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Quiz About Books for Me
I'm not sure who to give credit to for this quiz, but here are my answers:
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?
I like hardbacks sitting on my shelf...with the dust jackets perfect and intact. As for reading, I like trade paperback best. Mass market paperbacks are too small and too blurry and too greyish and it slows down my reading momentum. With hardbacks I worry about the dust jacket getting torn.
Bookmark or dog-ear?
Bookmark. I usually use a card someone's given me so I can read the card if I get bored with the book.
Alphabetize by author, alphabetize by title, or random?
I have no system. I would love to have a system, but right not I don't even have proper bookshelves. Right now, my books are stacked on a shelf in my closet.
Keep, throw away, or sell?
If I love the book of if it's signed, I consider it a keeper. If it's not a keeper, I give them away to people who might like them better than me or I donate books to the library.
Keep dust jacket or toss it?
Haven't you been reading? Look at my first answer.
Read books with their dust jackets on or off?
I read books with their dust jackets on. It makes for a more colorful reading experience.
Short story or novel?
Novels, novels, novels!
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
I've read both and I will have to say my passion for Snickett petered out after the first few. The plot kept repeating in different settings. I have the last two still sitting on my dresser and I never seem to get to them.
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
I really like going to chapter breaks, but my reading stamina is not very good. I tend to read in short snippets (not to be confused with Snickets). Hence, I like books with short chapters. It really makes a difference to me.
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
Neither. First lines are very important to me and both of these suck.
Buy or borrow?
I like to buy books, but with the volume I read that tends to be cost-prohibitive. I'm at the library weekly getting out stacks of stuff: books, graphic novels, audiobooks, you name it.
New or used?
New. I like that new-book smell.
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse?
All of the above, but I'm very careful about which reviews I listen to. Usually, it's a combination of the three. I read a review, get a recommendation, say, "didn't I just read a review about that?" Go back and read the review. Then, hunt for the book. Then, maybe buy it. Maybe.
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
I hate cliff hangers. I think a book should be a neat, tidy package. However, I don't mind ambiguous endings. There's a distinct difference.
Read in the morning, afternoon, or evening?
Whenever I get a chance.
Stand-alone or series?
As long as it's a good story, I don't care.
Favorite series?
UGLIES by Scott Westerfeld (along with the oteher ones)
Favorite children's book?
LOOKING FOR ALASKA by John Green
Favorite books which deserve more praise and more attention?
Millicent Min by Lisa Yee
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Favorite books read last year?
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Favorite books of all time?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller (when is someone going to make a movie of that???)
What are you reading right now?
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
What are you reading next?
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Beauty Shop for Rent by Laura Bowers
What is your favorite book to re-read?
That all depends. I reread books for different reasons. However, the ones I go back to most often include The Phantom Tollbooth, Catcher in the Rye, and The Dark Knight Returns.
Do you ever smell books?
Yes. I also like the crackle a good hardcover makes.
Do you ever read primary source documents?
I try my best to avoid them.
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?
I like hardbacks sitting on my shelf...with the dust jackets perfect and intact. As for reading, I like trade paperback best. Mass market paperbacks are too small and too blurry and too greyish and it slows down my reading momentum. With hardbacks I worry about the dust jacket getting torn.
Bookmark or dog-ear?
Bookmark. I usually use a card someone's given me so I can read the card if I get bored with the book.
Alphabetize by author, alphabetize by title, or random?
I have no system. I would love to have a system, but right not I don't even have proper bookshelves. Right now, my books are stacked on a shelf in my closet.
Keep, throw away, or sell?
If I love the book of if it's signed, I consider it a keeper. If it's not a keeper, I give them away to people who might like them better than me or I donate books to the library.
Keep dust jacket or toss it?
Haven't you been reading? Look at my first answer.
Read books with their dust jackets on or off?
I read books with their dust jackets on. It makes for a more colorful reading experience.
Short story or novel?
Novels, novels, novels!
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
I've read both and I will have to say my passion for Snickett petered out after the first few. The plot kept repeating in different settings. I have the last two still sitting on my dresser and I never seem to get to them.
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
I really like going to chapter breaks, but my reading stamina is not very good. I tend to read in short snippets (not to be confused with Snickets). Hence, I like books with short chapters. It really makes a difference to me.
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
Neither. First lines are very important to me and both of these suck.
Buy or borrow?
I like to buy books, but with the volume I read that tends to be cost-prohibitive. I'm at the library weekly getting out stacks of stuff: books, graphic novels, audiobooks, you name it.
New or used?
New. I like that new-book smell.
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse?
All of the above, but I'm very careful about which reviews I listen to. Usually, it's a combination of the three. I read a review, get a recommendation, say, "didn't I just read a review about that?" Go back and read the review. Then, hunt for the book. Then, maybe buy it. Maybe.
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
I hate cliff hangers. I think a book should be a neat, tidy package. However, I don't mind ambiguous endings. There's a distinct difference.
Read in the morning, afternoon, or evening?
Whenever I get a chance.
Stand-alone or series?
As long as it's a good story, I don't care.
Favorite series?
UGLIES by Scott Westerfeld (along with the oteher ones)
Favorite children's book?
LOOKING FOR ALASKA by John Green
Favorite books which deserve more praise and more attention?
Millicent Min by Lisa Yee
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Favorite books read last year?
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Favorite books of all time?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller (when is someone going to make a movie of that???)
What are you reading right now?
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
What are you reading next?
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Beauty Shop for Rent by Laura Bowers
What is your favorite book to re-read?
That all depends. I reread books for different reasons. However, the ones I go back to most often include The Phantom Tollbooth, Catcher in the Rye, and The Dark Knight Returns.
Do you ever smell books?
Yes. I also like the crackle a good hardcover makes.
Do you ever read primary source documents?
I try my best to avoid them.