning's Fever books. It's a bookstore with living quarters behind (and above) it. If I could (and of course, if the bookstore actually existed in the real world!) I would love live there! The cozy couches and armchairs, fancy expensive plush rugs, vaulted ceiling and big fireplace in the reading area....heaven!
Do you have scenes pop into your head from previous books? (or not?). Please comment!
30 Day Book Challenge - Day 7
I really like todays question, which is:
What fictional character are you (secretly) in love with?
I would have to say Roland Deschain - the main character of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of books. One of the reasons I love the books so much is that I love Roland. He is such a flawed and tragic hero. He's a strong-willed, stubborn man who has only one purpose in life - that is, to find The Dark Tower. He's handsome (in a rugged, swarthy sort of way), tall, in good shape (as a gunslinger has to be to survive), charming, honest, and loyal to all his friends - and even, to an extent, enemies. He's a man's man - he can hunt, make his own clothes.., and of course always has his deadly guns at hand. He can pretty much do anything. Except say simple, common words in our world like aspirin and tuna fish - it's very endearing.
He is such a great character, and such a great complex personality that you can help but love him, and also feel a bit sorry for him as well, due to his tragic past and everything he has gone through. He just has a real attractiveness to him. I don't know what it is. He's like a pit-bull puppy - something you want to take care of and love, but at the same time something that is unpredictable. A ball of fluffy cuteness (well...) with fangs and claws (or in Roland's case, his guns) that can do lots of damage.
I just read online (don't know how true it is though) that Javier Bardem will be playing Roland in The Dark Tower movies (and TV show? hmmm). He seems like he'd fit the role. He'd need to wear blue contacts though, of course.
What fictional character are you secretly in love with? post in the comments!
What fictional character are you (secretly) in love with?
I would have to say Roland Deschain - the main character of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of books. One of the reasons I love the books so much is that I love Roland. He is such a flawed and tragic hero. He's a strong-willed, stubborn man who has only one purpose in life - that is, to find The Dark Tower. He's handsome (in a rugged, swarthy sort of way), tall, in good shape (as a gunslinger has to be to survive), charming, honest, and loyal to all his friends - and even, to an extent, enemies. He's a man's man - he can hunt, make his own clothes.., and of course always has his deadly guns at hand. He can pretty much do anything. Except say simple, common words in our world like aspirin and tuna fish - it's very endearing.
He is such a great character, and such a great complex personality that you can help but love him, and also feel a bit sorry for him as well, due to his tragic past and everything he has gone through. He just has a real attractiveness to him. I don't know what it is. He's like a pit-bull puppy - something you want to take care of and love, but at the same time something that is unpredictable. A ball of fluffy cuteness (well...) with fangs and claws (or in Roland's case, his guns) that can do lots of damage.
I just read online (don't know how true it is though) that Javier Bardem will be playing Roland in The Dark Tower movies (and TV show? hmmm). He seems like he'd fit the role. He'd need to wear blue contacts though, of course.
What fictional character are you secretly in love with? post in the comments!
May 13, 2011
Character Chatter Friday!
This weeks Character Chatter (started by Austine at The Magick Pen) is below! First of all, a little introduction - meet the characters we'll be chatting with!Rue (from upcoming novel The Clockwork Universe): She's stubborn, snarky, acerbic - a tomboy of a teenage girl trapped in a Victorian-esque society of lady-like behaviour.
Kieran: Rue's guardian. an inventor/scientist, all round clever guy. Mild mannered, soft spoken, polite.
This week's Chatter question is:
If you could only take five things to a deserted island, what would they be?
Kieran: A deserted island? Well, first we'd have to know what the climate is like. And then-
Rue: *scowls, tapping her foot* Just answer the question, will you?
Kieran: Well, I would have to bring my tools. I'd like to think of myself as a bit of a tinkerer.
Rue: I would bring... I would bring.... my...
Kieran: What? your thieving tools? your lockpick, and your bolt cutters? they won't do you much good on an empty island, would they?
Rue: *glares at Kieran* I would bring my journal and charcoal for writing.
Kieran: and I would have to bring Maddigan.
Rue: That bitey little bugger?! It stinks and is as soft as a upside down pin-cushion!
Kieran: She's not an 'it', she's a she. And we'd have to take her. I couldn't leave her alone, she wouldn't survive.
Rue: There's plenty of rats and roaches around. In our little place, and on the streets.
I'd bring that little gun of yours, just in case. It might not be a deserted island.
Kieran: Is it all about weapons and deception with you? Can't you trust anyone? Trust that things will be okay?
Rue: No, I can't. And you know why. *Turns and starts to walks away*
Kieran: *shouts* You couldn't walk away from this if we were on a deserted island!
Rue: Are you really that big of a fool?
30 Day Book Meme - Day 5 & 6
Now today's question is an interesting one! (and not just because it as the word 'interesting' in it).
Day 5's question is...well, it's more of a statement than a question really:
A book you acquired in some interesting way
I wish I had a super cool answer to this like: I found a book in an old dusty attic of a long abandoned run down house, and it was hidden under the floorboards. Or, even someting like - I was walking through the supermarket in the dried pasta aisle and saw a book shoved in between the fusilli and the penne. But nope, sorry. I can't even say, I found a cool book at a garage sale, and it was the only book at the bottom of a box of garish handbags and I just had to have it!
Instead the only thing I can say is one of the times I was over visiting my parents and I was just about to leave and get the ferry back home. and I went downstairs and there was an old turquoise/green laundry basket (the plastic circular ones, like a giant colander with it all waffle patterened (e.g. squares cut out at reguarl intervals) on top of a table, and it was crammed with junk (I think from a previous garage sale). And this old tattered paperback was poking out, and it looked interesting. So I grabbed it. And now I had something to read on the ferry trip back home! It turned out the be Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks - who I had never read anything by at that point. And I loved it! It was a great book and once I finished it, I ran to the library for the 2nd book which was just as good. Haven't read the third one yet but its on my TBR (to-be-read) list!
And since I didn't post my question for Day 5 yesterday (on Day 5), i'll just answer Day 6's question here and now as well. Day 6's question is:
A book with a story that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time).
I think most stories remind me of something specific in my life! Like the most recent books I've read (well, actually a few before the most recent that I just finished which was Cherie Priest's Steampunk story Boneshaker - that I highly recommend) one was Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman that took place in London (mainly an alternate London), and the last series of books I read was Karen Marie Moning's urban fantasy Fever series, about a young 20-something girl realizing she has a secret lineage and fighting demons on the mean streets of...Dublin, Ireland. Both those books reminded me of when I lived in the UK (in Scotland, specifically) and both books mentioned Scotland (albeit just briefly). But I have also been to both London and Dublin, so both stories also reminded me of when I visited those places, and I could imagine myself walking down those streets, or past the river Liffey.
I love that books have the power to do that - bring up old memories of specific people, places or things in your past. So not only are you transported through your imagination to these new and different places, sometimes books bring you back to places you have already been yourself, and so you relive those experiences again, through memory, while reading the stories.
What are your answers to
Day 5's question is...well, it's more of a statement than a question really:
A book you acquired in some interesting way
I wish I had a super cool answer to this like: I found a book in an old dusty attic of a long abandoned run down house, and it was hidden under the floorboards. Or, even someting like - I was walking through the supermarket in the dried pasta aisle and saw a book shoved in between the fusilli and the penne. But nope, sorry. I can't even say, I found a cool book at a garage sale, and it was the only book at the bottom of a box of garish handbags and I just had to have it!
Instead the only thing I can say is one of the times I was over visiting my parents and I was just about to leave and get the ferry back home. and I went downstairs and there was an old turquoise/green laundry basket (the plastic circular ones, like a giant colander with it all waffle patterened (e.g. squares cut out at reguarl intervals) on top of a table, and it was crammed with junk (I think from a previous garage sale). And this old tattered paperback was poking out, and it looked interesting. So I grabbed it. And now I had something to read on the ferry trip back home! It turned out the be Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks - who I had never read anything by at that point. And I loved it! It was a great book and once I finished it, I ran to the library for the 2nd book which was just as good. Haven't read the third one yet but its on my TBR (to-be-read) list!
And since I didn't post my question for Day 5 yesterday (on Day 5), i'll just answer Day 6's question here and now as well. Day 6's question is:
A book with a story that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time).
I think most stories remind me of something specific in my life! Like the most recent books I've read (well, actually a few before the most recent that I just finished which was Cherie Priest's Steampunk story Boneshaker - that I highly recommend) one was Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman that took place in London (mainly an alternate London), and the last series of books I read was Karen Marie Moning's urban fantasy Fever series, about a young 20-something girl realizing she has a secret lineage and fighting demons on the mean streets of...Dublin, Ireland. Both those books reminded me of when I lived in the UK (in Scotland, specifically) and both books mentioned Scotland (albeit just briefly). But I have also been to both London and Dublin, so both stories also reminded me of when I visited those places, and I could imagine myself walking down those streets, or past the river Liffey.
I love that books have the power to do that - bring up old memories of specific people, places or things in your past. So not only are you transported through your imagination to these new and different places, sometimes books bring you back to places you have already been yourself, and so you relive those experiences again, through memory, while reading the stories.
What are your answers to
May 11, 2011
30 Day Book Meme - Day 4!
The Question for Day 4 is:
What book has been on your shelves the longest?
I think it must be a tie between: a boxed collection of mini illustrated Beatrix Potter books, given to me by my Godparents, or 3 Classic Children's books (a series of sorts), from my Grandparents (given to me when I was 10 years old for Christmas - it says the inside of the books. I'm not sure when I was given the Beatrix Potter Collection though (I just ran upstairs and checked the box, and inside the first book which is, of course, the story of Peter Rabbit, and there is no mention of when I got it. I loved all those stories! Like The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (she's a hedgehog) and the Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck.
The series of the 3 Classic books was: Treasure Island, Alice In Wonderland (and Through the Looking Glass) and The Secret Garden.
I don't remember much about The Secret Garden, thinking about it now, but I do remember really liking it. And that there was a robin in it (and not a North American robin, but a cute little round robin (hence the name of the childrens' game), the kind they have in the UK-because, obviously the story is set in the UK!. I really should read it again, because it is, after all, a classic (and according to Wikipedia was written in 1911, and because of that is now in the Public Domain - and easy to find on Project Gutenberg or various other online sites for free download - but I have my own, actual, classic hardcover copy!
I've recently re-read Alice In Wonderland and enjoyed the bizarreness of that.
Treasure Island, though i'm sure it is good, I don't recall enjoying that as much and I think it spent most of my childhood in my brothers room on his bookshelf!
So - what book has been the longest on your shelves? please post in the comments! :)
What book has been on your shelves the longest?
I think it must be a tie between: a boxed collection of mini illustrated Beatrix Potter books, given to me by my Godparents, or 3 Classic Children's books (a series of sorts), from my Grandparents (given to me when I was 10 years old for Christmas - it says the inside of the books. I'm not sure when I was given the Beatrix Potter Collection though (I just ran upstairs and checked the box, and inside the first book which is, of course, the story of Peter Rabbit, and there is no mention of when I got it. I loved all those stories! Like The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (she's a hedgehog) and the Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck.
The series of the 3 Classic books was: Treasure Island, Alice In Wonderland (and Through the Looking Glass) and The Secret Garden.
I don't remember much about The Secret Garden, thinking about it now, but I do remember really liking it. And that there was a robin in it (and not a North American robin, but a cute little round robin (hence the name of the childrens' game), the kind they have in the UK-because, obviously the story is set in the UK!. I really should read it again, because it is, after all, a classic (and according to Wikipedia was written in 1911, and because of that is now in the Public Domain - and easy to find on Project Gutenberg or various other online sites for free download - but I have my own, actual, classic hardcover copy!
I've recently re-read Alice In Wonderland and enjoyed the bizarreness of that.
Treasure Island, though i'm sure it is good, I don't recall enjoying that as much and I think it spent most of my childhood in my brothers room on his bookshelf!
So - what book has been the longest on your shelves? please post in the comments! :)
May 10, 2011
30 Day Book Meme - Day 3
Question for Day 3: Your favourite book aged 9 ½, or 13 ¾, whichever you remember best
You mean beside The Babysitters Club or Sweet Valley High books? (yes, I did actually read those!). It would have to be The Neverending Story. I don't know how old I was. Probably more around 13 than 9 . But since I loved the film (that, and Labyrinth were my 2 favourite movies growing up!) I loved the book as well - though the book is a whole lot different than The Nevernding Story the movie. The book is basically split in 2, and the movie is only based on the 1st part of the book. And then after that it goes off in a totally different, even more fantastical world and story! I recently re-read it - just about a year or two ago. It's a great book - I recommend it to all fantasy lovers.
You mean beside The Babysitters Club or Sweet Valley High books? (yes, I did actually read those!). It would have to be The Neverending Story. I don't know how old I was. Probably more around 13 than 9 . But since I loved the film (that, and Labyrinth were my 2 favourite movies growing up!) I loved the book as well - though the book is a whole lot different than The Nevernding Story the movie. The book is basically split in 2, and the movie is only based on the 1st part of the book. And then after that it goes off in a totally different, even more fantastical world and story! I recently re-read it - just about a year or two ago. It's a great book - I recommend it to all fantasy lovers.
May 9, 2011
30 Day Book meme - Day 2
Question Two: Your earliest memory of reading or being read to.
I don't really remember my earliest memory of reading, or being read to. But I do remember my favourite books from childhood. One was called The Hungry Thing - about a cute (so I thought!) large grey scaly monster. [image error] click for website Another favourite book was called Nimby about a lonely little cloud. The art was so cute! [image error] click for website In early elementary school, my favourite book series was called Bunnicula - about a pet rabbit that was a vampire, and drained the juice from carrots. And who had companions Chester the cat and Harold the dog. [image error] click for Goodreads page
I don't really remember my earliest memory of reading, or being read to. But I do remember my favourite books from childhood. One was called The Hungry Thing - about a cute (so I thought!) large grey scaly monster. [image error] click for website Another favourite book was called Nimby about a lonely little cloud. The art was so cute! [image error] click for website In early elementary school, my favourite book series was called Bunnicula - about a pet rabbit that was a vampire, and drained the juice from carrots. And who had companions Chester the cat and Harold the dog. [image error] click for Goodreads page
May 8, 2011
30 Day Book Meme - Day 1
[image error] Day One of 30 days of book related questions to answer.
Question One:
1. A fictional character you identify with and why
I'd have to say the main character of my (very soon to be published, hopefully next month!) novel Under A Starlit Sky. Besides the fact he's a guy, and some other things that are different about him (I don't want to give anything away because none of you have read the book yet!) i'd say I relate to him, because A) I created him and B) he has a lot of the same personality traits as myself (note, I said a lot, not all - that'll become clear when you read the story). Except for the fact that he's a guy, and I'm not.
I think for anyone who writes stories, all their characters have some amount of the author in them - we give the characters their souls, their personalities. We give them life, and since we're their creators, we put varying amounts of ourselves in them and because of that, we can relate and identify to all of them - to varying degrees of course. Even the nasty villains!
I think the MC (main character) of Under A Starlit Sky, (who shall remain nameless, as he has amnesia) is a decent, kindhearted guy (like myself, if I may say so).
A fictional character other than my own that I identify with i'd have to say: Hermione from Harry Potter - besides having similar hair to her (red and sometimes frizzy), I have a lot of her traits (her good ones, that is - a loyal friend, always wanting to expand my knowledge and help others) though I was never a know-it-all in class or the one who constantly had their hand up with the right answer! I usually knew the right answer, but was too shy (or perhaps modest, or just didn`t feel it was necessary) to say anything.
So, what fictional character do you relate to most, and why. Answer in the comments!
Question One:
1. A fictional character you identify with and why
I'd have to say the main character of my (very soon to be published, hopefully next month!) novel Under A Starlit Sky. Besides the fact he's a guy, and some other things that are different about him (I don't want to give anything away because none of you have read the book yet!) i'd say I relate to him, because A) I created him and B) he has a lot of the same personality traits as myself (note, I said a lot, not all - that'll become clear when you read the story). Except for the fact that he's a guy, and I'm not.
I think for anyone who writes stories, all their characters have some amount of the author in them - we give the characters their souls, their personalities. We give them life, and since we're their creators, we put varying amounts of ourselves in them and because of that, we can relate and identify to all of them - to varying degrees of course. Even the nasty villains!
I think the MC (main character) of Under A Starlit Sky, (who shall remain nameless, as he has amnesia) is a decent, kindhearted guy (like myself, if I may say so).
A fictional character other than my own that I identify with i'd have to say: Hermione from Harry Potter - besides having similar hair to her (red and sometimes frizzy), I have a lot of her traits (her good ones, that is - a loyal friend, always wanting to expand my knowledge and help others) though I was never a know-it-all in class or the one who constantly had their hand up with the right answer! I usually knew the right answer, but was too shy (or perhaps modest, or just didn`t feel it was necessary) to say anything.
So, what fictional character do you relate to most, and why. Answer in the comments!
May 7, 2011
30 Day Book Meme
[image error] So I just found this 30 day book question meme on the Livejournal community Book_Memes and i'm going to start it tomorrow, methinks (the banner is mine but feel free to use it if you want to add this to your own blog!).
Here are the 30 questions that someone in the community posted that I will be answering over the next 30 Days:
1. A fictional character you identify with and why
2. Your earliest memory of reading or being read to
3. Your favourite book aged 9 ½, or 13 ¾, whichever you remember best.
4. The book that's been on your shelves the longest.
5. A book you acquired in some interesting way
6. A book with a story for you, that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time).
7. What fictional character are you (secretly) in love with
8. Some firsts: First book you remember loving/being obsessed with. First book that made you cry. First book you gave to someone else as a gift.
9. Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
10. The last book you acquired, and how (begged, bought, borrowed?)
11. Your current read, your last read and the book you'll read next.
12. What author do you own the most books by and why?
13. Do you own multiple copies of any book? What are they? Why do you have multiple copies?
14. Book borrowing – do you use the library? Do you prefer to try before you buy? What about lending your books to friends? Are you a good borrower, do you remember to return books?
15. Do you reread a lot? Why (not)? Name a book you have reread many times.
16. What is the best book you've read in the past year?
17. Do you recommend books to other people? If you could force everyone you know to read one book, what would it be?
18. Adaptation: What book would you most like to see made into a film? Do you like to read the book first or see the film? Any books you have read after seeing the film version?
19. What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
20. Your favourite book series & your favourite book out of that series
21. Your favourite picture, junior fiction and Young Adult books
22. Least favourite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
23. A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
24. Your "comfort" book
25. Favourite book cover including a picture!
26. Favourite fictional relationship (romantic, friendship, familial)
27. Most annoying character ever
28. Most quotable novel or 5 of your favourite quotes from any books.
29. Any five books from your "to be read" stack. What makes you select a book for your "to be read" stack?
30. The End: do you prefer everything tied up or to be able to 'make up your own mind'? What is the worst ending to a book you have read? And the best? (careful, spoiler tags!)
Feel free to add this 30 day Book meme to your own blog and answer the questions, one a day for 30 days!
Here are the 30 questions that someone in the community posted that I will be answering over the next 30 Days:
1. A fictional character you identify with and why
2. Your earliest memory of reading or being read to
3. Your favourite book aged 9 ½, or 13 ¾, whichever you remember best.
4. The book that's been on your shelves the longest.
5. A book you acquired in some interesting way
6. A book with a story for you, that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time).
7. What fictional character are you (secretly) in love with
8. Some firsts: First book you remember loving/being obsessed with. First book that made you cry. First book you gave to someone else as a gift.
9. Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
10. The last book you acquired, and how (begged, bought, borrowed?)
11. Your current read, your last read and the book you'll read next.
12. What author do you own the most books by and why?
13. Do you own multiple copies of any book? What are they? Why do you have multiple copies?
14. Book borrowing – do you use the library? Do you prefer to try before you buy? What about lending your books to friends? Are you a good borrower, do you remember to return books?
15. Do you reread a lot? Why (not)? Name a book you have reread many times.
16. What is the best book you've read in the past year?
17. Do you recommend books to other people? If you could force everyone you know to read one book, what would it be?
18. Adaptation: What book would you most like to see made into a film? Do you like to read the book first or see the film? Any books you have read after seeing the film version?
19. What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
20. Your favourite book series & your favourite book out of that series
21. Your favourite picture, junior fiction and Young Adult books
22. Least favourite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
23. A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
24. Your "comfort" book
25. Favourite book cover including a picture!
26. Favourite fictional relationship (romantic, friendship, familial)
27. Most annoying character ever
28. Most quotable novel or 5 of your favourite quotes from any books.
29. Any five books from your "to be read" stack. What makes you select a book for your "to be read" stack?
30. The End: do you prefer everything tied up or to be able to 'make up your own mind'? What is the worst ending to a book you have read? And the best? (careful, spoiler tags!)
Feel free to add this 30 day Book meme to your own blog and answer the questions, one a day for 30 days!
