I couldn't resist a book quiz, although my answers are going to be embarrassingly non-'knock knock, cough cough, mmm'es quite' literary. =P
1. What author do you own the most books by?
Crap... It's hard for me to answer this in my current position, since I'm watching my uncle's house and can't check my books, but if I were to give an education guess - I own the six Harry Potter books, the six Mediator books by Meg Cabot, Scott Westerfeld's four Uglies series books, plus both of his Peeps books (dear god did I dislike the sequel compared to the first), so I'd guess it's them.
2. What book do you own the most copies of?
Hmmm, I can't think if I own multiple copies of books... Oh, wait, I ended up with three copies of Go Ask Alice because I accidentally stole a copy from a cabin my family visited after I already owned a copy, then my mom bought a copy not realizing I already had it.
Hmmm, I can't think if I own multiple copies of books... Oh, wait, I ended up with three copies of Go Ask Alice because I accidentally stole a copy from a cabin my family visited after I already owned a copy, then my mom bought a copy not realizing I already had it.
3. Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
No. No it did not. But that reminds me of that funny greeting card they make about not ending sentences with prepositions. I remember my mom showing me and cracking up. =P
No. No it did not. But that reminds me of that funny greeting card they make about not ending sentences with prepositions. I remember my mom showing me and cracking up. =P
4. What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
It's not really a secret, since I always moon loudly over my fictional loves to everyone I know, but here are a few: Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Spike (yes, from Buffy. Don't act like he's not amazing), Shang (yes, from Mulan), Aubrey (yes, there is a vampire theme. Real vampires. The kind that kill people and suck their blood), etc.
It's not really a secret, since I always moon loudly over my fictional loves to everyone I know, but here are a few: Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Spike (yes, from Buffy. Don't act like he's not amazing), Shang (yes, from Mulan), Aubrey (yes, there is a vampire theme. Real vampires. The kind that kill people and suck their blood), etc.
5. What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to children; i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)?
Hmm... As a series, it has to be Harry Potter - excluding the 7th book, which I've only read once so far, I've read the entire series at least 6 times over, more for books 3 and 6. I'm a total re-reader though, so I've read a LOT of books over. Demon in My View is probably one of the ones I've read the most, although I haven't really kept track. That and Buffalo Gal, because I read it once a year throughout almost all of elementary school and then a few times since my friend found my a vintage copy for my birthday because she's freakin amazing.
Hmm... As a series, it has to be Harry Potter - excluding the 7th book, which I've only read once so far, I've read the entire series at least 6 times over, more for books 3 and 6. I'm a total re-reader though, so I've read a LOT of books over. Demon in My View is probably one of the ones I've read the most, although I haven't really kept track. That and Buffalo Gal, because I read it once a year throughout almost all of elementary school and then a few times since my friend found my a vintage copy for my birthday because she's freakin amazing.
6. What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
Buffalo Gal. I was also really into the Dear America books.
Buffalo Gal. I was also really into the Dear America books.
7. What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
The worst book... Let's see... Oh, there was a book that was assigned for my Ethnic Studies class last semester that I didn't care for. The writing was pretty bad and the author was whinier than I liked. Two of the other books I read for the class were really great though.
The worst book... Let's see... Oh, there was a book that was assigned for my Ethnic Studies class last semester that I didn't care for. The writing was pretty bad and the author was whinier than I liked. Two of the other books I read for the class were really great though.
8. What is the best book you've read in the past year?
I loved the biography of Louisa May Alcott that I read recently. Her life was sort of unbelievable, especially considering how many great literary figures were close family friends and considering what amazing events in American history she lived through.
I loved the biography of Louisa May Alcott that I read recently. Her life was sort of unbelievable, especially considering how many great literary figures were close family friends and considering what amazing events in American history she lived through.
9. If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
The Thirteenth Tale. It perfectly describes the feeling of truely loving to read and the books themselves. Oh, and it's a crazy brilliant mystery. So so good. This is one of the books that makes me wish so hard that I could erase my momory of it so that every time I start to re-read it, I'll be reading it for the first time. I guess I'll have to settle for plain old re-reading.
10. What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
I'm not a huge fan of books that I like being made into movies; they just never get it quite right. That's why if I plan to watch a movie based on a book, I rarely read the book.
11. What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Any of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes books, and pretty much all of my favorites that have yet escaped that fate.
12. Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
Dang, I have way too many weird dreams to remember them for very long... The ones I remember weren't about books unfortunately. But I know I've had my share.
13. What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
My friend and I decided to see what was the appeal of trashy romance novels, so we found the most ridiculous themed book we could find and read it one after the other. I couldn't even finish it, it was just too ridiculous. It's almost physically painful to watch the author try to carry a plot after the first sex scene. I can only imagine there's an even steamier one at the end, but I guess I'll never know.
14. What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
At the time, The Great Gatsby was really difficult for me, especially considering that I HATE it (I can't stand the characters - I know that's the point, but that doesn't mean that reading it isn't painful), but I can say that getting through it did make me a better reader.
15. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
I haven't seen many Shakespeare plays, and the ones I saw definitely weren't any of the histories or anything. They were all pretty standard.
16. Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
Hell if I know. (No 'knock knock, cough cough, mmm'es, quite-literaryness, remember?)
17. Roth or Updike?
Hahaha, about that... How about Upton (Sinclair)? That kind of looks like Updike...
18. David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Eggers. I really liked the autobiography that I read, and I'm pretty sure I don't know who the other person is.
19. Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Okay, I know that Chaucer was one of the first Englishman to write in English and everything, but it's way too annoying to try to read his writing. I like A Knight's Tale, though. =P
20. Austen or Eliot?
No.
21. What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
Well, when I continue to watch a tv show that I don't particularly care for instead of reading or writing, that's pretty embarrassing...
22. What is your favorite novel?
It's really hard to pick a favorite. I'll just say The Thirteenth Tale.
23. Play?
Noises Off. Hilarious. I don't always like a comedy of errors, but it's so funny.
24. Poem?
"Tiger, Tiger"
25. Essay?
I liked the collection of essays by Gina Barreca called "It's Not that I'm Bitter...: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World". Pretty funny. Plus she mentions loving Eddie Izzard who is amazing. :D
26. Work of nonfiction?
I have been reading a lot of biographies lately (being a history major and all), and the biography of Louisa May Alcott is awesome, as I've mentioned. I'm also in the middle of two Hunter S. Thompson biographies that I like. And finally, I found a book called Common Phrases which is really interesting because it describes the sometimes unlikely origins of some of our (you guessed it) common phrases. :P
27. Who is your favorite writer?
It's so hard for me to choose one. I usually go with Amelia Atwater-Rhodes because she wrote some of my favorite vampire fiction (back when people liked their vampires more murderous than tortured) and I love me some good vampire fiction. Plus her first book was published when she was only 14, which is totally badass, considering how good it is.
28. Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
You might be able to guess, considering the above, in which I implied that a certain "vampire" novelist has less talent than 14 year olds, but if not, well... you might just be on some sort of medication. Or possibly illiterate. :P
29. What is your desert island book?
Hmmm. Considering it would have to be a book I know myself to be able to read over and over without getting bored, it might be Buffalo Gal, purely because I have already read it so many times without getting bored (granted with longs spells of time in between). Either that or a Harry Potter book. Or Demon in My View, for the same reason as Buffalo Gal. Or The Thirteenth Tale because it's just that freaking awesome. Man, this quiz is boring. I keep talking about the same books over and over again. I guess that just proves where my loyalties lie.
30. And... what are you reading right now?
Just finished rereading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (for only the second time. Yeah I know. I read the first time in under 32 hours and didn't read it again until, like, two or three years later. Mostly because I guess I'm the type of person who holds a grudge. I still haven't quite forgiven her for killing Fred), because seeing the end of the movie series made me realize how much I'd forgotten about the book. I'm currently in the middle of (don't judge me) a Johnny Depp biography (it was a gift, I swear. Although I do love him), a biography called Some Girls about a art college drop-out from New York who lived in a harem in Singapore for a year, and another biography called Breaking Up With God, which, while not something I have experienced, is really interesting and depressing at the same time.
I'm not a huge fan of books that I like being made into movies; they just never get it quite right. That's why if I plan to watch a movie based on a book, I rarely read the book.
11. What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Any of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes books, and pretty much all of my favorites that have yet escaped that fate.
12. Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
Dang, I have way too many weird dreams to remember them for very long... The ones I remember weren't about books unfortunately. But I know I've had my share.
13. What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
My friend and I decided to see what was the appeal of trashy romance novels, so we found the most ridiculous themed book we could find and read it one after the other. I couldn't even finish it, it was just too ridiculous. It's almost physically painful to watch the author try to carry a plot after the first sex scene. I can only imagine there's an even steamier one at the end, but I guess I'll never know.
14. What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
At the time, The Great Gatsby was really difficult for me, especially considering that I HATE it (I can't stand the characters - I know that's the point, but that doesn't mean that reading it isn't painful), but I can say that getting through it did make me a better reader.
15. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
I haven't seen many Shakespeare plays, and the ones I saw definitely weren't any of the histories or anything. They were all pretty standard.
16. Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
Hell if I know. (No 'knock knock, cough cough, mmm'es, quite-literaryness, remember?)
17. Roth or Updike?
Hahaha, about that... How about Upton (Sinclair)? That kind of looks like Updike...
18. David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Eggers. I really liked the autobiography that I read, and I'm pretty sure I don't know who the other person is.
19. Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Okay, I know that Chaucer was one of the first Englishman to write in English and everything, but it's way too annoying to try to read his writing. I like A Knight's Tale, though. =P
20. Austen or Eliot?
No.
21. What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
Well, when I continue to watch a tv show that I don't particularly care for instead of reading or writing, that's pretty embarrassing...
22. What is your favorite novel?
It's really hard to pick a favorite. I'll just say The Thirteenth Tale.
23. Play?
Noises Off. Hilarious. I don't always like a comedy of errors, but it's so funny.
24. Poem?
"Tiger, Tiger"
25. Essay?
I liked the collection of essays by Gina Barreca called "It's Not that I'm Bitter...: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World". Pretty funny. Plus she mentions loving Eddie Izzard who is amazing. :D
26. Work of nonfiction?
I have been reading a lot of biographies lately (being a history major and all), and the biography of Louisa May Alcott is awesome, as I've mentioned. I'm also in the middle of two Hunter S. Thompson biographies that I like. And finally, I found a book called Common Phrases which is really interesting because it describes the sometimes unlikely origins of some of our (you guessed it) common phrases. :P
27. Who is your favorite writer?
It's so hard for me to choose one. I usually go with Amelia Atwater-Rhodes because she wrote some of my favorite vampire fiction (back when people liked their vampires more murderous than tortured) and I love me some good vampire fiction. Plus her first book was published when she was only 14, which is totally badass, considering how good it is.
28. Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
You might be able to guess, considering the above, in which I implied that a certain "vampire" novelist has less talent than 14 year olds, but if not, well... you might just be on some sort of medication. Or possibly illiterate. :P
29. What is your desert island book?
Hmmm. Considering it would have to be a book I know myself to be able to read over and over without getting bored, it might be Buffalo Gal, purely because I have already read it so many times without getting bored (granted with longs spells of time in between). Either that or a Harry Potter book. Or Demon in My View, for the same reason as Buffalo Gal. Or The Thirteenth Tale because it's just that freaking awesome. Man, this quiz is boring. I keep talking about the same books over and over again. I guess that just proves where my loyalties lie.
30. And... what are you reading right now?
Just finished rereading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (for only the second time. Yeah I know. I read the first time in under 32 hours and didn't read it again until, like, two or three years later. Mostly because I guess I'm the type of person who holds a grudge. I still haven't quite forgiven her for killing Fred), because seeing the end of the movie series made me realize how much I'd forgotten about the book. I'm currently in the middle of (don't judge me) a Johnny Depp biography (it was a gift, I swear. Although I do love him), a biography called Some Girls about a art college drop-out from New York who lived in a harem in Singapore for a year, and another biography called Breaking Up With God, which, while not something I have experienced, is really interesting and depressing at the same time.
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