Preferences

By --Deb on

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Which do you prefer? (Quick answers–we’ll do more detail at some later date)

  • Reading something frivolous? Or something serious?
  • Paperbacks? Or hardcovers?
  • Fiction? Or Nonfiction?
  • Poetry? Or Prose?
  • Biographies? Or Autobiographies?
  • History? Or Historical Fiction?
  • Series? Or Stand-alones?
  • Classics? Or best-sellers?
  • Lurid, fruity prose? Or straight-forward, basic prose?
  • Plots? Or Stream-of-Consciousness?
  • Long books? Or Short?
  • Illustrated? Or Non-illustrated?
  • Borrowed? Or Owned?
  • New? Or Used?

(Yes, I know, some of these we’ve touched on before, and some of these we might address in-depth in the future, but for today–just quick answers!)


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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163 responses

  1. Violet

    Difficult to answer in short, torture actually 🙂

    Here’s mine

  2. Katie

    here’s mine! It’s very hard to choose.

    http://www.swiminteractive.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences/

  3. anthonynorth

    You’ll find mine here:

    BOOKS I LIKE

  4. kaye

    that was quick

  5. Melody

    Here’s mine. 🙂

  6. Julia

    Happy BTT everyone (Deb)! Hope you guys have a great day!

    Here Mine!

  7. BooksPlease

    My answer is very quick! It’s here.

  8. savidgereads

    That was harder than I thought but what a brilliant exexercise!
    As am on blackberry can’t put exact link so its the top one at..m
    http://savidgereads.wordpress.com

    Do have a mill around though! Looking forward to your blogs and your comments!

  9. iwriteinbooks

    Ok, I really did try to keep it short…

    BTT: Which do you prefer?

  10. Susan @ Reading Upside Down

    Here’s mine at Reading Upside Down . The most challenging part was keeping the answes short! 🙂

    Happy Booking Through Thursday!

  11. Veens

    Mostly my answers are BOTH 🙂
    here is mine

  12. Dot

    Morning everyone! Here’s mine:

    http://dot-scribbles.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  13. gautami tripathy

    Did it a few minutes!

    http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-preferences.html

  14. Rhinoa

    I have my answers here

  15. Marny

    Here’s mine

  16. Potjy

    http://www.bloggang.com/mainblog.php?id=lmj&month=23-07-2009&group=11&gblog=7

  17. Katie

    Mine’s up here: http://alljoy-katie.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html.
    Have great day.

  18. Novroz

    Here’s mine 🙂

    BTT: Preference

    Have a nice thursday 🙂

  19. Lady Lazarus

    Here’s mine 🙂 (Early for once)

    http://notinthepink.blogspot.com/2009/07/btt-quick-preferences.html

  20. JoAnn

    Happy Thursday! Definitely quick and easy this week:
    http://lakesidemusing.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  21. Rebecca

    Here is mine. What does lurid, fruity prose mean?

    BTT: Short and Sweet

  22. Schatzi

    here we go: http://mealibris.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/booking-through-thursdays-preferences/

  23. Yvonne

    Mine is here

  24. Janet

    My post is here.

  25. Marie

    http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday_23.html here’s mine!

  26. JLS Hall

    Tried to keep it as short as possible. Not easy, but here it is:

    http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  27. ted

    I’m with Violet, sheer torture. http://bookeywookey.blogspot.com/2009/07/im-not-eitheror-kind-of-guy.html

  28. Lisa

    I kept if short! Mine is here!

  29. Lisa

    Oops! Let’s try that a different way:

    http://southerngal-lisa.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  30. cbjames

    Mine is here…

    http://readywhenyouarecb.blogspot.com/2009/07/whats-your-preference.html

  31. Carol

    My post is up. Happy BTT everyone!

  32. CeeCee

    I needed a short, easy question. Thanks! http://booksplurge.blogspot.com/2009/07/just-facts-maam.html

  33. MARIE BURTON

    Mine is up at The Burton Review
    Happy BTT!!

  34. jill

    I haven’t participated in awhile. Good to be back! Here’s mine:

    http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  35. Erin

    Here’s mine:
    http://erin-reads.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  36. Amy Reads Good Books

    This was a fun, speedy one. Thanks!

    http://amyreads.com/?p=364

  37. Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog

    Did my best to keep ’em short. Look forward to talking about these more later.

  38. CoversGirl

    I at least tried to keep my answers short! They’re up here.

  39. Zia

    Here’s mine

  40. Alexia

    http://themommyrambles.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  41. Mary

    Mine is here:
    http://bookfan-mary.blogspot.com/2009/07/btt-preferences.html

  42. Lisa

    here’s mine

    http://when-she-reads.blogspot.com/2009/07/meme-btt.html

  43. mizb17

    LOL. I couldn’t just say one or the other for a lot of these — I had to put something like “usually” beside most of them! LOL. Oiy! http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/booking-through-thursday-preferences/

    ~MizB

  44. Alison

    Some of those choices were harder than I thought.

  45. Caty

    Here’s mine: http://miscellaneousmumblings.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  46. Jo

    Here is my post.

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  48. Susan B. Evans

    Some of these are tough!

    http://wellmanneredfrivolity.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  49. Melissa - Shhh I'm Reading

    My short answers are here…

    http://shhhimreading.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursdaypreferences.html

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  51. Jaime

    My answers are at http://www.bookconfessions.com/?p=1986!

  52. Mish

    Happy BTT, here’s mine.

  53. Ashley

    Here are my answers:

    http://notesfromthereadingchair.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday.html

  54. Manda

    Mine is up! Happy Thursday! http://manda-adayinthelife.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  55. Li

    Here’s my answers: http://www.rulethewaves.net/wp/?p=753

  56. Jennifer

    http://jenbh.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday.html

    I agree…the short answers were torture! Looking forward to a more detailed version soon! 🙂

  57. Vasilly

    Here’s my answers:

    Booking Through Thursday: Preferences

  58. Elina

    here’s mine: http://crimsonheart.bubble.nu/index.php/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-23-7/

  59. Liv

    http://livsbookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-37-preferences.html

  60. M

    Here’s mine: http://ruinedbyreading.net/?p=55

  61. Tammy

    Here’s my link:
    http://ramblingsbytammy.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

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  63. thebluestockingguide

    Here is mine

  64. Tracie

    Yule Time Preferences:

    http://www.yuletimereading.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-yule-time-preferences/

  65. Carrie

    Well, I’m a little late in the game, but here’s mine!

    http://www.readingtoknow.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday_23.html

  66. Carol

    Mine’s up, too.

    Booking through Thursday

  67. teacherninja

    Here’s my short answer: http://www.teacherninjas.com/2009/07/reading-preferences.html

    Thanks!

  68. wendy

    at last a quiz I can answer without studying…here

  69. Shauna

    Here are my quick answers. This was harder than I thought it would be: http://readingandruminations.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/booking-through-thursday-its-a-matter-of-preference/

  70. drey

    Here’s mine: http://dreyslibrary.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-thursday-another-btt-this-week.html.

    My 3rd BTT in a row, w00t!!

  71. Casey

    Here’s mine. With luck, someone will read it!

    http://caseysabsolutelyeverything.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  72. Karoline

    those were great questions.

    Booking Through Thursday 7/23

  73. Melanie

    wow, so many answers already! http://tigermel.blogspot.com/2009/07/btt-for-723.html

  74. gloriana

    It’s hard to do short answers on a subject you love talking about! 🙂 Nevertheless, here are my responses…

    Booking Through Thursday: Preferences

  75. mervih

    Here’s mine:

    Preferences

    That was fun! Happy BTT!

  76. gentle reader

    I could have written a bunch on this, but here are my short answers:

    http://bit.ly/Supfc

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  78. twistyfarmy

    Here’s mine: http://twistyfarmy.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/reading-preferences/

  79. Chère

    This is my first time playing along! Mine is here .

  80. Suey

    My answers here.

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  82. Jessica Coleman

    That was fun!

    Booking Through Thursday: Preferences

  83. LizzyJ

    Ha I finally got my up on time this week! So here it is short and to the point.

    http://historicallyobsessed.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  84. Lindsey

    I concur with most people’s responses. A bit difficult to answer in short, but achievable. Mine is HERE.

  85. Kay

    Here’s mine!

    http://deadbookdarling.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-reading.html

  86. Popin

    Mine’s up

    http://proudbookworm.blogspot.com/2009/07/preferences.html

  87. Matthew

    Lots of grey areas in this one, answers not as clear cut. Full answer is up. 🙂

  88. trishtheconqueror

    Here is mine: http://savingmoneyideas.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/booking-through-thursday-preferences/

  89. Icedream

    Finally have mine up at:
    http://readinginappalachia.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-72309.html

  90. Vicki

    Better late than never:

    http://ilratb.blogspot.com/2009/07/which-do-you-prefer-quick-answerswell.html

  91. lisa-marie

    Mine is here. Cheers!

  92. Bart's Bookshelf

    Mine is up at Bart’s Bookshelf. 🙂

  93. Melissa W.

    I tried for short answers:
    http://balletbookworm.blogspot.com/2009/07/btt-preferences.html

  94. Tonia

    Fun!

    http://thesunnypatch.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday.html

  95. Tina Kubala

    It was hard to keep it short, but I did it.

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  97. The Social Frog

    Mine Is Up 🙂

  98. Monica

    Nice quick one! Thanks.

    http://www.monniblog.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences/

  99. Nise'

    Here’s mine.

  100. Sasha

    Short and sweet!

    This is my first time to join. Here’s my answers: http://sherrysbookwormconfessions.blogspot.com/2009/07/btt-preferences.html

    🙂

  101. uncertainprinciples

    This was tough! Here’s mine… another cookie crumbles books through thursday

  102. theexile

    Here ya go:

    Booking Through Thursday: If I Had My Druthers

  103. Dora

    Here is mine

  104. Jeane

    That was fun to do, but I couldn’t decide on many. Here are my answers.

  105. Megan

    Here’s mine! I’m so bad at short answers!

  106. Dora

    Take 2

    http://doranotsoexplorer.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  107. Allison

    Mine is here:

    http://readintothis.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-2.html

  108. Ladybug

    Happy BTT everyone!

    Here’s my answer.

  109. Tara

    Here’s mine:

    http://talesofabookaddict.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/booking-through-thursday-july-23-2009-preferences/

  110. sarcasticredheadedgeek

    Booking Through Thursday – Preferences

  111. Shonda

    Here’s my post. It wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be.

    http://memybookandthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday.html

  112. Christy

    Kinda hard to keep it short, but I managed. Very good topic!

    http://southernsassythings.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  113. Unruly Reader

    Doing that “gut reaction” thing…
    http://unrulyreader.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  114. mkowalewski

    Here’s mine

  115. Novel Insights

    Couldn’t help but waffle on a bit. Here it is:
    http://novelinsights.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-bookish.html

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  117. Julie J

    Enjoyed this one!!

    http://molcotw.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-throught-thursday-preferences.html

  118. rift

    Good to do short every once in a while. Great questions! Thank you. 🙂

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  119. Kilina

    Hi everyone! Here is mine:
    http://betteroffread.com/2009/07/btt-preferences/

  120. Valorie

    Up:
    http://www.morbid-romantic.net/2009/07/23/booking-through-thursday-preferences/

  121. Debbi

    Here’s mine, short answers are hard!
    http://bookmagic418.blogspot.com/

  122. ~Kristina

    Here are mine:
    http://tinastree.blogspot.com/2009/07/book-worm.html

    So glad I came across this blog!

  123. paula

    http://paulasplace-paula.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday.html

    This was a first for me and I think it will be fun…

  124. Kris

    Mine is here.

  125. MissMeliss

    I know, I know, it’s *technically* Friday in my timezone now…but…but, you can still find my response here.

  126. Literary Feline

    My response is up.

  127. uenohama

    My first Booking through Thursday:

    Booking Through Thursday

  128. Chartwell Academy Faculty and Staff

    Oh the pain of a short answer…

    http://chartwellacademy.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday.html

  129. Shari

    Lots of responses this week! Mine is a bit late, but here it is http://sandcastlesgreenballoons.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  130. Kristin

    http://kristinsbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday_23.html

  131. Jennifer

    Count me in as another who found it hard to decide.
    http://iknitalone.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/booking-through-thursday-a-day-late/

  132. Lahni

    Here’s mine, a little late!
    http://nosebook.mapledesign.ca/?p=421

  133. Nadia

    Here’s my post on this meme! Cheers!!

  134. Meaghan

    http://bookworm-meags222.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday.html#comments

  135. Rose City Reader

    Better late than never:

    http://rosecityreader.blogspot.com/2009/07/preferences.html

  136. lilly

    Here’s my post. It was fun.
    http://lilly-readingextravaganza.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-on-friday.html

  137. Elizabeth

    My answers are here.

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  139. wordlily

    Here’s mine: http://wordlily.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/booking-preferences/

  140. Grace

    I’m late. Here’s mine:

    http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/booking-through-thursday-july-24th/

  141. Mae

    Mine is up even though it’s Saturday!

  142. Jenny

    Here is mine…. finally.
    http://booksjustbooks.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-724.html

  143. Jenny

    Here is my, eventhough it is Friday 🙂

    http://booksjustbooks.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-724.html

  144. Heather

    This is my first BTT – I have been reading them for a long time. Here is mine http://themaidenscourt.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday.html

  145. J.G.

    Thanks for the quickie this time! Mine’s here: http://hotchpotcafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  146. Robin of My Two Blessings

    Better late than never – my post is up now.

    here

  147. Johanne

    Voilà!
    I guess I’m short-ish enough… 🙂

    http://chatter-box-joe.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  148. Cathy T

    Reading something frivolous
    hardcovers
    Fiction
    Prose
    Autobiographies
    Historical Fiction
    Stand-alones
    best-sellers
    straight-forward, basic prose
    Plots
    Long books
    Non-illustrated
    Owned
    New

  149. malantha

    http://malantha.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/booking-through-thursday-a-few-days-later/

  150. orchidus

    http://orchidus.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/btt-preferences/

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  152. gnoegnoe

    On the treshold of next Thursday! And I added my own question as well…

  153. Trisha

    My post is here: http://eclectcentric.blogspot.com/2009/07/btt-one-week-late.html

  154. Lisa

    My first BTT! http://myownprivatewilliamsburg.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-preferences.html

  155. Anna

    Some of these were hard to choose!

    http://fuchsia-revolver.org/?p=1365

  156. Hilda

    You can read my answers here:

    http://the-dip-files.blogspot.com/2009/07/which-do-you-prefer-quick-answerswell.html

    =) Happy Thursday!

  157. Thomas

    First time participating. A week and a day late. Some of these were hard to answer.

    http://myporchblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/booking-through-thursday-on-friday.html

  158. Murcia

    I’m very late but this was fun.

    here

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