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[Laurel County]

356. How do you feel about cliffhangers?

[Debra Diggs]

I do not like cliffhangers. I feel like the author is trying to force me to buy their next book. No matter how good the books are (Game of Thrones) it still irritates me.

[Laurel County]

357. What's the last book series you started?

[Debra Diggs]

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Harry Bosch Series by Michael Connelly

I have read two books so far.... I am reading his Mickey Haller Series too. (Three books read in that one.)

[Laurel County]

358. What's the last book series you finished?

[Debra Diggs]

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Jake Brigance Series by John Grisham

1. A Time to Kill
2. Sycamore Row
3. A Time for Mercy

[Laurel County]

359. The book closest to you, page 100, what is the first sentence?

[Debra Diggs]

“The only thing I can tell you is that she dies promptly at 11:00 p.m. every single night.”

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

[Laurel County]

360. Have you read any books by Kentucky authors? If so, who is your favorite Kentucky author?

[Lacie]

I have read a book by Silas House called Same Sun Here. He's the only Kentucky author that I know of that I've read.

[Jennifer]

Katie McGarry! She writes YA romance.

[Debra Diggs]

Kentucky Authors
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I have read
1. The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
2. The Coal Tattoo by Silas House

Of those two, Whitaker is my favorite.

[Laurel County]

My favorite Kentucky author is Alix E. Harrow. She wrote The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, and she has an upcoming release called A Spindle Splintered. Plus, she is super nice!

[Laurel County]

361. What's your favorite opening line from a novel?

[Debra Diggs]

There are many, but here is one:

"Yesterday afternoon the six-o'clock bus ran over Miss Bobbit."

From, Children On Their Birthdays by Truman Capote

[Dawn]

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

[Lacie]

This is such a great question! I love funny first lines, so one of my favorites is "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

That's from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis. I'm not sure if I wrote it word by word exactly, because I just wrote it down from memory.

[Laurel County]

362. Who is your favorite character from any book & why?

[Lacie]

My favorite character is Sydney Carton from A Tale of Two Cities, because he seems unkind but he's actually so self-sacrificial. The ending of the book is so unbelievably good, and it's all because of Carton.

[Laurel County]

Lacie wrote: "My favorite character is Sydney Carton from A Tale of Two Cities, because he seems unkind but he's actually so self-sacrificial. The ending of the book is so unbelievably good, and it's all because..."

I still haven't read this book. But, it's on my TBR.

[Laurel County]

363. What's the last book you binge read?

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "356. How do you feel about cliffhangers?"

They're fine if it's a book in a series, but I hate when a standalone ends with a cliffhanger.

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "357. What's the last book series you started?"

The Brown Sisters Trilogy by Talia Hibbert.

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "362. Who is your favorite character from any book & why?"

Linus from The House in the Cerulean Sea. He experienced so much character growth, and he genuinely cared for the Marsyas orphanage and all it had to offer. I definitely appreciated reading about a character like Linus.

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "360. Have you read any books by Kentucky authors? If so, who is your favorite Kentucky author?"

I read The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow. I'm pretty sure she lives in KY.

[Laurel County]

364. What are some of your favorite book titles?

[Debra Diggs]

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- These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
- When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune by Lori Aurelia Williams

[Laurel County]

365. What's your favorite podcast? Why?

[Lacie]

I don't listen to many podcasts, but my favorite one is The Happy Writer by Marissa Meyer. It gives me lots of tips for my writing, and I love hearing interviews from authors that I love. To be honest, though, I haven't listened to it since last year.

[Vivian]

I don't listen to any book related podcasts.

[jb]

Lacie wrote: "I don't listen to many podcasts, but my favorite one is The Happy Writer by Marissa Meyer. It gives me lots of tips for my writing, and I love hearing interviews from authors that I love. To be hon..."

Interesting. I’ll have to check that out!

[jb]

I listen to different podcasts. Elizabeth Gilbert had one for a bit that related to her book Big Magic. It was good. Mike Rowe is always great to listen to. I also listen to Cog Hill Family Farm podcast too.

[Debra Diggs]

I wonder if podcasts are a younger generation thing. I do not listen to any at all. But, I will look into some of them listed here.

[Laurel County]

Lacie wrote: "I don't listen to many podcasts, but my favorite one is The Happy Writer by Marissa Meyer. It gives me lots of tips for my writing, and I love hearing interviews from authors that I love. To be hon..."

I enjoy listening to podcasts but I don't listen to them as much as I used to. I need to pick them back up.

[Laurel County]

Vivian wrote: "I don't listen to any book related podcasts."

I listen to a couple, but I listen to other podcasts, mostly true crime. Do you listen to non-bookish podcasts?

[Laurel County]

Debra Digs wrote: "I wonder if podcasts are a younger generation thing. I do not listen to any at all. But, I will look into some of them listed here."

I know people of all ages that enjoy podcasts. I think it is just about discovering them and what kind of podcasts you like. I really enjoy true crime podcasts. There are also some great bookish podcasts that I enjoy as well.

[Laurel County]

366. Are there any June book releases that you're looking forward to?

[Lacie]

I was going to say Small Favors by Erin Craig, but then I remembered that it will be released in July. I can't wait!

[Debra Diggs]

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- Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This is the author of Daisy Jones & The Six which I greatly enjoyed.
- The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin. This is a debut novel, but it looks really good.

[Laurel County]

Lacie wrote: "I was going to say Small Favors by Erin Craig, but then I remembered that it will be released in July. I can't wait!"

Oh, I'm excited for that one too.

[Laurel County]

Debra Digs wrote: ".
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- Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This is the author of Daisy Jones & The Six which I greatly enjoyed.
- [book:The One Hundred Years of Le..."

Oh!! I'm really excited for Malibu Rising but I have to hurry and read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo because I heard that there are characters from Evelyn Hugo in Malibu Rising.

[Laurel County]

367. If you read graphic novels, which has been your favorite so far?

[Vivian]

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell or the Giant Days series by John Allison.

[jb]

Vivian wrote: "Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell or the Giant Days series by John Allison."

That one was so much fun to read. I’m so glad Krystyna recommended it to me.

I just finished I Hate Fairyland and really like those too.

[jb]

Krystyna wrote: "366. Are there any June book releases that you're looking forward to?"

Something Is Killing the Children vol 3 comes out in June!

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "366. Are there any June book releases that you're looking forward to?"

Malibu Rising by TJR
Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey

[Jennifer]

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

[Laurel County]

368. What makes a book quote stand out to you? Why?

[Vivian]

A book quote will stand out to me if it's not horribly cliche or if it causes me to stop reading and think.

[Laurel County]

369. What is the perfect summer read? Why?