Book poll?

[booknerd]

You guys, I'm bored out of my mind waiting on a client since my other one was a no-show. Please entertain me!

For real though, how about a book poll?

Best guess - How many books do you own? 
How many of those are ebooks?
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read):
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol).
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it?
Favorite genre(s):
Favorite author(s):
Authors you've met (if any):
Authors you'd love to meet:
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates:
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves:
What book have you recommended the most to people?
Best book ever recommended to you:
Avg. number of books you read a year:
Where is your favorite place to read?
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it?
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? 
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed?
What is your favorite book series of all time?
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series?

Feel free to add any questions as you reply!

[booknerd]

Guess I should answer too haha.

Best guess - How many books do you own? Maybe around 600.
How many of those are ebooks? About 100.
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): I actually haven't read many ebooks, but I love to read HP on my Kindle.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). Ha. Harry Potter.
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? HP, Most of Nora Roberts' books. A Thin Dark Like by Tami Hoag, not sure why with that one.
Favorite genre(s): Romance, Thriller/Suspense.
Favorite author(s): Nora Roberts/JD Robb, JKR,Tami Hoag
Authors you've met (if any): Nicholas Sparks.
Authors you'd love to meet: Anybody lol. I'd love to meet more authors. NR, JKR, Tami Hoag, Jodi Picoult, Lisa Gardner, it goes on and on.
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: Nicholas Sparks. I mean, I don't gush about him all over and he's definitely not my fav author, but for some reason I have to read his books. I like the simple, cheesy story lines.
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: Probably Twilight and 50 Shades. I at least tried them before judging lol.
What book have you recommended the most to people? Mostly Jodi Picoult, Kristin Hannah, and NR. Harry Potter too.
Best book ever recommended to you: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. Bawled like a baby.
Avg. number of books you read a year: Normally 50-60, but I've been a grad student since Fall. It's looking more like 25-30 at most. 
Where is your favorite place to read? The beach, the bathtub, my back deck.
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? Keep it. Unless I hated it, in which case it goes to GoodWill or the library book sales.
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? Usually hate it. I fall in love with books too easily and then they never live up to my expectations on film. I need to start lowering them so that I can try to enjoy it.
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? Actually The Notebook. Thought it was better than the book lol. Hoping The Great Gatsby will be amazing!
What is your favorite book series of all time? JD Robb's In Death series. And of course HP. Thinking about giving Outlander a try.
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? Trilogy lol. I love NR's trilogies. Debating trying The Bronze Horseman trilogy too.

[charlatti]

Best guess - How many books do you own? Close to 1000, but that's a very rough estimate. I'm not good with guessing numbers (those how many X in the jar contests? I'm never even remotely in the ballpark).
How many of those are ebooks? Zero
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): I've never read an ebook.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). Harry Potter. I don't know how anyone could not like Harry Potter!
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? The Harry Potter series, The Poisonwood Bible, and The Solace of Leaving Early
Favorite genre(s): General contemporary fiction
Favorite author(s): Barbara Kingsolver, Kate Atkinson, Jasper Fforde
Authors you've met (if any): I met several through events in high school and college, but the only slightly well-known one I can think of right now is Bharati Mukherjee.
Authors you'd love to meet: I think Jasper Fforde would be seriously fun to meet. And Louise Penny seems really sweet; it would be fun to talk with her about her characters.
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: Eat, Pray, Love or The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: A Thousand Splendid Suns (I didn't hate it, but I don't see what all the fuss is about.)
What book have you recommended the most to people? Probably The Bean Trees
Best book ever recommended to you: Beautiful Ruins or Louise Penny's Three Pines series
Avg. number of books you read a year: Since I've been keeping track, around 90-100
Where is your favorite place to read? On the porch at DH's family's lake house
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? Return it to the library
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? It's fine in general. Depends on the book.
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? Most Jane Austen books turn out well
What is your favorite book series of all time? Harry Potter
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? Stand-alone, but I like series books too.

[booknerd]

Apr 23, 2013 12:51:44 GMT -5 charlatti said:

Best guess - How many books do you own? Close to 1000, but that's a very rough estimate. I'm not good with guessing numbers (those how many X in the jar contests? I'm never even remotely in the ballpark).

Avg. number of books you read a year: Since I've been keeping track, around 90-100

I am jealous of both of these lol. If I owned that many I'd have to stack them all over my house. Do you have any organization to them? That's so many!

I need to make more time for reading. By the time I get done with my day it's too late to really get into a book so I watch TV instead. What do you do to make time for reading?

[charlatti]

Apr 23, 2013 13:15:47 GMT -5 booknerd said:

Apr 23, 2013 12:51:44 GMT -5 charlatti said:

Best guess - How many books do you own? Close to 1000, but that's a very rough estimate. I'm not good with guessing numbers (those how many X in the jar contests? I'm never even remotely in the ballpark).

Avg. number of books you read a year: Since I've been keeping track, around 90-100

I am jealous of both of these lol. If I owned that many I'd have to stack them all over my house. Do you have any organization to them? That's so many!

I need to make more time for reading. By the time I get done with my day it's too late to really get into a book so I watch TV instead. What do you do to make time for reading?

I could be way off on the number. I came up with an average per shelf and then multiplied by how many shelves we have, plus a bunch more for skinny paperback kid books. Non-kid books are organized by spine color (this is all DH's doing) with green, blue, gray and some black in the living room built-in shelves and all other colors in bookcases in the basement. Kid books are not organized at all, just stuffed on shelves wherever they fit and usually scattered everywhere (except library books, which amazingly stay pretty well organized in a bin in DD's room). We used to live in a huge old Victorian house, where we had full bookcases in every single room. We had to downsize our collection a LOT to move where we live now.

Most of my reading time is in the evening. A typical evening for me is about an hour of TV, then an hour or so of reading, plus another 30 minutes or so reading in bed.

[duckduck]

Best guess - How many books do you own? LOL OMG I have no idea. Like... a thousand at least, I'd think. Quite possibly more.
How many of those are ebooks? About 135
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): It varies. Right now I'm reading lots of ebooks because I'm trying to work my way through the backlog of Nook books I've accumulated.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). I'm not sure I have one. I'm really not one of those people. It does hurt a little when people bash Outlander, though. I understand people not liking it, but the bashing gives me pain.
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? The Anne of Green Gables series, the Lord of the Rings
Favorite genre(s): Uhhh... all of them?
Favorite author(s): Mark Twain! I do enjoy Charlaine Harris for a light read.
Authors you've met (if any): None.
Authors you'd love to meet: Heather Huffman or maybe Charlaine Harris.
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: Everyone in my IRL book club hated The Secret History by Donna Tartt and I thought it was completely amazing.
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: Anna and the French Kiss, The Bronze Horseman. I think I have no patience for girls who moon over someone else's guy or guys who don't have the balls to call it quits with a girl when they like a different one, LOL.
What book have you recommended the most to people? Probably The Help.
Best book ever recommended to you: Outlander
Avg. number of books you read a year: Probably about 85
Where is your favorite place to read? On a beach towel at the lake
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? Project Gutenberg books I delete; Nook books I keep; library books I return; a physical book that I had to buy I typically take to work to either donate to the collection or toss into the book sale.
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? Not a fan, generally.
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? LOTR was well-done. Water for Elephants was better than I thought it'd be.
What is your favorite book series of all time? I think Anne of Green Gables.
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? No real preference.

[AJL]

Best guess - How many books do you own?  I think I have about 100 books.
How many of those are ebooks? More than 50 are ebooks.
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): 10:1 ebooks vs hard copies.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then can you be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). Of course! But I just don't get how anyone hated Outlander. lol!
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? Outlander
Favorite genre(s): Historical fiction
Favorite author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini, Diana Gabaldon, JK Rowling, Suzanne Collins, Julia Alvarez, Jhumpa Lhahiri (sp?), Beverly Cleary, Judy Bloom, and Norma Klein when I was a kid.
Authors you've met (if any): I met Malka Dubrawsky who writes textile arts/quilting books. But she's also a friend of mine. I guess that doesn't count.   I also met Daniel Quinn who wrote Ishmael. He's kind of a prick.
Authors you'd love to meet: JK Rowling, jennifer Chiaverini, Diana Gabaldon, Rudolfo Anaya
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates:  I'm not sure.
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: Gone Girl, Game Change, the Blogess' book
What book have you recommended the most to people? Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Best book ever recommended to you: Currently it's Tell the Wolves I'm Home.
Avg. number of books you read a year: In a good year about 50. Most years 30-40.
Where is your favorite place to read? In bed.
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it?  Mine are pretty much ebooks so I keep them.
Books made into movies: love it or hate it?  Depends. I found it hard to enjoy the later Harry Potter movies because the books were just too long to make them into the movies I wanted them to be.
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? I love, love, love Sullivan production's version of Anne of Green Gables. DH gave me the boxed set for my 34th birthday and watch them all the time.
What is your favorite book series of all time? Probably the Boxcar Children. lol! As an adult, it's been the Outlander series.
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? I like both. With ebooks, it makes it very easy to keep reading in series when you finish a book at 1 AM. lol!

[dorothyinAus]

Best guess - How many books do you own? between 900 and 1000

How many of those are ebooks? I count ebooks separately -- I have about 400, mostly kindle freebies, I think I have actually paid for only about 20

Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): 98/2 paper books

If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). of course

What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? Anne of Green Gables series

Favorite genre(s): cozy mysteries

Favorite author(s): Jasper Fforde, Susan Wittig Albert, Diane Mott Davidson, Kerry Greenwood

Authors you've met (if any): Jasper Fforde, Patricia Cornwell, Dusty Thompson, and while they are not most famous as authors:  Mike Scott (of the Waterboys), and Archie Manning 

Authors you'd love to meet: Boris Akunin, Mary Stewart, Robert K. Massie, and Kristin Billerbeck

Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: not really sure; I loved The Princess Bride and most people greatly prefer the movie

Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: pretty much anything by Jane Austen or the Bronte sisters; just gouge my eyes out now

What book have you recommended the most to people? The View from Saturday

Best book ever recommended to you: Bel Canto

Avg. number of books you read a year: 48

Where is your favorite place to read? in bed

When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell  it? most often return it to my bookshelves

Books made into movies: love it or hate it?  if done well, it can be a great thing

Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? The Princess Bride; Father's Arcane Daughter; From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Kevin Sullivan's Anne of Green Gables, Little Women starring Katherine Hepburn as Jo, Auntie Mame, Life with Mother Superior, The Secret Garden, and Heidi

What is your favorite book series of all time? Anne of Green Gables

Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? series

[rootbeerfloat]

Best guess - How many books do you own? 100ish?
How many of those are ebooks? 90%
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): 1 hardcopy to 5 ebooks, approx.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol).  I'm fine if my friends have different taste, but someone once said it was taking them a long time to read The Hunger Games, and I was stunned, lol.
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it?  I don't often re-read, though I've read Pride & Prejudice a few times. I look forward to reading HP and To Kill a Mockingbird with my kids, too.
Favorite genre(s): historical fiction, romance, YA
Favorite author(s): John Green, Lisa See, Charlaine Harris
Authors you've met (if any): N/A
Authors you'd love to meet: Tina Fey, lol, or any of the favorites listed above
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: Love may be too strong, but I liked A Casual Vacancy, which many seem to hate.
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: The Art of Racing in the Rain, Gone Girl, The Glass Castle
What book have you recommended the most to people? Divergent triology
Best book ever recommended to you: HP... I couldn't understand what could be so interesting about a kid wizard until I read them.
Avg. number of books you read a year: 50 (in recent years)
Where is your favorite place to read? In bed
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? I keep all my ebooks, but real books either get returned it to the library, sold, donated or given away.
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? Meh, I'll usually watch even though the movies aren't as good.
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? I enjoyed the HP movies, but I saw them before reading the books.
What is your favorite book series of all time? The Sookie Stackhouse series.
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? Either.

[GilliC]

Best guess - How many books do you own?  Maybe around 1500?
How many of those are ebooks? All but a few hundred. 1100 are free ebooks. 
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): 80% ebooks They're a lot cheaper and easier to get here.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.  If you don't think it's funny, you'll probably find me weird or annoying.
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? The Fellowship of the Ring
Favorite genre(s): Social Science Fiction
Favorite author(s): Douglas Adams, Bill Bryson, Douglas Coupland, Neil Gaiman, Alexandre Dumas
Authors you've met (if any): None. Except David Lynch and some industry technical authors.
Authors you'd love to meet: Jenny Lawson, Ernest Cline
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: Catch-22, Speaker for the Dead 
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: The Geography of Bliss, Out Stealing Horses
What book have you recommended the most to people? The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Best book ever recommended to you: Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng
Avg. number of books you read a year:  30-50
Where is your favorite place to read?  On the train to/from work, In airports
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it?  If it's not an ebook, I only keep it if I absolutely loved it. I had to purge my book collection before moving overseas, and I don't have the space to keep everything.
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? Usually hate it, but there are some mediocre books that have made great films.
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed?  The Princess Bride, The Neverending Story, The Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, Pride & Prejudice (BBC edition), Dr. Strangelove, Bridget Jones, Chocolat, Jurassic Park...  I like movies.  Some of those books were better, but it didn't keep me from enjoying the films 
What is your favorite book series of all time? The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? standalone

[apelila]

Apr 23, 2013 11:53:38 GMT -5 booknerd said:

Best guess - How many books do you own? About 500, give or take a few.
How many of those are ebooks? I don't consider ebooks as real books. 
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): I did read one ebook once... 
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). To Kill a Mockingbird
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it?  I've never re-read a book (too many books I haven't read yet, not enough time!)
Favorite genre(s): fiction, classics
Favorite author(s): Stephen King, early Dean Koontz
Authors you've met (if any): none to my knowledge 
Authors you'd love to meet: Stephen King, Jenny Lawson
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: I can't think of any.
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: Fahrenheit 451. I'd like to give it another chance though. Might be my first re-read!
What book have you recommended the most to people? Outlander, Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Best book ever recommended to you: Outlander
Avg. number of books you read a year: 20-25
Where is your favorite place to read? Outside by a water body, in a park. 
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? Back to the bookshelf. Unless I really didn't like it, then I'll donate it or sell it to HPB.
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? Okay with it. I lower my expectations ahead of time.
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? The Notebook. The Count of Monte Cristo. To be fair though, I haven't read either book. 
What is your favorite book series of all time? Outlander. Harry Potter. Hunger Games. Wheel of Time.
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? I like both, but prefer stand alone.

[booknerd]

Wow I realize that I have at least one thing in common with all of you. Some of you mentioned loving Outlander. I have the first two books that I picked up at a library sale. I've been debating reading them. But they are such big books and I feel intimidated lol. Tell me how much you love them so I can stop being a baby.

[amy726]

Best guess - How many books do you own? 60ish
How many of those are ebooks? 7 or so?  I have the kindle app on my Samsung Tablet but don't really use it.  They were all free.
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): I haven't read any of those 7 ebooks yet.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). Harry Potter. 
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? Harry Potter.  I read the earlier books multiple times before the series was finished and have read the entire series several times.
Favorite genre(s): Thriller/Suspense
Favorite author(s): JK Rowling, Kerry Greenwood, Jodi Picoult
Authors you've met (if any): None
Authors you'd love to meet: JK Rowling
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: None I can think of.
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: City of Bones, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
What book have you recommended the most to people? I don't think I've recommended any books.  None of my friends here are readers. 
Best book ever recommended to you: The Book Thief
Avg. number of books you read a year: 50-60
Where is your favorite place to read? In bed.
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? Since 99% of the books I read are library books, I return them.
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? I like to see if the movies are the same way that I pictured the book in my head.  I'm usually disappointed. 
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? Harry Potter
What is your favorite book series of all time? Harry Potter
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? Series. I love feeling like I know the characters and following them through the books.

[duckduck]

Apr 23, 2013 22:28:22 GMT -5 booknerd said:

Wow I realize that I have at least one thing in common with all of you. Some of you mentioned loving Outlander. I have the first two books that I picked up at a library sale. I've been debating reading them. But they are such big books and I feel intimidated lol. Tell me how much you love them so I can stop being a baby.

I know! You all are truly my people.

You should definitely read Outlander! It's amazing. All of the books in the series are slow-starters, though, so be prepared for that. Most people don't really get hooked until I think about 100 pages in, but they usually find that it's well worth it.

On an unrelated note, I am so jealous of Dorothy meeting Archie Manning. Eli is my favorite player.

[booknerd]

Apr 24, 2013 9:22:57 GMT -5 duckduck said:

Apr 23, 2013 22:28:22 GMT -5 booknerd said:

Wow I realize that I have at least one thing in common with all of you. Some of you mentioned loving Outlander. I have the first two books that I picked up at a library sale. I've been debating reading them. But they are such big books and I feel intimidated lol. Tell me how much you love them so I can stop being a baby.

I know! You all are truly my people.

You should definitely read Outlander! It's amazing. All of the books in the series are slow-starters, though, so be prepared for that. Most people don't really get hooked until I think about 100 pages in, but they usually find that it's well worth it.

On an unrelated note, I am so jealous of Dorothy meeting Archie Manning. Eli is my favorite player.

Oh thank you for mentioning that. Normally I would stop reading by 100 pages if it was boring, but now I know to push through. I think once the next few busy weeks pass I'll start on the first one. Eek. Love a good series!

[daydreamer]

Best guess - How many books do you own? Between my husband me, around 500.
How many of those are ebooks? 30 or so, mostly free ones.
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): I think this is evolving for me. For the year so far ~50% ebooks, 25% audiobooks, 25% hardcopy.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). I'm more the opposite, I look askance to others liking certain books - Eat, Pray, Love comes to mind.
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? I'm not a rereader. The Hobbit is one of the few I've ever reread.
Favorite genre(s): Narrative nonfiction and fantasy, but I read a little of everything.
Favorite author(s): Margaret Atwood, Edith Wharton
Authors you've met (if any): None
Authors you'd love to meet: None
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: 
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: The Night Circus, The Emperor of All Maladies, Lovely Bones
What book have you recommended the most to people? A Visit from the Good Squad and The Hunger Games Trilogy.
Best book ever recommended to you: The Hunger Games
Avg. number of books you read a year: 30-40
Where is your favorite place to read? The couch
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? All of the above? Used mass market books I donate to the library for resale. I return library books. I give away some. I tend to keep nonfiction and "literature".
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? Love them. I'm fine with the changes needed to make the story appropriate for a movie.
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? Emma, Atonement, Cold Mountain, Harry Potter, Hunger Games
What is your favorite book series of all time? Sookie Sackhouse Series, but I'm looking forward to the ending in a couple of months.
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? Standalone. I feel too much pressure to finish a series once I start and it cuts into my time to read other things. That said, I usually have a series book around that is my other book apart from my main book - currently The Dresden Files, but I also have a couple of Stephanie Plum mysteries lying around.

Read more: pandce.proboards.com/thread/167829/book-poll#ixzz2ROsDVcBm

[booknerd]

Apr 24, 2013 12:03:45 GMT -5 daydreamer said:

Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): I think this is evolving for me. For the year so far ~50% ebooks, 25% audiobooks, 25% hardcopy.

Thank you for adding audiobooks to that list. I completely forgot about them because I've never read/listened to a full one, because I get too distracted and stop paying attention to the story, but I realize that many people do and enjoy books that way.

[rootbeerfloat]

You all are selling me on Outlander, too. I'm a fast reader, but I'm intimidated by their length. And I usually feel the need to finish a series once I start (see: previous threads about not quitting books).

[BookLover]

Best guess - How many books do you own? Any where between 800-1000
How many of those are ebooks? 0
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): All are paper books.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). Jokingly...usually.
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Austin/Stoner Files, Outlander
Favorite genre(s): I read a lot of different things.
Favorite author(s): Stephen Bly, Michelle Moran, Rick Riordan, Cliff Graham, JKR,
Authors you've met (if any): I haven't met them in person, but have emailed them, Stephen Bly, before he passed away and his wife Janet Chester Bly. Wonder people.
Authors you'd love to meet:  JKR, Rick Riordan, Michelle Moran
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: I don't know....
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: The Red Tent, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, The Bronze Horseman
What book have you recommended the most to people? Harry Potter, Outlander, Hunger Games, Gone with the Wind.
Best book ever recommended to you: Harry Potter
Avg. number of books you read a year: 50-75
Where is your favorite place to read? Anywhere.
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? It depends, if I liked it a lot, book shelf, if it is ok, then into a box for possible re-read later. If I don't like it, I sale it.
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? Depends. I have to separate my mind from the book before I see the movie.
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? Several Jane Austen books. Breaking Dawn the movies, I enjoyed so much more then the book.
What is your favorite book series of all time? That's a hard question...Outlander, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, The Last Disciple
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? Either or. There are times I wish some standalones had more information or the story to continue.

[msmerymac]

Best guess - How many books do you own?  600?
How many of those are ebooks? 100
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read):  I try to read at least one "real" book a month, which I own, and occassionally I'll read paper books from the library if it's not available in kindle or I can't get the e-version for some reason (like the library only has hard copies available). But I'd say 80-90% of my books are e-books. The kindle is just so light and convenient, especially while commuting or traveling. And I have one of the older ones that's bigger/heavier than the new ones!
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol). Lol, joking. I don't joke about that actually, because I don't care. Everyone has different tastes. I fully admit to LOVING books that are controversial or other people hate due to bad experiences in English class (Catch-22 and William Faulkner books, specifically)
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? Harry Potter, Rebecca, Catch-22
Favorite genre(s): classic and modern lit, historical fiction, YA, nonfic history, nonfic politics, and a little bit of fantasy (only the quality authors!)
Favorite author(s): William Faulkner
Authors you've met (if any): WP Kinsella (I have a signed copy of Shoeless Joe), Barbara Erehnreich
Authors you'd love to meet: JK Rowling
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: Catch -22
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: Outlander, Wuthering Heights
What book have you recommended the most to people? Lately, probably Daughter of Smoke and Bone because I know a lot of people who would love it. I thought it was amazingly creative and well written. 
Best book ever recommended to you: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Avg. number of books you read a year: Last year was my record at 112. I'd say I'm more like 35-50 on average. I really only started tracking everything on goodreads in the last 2-3 years, though. Also, I was in graduate school for a few years until 2011, so that cut down on my "fun" reads, but meant I read a ton of history and political stuff!
Where is your favorite place to read? I like the futon in my den, especially if my husband is watching TV in the other room. I also love to read outside. Excited, because we have a really big balcony for the first time in about 5 years, so I'll probably read out there this summer. MOSTLY I read in bed or on the train to and from work.
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? Usually I keep it, but most of my books are library books. Every so often I'll go through and get rid of a dozen or so books I know I won't reread and don't particularly care to keep. I like my books to reflect what I like, so I don't want people to assume I really like some book I think is a dud! Depending, I'll give them to friends or donate them.
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? Depends on the book/movie. I think lately they've been getting better. I see film as such a separate medium that I can enjoy both the book and the movie version and acknowledge their differences. I'm digging the trend of making books into miniseries or TV series, though. I think it does more justice to longer books and series. 
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? Sure, I like Harry Potter. I like Lord of the Rings. I actually really like the English Patient. I like the Emma Thompson Sense and Sensability more than I like the book.   Same with the BBC Price and Prejudice. I like the Bridget Jones movies. 
What is your favorite book series of all time? I'll be SUPER unique here... Harry Potter. As a kid I had a lot of love for Babysitters Club, Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie. I'm a Song of Ice and Fire fan, too. 
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? Lately, standalone. First, you don't have the wait for the next book, which gets annoying when you're talking about George R. R. Martin! Second, I think with the YA trilogies that have come out recently... most of them have been stretched to trilogies for marketing purposes. Usually there's filler, and a really well-written, stand alone book would have been a much better piece of literature. 

[booknerd]

Apr 26, 2013 16:40:08 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? Lately, standalone. First, you don't have the wait for the next book, which gets annoying when you're talking about George R. R. Martin! Second, I think with the YA trilogies that have come out recently... most of them have been stretched to trilogies for marketing purposes. Usually there's filler, and a really well-written, stand alone book would have been a much better piece of literature. 

I agree with this. I have really loved some trilogies/series a lot. However, I have noticed this new trend where trilogies would have fit much better into a single, slightly long book. I think I read where an author was discussing this and apparently publishing companies are more willing to publish trilogies by newer authors, rather than a standalone, because where no one has heard of the author they have found that people are more willing to buy the book if there are others out by the author. Or if they buy book one, they'll buy books two and three to read the whole trilogy. Something about money I'm sure lol.

[GilliC]

Apr 28, 2013 21:23:33 GMT -5 booknerd said:

Apr 26, 2013 16:40:08 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? Lately, standalone. First, you don't have the wait for the next book, which gets annoying when you're talking about George R. R. Martin! Second, I think with the YA trilogies that have come out recently... most of them have been stretched to trilogies for marketing purposes. Usually there's filler, and a really well-written, stand alone book would have been a much better piece of literature. 

I agree with this. I have really loved some trilogies/series a lot. However, I have noticed this new trend where trilogies would have fit much better into a single, slightly long book. I think I read where an author was discussing this and apparently publishing companies are more willing to publish trilogies by newer authors, rather than a standalone, because where no one has heard of the author they have found that people are more willing to buy the book if there are others out by the author. Or if they buy book one, they'll buy books two and three to read the whole trilogy. Something about money I'm sure lol.

I find this kind of amusing since so many of the long classic novels were originally published in multiple books or volumes.  I wonder if any of the new trilogies that stand the test of time will someday be recombined and people will wonder as they're reading why it's divided into multiple "books."

[booknerd]

Apr 29, 2013 12:07:56 GMT -5 GilliC said:

Apr 28, 2013 21:23:33 GMT -5 booknerd said:

I agree with this. I have really loved some trilogies/series a lot. However, I have noticed this new trend where trilogies would have fit much better into a single, slightly long book. I think I read where an author was discussing this and apparently publishing companies are more willing to publish trilogies by newer authors, rather than a standalone, because where no one has heard of the author they have found that people are more willing to buy the book if there are others out by the author. Or if they buy book one, they'll buy books two and three to read the whole trilogy. Something about money I'm sure lol.

I find this kind of amusing since so many of the long classic novels were originally published in multiple books or volumes.  I wonder if any of the new trilogies that stand the test of time will someday be recombined and people will wonder as they're reading why it's divided into multiple "books."

Probably lol. I love series/trilogies. I like revisiting with the characters, even if I do hate waiting for the next book to come out. I just remember reading somewhere, maybe an author's blog or something, that publishing companies are taking their original works and splitting it into two or three books in order to make money. I don't really understand that though, because then the books usually end with a major cliffhanger or abruptly.

[BlackCanary]

Best guess - How many books do you own? No idea...over 100, less than 500.
How many of those are ebooks? About 15.
Speaking of ebooks, what's your ratio (re: hardcopy vs. ebook copies you read): I've probably read less than 10 ebooks.
If someone doesn't like which favorite book of yours, then you can't be friends? (Jokingly...or seriously lol) Nah, I could still be friends.
What book(s) could you, or have you, read over and over and never get tired of it? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Harry Potter, Ender's Game, The Shining...I have a ton.
Favorite genre(s): fantasy, horror
Favorite author(s): Jim Butcher, Stephen King, Alexandra Robbins 
Authors you've met (if any): Felicia Day, Gail Simone and Bruce Timm.
Authors you'd love to meet: Jim Butcher, Naoko Takeuchi
Book(s) you loved that everyone hates: 
Book(s) you hated that everyone loves: The Shopaholic series
What book have you recommended the most to people? Harry Dresden series/Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
Best book ever recommended to you: Ender's Game
Avg. number of books you read a year: between 75-100
Where is your favorite place to read? couch with the animals
When you finish reading a book, what do you do? Do you keep it/return to bookcase or do you give it away/donate/sell it? depends on the book
Books made into movies: love it or hate it? depends on the book 
Any books made into movies that you enjoyed? Harry Potter 
What is your favorite book series of all time? Harry Potter
Do you prefer books as standalone or as part of a trilogy/series? series