#bloowind

I have a feeling it’s the Silence.

Anonymous said: 1, 7, 16, 22, 39, 40, 42, 47, 51, 55 

(I just put these all into one post!)


1. Favorite childhood book? The Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate. I can’t say enough good things about these books. I think I started reading these in third or fourth grade. I’m still re-reading them now. 

7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once? One book at a time, with the exception of when I had books to read for class and needed a for fun book. Occasionally, I will pick up two books at the same time if I’m struggling through one.


16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
 I used to with my older books but now I prefer bookmarks, and sticky notes if I want to mark something important.

22. Favorite genre?
 Adventure/fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction. I can’t pick just one!


39. Favorite fictional villain?
 I’m a big fan of Villains Who Aren’t Actually Villains. Luke Castellan and Cersei Lannister.

40. Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation?
 pretty much anything I’m reading at the moment, but if I’m in a fix for something to read I go for either Harry Potter or Percy Jackson.

42. Name a book that you could/would not finish. It is very rarely that I stop reading a book, even if I hate where the story is going/the message it is sending. I always feel like I have to at least finish a book before I judge it (why I read all four Twilight books). So if there’s a book I haven’t finished it is usually because I’m having a hard time staying focused on the writing. I am ashamed to say I’ve been stuck halfway through Team of Rivals for a while now. But I WILL FINISH IT SOMEDAY.


45. Most disappointing film adaptation? I’d tell you, but we don’t speak about it (The Lightning Thief).


47. How often do you skim a book before reading it? I sometimes flip to a random page and read a paragraph just to get a feel for the writing style, but other than that, never.


49. Do you like to keep your books organized?
 I try. I have shelves dedicated solely to YA Dystopian, Fantasy, Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings, and books about the Civil War, and then a couple “everything else” shelves.

51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding?
 Avoiding because I’ve read reviews that make me think I will hate it but still feel like I should find out what all the hype is about : Fifty Shades of Grey. Avoiding because I am intimidated by it: The Silmarillion (HOWEVER I have started it and if I read in small amounts I find I can enjoy it)

53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did?
 I am going to get so much crap for admitting this, but when Harry Potter was The Cool New Thing back in elementary school, my mom tried to get me to read it so many times and I flat out refused. I had zero interest. Books Everyone Else Was Reading were not for me. Then one summer I ran out of things to read and grudgingly picked up Harry and fell in love and never looked back. 

five desert island movies

You've Got Mail

Sabrina Fair

The Beach (as I slowly hallucinate away the desert island)

Love Actually 

Rules: in a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. Tag ten friends, including me, so I’ll see your list. Make sure you let your friends know you’ve tagged them!

1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

2. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

3. Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime by Mark Haddon

4. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

5. Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

6. Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen

7. The Malady of Death by Marguerite Duras (my thesis was about her by the way)

8. Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

9. The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank

10. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

BONUS!

11. Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

Curly calls you to come back. hahahaha