Booking Through Thursday 1/12/12

This is a weekly meme hosted by Booking Through Thursday in which every week a different question is posted that generally involved books and reading.

This week is interview week!  Here are some really great bookish questions that I'm going to enjoy answering :)

1. What’s your favorite time of day to read?

I really like to read at night.  I'm a bit of a night owl, so I just love snuggling up at the end of the day with a cup of hot tea and a good book.

2. Do you read during breakfast? (Assuming you eat breakfast.)

In the morning I like to read new posts on the blogs I follow and maybe some news updates.  I don't really read a newspaper or book or anything.

3. What’s your favorite breakfast food? (Noting that breakfast foods can be eaten any time of day.)

 I'm really not a big on breakfast food, I usually just like fruit (bananas!).

4. How many hours a day would you say you read?

I try and read at least an hour, I'd say 0.5-3 hours a day.

5. Do you read more or less now than you did, say, 10 years ago?

No, I've always been a big reader.  I took a bit of a break when I was in college, but not I read just as much as I did in high school.

6. Do you consider yourself a speed reader?

No, I think I'm medium.  I hear of some people who read a book a day and I just cannot do that.  I'd say I read a book every 3-5 days.

7. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Oh wow, this is hard!  I think I'd like teleportation.  I absolutely HATE driving to work every day (45 minutes one way!) so being able to teleport to work would be freaking cool.  Not to mention I could teleport to Italy for a weekend, if I wanted.

8. Do you carry a book with you everywhere you go?

Yes, I almost always have some sort of book in my purse.

9. What KIND of book?

I always carry around my journal so I can make lists of groceries or whatever.  I may also be carrying whatever fiction book I'm reading at the time.

10. How old were you when you got your first library card?

Gosh, I don't even remember.  I was in elementary school, maybe first grade?  I've always had one (now I have three, because I'm cool like that).

11. What’s the oldest book you have in your collection? (Oldest physical copy? Longest in the collection? Oldest copyright?)

I have an original print of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, which is 1908.  It was my grandfathers, and I love it.  

12. Do you read in bed?

Yes!  It's one of my favorite places to read because I just love being all cozy.  I find reading a great way to wind-down from a long day.

13. Do you write in your books?

HELL NO.  I absolutely HATE writing in books of any kind.  I just don't understand why someone would write in a book, especially something that can't be erased like pen or hi-lighter.  If I need to take notes on a book I'll jot down the page number in a notebook.  That's what they're for, notes.

14. If you had one piece of advice to a new reader, what would it be?

I would say to read what you want to read.  Don't force yourself to read something just because it's "popular" or a "classic".  Read what interests you, and you'll find what you love.

Booking Through Thursday 7/29/11

This is a weekly meme hosted by Booking Through Thursday in which every week a different question is posted that generally involved books and reading.

What’s the latest you’ve ever stayed up reading a book? Is staying up late reading a usual thing for you?

I love to stay up late reading.  As a little kid I'd stay up until 1 or 2 in the morning reading even on school nights much to the dismay of my mother.  Today I still stay up late reading, but only until 12 or so.  I have to get up really early for work and maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I feel a lot more tired if I don't get enough sleep.  I participated in a 24 hour read-a-thon once and I stayed up all night reading.  I went to be at around 9am that day.  On the weekends I love to stay up really late reading, but I've had to cut back on the weekday readings.  Damn being a grown up!

Booking Through Thursday 5/19/11



This is a weekly meme hosted by Booking Through Thursday in which every week a different question is posted that generally involved books and reading.

In contrast to last week’s question–What do you think of censoring books BECAUSE of their intended age? Say, books too “old” for your kids to read?

I think that it is largely up to the parents to be aware of what their children are doing/reading/watching/playing ect.  Parents should monitor everything that comes into the house and be aware of the content.  If there is any question the parents should read the book first and decide if they think it is appropriate, especially with elementary and middle school kids.  I also think that when their children hit high school they should give their kids more room to make their own decisions because their kids should be allowed to start judging the quality and content of materials on their own.

When it comes to libraries, there should be no banned books in public libraries.  I think that for an adult any and every book should be available.  However, with children I agree with restricted accounts.  When I was a kid I couldn't check out any movies and I think there might have been some books I couldn't check out, but I never ran into that.  Again I think that parents should approve the books before their kids check them out.  For school libraries I think that questionable books should be reviewed by a panel of teachers and parents to decide if these books are appropriate for the school library.  I also LOVE the idea of a restricted section (like in Harry Potter) that is for adults only and children have to get special permission to use.