Welcome everyone to the second day of the Bout of Books Readathon 4.0! For more info on the readathon, click on the nice picture at the top to go to the official Bout of Books website, where you can also find other challenges and awesome giveaways.
Today I am your challenge host! I hope you all got off a good start, and already got some reading done. Either way, it's now time to grab a cup of tea and a snack and share your Book Confessions!
For one lucky participant I'm giving away a Mystery Book from The Book Depository. I'm not telling you which one, it's a surprise!
To be entered, answer one of the two questions on your blog, in the comments below, on Facebook. Pretty much where ever you want as long as I can find it. Leave directions or a link to your comment in the form below. The giveaway is open internationally, as long as you are signed up on the Bout of Books site! (This is a 24-hour challenge. If you fill in the form after that you're not entered for the giveaway)
PART ONE: Share your most shocking, embarrassing or funny book related story.
- Or -
PART TWO: Answer all of these "this or that" questions.
Physical book or eBook?
Paperback or Hardcover?
Reality or Make-believe?
Adult or Young-Adult?
Dog ears or Bookmarks?
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?
Tea or Coffee?
Reading in bed or On the couch?
Series or Standalone?
Original or TV Adaptation?
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again?
Interview or Guest post?
73 comments:
Physical book or eBook?Physical BookPaperback or Hardcover?HardcoverReality or Make-believe?Make-BelieveAdult or Young-Adult?Young-AdultDog ears or Bookmarks?BOOKMARKS! DONT DOG EAR MY PAGES!! LOLBreaking the spine or Barely open the book?Breaking the spine. Give it character =DTea or Coffee?Neither. Hot chocolate lolReading in bed or On the couch?In bed. Series or Standalone?SeriesOriginal or TV Adaptation?Original Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?Audiobooks!!Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again?Author crushes ;)Interview or Guest post?Interview
Physical Book or eBook:
Physical
Paperback or Hardcover:
Hardcover - Can open all the way with no worries about breaking the spine :)
Reality or Make-Believe:
Make-Believe
Adult or Young Adult:
Young Adult
Dog Ears or Bookmarks:
Bookmarks
Breaking the Spine or Barely Opening the Book:
Barely Opening the Book - They need to be pretty on my shelf
Tea or Coffee:
Coffee
Reading in Bed or On the Couch:
Reading in Bed
Series or Standalone:
Series
Original or TV Adaptation:
Original
Defy Motion Sickness or Audiobooks:
Defy Motion Sickness
Author Crushes or Who Was That Guy Again:
Author Crushes
Interview or Guest Post:
Interview
Hey thanks for this giveaway :D ! I'm going to answer the second part !
Physical book or eBook? Physical book
Paperback or Hardcover? Hardcover
Reality or Make-believe? Make-believe
Adult or Young-Adult? Young-Adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks? Bookmarks
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? Barely open the book
Tea or Coffee? Tea
Reading in bed or On the couch? Reading on the couch
Series or Standalone? Series
Original or TV Adaptation? Original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Defy motion sickness
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Author crushes
Interview or Guest post? Interview
The post on my blog about this read-a-thon : http://ifmarybooks.blogspot.fr/2012/05/bout-of-books-read-thon-goals-and.html
Email : ifmarybooks@gmail.com
Physical book or ebook: physical book
Paperback or hardcover: hardcover
Reality or make-believe: Make-believe
Adult or young adult: Both but at the moment young adult
Dog ears or bookmarks: bookmarks
Breaking the spine or barely opening the book: barely opening the book.
Tea or coffee: tea
Reading in bed or on the couch: reading on bed
Series or standalone: standalone
Original or tv adaption: original
Defy motion sickness or audio books: defy motion sickness
Author crushes or who was the guy again: author crushes
Interview or guest post: guest post
Thanks for the awesome giveaway :)
I'm too lazy to think of an embarrassing bookish story, so I'll do the this or that questions :p
Physical book or eBook? Physical books all the way! A screen cannot compare to holding an actual book in your hands.
Paperback or Hardcover? Paperbacks! They're so much nicer to read and easier to take with you.
Reality or Make-believe? Make-believe.
Adult or Young-Adult? YA, duh! :p
Dog ears or Bookmarks? Bookmarks. Dog ears are EVIL.
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? Barely opening the book. I'm a little obsessed with keeping my books in perfect condition :p
Tea or Coffee? Tea.
Reading in bed or On the couch? In bed.
Series or Standalone? Standalone. My memory isn't good enough for series :p
Original or TV Adaptation? Original!
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Defying motion sickness. Audiobooks take too long to get through for me - like I said, bad memory.
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Author crushes!
Interview or Guest post? Guest posts can be good with an interesting topic, but in general, interviews.
Thank you for the giveaway! I've answered both parts in a blog post:
http://alyssareadsbooks.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/bout-of-books-40-book-confessions.html
Physical book or eBook?
Ebook
Paperback or Hardcover?
Paperback if I had to choose.
Reality or Make-believe?
Both!
Adult or Young-Adult?
Adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks?
Electronic bookmark ;)
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?
Spine breaking
Tea or Coffee?
Neither - Water.
Reading in bed or On the couch?
Bed
Series or Standalone?
Series
Original or TV Adaptation?
Original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?
Staring out the window in rigid fear
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again?
Another crush ;)
Interview or Guest post?
Guest post!
My goal post: http://delorispea.livejournal.com/102915.html
My email: Daxpea@gmail.com
wuhuuu! Here's my answer!
http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com/2012/05/bout-of-books-challenge-day-2.html
My responses!
Physical book or eBook?
Physical book! Always!
Paperback or Hardcover?
Mmm, paperback.
Reality or Make-believe?
Please, make-believe.
Adult or Young-Adult?
Young-Adult (with quality).
Dog ears or Bookmarks?
Bookmarks!
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?
Somewhere in between.
Tea or Coffee?
(Please, please don’t make me choose) BOTH!
Reading in bed or On the couch?
Bed.
Series or Standalone?
Standalone.
Original or TV Adaptation?
Again, both!
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?
Audiobooks.
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again?
Author crushes. Like the one I have on Markus Zusak.
Interview or Guest post?
Interview.
:D
Forgot to say: that duck is hilarious! I want it! :3
Physical book or eBook? - Depends! Sometimes I prefer one over the other.
Paperback or Hardcover? Paperback
Reality or Make-believe? Make-Believe, but reality can be fun too.
Adult or Young-Adult? YA
Dog ears or Bookmarks? Bookmarks
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? Barely open the book!
Tea or Coffee? Coffee
Reading in bed or On the couch? Bed
Series or Standalone? Series (but standalones have their place in my heart too!)
Original or TV Adaptation? Original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Defy motion sickness
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Crushes!
Interview or Guest post? Interview.
http://escapismthroughbooks.blogspot.com/2012/05/bout-of-books-day-2-mini-challenge-book.html
Yay!! This was fun! :) Thank you!
Here's the link to my post: https://www.facebook.com/notes/gone-with-the-words/this-or-that-with-jess-bout-of-books-40-readathon-book-confessions-challenge/459690970713540
Physical book or eBook?BOTH! I will take my books any way I can get them!
Paperback or Hardcover?Hardcover; I want to build my own library one day..with a room filled with rich mahogany and leather bound books, lol ;)
Reality or Make-believe?Make-believe all the way!
Adult or Young-Adult?Young-Adult is my personal obsession!
Dog ears or Bookmarks?Dog ears! My kids always pull bookmarks out of my books!
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?Barely open the book..I like to keep them looking new
Tea or Coffee?Coffee coffee coffee (That's my morning coffee song! In fact, I am making some right now!)
Reading in bed or On the couch?Couch!
Series or Standalone?Series!!
Original or TV Adaptation?Hmm..that's a tricky one..depends. Most likely original unless the adaptation is absolutely incredible (Like The Vampire Diaries!)
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?oooo...most likely defy motion sickness...i hope.
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again?Author crushes
Interview or Guest post?Interview...I want details, baby!
Physical book or eBook?: Physical Book. Always. Because "There is nothing like holding a real book in your hands."
Paperback or Hardcover?: Depends--for convenient reading, paperback; for collecting my vintage mysteries, hardback.
Reality or Make-believe?: Mostly make-believe. I primarily read mysteries--so I prefer my murders to be "pretend." I don't do well with true-crime.
Adult or Young-Adult? Adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks? Bookmarks--I don't care if it's just a piece of paper, I will not damage a book to mark my place.
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?Well...I'm not in favor of breaking the spine, but I don't hold the book so I can barely see in it either.
Tea or Coffee? Tea
Reading in bed or On the couch? Does not matter. I will read anywhere, any time.
Series or Standalone? Series--if the characters are good. But, really, I'm good with either.
Original or TV Adaptation? Original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Defy motion sickness
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Crushes!
Interview or Guest post? Guest post.
I'm not entering for the prize, but this looked fun so I answered the part 2 questions here...
http://sarahsaysread.com/2012/05/13/bout-of-books-goals-updates/
here's the link to my post!!
http://ningsreadingparadise.blogspot.com/2012/05/bout-of-books-challenges-book.html
Thank you for hosting this challenge!
My response can be found here - http://www.4ahappierme.com/2012/05/bout-of-books-mini-challenge-2-book.html
Thank you :)
I've posted my response here -
http://northernplunder.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/15052012-bout-of-books-read-thon-day-2.html
I went a little more in-depth with my responses Oops.
Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=400850056627091
I submitted the form already but here's the link:
http://cassreviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/bout-of-books-read-thon-progress-post.html
I really liked this challenge, thanks so much for having it!!!
I can't think of any shocking/embarrassing/funny book stories, so I'm answering Part 2!
Physical book or ebook: Physical! So far I have resisted the ebook revolution. Maybe I'll get there eventually, but I really like having a physical book to hold and to admire on my shelves.
Paperback or hardcover: Paperback -- less expensive, more portable. There are a few authors whom I'll buy in hardcover, though.
Reality or make-believe: I love both realistic fiction and fantasy; I couldn't possibly choose between them!
Adult or young adult: I enjoy both, but I'm getting a little burned out on YA right now. It's a genre that seems to be heavily influenced by trends (vampires! dystopias! love triangles!), and that annoys me.
Dog-ears or bookmarks: Definitely bookmarks. I'll only dog-ear a page if it's some kind of emergency. (What? There are totally book-related emergencies.)
Break the spine or barely open the book: I'm a little ashamed to admit it, but I'm a spine breaker.
Tea or coffee: I'm not a huge fan of either, honestly. I guess I prefer coffee...which actually means that I enjoy Starbucks Frappucinos.
Read in bed or on the couch: Either! The couch gives me more back support, though.
Series or stand-alone: I read both but prefer stand-alones. I like stories that have a planned and well-thought-out ending. Most series drag on and on, and eventually all the stories get recycled. I don't mind a series with a finite number of books, though.
Original or TV adaptation: My rule is that the book is always better. Having said that, I vastly prefer the TV show "Bones" (at least in its prime) to the Kathy Reichs books.
Defy motion sickness or audiobooks: Defy motion sickness. I do get queasy when I read in the car, but I find that mint-flavored gum helps to keep it at bay.
Author crushes or who-was-that-guy-again? I get author crushes in the sense that, if I find an author I love, I'll rush out and read all of his/her books.
Interview or guest post: Interview. I don't really know why; I just prefer it! :)
Physical book or eBook? Physical! I'm ALWAYS flipping back to double check earlier info, and I have just a hard time trying to do that with an e-book!
Paperback or Hardcover? Probably hardcover because my paperbacks always end up bent and funny looking.
Reality or Make-believe? Make-believe; sometimes I don't mind a bit of realism, but for the most part I don't want to read about real life- I already live it enough.
Adult or Young-Adult? YA, hands down! It tends to be more fun, and I identify with it more somehow.
Dog ears or Bookmarks? I USED to dog ear all my bookmarks until I started blogging! Now I have a bookmark at all times :)
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? Only books I've reread have broken spines. I don't like doing that. The pages fall out too easily :(
Tea or Coffee? Neither! I don't drink either one, I'd probably pick hot chocolate for a hot drink.
Reading in bed or On the couch? In bed! It's quieter in my room than it is on the couch in the living room :)
Series or Standalone? Series - I know most books are now series and that gets tiring, but if I LOVE a book I always want to read more!
Original or TV Adaptation? Original. I'm not big on TV.
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? I actually don't get motion sickness, so if I'm a passenger I'll read a book, but since I can't drive and read at the same time then I listen to audiobooks.
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Author crushes.
Interview or Guest post? Guest post- I find interviews are harder to prepare for and tend to be more repetative.
http://everafteresther.blogspot.ca/2012/05/readathon-bout-of-books.html
Physical book or eBook? physical book
Paperback or Hardcover? paperback
Reality or Make-believe? make believe
Adult or Young-Adult? adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks? both
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? barely open
Tea or Coffee? coffee
Reading in bed or On the couch? bed
Series or Standalone? series
Original or TV Adaptation? original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? audiobooks
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? crushes
Interview or Guest post? interview
~dixie @ gonepecanla.wordpress.com
I am going for the this or that questions, since I love those kinds of things.
Physical book or eBook? Physical
Paperback or Hardcover? Hardcover
Reality or Make-believe? Make-believe (DAH)
Adult or Young-Adult? Young-Adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks? Bookmarks (I would never hurt my friends! :P)
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? Barely open the book (People are actually making fun of me for this...)
Tea or Coffee? Coffee!!!
Reading in bed or On the couch? Both!
Series or Standalone? Series (although it depends on my moods)
Original or TV Adaptation? Original!!!
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Defy motion sickness (I actually can focus when hearing to an audiobook)
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Auhtor crushes (I have so many of them)
Interview or Guest post? Interview
I cannot think of a single story (although I'm sure one will come to me later today) so I'll answer part two:
1)
Physical or eBook? I definitely prefer physical books but I’ll
read eBooks if that’s the only option or I’m traveling and want to take a bunch
of books along.2)
Paperback or Hardcover? If I have to choose then I suppose paperback
because they’re easier to read. But I
don’t have a strong preference either way.
3)
Reality or Make-believe? Well I prefer fiction over non-fiction so I
guess I’d say make-believe.
4)
Adult or young adult? The majority of the books I read are adult so
that’s my preference.
5)
Dog ears or Bookmarks? Definitely bookmarks! I have tons of them lying around.
6)
Breaking the spine or barely open the book? Breaking the spine. If I can’t get the book open to read it, then
what’s the point?
7)
Tea or Coffee?
Definitely tea, with some milk!
8)
Reading in bed or On the couch? In bed!
Especially in the morning or right before bed. Well, any time really!
9)
Series or Standalone? Probably standalone, unless it’s a great
book, then I want more so give me a series.
But it seems like there are so many series now that just drag on and on.
10) Original or TV Adaptation?
Definitely original. So few
adaptations are really good.
11) Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?
Defy motion sickness! I’m lucky I
don’t suffer from this. Reading while
traveling is one of the best ways to pass the time.
12) Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Hmm, depends on the author. But I’m not that obsessed with author’s so I
guess I’d have to say, “Who was that guy?”
13) Interview or guest post?
Probably interview because I love reading them, especially if the interviewer
asks great questions.
I don't really have any stories, unless you count the time that I mistakenly thought that Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty trilogy was a retelling, bought them and then had to hide them from my parents, lol!
Here's Part two:
1) Physical books!
2) Hardcovers look prettier on my shelf :) but either is fine!
3) Make-believe!
4) Young Adult... w/the occasional Adult book.
5) BOOKMARKS for goodness sake!
6) Barely open the book ;)
7) Neither! I prefer hot cocoa or Sprite!
8) On the couch, it's easier to hold the books, plus, my bed is too comfy, lol!
9) There are so many series that I am behind right now, so I have to go with standalones, lol! I don't think I can start a new series just yet, or at least until I catch up and/or finish the ones I'm reading now!
10) Original!
11) Audiobooks! I easily get motion sickness :p
12) Author crushes... no stalking, I swear!
13) I love interviews! It's such a quick fun way to get to know them better!
Physical book or eBook? - Physical
Paperback or Hardcover? - Hardcover (So pretty!)
Reality or Make-believe? - Make believe
Adult or Young-Adult? - Tie?
Dog ears or Bookmarks? - Bookmarks. People who dog ear my books are no longer my friends
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? - barely open the book
Tea or Coffee? - coffee
Reading in bed or On the couch? - couch. Bed makes me sleepy
Series or Standalone? - Depends. But If I have to choose then stand alones
Original or TV Adaptation? - Original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? - audiobooks
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? - author crushes
Interview or Guest post? - interview
Since I do not have any embrassing book related stories, I will choose part two:
1. Physical book.
2. Hardcover
3. Reality
4. Adult
5. Dog ears
6. Breaking the spine
7. Tea
8. Reading in bed
9. Series
10.Original
11.Audiobooks
12.Who was that guy?
11.Interview
Part 2!
1. Physical book
2. Either
3. Make believe
4. Both
5. Bookmarks
6. Barely open the book - unless it's a favorite I re-read!
7. Neither
8. Couch
9. Both
10. Original
11. Defy motion sickness
12. Author crushes
13. Interview
Sorry! In the form I said I was commenting under the name Steph.
Part 2
1. Can I say audiobook? Ebooks seem to be more convenient for me right now.2. Hardcover!3. I tend to like realistic fiction more.4. Ooh. That's hard. I love my YA, but I also love my romance. I think YA tends to resonate with me more though.5. Bookmarks. I would never turn down a page of any book.6. If it's a paperback, I break it. I know I'll buy the hardcover eventually to look nice on my shelf.7. Coffee! But decaf since I'm cutting down.8. On the couch. Reading in bed makes me sleepy.9. I love series because I always want more of the characters I love.10. Original... I think. I'm not sure what this question is really asking.11. Audiobooks, for sure.12. Major author crushes.13. It depends on the book. If it's deep, I want to ask the questions.
Here is the link to my blog post with the answers to Part two!
eBook
Paperback
Reality
Adult
Bookmarks
Barely open the book
Tea
Reading in bed
Series
Original
Defy motion sickness
Who-was-that-guy-again
Interview
1. Physical book, no question 2. Paperback 3. Make-believe! 3. Young Adult 4. Bookmarks! 5. Barely open the book 6. Coffee 7. Reading in bed 8. Series! More books to love. :) 9. Original 10. Defy motion sickness. Although, I do resort to audiobooks when my eyes get tired. 11. Author crushes 12. Interview
I was trying to think of a funny story but none would come to mind :(. So I am gong to answer the this or that questions here:
http://www.thepaperbackprincess.com/2012/05/bout-of-books-40-readathon-book.html
Answers to PART TWO
Physical bookHardcover
Make-believe
Young-Adult
Bookmarks
Barely open the book
Neither! Hot chocolate FTW :)
Reading in bed
Series
Original
Defy motion sickness
author crushes
Interview
Love your questions in part 2!!
Physical book
Paperback
Make-believe
Young-Adult
Dog ears
Barely open the book
Neither
On the couch
Standalone
Original
Audiobooks
Who-was-that-guy-again?
Guest post
I did Part 2. Fun challenge!
Here's my link to the "this or that" questions. Unfortunately, no great book stories...
http://inkandpage.me/2012/05/15/bout-of-books-tuesday-mini-challenge/
Shocking book story - when I was in grade 2, I stole a book from the school library. I didn't mean to, it was overdue and I went on the last day of school to return it but the librarian wasn't there. So I brought it home with me. But I was too scared to tell my parents I didn't return my book on time, so I brought it home and hid it in the box of my Tic Tac Toe game. But then I got scared that my parents would want to play Tic Tac Toe and they would find it (haha, yeah right) so I threw the book out!!!
What's funny is I wasn't scared of my parents finding out, they wouldn't have cared, but they would have made me return it on the first day of school and I was scared of the librarian! Thankfully, she never asked about the book.
Phew, it feels so good to get that off my chest, I've carried it with me for 25 years now ;)
Maybe not very funny, but I used to get in trouble at school for reading when I was a kid. This is also pretty much the ONLY thing I ever got in trouble for, I was such a goody-goody ;) I frequently got scolded for reading when the teacher though I should have been paying attention to him explaining something for the tenth time and once we were watching The Longest Day in class when I was 10 (and it should really be called the longest movie... I definitely did not appreciate it) and I was bored and started reading my much more interesting book. Which earned me a call to my parents...
PART TWO:
Physical book or eBook? --> definitely physical book, I absolutely love my ereader, but I rather have a physical copy
Paperback or Hardcover? --> HARDCOVER! Heavy, but so pretty...
Reality or Make-believe? --> Both, I need the right mix
Adult or Young Adult? --> Young Adult, but Adult historical romances ;)
Dog ears or Bookmars? --> BOOKMARKS, I am horrified by people harming books!
Breaking the spine or barely open the book? --> Lol! I guess I'm more of a Barely open the book person :)
Tea or Coffee? --> Tea, definitely
Reading in bed or on the couch? --> couch, the bed makes me fall asleep
Series or Standalone? --> Series, I love series
Original or TV Adaptation? --> original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? --> I defy the motion sickness!
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? --> author crushes
Interview or Guest Post? --> Guest post
When I was about 8 years old, I told my ''boyfriend'' (who was also in my school class), that if he wanted to keep ''going out'' with me, he had to get as many Spot the Dog books as possible out from the library for me. And he did ;-)
Physical book or eBook? As much as I LOVE physical books I love the freedom of ebooks - and I can squeeze hundreds and hundreds onto my reader!
Paperback or hardcover? Again, I LOVE hardcovers, but paperbacks are usually cheaper. I usually only buy hardbacks of books I intend to keep forever (most of my paperbacks will go to a new home when I move back to Australia)
Reality or make-believe? Make-believe - it's the main reason I read - escapism!
Adult or Young-Adult? Until I started blogging I rarely read YA - now it's about 40% of my reads - I'd always just assumed that YA was about insta-love, but now I know better.
Dog ears or Bookmarks? Bookmarks! I hate dog-eared pages and collecting bookmarks is fun!
Breaking the spine or barely open? I try not to break spines but I admit sometimes I do!Tea or coffee? Usually coffee but I'm a huge fan of green tea!In Bed or on the couch? Bed! But most of my reading is on the couch.Series or standalone? I hate cliffhangers with a burning passion, so I definitely prefer standalones!Original or TV adaptation? Original!Motion Sickness or Audiobooks? I try and push through my motion sickness (which I get on EVERY kind of transport! But I love audiobooks too, so either works!Author crushes or who-was-that-guy-again? author crushes!Interview or Guest Post? Interviews - I'm nosy!
I want to say the funniest book story I have was reading my first book with a sex scene. I was was like a deer in head lights. It was a Gena Showlater story and I can't remember the book name. I was thinking....I'm reading porn, what next...pole dancing.?! I have not started my pole dancing lessons, but the hubs has high hopes. Hope everyone meets their reading goals.
Physical book
Hard cover
make- believe
adult
Bookmarks....dog ear is a no no
Barley open the book
Coffee please
Reading in bed...I heard this is not good for the body
Standalone
Original
Defy motion sickness
Who-was-that-guy-again. :-)
Here's the link to my "this or that" post: http://bibliophilesthoughtsonbooks.blogspot.com/2012/05/boutofbooks-read-thon-challenge-book.html
Great challenge. Love the questions. Here's my link:
http://creativedeeds.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/bout-of-books-4-0-day-2-challenge-book-confessions/
Part 1- Well, a short short time ago in a Barnes and Noble close to home, I went looking for a fun contemporary novel. I found a beautiful cover of a girl and a boy with a frosty blue/white background. The back described love issues, drama, galore and i knew i wanted to read that book. I expected it to be a contemporary novel.
Then, later that night, I opened the plastic baggie with the book inside, took out the book and leaned on my bed reading to read. I opened the first page and the narrator started talking about dying and being brought back to life and queer creatures called Moroi and Stirgoi. "What?" My mind said. "is going on?"
I went to look at the front cover and then to the back, and then i noticed, in bright read letters read "Vampire Academy"
The contemporary novel, Frostbite by Richelle mead, was in-fact a vampire novel.
well, the story was funny when it happened.
Part II-
Physical Books
Paperback
Reality (realistic is my favorite word to put in a review, i love Rob Reiner's realistic movies)
Young Adult
Dog Ears
Breaking the Spine
Tea (especially jasmine green tea with french cookies)
In Bed!
Series
Original
Defy Motion sickness
Author crushes
Interview
Thanks for the fabulous challenge!
NIce to meet you and I am a proud new follower!
Rachel
@ Unforgettable Books
These were fun to answer!
Physical, Paperback, Make-believe, Adult, Bookmarks, Barely open the book, Tea, Reading in Bed, Series, Original, Audiobooks, Author Crushes, Gust Post.
Colletta
This or That answers:
Physical book or eBook?-Physical BooksPaperback or Hardcover? PaperbackReality or Make-believe?Make believeAdult or Young-Adult? both, but prefer YADog ears or Bookmarks? BookmarksBreaking the spine or Barely open the book? Break the spineTea or Coffee? NeitherReading in bed or On the couch? On the couch Series or Standalone? both, but prefer seriesOriginal or TV Adaptation? original Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? audiobooksAuthor crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Author crushesInterview or Guest post? Interview
Awesome challenge! And I love the duck picture.
Okay, it was my 24th or 25th birthday, and I knew a friend of mine was sending me a certain book as a gift. I had a few people (friends, mom, son, brother) over when UPS delivered the package. I had my brother open it, because I can't stand tearing cardboard. He pulls out the book I was expecting and tosses it to me. As I'm looking through it, he pulls out an another unexpected book... it's was a huge, hardcover edition of Karma Sutra. I wasn't too embarrassed about the book itself, but more about everyone knew who the certain someone was that got it for me. It was pretty funny, and no one let me forget about it for the next week.
This or that answers:
Physical book or eBook?Both... I love covers and filling my bookshelves, but it's much easier to travel with e-books and there is no wait time when you want the next in the series.Paperback or Hardcover?I like books. All books. I tend to buy hardcover though, because I buy a lot of new releases.Reality or Make-believe?Make-believe.Adult or Young-Adult?Young Adult, because even though I'm no longer a teen, I'm still trying to figure out my place in the world and have a lot of growing up to do. I'm reading a lot more adult fiction now though.Dog ears or Bookmarks?Bookmarks!!!!Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?Barely open the book!!!!!!! But I tend to break the spine no matter how hard I try. I get really into the story sometimes.Tea or Coffee?Coffee, but I love both!Reading in bed or On the couch?In bed. And I read in an armchair a lot. Series or Standalone?Both, but I am a sucker for a good series.Original or TV Adaptation?I like original television. I don't actually watch any adaptations... nothing against them, but I don't watch much tv in general. Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?Audiobooks!! I just listened to The Scorpio Races and it is one of the best I've ever listened to!Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again?I totally have author crushes. Interview or Guest post?
Depends on what they are talking about. I don't really like character interviews, but I find interviews about the writing process and guest posts about writing to be interesting.
My Part 2 Answers:
Physical bookPaperback
Make-believe (duh)
Young Adult
Bookmarks! (I can't damage my books in ANY way)
Barely open the book (see above response)
Tea, lovely green tea!
I read more on the couch. If I read in bed I fall asleep.
Series, though I do love a good standalone sometimes
Original adaptation
Audiobooks
Author crushes
Interview!
Great challenge! I can't resist answerable a list of questions, so I decided on part II (besides, I don't remember any good bookish stories).
Here's the link to my answers: http://beyondstrangenewwords.blogspot.com/2012/05/bout-of-books-40-readathon-book.html
Physical book or eBook? - Physical book - not really keen on ebooks.
Paperback or Hardcover? - I love hardbacks and often choose them when the price is right but I mainly buy paperbacks.
Reality or Make-believe? Make believe, though all fiction is to some degree make believe.
Adult or Young-Adult? I am an adult and so prefer books that are written for adults, though appreciate some YA fiction.
Dog ears or Bookmarks? I never ever dog-ear a page. I always use bookmarks, even if that is a slip of paper torn from something else.
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? Again, never break the spine and read carefully. This is why hardbacks can be better as they are stronger.
Tea or Coffee? Tea!
Reading in bed or On the couch? Tend to fall asleep in bed, so on the couch.
Series or Standalone? - I enjoy series though certain types of books lend themselves better to stand alone.
Original or TV Adaptation? Again depends. I enjoy TV adaptations but see them as a very different medium.
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? - Cannot read in the car (when not driving!) but always have audiobook in the car.
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Rarely - probably only Neil Gaiman but he is 'my type' so probably fancy him no matter his occupation.
Interview or Guest post? No real preference but tend to read interviews when they appear.
Read my post here! LOVING this read-a-thon
I've answered Part 2 on my blog and here's the link: http://lostinthought-becca.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/bout-of-books-day-2.html
Great challenge! Hope your enjoying the readathon :)
I'll do both!
PART ONE: Share your most shocking, embarrassing or funny book related story.
This is pretty recent, but I did a review on Arise (Hereafter #2), which was a novel about a ghost girl and the human boy she loves. And everytime they make out in the book, she De-materializes. So I wrote that I thought that was the best birth control ever for teens, and I said that I would totally let my children date dead people. But then I qualified that by saying ghosts only, since I didn't want to raise a necrophiliac.Then my blogger friend (who shall remain anonymous, but she's participating in this readathon) said she was surprised that I didn't want to raise a necromancer.I guess she read it wrong.Because I'd be cool with a necromancer kid, but I'm still firmly against necrophiliacs.
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PART TWO: Answer all of these "this or that" questions.
Physical book or eBook? Both, please!
Paperback or Hardcover? Again, both, please!
Reality or Make-believe? Usually Make-believe
Adult or Young-Adult? Both
Dog ears or Bookmarks? Bookmarks!!!!!!
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?Barely opening the book.
Tea or Coffee? Usually Coffee, but I love tea too.
Reading in bed or On the couch? Couch, but I'll read anywhere.
Series or Standalone? Again, both, but I love series because you develop a relationship with the characters.
Original or TV Adaptation? Original!! Movies can be good, but most tv adaptations suck.
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Audiobooks.
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Author crushes/stalking.
Interview or Guest post? Hmm... I guess I'm going with Guest Post, but I love really crazy author interviews, where instead of "what inspired you to write" the questions are more "Name a body part you'd chop off first, if you had to chop off a body part".
I choose to do part Two:
Physical book or eBook? A Physical book, I love the feel of it in my hands, although I do read a lot on my Kindle as well.Paperback or Hardcover? Honestly, A hardcover.Reality or Make-believe? Make-Believe. Duh!Adult or Young-Adult? YADog ears or Bookmarks? Bookmarks, dog earing the book to me defaces it.Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? Barely OpenTea or Coffee? Tea, I dont like coffee unless it is loaded with cream.Reading in bed or On the couch? Bed, so much more comfort Series or Standalone? BothOriginal or TV Adaptation? Neither? Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Defy motion sicknessAuthor crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Author crushes. <3Interview or Guest post? Guest post
- Beckie @ Bittersweet Enchantment
Physical book or eBook? - Physical
Paperback or Hardcover? - Paperback
Reality or Make-believe? - Make-believe
Adult or Young-Adult? - Adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks? - Bookmarks!!!!!
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? - barely open
Tea or Coffee? - coffee
Reading in bed or On the couch? - bed
Series or Standalone? - standalone
Original or TV Adaptation? - original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? - defy motion sickness
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? - author crushes
Interview or Guest post? - interview
Physical book or eBook?Paperback or Hardcover? Hardback, is my favorite.
Reality or Make-believe? make-believe.
Adult or Young-Adult? YA!
Dog ears or Bookmarks? *gasps at dog eared books* Bookmarks
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book? I try really hard to NOT crack the spine.
Tea or Coffee? Tea, coffee is icky.
Reading in bed or On the couch? Couch.
Series or Standalone? both.
Original or TV Adaptation? original. Not really a fan of TV adaptations.
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Um, audiobooks
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? *hehehe* admiration of authors.
Interview or Guest post? Guest post.
Physical book or ebook?
Physical Book
Paperback or Hardcover?
Hardcover
Reality or Make-believe?
Reality
Adult or Young-Adult?
Young-Adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks?
Bookmarks
Breaking the Spine or Barely open the book?
Barely open the book
Tea or Coffee?
Tea
Reading in Bed or On the Couch?
Reading in Bed
Series or Standalone?
Standalone
Original or TV Adaptation?
Original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?
Audiobooks
Author crushes or Who was that guy again?
Author crush
Interview or Guest Post?
Guest Post
Physical book or eBook?Ebook
Paperback or Hardcover?Hardcover
Reality or Make-believe?Make-Believe
Adult or Young-Adult? Young Adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks?Bookmarks
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?Barley Open the Book
Tea or Coffee?Coffee
Reading in bed or On the couch?In Bed
Series or Standalone?Series
Original or TV Adaptation? Original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Audiobooks
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again? Author crushes
Interview or Guest post? Interview
Physical book or eBook?
ebook
Paperback or Hardcover?
paperback
Reality or Make-believe?
make-believe
Adult or Young-Adult?
adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks?
bookmarks (or ebooks! :))
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?
um...accidentally breaking the spine
Tea or Coffee?
coffee times a bajillion
Reading in bed or On the couch?
in bed
Series or Standalone?
series, usually
Original or TV Adaptation?
original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?
I don't get motion sick.
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again?
mostly who-was-that
Interview or Guest post?
depends on the author/topic
I answered the questions for part 2 on my blog:
http://www.oakenbookcase.com/2012/05/16/bout-of-books-day-2-confessions/
Thanks for hosting the challenge!
Thank you for the challenge. The "this or that" challenge is delightful. I'm having so much fun seeing what answers others provided.
I posted my reply on my blog and then submitted your challenge form.
Physical or eBook?
ebook
Paperback or Hardcover?
Hardcover
Reality or Make-believe?
Make believe!
Adult or Young Adult?Young Adult!
Dog ears or Bookmarks?
Bookmarks! No marks on my books!
Breaking the spine or barely open the book?
Barely open, I am so protective of my books!
Tea or Coffee?
Umm... I love both! In the morning, coffee!
Reading in bed or on the couch?
On the couch :)
Series or Standalone?
At the moment, standalones please!
Original or TV Adaptation?
Original
Defy motion sickness or audiobooks?
Audiobooks! I love them :).
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-gain?
Author crushes!
Interview or Guest Post?
Interview
This was fun - thanks for hosting the challenge!
bookandlatte (at) gmail (dot) com
~ Jen @ A
Book and a Latte
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My Bout of Books Goals & Updates
that was fun!
All right, so back before anyone knew what the heck Harry Potter was, I received the first book as a birthday gift and set it on my shelf because I had other things that I was reading/doing etc at that age. A few months later I was apparently feeling secretive in the way that young children sometimes do and so I decided that I was going to start reading this book about witches and wizards, but not tell my parents. I definitely knew that there was no reason to keep it a secret, but I apparently just found it fun to go out of my way to hide reading this book. I have no memory of when it went from this fun secret project to "OMG must read more right NAO" but Harry Potter definitely didn't stay a secret long in my family after that first book ;-)
-Anya
I wish I had a really good book related story, but I don't.
Physical book or eBook? PhysicalPaperback or Hardcover? Hardcover (so pretty covers)Reality or Make-believe? Make-believeAdult or Young-Adult? Young AdultDog ears or Bookmarks? BookmarksBreaking the spine or Barely open the book? Breaking the SpineTea or Coffee? Um, Iced Tea & Hot CoffeeReading in bed or On the couch? Bed Series or Standalone? Um, standalone. I could go both waysOriginal or TV Adaptation? Original Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks? Audibooks !Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy Author Crushes
- Kat C @ Books and Sensibility
I believe that Willo Davis Roberts is the reason that when I was around 9 years old, my dad told me that if I tried to run away from home, I would get kidnapped and turned into a crack whore. (True story, really happened.)
I honestly believed that I could be as cool as all the main characters in these books I was reading by WDR, where these kids my own age outsmarted adults and thwarted their dastardly plans all the time. So, why couldn't I?!
I was going to run away one day, and my dad tried to explain why it wasn't a good idea. Something bad might happen, I could get hurt, kidnapped, etc. Well, I had an explanation for everything, so it eventually devolved into my dad telling me this crazy pimp was going to tie me up, force some form of highly addictive drug into my system via whatever means necessary (although most probably an unsterilized needle) and force me to sell my small 9/10 year old baby to creepy old men in order to fund my new habit.
All this was done on the way to church, in front of my whole family (which at the time was Mom, older sister, and two younger brothers).
Physical book or eBook?
Physical!
Paperback or Hardcover?
Paperback
Reality or Make-believe?
Make- Believe
Adult or Young-Adult?
Young -Adult
Dog ears or Bookmarks?
bookmarks
Breaking the spine or Barely open the book?
Breaking the spine
Tea or Coffee?
Tea
Reading in bed or On the couch?
Bed
Series or Standalone?Original or TV Adaptation?
Series Original
Defy motion sickness or Audiobooks?
Defy motion sickness
Author crushes or Who-was-that-guy-again?
Author Crushes
Interview or Guest post?
Interview
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