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Here it is...the first official Books and You survey. Fill in all the blanks and tell us what your favorite books are; your favorite themes, characters, and even your favorite authors!



What kinds of books do you usually read?
(Your favorite genre, themes, and settings?)

How do you decide which books to read?
(Do you read the description on the back cover? Thumb through the pages? Do you simply pick the book with the coolest cover picture?)

What are your favorite books of all time?
(How did you come across your favorite book/s? Why are they your favorites?)

Who are your favorite authors?
(What genre do they typically write? What's their writing style like?)

Have you ever reread a book?
(Which one? Why?)

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
(Don't mention a book that you know already exists. Give a description of your ideal book, including all of your favorite aspects about reading. Maybe someone will help you find it in this thread!)




If you think this survey needs more questions...just mention them and I'll add them to the first post!
 
What kind of books do you usually read?

I'm partial to the horror genre.

How do you decide which books to read?

First of all, I find out who the author is. Next, I'll read the summary on the back of the book. If it sounds interesting, I'll give it a read.

What are your favorite books of all time?

There are so many. I've read dozens of Stephen King's novels and found that I absolutely loved each of them. "The Stand" is probably my favorite of his, but I could easily list any of them as my favorite. The story-line is downright masterful and each character is interesting (applies to each of his novels).

Who are your favorite authors?

Stephen King is easily my favorite author; however, Anne Rice is deserving of a mention. I love her Vampire Chronicles.

Have you ever reread a book?

Actually, I have not. There's no surprise. I could accurately outline each book I've read (provided that I enjoyed the book, mind you) with surprising detail if I had to. So...there's little point in re-reading the literature.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?

Any book that'll keep me off videogames. If it can keep me away from my Xbox 360, then it's truly worth reading.
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
I love Sci-fi and fantasy (mostly fantasy) books with highly detailed settings. It doesn't matter where the story takes place, as long as the author does a great job at describing the locations and the characters' feelings.

How do you decide which books to read?
All of the above. I have to be honest; I'm really keen on scoping out books with awesome cover designs. But I always do a complete run-through (read the back cover & the reviews, and thumb through a few pages to see what the writing style is like.)
If not that, I just pick a new book my a favorite author of mine.

What are your favorite books of all time?
I haven't read a whole lot of books; I've probably only read around 15 books in my life. I'm working hard to boost the number though (reading more and more each year). Of the books I've read, I really like The Claidi Journals, by Tanith Lee, and Abhorsen Trilogy, by Garth Nix.

Who are your favorite authors?
The books that I chose by the authors above, are my favorites for a reason. I really like Tanith Lee's and Garth Nix's writing styles. They do a really good job at putting you right in the middle of the action. I'm also a so/so fan of Anne Rice.

Have you ever reread a book?
I have reread The Claidi Journals at least twice each; and the same can be said for Abhorsen. Why? I usually don't reread a book unless I don't have another book to read; that's why.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
A book with all the aspects I've mentioned. A book with a fantasy setting, great depictions, good grammar & punctuation, and a compelling plot. Characters make the story for me; if an author has an amazing cast of characters, it makes a bigger difference than the greatness of the story. And last but not least; I love first person books.
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
I LOVE FANTASY BOOKS :D im a big fan of books that involve dragons :D

How do you decide which books to read?
I like books that have interesting stories on the back of it. If theres a dragon on the front of in the name ill get it :D

What are your favorite books of all time?
My favourite books are Eragon because its about dragons and it had a very interesting story and i really enjoyed it. I also liked The Outsiders because it was one of the first novels i actually read and i found it very interesting.

Who are your favorite authors?
I like authors that write stories about fantasy :D

Have you ever reread a book?
I re read most of the Screech Owl books because they were short and very well done. I also like hockey and it has hockey in them :D

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
I've been dying to find a book that has an interesting story and is over 500 pages long so that i can get into it. It has to be a fantasy book though. If anyone knows of one plz inform me :D
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
(Your favorite genre, themes, and settings?)
Hmmm. That's hard to say. I'm generally all over the place. I only like fiction. Non-fiction is sort of boring to me. I'm not really into science fiction or fantasy. The only sci-fi book I read and enjoyed was "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

How do you decide which books to read?
(Do you read the description on the back cover? Thumb through the pages? Do you simply pick the book with the coolest cover picture?)
I usually go with word of mouth and recommendations from various people. If I'm really on the fence about buying a book at a store, I'll usually turn to a random page and read it.

What are your favorite books of all time?
(How did you come across your favorite book/s? Why are they your favorites?)
The Dead - James Joyce. (Best short story EVER. Read it in English class)
Hamlet - Shakespeare (Read it in various English classes)
House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski (Weirdest book I've ever read and will ever read, I imagine. Someone recommended it to me.)
Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami (I read it after loving Norweigan Wood, which was recommended by a friend.)

Who are your favorite authors?
(What genre do they typically write? What's their writing style like?)
Haruki Murakami: He writes fiction with an element of surrealism. His writing is gorgeous and his characters are always very interesting. I recommend anything he's written.

James Joyce: I just love his writing style.

Shakespeare: He was a literary genius.

Have you ever reread a book?
(Which one? Why?)
Um...too many to count. D:

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
(Don't mention a book that you know already exists. Give a description of your ideal book, including all of your favorite aspects about reading. Maybe someone will help you find it in this thread!)
I have a pretty good idea of the books I want to read next. It's just a matter of finding time to read them. I'd like to read Lolita, Atlas Shrugged, Kafka on the Shore, and the remainder of the Shakespeare plays that I have yet to read. All in good time. All in good time.
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
Fantasy, science fiction, teenage fiction and crime fiction.

How do you decide which books to read?
If a cover catches my eye then I'll just read the summary/reviews or whatever and if I'm still interested then I'll give it a try.

What are your favorite books of all time?
 Chris Wooding's fantasy novels are a must for anyone who hasn't read them.

Who are your favorite authors?
Chris Wooding, Jeff Lyndsay, J. K. Rowling and many others who I can't remember right now.

Have you ever reread a book?
 Yes, every Harry Potter book at least 3 times except the last, chich I've only read once.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
 The Art Of War by Sun Tzu.
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
Fantasys and thrillers mostly. Sometimes autobiographys

How do you decide which books to read?
When they have decent rating on them. If the title and cover is eye-catching then I take a second look.

What are your favorite books of all time?
The Silmarillion, LOTR series, Red Dragon

Who are your favorite authors?
Any

Have you ever reread a book?
Yes, many even if i understood the story first time.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
None, really
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
Usually funny books, or thrillers/fantasies

How do you decide which books to read?
Usually if a friend has a book i'll look at it or read the first few pages and like it, or if i'm in a shop/library then i will read the blurb at the back

What are your favorite books of all time?
It's a cliche but Harry Potters lol, and Alice in Wonderland, and Angels and Demons

Who are your favorite authors?
I love Nick Hornby's books, his style of writing is very light and easy to read, and his books make me laugh =D I also like the Lemony Snicket books, I love the way he involves himself in the stories and includes bizaare anecdotes =P J.K Rowling aswell, Alexander McCall Smith is quite good aswell

Have you ever reread a book?
Angels and Demons, because i hadnt read it in a while and forgot a lot of what happened, it was still as gripping the second time. I read the first four Harry Potter books about 30 times each by the time I was 11. All the books taht i read when I was younger I reread many times. About a Boy aswell, because I wrote an essay on it for English...

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
Something which has the craziness and humour of Lemony Snicket or Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, and with a really gripping plot like in Dan Brown books, with really interesting characters who are unique and well portrayed by the writer... Something really individual and imaginative which stands out.
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
Fantasy is my favorite genre, but I'll also read anything from about the 1940's era backwards. Historical fiction. As long as it's not a western; I'm not too fond of those. And if I can connect with the characters, I'll adore it.

How do you decide which books to read?
If I'm just browsing the library, I'll go by art or title, and then if I'm interested I'll look at the summary. If the summary looks good, I'll read part of the writing style and see if I like it. I have to like the writing style to get into a book. (One of the reasons I didn't like Twilight...)


What are your favorite books of all time?
Well, I really enjoy Bloody Jack because of the unique writing style. The story really drew me in too. There was also Memoirs of a Geisha--I couldn't quite place what it was about the writing that I liked, but I adored it. I couldn't put it down. I connected with the characters really well.

Who are your favorite authors?
Arthur Golden and L. A. Meyer, the authors of the two books I mentioned above. They write first person, but I'm not picky about what person something has to be written in. Connected with the characters, though--that's what important for me.

Have you ever reread a book?
A lot of books. If I love it, I won't want the book to end, so I'll go back and read it all over again.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
Something that's not traditional fantasy. Perhaps industrial fantasy (not modern, but modern to the point where they have guns of some sort), necromancy, alchemy--the sort of stuff I like to write.
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
Fantasy really.

How do you decide which books to read?
Well, usually I read the back of the cover and then some random page in the book. I flick through some of the pages and see if I like the writing style; if I don't like a writing style I won't read it. Sometimes I'm drawn to a book by the cover, but reading the back and some inside pages is always the decider. However, if a book it part of a series I enjoy... 'nuff said.

What are your favorite books of all time?
His Dark Materials: My mum bought me this. It took me a long time to get into this, and I actually listened to the tape of the first. After that, I was hooked! Oh, and on a side note, the film is awesome!!
The Sight: I can't remember why I bought this. Probably 'cause I like wolves. It took me a while to get into it; I read the first 4 chapters three times before reading the rest. I actually had it on my shelf for some time, maybe a year, before reading it fully. But the story is so intiguing! The writing style kinda sucks, but put that aside and it's one of the most original, most enjoyable books! ^_^
Watership Down: Ahh, a classic. I read this after watching the film and found it to be quite different, maybe better. I enjoyed it, and was always a fan of the show on tv too.
Twilight: I came across this when I went to Borders to make up for the fact Pirates of the Caribbean 3 was full. I was drawn to the cover, and then skimmed the back and some inside pages.
The Meaning of Night: It's a heavy read, but a good one. It's very enjoyable and mysterious, intriguing and different. Worth the struggle. I like the writing style too. A lot of detail, making the images vivid in the mind!
Inkheart: I found this after reading Thief Lord by the same author, which I bought on a whim. I was interesting and fun to read; I love Dustfinger! A little kiddish mayhaps, but worth a try for anyone who likes fantasy.
Noughts and Crosses: I can't remember how I found this or why I bought it, but once I had started to read it I was hooked. I love the whole trilogy, and even read it while walking in the rain (same applies to Twilight). It portrays interesting ideas and makes valid points about racism and humanity's attitudes to those who are different.
Redwall: Martin the Warrior: My mum bugged me to read this series when I was younger. It took me a while, but after reading this I had to read many of the others. They got monotonous, but I loved those I read, and this was my favourite. The style is a little childish for me now, but it's still a story I remember quite well and one I loved.
Who are your favorite authors?
Er, I like Stephenie Meyer. Okay, New Moon and Eclipse had dull moments, but she's a very good writer! David Clement Davies is my favourite in terms of ideas, but his puntuation is appauling! Michael Cox is also a very good writer. Brilliant description!

Have you ever reread a book?
Harry Potter 1 (twice), Harry Potter 2 (3 times), Harry Potter 3 (4-5 times), Harry Potter 4 (twice). Believe it or not, I don't like Harry Potter anymore. I also re-read The Sight just before Fell, its sequal, arrived from amazon. I'm not sure about other books... I'll add to the list if I remember any.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
Wow... I really don't know. I'd like an original fantasy book that's not too long but is epic! One with vivid description, but one which isn't too tedious. A Shadow on the Glass was a great book, with great description, but got tedious at times. So a little like that but with its description at a lesser degree.

ALSO! All girls, read Twilight!!!
For girls who enjoyed Twilight, read A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitecomb. It was similar, just as interesting, but the dynamics of the love felt a little less pure.
 
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What kinds of books do you usually read?
(Your favorite genre, themes, and settings?)

I like to read fantasy. Most of the time I like reading the stories in a medieval like setting.

How do you decide which books to read?
(Do you read the description on the back cover? Thumb through the pages? Do you simply pick the book with the coolest cover picture?)

I'll take a look at a book if a lot of people give it a lot of praise. Then I will read a sample chapter from that book to see if I could get into it.

What are your favorite books of all time?
(How did you come across your favorite book/s? Why are they your favorites?)

Drizzt Do`Urden stories written by R. A. Salvatore. These were the first fantasy novels to hook me into the genre. There's over 18 books in the series with Drizzt as the main character ( I have pretty much all of them, except for the short stories he appears in). These stories became one of my favorite because Drizzt is a Dark-Elf, and the stories are full of action and very detailed fight scenes, and are pretty quick to read.

The Gentleman's Bastards Series. This series is being written by a new author, Scott Lynch, who just had his 2nd book released earlier this year. The first book in the series is, 'The Lies of Locke Lamora.' It revolves around Locke Lamora (named after Locke from FFVI as stated by the author himself), and his group of thieves as they pull off heists for the thrill of it. The first two books have very good action, really good humor, and can be dark and gritty at times.

A Song of Ice and Fire Series. Written by George R. R. Martin. IMO, this is one of the best fantasy series being written right now; though it's taking forever for him to finish it. His first book in this series came out in the mid-90's, and his 4th book came out a year, or two ago. In each book he'll have chapters devoted to certain characters (usually 5-7 characters) and he will write from their point of view so you get to see the story from many sides.
The stories in this series are pretty dark and gritty. No character is safe. There's a lot of sex, some underage-sex, incest, rape, murder and backstabbing, some kids can be victims of murder. As the stories have progressed magic has slowly creeped back into the world, especially with the birth of 3 dragons, the first the world has seen in many years. There is also a supernatural presence beyond 'The Wall', that has yet to be visited, but first was seen in the Prologue of 'A Game of Thrones.'

The Lord of the Rings. J. R. R. Tolkien. This definitely one of my favorites. The amount of work he poured into this story was incredible. All the history he created for the races and characters, even the languages, is amazing. The story itself involving the One Ring and the journey to destroy it is one of the best stories of Good and Evil squaring off.

The Silmarilion. J. R. R. Tolkien. Another amazing book that shows off the world Tolkien created and the history he created for it.

Who are your favorite authors?
(What genre do they typically write? What's their writing style like?)

J. R. R. Tolkien
George R. R. Martin
R. A. Salvatore
Scott Lynch

Have you ever reread a book?
(Which one? Why?)

A lot of the Drizzt stories since it's an incredible journey for Drizzt from his life in the Dark Elf city of Menzoberranzen to Icewind Dale to Mithrall Hall where he currently resides with the Companions of the Hall.

A Song of Ice and Fire books, there's so much to these stories, so many characters, re-reading them is almost required because you might miss something.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
(Don't mention a book that you know already exists. Give a description of your ideal book, including all of your favorite aspects about reading. Maybe someone will help you find it in this thread!)

I don't really have an ideal book at this point.

I'm going to add some of my favorite characters from some of the books I've mentioned above:

Drizzt Do`Urden - Dark Elf Ranger from the Drizzt stories written by R. A. Salvatore

Jarlaxle Beanre - Dark Elf Rogue Mercenary and leader of the rogue band Bregan De`arthe (spelled wrong most likely). He's got more magical trinkets and tricks up his sleeves than David Copperfield, Houdini, Seigfried and Roy combined. Appears in Drizzt stories, and in his own with Artemis Entreri.

Artemis Entreri - human assassin. Wields a vampirical dagger that steals the life-force of his victims and gives to Artemis that heals his wounds. Had many great duels with Drizzt Do`Urden.

Jaime Lannister - Known as the Kingslayer in A Song of Ice and Fire. Is brother to Cersei Lannister, Queen to Robert Baratheon. Jaime and his sister are involved in an incest relationship and have 3 children together unknown to many in the Kingdom. He once threw a boy of 8 out of a window whom caught Jaime and his sister in the act; the boy survived to become a crippled and lost part of his memory.

Tyrion Lannister - Dwarf brother to Jaime and Cersei Lannister, is looked down upon by his sister and father. What he lacks in height he makes up for in intelligence and the ability to get laid....a lot. He is far more capable of handling tough situations than his Queen sister in certain parts of the story.
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
I don't have a particular style or genre that I read. Whichever entertains me through the first few chapters usually ends up being a good read for me.

How do you decide which books to read?
Again, I just flip open a book and read through the first couple chapters or less in the bookstore and then decide from there. I rarely go by cover. In fact, if a book is covered by that little plastic protection thingy, chances are, I ain't reading it. xD

What are your favorite books of all time?
The Harry Potter books fo' sho'! (<---strange juxtaposition there lol) But yeah, those are my favorite book of all time 'cause of all the adventures and stuff that leave a lot to the imagination. I'm pretty sure I read the 'Sorcerer's Stone' way way back in 4th grade when a friend showed it to me.

Who are your favorite authors?
I don't have any particular favourite authors.

Have you ever reread a book?
Yes, and again...the Harry Potter series and the Redwall books. I don't know exactly why, perhaps I was bored or something, but those are pretty darn good books.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
I dunno about this one. I mean, I already like reading the stuff that's out there so even if I combine all the things I like out of all the books I've ever read, the product might possibly be so horrendous that I wouldn't even look at it. So no, I have none. :monster:
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
any really, just as long as they arent boring.
How do you decide which books to read?
if it has an interesting title, or is written by a good author, then i read the summary on the back to see if it sounds good

What are your favorite books of all time?
Cancer Ward-Solzhenitsyn, its just so beautifully written and the characters are so involving.
Birdsong- Sebastian Faulks, the romance at the beginning is beautiful and devastating when it ends, the war in the trenches is enthralling and exciting.
Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Doestovesky difficult to read but definitely worth it.
Anything by Tolstoy or Nietzsche

Who are your favorite authors?
Tolstoy for his amazing characters and Nietzsche for his philosophy

Have you ever reread a book?
many

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
none, but im trying to get the castle
 
What kind of books do you usually read?
Science fiction and fantasy mostly. The occasional comedy by Rob Grant and thriller too.

How do you decide which books to read?
Based usually on either author or friends recommendation.

What are your favourite books of all time?
Dune, rest of the Dune books, Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, A Song of Fire and Ice series, The Three World series, any Discworld book with the Night Watch or Death heavily involved, Legend.

Who are your favourite authors?
Frank Herbert, Orson Scott Card, George R.R. Martin, Ian Irvine, Terry Pratchett, Rob Grant, Douglas Adams, HG Wells, David Gemmell, Timothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole, Aaron Alliston.

Have you ever reread a book?
I try to always read new ones but I have no problem rereading my favourite books, a lot of the time I find something new in them when I do that.

What's the one book you're dying to find?
Barring books not released yet then there isn't much I'm left wanting.
 
i like many types of books but mainly fantasy, they are so much fun, and i love books because they get your imagination going and you can just imagine how the characters look and feel just by reading and using your imagination, its great, i like reading books because i find that its like having a cinema in my head just playing the film as i read, you can call me mad if you like but its just the way books are to me, they open up a whole new world where anything can and will happen and there is no limit to what can take place because in a book, anything is possible, even the impossible can happen
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
Non fiction mostly although I like the occassional romance as long as it's a funny one. Full on romance is way to cheesy

How do you decide which books to read?
They are nearly always recommended to me by a friend or my mum

What are your favorite books of all time?
A Million Little Peices by James Frey. Its a true story of a guy in rehab, it really is amazing, goes into some cringeworthy detail about a root canal job aswel >_< PS. I Love you is a really good book aswel, it's so funny but so sad, I swear I just cried from beginning to end

Who are your favorite authors?
Don't really know any particular authors I just tend to grab a book and read it

Have you ever reread a book?
A Million Little Peices. As above, it goes into great detail about recovering from alcohol & drug abuse & making his friends in there, the end made me cry

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
Im not really sure, l just read whatever so Im open to anything pretty much
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
I'll read nearly anything... doesn't mean I'll like it though...

How do you decide which books to read?
Randomly, or if its a new book by a favourite author, I try those out.

What are your favorite books of all time?
The Northern Lights (#1!!!!) (+ series) [Philip Pullman], The Wheel of Time Series [Robert Jordan], The Belgariad [David Eddings]


Who are your favorite authors?
Philip Pullman, David Eddings (R.I.P.), J.R.R. Tolkien (R.I.P), Isobel Carmody

Have you ever reread a book?
I re-read so many books I've lost count

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
For me: WHATEVER THE NEW CHRISTOPER PAOLINI NOVEL IS!!!
For my girlfriend: P.S. I Love You

 
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What kind of books do you usually read?
I'm definitely one who favors child literature - it's my prospective career niche after all. But in terms of subject matter and genre: postcolonialism, magical realism, post-modernism, and absurdist comedy.

How do you decide which books to read?
Despite the old adage, it's hard to resist picking up the book with the eye-catching cover. But I also go by recommendations from friends and peers, bestseller/prize-winner lists, and hearsay. But my favorite method is to simply walk past the shelves and wait for a book to sing at me - there are some books that I didn't expect to be good, yet I loved them once I flipped to the first page, and many of these are books that I simply picked up because I heard them singing.

What are your favorite books of all time?
Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery - There is nothing I can say that would do the book justice. It's short enough to finish in an hour - meaningful enough to study for a lifetime. This book has lodged itself deep into my heart.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel - Absolutely life-affirming. Like The Little Prince, it's a book that has so many layers, and one can enjoy it on any register. But of course, as a wannabe writer, I really love it for its meta-fictional elements that comment on the nature of storytelling.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller - One of the most heart-wrenching dramas I will ever know. The film version was good, yet a live performance of the play gives ten times the visceral emotional impact.
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore - Perfectly captures some of the aesthetic qualities that I most value in life: the beautiful and the strange, as well as the absurdly hilarious. Moore's other books (especially Lamb) are quite good as well, but this most recent novel really shows the development of his style.

Who are your favorite authors?
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Oscar Wilde (so damn witty!), Dorothy Parker (a 20's woman with 90's cynicism), William Shakespeare, and Christopher Moore.

Have you ever reread a book?
Definitely. I can't list them all, though... and of course there are those certain scenes that I'll read about a hundred times because I love them so much.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
I'm usually never dying to find a book...what happens most of the time is that I read a book and wonder how I was surviving at all without having known the beautiful story inside.
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
I adore Victorian Sensation novels, and any 'classic' between 1790-1900. My second choice would be fantasy fiction.

How do you decide which books to read?
I usually have some prior knowledge of a book before I read. It's very rare that I randomly just pick a book out. It a book is recommended to me, I will check out reviews for it, and if all seems well, I'll give it a try. Otherwise, most of my reading time is dictated by my degree, which is an English Literature degree. I have to read about four novels a week.

What are your favorite books of all time?
My favourite book is definitely the ultimate Victorian Sensation novel, and that's The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins. I am a huge fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and upon hearing Andrew had adapted this obscure novel into a musical, I went straight out and read the source material. Wilkie Collins is now my favourite author. Other than that I love novels by the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen, J.K. Rowling and Trudi Canavan.

Who are your favorite authors?
I guess I have already answered this. I'll simply list though: Wilkie Collins, Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, J. K. Rowling, Phillip Pullman and Trudi Canavan. Their writing style varies immensely!

Have you ever reread a book?
I reread many books. There are two types of fun when it comes to reading. The first is not knowing what is coming next, the second is when you know what happens, and you start to notice all the clues and details leading up to it.

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
I can't really answer this question. If I could, I'd write it myself.
 
What kinds of books do you usually read?
I can read anything horror (Anne Rice, King...), science fiction (Ray Bradbury), adventure (Mark Twain), I like mystery (Dean Koontz), a little romance (Jane Austen)...and anything in between.

How do you decide which books to read?
I just research certain books similar to authors I like, or I read best of lists (generally). On a spur, I just read the back summary, index and front flap page, look at the style of writing, etc.

What are your favorite books of all time?
The Stranger, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, The Bell Jar, The Shining, Interview with the Vampire, Great Gatsby, Brave New World, A Seperate Peace, etc

Who are your favorite authors?
Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Rudyard Kipling, Jack Kerouac, F Scott Fitzgerald, many more

Have you ever reread a book?
Never, I'm always jumping to a new book...but I might b/c it's easier to catch up on things I haven't read in awhile

What's the one book you've been dying to find?
None, I've found all books. :P
 
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