Questions About Books Tag (SE's Response)
On the eve of a new Tag Tuesday, I am finally getting around to the last tag.
1. What is your favorite book?
I've always kind of hated this question. It's the kind of question a non-reader asks a reader. Because most readers don't have one favorite book. They have lots. Anyway. Answer the question. I'm going to try really hard to just pick one. A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry. I don't even know why, but this book feels like a transitional book for me. It seems like it was the first "not kids book" I read, even though I'm sure it wasn't. I just remember feeling really wise and worldly after having read it for the first time when I was 11 or so.
2. Who is your favorite author?
Again, a question I can't really answer. Well, I guess I'll start with Lois Lowry. And of course John Green (jeez, Mr. Green, you sure do get mentioned a lot on this blog. You should pay us a dollar every time we say your name), Suzanne Collins, Jeannette Walls, Kenneth Oppel, Ann Brashares, Jerry Spinelli...
3. What genre do you prefer?
Young adult.
4. What is your favorite book series?
The Airborn Series. I feel like I should read this series again. I keep mentioning it being so good, but I can't really remember much about it, except that I liked it...
Oh, and the Uglies Series. I really want to re-read that now that I mention it...
5. What books did you hate reading in school?
Macbeth. Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth. Oh, and Ethan Frome.
6. What is the first book you remember reading as a child?
Probably something by Doctor Seuss...
7. Bookstores or libraries?
Both. But if the bookstore is 2nd and Charles, than bookstore.
8. How many books do you own?
I'll be back with the count... 78. Approximately.
9. Do you read before bed?
Sometimes. Usually just a few pages.
10. What is your most comfortable reading position?
Lying down on my bed.
11. What is the most recent book you read?
The Book Thief.
12. What quote from any book will you never forget? Why is it significant?
I don't have a knack for remembering quotes, so I'll have to go look some up from my limited "quote book" (that DL made for me). Here's a quote that I wrote a five-paragraph essay on last year in English: "And I saw then and there that you take a man half-bad and a woman half-bad and put their two good halves together and you got one human all good to share between." This quote was from a Ray Bradbury novel and I think it describes love perfectly, although I don't think that was Mr. Bradbury's intention. Here's another one, from a David Levithan novel: "Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen." And one last one: "Either things happen for a reason, or they happen for no reason at all. Either one's life is a thread in a glorious tapestry or humanity is just a hopelessly tangled knot."- Neal Shusterman.
13. Science Fiction or Fantasy?
Science fiction. I don't like reading about flying unicorns or princesses, but I guess some fantasy is good. It just depends on how "fantasy" it is.
14. What books do you regret reading?
Macbeth. The Last Summer of You and Me (funny that this was written by Ann Brashares, one of my favorite authors... it was just way too sexual and the romance was flat and vain. (Sorry, Ann. You're allowed a dud or two.))
15. How large is your bookshelf?
Small. It's four very narrow shelves and I only use three of them for books, but on one of the shelves the books are stacked two-deep. And I have lots of books on bookshelves throughout the house.
16. On average, how many books do you read per year?
I don't know... 15? 20? I'm a slow reader.
17. What book can you read hundreds of times and never get tired of?
The Fault in Our Stars (I've actually never re-read the whole thing, although I'm sure I could a thousand times), A Summer to Die, The Hunger Games.
18. Do you like to read outside?
Eh, not really.
19. What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from a book?
People are screwed up and it's okay.
20. Of the past year, what is the greatest book you've read?
The Book Thief.
And that's it for that!
Day Ninety-Four Song Recommendation: "Live and Die" by The Avett Brothers. This is as close to country as I get, and I still wouldn't consider this country music. It's just a catchy song with a little bit of banjo... okay, a lot of banjo. Whatever.
-SE Wagner
1. What is your favorite book?
2. Who is your favorite author?
Again, a question I can't really answer. Well, I guess I'll start with Lois Lowry. And of course John Green (jeez, Mr. Green, you sure do get mentioned a lot on this blog. You should pay us a dollar every time we say your name), Suzanne Collins, Jeannette Walls, Kenneth Oppel, Ann Brashares, Jerry Spinelli...
3. What genre do you prefer?
Young adult.
4. What is your favorite book series?
The Airborn Series. I feel like I should read this series again. I keep mentioning it being so good, but I can't really remember much about it, except that I liked it...
Oh, and the Uglies Series. I really want to re-read that now that I mention it...
5. What books did you hate reading in school?Macbeth. Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth. Oh, and Ethan Frome.
6. What is the first book you remember reading as a child?
Probably something by Doctor Seuss...
7. Bookstores or libraries?
Both. But if the bookstore is 2nd and Charles, than bookstore.
8. How many books do you own?
I'll be back with the count... 78. Approximately.
9. Do you read before bed?
Sometimes. Usually just a few pages.
10. What is your most comfortable reading position?
Lying down on my bed.
11. What is the most recent book you read?
The Book Thief.
12. What quote from any book will you never forget? Why is it significant?
I don't have a knack for remembering quotes, so I'll have to go look some up from my limited "quote book" (that DL made for me). Here's a quote that I wrote a five-paragraph essay on last year in English: "And I saw then and there that you take a man half-bad and a woman half-bad and put their two good halves together and you got one human all good to share between." This quote was from a Ray Bradbury novel and I think it describes love perfectly, although I don't think that was Mr. Bradbury's intention. Here's another one, from a David Levithan novel: "Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen." And one last one: "Either things happen for a reason, or they happen for no reason at all. Either one's life is a thread in a glorious tapestry or humanity is just a hopelessly tangled knot."- Neal Shusterman.
13. Science Fiction or Fantasy?
Science fiction. I don't like reading about flying unicorns or princesses, but I guess some fantasy is good. It just depends on how "fantasy" it is.
14. What books do you regret reading?
Macbeth. The Last Summer of You and Me (funny that this was written by Ann Brashares, one of my favorite authors... it was just way too sexual and the romance was flat and vain. (Sorry, Ann. You're allowed a dud or two.))
15. How large is your bookshelf?
Small. It's four very narrow shelves and I only use three of them for books, but on one of the shelves the books are stacked two-deep. And I have lots of books on bookshelves throughout the house.
16. On average, how many books do you read per year?
I don't know... 15? 20? I'm a slow reader.
17. What book can you read hundreds of times and never get tired of?
The Fault in Our Stars (I've actually never re-read the whole thing, although I'm sure I could a thousand times), A Summer to Die, The Hunger Games.
18. Do you like to read outside?
Eh, not really.
19. What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from a book?
People are screwed up and it's okay.
20. Of the past year, what is the greatest book you've read?
The Book Thief.
And that's it for that!
Day Ninety-Four Song Recommendation: "Live and Die" by The Avett Brothers. This is as close to country as I get, and I still wouldn't consider this country music. It's just a catchy song with a little bit of banjo... okay, a lot of banjo. Whatever.
-SE Wagner
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