Book Meme

Is it bad netiquette to do a meme you weren't tagged for? Because that's what I'm about to do.

Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?

I'm on a budget, so paperback.

Online purchase or brick and mortar?

Brick and mortar, I don't have a credit card.

Barnes & Noble or Borders?

Venus or the Morning Star? Coriander or Cilantro? Smarties or M&M's?

Bookmark or dog-ear?

My mum taught us to always bookmark, but sometimes I'm a bit naughty and leave the book open, upside down.

Mark or not mark?

Only if it strikes a chord within my soul, or it's some crucial premise to an argument I've been having with someone. I use a pen, usually.

Alphabetise by author or alphabetize by title or random?

I'm not anal about everyday stuff, but when it comes to the more abstract, "deeper" things, my OCD tendencies emerge. My books are categorized subject wise. Theology, philosophy, science and then fiction. At times I've managed to blend these categories, with Swinburne segueing philosophy into theology, and my Environmental Ethics reader followed by Alas Poor Darwin blends philosophy into science.



Keep, throw away, or sell?

Keep. These are books!

Keep dustjacket or toss it?

Keep it! There's something about dust jackets.

Read with dustjacket or remove it?

If it becomes a nuisance, then remove it. But the blurb bit also serves as a good bookmark.

Short story or novel?

Short story. I usually don't finish novels. The punchiness of a short story suits me better.

Collection (short stories by same author) or anthology (short stories by different authors)?

Depends on the how talented the author is.

Lord of the Rings or Narnia.

Lord of the Rings.

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?

Bit of both.

“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”?

Either, but with different words.

Buy or Borrow?

Steal.

New or used?

New, if I can afford it.

Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse?

Recommendation. It also serves a good way to connect with people.

Tidy ending or cliffhanger?

Depends on the content of the story.

Morning reading, afternoon reading or night time reading?

My brain used to work best in the morning, so morning. But now I'm more relaxed in the afternoon and night, and its easier to read when one is relaxed.

Standalone or series?

Standalone.

Favorite series?

The Tripod Trilogy.

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?

The Prince in Waiting Trilogy?

Favorite books read last year?

Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton.
Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
How Long O Lord by D. A. Carson

Favorite book of all time?

I'll get back to you on that one.