I have had this saved in my drafts folder, for a while now. It’s not really a test, more like a questionnaire. I originally got the post idea from a blog I follow, thethousandlives. Since then, I have seen it on several other book blogs, so, I finally decided that I would go ahead and post it, as a fun post that will perhaps, help you to know more about my reading style and what I like to read. Well, I like to read everything but anyways on to the question and answers.
What are your top three book pet peeves?
1. Overly descriptive passages; I’m not talking normal descriptive, I’m talking where ever other paragraph is a description of what someone is wearing or what is going on, on the street. It is alright if it enhances the book and is not done repetitively through out the book. I once read a book that described the heroine getting dressed every other chapter, what all was involved, the colors of each garment if it had lace or what material it was made out of. It was suppose to be a book about hookers in the 19th century. To this day it is one of the few books I have started and never finished, and as far as I’m concerned it was not about hookers it was about clothing.
2. The ultra slow moving plot; there is a point where so much of the story needs to be explained too much and the plot stalls, falters or moves in another direction, without the twist. Where you feel it becomes boring and you feel if the book is never going to end. Sometimes authors pull it out of it’s rut and the story finishes wonderfully, other times they leave you feeling, blah, about the story.
3.Love triangles; this seems to happen most in YA and Romance novels, however, it’s way overdone and is usually the same three styles of characters. Sometimes it seems plausible, but mostly it just seems stupid. Surly there is some other plot line that authors could think of.
Describe your perfect reading spot
Well, I would really like to say on a big comfy porch swing, where I could enjoy the outdoors while reading. But I don’t have a porch or rather one that is big enough for a swing or even a chair. In reality, I mostly read on our big comfy couch.
my kind of porch swing
Tell us three book confessions.
1. I buy a lot of bookmarks, I mean A LOT, but then I never use them. Hangs head in Shame, I mostly use scraps of paper or gum wrappers. If I read on my Nook then I don’t need one at all.
2. I never finished the Hunger Games trilogy, in fact I think I read the first book and half of the second book. Dystopian is not really my thing.
3. If I had not met and married my husband, I would have ended up on an episode of Hoarders. Crushed beneath a sea of books. He keeps my book buying in check.
Bonus: I get upset when a book lures me in with awesome cover art, but doesn’t deliver with the story. I feel like I was tricked. Because let’s face it, the cover is why you pick up the book in the first place.
When was the last time you cried during a book?
Just last weekend, I laughed so hard I cried, while listening to the audio book Life of the Party. Honestly though I cry all the time while reading sometimes because I am happy for the characters or sometimes because I am sad for them. I like books that take me on an emotional rollercoster. Sick, I know.
How many books are on your bedside table?
There is only 1, because it’s my Nook, which in turn holds hundreds of books. It depends on how you want to count that.
What is your favorite snack to eat while reading?
I read while I eat lunch either at work or at home, sometimes dinner too depending on what my husband and son are doing during dinner. But if I am spending the afternoon reading I tend to munch on popcorn and then get irritated with myself if there is grease spots on the pages.
Name three books you’d recommend to everyone.
1. The Pink Carnation series by Lauren Willig; these are fabulous, being both chick lit and historical fiction. They have a fun upbeat tone to them and they move along well. Something for everyone.
2. The Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder; simply because they are my favorite books from when I was a child, and let’s not kid, from right now. My copies are falling apart, because I read them all of the time, and now that I talked about it, I want to read them again.
3. I can’t think of another that I would recommend for everyone, I tell people all the time what books I just finished and they too should read them. Basically find something that interests you and read it. My taste in books is fairly eclectic and a lot of main stream books I end up not liking.
Show us a picture of your favorite shelf on your bookcase.
All of my book cases are my favorites. But I guess this one is my ultimate favorite because it holds my first editions of “antique” books plus decorations from my wedding.
What is your biggest reading secret?
This question sounds so intense. But really I’m not sure I have any that I would call secrets, perhaps things I don’t like to tell judgmental people. Anyway I guess It would have to be that I (drum roll) like to read children’s books, and gasp I liked the Twilight books (not the movies though). Also, I read history books, of the non-fiction variety, big fat ones with lot’s of facts in them.
Write how much books mean to you in three words.
I don’t think three words are enough. They kept me company during the school years (school was hell for me from elementary to high school it sucked) they are an escape from everyday life, and a glimpse into the past. I love books not only for the stories within, but for the wonderful art that they themselves are. Plus they smell good.
What about you? Do you have any reading/book secrets that you’d like to share?
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