I realize December isn't half over, but I was drawn in by the lure of a good meme (stolen from my 2008 self).
-How many books read in 2010?
52, so far.
-Fiction/Non-Fiction ratio?
44 fiction, 8 nonfiction
-Male/Female authors?
19 male, 33 male (some of the authors are counted twice, this is just how many books I read by each gender)
-Favourite book read?
You'll have to wait a couple weeks for my official favourite post. I have at least 4 favourites.
-Least favourite?
Perfect Happiness, by Rachel Billington. Terrible Emma sequel.
-Oldest book read?
Much Ado About Nothing. No ancient Greeks this year, I'm afraid.
-Newest?
Probably All Clear, that came out in October.
-Longest book title?
George Knightley, Esquire: Charity Envieth Not.
-Shortest title?
Emma again, same as last time I did this meme.
-How many re-reads?
Three--two Jane Austen and 84, Charing Cross Road. I can't believe I didn't reread Tam Lin; I know I started it.
-Most books read by one author this year?
Three each from Helene Hanff and Dorothy Sayers.
-Any in translation?
Grammar is a Sweet, Gentle Song and The Little Prince. Both French, huh.
-And how many of this year's books were from the library?
31. I embraced my library obsession this summer.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Picture this
Last Sunday Stuck in a Book came up with a challenge to find one image that sums up your reading tastes but doesn't have any direct association with books. I think maybe I've managed it. This is Design for a poster, by Alphonse Mucha, from 1897. I love this style of art, and I think it sums up my reading tastes in that there are definite hints of the magical in it, but it's also very calm and symmetrical. Nothing wild, but still with hints of the otherworld.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Book meme
Here's a meme which as been floating around the book blogs.
What is your favourite drink while reading?
Tea if it's just after breakfast. Water or maybe lemonade any other time of day.
Do you tend to mark your books while you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
I post-it note sometimes. I don't write in books, though I sometimes wish I did. I like buying used books which other people have written in.
How do you keep your place? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book open flat?
Bookmark. Periodically I always seem to come by big stacks of bookmarks from some promotional thing, so currently I'm working my way through bookmarks from the first Narnia movie, and a few left over from the stack of Lord of the Rings bookmarks I acquired when I was about twelve. If I don't have a proper bookmark to hand I use scraps of paper.
Fiction, non-fiction or both?
I love non-fiction, but always kind of forget about this in between reading it. Probably most of what I read is fiction.
Do you tend to read to the end of a chapter or can you stop anywhere?
I can stop anywhere, but I like to read to the end of a section or chapter if I can.
Are you the type of person to throw a book across the room or on the floor if the author irritates you?
I'm pretty sure I've never flung a book. I can usually tell pretty fast if I'm not going to like it, and then I give up on it. There are too many good books to read the bad ones.
If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop and look it up right away?
Only if I have a dictionary easily accessible. Usually I have a vague enough idea of what the word means to carry on without looking it up.
What are you currently reading?
I'm in the middle of Victorian Visitors, but I haven't read it in a while. Having just finished The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, I have yet to start anything else.
What is the last book you bought?
It might have been The Post-Office Girl, by Stefan Zweig. Not sure.
Do you have a favourite time/place to read?
I often sit in my bean bag chair just before bed time to read, when I'm getting all sleepy and comfortable. I don't mind much where I read, though.
Do you prefer series books or stand-alones?
I like series, but find them vaguely stressful sometimes. Mostly I read stand-alones. The only series I'm trying to work through at the moment is the Lord Peter Wimsey novels.
Is there a specific book or author you find yourself recommending over and over?
I recommend Tam Lin endlessly, and I seem to have recommended To Say Nothing of the Dog a lot lately.
How do you organise your books (by genre, title, author's last name, etc.)?
Erm, I sort of don't... I mean, I have a Tolkien shelf, and all the Jane Austen is in the same place, but other than that...
Background noise or silence?
At home NPR is nearly always on in the background, which I'm kind of immune to. It depends on my mood, the music, and the book, but I don't mind background noise.
What is your favourite drink while reading?
Tea if it's just after breakfast. Water or maybe lemonade any other time of day.
Do you tend to mark your books while you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
I post-it note sometimes. I don't write in books, though I sometimes wish I did. I like buying used books which other people have written in.
How do you keep your place? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book open flat?
Bookmark. Periodically I always seem to come by big stacks of bookmarks from some promotional thing, so currently I'm working my way through bookmarks from the first Narnia movie, and a few left over from the stack of Lord of the Rings bookmarks I acquired when I was about twelve. If I don't have a proper bookmark to hand I use scraps of paper.
Fiction, non-fiction or both?
I love non-fiction, but always kind of forget about this in between reading it. Probably most of what I read is fiction.
Do you tend to read to the end of a chapter or can you stop anywhere?
I can stop anywhere, but I like to read to the end of a section or chapter if I can.
Are you the type of person to throw a book across the room or on the floor if the author irritates you?
I'm pretty sure I've never flung a book. I can usually tell pretty fast if I'm not going to like it, and then I give up on it. There are too many good books to read the bad ones.
If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop and look it up right away?
Only if I have a dictionary easily accessible. Usually I have a vague enough idea of what the word means to carry on without looking it up.
What are you currently reading?
I'm in the middle of Victorian Visitors, but I haven't read it in a while. Having just finished The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, I have yet to start anything else.
What is the last book you bought?
It might have been The Post-Office Girl, by Stefan Zweig. Not sure.
Do you have a favourite time/place to read?
I often sit in my bean bag chair just before bed time to read, when I'm getting all sleepy and comfortable. I don't mind much where I read, though.
Do you prefer series books or stand-alones?
I like series, but find them vaguely stressful sometimes. Mostly I read stand-alones. The only series I'm trying to work through at the moment is the Lord Peter Wimsey novels.
Is there a specific book or author you find yourself recommending over and over?
I recommend Tam Lin endlessly, and I seem to have recommended To Say Nothing of the Dog a lot lately.
How do you organise your books (by genre, title, author's last name, etc.)?
Erm, I sort of don't... I mean, I have a Tolkien shelf, and all the Jane Austen is in the same place, but other than that...
Background noise or silence?
At home NPR is nearly always on in the background, which I'm kind of immune to. It depends on my mood, the music, and the book, but I don't mind background noise.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The story of my life
I thieved this little meme from A Work in Progress, since it looked like fun. Stuck in a Book and Cornflower also did it, so you might like to venture over and read their answers since they're all pretty interesting.
Using only books you have read this year (2009), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. It's a lot harder than you think!
Describe yourself: Lost in a Good Book (Jasper Fforde)
How do you feel: Nameless (Sam Starbuck)
Describe where you currently live: This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Your favorite form of transportation: On Borrowed Wings (Chandra Prasad)
Your best friend is: Jane Austen (Claire Tomalin)
You and your friends are: The Mitford Girls (Mary S. Lovell)
What's the weather like: Melting Stones (Tamora Pierce)
You fear: Bloodhound (Tamora Pierce)
What is the best advice you have to give: The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
Thought for the day: The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets (Eva Rice)
How I would like to die: Reading the OED (Ammon Shea)
My soul's present condition: The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barbery)
Saturday, December 27, 2008
End of Year Meme
At some point I mean to write up a post about books I got for Christmas and books I read over Christmas, but for now I have an end of the year meme thieved from Stuck in a Book.
-How many books read in 2008?
63, so far.
-Fiction/Non-Fiction ratio?
7 Non-fiction, 56 fiction
-Male/Female authors?
31 male (some counted twice because I read more than one book by them), 35 female
-Favourite book read?
See this post.
-Least favourite?
Probably March by Geraldine Brooks. I couldn't stand the character; he never changed at all, and the writing felt very forced and falsely 19th century. I could mention American Orientalism, which was incredibly dull, but that was for a class (well, so was March, but a different kind of class).
-Oldest book read?
Lysistrata takes the cake, written by Aristophanes in 411 BCE. It just beats The Bacchae, which is from 405 BCE.
-Newest?
Endymion Spring was read in advance proof, but it was probably published by the time I read it. There might be one newer.
-Longest book title?
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Just as predicted.
-Shortest title?
Jane Austen's Emma.
-How many re-reads?
Just one--Tam Lin, which I read at least once every year.
-Most books read by one author this year?
I didn't read more than two by any one author, but I did two of Khaled Hosseini, Nancy Mitford, Connie Willis, C.S. Lewis, and Justin Richards.
-Any in translation?
3--The Summer Book, Lysistrata, and The Bacchae, so far as I am aware.
-And how many of this year's books were from the library?
17. Far less than usual, because of all the Senior Lit books got from school, and the fact that I've been reading a lot of things I already own.
-How many books read in 2008?
63, so far.
-Fiction/Non-Fiction ratio?
7 Non-fiction, 56 fiction
-Male/Female authors?
31 male (some counted twice because I read more than one book by them), 35 female
-Favourite book read?
See this post.
-Least favourite?
Probably March by Geraldine Brooks. I couldn't stand the character; he never changed at all, and the writing felt very forced and falsely 19th century. I could mention American Orientalism, which was incredibly dull, but that was for a class (well, so was March, but a different kind of class).
-Oldest book read?
Lysistrata takes the cake, written by Aristophanes in 411 BCE. It just beats The Bacchae, which is from 405 BCE.
-Newest?
Endymion Spring was read in advance proof, but it was probably published by the time I read it. There might be one newer.
-Longest book title?
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Just as predicted.
-Shortest title?
Jane Austen's Emma.
-How many re-reads?
Just one--Tam Lin, which I read at least once every year.
-Most books read by one author this year?
I didn't read more than two by any one author, but I did two of Khaled Hosseini, Nancy Mitford, Connie Willis, C.S. Lewis, and Justin Richards.
-Any in translation?
3--The Summer Book, Lysistrata, and The Bacchae, so far as I am aware.
-And how many of this year's books were from the library?
17. Far less than usual, because of all the Senior Lit books got from school, and the fact that I've been reading a lot of things I already own.
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