Picked this meme up from Melanie, in honor of two YA books I read for work this weekend.
The goal of this is to list favourite authors according to last name (with a representative fave book as well).
Atwood, Margaret — Cat’s Eye
Bronte, Charlotte — Jane Eyre
Card, Orson Scott — Ender’s Game
Dragonwagon, Crescent — The Year [...]

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Quick! It’s an emergency! You just got an urgent call about a family emergency and had to rush to the airport with barely time to grab your wallet and your passport. But now, you’re stuck at the airport with nothing to read. What do you do??
And, no, you did NOT have time to grab your [...]

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Picked this up from Becky:
The rules: Top twenty favourite books in no particular order. Don’t think about it for too long. Take twenty minutes only to compile your list. Bold the ones you’ve read, or reread, since you’ve started blogging. Include novels, non fiction and plays.
1. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte [...]

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’cause I think this quiz is confusing Boomer (on the basestar) with Sharon Agathon (on Galactica, married to mmmmmmHelo).
Which Battlestar Galactica Character Are You? More on Battlestar Galactica. Created by BuddyTV
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Pick up the nearest book. (I’m sure you must have one nearby.)
Turn to page 123.
What is the first sentence on the page?
The last sentence on the page?

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When somebody mentions literature what’s the first thing you think of? (Dickens? Tolstoy? Shakespeare?) Do you read literature (however you define it) for pleasure? Or is it something that you read only when you must?
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Found this via It’s All About Books, and since movies are written by writers I think it works for a blog about reading. How many can you guess?
Here are the rules:
1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb (Internet Movie Database) and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for [...]

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Created by Dewey, picked up at Becky’s Book Reviews:
1. When you dislike a book, do you say so in your blog? Why or why not?
Oh, yes–absolutely. I even have tags about it (see my tag list below). I do try to be fair, in that I like to analyze why I didn’t like [...]

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You should have seen this one coming … Who is your favorite Male lead character? And why?
I don’t connect with male protagonists the way I do with female, so I can’t really come up with an absolute favorite. And this reminds me of a conversation I’ve been having with my pastor’s wife, who [...]

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Found via Rhigirl–
1. When/how did you become an avid reader?
I’ve loved to read as long as I can remember, ever since I was a little girl. I was totally the bookworm nerd that never wanted to do anything else.
2. What is your favorite genre for adult/young adult books?
For YA, I am always a sucker [...]

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