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kawuliAsk me stuff about books?
1. What’s the last book you read? What did you think of it?
2. What’s the worst book you’ve ever read, and why?
3. A book you found overhyped, and why
4. Ereaders versus physical books is such a false dichotomy. Instead, tell me what other formats (phone apps, tumblr fiction, twitter haikus) you read in
5. Which genre(s) don’t you read? Why not?
6. If you read in more than one language, is there a difference between the experience of reading in your native language(s) and reading in other languages?
7. If you’re not a native English speaker, how much do you read in your native language versus how much you read in English? How do you feel about that? // If you’re a native English speaker, go find a book in your second/third/etc language, or in translation, to add to your to-read list
8. The book you read when you’re stuck in bed sick
9. Fiction or non-fiction or both? In what ratio? Where do you draw the line between the two?
10. The book(s) you bought because the cover was pretty, and whether it was worth it
11. The worst book hangover you’ve ever had
12. Do you have to finish one book before you start the next one, or do you read multiple books at the same time?
13. The fictional character you want to believe you resemble and the fictional character you actually resemble
14. The book that, in hindsight, really should have clued you in to the fact that you’re _________ (queer/in love/doomed to be an academic/etc)
15. The book that you reread over and over again and get new things from every time
16. The book that you don’t dare reread for fear it won’t be the same any more
17. Preferred bookshelf organisation scheme
18. Do you theme your monthly/yearly/etc reading (eg Year of Reading Women)?
19. That book with a twist that felt like a blow to the chest. Tell me about it. (But warn for spoilers if necessary!)
20. The coolest bookshop you’ve ever been to
21. The book you gave up on, and the reasons why
22. The book you finished even though you hated it, and the reasons why
23. The book you expected to hate, didn’t, and then got angry about not hating
24. The book that you got into because of the movie/TV series/etc, and the relative merits of each version
25. The only book care question that actually means anything: do you write in your books? If so, in pen or in pencil?
26. Do you read reviews of books? Before or after you read the books themselves? Why? Why not?
27. The book you’re embarrassed to admit you’ve read
28. The one where the fanfic was better than the original (and the relevant AO3 links, pls)
29. Your vacation reading habits
30. The book you read the blurb of, constructed a version of in your mind, and were promptly disappointed by once you finally got around to actually reading it
31. Bonus question: rec me something!
1. What’s the last book you read? What did you think of it?
2. What’s the worst book you’ve ever read, and why?
3. A book you found overhyped, and why
4. Ereaders versus physical books is such a false dichotomy. Instead, tell me what other formats (phone apps, tumblr fiction, twitter haikus) you read in
5. Which genre(s) don’t you read? Why not?
6. If you read in more than one language, is there a difference between the experience of reading in your native language(s) and reading in other languages?
7. If you’re not a native English speaker, how much do you read in your native language versus how much you read in English? How do you feel about that? // If you’re a native English speaker, go find a book in your second/third/etc language, or in translation, to add to your to-read list
8. The book you read when you’re stuck in bed sick
9. Fiction or non-fiction or both? In what ratio? Where do you draw the line between the two?
10. The book(s) you bought because the cover was pretty, and whether it was worth it
11. The worst book hangover you’ve ever had
12. Do you have to finish one book before you start the next one, or do you read multiple books at the same time?
13. The fictional character you want to believe you resemble and the fictional character you actually resemble
14. The book that, in hindsight, really should have clued you in to the fact that you’re _________ (queer/in love/doomed to be an academic/etc)
15. The book that you reread over and over again and get new things from every time
16. The book that you don’t dare reread for fear it won’t be the same any more
17. Preferred bookshelf organisation scheme
18. Do you theme your monthly/yearly/etc reading (eg Year of Reading Women)?
19. That book with a twist that felt like a blow to the chest. Tell me about it. (But warn for spoilers if necessary!)
20. The coolest bookshop you’ve ever been to
21. The book you gave up on, and the reasons why
22. The book you finished even though you hated it, and the reasons why
23. The book you expected to hate, didn’t, and then got angry about not hating
24. The book that you got into because of the movie/TV series/etc, and the relative merits of each version
25. The only book care question that actually means anything: do you write in your books? If so, in pen or in pencil?
26. Do you read reviews of books? Before or after you read the books themselves? Why? Why not?
27. The book you’re embarrassed to admit you’ve read
28. The one where the fanfic was better than the original (and the relevant AO3 links, pls)
29. Your vacation reading habits
30. The book you read the blurb of, constructed a version of in your mind, and were promptly disappointed by once you finally got around to actually reading it
31. Bonus question: rec me something!
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Date: 2016-10-01 06:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-10-01 07:18 pm (UTC)GOSH... I want to believe I resemble probably every intrepid adventurer ever, basically. Rey and Rowan come to mind at the moment, but there've been a long string of them.
Fictional character I most actually resemble is Codi in Animal Dreams, by Barbara Kingsolver (which is up there on my list of favorite books ever and still makes me cry on re-reads).
14. The book that, in hindsight, really should have clued you in to the fact that you’re _________ (queer/in love/doomed to be an academic/etc)
Okay just for fun: My favorite book as a 5-year-old was Trucks, by Gail Gibbons. Which definitely was a clue on the engineering degree :D. Runners up were everything else by Gail Gibbons (she wrote like, science books for tiny munchkins) and Richard Scarry. I've been a nerd since FOREVER, guys.
16. The book that you don’t dare reread for fear it won’t be the same any more
ooooh huh. I don't know that I have one, actually. I reread my faves a LOT, so anything I didn't want to reread wouldn't really be memorable. Like, there's plenty of books I don't want to reread, but it's because they weren't that good, which isn't really the point. Otherwise, there's some books that maybe wouldn't mean as much now as they did when I first read them, but that's okay, that's just growing up. Things like, idk, Little Women or the Secret Garden or stuff like that maybe fall in that category.
23. The book you expected to hate, didn’t, and then got angry about not hating
Ha well actually Hunger Games is probably the best fit to that one...although it was more like...expected to be bored, liked but also WTF WHY ENDING, got angry about CARING. And then fanfic happened and I met you lovely people, so it all worked out for the best.
27. The book you’re embarrassed to admit you’ve read
Oh man, I read so much crap in Peace Corps just because I didn't have alternative entertainment. (I had a list of everything I read at some point, but it was on paper so lost forever and man, I don't remember hardly any of it. My memory is terrible.) I can't think of anything I'm actually embarrassed about reading though, I own my poor choices.
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Date: 2016-10-02 12:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-10-02 09:21 am (UTC)Possibly the self-published "memoir" about Peace Corps written by a guy who I helped train, the theme of which was basically how badass, worldly, and knowing he was, compared to the rest of us who were naive and didn't understand life the way he did. Highlight, his first time taking hallucinogens and how much he hated it because the other people with him were so shallow. [insert unimpressed Lyme face here] 25-year-old pretentious asshole dude writing, basically. "I hate everyone in this book oh my god" probably Gone Girl, which I read mostly at stupid-o'clock in Mali when the power was out and it was too hot to sleep, and then immediately felt gross for having spent time with those people. It was entertaining i guess?
3. A book you found overhyped, and why
All the 19th-century-lady-writers books people have suggested to me (Jane Austen et al.). Everyone loves Pride and Prejudice apparently, except I found it dumb and haven't managed to finish it. I usually have a pretty high threshold for "did not finish the book" but man, I've picked up a bunch of those and never made it past the first 50 pages. Which isn't to say they're bad, they're just very much not for me. I've been so disconnected from mainstream hype about pop culture in the last 10 years or so that I can't really speak to things like Twilight or 50 Shades that are probably more typical answers to this...
5. Which genre(s) don’t you read? Why not?
Romance, either the genre or stuff in other genres that's romance-heavy. Historically I've been pretty "meh" about romance generally, more recently I find a lot of it very unsettling, bordering on triggering (any hint of coercion or manipulation or dishonesty and I nope right the fuck out). Would perhaps like to change this in future, because part of idk ~recovery is what someone on tumblr calls "remedial social stories" aka "no not every relationship is dysfunctional and/or abusive, here are models that aren't," but that sounds like effort and I don't have the energy at the moment.
8. The book you read when you’re stuck in bed sick
Discworld! Basically all the books in rotation, depending what mood I'm in. I've been listening to Watch books recently, finished Thud and am on Feet of Clay (because order doesn't matter when you've read all of them 4 or 5 times).