Alphabet Book Meme...
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shadowkatI like this meme, but not how it is played. So I'm just doing it, sans the interactive bit.
A. Author You’ve Read The Most Books From:
A toss-up. I don't tend to stick with one author for very long. I'll do a handful here, and a handful there. And I'll read books in a series, which don't quite count. (ie. The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett, or Lord of the Rings, or Chronicles of Narnia, or the Dresden Files.) Elizabeth Peters - Vicky Bliss mysteries (but that's all I read of her books). Read almost all of PD Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster novels. Also all the Harry Potters, but nothing else by JK Rowling. Will state I've read about five or six Stephen King, same with Sherry Thomas, and Eloisa James. A ton of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books. Quite a few Robert Parker, Robert Heinlein, Robert Ludlum. Several Ian Flemming. Oh maybe, Agatha Christie - I think I read almost every book she wrote when I was in high school...but not sure.
So, you know, no one in particular. I hate to commit and like variety. (ie. I'm polygamous in my reading habits.)
B. Best Sequel Ever
Hmm...The Lord of The Rings (which was the sequel to The Hobbit)? Trying to think...most of what I've read are series. Can't say I found Children of God by Maria Doria Russell - the sequel to The Sparrow that good. But it's the only true sequel that I've read that I can think of.
C. Currently Reading
Sherry Thomas' enjoyable YA historical adventure - "The Hidden Blade" - about a young girl in Peking China learning to become a ninja warrior/spy, while a young English boy, far away learns to become an English spy.
D. Drink of Choice While Reading
Water or Tea. Actually adore drinking tea.
E. E-Reader or Physical Books
E-Reader - better for my eyesight. I can make the print much bigger - I've become near-sighted or it far-sighted in middle age - it happens after you turn 45. I read physical books and in some cases they work better because you can flip backwards and forwards without losing track of where you are.
F. Fictional Character You Would Have Dated In High School
Augustus from The Fault in Our Stars...or Leighton in the book I'm reading now.
Of course Augustus would have been tragic, considering he dies. But you know. Also he's a jock, so never would have happened.
G. Glad You Gave This Book A Chance
Chronicles of Lymond by Dorothy Dunnett, and Ulysess by James Joyce
H. Hidden Gem Book
Eh...drawing a blank.
I. Important Moments of Your Reading Life
This meme is frigging hard.
J. Just Finished
Magic Breaks - loved it.
K. Kinds of Books You Won’t Read
There don't appear to be any, at least none I can think of.
L. Longest Book You’ve Read
Most likely George RR Martin's Storm of Swords, or at least it felt like it. No, wait, it was Sir Ralph Richardson's Clarissa - clocking in at well over 1800 pages, large print. The man knew how to overwrite. He was a preacher - he liked to sermonize - often for pages and pages on end.
M. Major Book Hangover Because Of
Agh. Magic series by Illona Andrews - put me into a book slump. Although Secret History by Donna Tartt, and the Chronicles of Lymond did as well. This happens when I get obsessed with a book and want more. So too did the Hobbit, the Dragon Riders of Pern series, Fault in Our Stars, and various others. I'm prone to book hangovers.
Wait - what is meant by a hangover? Is this when you just can't move on and you've become hopelessly obsessed with the damn book? And you can't let go...
or is it the result of staying up way too late to finish said book? If the later? Too frigging many to count. I'm the sort who has a tendency to read into the wee hours of the night.
N. Number of Bookcases You Own
Three small ones. I need more. The Books are back to back on them, and threatening to topple over at any moment. Small apartment.
O. One Book That You Have Read Multiple Times
I plead the 5th? Oh, okay. There's three: Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters, Sandition by Jane Austen and Another Lady, and Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett. I read sections of them.
P. Preferred Place to Read
Armchair or Bed. Also train on the way to work.
Q. Quote From A Book That Inspires You/Gives You Feelings
I don't remember quotes well. It's a thing. But it's probably something from The Fault in Our Stars.
R. Reading Regret
Don't have enough time to read everything I want to? And can't read in a language other than English - very well. (If only I'd been immersed in various languages as a child...)
S. Series You Started and Need to Finish
Can't think of one. I don't suffer from completion anxiety. Well, except for George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire which I've been torturing myself with. So there is that. And considering it is highly unlikely he'll complete it - I should most likely stop now, while I'm ahead.
T. Three Of Your All-Time Favorite Books
You know this reminds me of a discussion I had with my niece. I asked her what her favorite book was.
She gave me a look. "I can't just pick one."
Me: "Just the favorite one at this moment..."
Neice: "But I love a lot of books at this moment...uhm, it's impossible to choose."
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, The Secret History by Donna Tartt (although I may not like it now), Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen...damn it. I'm not sure. Maybe...Ulysess by James Joyce (which I tortured myself with in school), The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell, and Magic Strikes by Illona Andrews? OR The Complete Jeeves and Wooster by PD Wodehouse, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, and Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera? OR...I could go on forever.
See, this is how you know you are in love with books and an avid reader. You can't answer these sorts of questions effectively.
U. Unapologetic Fangirl For
Eh... I think I tend to apologize for the books I'm fannish about. Unless I think they are above approach - ie. James Joyce, Jane Austen, Donna Tartt's Secret History, or Maria Doria Russell's The Sparrow. Even Arturo Perez-Reverte's Seville Communion or The Flander's Panel. Or JRR Tolkien - who I sort of adore as a person.
But I'm fannish about Illona Andrews Magic series - yet I do apologize for it. Sort of.
Same with a few others here and there. I was very apologetic for loving 50 Shades of Grey and thinking the writer was a hoot and a half, I knew it was horrible, but still enjoyed the book tremendously. It scratched an itch, okay? (So, see apologetic, and a wee bit defensive.)
W. Worst Bookish Habit
I am hard on books. I tend to turn down pages, write in margins, underline, and carry them everywhere. Also, I talk about or write about whatever I'm reading incessantly - particularly if I love it.
V. Very Excited For This Release More Than Any Other
Eh, nothing at the moment. Maybe the next Illona Andrews Magic book. Just read the recently released one.
X. Marks The Spot (Start On Your Bookshelf And Count to the 27th Book)
Lolita By Nabokov (which someday I may actually read)
Y. Your Latest Book Purchase
My Beautiful Enemy by Sherry Thomas, no wait, recent...oh, "The Paolo Approach - how to reverse autoimmune disease with diet", and "The Book of Stones by Robert Simmions - this was a birthday gift for a friend."
Z. ZZZ-Snatcher (last book that kept you up WAY late)
Magic Breaks by Illona Andrews
A. Author You’ve Read The Most Books From:
A toss-up. I don't tend to stick with one author for very long. I'll do a handful here, and a handful there. And I'll read books in a series, which don't quite count. (ie. The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett, or Lord of the Rings, or Chronicles of Narnia, or the Dresden Files.) Elizabeth Peters - Vicky Bliss mysteries (but that's all I read of her books). Read almost all of PD Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster novels. Also all the Harry Potters, but nothing else by JK Rowling. Will state I've read about five or six Stephen King, same with Sherry Thomas, and Eloisa James. A ton of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books. Quite a few Robert Parker, Robert Heinlein, Robert Ludlum. Several Ian Flemming. Oh maybe, Agatha Christie - I think I read almost every book she wrote when I was in high school...but not sure.
So, you know, no one in particular. I hate to commit and like variety. (ie. I'm polygamous in my reading habits.)
B. Best Sequel Ever
Hmm...The Lord of The Rings (which was the sequel to The Hobbit)? Trying to think...most of what I've read are series. Can't say I found Children of God by Maria Doria Russell - the sequel to The Sparrow that good. But it's the only true sequel that I've read that I can think of.
C. Currently Reading
Sherry Thomas' enjoyable YA historical adventure - "The Hidden Blade" - about a young girl in Peking China learning to become a ninja warrior/spy, while a young English boy, far away learns to become an English spy.
D. Drink of Choice While Reading
Water or Tea. Actually adore drinking tea.
E. E-Reader or Physical Books
E-Reader - better for my eyesight. I can make the print much bigger - I've become near-sighted or it far-sighted in middle age - it happens after you turn 45. I read physical books and in some cases they work better because you can flip backwards and forwards without losing track of where you are.
F. Fictional Character You Would Have Dated In High School
Augustus from The Fault in Our Stars...or Leighton in the book I'm reading now.
Of course Augustus would have been tragic, considering he dies. But you know. Also he's a jock, so never would have happened.
G. Glad You Gave This Book A Chance
Chronicles of Lymond by Dorothy Dunnett, and Ulysess by James Joyce
H. Hidden Gem Book
Eh...drawing a blank.
I. Important Moments of Your Reading Life
This meme is frigging hard.
J. Just Finished
Magic Breaks - loved it.
K. Kinds of Books You Won’t Read
There don't appear to be any, at least none I can think of.
L. Longest Book You’ve Read
Most likely George RR Martin's Storm of Swords, or at least it felt like it. No, wait, it was Sir Ralph Richardson's Clarissa - clocking in at well over 1800 pages, large print. The man knew how to overwrite. He was a preacher - he liked to sermonize - often for pages and pages on end.
M. Major Book Hangover Because Of
Agh. Magic series by Illona Andrews - put me into a book slump. Although Secret History by Donna Tartt, and the Chronicles of Lymond did as well. This happens when I get obsessed with a book and want more. So too did the Hobbit, the Dragon Riders of Pern series, Fault in Our Stars, and various others. I'm prone to book hangovers.
Wait - what is meant by a hangover? Is this when you just can't move on and you've become hopelessly obsessed with the damn book? And you can't let go...
or is it the result of staying up way too late to finish said book? If the later? Too frigging many to count. I'm the sort who has a tendency to read into the wee hours of the night.
N. Number of Bookcases You Own
Three small ones. I need more. The Books are back to back on them, and threatening to topple over at any moment. Small apartment.
O. One Book That You Have Read Multiple Times
I plead the 5th? Oh, okay. There's three: Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters, Sandition by Jane Austen and Another Lady, and Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett. I read sections of them.
P. Preferred Place to Read
Armchair or Bed. Also train on the way to work.
Q. Quote From A Book That Inspires You/Gives You Feelings
I don't remember quotes well. It's a thing. But it's probably something from The Fault in Our Stars.
R. Reading Regret
Don't have enough time to read everything I want to? And can't read in a language other than English - very well. (If only I'd been immersed in various languages as a child...)
S. Series You Started and Need to Finish
Can't think of one. I don't suffer from completion anxiety. Well, except for George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire which I've been torturing myself with. So there is that. And considering it is highly unlikely he'll complete it - I should most likely stop now, while I'm ahead.
T. Three Of Your All-Time Favorite Books
You know this reminds me of a discussion I had with my niece. I asked her what her favorite book was.
She gave me a look. "I can't just pick one."
Me: "Just the favorite one at this moment..."
Neice: "But I love a lot of books at this moment...uhm, it's impossible to choose."
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, The Secret History by Donna Tartt (although I may not like it now), Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen...damn it. I'm not sure. Maybe...Ulysess by James Joyce (which I tortured myself with in school), The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell, and Magic Strikes by Illona Andrews? OR The Complete Jeeves and Wooster by PD Wodehouse, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, and Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera? OR...I could go on forever.
See, this is how you know you are in love with books and an avid reader. You can't answer these sorts of questions effectively.
U. Unapologetic Fangirl For
Eh... I think I tend to apologize for the books I'm fannish about. Unless I think they are above approach - ie. James Joyce, Jane Austen, Donna Tartt's Secret History, or Maria Doria Russell's The Sparrow. Even Arturo Perez-Reverte's Seville Communion or The Flander's Panel. Or JRR Tolkien - who I sort of adore as a person.
But I'm fannish about Illona Andrews Magic series - yet I do apologize for it. Sort of.
Same with a few others here and there. I was very apologetic for loving 50 Shades of Grey and thinking the writer was a hoot and a half, I knew it was horrible, but still enjoyed the book tremendously. It scratched an itch, okay? (So, see apologetic, and a wee bit defensive.)
W. Worst Bookish Habit
I am hard on books. I tend to turn down pages, write in margins, underline, and carry them everywhere. Also, I talk about or write about whatever I'm reading incessantly - particularly if I love it.
V. Very Excited For This Release More Than Any Other
Eh, nothing at the moment. Maybe the next Illona Andrews Magic book. Just read the recently released one.
X. Marks The Spot (Start On Your Bookshelf And Count to the 27th Book)
Lolita By Nabokov (which someday I may actually read)
Y. Your Latest Book Purchase
My Beautiful Enemy by Sherry Thomas, no wait, recent...oh, "The Paolo Approach - how to reverse autoimmune disease with diet", and "The Book of Stones by Robert Simmions - this was a birthday gift for a friend."
Z. ZZZ-Snatcher (last book that kept you up WAY late)
Magic Breaks by Illona Andrews
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Date: 2014-08-14 02:07 am (UTC)If it's asking for the biggest improvement between the original and the sequel, I'd cheat somewhat and go with Buffy.