Book survey
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glacier_kittyWhat book are you reading now? The Quality of Mercy by Faye Kellerman
What are your favorite books? Dark Fire, etc
How did you learn to read? I taught myself
What foreign languages do you read? Some Spanish, Latin..
What's the funniest book you ever read? Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson, etc
What books have changed the way you look at the world or the way you live your life? *shrugs*
What books have affirmed what you believe about life or the way you look at things? *shrugs*
What books have you changed your mind about? The Shannara series by Terry Brooks
What are some of the scariest books you've ever read? I don't really read scary books..
About how many books do you think you have you read in your life? A lot
About how many books do you own? A lot
How many books per month do you usually borrow from the library? None
How much would you say you've paid in library fines in your life? Not much
Do you read in bed? I haven't been lately..but I used to a lot
Do you ever read while walking or driving? Driving yeah
OK, let's get real. Where is the weirdest place you've read a book? *shrugs*
Do you listen to audio books? No
Has anyone ever read aloud to you or you to them? Tell us more. Yeah..mom read to me a lot as a kid
What book was the most difficult to read? The Red Badge of Courage, etc
Do you read every word of a book, or skip parts that don't hold your interest? Usually read every word
What books do you keep intending to read but put off? lol the whole stack in and around my bookshelf haha
Do you buy new or used books, paperbacks or hardbacks, leather or collector's items? New, used, paperbacks and hardbacks
How do you feel about writing in books, dog earing, etc? Writing can be interesting..like if it's signed and from 1901
What is the first book you remember reading? Bob Books
Do you lend your books? Ever had to hire Large Louis to get it back for you? Rarely and I have no idea what that is
What were your favorite books when you were a child? Where the Red Fern Grows, etc
What children's books do you most enjoy as an adult? Narnia? Etc
What books would you especially recommend to young people? Eragon? Etc
Do you ever read the ending first? Ugh no
Did you ever agree to read the book somebody was pushing on you if they would read one for you in exchange? What were the books? No
Have you ever read a book more than once? If so, mention them and why you read them more than once, please. A bunch..I wanted to
What frequently recommended books have you been unable to finish? *shrugs*
Which of these world classics did you actually plow through at one time or another in your life?
The Iliad
The Odyssey
The Aeneid
Dante's Inferno
Paradise Lost
Goethe's Faust
War and Peace
Ulysses
Les Miserables
Atlas Shrugged
Moby Dick
Gone with the Wind
Remembrance of Things Past
Churchill's History of England
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
What other favorite books of yours are extremely long? Wizard's First Rule, etc
Today's trivia: The giant red star Betelgeuse has a diameter larger than that of the Earth's orbit around the sun.
What are your favorite books? Dark Fire, etc
How did you learn to read? I taught myself
What foreign languages do you read? Some Spanish, Latin..
What's the funniest book you ever read? Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson, etc
What books have changed the way you look at the world or the way you live your life? *shrugs*
What books have affirmed what you believe about life or the way you look at things? *shrugs*
What books have you changed your mind about? The Shannara series by Terry Brooks
What are some of the scariest books you've ever read? I don't really read scary books..
About how many books do you think you have you read in your life? A lot
About how many books do you own? A lot
How many books per month do you usually borrow from the library? None
How much would you say you've paid in library fines in your life? Not much
Do you read in bed? I haven't been lately..but I used to a lot
Do you ever read while walking or driving? Driving yeah
OK, let's get real. Where is the weirdest place you've read a book? *shrugs*
Do you listen to audio books? No
Has anyone ever read aloud to you or you to them? Tell us more. Yeah..mom read to me a lot as a kid
What book was the most difficult to read? The Red Badge of Courage, etc
Do you read every word of a book, or skip parts that don't hold your interest? Usually read every word
What books do you keep intending to read but put off? lol the whole stack in and around my bookshelf haha
Do you buy new or used books, paperbacks or hardbacks, leather or collector's items? New, used, paperbacks and hardbacks
How do you feel about writing in books, dog earing, etc? Writing can be interesting..like if it's signed and from 1901
What is the first book you remember reading? Bob Books
Do you lend your books? Ever had to hire Large Louis to get it back for you? Rarely and I have no idea what that is
What were your favorite books when you were a child? Where the Red Fern Grows, etc
What children's books do you most enjoy as an adult? Narnia? Etc
What books would you especially recommend to young people? Eragon? Etc
Do you ever read the ending first? Ugh no
Did you ever agree to read the book somebody was pushing on you if they would read one for you in exchange? What were the books? No
Have you ever read a book more than once? If so, mention them and why you read them more than once, please. A bunch..I wanted to
What frequently recommended books have you been unable to finish? *shrugs*
Which of these world classics did you actually plow through at one time or another in your life?
The Iliad
The Odyssey
The Aeneid
Dante's Inferno
Paradise Lost
Goethe's Faust
War and Peace
Ulysses
Les Miserables
Atlas Shrugged
Moby Dick
Gone with the Wind
Remembrance of Things Past
Churchill's History of England
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
What other favorite books of yours are extremely long? Wizard's First Rule, etc
Today's trivia: The giant red star Betelgeuse has a diameter larger than that of the Earth's orbit around the sun.
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Date: 2010-07-30 06:11 am (UTC)I am very much enjoying Wizard's First Rule so far. I think I'm about 100 pages into it, if not a little more.