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message 101: by GailW (last edited Oct 04, 2015 11:29PM) (new)

GailW (abbygg) | 948 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors?
Kate Atkinson, Chris Bohjalian, John Dunning,Louise Penny, Jacqueline Winspear, Kate Morton, Tom Rachman, Geraldine Brooks, Chang-rae Lee

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
ebook when I'm travelling on business (weight, after carrying The Helpall over France); ebook when the book is a light and breezy read; hardback when I'm local and the book is a more intense read (just makes me feel better - and I can stick my nose in it and breath deep!) I have actually started books on the ereader and stopped until I could get the hardback; just didn't feel right...

3. What was your favorite book as a kid? Anything Agatha Christie. (listen, I read War and Peace in the 8th grade... I was [am] a bit of a nerd...)

4. What are your favorite genres?
Historical fiction, mysteries, books about books (real or make believe)

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange? Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. It may have been the first fantasy novel I ever read. Was creepy and thrilling at the same time. Have read a number of them since.

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most? Oh boy...depends on what year it is. But if I really have to choose - there are two: non-fiction The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew--Three Women Search for Understanding and historical fiction: The Book Thief. There are dozens on the list behind those two.


message 102: by Rachael (new)

Rachael (rachael_cochlin) | 4 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors?
Typical trashy crime novelists lol! Patricia Cornwell, Chris Carter, Jonathan Kellerman, Tess Gerritsen
2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
Used to be paperback, but purely because I like to have more than one book with me I now prefer ebooks.

3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
I don't think I have an actual favourite but one that always sticks in my mind (and I have hunted down an actual copy since) is a trilogy of Enid Blyton's The Naughtiest Girl in the School
4. What are your favorite genres?
Crime thrillers mainly but I do read the occasional romantic comedy, and personal development stuff.
5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange?
Cannot pinpoint one that I found strange, perhaps I have yet to read a strange one!
6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most? Me Before You


message 103: by Renee (new)

Renee | 108 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors? - I don't know if i have a favorite author... I usually will explore a given author (right now a lot of Tom Clancy, Isaac Asimov and Kim Stanley Robinson) but I keep coming back to Margaret Atwood and John le Carre (although his books frustrate me!)

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why? I'll buy myself paperback for christmas presents, since they tend of be less expensive than hard covers. however, most of the time i'm reading ebooks from the library - so much lighter, i can take 5 books on my long trips, and i can return them and check out new ones from anywhere in the country... its awesome!

3. What was your favorite book as a kid? - all of them? I read a lot of the babysitters club, and astronomy books. I was a strange kid :)

4. What are your favorite genres? - scifi, historical fiction, and lately i've been reading a lot of thrillers, spy novels and classics.

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange? - strange in a good way: anything by Walter Moers and Jasper Fforde... i love that kind of book.

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most? - right now, it's The Martian - how to save your life on Mars by engineering!


message 104: by Rachael (new)

Rachael (allons-y-bookworm) | 4587 comments 1. My favourite authors are: Christopher Paolini, JK Rowling, Philip Pullman and Naomi Novik

2. It depends. Sometimes I like to feel a proper book in my hands and sometimes I find my Kindle useful. Ebooks are good for textbooks and large books (for example I have the complete works of Shakespeare as an ebook - imagine lugging that around!) especially as I have no more space on my physical bookshelves. But if I have a series of books, I prefer them all to be in the same format if I can.

3. My favourite book as a kid was Matilda by Roald Dahl. It is so good, I still love it now

4. Favourite genres = sci-fi, fantasy, ya

5. The strangest book was Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz. As of this moment, it is the one book I could not finish because it creeped me out so much.

6. I probably recommend The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger a lot


message 105: by Dara (new)

Dara (winged-panther) | 10 comments Ok, I guess I'll give this little questionnaire a shot, too.

1. Who are your favorite authors? Currently, I'd have to say Nate Ball, Sarah Masters Buckey, Donna Gephart, Alison Hart, Gordon Korman, Patricia MacLachlan, Megan McDonald, Susan Ring, Sheila Turnage, and Elissa Brent Weissman.

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why? I rent a lot of books from the library so either hardcover or softcover works. It's just so hard sometimes to find ebooks to rent free. But there's nothing that beats a physical book anyhow in my opinion.

3. What was your favorite book as a kid? If we're talking a little little kid then the two that stands out for me has to be Green Eggs and Ham and, my absolute favorite, The Little Engine That Could, which I had on record along with the book.

4. What are your favorite genres? I tend to like a wide variety. As long as it captures my interest I'll read it.

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange? This is a tough one. I don't recall ever reading anything book-wise I can truly label as strange. However, the strangest thing I ever read was a fanfic. I don't remember who wrote it or what site I found it on, but it was a Big Bang Theory fanfic. I think it was titled "Leonard and Sheldon's Big Bang" or something like that. I don't mind YAOI as long as it's intertaining, but that thing was so messed up it was like a sex-induced acid-trip from the innermost pits of hell. It made absolutely no sense, yet I couldn't stop reading it and one I finished I was left with that 'wtf did I just read' feeling. It was so bizarre I don't think anything could top it. It severely disturbed me, and that is very hard to do.

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most? Oh, G-d, only choosing one is hard. But if I had to choose just one, off the top of my head, it would have to be The Raven.


message 106: by Alicia (new)

Alicia (karalena) | 257 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors?
Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris. Patricia Briggs
2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
I love E-books simply because I can carry hundreds of books in my bag without killing my back.
3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
I actually hated reading till I was like 7, but once I got there I read way too much to choose one book in particular.
4. What are your favorite genres?
Romance, Fiction, and Science Fiction
5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange?
Life Expectancy By Dean Koontz
6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?
The Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris


message 107: by Deborah (last edited Feb 13, 2016 05:39PM) (new)

Deborah Pickstone | 74 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors? Colleen McCullough, Manda Scott, Pauline Gedge, Margaret George, Jan Guillou, Edith Pargeter, Fannie Flagg, Kate Quinn, John Shors, Sharon Kay Penman, Susan Howatch, Robert Graves, J.K. Rowling, Minette Walters, Jane Austen, India Edghill, Richard Llewellyn, Neville Shute, Mark Dapin, Friedrich Engels, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Phil Rickman, Donna Leon, Lee Harper, Simon Scarrow, Robert Fabbri, Stephanie Thornton, Stephanie Dray, Michelle Moran

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why? Books - any cover. I spend enough time staring at a screen, I like handling a book.

3. What was your favorite book as a kid? Little Women and The Secret Garden

4. What are your favorite genres? Historical Fiction, History, Art, Modern Fiction,

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange? Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs - the subject!

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most? The Far Pavilions


René - on that recommendation I will look at City of Bones - I don't usually read fantasy, as you will recall - but sometimes I am surprised.


message 108: by Isabella (new)

Isabella 1. JK Rowling

2. Softcover because I like to fiddle as I read

3. ?

4. Fiction

5. The Nameless Witch

6. ?


message 109: by CMG (Mac) (last edited Sep 04, 2016 11:37AM) (new)

CMG (Mac) 1. Favorite authors? It evolves over time. Benchley. London. Stephen King. Auel. Robert Jordan. Clancy. Used to love Grisham. Follet. Liking Joshilyn Jackson and her type these days.

2. Preferred book format? I love audiobooks but only because I have about 2.5 hours commuting 5 days a week. I am getting used to ebooks on my ipad. I have slight preference for paperbacks because on eBooks, I find it hard to look back when I want to check a name or a scene (not nearly as hard as on audio) but Kindle upgrades are helping with this. I don't like hardbacks.

3. Favorite book as a kid? A Wrinkle in Time

4. What are your favorite genres? Historical fiction. Southern literature. Some "chick lit".

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange? Geek Love

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most? So hard to say. A Confederacy of Dunces. Maybe The Pillars of the Earth.


message 110: by Sandy (new)

Sandy (scribingshadows) 1. Who are your favorite authors?
Jonathan Stroud, Maggie Stiefvater, Kelley Armstrong, Svetlana Chmakova, Sophie Kinsella, Jackson Pearce

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
ebooks and physical books (hardcover or paperback)
ebooks just make carrying books easier, I can fit my kindle in my purse I can't fit 5 books in my purse, they also make it easier to own more books because there is only so much space in my house.
Physical books - gorgeous covers and their presence just calms me down and they always make a room look better ;)

3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
The Babysitter's Club series by Ann M. Martin and when I got older Harry Potter :D.

4. What are your favorite genres?
fantasy (urban, historical, high), paranormal, contemporary ya, steampunk

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange?
Luminous and Ominous by Noah K. Mullette-Gillman
I don't read a lot of weird books so other people might not find this so odd but in this book a meteor crashes to Earth and these weird plants grow out of it and basically take over the planet and then out of these plants strange bugs and creatures pop out that embed themselves in people like parasites and ugh I just creeped myself out all over again. It's a survivor horror book following the main character through this alien invasion with other survivors who all start to act odd as the book goes on. It was good but I hope this never actually happens.

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?
I don't really recommend books (I'm surrounded by non-bookish people ahh). People would have to tell me what they are interested in before I recommend a book. This year I would recommend A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness because it's my fav read for this year so far :D.


message 111: by Nick (last edited Sep 01, 2016 03:11PM) (new)

Nick Green (nickppgreen2014) Is is too late to answer this?

1. Who are your favorite authors?
There are so many to choose from, as I do have quite a lot. But off the top of my head...Stephen King, Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell, Tom Clancy (but Grant Blackwood and Mark Greaney now write his books). Most of your historical fiction writers, Ben Kane is a new favourite. But yeah so many to choose from...

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
Paperback. The size, the flexibility (I like to break the spine on every book I read), and more importantly: smaller which means...MORE BOOKS!

3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
I didn't really read as a kid. I read more of because of school, to get a reward but I never really enjoyed it. The irony, huh? But one book I do remember is Matilda.

4. What are your favorite genres?
I try not to pin myself down and say "oh I like crime novels" but, instead, I try to read pretty much everything I find.

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange?
Because it was a book I recently, probably 'The Bone Clocks' by David Mitchell.

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?
'The Wolf Of The Plains' by Conn Iggulden. As a qutoe on the back said: "I felt like a Hollywood was unfolding before my eyes."


message 112: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Barstad (maidenoflight) | 324 comments Hello all! Really wish I could have found this group sooner, but glad I did find it.

1. Who are your favorite authors?
Robin CookTerry BrooksLiliana HartSue Grafton

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
Any way works for me. I like hardcover because it's easier to read in bed. I like ebook because some books I have read and some I want to read only come in ebook format. I will occassionally listen to audiobooks while working on my cross stitch or driving somewhere.

3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
Anything by R.L. StineDr suessTerry Brooks. I also read a lot of the Boxcar children books and The Babysitters Club books.

4. What are your favorite genres?
Fantasy, Medical thrillers, Science Fiction, and Horror

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange? 1984 It was weird to me how those in the higher tier of society had to conform to a certain way, while those in the lesser tier could live however they wanted to.

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?
This is a tough one. I guess it would depend on who i'm giving the rec to and also the age of the person i'm giving the rec to.


message 113: by Greg (new)

Greg (lupercross) | 2226 comments 1. C. J. Cherryh, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Andre Norton, Anne McCaffrey, Stephen King, Robert B. Parker.

2. I prefer books, hardback or paperback, to ebooks. I do like audiobooks when reading is impractical.

3. I Robot by Isaac Asimov and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.

4. Fantasy, Science fiction, Mystery, Adventure/Thrillers, War Stories, and Horror. But I read just about anything.

5. 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koonts. It was just bazaar.

6. Hard to answer this one. Probably Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh.


message 114: by Kasia (new)

Kasia (kasiareads) | 6 comments 1. Jk Rowling is the only author in which I've read enough books to establish that she's my favourite!
2. I prefer hardcovers because they last longer, they look pretty, and they are usually easier to read with!
3. I loved the Thea Stilton series growing up and the rainbow fairies!!
4. Genres I like are dystopian, mystery, contemporary, and some light/mild fantasy!
5. Alice's adventures in wonderland and it's sequel. It's strange because it's all over the place and it's obvious the author was doped up when writing the nonsensical books!
6. HARRY Potter... it's not one book it's ONE series so I guess it counts?


message 115: by Siegwalt (new)

Siegwalt Lindenfelser | 20 comments 1. Hermann Hesse, Manfred Kyber, Karl May, Michael Ende, Stefan Zweig, Leo Tolstoy.

2. Hardcover, Paperback � I like to hold a book in my hands. Also I'm avoiding e-books because I already spend many hours a day reading on the screen at work. And maybe I'm to impatient for audio books, I would like to have the possibility to pause, re-read, skim some sentences etc.

3. Might be Winnetou by Karl May. Or Harry Potter.

4. Classics, utopian/dystopian, philosophical, non-fiction (esp. linguistic, psychological, fringe science)

5. Might be Faust. Der Tragödie dritter Teil by Friedrich Theodor Vischer. It's a satirical sequel to Goethe's Faust, written in the same style but not to be taken that serious. I actually had a good laugh.

6. Fictional: Maybe the novella The Eyes of my Brother, Forever by Stefan Zweig. Or The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, both containing much wisdom in my eyes.
Non-fictional: In the Light of Truth � The Grail Message by Abd-ru-shin. A still not much known kind of spiritual explanation of the world; drew much inspiration from it.

Greetings!


message 116: by Exokiwi (last edited Jan 08, 2017 08:26AM) (new)

Exokiwi | 122 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors? David Brin, John Barnes, Jane Austen and a whole bunch of others :-)

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
ebook It is so nice and easy in the hand Never unwieldy like a paper book can be, plus always the same weight regardless of the number of pages

3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
Kruistocht in Spijkerbroek by Thea Beckman -it is translated to English (Crusade in Jeans) To be honest the translation is horrible and cannot stand in the originals shadow at all. Major parts are left out and some of the most moving parts have been butchered to death. So I would not recommend reading in in English at all.

4. What are your favorite genres? SF/ Thrillers/Mystery and I love it if they are rolled into one. That said I can really get into any book as when it has some strong female characters.

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange? Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop I think
It just did nothing for me. I found it terribly boring and unbelievable One of he few books I ever owned that ended up in the bin

There was another book but I can't think of the title anymore Was a case of last (3 pages) chapter and all was resolved magically and idiotically

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?
Mother of Storms - John Barnes - weaving environmental issues with hard SF. I loved it


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message 117: by Auntie Terror (new)

Auntie Terror (auntie_terror) | 486 comments 1. Favourite authors: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Kai Meyer, Genevieve Cogman, Oscar Wilde, E. T. A. Hoffmann, E. A. Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Stefan Bachmann, Christian von Aster and many more I can't think of just now.

2. I prefer physical/analogue books, especially beautifully made hardcover books with a jacket, slipcase and ribbon. Books feel and smell nice (and look impressive and sexy in bookshelves) - e-books don't. And I don't care for the space I'd save...

3. Ottfried Preußler - Das kleine Gespenst

4. Fantastic Literature, Horror, YA, classics

5. The strangest book, and one of the most beautiful ones, is one I'm reading right now. "S", by J. J. Abrams. Just look at how the stories get told - one literally around the other.

6. The one book I'd recommend a lot more people to read is "Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe" by B. A. Sáenz. Apart from the simple but beautiful language I've never had the feeling that someone truly and clearly understood and remembered the agony and beauty of growing up and beginning to see who one is.


message 118: by Cindee (new)

Cindee | 78 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors?
Rick Riordan Kevin Sands Jennifer L. Armentrout Anthony Horowitz Claudia Gray Christine Feehan Kim Harrison Barry Lyga Ransom Riggs
2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
a book that is paper does not have to be hardback
3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
I have lots here they are
Hardy Boys mysteries
Nancy Drew mysteries
Animorph series
Boxcar Children
The Babysitter club
Agatha christie
Harry Potter
Sweet Valley High books
Fear Street
Goosebumps
old suspense novels like the ones by
Victoria Holt


4. What are your favorite genres?
YA Paranormal Romance, Action /Adventure, YA Thrillers

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange?
I am sure I have read one but I do not remember
6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?
I can not recommend just one I will recommend a few series
The Dark Elements series by Jennifer L Armentrout
Alex Rider series by Anthony Horwitz
Firebird Trilogy by Claudia Gray
I could go on and on just look at my read list


message 119: by Miriam (new)

Miriam | 89 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors?

There are many authors I like and have read many a book written by them but really fafourites are not more than a hand full.
First and foremost the father of modern fantasy John Ronald Reul Tolkien.
Then my personal master of all things weird and fantastical Walter Moers.
And then the two authors who introduced me to all the heroes of my childhood: Astrid Lindgren and Michael Ende.

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
For reading usually I don't care, I take what I can get my hands on easiest and cheapest. But if I really love a book I might go looking for a nice hardcover version because that just looks great in the bookshelf.

3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
Actually there were two and I loved and read the copies I owned to bits.
Ronja Räubertochter by Astrid Lindgren and Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer by Michael Ende.

4. What are your favorite genres?
I love fantasy, urban fantasy, steampunk, crime fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, and any good mix of said genres. But then, generally, if a book sounds interesting I'll try it withour looking for the genre.

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange?
Well, in another life long ago I studied literature at the university and had to read a bunch of really strange books, but none that was so remarkeble it would have stuck in my mind.
As reading for pleasure goes usually if a book is to strange and I can't relate to it I just DNF it. But if I have to name one, I think Ensel und Krete would go high on the list. It is strange but in a fascinating way. And come to think of it Das Wetter vor 15 Jahren, a whole book that's an interview between some journalist and the author about said book.

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?
WOW, that one is difficult. I think there is little that is more private than recommending a book. I think I would go for Der kleine Prinz by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.


message 120: by Pushkar (new)

Pushkar (rustydigg918) | 6 comments Kara wrote: "Let's get to know each other a little better!

1. Who are your favorite authors? mine is ayn rand

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why? mine is paperback, coz you can get it anywhere..

3. What was your favorite book as a kid? Gulliver's travel

4..."



message 121: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 64 comments My favourite authors are Veronica Roth, Cassandra Clare, Marissa Meyer, Victoria Aveyard and Sarah J Maas. I like LJ Smith ,Laura Gallego Garćia, Laini Taylor and Jackson Pearce as well. Among writers of classics, I love Charles Dickens and Baroness Emmuska Orczy.

2. I mostly read paperbacks. I like physical books more than ebooks because I want to FEEL the book and stroke its cover while reading. But I admit that hardcovers look so very beautiful in the shelf.

3. When I was a kid.....I think I liked Malory Towers and St Clare's by Enid Blyton. I'm talking about the time when I was barely eight. Before that I didn't like books ;)

4. My favourite genres are fantasy, horror, paranormal, science fiction, dystopia, post apocalyptic, young adult and historical fiction. I try to stick to my favourite genres most of the times.

5. Strangest book I've ever read will be Midnight. I can't describe the reason. It was just....strange.

6. Books I recommend:
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Heartless by Marissa Meyer (If you liked that then you'll love the Lunar Chronicles)
The Valley of the Wolves by Laura Gallego Garcia
Fathomless and Cold Spell by Jackson Pearce
The Forbidden Game by LJ Smith
ALL books by Cassandra Clare
Final Friends by Christopher Pike
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
ALL books by Sarah J Maas


message 122: by Pushkar (new)

Pushkar (rustydigg918) | 6 comments thanks!
I have read A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens,Final Friends by Christopher Pike ,Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.

But my favorite genre is Non-Fiction & humor. If you went through anyone of it please recommend. Just in case if you want to read any Non-Fiction then ,here are my recommendation

You can Win by shiv khera(the story part is out of the world)
Chanakya's chant by Ashwin Sanghi
Five point Someone by chetan bhagat (this one is fiction)


message 123: by Sakii (new)

Sakii | 2 comments 1. Currently, I don't have a preferred author, although I would love to have one. I like to read a variety of books but when I was younger it was definitely Jacqueline Wilson.

2. I definitely prefer a physical copy of a book. Even though I'm not that old I do have the old-fashioned approach when it comes to reading. I like the feel of the pages

3. My favourite book was definitely The Dare Game by Jacqueline Wilson.

4. Fiction, Humour, Rom-com, thriller, (even though this isn't a genre, I enjoy light hearted, heart warming books).

5. Gone girl is the strangest book I have ever read. It was my first time reading a thriller type of book and it very psychologically twisted.

6. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is the book I would most recommend.


message 124: by Cait (new)

Cait (caitertot) | 7 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors?
John Irving, Jonathan Safran Foer, Flannery O'Connor, Charles Dickens, Douglas Coupland

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?

My favorites are paperbacks, although I'm picky about what kind. I love trade paperbacks (they seem to be the perfect size/weight), but I can't stand mass market paperbacks - the binding is always too tight and the print usually too small. Some of my favorite paperbacks are from the Modern Library Classics series. Hardcovers are fine, they just don't feel as comfortable. As for e-books, I'm getting more and more used to them, but I don't think they'll ever replace print books for me.

3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
My first ever favorite book was Smile for Auntie. I was hooked on The Baby-Sitters Club books, and I also loved books by Christopher Pike, Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Betty Ren Wright, Louis Sachar, Mercer Mayer, and Maurice Sendak

4. What are your favorite genres?
Literary fiction, classics, short stories, southern gothic, victorian/neo-victorian, postmodern, horror/suspense, true crime, narrative non-fiction

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange?

I actually have a few (and many of them I rated 4 and 5 stars): The Third Policeman, The Pillowman, The Instructions, HELP! A Bear is Eating Me!, The Wasp Factory, Haunted

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?

The Cider House Rules by John Irving


message 125: by Mie (new)

Mie | 2148 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors? As many of you I have a few - John Grisham, Sara Blaedel, Mari Jungstedt, Dan Brown and on and on...

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why? I usually always have a physical book going at home, an ebook for commuting and an audiobook for the car and for walking.

3. What was your favorite book as a kid? I read a LOT as a kid, so I liked many books, but I was particularly fond of The Famous Five - I have loved Mysteries ever since.

4. What are your favorite genres? Right now I mostly read Mystery & Crime, Fantasy and some YA.

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange? If it’s “strange� in a positive way, then it must be The Celestine Prophecy - normally I would dismiss theories like these, but I have actually been able to use some of them in real life - for me, that is VERY strange :-)

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most? Harry Potter - best books ever!!!


message 126: by Blagica , Challenges (new)

Blagica  | 12855 comments Mie that is awesome that it seems like you are always reading. I have a question did you like Dan Brown's new book Origin?


message 127: by Mie (new)

Mie | 2148 comments Blagica wrote: "Mie that is awesome that it seems like you are always reading. I have a question did you like Dan Brown's new book Origin?"

Only just got it for Christmas, so haven’t read it yet, but I can’t wait to get started on it!!! I am going away for a couple of weeks, though, so it will probably be the first book I open, when I get back :-D


message 128: by [deleted user] (new)

1. J.K Rowling, Sarah J. Maas, Rainbow Rowell, and Rick Riordan

2. Hardcover for sure since it's less difficult to bend the book or get it ruined. I also just prefer physical books over audiobooks or ebooks.

3. I would have to say the "Harry Potter" series because that's what got me into reading

4. Fantasy, Romance, and Contemporary

5. I can't really think of one at the moment...

6. "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas. It definitely lives up to its hype.


message 129: by Blagica , Challenges (new)

Blagica  | 12855 comments Mie wrote: "Blagica wrote: "Mie that is awesome that it seems like you are always reading. I have a question did you like Dan Brown's new book Origin?"

Only just got it for Christmas, so haven..."


Can't wait to see what you think.


message 130: by Blagica , Challenges (new)

Blagica  | 12855 comments Mallory wrote: "1. J.K Rowling, Sarah J. Maas, Rainbow Rowell, and Rick Riordan

2. Hardcover for sure since it's less difficult to bend the book or get it ruined. I also just prefer physical books over audiobooks..."


Thorne of Glass is on my reading list for this year i am so glad it has lived up to the reviews and comments


message 131: by Pushkar (new)

Pushkar (rustydigg918) | 6 comments The Nth Girl: Where N = 1 to Infinity by Srikanth Polisetti is really a good pick.


message 132: by Jhuma (last edited Feb 25, 2018 01:28AM) (new)

Jhuma Khan (jhumaaaa) 1. Nicholas Sparks Stephen King Rick Riordan

2. Paperbacks, because they are cheaper than hardcovers and more solid than e-books.

3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe my sister used to read it to me when I was a kid.

4. My favourite genres are: YA contemporaries, historical fiction, romance and thriller.

5. Claiming Grace has to be the strangest book I've ever read because of its erotic scenes and repetitiveness.

6. Under the Dome by Stephen King


message 133: by AttWaq (last edited Mar 06, 2018 10:12AM) (new)

AttWaq 1. Who are your favorite authors?
My favorite authors are definitely Sarah J. Maas, James Dashner and Cassandra Clare

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
Probably hardcover because I can carry it to school. Also, when someone asks me whether I'm a reader I can actually show him that yes. Also, a lot of hardcover books arranged in a shelf is a really good way of showing off to friends and relatives :P

3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
Probably Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Harry Potter Collection

4. What are your favorite genres?
Most probably fantasy, some classics, decent romance

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange?
Probably The Alchemist because it was about philosophy. At first it seemed mostly decent and mature and I pretended to love the book more than I actually did, and then as realistic as the book seemed there came that part (spoiler alert) in which the character had to turn into the wind and talk to god or whatever.

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?
Most probably The Maze Runner series because it is a brilliant blend of science fiction and fact, decent romance, action, suspense and thrill.
Therefore, seriously give it a go if you haven't already
:D


message 134: by Alicia (new)

Alicia (karalena) | 257 comments 1. Who are your favorite authors?
Kim Harrison, Patricia Briggs, Juliet Blackewell, Bailey Cates, Charlaine Harris, Jenn Mckinlay, Heather Blake I'm sure there are more but there are the most memorable off the top of my head

2. What's your preferred book format (hardcover, ebook, etc.) and why?
Kindle because I can carry more than one book at a time without carrying a tote

3. What was your favorite book as a kid?
Harry Potter Collection

4. What are your favorite genres?
fantasy, romance, Mystery

5. What's the strangest book you've ever read? What made it strange?
The Stars My Destination this book was recommended to me by a friend and didn't start making sense till near the end but once I got to that part I totally understood why the writer wrote it like that

6. What is the ONE book you recommend the most?
Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs I know it's not just one book but I tend to read mostly series' so I can't just pick one


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