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venetia_sassySince I didn't have internet yesterday, I'll do two questions today.
Day 04 - Your favorite book ever
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! *wheezes for breath* You want me to choose? Choose one single favourite book? I have enough trouble picking a favourite anything and that's with qualifiers and lists and alternates. I rarely do absolutes. It's not my style. And a favourite book? Give me a genre, then give me a sub-genre and I might manage a single favourite. Or at least a short list.
Day 05 - A book you hate
I just said I rarely do absolutes. Well, I rarely hate anything. And if I read a book, I can usually find something to like in it. (If I don't, I suspect I must block the experience from my mind.) I have come across books with such poor writing and editing that they almost caused me physical pain. Books that start with a really great idea but the execution is woeful. Books that just didn't grab my interest. And at this point, I've realised that life is too short (and there are so many books out there) to read a lousy book. I think I truly accepted this when I tried to read Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy a couple of years ago. I was on a classics kick at the time; I'd read some terrific books, many borrowed from the library - including Jude.
Well, I tried. I tried for several weeks. I had to renew the loan. I kept trying. It wasn't the writing, as I recall, the writing was fine. But I did not like any of the characters. So why was I spending my time reading about a bunch of people I didn't care about, leading miserable lives? I finally said hell with it and found plenty of other classic books that I enjoyed.
Day 01 - Your favorite series of books (with more than 3 in the series)
Day 02 - A book that you wish more people had read
Day 03 - Your favorite recent book
Day 06 - Your favorite writer
Day 07 - A writer you don't like
Day 08 - Your favorite work in translation
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - An book you’ve read more than twice
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure book
Day 17 - Favorite trilogy or tetralogy
Day 18 - Favorite book cover
Day 19 - Best ensemble of characters in a book
Day 20 - Favorite kiss or love scene
Day 21 - Favorite fictional romantic relationship
Day 22 - Favorite ending/climax
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A book you plan on reading
Day 26 - OMG WTF? plot
Day 27 - Favorite non-mainstream writer
Day 28 - First book obsession
Day 29 - Current book obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
Day 04 - Your favorite book ever
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! *wheezes for breath* You want me to choose? Choose one single favourite book? I have enough trouble picking a favourite anything and that's with qualifiers and lists and alternates. I rarely do absolutes. It's not my style. And a favourite book? Give me a genre, then give me a sub-genre and I might manage a single favourite. Or at least a short list.
Day 05 - A book you hate
I just said I rarely do absolutes. Well, I rarely hate anything. And if I read a book, I can usually find something to like in it. (If I don't, I suspect I must block the experience from my mind.) I have come across books with such poor writing and editing that they almost caused me physical pain. Books that start with a really great idea but the execution is woeful. Books that just didn't grab my interest. And at this point, I've realised that life is too short (and there are so many books out there) to read a lousy book. I think I truly accepted this when I tried to read Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy a couple of years ago. I was on a classics kick at the time; I'd read some terrific books, many borrowed from the library - including Jude.
Well, I tried. I tried for several weeks. I had to renew the loan. I kept trying. It wasn't the writing, as I recall, the writing was fine. But I did not like any of the characters. So why was I spending my time reading about a bunch of people I didn't care about, leading miserable lives? I finally said hell with it and found plenty of other classic books that I enjoyed.
Day 01 - Your favorite series of books (with more than 3 in the series)
Day 02 - A book that you wish more people had read
Day 03 - Your favorite recent book
Day 06 - Your favorite writer
Day 07 - A writer you don't like
Day 08 - Your favorite work in translation
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - An book you’ve read more than twice
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure book
Day 17 - Favorite trilogy or tetralogy
Day 18 - Favorite book cover
Day 19 - Best ensemble of characters in a book
Day 20 - Favorite kiss or love scene
Day 21 - Favorite fictional romantic relationship
Day 22 - Favorite ending/climax
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A book you plan on reading
Day 26 - OMG WTF? plot
Day 27 - Favorite non-mainstream writer
Day 28 - First book obsession
Day 29 - Current book obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
