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Book? The Eye of the World
Author? Brandon Sanderson & Robin Hobb
Food? Burritos
Dessert? Cookies or ice cream
Candy? dark chocolate
Drink? water
Color? red
Movie? ummm
TV Show? ummm
Sport/Game? Tennis and backgammon
Musician? ummm
Song? ummm
Animal? owl
Item of clothing? do blankets count
School subject? history
Season? summer
Holiday? Thanksgiving

Author? Currently enjoying Colleen Hoover and David Baldacci
Food? Mexican
Dessert? Cheesecake
Candy? Twix
Drink? Coke or fresh lemonade
Color? Purple
Movie? too many to decide, but always love Star Trek
TV Show? Current Favorite -Young Sheldon
Sport/Game? Love board games
Musician? Currently Pink or Imagine Dragons
Song? Currently Walk me home
Animal? Sea turtles or sea jellies
Item of clothing? sweatshirts
School subject? Science
Season? Spring or Fall
Holiday? Thanksgiving

Book? Depends on the day (sometimes the hour) but right now Love Walked In is my favorite.
Author? Jodi Picoult, Nora Roberts and Fredrik Backman
Food? Crab
Dessert? Creme brûlée
Candy? M&Ms
Drink? Coffee
Color? Pink
Movie? The Shawshank Redemption
TV show? The West Wing
Sport/Game? I love watching American football and baseball
Musician? My nephew who currently is playing French horn with the Cincinnati Symphony
Song? Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Animal? Goat
Item of clothing? Comfy pajamas
School subject? English
Season? Fall (but to be honest there are really no seasons here in So. California
Holiday? Christmas

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Chronicles of Narnia
Watchmen
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
Never Let Me Go
Author? Don't have one
Food? Chicken
Dessert? Pumpkin Cheesecake
Candy? Kit Kat, cherry Starburst
Drink? coffee with milk
Color? Navy
Movie? Don't have one
TV Show? currently Bob's Burgers
Sport/Game? (American) Football to watch; Bowling to do
Musician? Don't have one
Song? currently Girls Like You (Maroon 5) or The Greatest (Sia)
Animal? maybe ocelots...or turtles
Item of clothing? sweatshirts
School subject? Literature
Season? the non-winter ones
Holiday? Thanksgiving

Book? The Handmaid's Tale or Pride and Prejudice
Author? I don't think I really have a favorite
Food? Seafood
Dessert? Ice Cream
Candy? Peanut butter M&M's note - not peanut
Drink? Margarita
Color? pink
Movie? A Few Good Men
TV Show? Friends - still watch the reruns with my daughter
Sport/Game? Football and baseball
Musician? Adam Levine
Song?Sucker by Jonas Brothers (don't laugh - my absolute favorite song right now. Gets me in a good mood)
Animal?Cat
Item of clothing? PJ's
School subject?Biology
Season? Fall
Holiday? Christmas

Book? Ahhhh, just one...nooo....okay going with The Power of One
Author? Nope I don't really have a favourite author
Food? lasagne
Dessert? Golden syrup dumplings
Candy? Lyndt chocolate balls
Drink? Cappuccino
Color? Green
Movie? 10 Things I hate about you
TV Show? The Good Doctor or Greys Anatomy
Sport/Game? Netball
Musician? Nope don't have one
Song? Again, nope
Animal? Cat
Item of clothing? jumper??
School subject? WOW, I haven't been in school for a good 22 years at least...hmmm really can't remember
Season? Spring
Holiday? Christmas

Book? ummmmm..... Harry Potter, I think the first one but I love them all
Author? Chris Bohjalian is one of my favorites
Food? CHEESE!!!!!!
Dessert? Hate it :/
Candy? not a fan of candy either, LOL
Drink? Coffee
Color? Green
Movie? Currently, The Greatest Showman
TV Show? Obsessed with Good Girls at the moment
Sport/Game? I don't watch sports, but I do love to play bingo with the kiddos
Musician? No idea???
Song? Again nothing comes to mind but I love the Trolls soundtrack and I absolutely am disgusted by Ariana Grandes " Break up with Your Girlfriend"
Animal? Manta ray!!!
Item of clothing? My robe, leggings or sweats and a big sweatshirt
School subject? Done with that, thank god
Season? Fall
Holiday? Christmas

Book? A Suitable Boy
Author? George R. R. Martin
Food? Mediterranean food minus shellfish
Dessert? A dessert called Katayef (fried pancakes stuffed with nuts, coconut and cinnamon, then topped with small scoop of ice cream and pistachios).
Candy? chocolate covered almonds
Drink? Coffee
Color? blue-green spectrum
Movie? Hard to remember - I don't see many.
TV Show? Stranger Things
Sport/Game? Zero, not a sports fan at all. I like playing board games with my grandson.
Musician? I don't know
Song? Changes constantly
Animal? Can't play favorites - dogs, cats, chickens
Item of clothing? Shawls and scarves I've knit
School subject? Geography and anthropology
Season? Fall
Holiday? Christmas

That’s way too difficult, but perennial favorites include I, Claudius, the Harry Potter series, Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Jane Eyre, The Three Musketeers, Ready Player One, etc etc etc
Author?
Terry Pratchett!!
Food?
I can’t eat so many foods any more... but i like light foods, soups and stews.
Dessert?
Tiramisu
Candy?
Hazelnut chocolate
Drink?
Orange cinammon spice tea
Color?
Bright primary colors, especially yellow and red
Movie?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
TV Show?
Hmmm... Game of Thrones, and digging the new Good Omens!
Sport/Game?
Love watching college basketball. I do yoga and pilates for myself.
Musician?
Queen, Arctic Monkeys, Cage the Elephant
Song?
Hmm... Bohemian Rhapsody? hard to say.
Animal?
Polar bear... but pet-wise, I got two bunnies.
Item of clothing?
I love flowery skirts and nerdy T-shirts.
School subject?
Hmmm... history and geography
Season?
Spring and fall
Holiday?
I guess I like Christmas but it is also the most stressful... so don’t really have one

Book?: Oh dear, I have quite a few. The first book that I can recall as my favorite was Ann Likes Red by Dorothy Z. Seymour, and one of my last favorite novels was Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.
Author?: Again, I have so many writers that I enjoy that it is too difficult to narrow my choice down to one. Some of them are Michael Chabon, Toni Morrison, Philip Roth, Douglas Adams Wilbur Smith, Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown, Christopher Moore, Jo Walton, Haruki Murakami, Emily Brontë, James McBride, Thomas Harris, Deborah Harkness, George Saunders, Ken Liu, Joanne Harris, Don DeLillo, Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, Madeleine L'Engle, Tom Holt, Diana Wynne Jones . . .
Food?: Cheese crackers
Dessert?: I do not eat sweets anymore, but as a child I could not pass up a piping hot apple dumpling.
Candy?: In the past, I enjoyed Jujyfruits and Caramel Creams.
Drink?: Coffee
Color?: Peach and Red
Movie?: The Princess Bride, A Knight's Tale, Harry Potter, and so many others
TV Show?: I hardly watch television, but I have enjoyed the Big Bang Theory.
Sport/Game?: The last sport that I participated in was golf and one of my favorite games is Monkey Island.
Musician?: Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Debussy, Queen, Beethoven, Bowie. . .
Song?: Mr. Blue Sky, Holst's Planets . . .
Animal?: As a pet, I love dogs. In the wild, I love to watch blue jays and chipmunks.
Item of clothing?: My favorite article of clothing is a soft sweater.
School subject?: In high school, I favored math and science.
Season?: I enjoy spring and fall.
Holiday?: Halloween and Christmas are my favorite holidays.

Book? So many but Little Women had always been a favorite
Author? I can pick just one.
Food? Pizza
Dessert? Cake or cupcakes, any time of cake really
Candy? Gummy everything
Drink? Dr. Pepper and coffee
Color? Purple
Movie? The Sandlot and Clueless
TV Show? Too many, but love crime shows such as Law and Order
Sport/Game? Football and football (soccer)
Musician? Thats hard, but I live NSYNC.
Song? too many to name, it depends on my mood
Animal? Cat
Item of clothing? Slippers (flip flops)
School subject? Math and band
Season? Fall, I love pumpkin everything :)
Holiday? Christmas, there is something so magical about that time of year.

Author? J.R.R. Tolkien
Food? Greek food
Dessert? Chocolate mousse or caramel ice cream
Candy? Gummy everything
Drink? Ice tea
Color? Green
Movie? Too many but I have started to like Italian cinema and movies like Cinema Paradiso, Benvenutto al Sul, L'ora legatte
TV Show? Too many but Swedish crime series are usually good
Sport/Game? football (soccer), tennis, basketball and I love to dance
Musician? Mostly heavy metal like Sonata Arctica, Within Temptation, Epica. But I listen many different genres like classic rock, raggae and I relly like Josh Groban
Song?The bard song live is one of many favorites
Animal? Cat
Item of clothing?Pajamas
School subject? Math and band
Season? Spring
Holiday? Christmass or Easter

Author? - John Irving
Food? - Spaghetti Bolognese
Dessert? - Ice cream
Candy? - Everything sour and sweet
Drink? - Red Wine
Color? - Dark blue
Movie? - Seeking a friend for the ens of the world
TV Show? - I'm not watching much tv...
Sport/Game? - Yoga
Musician? - Chopin
Song? - I always forget the titles...
Animal? - Cat
Item of clothing? - Sweeter
School subject? - Literature
Season? - Autumn
Holiday? - Christmas

Book? Dochter van het Keizerrijk
Author? Robin Hobb
Food? Cheese
Dessert? anything with chocolate
Candy? Reese's bar
Drink? Latte Machiato
Color?Blue
Movie?
TV Show? Person of Interest
Sport/Game? Orienteering
Musician? The Script
Song?
Animal? Panda
Item of clothing?
School subject?
Season? Spring
Holiday?
At this moment, but it might be different tomorrow (or in an hour ;))

What is your favorite�
Book? Impossible to choose, but I love To Kill a Mockingbird
Author? Tricky, tricky. The past couple of years I have grown very fond of Edvard Hoem
Food? Not a picky eater, and generally love food, but little beats a delicious sea food plattern
Dessert? Sorbet icecream and fruits
Candy? Salty Licorice (it’s a Scandinavian thing..)
Drink? Tea (preferably herbal or cinnamon taste)
Color? Green or blue
Movie? Also impossible to choose, so going with the same as the book
TV Show? Differs from week to week, but Strangers Things are on top right now
Sport/Game? Handball
Musician? Even more difficult to choose than favourite author, so I’ll just through out one; PJ Harvey
Song? Right now 70 road trips songs are on heavy rotation
Animal? Cats
Item of clothing? Sneekers
School subject? Math
Season? All of them have its charm
Holiday? Christmas

Being a Wallflower
Author? Leigh Bardugo
Food? Cheeseburgers
Dessert? Carrot cake or cheesecake
Candy? Maltesers
Drink? Coke
Color? Blue
Movie? Too many to pick from but the MCU in general
TV Show? GoT
Sport/Game? Football (European, so soccer for americans)
Musician? Queen and 1D and many more
Song? I Lived by One Republic
Animal? Tiger
Item of clothing? Hoodie
School subject? Biology and Chemistry
Season? Autumn
Holiday? Fallas (a holiday from where i'm from)

Book? Is difficult to pick just one... I loved Del Amor y Otros Demonios, El princi-pito and Las cenizas de Angela
Author? Don't know really...
Food? 'Bandeja paisa', a typical food from my city (Medellín).
Dessert? Cheesecake, Red velvet cake
Candy? Anything with chocolate
Drink? Coffee
Color? Black
Movie? --
TV Show? Vikings was awesome!
Sport/Game? Soccer
Musician? Maybe, Silvio Rodríguez
Song? 'Te busco'
Animal? Dog
Item of clothing? Jeans
School subject? Biology, Physics, Literature... and, at the university, my favorite was toxicology.
Season? There are no seasons in Colombia, but I like when is cold.
Holiday? --

Book? Seriously? You want me to answer that??? My favourite recently read is Monsters of Men
Author? Right now: Patrick Ness. Also Haruki Murakami, Kenneth Bøgh Andersen and Cecilie Eken.
Food? I´ll have to say cheese in all its forms.
Dessert? A tie between panna cotta and lemon meringue pie.
Candy? Liqourice and chocolate
Drink? Coffee and champagne
Color? green and blue
Movie? My neighbour Totoro can be watched many times.
TV Show? Would you call TV series a Tv show? If so, a tie between Game of Thrones and Umbrella Academy. Otherwise I enjoy quiz shows.
Sport/Game? Football (soccer) to watch and play for fun. And skiing.
Musician? Right now I listen to Eels, Anna Calvi and Bob Hund (a Swedish band)
Song? 50 ft queenie by PJ Harvey and Because the night - Patti Smith (and Bruce Springsteen)
Animal? hmmm. Sea Turtles. And cats.
Item of clothing? Anything comfortable. And I like shoes.
School subject? Nothing really stands out. I liked reading but not much of that happened in class.
Season? Summer
Holiday? Christmas

Book? Ugg this is hard, for a long time it was Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man but I read it so long ago I barely remember it any more. The book that comes to mind most now is The Last Place You Look.
Author? This is ever changing but going with Kristen Lepionka
Food? Hot Crispy French Fries with a big side of ketchup
Dessert? Cookies
Candy? chocolate covered almonds
Drink? Wine
Color? Green
Movie? Independence Day
TV Show? Big Brother
Sport/Game? Do video games count? Then I would go with the Zelda games
Musician? Bach
Song? Simple Song by the Shins is up there.
Animal? Cats
Item of clothing? my grey Allbirds
School subject? Psychology
Season? Fall
Holiday? Christmas

Author? Roald Dahl
Food? Tomatoes or pizza
Dessert? Tiramsu
Candy? Skittles
Drink? Margarita or Tea
Color? Navy Blue
Movie? Dirty Dancing
TV Show? Ghost Adventures or Dead Files
Sport/Game? Football
Musician? Bon Jovi or NKOTB
Song? When I See You Smile by Bad English or Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
Animal? Tiger
Item of clothing? Yoga Pants
School subject? Social Studies
Season? Spring
Holiday? Christmas

Book?
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The first book I loved in an indescribable way, and that made me realize my passion for writing.
Author?
Hmmm I don't really have a favorite author. I like too many.
Food?
Mashed Potatoes. I could eat potatoes everyday and not get tired of them.
Dessert?
Probably ice cream. Any flavor besides vanilla.
Candy?
Reese's Pieces
Drink?
Mountain Dew.
Color?
Hmmm most shades of blue.
Movie?
Between Emperor's New Groove, Zootopia, the LotR trilogy, or the HP movies.
TV Show?
Can't decide lol too many to list.
Sport/Game?
Don't really have a fav, but in terms of like it'd be between MMA and Overwatch League.
Musician?
Again, too many to list.
Song?
Oh, I've never been able to choose a favorite. Too many to list.
Animal?
Penguins. I looove penguins.
Item of clothing?
During winter it's between scarves or big, fuzzy sweaters. During summer probably either light, flowy dresses or hats that shield my face from the sun.
School subject?
History! =D I love learning new things, and writing/reading in historical settings, and so forth.
Season?
I've always been stuck between Fall and Spring. The more tame months in terms of weather.
Holiday?
Christmas. Not for any religious reason, but I absolutely love the cheer and music and decorations.

Book?
There are so many!!
Author?
Again, difficult to choose an overall favourite but I've recently finished both books by Celeste Ng and have been completely fascinated by both.
Food?
Chocolate
Dessert?
Also chocolate, or anything with chocolate
Candy?
Chocolate, especially peanut butter cups.
Drink?
Tea/lately also bubble tea (since a great new place opened near my apartment).
Color?
Red
Movie?
Can't say I've ever had a real favourite movie
TV Show?
That is hard - I think I would say Crazy Ex Girlfriend because the music has become so frequently listened to in my life!
Sport/Game?
Swimming? If that counts
Musician?
I don't think I have one
Song?
As above
Animal?
I don't have a real favourite... Played with some otters recently and thought they were pretty cute.
Item of clothing?
Hoodies/warm things
School subject?
English
Season?
Summer
Holiday?
Christmas
Books mentioned in this topic
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man (other topics)The Last Place You Look (other topics)
Monsters of Men (other topics)
Las cenizas de Ángela (other topics)
Del amor y otros demonios (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Kristen Lepionka (other topics)Patrick Ness (other topics)
Cecilie Eken (other topics)
Kenneth Bøgh Andersen (other topics)
Haruki Murakami (other topics)
More...
Book? So many! But I can't think of any right now.
Author? Allison Brennan (for one)
Food? Pizza
Dessert? Anything chocolate
Candy? Snickers
Drink? Coke or coffee
Color? Blue
Movie? Princess bride
TV Show? Don't watch much tv but I binge watch stupid reality shows
Sport/Game? Card
Musician?
Song?
Animal? My dog!
Item of clothing? A fuzzy sweater
School subject? English
Season? Fall
Holiday? Christmas