Tuesday, August 20, 2013

A-Z Book Survey

I've enjoyed reading all the other book surveys so much, I decided to share my own answers.

A-Z Book Survey



Author(s) You’ve Read the Most Books Of:
Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Madeleine L’Engle, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Stephen King
Best Sequel Ever:
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (which isn’t technically a sequel but hey, whatever)


Currently Reading:
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, The Dig by Michael Siemsen, Mobile Suit Gundam by Yoshiyuki Tomino, Helen & Troy’s Epic Road Quest by A. Lee Martinez, and Haunted on Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase

Drink of Choice While Reading:
Beer, coffee, water, coke – anything really

E-Reader of Physical Book:
I prefer physical books but am trying to embrace e-reading

Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Dated in High School:
Cal Leandros, Tristan Thorn, or Hamlet

Glad You Gave This Book a Chance:
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.  It is not my genre of choice at all but it has become one of my favorite books.

Hidden Gem Book:
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins; it’s a quirky read that had me thinking for days.

Important Moment in Your Reading Life:
The summer I was allowed to ride my bike to the library across town. It was the first time I was able to browse the shelves alone.  I ventured from the Children’s section into the YA and Adult sections throughout that summer.  As a result I learned the world was much bigger than I had ever dreamed.  That was also the summer I discovered Isaac Asimov ^_^

Just Finished:
Go Down Together: the True Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde by Jeff Guinn

Kind of Books You Won’t Read:
I’ll read anything, really.  I’m not a big fan of FanFic and most erotica makes me giggle like a twelve year old, though.

Longest Book You’ve Ever Read:
Not 100% sure but think it would be a toss-up between The Stand uncut, Shogun, or Gone With the Wind.  I read them all as hard-covers and each weighed a ton!
 
Major Book Hangover Because Of:
<Hangs head in shame> Twilight – don’t judge

Number of Bookcases You Own:
All of our cases are currently in storage and I only have one tiny cupboard of books.  I think we have 6 or 7 bookcases though and I know the entire back wall of the storage unit is floor to ceiling boxes of books

One Book You’ve Read Multiple Times:
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams but I read lots of books multiple times


Preferred Place to Read:
Anywhere – I even have several books downloaded to my phone so I always have something to read.

Quote That Inspires You:
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” – Douglas Adams
The entire poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost

Reading Regret:
Cassandra Clare – I wish I had never given her any money

Series You Started and Need to Finish:
Patricia Brigg’s Mercy Thompson series and the Dresden series by Jim Butcher; unfortunately, I can only get through four or five books of a series before I need a break and a different author.

Three of Your All-Time Favorite Books:
It is crazy hard to narrow it down to just 3 but I guess if I was sucked into a parallel world with only 3 books they would be Romeo & Juliet, I, Robot and Elegant Universe

Unapologetic Fangirl For:
Mangas – specifically Inuyasha, Chibi Vampire, and Soul Eater (But there are soooo many others)

Very Excited for This Release Over All Others:
Orison by Daniel Swensen and the next Dead Sea Games by J. Whitworth Hazzard. I heard a rumor that Paula McLain is working on another book featuring Madam Curie which I am also super excited to see come out.

Worst Bookish Habit:
Using anything as a bookmark because I lose mine in books that have been re-shelved.

X Marks the Spot – Stop at the Top Left of Your Shelf & Pick the 27th Book:
I’ll have to use GoodReads for this since I can’t fit 27 books in my current cupboard (no matter how hard I try)
Blackout by Connie Willis

Your Latest Book Purchase:
The Night Circus

Zzzzzzz…. The Last Book That Kept You Up Way Too Late:
The Night Circus; the writing style is hard to get used to but the story has me staying up way past my normal pumpkin turning times.

10 comments:

  1. 1. It truly is shameful I haven't read The Hitchhiker's Guide yet. *hangs head*
    2. The Night Circus was good times.
    3. I have a friend who's a former Twi-blogger & recovering fan-girl, so I would never judge your Twi-hangover. NEVER. *wink*
    4. I share your regret, my friend. And I shall leave it at that.
    5. Love your list! Thanks for sharing! =)

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    1. Can't wait to finish The Night Circus; glad to hear you liked it.

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  2. Ooo, 'Stay Gold Ponyboy, Stay Gold' - The Outsiders, that was a brilliant read!

    I have Douglas Adams on my book shelf as yet unread!! ARRGGHHH!!

    Hope you get your books out soon, it will be like opening a treasure trove!

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    1. HAHAHAHA! The Outsiders reference was - wait for it - GOLDEN! :D

      And if I ever get to move stuff out of storage it will be like 10 years of birthdays all at once.

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  3. That moment we're allowed to wander off to the bookstore or library alone...I remember our local indie bookstore (a shop no more than five foot by three foot), run by a tiny little old lady who would let me browse her back shelves of 50p children's second hand books for well over an hour each week, so I could spend my pocket money!

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  4. So Long and Thanks for All the Fish has one of my all-time favorite quotes in it: "He hadn't realized that life speaks with a voice to you, a voice that brings you answers
    to the questions you continually ask of it, had never consciously detected it or recognized its tones till it now said something it had never said to him before, which was "Yes"."

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  5. It's funny how much libraries were important to us when young. King, Asimov & Adams - well I knew there was a good reason I loved you & there it is :) (notice I'm not mentioning Twilight, oops there I've said it lol)

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    1. Haha! I'm not sure what happened during my Twilight phase...

      Libraries played such a big role in my life; it's sad to see so many shutting down these days.

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