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lavenderspark1. Favorite book from childhood.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls was the first book that made me cry. I read it in fifth grade. And Dangerous Spaces by Margret Mahy has stuck with me since I first read it, though I can't remember how old I was.
2. Best bargain.
Um...I buy most of my books second hand, so... maybe the two pack of hardcover Richard Bauchman books I got for $10? I don't know.
3. One with a blue cover.
The first one that comes to mind is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
4. Least favorite book by favorite author.
Hmm...I'd have to go with Misery by Stephen King. That book was awful.
5. Doesn't belong to me.
I actually have a few that don't belong to me, but I can't think of all their titles. I loaned some books to a friend and he accidentally gave them away, so he told me to keep the ones I borrowed from him. So I guess technically they're mine now. Along with the copy of Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz a friend loaned me and told me I could keep.
6. The one I always give as a gift.
I only give books that the person actually *wants* as gifts.
7. Forgot I owned it.
Um, actually found a book that I thought was something else and have no idea what it is. It was pretty disappointing because I wanted the book that I thought it was.
8. Have more than one copy.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I have the original paperback copy I bought years ago and I have the hardcover 20th anniversary, author's preferred text. Also had a bunch of duplicate Stephen King books when Andy and I moved in together, but we went through them and gave the duplicates to a friend.
9. Film or TV tie-in.
Most of the time I don't see a movie based on a book I've read simply because I hate when the movie strays too much from the book. I'll watch a movie and if I like it enough I'll look for the book. I've read the Lord of the Rings series, Princess Bride by William Goldman, NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende, The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, the first two Harry Potter books (wasn't impressed, but I liked all the movies), and probably more, but that's all I can think of.
10. Reminds me of someone I love.
None.
11. Secondhand bookshop gem.
Um... I don't know. I get most of my books this way, so I don't know that I can pick one.
12. I pretend to have read it.
Nope. I don't generally read popular books and don't really talk about books with other people, so I've never had to pretend to have read something.
13. Makes me laugh.
Hmm. I know I've read books that I found amusing, but nothing really comes to mind.
14. An old favorite.
American Gods, Princess Bride
15. Favorite fictional father.
I don't know of any books I've read where a father played a major role. The book I'm currently reading is about a father & daughter, but it's a first and I don't know that I'd call him a favorite.
16. Can't believe more people haven't read.
As I said before, I don't really read popular books, so MOST of the books I've read haven't been read by many people.
17. Future classic.
I don't know what makes something a classic.
18. Bought on a recommendation.
Um, Outlander I guess. I bought it because it was made into a tv show and I know people that really like it, but no one told me to buy it. And I just bought She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb because a lot of people have said it's good, along with a random Peter F. Hamilton book becausetinny recommended him. Hopefully it's not a random book in a series.
19. Still can't stop talking about it.
I'll talk about American Gods forever if you'll let me.
20. Favorite cover.
I don't know.
21. Summer read.
I read during every season and don't change what kind of books I read based on the time of year. I pick a book based on my current mood.
22. Out of print.
Um... I found a book in an attic once and read it and really liked it and then discovered it was out of print. I did find it second hand on the internet though! Can't think of the title right now. It's like a modern (probably like 80s or 90s) retelling of Frankenstien but with kids.
23. Made to read at school.
I read a lot of books for school. I can't remember them all. I remember reading Animal Farm by George Orwell in HS and not liking it. I read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card in MS and really liked it. I also enjoyed Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks when I read it in HS.
24. Hooked me into reading.
I'm an only child, reading was life.
25. Never finished it.
I used to force myself to finish a book once I started it, but I stopped doing that a while ago. The first book I didn't finish that I can think of is The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
26. Should have sold more copies.
No idea.
27. Want to be one of the characters.
I don't know that I've ever wanted to be one of the characters.
28. Bought at my fave independent bookshop.
I buy a lot of my books from the library now (they do sales to help raise money for the new library project), but I used to love going to a little used bookshop in East Lansing. It's called Curious Book Shop and it's two floors of wall to wall books.
29. The one I have reread most often.
American Gods. I've lost count how many times I've read it, but I love it because I learn something new every time I read it.
30. Would save if my house burned down.
I don't know that I would save any, there are much more important things to save.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls was the first book that made me cry. I read it in fifth grade. And Dangerous Spaces by Margret Mahy has stuck with me since I first read it, though I can't remember how old I was.
2. Best bargain.
Um...I buy most of my books second hand, so... maybe the two pack of hardcover Richard Bauchman books I got for $10? I don't know.
3. One with a blue cover.
The first one that comes to mind is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
4. Least favorite book by favorite author.
Hmm...I'd have to go with Misery by Stephen King. That book was awful.
5. Doesn't belong to me.
I actually have a few that don't belong to me, but I can't think of all their titles. I loaned some books to a friend and he accidentally gave them away, so he told me to keep the ones I borrowed from him. So I guess technically they're mine now. Along with the copy of Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz a friend loaned me and told me I could keep.
6. The one I always give as a gift.
I only give books that the person actually *wants* as gifts.
7. Forgot I owned it.
Um, actually found a book that I thought was something else and have no idea what it is. It was pretty disappointing because I wanted the book that I thought it was.
8. Have more than one copy.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I have the original paperback copy I bought years ago and I have the hardcover 20th anniversary, author's preferred text. Also had a bunch of duplicate Stephen King books when Andy and I moved in together, but we went through them and gave the duplicates to a friend.
9. Film or TV tie-in.
Most of the time I don't see a movie based on a book I've read simply because I hate when the movie strays too much from the book. I'll watch a movie and if I like it enough I'll look for the book. I've read the Lord of the Rings series, Princess Bride by William Goldman, NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende, The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, the first two Harry Potter books (wasn't impressed, but I liked all the movies), and probably more, but that's all I can think of.
10. Reminds me of someone I love.
None.
11. Secondhand bookshop gem.
Um... I don't know. I get most of my books this way, so I don't know that I can pick one.
12. I pretend to have read it.
Nope. I don't generally read popular books and don't really talk about books with other people, so I've never had to pretend to have read something.
13. Makes me laugh.
Hmm. I know I've read books that I found amusing, but nothing really comes to mind.
14. An old favorite.
American Gods, Princess Bride
15. Favorite fictional father.
I don't know of any books I've read where a father played a major role. The book I'm currently reading is about a father & daughter, but it's a first and I don't know that I'd call him a favorite.
16. Can't believe more people haven't read.
As I said before, I don't really read popular books, so MOST of the books I've read haven't been read by many people.
17. Future classic.
I don't know what makes something a classic.
18. Bought on a recommendation.
Um, Outlander I guess. I bought it because it was made into a tv show and I know people that really like it, but no one told me to buy it. And I just bought She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb because a lot of people have said it's good, along with a random Peter F. Hamilton book because
tinny recommended him. Hopefully it's not a random book in a series.19. Still can't stop talking about it.
I'll talk about American Gods forever if you'll let me.
20. Favorite cover.
I don't know.
21. Summer read.
I read during every season and don't change what kind of books I read based on the time of year. I pick a book based on my current mood.
22. Out of print.
Um... I found a book in an attic once and read it and really liked it and then discovered it was out of print. I did find it second hand on the internet though! Can't think of the title right now. It's like a modern (probably like 80s or 90s) retelling of Frankenstien but with kids.
23. Made to read at school.
I read a lot of books for school. I can't remember them all. I remember reading Animal Farm by George Orwell in HS and not liking it. I read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card in MS and really liked it. I also enjoyed Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks when I read it in HS.
24. Hooked me into reading.
I'm an only child, reading was life.
25. Never finished it.
I used to force myself to finish a book once I started it, but I stopped doing that a while ago. The first book I didn't finish that I can think of is The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
26. Should have sold more copies.
No idea.
27. Want to be one of the characters.
I don't know that I've ever wanted to be one of the characters.
28. Bought at my fave independent bookshop.
I buy a lot of my books from the library now (they do sales to help raise money for the new library project), but I used to love going to a little used bookshop in East Lansing. It's called Curious Book Shop and it's two floors of wall to wall books.
29. The one I have reread most often.
American Gods. I've lost count how many times I've read it, but I love it because I learn something new every time I read it.
30. Would save if my house burned down.
I don't know that I would save any, there are much more important things to save.
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on 2018-05-13 12:04 pm (UTC)A lot of those questions are weird, aren't they?
Which Hamilton book is it? His big trilogies have great world building, it would be a pity to start in the middle of one.
The Hobbit, hee! It was one of the first books I tried to read in English, and I failed utterly. (It's so old-fashioned.)
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on 2018-05-13 03:38 pm (UTC)Pandora Star is the book I picked up. I tried to look to make sure it wasn't the middle of a series before I bought it. It listed another book as the conclusion to it, but nothing about there being a book before it. I haven't checked the internet yet to verify it's the beginning of a series.
Oh man, The Hobbit is a terrible way to start reading English books! I'm surprised you continued! Haha.
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on 2018-05-13 03:50 pm (UTC)I'm surprised you continued! Haha.
Hee, the first chance I had to read English books was our high school's senior library, so they were mostly curriculum books like Catch-22 and Shakespeare (which I did not read :)). So the Hobbit was one of the more appealing choices. :D I remember reading Love Story, too. I also remember always having a notebook with me in which I would note all the vocabulary I didn't know so I could look it up. it was quite a chore to get to a level of reading comprehension where unknown words just made their meaning clear through context.
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on 2018-05-13 11:23 pm (UTC)