Quixoticirony

Since this is BBAW, I’m following my first-time-in-a-long-time post with this lil bookworm questionnaire. Please fill it out yourself in the comments, send it to me in an email, make a Facebook note out of it, or whatever works for you. And while you’re at it, try to find a few new book blogs to read. Have a good week!

Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?
Sometimes. Especially those days when I do nothing but read, because I don’t usually stop long enough to eat a real meal. Favorite snack? Hmmm, probably dry cheerios.

Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
Who wants to lose the momentum of reading by writing? If I really like something, I’ll plop a sticky on the page.

How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears?
Whatever is small, flimsy, and handy—tissues, index cards, rubber bands . . . the occasional real bookmark.

Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?
I’m pretty much strictly a fiction gal. I get enough real life as it is.

Hard copy or audiobooks?
Hard copy, but if I’m at work audiobooks are pretty awesome.

Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are you able to put a book down at any point?
I prefer section breaks to chapter breaks.

If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?
It used to be mandatory (I had a dictionary sitting next to me while I read), but now only if I can’t figure it out through context.

What are you currently reading?
I need to pick up Watchmen and the first Umbrella Academy volume from the library hold shelf. Until then, I’m bookless . . .

Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?
It’s rare that I’m only reading one book at a time. My usual process is to have one book in the car, one in the living room, and one in the bedroom. And it’s not that I’m lazy and don’t want to carry a book around (although those hard backs are tough to fit in my already bursting purse), it’s that I like to read different types of books at different locations.

Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read?
Love reading in my papasan—perfect lighting, super comfy, and has a large blanket to cuddle under.

Do you prefer series books or stand alone books?
I’ll work with both, but I tend to prefer trilogies to the longer series sets. And I generally try to wait till the series is complete to start reading it.

Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?
Markus Zusak,  Douglas Adams, Robin McKinley

How do you organize your books? (By genre, title, author’s last name, etc.?)
genre, then by author last name, though I recently combined a few genres because many books I read fit in several groups