I learned a new term for something we all have done. It's a "meme"! What is a "meme"? A meme is a pre-set group of questions, similar, in many ways, to a chain letter. You can start your own, or "grab" one off someone else's blog. A meme might look something like this (though typically it will be longer):
What was your first job out of high school?
What was your first pet?
Describe your first date.
What was your first car?
So here is a meme for us! You can copy this into an email and answer it then email it to me and I will post for everyone to see. Have fun!
Book MEME
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?
Amazon or brick and mortar?
Barnes & Noble or Borders?
Bookmark or dogear?
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random?
Keep dustjacket or toss it?
Read with dustjacket or remove it?
Short story or novel?
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”?
Buy or Borrow?
New or used?
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse?
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading?
Stand-alone or series?
Favorite series?
Favorite children's book?
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?
Favorite books read last year?
Favorite books of all time?
Least favorite book you finished last year?
What are you reading right now?
What are you reading next?
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2011 Book List
You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. ~Ray Bradbury
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The man who does not read good books is no better than the man who can't."
— Mark Twain
— Mark Twain
Read a good book
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go."
— Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!"
— Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!"
2010 Book List
- November-Fly Away Home-Jennifer Weiner
- October-The Wednesday Letters-Jason Wright
- September-The Forgotten Garden-Kate Morton
- August-Shanghai Girls-Lisa See
- July-On Folly Beach-Karen White
- June-The Icing on the Cupcake-Jennifer Rose
- May-A Soft Place to Land-Susan Rebecca White
- April-Look Again-Lisa Scottoline
- March-Keeping Faith-Jodi Piccoult
- February-Greetings From Somewhere Else-Monica McInerney
- January-The Pilot's WIfe-Anita Shreve
2009 Book List
2008 Book List
- The Secret Life of Bees-Sue Monk Kidd
- Digging to America-Anne Tyler
- Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!-Fanny Flagg
- The Next Thing on My List-Jill Smolinski
- Change of Heart-Jodi Picoult
- Gods in Alabama-Joshilyn Jackson
- Love Walked In-Marisa de los Santos
- Summer People-Brian Groh
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter-Kim Edwards
- Bless Your Heart, Tramp-Celia Rivenbark
- Three Cups of Tea-Greg Mortenson
2007 Book List
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6 comments:
KIM ANDERSON
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? Not sure what some of those mean, but I guess some sort of Paperback
Amazon or brick and mortar? Huh?
Barnes & Noble or Borders? Amazon.com
Bookmark or dogear? Bookmark
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? I only have 5 books
Keep dustjacket or toss it? keep
Read with dustjacket or remove it? remove
Short story or novel? Short story
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? neither
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? Chapter breaks
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? once upon a time
Buy or Borrow? either
New or used? new
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse? recommendation
Tidy ending or cliffhanger? Tidy…I would have to read the follow up book otherwise
Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? When I have time
Stand-alone or series? I’m reading my first series now, I’ll let you know
Favorite series? Okay, let’s be serious for a minute…..
Favorite children's book? Charlotte’s Web
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? You know them all!
Favorite books read last year? Hmmmnnn only book last year was “Good in Bed”
Favorite books of all time? Too many to choose from
Least favorite book you finished last year? Hmmmnnn only book last year was “Good in Bed”
What are you reading right now? “Confessions of a Shopaholic” by Sophie Kinsella
What are you reading next? Apparently “Something Borrowed”
Andrea Braun
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? Love hardback, but usually get the mass market papeerback
Amazon or brick and mortar? BOTH!
Barnes & Noble or Borders? Borders
Bookmark or dogear? Used to dogear, but finally broke the habit...now I usually bookmark with my list
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? Umm, how about how tall the book is?
Keep dustjacket or toss it? Keep
Read with dustjacket or remove it? Read with it...good bookmark!
Short story or novel? novel
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? Definitely Harry Potter...couldn't get into Lemony Snicket
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? chapter break
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? Once Upon A Time
Buy or Borrow? BOTH!
New or used? Both!
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse? All three, but recommendation is the best!
Tidy ending or cliffhanger? Tidy ending...cliffhangers make me CRAZY!
Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? yes
Stand-alone or series? both...love a good series that I start when all of the books are out, so I don't have to wait!
Favorite series? Harry Potter and Little House on the Prairie
Favorite children's book? The Black Stallion
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? LOVED "Walk in the Woods"
Favorite books read last year? My Sister's Keeper
Favorite books of all time? TOO MANY to choose!
Least favorite book you finished last year? Reading in Tehran
What are you reading right now? Screwtape Letters and Can You Keep a Secret?
What are you reading next? Apparently Something Borrowed!
SUSAN OGBURN
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? Mass market paperback
Amazon or brick and mortar? both
Barnes & Noble or Borders? either
Bookmark or dogear? bookmark
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? random
Keep dustjacket or toss it? keep
Read with dustjacket or remove it? Read with
Short story or novel? novel
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? neither
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? chapter
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? both
Buy or Borrow? buy
New or used? both
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse? browse
Tidy ending or cliffhanger? tidy
Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? nighttime
Stand-alone or series? Stand-alone
Favorite series? ?????
Favorite children's book? Stellaluna
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? ???
Favorite books read last year? My Sister’s Keeper, Devil Wears Prada, The Notebook
Favorite books of all time? Gone With the Wind
Least favorite book you finished last year? ???
What are you reading right now? Hey Good Looking
What are you reading next? Something Borrowed
JOELMA SOARES-SAMBDMAN
Any, on bargain shop shelf.
Online and in-store.
Borders.
Fold 1/3 of the page in to mark every page noteworthy.
Never alphabetize! Shelve them by looks and author.
Keep dust jacket.
Read with dust jacket.
Fables and biographies!!!
Lemony Snicket, although big fan of Harry Potter.
Read and stop, and read, and stop... pick up whenever.
No horror stories, no fairy tales, for me.
Buy and borrow but keep all classics ever read (not many).
New and used.
Recommendations and browse. Never read a review before writing mine :-)
Tidy or cliffhanger are fine as long as the writing style is good!
Read whenever, no discipline; no reading in less than a few weeks time.
Stand-alone and/or series.
Series: Got started on "A Series of Unfortunate Events":
The Tin Soldier (children's)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, read in 1976.
My Sister's Keeper (I don't read a lot at all.)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Own as Cem Anos de Solidao)
Good In Bed.
Reading right now... all about air tools and home improvement DIY!
Reading next: A Thousand Splendid Suns (pre-ordered and should get it on May 31).
I forgot about this. Sorry!
Troye
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? ANY
Amazon or brick and mortar? BOTH
Barnes & Noble or Borders? B&N
Bookmark or dogear? BOOKMARK WITH WHATEVER I FIND AVAILABLE WHEN I START A NEW BOOK- USUALLY A RECEIPT
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? BY SERIES AND "PRETTY-NESS"
Keep dustjacket or toss it? TOSS
Read with dustjacket or remove it? REMOVE
Short story or novel? BOTH
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? BOTH, BUT I DEFINITELY PREFER HP
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? BOTH
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? BOTH
Buy or Borrow? BOTH
New or used? BOTH
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse? ALL OF THE ABOVE
Tidy ending or cliffhanger? BOTH
Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? ALL OF THE ABOVE
Stand-alone or series? ANY
Favorite series? THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
Favorite children's book? THE CRONICLES OF NARNIA- I CANNOT NARROW DOWN TO WHICH ONE. I ALSO LOVE ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? THE WISDOM HUNTER
Favorite books read last year? LIFE OF PI, THE TIME TRAVELERS WIFE
Favorite books of all time? THAT IS A HARD ONE- CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, ANYTHING BY CS LEWIS, THIS PRESENT DARKNESS AND PIERCING THE DARKNESS BY FRANK PERETTI, REDEEMING LOVE BY FRANCINE RIVERS
Least favorite book you finished last year? SORRY- I DON'T GENERALLY FINISH BOOKS THAT I DON'T LIKE. SADLY, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY GOOD IN BED
What are you reading right now? THE WIDOW OF THE SOUTH, FREAKANOMICS, AND MISTER MONDAY
What are you reading next? PROBABLY SOMETHING BLUE
SORRY TO BE SO NON- COMMITAL ON SO MANY OF THE ANSWERS.
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