Book Survey

1. Favorite childhood book?

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and The Outsiders by S.E Hinton

2. What are you reading right now?

A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin

3. What books do you have on request at the library?

I don't use the library. I like owning my books because I often go back and re-read them

4. Bad book habit?

Starting and not finishing

5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?

None.

6. Do you have an e-reader?

Nope, I really need to invest in one, even though I love physical books.

7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?

Usually I'm reading maybe two or three, but lately its just been one

8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?

Since I don't write much about books, I don't think its changed much

9. Least favorite book you read this year (so far?)

I haven't read too many books this year since it's only February

10. Favorite book you’ve read this year?

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?

I suppose not too often, usually if I do its just for school

12. What is your reading comfort zone?

YA, fantasy, historical fiction, and some adult fiction

13. Can you read on the bus?

I don't usually take buses

14. Favorite place to read?

My bed or my couch

15. What is your policy on book lending?

I lend out books all the time and as long as they don't ruin them I'll continue to

16. Do you ever dog-ear books?

NO!

17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?

Not usually, but if I find a line I really like I'll highlight it

18. Not even with text books?

You're assuming I actually read my textbooks :)

19. What is your favorite language to read in?

English, I'm not fluent enough in French or Latin to read in them

20. What makes you love a book?

The characters, when there are good characters and good interactions I usually can love a book. Or a really good plot

21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?

Friends, hearing about it more than once, videos/blogs/etc.

22. Favorite genre?

YA fiction

23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)

Mysteries, even though I can never figure out who done it

24. Favorite biography?

I don't really read biographies

25. Have you ever read a self-help book?

No

26. Favorite cookbook?

Haha...cooking. I don't cook

27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

28. Favorite reading snack?

Anything that doesn't make my fingers dirty/gross

29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.

A lot of the times I've read the books before they became big (HP, Twilight, The Hunger Games) so by that time the hype just makes me a bit pretentious ( I read that before it was cool)

30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?

I don't read critic reviews

31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?

I usually know I'm going to like the books I pick up, so rarely do I give bad reviews

32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose?

French or Italian

33. Most intimidating book you’ve ever read?

The Game of Thrones I could kill someone with those books. Now I own all of them expect the last one so I have to read them

34. Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin?

Most classics

35. Favorite Poet?

Robert Frost, The Outsiders made me love him

36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?

None.

37. How often have you returned book to the library unread?

Rarely, if ever

38. Favorite fictional character?

I don't think I can answer that, there are just too many

39. Favorite fictional villain?

Voldemort and The Capitol in the Hunger Games

40. Books you’re most likely to bring on vacation?

One already read book and one new read

41. The longest you’ve gone without reading.

A couple months.

42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.

Phillip Pullman's Northern Lights trilogy, I could never get into those, The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, and Eragon by Christopher Paolini

43. What distracts you easily when you’re reading?

TV or other work I could be doing

44. Favorite film adaptation of a novel?

Lord of the Rings, The Outsiders

45. Most disappointing film adaptation?

Inkheart, That had so much promise but I think it got shafted. Eragon, I wasn't a huge fan of the books but the movies was just awful. Percy Jackson and the Olympians, such quality books and it was just destroyed

46. The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time?

I've no idea, I hate spending money so I usually don't spend a lot

47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?

Never

48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?

Lack of commitment to the characters or just a really slow, nongripping plot.

49. Do you like to keep your books organized?

At home, they're by favorites and grouped by author

50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them?

Keep, but lend.

51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding?

Not that I can think of

52. Name a book that made you angry.

The entire Twilight series makes me angry just because they are so poorly written and still got published

53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did?

I can't think of anything

54. A book that you expected to like but didn’t?

The Uglies, I just can not read sci-fi, which is weird since I love sci-fi TV and Movies so much

55. Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?

I don't exactly feel guilty reading them, but The Percy Jackson books and all of Rick Riordan's books I feel I need to explain since they are for 9-12 year olds