Bookworm questionnaire

What are you reading right now?
The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann; No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy; Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh

Longest book you’ve ever read:
In page lengh, Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix, sadly

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
A Clockwork Orange

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
fiction

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
His Dark Materials was p good

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Yessir

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
Mmmmm...nope

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
Hitler

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
Twilight, et al (I want to read them but I don't want to spend my money on them and they're always checked out at the library)

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Steinbeck, Baum, Camus

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Vonnegut, Salinger (There's others I'd like to include but I've only read one book by them and I can't gauge how much I like an author when I only have one example to go by)

Favourite short story writer(s):
Salinger, Kafka

Favourite poet(s):
Andrew Marvell

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
Harry Potter

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
Stephen King, Piers Anthony (I was twelve, okay?!)

scarletpeaches said:

What are you reading right now?

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David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

Longest book you’ve ever read:

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I really don't know:

Omnibus edition of Gormenghast by Peake? (Three books really)

Suzanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell?

I don't really remember how long books are.

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:

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Gould's Book of Fish? (I don't remember titles that well)

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:

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Douglas Copeland, Girlfriend in a Coma. (more cop-out than stupid, though)

Which literary character have you related to the most?

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I don't relate much to characters.

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?

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Fiction.

Although I wouldn't read fiction for information.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?

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As I child, I read Karl May's Winnetou novels, as well as Flemming's James Bond books.

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?

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Definitely.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?

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Star Wars, as a child, before seeing the films.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:

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Don't know. A little here, a little there.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?

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No

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:

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Lord of the Rings. (I keep trying to buy it, but then make the mistake of sampling the writing in the bookshop. When I die, I'll probably have read most of it in bookshops over the years. Heh.)

1984 (I will one day, I swear)

and so on. (I tend to bypass books everyone's read for their (semi-)obscure cousins)

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):

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George Eliot? D.H. Lawrence?

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):

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Micheal Moorcock, J.G. Ballard

Favourite short story writer(s):

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James Joyce, Paul diPhilippo (sp?), Ian MacDonald

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):

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None.

Favourite poet(s):

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None. I read poems as they come to me, often without even remembering the poet. Appologies to all the poets out there.

I remember enjyoing a booklet by Danielle Hope, though.

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:

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I don't feel guilty about reading anything. I suppose the questionnaire's asking about stuff like Discworld?

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:

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Haven't read one so far, but I do have Nick Cave's book at the back of my mind (something about an ass (=donkey) that saw an angel or the Virgin Mary or something like that; it's very much at the back of my mind. )

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:

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Stephen King

What are you reading right now?
Shogun by James Clavell.

Longest book you’ve ever read:
Probably Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives.

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
The Warhound and the World's Pain (Fantasy - Michael Moorcock).

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (I get it - but it's lame).

Which literary character have you related to the most?
Nobody.

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction by a photo finish.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
Narnia, Famous Five. (Still enjoy Narnia. But not the religious rubbish.)

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Yep. You bet your ass.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
Hell yeah.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:
Nothing. Sex scenes are usually written very badly.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
Alexander the Great, Duke of Wellington, Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin, you get the idea.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
Harry Potter. (I will soon. Promise.)

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Dickens, Milton, Shakespeare, Chaucer.

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Graham Greene, J.G. Ballard, Gene Wolfe, Iain (M.) Banks, Steinbeck, Pratchett.

Favourite short story writer(s):
Ray Bradbury, Elmore Leonard.

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):
Nobody.

Favourite poet(s):
Philip Larkin.

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
I actually thought The Da Vinci Code was OK. Not as bad as everyone on Absolute Write made out. Read it in a few days and found it entertaining in a minimal-brainpower-required type of way.

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:
Nothing. (But TV/newspaper interviews with Ozzy Osbourne are usually good.)

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
Enid Blyton.

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And here's a new question:

Funniest book(s) you've ever read?
Notes from a Small Island (Bill Bryson) and Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome).

What are you reading right now?
So Far From God by Ana Castillo

Longest book you’ve ever read:
Tolstoy's War and Peace which I hope to reread some day.

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien by Oscar Hijuelos

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Les Miserables, seriously F! you Mr Hugo! You're on my list!

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
Non Fiction. I tend to get obsessed with historical eras and personalities delving into them until I can't stand it anymore.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass if that counts.

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Yeah, although it hardly works out that I read the book after seeing the film.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
All the Tom Clancy Novels that were made into films. I'd already read the books and found the movies not so satisfying.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
Heinz Guderian, who I've come to absolutely despise.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
There's a lot. I haven't read anything current like Harry Potter, Twilight or those other sensational works.

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Dostoevsky. If I could only have one book it would be the Brothers Karamazov.

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
David Poyer and Judith Tarr.

Favourite short story writer(s):
O. Henry.

Favourite poet(s):
ech.. poetry

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
Iceberg Slim's Trick Baby and Long White Con. Pulpy, insipid, criminality at its finest. I love the slang from that era though.

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
Tom Clancy. He's like the McDonalds of military fiction these days.

Great questions!

What are you reading right now?
"Miniatures and Morals: the Christian Novels of Jane Austen" by Peter Leithart and I'm loving it. I'm also reading a lot of very dull dictionaries and encyclopaedias.

Longest book you’ve ever read:
Without checking, maybe Middlemarch?

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
I can't think of any. I'll have to go and check my shelves.

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Well, it's not exactly stupid, but I've just finished reading The Island and there's nothing in the ending that wasn't perfectly obvious in the first three pages of the book.

Which literary character have you related to the most?
The one I most aspire to be like is Fanny Price. But I fear I'm more of a Jo March.

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
I have a lot that I still enjoy: the Katy books, Little House on the Prairie, Narnia, the Marlow stories by Antonia Forest...

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Yes, though I prefer to read the book first (and then I'll read it after as well).

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
Yes. I love the film Lady Jane with Helena Bonham Carter and Cary Elwes and I read the novelisation of that. It's not a great book but it's okay.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:
I prefer not to answer that.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
Elizabeth I.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
Twilight

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Austen.

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Jasper Fforde

Favourite short story writer(s):
I don't really read short stories

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):
None

Favourite poet(s):
Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Donne, George Herbert

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
Anything by Jilly Cooper

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:
I once read a children's book by Julie Andrews that I utterly loved but could never find in the library again. I don't know what it was called.

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
Agatha Christie. Though I do still occasionally read them for comfort.

I love these...

What are you reading right now?
Gormenghast

Longest book you’ve ever read:
I think it will be Gormenghast when I'm done. I did read The Stand, Atlas Shrugged, and one of the Marquis De Sade novels (though I admit I skimmed the latter to get to the good parts...cough cough)

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read: ?

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
hmm...so many times I've been pissed off at an ending and now my mind is totally blank

Which literary character have you related to the most? Anne (of Green Gables) when I was a kid. Mary Beth from Witchng Hour is a lot like me as an adult. (without the crossdressing bit

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?

LHOTP, Narnia, Nancy Drew, The Shoe Books, Bunnicula Series (and I'd happily re-read them today)

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Yes, though I prefer to read the novel first

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?

yup. Buffy and ST novels

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:
some Sydney Sheldon novels

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?

Elizabeth I, several works on the Tudors in general, Cleopatra, Hellen Keller, Bronte Sisters

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:

Fight Club, LOTR

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):

all three Bronte Sisters, Wilkie Collins, Agatha Christie (not really classic, but most of her novels were pre 1950), Poe...

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):

De Lint, Emma Bull, Shirley Jackson, Angela Carter, Gaiman, Douglas Preston/Lee Child, Tananarive Due, Pratchett, Sarah Waters, Tim Powers (Gawd...can't name them all! I'll be here all day)

Favourite short story writer(s):

Charles de Lint, Gaiman, Agatha Christie, Poe

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):
None

Favourite poet(s):
Emily Bronte, Poe, Baudelaire, Christina Rossetti, Byron, Shelley

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
I don't feel guilty for reading anything that gives me pleasure. But I'm sure Sydney Sheldon and VC Andrews goes here

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:
Lauren Bacall, By Myself
And for fiction: Lara Parker's "Angelique's Descent" was quite good.

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:

Anne Rice, Mary Higgins Clark

Funniest book(s) you've ever read?

Wyrd Sisters by Pratchett: "As the cauldron bubbled an eldritch voice shrieked: "When shall we three meet again?"
There was a pause.
Finally, another voice said, in far more ordinary tones; 'Well, I can do next Tuesday.`

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What are you reading right now? The Sleeping Doll by Jeffrey Deaver

Longest book you’ve ever read:
Strangest title of a book that you’ve read: Dirk Gently and the Holistic Detective Agency (something like that)

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read: Tick Tock. A great read until you get to the lamest end of all time

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? Fiction

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed? yeah, Enid Blytons The Famous Five series (am I the only one on here who ever read them or the only one who will own up to it?)

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation? For sure the book is almost always better

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme? Loads

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking: Gotta be Cocktails I forget who wrote it. Racy stuff though!

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about? Not really but I read the autobiography of a soccer player called Gary Mabbut who played for many years despite being diabetic

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you: LOTR (I tried 3 times to read the forst one but got bogged down each time by his over descriptive writing!)

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s): Alexander Dumas for his 3 Musketeers (I know someone else has already said this but I've loved the book since I was a kid)

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on): Does Dean Koontz count as contemporary?

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series: Harry Potter I guess

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician: Don't think I've read one

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do: I used to read a lot of the early Colin Forbes books, the Target Five and Tramp in Armour era

Fun thread!

What are you reading right now? The Immortal by Angela Hunt (Fiction) and Because the Time is Near by John MacArthur (nonfiction)

Longest book you’ve ever read: The Bible.

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read: The Cat Who Talked Turkey by Lilian Jackson Braun.

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read: It was a non-ending that didn't resolve anything. It was like the author just decided to stop writing, thank you very much! Grrrrr....

Which literary character have you related to the most? Joshua in the novel Joshua by Joseph Girzone.

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? Difficult, but probably fiction. I like being told stories.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed? Beezus and Ramona (and Henry Huggins) and also The Secret Seven.

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation? Honestly, no. 99% of the time, if I see the movie first, I like the movie better and if I read the book first, I like the book better. So, I no longer read the books of the movies I see because I'm usually disappointed.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme? Absolutely not and never will.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking: None. Not into porn/erotica in any form.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about? Jonathan Edwards, Smith Wigglesworth, Charles Spurgeon, etc., Many old-time Bible teachers.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you: There are libraries of books others have read that I haven't. I don't read mainstream, popular fiction. (Maybe one book a year.) My taste in books is not like most people's. Come to think of it, neither is my taste in movies.

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s): A.W. Tozer, Charles Spurgeon, Andrew Murray and Jonathan Edwards.

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on): I never have a favorite. My tastes in novelists are like fads... they're a favorite only for a season. Currently it's Angela Hunt.

Favourite short story writer(s): I don't read short stories.

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s): I don't read newspapers or magazines, either.

Favourite poet(s): Not a fan of poetry.

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series: Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician: None. I have to admit, I'm a bit resentful of celebs who get published because I've never seen a well-written book by one.

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do: J.K. Rowling

This was fun!

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What are you reading right now?
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
A Passion for Narrative by Jack Hodgins
45 Master Characters by Victoria Lynn Schmidt

Longest book you’ve ever read:
Oh, I don't know. I suppose it was probably Maia by Richard Adams.

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West. (Pretty good fantasy book, actually.)

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Eragon. Good lord. Everything about that book was stupid, though.

Which literary character have you related to the most?
Petyr Baelish (I'm sure to make a lot of friends now. )

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
I like both for different reasons.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
Yeah, but I have series of children's and YA books that I enjoy NOW, too! Actually, now that I'm an adult I have a greater appreciation for kids' books. In terms of series, my current favorite is probably Libba Bray's.

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Yes.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
Once while on a really, really long tour of dog shows (I used to be a show-dog handler) I ran out of books, couldn't get to a book store, and had to turn to a few paperback adaptations of the original Star Trek series. You know, they weren't too bad.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:
Huh. I've never really thought about it. I guess I thought some of the scenes in Kushiel's Dart were pretty hot, but I thought most of the male characters had such goofy and effeminate names that I couldn't get that into it and I never read any of the rest of the books in the series.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
Harry Houdini. I have a thing for magicians.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
the Twilight series. I hate vampire stories--SOOOOOOO OVERDONE--and I've read excerpts and the narrative voice looks godawful. Yet apparently this is the hottest thing since Harry Potter. Go figure.

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
I dig the Brontes.

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Vladimir Nabokov. Hands down.

Favourite short story writer(s):
I like Orson Scott Card's short stories. Also Alex Mindt's stuff is really good--I started reading his work because his brother was my high-school drama and English teacher. Plus I once read this excellent story called "A Good Day for Bananafish" but I can't recall who wrote it or where I found it. I don't read a lot of short stories, sadly. I need to read more.

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):
I don't pay enough attention to journalistic writers. I love National Geographic, but I'm afraid I know more about the contributing photographers than I do the guys who write the very excellent articles.

Favourite poet(s):
Not a big fan of poetry, but I've enjoyed some Charles Bukowski poems and I love "The Two-Headed Calf" by Laura Gilpin. This is the only poem that makes me cry every single time I read it.Occasionally I hear another poem that really strikes a chord with me on The Writer's Almanac on NPR.

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
The Mr. T Annual series. So funny and old-school and totally bizarre. I read this almost every night before bed. I love to go to sleep thinking about something humorous. Usually gives me very fun, strange dreams.

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:
When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours, by Teller. It's about his dad, who had a very interesting life and who became a talented cartoonist and painter. Teller is a great writer and the memoir is very funny and touching.

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
J. K. Rowling. I'm just burnt out on Harry Potter.

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What are you reading right now:
The Host By Stephenie Meyer.
Longest book you’ve ever read:
Eclipse By Stephenie Meyer.
Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
Away Laughng on a Fast Camel: Even More Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison.
Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor & Where the Red Ferns Grow by Wilson Rawls.
Which literary character have you related to the most?
Esme Cullen & Fanny Price.
Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction.
Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
Yes.
Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Yes.
Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
Yes.
Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:
None really.
Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
Major General James Wolfe
Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
Harry Potter series
Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Jane Austen
Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Stephenie Meyer
Favourite short story writer(s):
Margaret Atwood
Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):
None really.
Favourite poet(s):
Margaret Atwood & Sylvia Plath
Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
Babysitter's Club by Ann M Martin
Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:
Ghost Rider:Travels on the Healing Roadby Neil Peart
Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
None. I still like all the authors I used to.

What are you reading right now?
Pride&Prejudice-Jane Austen
Longest book you’ve ever read:
Breaking Dawn-Stephenie Meyer
Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
I'm not sure of a stupid title
Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Shiloh's ending
Which literary character have you related to the most?
Esme Cullen
Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction
Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
Babysitter's Club.
Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Yes.
Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
Yes.
Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:
....none.
Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
No.
Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
Harry Potter Series.
Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Jane Austen.
Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Stephenie Meyer.
Favourite short story writer(s):
Don't have one.
Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):
Don't have one.
Favourite poet(s):
Sylvia Plath.
Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
Babysitter's Club. (Yes, I still enjoy the series).
Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:
Anything by Neil Peart.
Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
I still enjoy all the same authors, and more.

What are you reading right now?

Axis - Robert Charles Wilson (car/lunch)
The Narrows by Michael Connely on audio - (car while driving)
Dog Days by AWs very own rugcat - nightstand
When Genius Failed - breakfast table
The Boys vol. 3 (graphic novel) - office
Kill Bin Laden - downstairs couch


Longest book you’ve ever read:

probably About Face by David Hackworth. Or maybe Lonesome Dove.

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:

Cold Dog Soup

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:

There was this one I read in school about some kid who goes out hiking and a manic comes along and does mean thinks to him but then ultimately lets him go because, in his words, "no one will ever believe that one person would do something like that to another human being." Which, in fact, was what the cop said when the kid told him about it. Even in eighth I knew that was probably inaccurate.

Which literary character have you related to the most?

uhhh...no idea.

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?

These days i'm mostly reading nonfiction.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?

All the Heinlein juveniles, Wizard of Earthsea, A Wrinkle in Time

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?

Absolutely. Silence of the Lambs introduced me to Thomas Harris, who remains one of my favorites (Hannibal Rising nonwithstanding).

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?

I used to when I was a kid. Not so much anymore, but I did pick up some sort of Buffy tie-in a couple years ago.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:

I usually skip over the naughty bits.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?

Nixon, Mao, Kevin Mitnick, Stalin, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush,

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:

The Great Gatsby, and all but one of the Harry Potter books

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):

Alexandre Dumas, Dickens, Lovecraft

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):

Stephen King, Joe Haldeman, Thomas Harris, Robert Heinlein

Favourite short story writer(s):

Neil Gaiman, Charles Stross, James Patrick Kelly

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):

Dave Barry, Heather Havrilesky (sp?), Steven Levy, Bob Woodward

Favourite poet(s):

ummm. I don't know. I don't really read poetry.

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:

Hmm. I occasionally read true crime stuff. (Get it? "guilty"?!?!)

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:

I don't recall ever having read anything along those lines.

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:

Neal Stephenson

What are you reading right now?
Poe's Children, a collection of short stories of the "new horror" edited by Peter Straub

Longest book you’ve ever read:
Probably the rerelease of the Stand, by Stephen King

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Nothing comes to mind right offhand, maybe Nobody True by James Herbert?

Which literary character have you related to the most?
Sadly--and maybe this is telling--the narrator of "See the Moon?" by Donald Barthelme.

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
Probably fiction.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
Probably the Narnia Chronicles.

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
I try to read them before, not after. I would say it's tougher for me, reading after having seen the movie.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
I read the bland Lost spin-off novel Bad Twin by the fictional character within the show, "Gary Troup."

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
I don't know, maybe Edgar Allen Poe.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
The Harry Potter series, Moby Dick.

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Henry James

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Michael Cunningham, Bret Easton Ellis

Favourite short story writer(s):
Donald Barthelme, Ursula K. Le Guin

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):
Dan Savage, writer of Savage Love before he got preachy politically, Pamela E. Spencer who writes Kiss & Tell these days

Favourite poet(s):
Edna St. Vincent Millay, C. E. Laine, Lyn Lifshin

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
Probably anything by James Herbert except Survivor and Nobody True.

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:
Oddly enough, Call Me Crazy by Anne Heche

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
Nobody comes to mind, really.

I know this thread was started a while ago, but I just can't help myself

What are you reading right now?
In between books, just finished Sixpence House, will begin Kelly Link's Magic for Beginners tonight.

Longest book you’ve ever read:
Lord of the Rings in one book, as Tolkien intended it.


Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification.

No, really I just googled strange book title and it popped up. Sounds like an interesting read though...

The strangest titled book I've ever read... maybe Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and The Diet of Worms by Stephan Jay Gould.

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Behe's Darwin's Black Box... the whole book was stupid.

Which literary character have you related to the most?
I don't know, I can't think of any one character I completely and utterly identified with.


Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
I like them both nearly equally.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
Yes, The Chronicles of Narnia books.

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
I've usually read the book before I see the movie and being a purist, I'm usually disappointed.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
I read the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles book adaptation of the film when I was ten. Other than that, no.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:
Any book about books is hot.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
Linus Pauling. He was a really interesting guy.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
Anything by King. I've never read a single one of his books.

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Fitzgerald

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Atwood

Favourite short story writer(s):
Borges

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):
Um, Bill Bryson?


Favourite poet(s):
Byron

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
Anything by Paulo Coelho. They're sappy and metaphysical, but I just can't help myself.

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:
Can't think of one.

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do

C.S. Lewis

Jessica, I've actually seen that book about shopping carts. A co-worker owns it. It's quite entertaining!

Liked your responses, by the way...

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What are you reading right now?

Charles Singleton's translation of Inferno

Longest book you’ve ever read:

The Bible, Against the Day or Lord of the Rings, whichever's longer

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:

Can't think of any.

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:

Stephen King's The Dark Tower VII. The hero just starts all over again? Sorry, after many years of following the series, that's just a cop out.

Which literary character have you related to the most?

Alceste from Moliere's Misanthrope.

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?

Fiction

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?

Still enjoy: Narnia, the Alice Books, the Anne of Green Gables books. Enjoyed: Amelia Bedelia, Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, the Ramona books

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?

Yes.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?

If you mean a novelization yes. Usually a big mistake.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:

Song of Solomon (the biblical book, not the Toni Morrison novel)

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?

Steve Jobs. George Lucas. Stanley Kubrick. Shakespeare. Newton. A few others.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:

Most anything on the NYT Bestsellers list.

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):

Shakespeare, Austen, Dante, Joyce, Homer, Vergil, Ovid, the authors of the Eddas.

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):

John Crowley, Cormac McCarthy, Nabokov.

Favourite short story writer(s):

Algernon Blackwood, Borges

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):

Walter Chaw, Bill Chambers

Favourite poet(s):

Shakespeare, Swinburne, Dante, Baudelaire, Dickinson, Yeats, Homer, Vergil

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:

None I feel guilty about.

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:



Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:[/quote]

Stephen King

What are you reading right now? Just finished Storm Front by Jim Butcher (literally this morning), so it's on to Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (started it over the summer, time to finish).

Longest book you’ve ever read: Stephen King...Not sure if IT is longer than The Stand, but one of the two is the longest.

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read: The Plant that Ate the Dirty Socks.

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? Fiction

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed? In Grandma's Attic, Sweet Valley High, Fear Street

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation? Yes, and I have many times.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme? Yes, both novelizations of films/episodes, and original works based on same.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking: Anything by Megan Hart.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about? Patty Cannon.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you: The DaVinci Code, Harry Potter, the Narnia Chronicles

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s): John Steinbeck

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on): Stephen King

Favourite poet(s): Robert Frost

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series: I don't feel guilty about what I read.

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do: Anne Rice

What are you reading right now?
Screenplays: The Godfather, The Godfather, Part II, Chinatown, Raging Bull, There Will Be Blood
Books: none at the moment. The last one I read was Thomas Pynchon's V.

Longest book you’ve ever read:
Bible.

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
Razor Wire Pubic Hair. It also happens to be the strangest book I've ever read.

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
Lord of the Flies. Always seemed a bit too convenient.

Which literary character have you related to the most?

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
Usually fiction.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
Those Ramona books by Beverly Cleary.

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Sure.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
No. I've read plenty of novels that became films, though.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:
Playboy, Penthouse

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
Maybe musicians.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
Harry Potter, anything ever written by Stephen King

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Steinbeck, Poe

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Michael Chabon, Thomas Pynchon, Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis
My favorite Nabokov novels were from the 50's onward.

Favourite short story writer(s):
Poe

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):

Favourite poet(s):
Sylvia Plath

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
Beverly Cleary.

Good thread!
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What are you reading right now?
Twilight of the Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche

Longest book you’ve ever read:
A Criminal History of Mankind by Colin Wilson

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:
-

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:
The Stand by Stephen King (Good novel, but...Deus ex etc)


Which literary character have you related to the most?
Prince Myshkin from Dostoyevsky's The Idiot.

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
I like both equally.

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?
Ladybird books.

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?
Yes. The books are almost always better.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?
Susan Hill's The Woman in Black.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:
None that I can think of...unless you count a biography of JW Waterhouse's art, lol.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?
Oscar Wilde, Orson Welles.

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:
The Harry Potter series.

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):
Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):
Anne Rice.

Favourite short story writer(s):
Scott Fitzgerald.

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):
God, they're all hopeless or have sold-out.

Favourite poet(s):
WB Yeats, PB Shelley, Emily Dickinson.

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:
Spike Milligan's war memoirs.

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:
I mainly read biographies of these people.

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:
Thomas Harris.

The plural of opus is either opuses or opera.


What are you reading right now? Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of American History by Richard Shenkman

Longest book you’ve ever read: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read: Fat White Vampire Blues by Andrew Fox

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read: If a book's that stupid, I generally know it before I get to the end and never reach that point

Which literary character have you related to the most? T.S. Garp

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? Both

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed? Lloyd Alexander's Prydain books

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation? Usually more.

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme? Sure. I have most of the Man From UNCLE paperbacks, and lots others. One of the oddities in my collection is a novelization of the Vincent Price film, The Pit and the Pendulum, which of course originated as a short story by Poe.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking: Call Me Brick by Munroe Howard

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about? About half of the US presidents, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Raymond Chandler

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you: The Harry Potter books, The Da Vinci Code

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s): Mark Twain, Alexandre Dumas

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on): Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, Richard Matheson, Janet Evanovich, Lee Child, Stephen King

Favourite short story writer(s): Ted Sturgeon, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Poe, Robert Bloch

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s): Molly Ivins. I really miss her.

Favourite poet(s): Robert Service, Ogden Nash, Don Marquis

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series: The Destroyer by Sapir and Murphy

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician: Cruel Shoes by Steve Martin

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do: Anne Rice, Patricia Cornwell

What are you reading right now?i just finished Helle's Bells, by Jackie Kessler and loved it. LOVED. IT.

Longest book you’ve ever read:LOTR cause technically that was one book

Strangest title of a book that you’ve read:i only read the excerpt of this book because i didn't believe it existed and that was enough for me but it's a serious romance novel by Dara Joy called (get ready) Death By Ploot Ploot

Stupidest ending of a book you’ve read:I don't remember

Which literary character have you related to the most?can't say i ever have

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?Definitely fiction

Did you have a series of children’s/young adult books that you once enjoyed?I didn't read a lot of children's fiction but I enjoyed The Famous Five and a dutch children's book called Puk van de PetteFlet which is basically about a kid who lives by himself in an apartment building with some very strange neighbours. I still have that book.

Can you enjoy reading the source book after seeing the screen adaptation?Yes absolutely. I don't have a problem keeping them separate

Have you ever read a novel of a film or TV programme?Star Trek and Torchwood.

Book(s) that ‘turned you on’ the most, erotically speaking:There was an "autobiography of Byron" I don't remember the name and I was quite young but it did the trick.

Is there a real-life person that you’ve read more than one book about?The Borgias

Book(s) that everyone’s read but you:all of the Harry Potter

Favourite ‘classic’ writer/novelist(s):Dumas?

Favourite contemporary novelist(s) (let's say 1950's on):DH Lawrence and besides him i don't have a real fav. it changes so much but I'm very fond of Craig Davidson, Rawi Hage, and Mark Haddon and I love, love Andy Mcnab and Lee Child although the last Lee Child not so much. and Suzanne Brockman

Favourite short story writer(s):DH Lawrence, Craig Davidson and me! lol it changes I don't have one fav. i'm fickle

Favourite columnist/journalistic writer(s):don't read it

Favourite poet(s):Leonard Cohen

Favourite guilty pleasure book or series:Star Trek

Favourite book(s)written by a famous actor or musician:Anything Goes, John Barrowman's autobiography

Author whose work you once enjoyed but no longer do:sad to say but Suzanne Brockman is rapidly getting there. She's got one more chance