Sha’s Comments (group member since May 08, 2018)

Sha’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

Answers:

1. That's... a really hard question to answer. I think the simplest answer is "for fun"? But my reading tends to sometimes be far more analytical than it should be if I'm reading /just/ for fun. Alternate answers may include "I love seeing different perspectives and seeing how imaginative people can get!" and "I just like to do it and I don't know why but if you ask me to stop I'm going to cry."

2. This is a pretty loaded question, to be honest. And again, hard to answer. I can't really tell how reading has affected me, because it's such a large part of my life that I would not be /me/ without it. So separating distinct traits is a bit of a pickle. And frankly, I'm more concerned with the potential negatives of reading- it has made me more introverted, somehow both more apathetic and emotional, and more inclined to get really bored really fast when the actual world moves on at the glacial pace it normally does. It concerns me, and thinking about it induces anxiety and the only way to get rid of that anxiety is to read something till I calm down. I mean, I can dispassionately judge this as addictive behavior when I'm in an even-keeled state of mind, but reading is what generally makes me even keeled so it's a huge cyclic thingy.

Oh. Also, reading a lot makes you overthink things. A lot.

3. I don't have children and don't want any; thank you very much. But if I had to get my nephew into reading longer books I'd probably try giving him The Enchanted Wood; the story is really simple and easy to understand while being imaginative, and kids generally haven't developed the reality check adults have which make them scoff at fantasy stories.

If the child is just starting out reading I'm going to shove the Amar Chitra Katha books at him because they are fun and colorful and easy to read and if you teach a child reading is stressful from the start they aren't going to want to do much of it.

Questions:
1. Name a book you used to love but have mixed feelings about now, and why.
2. In your opinion, is there any movie/series/other video adaptation that actually improved on the book?
3. Is reading your favourite activity? Is not, what is?

T_T so sorry about the lack of updates and half filled Excel sheets it has been a weird month.

Answers:
1. Not particularly? It might be because I don't usually visualize characters in my head though. They are mostly amorphous blobs of traits and associated emotions.

2. Uhm there are a bunch of plotless indie gay romance novels that I wouldn't deny reading if anyone asked me about them but which I wouldn't bring up in casual conversation either. They are more often than not really predictable but also? Comfort food. So soothing.

3. I have never finished The Catcher in the Rye and I'm pretty sure I don't wanna. The same goes for The Fountainhead. I can't remember specific problems with either of the them (except that the latter was really needlessly long and that factored into my irritation); just that fact they they were very much unengaging.

Qs:

1. If you had to pick just one genre to read for the rest of your life which one would it be?
2. Hardcovers, paperbacks, ebooks or audiobooks?
3. Name one favourite character and the work (book, film, tv etc) they are from.

No that's a lie but the only thing I can read are fanfictions.

so uh. how does one do this reading thing again because I think I've forgotten.

1. I haven't read most classics. People IRL see me read a lot so they get surprised when I tell them I haven't read most of the books they have actually heard of.

2. I'm not really at the wonder why stage, but I have read so much historical romance that the brain candy comfort food bits of it (banter, characterization) are no longer enough to satisfy me. I need more meat in my HR these days.

3. I'd say no different, except that there's a lot more of it by volume. I've read a bunch of self-pub and indie authors whose works are really really good, and I've been disappointed with stuff traditionally published authors have written. So eh.

Qs

1. Is personally liking the character when you read the book important to you? Or are you likely to be more interested in how horrible of a person they are?

2. What's your opinion on the YA genre? Not YA books, but the fact that all of these varied stories are grouped under one genre. Is that confusing? Imprecise? Or do you still find commonalities?

3. Have you ever seen a love triangle you've actually liked and (if so) have you figured out why?

But I can also read the second book if you're busy too so let me know.

Can you read to cover it, please? I'm itching to get back to mo dao Zu shi. :D

Sara wrote: " I feel bad any time I give a book three stars cause in my head I associate that as bad."
//Nodnod
I know what you mean. I've made my peace with three stars but I have an internal clock is every time I rate a book 2 stars and I go into a spiral of "is this faaair? Is this fair at all? What are the consequences of rating this book less than three stars in the long run does it really deserve it??? Etc." Of Curses and Kisses was very much a book that made me roll my eyes a lot and it should be two stars but it was technically salvageable enough to be three to I ended up increasing my rating. Honestly idek why I get so concerned about giving out ratings but my brain just wails and starts being emotional so that's that.

Last time I remember a couple of book suggestions being shot down Because they were sheets and not blankets so I wanted to make sure. Alternative book;

I have been wanting to re-read but I'm not sure if that counts as a blanket.

Oh oops. Sorry. :) I wasn't keeping track of who was reading what and I thought at least three of us read the books for some reason.

I thought it was a little uneven, if I remember correctly. There were parts of it I really liked (the Modina sections in book 2 come to mind. And there was that jungle section thingy? Idk I don't remember enough for all of the details and this is why I need to make a habit of writing reviews) and parts that I thought were meh (which i really can't remember). I also remember grumbling about the edition I had of book two not being split into two because I rated sub-book 3 two stars and sub-book 4 four stars. And as always my rating definitions keep changing I have no idea what they may mean now.

T_T I really need to get back to writing regular reviews

It was never a bad book, but there wasn't enough in it to really keep me invested. But I'm like heinously picky about books and I've read enough fantasy that I tend to harshly judge all cliches except the ones I'm partial towards so nobody should really pay attention to my tastes. //end ridiculously long answer

The blanket on cover was a requirement for last year's UNO challenge too (Tangled) and I'm scouring my ebooks for alternative options but everything looks like curtains for some reason.

Sara wrote: "Also, I wasn't sure, but I was looking through and you have it as Sha having read Theft of Swords on both our sheet and the official one, but I double checked and I'm the one who read it. I fixed o..."

:D I've read it too.

I can read an Animorphs book for Blue 7 if required. I'll go see if there are other colored covers I can cover~

Also I finished the sports book does anyone have suggestions for a blanket book?

Yep. Reading the sports book now.

Sorry for the lateness. Was busy this morning.

Filled in all the greens books but Murder at Pirate's Cove is greened twice

I've been wanting to read - it counts for sports.

I think I actually have a few sports themed romances on my to do list? I'll go see if any of them qualify.

has a hand if glory, which is technically the work tool a character uses to kill people would that count?

Oh, and has Alanna ft. Her magic, weapons and horse which are all part of her job as a knight errant.

Sorry to hear that Mikayla. Hope you're okay.

So we have about five days left and I'm on a bit of a hiatus on the long novel because it's flashbacks so I can try doing some targeted reading for the mini challenge, if anyone can let me know what all will be left over after the current books are assigned?