I saw this over at Debi‘s place a couple of weeks ago, and filed it away “for a rainy day”. Thanks for letting me swipe it, Debi!! I love any and all things bookish!
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?I read all three, but I probably prefer hardbacks. I do like the larger size of paperback that I’ve been finding more of lately. Bigger than the traditional 4×6 or whatever it is, but a bit smaller than a hardback.
Amazon or brick and mortar? Both! I love Amazon, and browse there often. I have tons of wish lists, including a “books seen on blogs” wish list! But I also love going into a bookstore and browsing, maybe having a cup of coffee, and looking through all the books. Bookstores and libraries are like drugs for me 🙂
Barnes & Noble or Borders? Can I possibly say both? I have a Borders card and prefer to shop there because a) their card is free and b) they send me coupons! I don’t like having to pay for a card at B&N. BUT – the Borders here is a lot further from my house, and the B&N is closer, and going to be much closer in the next year. They’re relocating the current B&N to a mere mile or so from my house later this year.
Bookmark or dogear? Bookmark, I never dogear any book I read. Never.
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? This is hard to believe, since our DVD’s are sorted alphabetically, but I don’t sort my books. I do group them by author, and sometimes genre, but I don’t alphabetize them. GASP!
Keep, throw away, or sell? Mostly keep. I do occasionally sell some books in a garage sale, donate them to Goodwill or the library, but mostly I keep them.
Keep dustjacket or toss it? I always keep the dustjacket on our books.
Read with dustjacket or remove it? I read them with the dustjacket on.
Short story or novel? I don’t read much in the way of short stories, so novel.
Collection (short stories by same author) or anthology (short stories by different authors)? See above, I don’t really read short stories
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? Believe it or not, I haven’t read either yet. But I have given our niece and nephew a bunch of the Lemony Snicket books and one day, I might borrow them back from them and read some of them 🙂
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? Mostly when I’m tired, but I do try to get to a stopping point. If I’m reading before bed and about to nod off, I will just stop where-ever.
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? Hmmm, not sure, maybe a mixture of both
Buy or Borrow? Both. I buy them new at bookstores, buy them used at library sales, borrow them from friends, and especially, borrow from my local library.
New or used? A year ago, I would have answered New. But now that I’ve discovered the library sales at my local library, I would have to say both!
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse? Great question. Another mixture of both. I must admit, I am a sucker for a good book cover. An intriguing cover will draw me in every time. Mostly, I buy books from authors I already read or who have come on a good recommendation. I tend to prefer to try new authors by utilizing my local library. I do love to browse, I love browsing at bookstores, even discount stores like Target, Walmart and Sam’s, and I love to go to the library.
Tidy ending or cliffhanger? Easy one, tidy ending. And it better be happy!
Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? All of those listed. I love to read and read every chance I get. I mostly read at night before bed, but if I can, I will read at any time during the day.
Standalone or series? I read both, but I love series books.
Favorite series? Ooh, tough one. There’s so many I love and so many I’ve started and not completed. Favorite so far would have to either be the Mitford series by Jan Karon or the Redemption series by Karen Kingsbury
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?Hmmm, not sure. I mostly read mainstream type books.
Favorite books read last year? Gosh, that’s too hard to narrow down. I read 70 books and I just looked through the list, and I could easily name 15 or more books as “favorites”. Some of those would be The DaVinci Code, The Red Tent, the Redemption series by Karen Kingsbury, the Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, and the list would go on and on!
Favorite books of all time? Gosh, these are hard! September and Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher, The Testament by John Grisham, all of the Mitford books by Jan Karon, and on and on and on
You know I’ll have to do this meme on my blog! I’ll work on it later this evening probably.
I’ve got The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher on my TBR shelf, maybe I oughta move that closer to the top since it’s one of your favorites.
I like my endings happy and tidy, too. 🙂
Thanks for participating! I love seeing other readers’ choices. Redemption series by Karen Kingsbury is on my list of favorites also. I’m currently reading another one by her about 9/11.
Fun, but some of those would be hard for me to answer….as in, I’d want to say both I guess like you did! What a surprise!
You had me at the title. With your permission I am again stealing a meme! How on earth do you find time to read 70 books in a year? I made my goal 30 and already I’m panicking that I am getting behind!
This is a fun meme! I’ll have to do it later tonight. You and I are a lot alike in our bookishness. 😉
I am so glad you do not dog ear the pages. I don’t either. It is shameful. 🙂
My grandmother bought me The Shell Seekers for my birthday this year. It’s one of her favorite books, and one of my mom’s favorites too. I can’t wait to read it.
I might have to borrow this meme! I have the Shell Seekers here somewhere! I don’t think I even know what it is about.
Have you been watching the Nora Roberts Movies on Hallmark? (I think it’s hallmark……) I watched Angel Falls and um, I forgot the other one — but I liked them.
Sherry
Fun meme. I enjoyed your answers!
This is a great meme! I hope it’s okay for me to “borrow” it!
I really enjoyed this, Stacy!
My fav is Borders and I NEVER dogear!!! I also keep my books and read with the dustcovers on. I prefer hardcovers too but I love paperbacks for the beach (not as heavy!)
Oh, I enjoyed your meme so much. We do have a lot in common with books read. Next Thursday, I will try to remember to do the “bookish” thing with you guys. I love anything to do with books or reading. Email me sometime, and I’ll send you a book thong that I made. I love to make them. My kids think they are great.
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