Book Lovers’ Meme to Pass On
I haven’t done a meme yet, but I like this one. I got this from Melissa Donovan’s Writing Forward. She found it over at Write from Home, courtesy Amy Derby.
What was the last book you bought?
I bought /came home with four books on Sunday
· How to Grow a Novel, Sol Stein
· The Illuminator, first novel by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
· Putting Your Passion Into Print by Arielle Eckstut & David Henry Sterry
· Getting Things Done, by David Allen
Name a book you have read MORE than once
I think I’ve read every Forgotten Realms book we own at least twice, and half of them three times. A couple books I keep going back to are Creating A Life Worth Living and Writing Down the Bones.
Has a book ever fundamentally changed the way you see life? If yes, what was it?
You mean aside from the Bible? Yes, several. Creating a Life Worth Living was instrumental in helping me figure out what to do with the life handed back to me after a life threatening illness. Gentle Persuasion opened up a new world for me. Becoming a Writer (Dorothea Brande, the 1981 version), Please Understand Me, and Mars and Venus Starting Over also changed a lot of things for me in terms of who I wanted to be and where I wanted to go.
How do you choose a book – eg. by cover design and summary, recommendations or reviews
Cover and back flap copy unless a book has been recommended. I am also very loyal to authors I enjoy.
Do you prefer Fiction or Non-Fiction?
I’ll always choose fiction when reading to relax. I enjoy learning and personal enrichment/development, so I pick up quite a few non-fiction books as well. Reading in order to provide book reviews for the site is almost all non-fiction.
What’s more important in a novel – beautiful writing or a gripping plot?
The best books have both, right? A page-turning plot will keep me reading even if the writing isn’t stellar. Beautiful writing eventually gets set aside if there’s no story there.
Most loved/memorable character (character/book)
Okay, I don’t care if I’m embarrassed by my answer…I still like Elizabeth Bennet! I like the lead character from Persuasion almost as much.
Which book or books can be found on your nightstand at the moment?
How to Grow a Novel (Sol Stein), Waterdeep, City of Splendors (Ed Greenwood). Well, those are on top. I have a stack of books next to the night stand, a stack ON the nightstand, and a stack on a small stool nearby.
What was the last book you’ve read, and when was it?
How to Grow a Novel (Sol Stein); I’ll likely finish it tonight.
Have you ever given up on a book half way in?
Maybe a time or two. A trip to the bookstore usually has me reading the first few pages of each new book until one grips me for the duration. I haven’t given up on The History of Writing, but need to take it in small portions.
Who’s Next?
So this is my first post of this type. My current reading list is posted on this blog, linked at the top. Melissa Donovan called this the Book Lovers’ Special. Now it’s time to pass the special on. Copy and paste this post into your own blog or email and replace the answers with your own. Share the information and tip us all to some good books!
B J Keltz
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LOL, I just did a meme on my site on writing. I may have to do this one too at some point
Well, then Dara, I’ll trade ya!