Nearby September 26, 2005

I’m posting this a little early as I know right now I’m not going to be able to do it on Thursday. I’m borrowing the inspiration for this from something I saw in a blog about five or six months ago. So, here goes.

Pick up the book that is closest to where you’re sitting right now.

1. What are the book’s title and author?
2. Turn to page 127. Locate the third paragraph, first sentence. Type that sentence here:
3. Does the sentence make sense out of context?
4. Seeing it sitting here by itself, out of the book, is it funny? Sad? Strange? Does it make you want to explore its source?
5. Are you currently reading this book? Why?

Abridged and edited September 22, 2005

Another fun suggestion from Nicki. Lady, you are the bomb! If anyone has suggestions for the future, please let me know.

1. Are abridged books a good thing or just plain awful?
2. How about books that are edited to modernize them?
3. Is dated language part of the charm of a book or an irritation?
4. Have you ever read an abridged or edited version of a book?

A few things September 15, 2005

A couple questions from Kim and Nicki…

1. What are your five favorite books of all time? Why did they make the list?
2. What’s the earliest book you can remember? Do your family read? Who encouraged you to read?
3. Reference books—do you have any? Why do you have the ones you do? Do you use them?

Dream library September 8, 2005

Kerry wants to know what your dream library is like. I think I’ll expand on that a bit…

1. What kind of room is your dream library in (one wall of your living room, dedicated room, corner of the kitchen, etc.)?
2. What genre are most of your books?
3. Are the books all hard cover, paperback, leather, or mixed medium?

Desert island September 1, 2005

Another suggestion from Nicki—the old desert island question. I don’t know about you, but this one’s always been difficult for me. I’ve always found it difficult to narrow it down to just a few books.

1. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three books would you want to have with you?
2. Why?
3. Is this list different than it would have been ten years ago? How?