I’ve been tagged by Vonnie-so here’s my answers.
Here’s my answers to some questions about my favorite books:
1.Do you remember how you developed a love for reading?
Nancy Drew Hardcovers! My mom used to read them as a kid and one of our first library trips, she introduced me to the wonderful world of mysteries! I loved Nancy Drew books because they were easy to read and I liked trying to figure out the mystery before Nancy did. This led to the The Boxcar Children, The Hardy Boys mysteries, The Three Investigators, Agatha Christie and eventually Sherlock Holmes. I just fell in love with the worlds inside those pages. ^_^
2. What are some books you read as a child? Every Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie book. I read most of the boxcar Children, I think almost all the classics, Black beauty, The Secret Garden, Little Women, The Time Machine, Around the world in 80 days, The Prince and the pauper, A conneticut(Yes, I know it’s spelled wrong…) yankee in King Arthur’s court, The little princess, The last of the mohicans, Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, All the wisbone books, and almost all the wishbone mysteries. The entire Saddle Club and Baby-sitter’s club series. DIY-Origami. All the American Girl books. Some of the old “Dear America, Diaries” Random books on horses, cats, gymnastics and martial arts. Too much stuff to list here, so just pop over to my shelfari page and see what’s new. ^_^
3. What is your favorite genre? MYSTERY! And then fantasy/sci-fi. Oh and I’m also getting a bit into the christian chick-lit thing.
4. Do you have a favorite novel? The Little Princess! Hands down!
5. Where do you usually read? Um…virtually anwhere. Riding in the car, walking through the mall, sitting on the sidewalk, before bed, etc.
6. When do you usually read? When my head is empty. No, seriously. I have so many interesting things going on in my head, I can’t really read until I ’empty it’ by writing something. Then I can read mostly in the morning, or way late at night.
7. Do you usually have more than one book you are reading at a time? YES! All the time!
8. Do you read nonfiction in a different way or place than you read fiction? Yes, I read it all the way through in one sitting, usually in quiet spot and then later I go over parts that jumped out at me as I go through the day or wherever.
9. Do you buy most of the books you read, or borrow them, or check them out of the library?I will buy them from bookstores only! Technically, I’m a book ‘collector’ as in, I collect my favorites. I used to be a library regular, but life’s too busy for that now.
10. Do you keep most of the books you buy? If not, what do you do with them? Yes! Every single one! Ones that were really, really lousy….I donate to the library and they do whatever they want with it, or I just give it away.
11. If you have children, what are some of the favorite books you have shared with them? No kids ^_^, but in the old baby-sitting days, kids loved it when I read fairy tales and used different ‘voices’ They really liked the Beginner’s Bible stories too.
12. What are you reading now? This quiz. lolz. Actually, I’m not really ‘reading’ anything, but I am reviewing several WIP novels from my writer friends, does that count?
13. Do you keep a TBR (to be read) list? I’ve tried…but I always lose it.
14. What’s next? Currently I’m hunting for all the books in the Zenda series, I’ll read whichever one I find next.
15. What books would you like to reread? All My Nancy Drews. (Can you tell I love them?) A Lady of Quality (Frances Hodgeson Burnett) Sisterchicks! (Robin Jones Gunn) Anything Sherlock Holmes, The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, Flashpoint (Frank Creed) The Lily books (Nancy Rue) The Protector of the small quartet (Tamora Pierce)
16. Who are your favorite authors? Dee Henderson. Frances Hodgeson Burnett. Carolyn Keene/Franklin W. Dixon, Mildred A. Wirt-Benson, Gertrude Chanlder-Warner, Lori Wick, Bonnie B. Bryant, Jan Karon, Robin Jones Gunn, Nancy Rue, Melody Carlson,
Now, I have tagged a few nameless people and if you don’t reply…I know all your cyberhaunts! Answer these questions and find two other people to tag. Have fun! (and my apologies if you’ve been tagged before…heehee)