Booking Through Thursday

CATEGORY

All things being equal, which would you prefer–a mystery? Or a love story?

I like books with a little bit of both like The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley.

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CATEGORY

Of the books you own, what’s the biggest category/genre?
Is this also the category that you actually read the most?

Absolutely, without a doubt - it's young adult fiction especially when it is released as a series.

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E-VOLUTION

E-readers like the Kindle and iPad are sweeping the nation … do you have one? Do you like it? Do you find it changes your reading/buying habits? If you don’t have one, do you plan to?

I plan on getting a Kindle Fire for Christmas - finally a color e-reader from Amazon! I plan so many more books, and they'll be so much more affordable in e-book form.

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HARDER

All other thing being equal, would you rather read a book that’s hard/challenging/rewarding or light/enjoyable/easy?

Life is so chaotic and I'm multi-tasking all the time, that I like to give my brain a breather and pick up a light read for enjoyment like Anna and The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins.

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HARD

What’s the hardest/most challenging book you’ve ever read? Was it worth the effort? Did you read it by choice or was it an assignment/obligation?

Without a doubt, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. I had to read this for three separate college classes in one semester during a snowy, dark and cold month. I usually can find some redeeming qualities about most books I read, but this one I really didn't like. It was more depressing than the weather.

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VACATION

I’m on vacation this week. I didn’t go anywhere exciting or exotic, I’m just not at work. Spending time puttering around the house, playing with the dog and … oh yeah. Reading. A lot.

Do your reading habits change when you’re on vacation? Do you read more? Do you indulge in lighter, fluffier books than you usually read? Do you save up special books so you’ll be able to spend real vacation time with them? Or do you just read the same old stuff, vacation or not?

I haven't had a real vacation - 5 days or more in a getaway location - for almost 8 years. Unfortunately, the most free time I have is a lazy Sunday afternoon here and there. When I do have free time to read, I like to sit and concentrate on a book without any interruptions. And when I really want to relax and escape, I read something light and entertaining like a Sookie Stackhouse novel by Charlaine Harris.

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SEQUEL

If you could get a sequel for any book, what would it be?

The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown because I would like to check in on Rose, Bean and Cordy a few years down the road to see if they're still holding things together and how the new directions they took for their lives are progressing.

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ODD

What’s the oddest book you’ve ever read? Did you like it? Hate it? Did it make you think?

The oddest book I ever read was Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. The main character's supposed transformation into an insect is something I'll never forget.