Booking Through Thursday

 Booking Thru Thursday, Meme, Thursday Memes
May 172012
 

     

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This week’s question:
A while ago, I interviewed my readers for a change, and my final question was, “What question have I NOT asked at BTT that you’d love me to ask?” I got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
abookandashortlatte1 asks
If you had to choose to live within a novel, which would it be?

My answer:
The first novel that came to mind was one that I had read last year and it was Beachcombers by Nancy Taylor.  It  takes place in Nantucket and the premise is of 3 sisters that come home to reconcile their pasts.  It was the type of novel where I became invested in the lives of the characters and wanted to follow their journey long after I finished the book.

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Booking Through Thursday

 Booking Thru Thursday, Meme
May 102012
 

      

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This week’s question:
A while ago, I interviewed my readers for a change, and my final question was, “What question have I NOT asked at BTT that you’d love me to ask?” I got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Heidi had an assortment of questions to ask:
Do you consider yourself an extrovert or an introvert?

My answer:
It depends on the situation, but overall consider myself an extrovert.  I can be very chatty if I feel comfortable with the people around me.  However, if I am in the company of people I just met, I usually will ask questions and take on the role of listener, to get to know them better.  And if I’m in an environment, for example a doctor’s office, on the beach in Aruba (sorry but am wishing that we were still there since the weather here is rainy and cool),  restaurant, I would not just start a conversation with someone unless they talked to me first, BUT, if they have a book in hand, then I would initiate a conversation.   Books are always great conversation starters.

What about you?  Are you an extrovert or introvert?

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Booking Through Thursday

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Apr 262012
 

    

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Today’s question:
A while ago, I interviewed my readers for a change, and my final question was, “What question have I NOT asked at BTT that you’d love me to ask?” I got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
 Two people asked a similar question:
Charlie Quillen asks:
Has a book ever inspired you to change anything in your life, fiction or non-fiction alike?

My response:
I would say yes, a lot of books.    I take away and/or find something in many fictional books and memoirs that I can either relate to, as far as the premise or characters and that also create thought provoking thoughts.

Three books come to mind that I have recently read.    Two were fictional, but the premises were  controversial moral issues that both educated and enlightened me whereas my original standpoint was waivered.  Betty’s (Little Basement Garden by Laurel Dewey, which is about medicinal marijuana and acceptance of it, and The Volunteer by Barbara Taylor Sissel, which deals with the death penalty.

          

The third book is a memoir, that truly touched me to the core.   A book that will stay with me for quite some time.  Ragdoll Redeemed: Growing Up In The Shadow of Marilyn Monroe by Dawn Novotny.   The author shares a very traumatic childhood into adulthood life and how she fights back to regain her life.  Ms. Novotny  was victimized and has dealt with issues that are so profound but has the courage and will to change her past to become a happy, forgiving and content person today.  This book is the one that mostly changed my life.  There were so many issues, thankfully not to the degree that the author had to face, that paralleled my own life.  And in some of those instances, I am trying to mirror the author’s courage and outlook that has inspired me to live each day differently.  I can’t stress enough, how good this book is.  But on June 7th, mark your calendars, she will be a guest here where you can meet her, read a little about her journey through life and even get a chance to win a copy of this amazing book.  This book is such a must read!!!

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Booking Through Thursday

 Booking Thru Thursday, Meme, Thursday Memes
Apr 192012
 

    

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Today’s question:
A while ago, I interviewed my readers for a change, and my final question was, “What question have I NOT asked at BTT that you’d love me to ask?” I got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Bookish Sarah asks:
What are your literary “pet peeves”?

My answer:
hmmmm.. pet peeves?  I have a few but some of them depend on the book.
My biggest 2 irritations are waiting for that “pulled in” feeling and too many characters.
I think that, and an author once told me that if by page 20 or so, and the book hasn’t grabbed you, it probably won’t.  That’s why I changed my review policy that I would at least read the 1st 50 pages and then see  if it goes into the DNF pile.  Because are too many books in my TBR bookcase, 2 Ereaders and new ARCs that are being published, that I want to read, I decided not to struggle anymore to finish a book.  That type of book will always put me behind because I just don’t have that “pick me up, need to read” feeling.
The other “pet “peeve” is characters.  Especially when too many characters are introduced  in the beginning of the book.  When that occurs, I find myself making a cheat sheet with the names, their roles, etc and then on some occasions, to find out later down the road, that some of those characters didn’t play a vital role in the story.
And one last thing, I know I said 2, but this is just a quirky issue that I have.  Anyone else share it?  Number of pages.  I know you aren’t supposed to judge a book by the cover nor should you with the number of pages.  But it is a subconscious personal problem I have.  Or maybe it’s just that, even though I will enjoy what I am reading at that moment, I am also thinking what the next book I’m going to pick up is going to be.  When I see that a book has more than 300 pages or so, I have this nagging feeling that it is going to be a “chore” to get through and tend to start thinking that it is going to cost me extra time to read to get to that next book.  However, I have read books that do have >400 pages and has taken me just a couple of days to read because it is a “grabbed me” book.  Like I said, it’s not a “pet peeve”, it’s just a peculiar way in my thinking.
What about you?  What are your “pet peeves”?
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Booking Through Thursday

 Booking Thru Thursday, Meme, Thursday Memes
Apr 122012
 

      

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This week’s question:
A while ago, I interviewed my readers for a change, and my final question was, “What question have I NOT asked at BTT that you’d love me to ask?” I got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Bookish Sarah asks:
What book took you the longest to read, and do you feel it was the content or just the length that made it so?
My answer:
It has been quite a while that this has happened to me.  So far, all the books I have read this year have been so good that it takes me a matter of days to finish unless I have RL issues that take me away from my reading time.

If a book takes me a long time to read it means that it’s due to the fact that the content, writing and plot is not grabbing me.  It is not the type of book where I can’t wait to pick it up.  However, I have learned from past experiences with certain books, that if by page 50 I am not enjoying it, I put it into the DNF pile.  I have noticed that when this happens, if I don’t put it aside and try to push through it, I get into a reader’s slump.  So since past behavior predicts future behavior, I now don’t feel guilty about finishing a book because every book is not for everyone.

Has this happened to you?  Can you recall what book took you a long time to finish or are you like me, and put it in the DNF pile?

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