Giving Up August 26, 2010

If you’re not enjoying a book, will you stop mid-way? Or do you push through to the end? What makes you decide to stop?

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!

Meme of Reading Questions August 19, 2010

I got this from Lorette‘s blog and couldn’t resist adopting it for all of you.

1. Favorite childhood book?
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2. What are you reading right now?
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3. What books do you have on request at the library?
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4. Bad book habit?
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5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
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6. Do you have an e-reader?
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7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
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8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
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9. Least favorite book you read this year (so far?)
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10. Favorite book you’ve read this year?
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11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
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12. What is your reading comfort zone?
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13. Can you read on the bus?
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14. Favorite place to read?
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15. What is your policy on book lending?
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16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
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17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
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18.  Not even with text books?
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19. What is your favorite language to read in?
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20. What makes you love a book?
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21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
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22. Favorite genre?
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23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)
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Favorite biography?
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25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
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26. Favorite cookbook?
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27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
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28. Favorite reading snack?

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29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
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30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
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31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
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32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you chose?
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33. Most intimidating book you’ve ever read?
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34. Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin?
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35. Favorite Poet?
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36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
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37. How often have you returned book to the library unread?
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38. Favorite fictional character?
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39. Favorite fictional villain?
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40. Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation?
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41. The longest I’ve gone without reading.
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42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
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43. What distracts you easily when you’re reading?
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44. Favorite film adaptation of a novel?
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45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
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46. The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
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47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
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48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
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49. Do you like to keep your books organized?
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50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them?
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51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding?
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52. Name a book that made you angry.
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53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did?
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54. A book that you expected to like but didn’t?
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55. Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
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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!

And, folks? If you don’t see your comment right away, PLEASE don’t post it again right away. Give me a chance to check the spam filters!

(Oh, and for the record? I answered this one already!)

Evolution August 12, 2010

Have your reading choices changed over the years? Or pretty much stayed the same? (And yes, from childhood to adulthood we usually read different things, but some people stick to basically the same kind of book their entire lives, so…)

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!

First Time August 5, 2010

What is the first book you remember reading? What about the first that made you really love reading?

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!