It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: What is your favorite banned book?
Last week was Banned Book Week. I am a huge fan of banned books. They always seemed to be banned for the silliest reasons. Usually the book is just misunderstood by someone. My favorite banned book is easily To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It was banned for being "racist". Seriously, someone didn't even read the book if they got that!
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: Has reading book ever made you cry? If so, which book and why?
Is it callous that my answer is "Nope"? I have read many sad books: The Fault in Our Stars, Of Mice and Men, etc. Not a single one has ever made me cry. I'm not much of a crier though when it comes to media (I don't cry for movies either).
What about you? Has any book ever made you tear up?
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question:What is the biggest problem you face as a bookworm?
If you had asked me this question six months ago, the answer would be "Finding what to read next". But since my daughter was born, the answer is now finding the time to read! My goodness, kids are time consuming! But I love her anyway.
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: Read any good books lately?
I feel like I get this questions ALL THE TIME! As an avid reader, people know that I read a lot and I guess that one way to start a conversation. However, since my daughter was born, I haven't had time to read, or the energy to stay awake when I do have time. So I haven't been reading nearly as much as I used to. But I did recently read a book I really enjoyed. It was Go Set A Watchman. Check out my review here.
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: What is your favorite hobby (outside of reading)?
It used to be scrap-booking, but it's been years since I have done that. I do want to start that up again because of my daughter. She's so photogenic that it should be easy to fill a book!
I am also a writer. I currently have 5 different projects in the works. I am hoping to complete one by the end of the year. Fingers crossed!!!!
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: Who is your least favorite hero-esque character and why?
I know it's an unpopular choice, but I have got to say Harry Potter. I thought Harry was obnoxious, whiny, and super stuck up. I felt like he treated so many kids exactly like Draco. He drove me crazy as a "hero" and I found myself completely unattached to his character by the end of the series. Seriously, if Harry had died at the end, I don't think it would have even phased me. I can see why so many love Harry and that's okay with me, I just wasn't a big fan.
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: Who is your favorite villian-esque character and why?
Confession time: I LOVE villains! Their characters, to me, are far more interesting than heroes, especially if they are done right. I could literally talk about great villains for hours. But as far as my favorite...I guess I would pick Mr. Hyde. How much more complex can a bad guy get???
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: What is your favorite summer time read?
In the summer, I love to take a week or two and just relax and read something light and entertaining. I don't have a particular book that I like to read, but I do like most of Sophie Kinsella's books. They are what I often refer to as my "guilty pleasure reads". They usually involve a young girl and a romantic interest. Kinsella is an excellent writer who keeps me interested in the story, even though I don't typically like "chick lit".
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: Do you have a favorite library? If yes, which one and why?
Yes! My favorite library of all time is the library in Tigard, OR! Why? Because my husband and I used to go to that library all the time when we didn't have a car. There is a little donut shop right outside and the library is two levels. The library also has a ton of activities for free for both kids and adults. The staff was always friendly and resourceful and the contents of the library were always up to date.
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: If you could go to dinner with any author (dead or alive), who would it be and why?
First, I would love to meet Mark Twain. I love most of his books (the ones I have read so far) and I think he has a unique perspective on life. He's funny and sarcastic, but insightful and thoughtful. This makes hs writing truly unique, which I think would make him quite the interesting dinner guest.
Second, I would like to meet Harper Lee. I have about a thousand questions for her, namely why she didn't write more books.
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: If you could meet any book character, who would it be and why?
I think I would really like to meet Ford Prefect. He would take me on the adventure of the lifetime! He would teach me all the tricks I need to know to survive in outer space and show me all the cool places to visit.
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This week's question: If you are in a book club, what book are you reading right now? If not, what book would you recommend to a book club?
I do belong to a book club and we are meeting tomorrow to discuss my book, The Graveyard Book! I can't wait!
Here are the questions I intend to ask: 1. Neil Gaiman says that he wanted The Graveyard Book to be both a novel and a book of short stories. Do you think he succeeds?
2. How do you feel about Gaiman using characters that we typically consider bad?
3. How do the illustrations contribute to your reading of The Graveyard Book?
4. At the close of the novel, Mrs. Owens sings about embracing the human
experience: “Face your life / Its pain, its pleasure, / Leave no path
untaken” (p. 306). How does this theme resonate throughout the novel?
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: Spread the love! What are some of your favorite blogs to follow and why? (Besides mine of course!)
Here are my top three:
The Broke and The Bookish: Not only to the have fun features like Top Ten Tuesday and Secret Santa, but this group of gals write some super fun reviews. Words For Worms: She's quirky and weird; just my style! Never Enough Shelf Space: Page's reviews are well thought out, helpful; and honest. What about you:
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: What do you do if someone you love recommends a book and you end up hating it?
This is a tough one. I never want to hurt anyone's feelings but I don't want to lie. For one, if I tell them I like it, they may keep recommending the same type of book, and then you are stuck. But if you tell the truth, it might really hurt their feelings.
My approach is to tell them that it just wasn't my style. This way they may understand that it isn't a personal thing, just a matter of style.
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: What is your biggest pet peeve with authors?
This is an easy one for me because it's been on my mind a lot lately. I love reading books becasue they become so personal to me. The story and characters combine with my thoughts and experiences to give me my own personal view and opinion of the book. What I get out of a book is a unique experience. Books are a form of art and as with most art, it's not about what the artist puts into it; it's what others get out of it.
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighter once said:
“That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a
song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons.”
While he was talking about music, I think they same applies to books. The author may write it for one reason, but everyone reads it for a different reason.
So what's my pet peeve? Authors who come out and say what I should have gotten from the book. No! You do not get to tell me how I should interpret your book. I am a unique individual with a unique life experience and I will get something different out of than what you thought you put in. AND THAT'S OKAY! I absolultely hate being told I interpreted a book wrong. Ugh!
I leave you with a quote from William Golding:
“There have been so many interpretations of the story that
I'm not going to choose between them. Make your own choice. They contradict
each other, the various choices. The only choice that really matters, the only
interpretation of the story, if you want one, is your own. Not your teacher's,
not your professor's, not mine, not a critic's, not some authority's. The only
thing that matters is, first, the experience of being in the story, moving
through it. Then any interpretation you like. If it's yours, then that's the
right one, because what's in a book is not what an author thought he put into
it, it's what the reader gets out of it.”
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along!
This week's question: Do you read blogs based on books and if so, what do you like about them?
I absolutely read blogs based on books. As someone who reads a lot, I am always looking for my next book to read (not that my to-be-read list isn't a mile long). I love finding out what others are reading and what they enjoy.
I also trust blogs for honest opinions. You always hear the positive for books because that is what the author is promoting. With bloggers, you get a real person's honest opinion of a book, good or bad. I like that I can trust them to tell me what they really thought.
And lastly, I love interacting with other readers just like me. Its often hard to find someone who has read a book I enjoyed in my own back yard, but I can usually find a blogger who has read it. I love te ability to talk to someone about the book I just finished, no matter what book I read.
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along! This week's question:Have you ever faked reading a book? If so, what book and why? I have, in fact, done this. It was once in high school. My high school English teacher got a bit behind on our syllabus and in the last two weeks of school, we were supposed to read A Tale of Two Cities and write a report.
Considering this was also finals time and I had five other classes, I just didn't have the time to finish the book. So.....I faked it. Thank you internet! In my defense, I got an A! What about you? Have you ever pretended you read a book you actually didn't?
It's time for Making Up For Monday! This is a weekly meme hosted by me that asks some fun literary questions. Feel free to play along! This week's question: When people ask you why you read so much, what is your answer?
Besides saying "because reading is awesome"? Honestly, I tell them I was born into reading. My parents read to me often as a child. I have vivid memories of my dad reading and doing all the weird voices and sound effects that go with it. My mom would read longer books to me as well; ones that would take weeks to get through.
So, as an adult, reading seemed like a very normal thing to do.
I honestly think I am more surprised when I find out there are people who don't read at all. Seriously, why not?!
What about you? Do you get the question a lot? If so, how do you answer?
