Friday, 4 July 2008

Zer Facebook Book Tag.

Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror?
Fantasy, I guess. High Fantasy, Tolkien ishtyle. Also ‘low’ fantasy, Pratchett ishtyle

Hitchhiker or Discworld?
Haven’t read Hitchhiker. Reading and loving Discworld.

Bookmark or Dog ear?
Bookmark with whatever’s at hand or just close it and go off. I’m a champion page-finder.

Asimov’s Science Fiction or Fantasy & Science Fiction?
Haven’t read any Asimov.

Alphabetize by author, Alphabetize by title, or random?
Random.

Keep, Throw Away or Sell?
Keep. Or return. Or save the file and stash it in two places.

Keep, dust-jacket or toss it?
Keep.

Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Harry Potter. Haven’t read Lemony Snicket. But still.

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
Get tired. Then read to the end of the chapter (instead of the book).

"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
Either.

Buy or Borrow?
Borrow. Never buy until you’re sure you want to own.

Buying choice: Book Reviews, Recommendation or Browse?
Recommendation. So I can harm whoever it is if I dislike the book.

Lewis or Tolkien?
Tolkien. Hands down.

Morning reading, Afternoon reading or Nighttime reading?
All-the-time reading.

Standalone or Series?
Either.

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?
Mary Renault’s Alexandriad. Except people now know about it because I told everyone.

Top 5 favorite genre books of all time?
Count of Monte Cristo. Lord of the Rings. Iliad. Gone with the Wind (does that count?). Fire from Heaven.

Favorite genre series?
Nothing as such. Harry Potter slacked off after a while. Haven’t finished Discworld.

Currently Reading?
Working my way through Discworld. Just finished Feet of Clay.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

how do people find time to read? Its amazing...well I guess I spend my time blogging...

Rhea Silvia said...

@ utp,
i like books. it's easy to find time or make time if you like something enough.

Jadis said...

READ 'Carpe Jugulum'. No Discworld novel can beat this one. :)

Rhea Silvia said...

@jadis,
will. Finished the Watch books; started on the Witches. Currently reading Lords and Ladies, so let's see how long it takes to get to Carpe Jugulum.