Blogger award

Greg from http://gregsbookhaven.blogspot.co.nz/ nominated me for a bloggers award - which I only just picked up on yesterday even though he did it last week - sorry Greg!

I'm just going to answer Greg's questions, because I'm doing this at work so I don't forget, but you're all great and all that jazz :)

Okay.

On to the questions!


1) Do you have a favorite book to share?

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel is my favourite read of 2015. I've read it twice this year

2) If you could go back in time, what era would you goto?

Oh ... that's a hard one. I love the fashion and movies of the 1950s but then rampant sexims and racism .... hmmmmmm. Early 1800s, maybe. Just because of Jane Austen.

3) If you've read Divergent, which faction are you? If not, skip this one.
N/A

4) What is your favorite game?
Dragon Age: Origins. For mobile games, Midnight Castle, which is a hidden objects game.

5) What fairy tale setting would you visit if you could?
The Snow Queen. Not bloody Frozen, but the original fairytale.

6) Do you have a favorite movie?
All About Eve.

7) TV or movies?
Yes.

8) Do you share your blog with family or do you keep it on the down low?
I don't share with them as such but if they asked me about it I'd tell them. There's nothing on here that they couldn't read.

9) What is your favorite food?
Chocolate. Roast chicken. Salty, salty potato chips. Chocolate covered pretzels. Salty, salty fries.

10) If you had an all expenses paid visit to anywhere in the world, where would you go, and why?
Paris. Paris has always been my dream destination.

A bookish list

I came across this on http://heidenkind.blogspot.co.nz/ and thought it looked like fun. Make off with it if you feel like also answering the questions :-)

1. Favorite childhood book?

Ohhhh ... that's a hard one. Absolute top favourite above all others? Honestly I think I have to say A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, based on the number of times I trod the well-worn path to borrow it from the library.
2. What are you reading right now?

STATION ELEVEN. Ahem. I mean. Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel. It's a re-read for me - I read it in January but good gosh, I do love it. Also Lady Knight on iBooks, by L J Baker.

3. What books do you have on request at the library?

Nothing at the moment, though I'm considering reserving Uprooted by Naomi Novik.

4. Bad book habit?

Never, ever, ever, lend me books.  I'm the worst at returning them. 

5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?

	In wilderness : a novel Thomas, Diane C. (Diane Coulter)  32363286	0	24/07/15
		The companions Salvatore, R. A., 1959-  32348037	0	24/07/15
		Ring fire : the Fleabag trilogy Webb, Beth, 1952-  32245161	0	24/07/15
		Mary Poppins : the complete collection Travers, P. L. (Pamela Lyndon), 1899-1996.  32353678	0	24/07/15
		How to be a pirate Cowell, Cressida.  32280112	0	24/07/15
		The doom box Farshtey, Greg.  32318998	0	24/07/15
		Transformers : the novel Wilkens, S. G.  32257419	0	24/07/15
		The girl who circumnavigated Fairyland in a ship of her own making Valente, Catherynne M., 1979-  32309676	0	24/07/15
		The tale of Despereaux DiCamillo, Kate.  32144879	0	24/07/15
		Nefertiti : the book of the dead Drake, Nick, 1961-  32324728	0	14/08/15
		Royal assassin Hobb, Robin.  32299317	0	14/08/15
		The Grand Hotel Kenemore, Scott.  32356095	0	14/08/15
		The price of blood Bracewell, Patricia, 1950-  32362135

6. Do you have an e-reader?

Not as such. I use iBooks on my iPad though, and I like that a lot.

7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?

I usually have about 2 or 3 on the go at the same time. One for lunchtime reading at work, one for weekends and sometimes a stray that just falls into my hands.

8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?

Yes, I think so. My to-read list has certainly expanded.

9. Least favorite book you read this year?

Shatter Me by Tahereh .Mafi

10. Favorite book you’ve read this year?

STATION ELEVEN


11. How often do you read outside of your comfort zone?

Not often but I like to think I have a reasonably broad comfort zone? Hard to say.

12. What is your reading comfort zone?

Fiction, mostly. Fantasy, sci-fi, dystopia, literary fiction, historical fiction, some crime fiction but I'm picky about what crime fiction I read. I'll read interesting biographies or autobiographies, if I'm interested in the person.

13. Can you read on the bus?

Yes. On short bus journeys, anyway.

14. Favorite place to read?

Bed first, and couch second.

15. What is your policy on book lending?

I lend books if I'm not worried about getting them back, or if I know I can trust the person to be responsible with my books.

16. Do you dog-ear your books?

Nope.

17. Do you write notes on the margins of your books?

No, it never occurs to me.

18. Do you break/crack the spines?

Yes, especially if the binding has made it difficult to hold the book open enough.

19. What is your favorite language to read?

English.

20. What makes you love a book?

Great characters.