30 Days of Books
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Day 02 – A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
For most of the past five years, I've been in school. In other words, I haven't been reading much of anything except textbooks. Now that I'm free from my educationary shackles, I'll be able to read some of the stuff that other people have been talking about. I've joined a book/reader forum in the past month or so and I just went to the library the other day. I tell y'all, it's good to be able to read for pleasure again, and it's good to see those nasty old school books sitting in a pile for buyers of my used crap.
I'd like to get into the Discworld series. I picked up Terry Pratchett's Small Gods, thinking it was William Gibson's American Gods only to find it's somewhere in the Discworld series. So I'm going to hunt down Discworld, even if it means ordering it off of amazon.com (le gasp!). From what I've read of Small Gods it looks like I'll enjoy it, even though I've never read anything other than anthologized Terry Pratchett short stories. Because the wonderful![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
azhure is always talking about him, I'm going to check out some Charles De Lint.
Day 03 – The best book you’ve read in the last 12 months
Day 04 – Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 – A book or series you hate
Day 06 – Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 – Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 – A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 – Best scene ever
Day 10 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 – A book that disappointed you
Day 12 – A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 – Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 – Your “comfort” book
Day 16 – Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 – Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 – Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 – Favorite kiss
Day 21 – Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 – Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 – Most annoying character ever
Day 24 – Best quote from a novel
Day 25 – Any five books from your “to be read” stack
Day 26 – OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 – If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 – First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 – Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 – What book are you reading right now?
For most of the past five years, I've been in school. In other words, I haven't been reading much of anything except textbooks. Now that I'm free from my educationary shackles, I'll be able to read some of the stuff that other people have been talking about. I've joined a book/reader forum in the past month or so and I just went to the library the other day. I tell y'all, it's good to be able to read for pleasure again, and it's good to see those nasty old school books sitting in a pile for buyers of my used crap.
I'd like to get into the Discworld series. I picked up Terry Pratchett's Small Gods, thinking it was William Gibson's American Gods only to find it's somewhere in the Discworld series. So I'm going to hunt down Discworld, even if it means ordering it off of amazon.com (le gasp!). From what I've read of Small Gods it looks like I'll enjoy it, even though I've never read anything other than anthologized Terry Pratchett short stories. Because the wonderful
azhure is always talking about him, I'm going to check out some Charles De Lint. Day 03 – The best book you’ve read in the last 12 months
Day 04 – Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 – A book or series you hate
Day 06 – Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 – Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 – A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 – Best scene ever
Day 10 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 – A book that disappointed you
Day 12 – A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 – Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 – Your “comfort” book
Day 16 – Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 – Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 – Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 – Favorite kiss
Day 21 – Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 – Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 – Most annoying character ever
Day 24 – Best quote from a novel
Day 25 – Any five books from your “to be read” stack
Day 26 – OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 – If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 – First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 – Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 – What book are you reading right now?
