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[Laurel County]

46. Do you dog-ear your books?

[jb]

No I don’t. I can usually find something laying around to use as a bookmark (and not a taco).

[Vivian]

Absolutely not.

[Debra Diggs]

No! I use a bookmark or any scrap of paper...grocery receipt, envelope. I have even used kleenex. No tacos here either.

[Laurel County]

47. Do you break/crack the spine of your books?

[Laurel County]

48. Do you annotate your books? (Write notes in the margins, highlight your favorite quotes/passages/parts)

[Debra Diggs]

I have annotated books before. But not anymore. If I decide to sell on Amazon the marks decrease the value. Also, most of my books are library books now. I do keep a notebook that I make notes in for different books.

For books that you are going to keep, I agree with writing in books. It is a good way to interact with a book. ....Also interesting to go back years later and see what you marked.

[jb]

When I was younger, I never would have written in a book, but now if it’s a book I’m keeping it passing along to friends, I most certainly would annotate.

[Laurel County]

49. What makes you love a book?

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "47. Do you break/crack the spine of your books?"

The goal is to keep the spine in pristine condition. Sometimes it just doesn't work.

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "48. Do you annotate your books? (Write notes in the margins, highlight your favorite quotes/passages/parts)"

If it's not a library book I will annotate. Sometimes I just put sticky notes and other times I will write/highlight in them.

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "49. What makes you love a book?"

The book needs to be interesting! It needs to have decent writing, and the ending has to satisfy me. I think it all differs depending on the genre.

[Laurel County]

50. What will inspire you to recommend a book?

[Vivian]

Great writing and unique story/well thought out story. Usually if a book has bad writing I won't recommend it, even if it is a good story.

[Laurel County]

51. What is your favorite genre?

[Vivian]

Historical Fiction.

[jb]

My favorite genre is horror with nonfiction being a close second.

[Debra Diggs]

Science Fiction

[Laurel County]

52. What genre do you rarely read but wish you read more of?

[Vivian]

Science Fiction.

[jb]

Maybe historical fiction

[Debra Diggs]

True Crime

[Laurel County]

53. What book do you passionately hate?

[Vivian]

Come Closer by Sara Gran

or

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

[Debra Diggs]

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.

[Laurel County]

54. Have you read a book translated from a different language? What was it? Did you like it?

[Debra Diggs]

Yes, I have read translated books. I will list two here one good one bad.

- Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist, loved it
- The Stranger by Albert Camus hated it

[jb]

I have read several translated books. Here are some:

I too have read Let the Right One In which I really enjoyed.


Night _ very emotional story
The Name of the Rose - yes i liked it
Veronika Decides To Die - yes
The Mysterious Librarian - cute kid book
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing - did not really like
The Hypnotist - it was so so
The Housekeeper and the Professor - yes
The Dinner - it was so so
The Code of Hammurabi - assigned reading
The Boy in the Suitcase - it was good
The Art of War - what you expect
All Quiet on the Western Front - yes

[Laurel County]

55. What was the last book you read that was out of your comfort zone?

[Vivian]

Animal Farm by George Orwell. I never read it in school, and I didn't have any expectations going into it. It was weird but good.

[Debra Diggs]

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski. It was a collection of short stories, which I never read. It turned out to be just okay.

[Laurel County]

56. What has been your favorite biography that you’ve read?

[Debra Diggs]

My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf.

[Laurel County]

57. Favorite reading snack?

[Laurel County]

58. Favorite book-to-movie adaptation (or TV show)?

[Debra Diggs]

Can't decide between these three:

- Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
- Jaws by Peter Benchley
- The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

[Vivian]

I haven't read/watched a lot of book-to-movie adaptations. My favorite was probably LOTR: The Two Towers.

[Laurel County]

59. What was the most disappointing book-to-movie (or TV show) adaptation?

[Vivian]

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. The movie was absolutely terrible.

[Debra Diggs]

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

[Laurel County]

60. What book have you read in which the hype ruined your reading experience?

[Vivian]

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.

It's still being hyped and I don't understand why. It was good fiction writing but nothing blew me away.

[Laurel County]

61. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews on a book you’ve read?

[Vivian]

I try not to write terrible reviews because the book ultimately works for someone. I will be honest though. It doesn't happen often, thankfully.

[Debra Diggs]

No problem giving bad reviews. I treat reviews as my opinion and whether I recommend a book or not. Potential readers should know if the book is awful.

Another part of bad reviews is if the book has animal or child abuse or bad/gratuitous language, potential readers should know this.

I appreciate reviews that point out serious flaws in a book.

Note: Many people treat book reviews differently. Some do more of a book summary then a review. Some do not give their opinion. I do not know the correct way. I just do my way - opinion.

[jb]

If a book is really terrible I would not have a problem leaving an honest review. I feel it’s important to be honest even if it’s an opinion. One thing that irks me is bad grammar or no punctuation.

[jb]

Krystyna wrote: "58. Favorite book-to-movie adaptation (or TV show)?"

I have a few, but What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a favorite.

[jb]

Krystyna wrote: "57. Favorite reading snack?"

I love to snack! Chips. Popcorn. Chocolate. Sweet tea.

[Laurel County]

62. What was the most intimidating book you’ve read?

[Vivian]

It by Stephen King—as far as intimidating length.

The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish—as far as intimidating content.