This looked like so much fun when I saw it popping up on my favorite blogs. Started by Jamie over at The Perpetual Page-Turner!
Author you’ve read the most books from: Laurell K. Hamiliton, Charlaine Harris, Janet Evanovich, Ray Bradbury (Once upon a time, I loved urban fantasty.)
Best Sequel Ever: Technically, I’m not sure this is considered a sequel, but A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin was superb and proved that books later in a series can be just as compelling, if not more so, than the first book.
Currently Reading: Jane Eyre, The Silent Wife, and Maus.
Drink of Choice While Reading: Water or hot chocolate.
E-reader or Physical Book? Physical Book – I just haven’t latched on to the ebook craze yet.
Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School: Gale from The Hunger Games – I was obsessed with best friends turning into more. Plus, brooding.
Glad You Gave This Book A Chance: Eleanor and Park, I really did not want to read this one.
Hidden Gem Book: All of Ray Bradbury’s work outside of Fahrenheit 451. I love his short stories. Dandelion Wine and Something Wicked This Way Comes are also stellar.
Important Moment in your Reading Life: Junior year English in high school. Especially The Scarlet Letter. I finally learned how important and layered literature could be.
Just Finished: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon – meh.
Kinds of Books You Won’t Read: Self-help. Not a fan.
Longest Book You’ve Read: Not sure – some contenders: The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George, Gone With the Wind, and the Song of Ice and Fire series.
Major book hangover because of: Big Brother by Lionel Shriver…that ending, jeez.
Number of Bookcases You Own: Five, but looking for a sixth!
One Book You Have Read Multiple Times: Pride and Prejudice – way more than any other book.
Preferred Place To Read: These days I do a whole lotta reading curled up in bed.
Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you’ve read:
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline
Reading Regret: That I’ll never be able to read ALL THE BOOKS that I want to in my lifetime.
Series You Started And Need To Finish (all books are out in series): These techincally aren’t completed series but I am way behind: Thursday Next and Flavia de Luce.
Three of your All-Time Favorite Books: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
Unapologetic Fangirl For: Jane Austen…obviously. And Donna Tartt.
Very Excited For This Release More Than All The Others: The Goldfinch!!!!!!!!
Worst Bookish Habit: Buying way more books than I can possibly read.
X Marks The Spot: Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Your latest book purchase: Night Film, Dracula, and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late): The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman – read in one sitting.
Oh I love that quote from Coraline!! And yes to your reading regret…I start to get really anxious when I think about ALL the books that need to be read! Can’t wait to hear what you think of Maus.
I love that quote too even though I cheated and have never read Coraline…lol!
I can’t wait to do this on my blog too.
You must!
“Plus, brooding.” – This made me laugh. Oh man, there really is something about a brooding, misunderstood boy when you’re sixteen, isn’t there? I had SUCH a crush on Max from that show Roswell, who spent the entire show brooding in different locations.
You were a Max girl? I was SUCH a Michael girl…lol. But the brooding is ALWAYS attractive. I still find brooding sexy.
I was a Michael girl, too! Loved the relationship between him and Maria. But honestly just loved that whole show.
It was a fantastic show. I need to rewatch, but I’m afraid I’ll roll my eyes now because, admittedly, there were some cheesy moments.
I love Ray Bradbury too! I think my favorites are A Sound of Thunder, The Murderer, and I Sing the Body Electric 🙂
Good choices!!
This was such a fun survey. Also a fan of Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte.
Definitely a lot of fun and great filler for when you are in a reading slump…haha. Hoping to get my mojo back soon.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane kept me up too late too!
I think many of us read this into the wee morning hours!