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March 12, 2007

Book Meme

I found this meme here, who got it from here, who got it from here (who has a ton of interesting looking posts that I'm going to be reading through so I'm done playing the link treasure hunt).

Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?
If trade paperbacks are the ones that are larger than a pocket book, then that. I like that size. Dislike hardbacks.

Amazon or brick and mortar?
What is a "brick and mortar"?

Barnes & Noble or Borders? Barnes & Noble

Bookmark or dogear? Bookmark.

Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? On the shelf? I'm pretty random. Although I put the kid's books on a separate shelf, and some of the classics together. Other than that it is all random.

Keep, throw away, or sell? If I really love it, or if it was a gift I generally keep it, though I'm trying not accumulate clutter as much as I used to. I list the ones I don't want at paperback swap and keep the ones I feel the need to hold on to.

Keep dustjacket or toss it? Keep.

Read with dustjacket or remove it? Depends on how annoying it is. Generally I avoid hardcovers.

Short story or novel? Both. Generally novels, but I like to keep short stories in the car for times when I am out and about, waiting or whatever.

Collection (short stories by same author) or anthology (short stories by different authors)? Usually a collection by the same author, but I'm not that picky.

Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? Neither right now.

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? Depends how tired I am, or how much time I have.

"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"? Both, depending on my mood.

Buy or Borrow? I love to buy (or swap, like above) because then it can sit on my shelf and wait for me. When it comes to picking out a book I never know my mood enough to wait for a library trip or read them before I have to take them back.

New or used? It was always new before but now that I've been swapping, used (and I love it).

Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse? I'm more of a browser. My girlfriend Jodi reads books close to what I like, so I often get recommends from her.

Tidy ending or cliffhanger? Tidy ending. Cliffhangers make my brain hurt because I ponder the "what if" way too much (on a good book).

Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? Generally at night.

Stand-alone or series? Stand alone. I haven't gotten into a series since the V. C. Andrews books I'd read as a kid (Children in the Attic). Not really my cup of tea now, but my girlfriends and I gobbled them up as kids. I started on the Outlander ones but didn't get past the second book.

Favorite series? I liked Little House. Wait. I also loved Pippy Longstocking and Ramona Quimby.

Favorite children's book? OY. See. I have such a hard time with favorites. 'Cause now I'm remembering Pippy and she was definitely a favorite. But favorite children's book? No way could I pick.

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? Most books I read are pretty mainstream, I think. So... probably Fanona the Beautiful. I loved that book as a child. It was about a snotty little girl with long blond hair. I must have known a lot of snotty blond girls.

Favorite books read last year? I don't really remember what I read. I liked A Girl Named Zippy. I remember that one.

Favorite books of all time? There is simply no way that I could pick one.

Least favorite book you finished last year? Hmmmm. Can't think of one. I'm sure there was, but can't think of it.

What are you reading right now? Good question. Oh. Arranged Marriage (short stories for the car) and Shopgirl (which I picked up at Goodwill and would like to swap but will read first).

What are you reading next? I have no idea. But I very much enjoy picking out a new book after finishing one.