Hello! My name is Julia, and I love to read books. I also love to read fanfiction from said books, and information on author's websites. It's all very fun, cool activites. I'm in grade twelve at a high school in Northwestern Ontario. (Ontario being, of course, in Canada.) I've only currently read two books this year so far (an epic fail on the epic fail scale) but I've got goals. And resolutions. It'll change.
But here I have a reading survey for you to read. ENJOY.
1) What author do you own the most books by?
Wow, this is a tricky question. Because of the sheer magnitude of the awesome powers of Meg Cabot, I’m going to have to assume she’s the author whose books I own the most of. It’s sad however, that I don’t even have all of them.
2) What book do you own the most copies of?
The amount of copies of The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot I own is seriously creeping up on me. I don’t really see this as a problem per say.
3) Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
No, it did not bother me. Why would it, seriously? Is it a common problem that bothers people?
4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
It aint no secret anymore, but it IS Michael Moscovitz. Oh hai, yummy man!
5) What book have you read the most times in your life?
It’s sad to admit its Twilight. But I want to say this was before I came to my senses.
6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
A book in The Baby-Sitter’s Club series, I think. I don’t really have a specific book that pops out, though.
7) What is the worst book you’ve read in the past year?
I don’t know! I can’t really think of any particular bad books I’ve read in 2009. This question does apply to 2009, right? I’m gonna assume this. But yeah, as I said, I don’t know what book.
8) What is the best book you’ve read in the past year?
This question is ALSO tricky! There are so many books I’ve enjoyed. I guess Forever Princess by Meg Cabot because I was waiting so long for the book, and when it finally came, it just seriously made my life.
But honestly, there are a LOT more. You’ll get to read about them soon enough!
9) If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
Hm… I think awesome people should read Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty.
I’m kind of weird with books in the sense that I don’t want EVERYONE to read a book I enjoy, because it just kind of makes it less special. Am I alone in this?
10) Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for literature?
I don’t know. Who are the previous winners? Because it seems not many young adult authors would win y’know? BUT! I don’t know. I really don’t. Meg Cabot? Yeah. She’s like a Renaissance man.
11) What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
NOTHING.
12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
I once did an introduction thing where I had to state something I liked, disliked and what I was most looking forward to. As my dislike, I said I didn’t like my favorite books being made into movies. I stand by this answer, and I say “no movies”.
So everything that is cool in my eyes.
13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
I was actually able to work with Ron and Hermione in helping Buffy (the SLAYER) from these anarchist clowns. That was seriously a weird dream.
14) What is the most disappointing book you’ve read as an adult?
I’ve only been an adult for so many months. As in, if I commit a crime, the LAW will smack me like an adult. But no book comes to mind! I don't know why. I DON'T KNOW WHY.
(Maybe because I read such awesome books.)
15) What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read?
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
16) Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
As Tolstoy is really only my encounter with the Russian authors, I’m going to have to say that I prefer… Neither, as of the moment. I don’t have an opinion (or knowledge) on the French to answer this question fairly.
17) Roth or Updike?
Who? I don’t know these people!
18) David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
DITTO! I don’t know who David Sedaris or Dave Eggers is! I mean, David’s got a nice name, and Eggers’ is an amusing last name, but still.
19) Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Shakespeare `cause he wrote Hamlet. Also because I don’t know what Milton or Chaucer wrote. They sound familiar of course, but could I name a piece of work by them if I had a gun to my head? Probably not.
(Let’s all hope this situation NEVER arises.)
20) J Austen or G Eliot?
Jane Austen! While I may have never actually read what she wrote as of yet, I am planning on it. Plus I am familiar with her works, as I’ve watched movies based on them. Yes.
21) What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
I haven’t really read too much beyond the ‘young adult’ category. Even within that category, I haven’t really gone into the fantasy genre. Damn you, coming of age stories! *shakes fist in rage*
22) What is your favorite novel?
There are too many to name. After all, I AM a reader. I will however, give you a list of novels I’ve enjoyed that come to memory as of this moment: Forever Princess by Meg Cabot, Paper Towns by John Green, Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty, Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner, All-American Girl by Meg Cabot, and Tomorrow, When The War Began by John Marsden.
23) Play?
Hamlet by Shakespeare. As I actually really enjoyed reading this play the second time around.
24) Short story?
“I Never” by Cassandra Clare. It appeared in the anthology Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd.
25) Work of nonfiction?
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. I read this this past summer, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
26) Who is your favorite writer?
I’ve got too many! But authors include Meg Cabot, Megan McCafferty, John Green, Maureen Johnson, Sarah Dessen, J.K. Rowling, John Marsden, L.J. Smith, Holly Black, Lauren Mechling, Scott Westerfeld and many more that I’m apparently forgetting. I’m sorry, authors that I adore.
27) Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
Stephenie Meyer, no doubt.
28) What is your desert island book?
Hm. Tricky! I guess I’d really enjoy having this MASSIVE book that has yet to be published of the complete works by Meg Cabot. That’d be a book full of fantastic times.
29) What are you reading right now?
Right now I’m in between books. I know, it’s a scandalous situation. But I did just pick up and read the first page of Remember Me by Christopher Pike, so yeah. That’s the book I’m currently reading!
30) If you knew you would have the chance to read just one more book/play before you?
Before I what? Incomplete sentence! I’m going to assume dead, and what would it be. As it seems the most likely. I guess I’d just re-read an old favorite. I’d want to have it fresh in my mind as I … died.
31) If you could trade places with any character from a book for a day, who would you be and why?
O.O I love this situation! The answers are endless, though. >.< I guess I’d really enjoy being Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series. I’d choose Hermione because she’s my favorite character from the books, AND because I’d be able to do magic, like super well! Because I assume I’ve got her talents, as well. Plus I’d be able to give Harry and Ron a hug. And see all the stuff I love from the Harry Potter universe.
Or on another route, be Bella Swan and jump off a cliff. But make sure there are no supernatural creatures near to save me. As I would die. Good times!
32) What is the last book you read? Would you suggest it to a friend? Why or why not?
The last book I read was Life of Pi by Yann Martel for my English class. I would suggest it to a friend (which I did already) because it’s an amazing book. There are just so many possibilities to this story, it’s pretty cool. Plus if you don’t know where it’s leading, it’ll kind of blow your mind a little bit.
33) Name three characters from a book that you'd like to invite to your birthday party.
Mia Thermopolis, Jessica Darling and Hermione Granger. Oh my god! That’d be the perfect birthday party EVER.
34) Do you have a favorite quote from a book? If so, what is it?
So many quotes! But the quote that I enjoy for this moment is when Mia says “give me anime, or give me death” in her speech for president (of student council). But don’t worry; I’ve got a load more I can talk about!
35) Tell us about your top three favorite books of all time.
Garh, you! So many tricky questions to answer. I really enjoyed reading Ready or Not by Meg Cabot, Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty and The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares.
*This answer changes from above, but whatever.
35) If you had the opportunity to meet any author (dead or alive), who would you choose to meet, and what three questions would you ask him/her?
I would love to meet Megan McCafferty. I would ask her questions that weren’t listed on her FAQ thing of her website (ha). I don’t know what I would ask her, but I know I would seriously love to meet her.
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Ha, reading that survey, I seem rather obsessed with Meg Cabot. But you know what? I SORT OF AM. But that’s all for now, but later on there will be some reviews of the books mentioned, and MUCH MORE. Like character duels. Win!
- Julia
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Excellent survey! I mean, the survey questions are excellent, but so were your answers! I think book surveys are OFFICIALLY by favorite type of survey.
ReplyDeleteYou sounded like Mia when you were answering these questions! I wonder if you always sound like Mia when you blog, and I'm just now noticing it. You especially sounded like her when you were answering the Jane Austen question.
I know what you mean about not wanting too many people to read books that you love. I WANT people to read the ones that I love, but I want them to REALLY appreciate them. Like, with Tomorrow, When the War Began, I've wanted to give it to someone in McKay when they've had a copy there and be like, "READ THIS," but only AFTER they've assured me that they will LOVE it. So I need to conduct an interview before I force someone to buy it...to convince me that they thoroughly appreciate awesome. And it's sort of the same way with the movies. It'd be cool because it would make more people know about it, but it WOULDN'T be cool because the people might not appreciate the awesome. And also because it's often MUCH BETTER in your head than on the screen. Yeah.
You know what will be exciting? When someone OTHER THAN US comments on our blogs. haha