I was nominated by writing-spectrum, thegirlwhoatenothingbutbooks, grangerandherbooks, paperbackd, escapingintoabook
Here are the rules:
Thank your Liebster award presenter on your blog and link back to the blogger who presented this award to you
Answer the 11 questions from the nominator and create 11 questions for your nominees
Copy and paste the blog award onto your blog
I couldn't keep track on who is nominated already so I'm just going to name random blogs that I'm following:
If anyone else wants to answer these questions, feel free to do so and tag me so I can read them :)
literatureismyutopia
booksandahotbeverage
bookwormshaven
soo-many-books-so-little-time
the-maincharacter
withhernosestuckinabook
whispersfromthestacks
vistasoftheworld
apotofprintedwords
roesreads
My Questions:
1. Which two characters from different stories would you introduce to each other?
2. If you could change one detail in your favorite book, what would it be?
3. Choose one character that you think would fit in well in another story.
4. Most painful character death.
5. Which fictional family did you wish you were part of?
6. If you discovered that you were just a character in a book and you learned that the author is planning to kill you in the end, would you convince the author not to do it? (like in the movie Stranger than Fiction)
7. Who is your favorite character of all time?
8. A book everybody loves but you hate?
9. Best and worst book to TV/movie adaptation?
10. The best fictional villain/antagonist ever?
11. Do you try to keep your books in near perfect condition or do you want creases because it means the books are well-loved?
I have to answer five sets of questions so...
My answers for paperbackd
1. Since it’s Valentine’s Day, recommend your favourite romance.
I just read Pride and Prejudice and it's a pretty good book!
2. What is your least favourite genre to read and why?
Romance books. I don't mind it romance is just a PART of the story, but if the main theme of the story is their undying obssesion over each other then I won't like it as much.
3. What is your favourite genre to read and why?
FANTASY hands down. I love being transported to another world.
4. What are you currently reading?
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
5. What was the last book that made you cry?
Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck. That ending was arrgghhh.
6. Do you prefer action-oriented or character-oriented stories?
Character-oriented
7. Movie/TV adaptations - good or bad?
Depends on how they adapted it, nothing beats the book though.
8. Roughly how much do you spend per year on books?
A lot, maybe more than $500? I don't even know.
9. Do you use bookmarks or fold the corners of your pages?
Neither. I hate damaging my books and I always lose bookmarks so I don't bother anymore
10. Your five favourite book narrators.
Death (The Book Thief), All the POVs from The Help and some from ASoIaF
11. What was your favourite childhood book?
Is it weird that I grew up reading Goosebumps??? I used to have hundreds of those.
My answers for escapingintoabook
1. Is there any book you regret reading?
I might get hate for this but Twilight is a big one.
2. Is there a book you wish you could read again for the first time?
The HP books. The anticipation for the release of the next book was always my craziest moments
3. Is there any author you find overrated?
I dunno, EL James?
4. Do you use GoodReads?
Yes
5. Do you use any other book-related websites?
Other than GR, no.
6. How often do you go to the library?
Not much, since I'm not in school anymore
7. What’s your dream cast for your favorite book?
I don't tend to do dreamcasts because somehow it's always turns out differently
8. Also, what’s your dream cast for a book currently being made into a movie?
As long as it's not some actor I hate I'm fine with it.
9. What’s your favorite series?
I've been a Potterhead for 13 years, I need therapy
10. Do you own any cool editions of books?
Other than signed books, all of them are very ordinary
11. How do you feel about writing in books?
Textbooks yes, others no.
My answers for writing-spectrum
1) Do you prefer kindle or hard copy?
Hard copy - I love holding books
2) Which famous book would you edit significantly, and what would you change?
OOOhhhh, this is my question also... Judging from my reaction when I read it, the Deathly Hallows epilogue or the last part of the Inheritance cycle.
3) Harry Potter or LOTR?
How could you?!?!?! When I was younger I hated LOTR just because it was being compared to HP, now I love the trilogy and the films are some of my top favorites but not more than HP still.
4) What’s your favourite underused adjective?
fluffy?
5) If you could live in any fictional universe, which would it be?
Tortall, Emelan, Alagaesia, the Fells
6) Which two characters, from any books, would you like to see get together?
This may be a boring answer but I would love Hermione and Annabeth to meet. Can you imagine the discussions they will have?
7) Favourite dystopian novel?
THG
8) What was the last book you bought?
The Raven Boys, Prodigy, Out of Time Out of Sight (for my giveaway)
9) Do you visit a library often?
not as much as I wanted
10) What was your favourite book that you studied in school?
I feel like I missed out on reading books for school because we don't read English lit in high school. I think the only required reading that I had was Scarlet Letter for uni (I'm not and English/Lit student, it was just required to take take English Lit for 2 years)
My answers for grangerandherbooks
What is your favorite poem?
The Road Not Taken and Desiderata
Do you write? What genre?
I used to write fantasy, but not anymore...
If you had to write a dystopic world, what would you create?
Instead of writing something that will happen more than a hundred years from now, I would love to write something along the lines of Life As We Knew It where the readers learn what caused the world to change drastically and eventually ending up in the "present" dystopian world
Would you like your future husband or wife to love books, or would you prefer he/she had different interests than yours?
I would be a big plus but I don't mind if they don't like it as long as they won't stop me from buying or make negative comments about my books - that's a whole different story.
Hardcover or paperback?
Hardcover
Do you read on the bus or the car, or do you wait until you’re home?
If I don't get headaches, yes
Favorite reading position?
I'm a restless reader, I twist and turn constantly
First book that you fell in love with?
There were a bunch of books I've read before it but Goosebumps was where I started to buy more and more and more
Favorite drink or snack to go with your reading?
I don't eat or drink when I'm reading
Do you prefer reading inside your house, or in the sun?
Inside because I can't get a comfortable position outside
What’s your opinion on reading several books at the time?
I can't do it. I feel like I'm not giving proper attention to each one.
My answers for thegirlwhoatenothingbutbooks
Are you doing the reading challenge this year? How many books are you hoping to read this year?
Yes, 85
How do you feel about lending out your books to friends or family?
They know I'm crazy so they try to avoid borrowing from me. But I do lend them.
Do you take a book with you any and everywhere you go?
The perks of having an e-reader :)
Do you come from a family of readers?
My dad has a lot of books. I'm now slowly converting my mom.
Which author had the biggest influence on your life?
I discovered JK Rowling when I was 11, and never looked back since
What was the book that changed the way you saw life?
All the books I read change me one way or another
Are you someone that people go to for book recommendations?
Yes
Describe your ideal place to read.
I wish I could say somewhere exotic and nature-related but I'm most comfortable in my bed.
Do you often read alone or in the company of friends?
Alone. Most of my friends don't read and those that do like to interrupt constantly
What’s your favorite book so far?
I have a lot of favorites and they tend to be part of a series.
What do you get from reading?
Better outlook in life, understanding of people, gain knowledge on a lot of unrelated things.
I'm so sorry this is so late... I just checked my inbox today! :)
Rules
1: Post the rules.
2: Answer the questions the tagger sent you, and make eleven new ones.
3: Tag eleven people.
1. Favorite book read in high school?
That would have to be Big Fish by Daniel Wallace. Not even just my favorite book read in high school but my favorite book of all time. I read it in the eleventh grade, and it has always just stuck so close to my heart. Amazing, amazing book.
2. Old books or new books?
This could be interpreted a few different ways... so I'm just going to answer it a few different ways. Old books, if we're talking about when they were written. New books, if we're talking about when they were made (as in, I like new books over used books). So, I guess my answer would have to be both!
3. Your fictional character crush?
Oh, man, this is a hard one. I would probably have to go with Phineas from A Separate Peace. I read that for my ninth grade English class, and I pretty much fell in love with him. Also just a fantastic book.
4. What character would you like to trade lives with for a week?
This is an easy one. Hermione Granger, no question. The only problem is that I may never want to come back.
5. How do you like your tea and/or coffee (if you drink)?
I really don't drink either too often. (I'm poor.) But I do love hot chocolate that I can steal from the school cafeteria!
6. Favorite place to read?
Absolutely my window seat in my room at home or in my reading nook under my lofted bed at school... both of which I really need to take photos of and share with you.
7. If you could make your whole school read one book, what would it be and why?
It would probably be The Odyssey or possibly The Aeneid. Both hugely important, both amazing, both fit it extraordinarily well with my school's curriculum!
8. Best snack to have while reading?
Probably banana walnut bread, blackberries and peanut butter, and crackers with goat cheese. All of the above!
9. What one celebrity do you see playing a character in the book you're reading right now?
Well, as there are no characters in Aristotle's Ethics... I don't have an answer for this one! However, I would like to put in my vote for Joe Manganiello to play Shadow in American Gods.
10. Best book you've read in the last five months?
I'm not going to count anything I've read at school... just because it's very hard to really, really enjoy the books I read at school. I'm going to go with A Hologram for the King.
11. [One of] Your favorite book quote[s]?
"... to you, to whomever without knowing it has waited for me, I belong and recognize and sing." It's from one of my favorite Pablo Neruda poems.
And as for the new questions... my ability to come up with them right now is pretty much obsolete. You should all answer qualitea's questions - because they were excellent! Do it!
