Survey For Avid Readers?

1. My favourite book series is Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising" sequence. I like the way it's written, and how it draws on strands of mythology and Arthurian legend *without* becoming yet another run-of-the-mill rendition of good vs. evil. It's a very original take.

2. The most original book I've ever read is Thomas Pynchon's "The Crying of Lot 49". The plotline is so highly weird that the narrator becomes unsure of her own sanity, meaning that the poor reader is trapped in the position of not knowing what to believe. The end of the story leaves the narrator - and the reader - hanging, with no hope of resolution. And despite this, the book manages to hold my interest, probably because even though I never fully understood what was going on, it manages to be utterly hilarious. By fifteen pages in, I was hooked and just going along for the ride.

3. My favourite book that is not a series is Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief". I love the narrative style - it has an omniscient narrator who doesn't quite understand what he knows, who is trying as hard as he can to distract himself from the horror of what is happening but never quite manages it, and who therefore has a bleak, black, not-*quite*-bitter sense of humour about the whole situation. (It's set in WWII Germany.)

4. The most recent book I've read and enjoyed is "The 13 Clocks" by James Thurber. Brilliantly off-beat, hilarious narrative style. When the writing reaches the point of comic inversions and rhyming sentences, you abandon any pretence of taking it seriously and just go along. And sometimes it even manages to be chilling... even with rhyming sentences. For example: "You'll never live to wed his niece. You'll only die to feed his geese. Goodbye, good night, and sorry." Of course, you also have paragraphs that begin with "The brambles and the thorns grew thick and thicker in a ticking thicket of bickering crickets" and just get worse from there on in. It took me ten attempts to read that particular one aloud at a normal pace, I tripped up on the very next sentence, I couldn't stop laughing - which didn't help in the slightest - and I caused great consternation among my workmates when I in turn challenged them to do it.

5. I am waiting for two books to come out - Patrick Rothfuss' novel "The Wise Man's Fear" and Peter Beagle's short story collection "Sleight of Hand". The latter is the one I am most impatiently waiting for, as Peter Beagle is my all-time favourite author (his books occupy four spots in my top ten).

6. If I could meet any author, it would definitely be Peter Beagle. Even though I'd probably be all tongue-tied and shy... I just love his stories so much.

7. Um. Er. Hmm. *laugh* I don't know! Perhaps a mix of Hermione and Luna from "Harry Potter" - I'm bookish, and I can be quite odd at times.

8. Yes - apart from the ones I'm waiting for, I'd like to read "The Children of Green Knowe" by Lucy M. Boston.

9. Well, that would really depend on what *they* liked. If they didn't like fantasy, or liked a different style, most of my suggestions would go straight out the window. As far as the answer goes... choose any three books I've already mentioned except "Green Knowe" and there's your answer. :-)

10. Yes, it was fun.

1. What's your favorite book series and who is it by? Why do you like it so much?

Harry Potter. I love it so much because of the world, the characters, the plot, the themes, and because I grew up practically my whole life with these books. I have so much respect for JK Rowling.

2. What's the most original book you've ever read and who is it by? What made it unique?

The Giver was pretty original back when I read it. It's by Lois Lowry. I loved how it described the post-apocalyptic universe. Firelight by Sophie Jordon was pretty original, but I was reminded of Disney's American Dragon lol. The Book Theif's narration is really original. I don't know.. I feel like all books are based off of something...I think Harry Potter is a very unique story and most original I have come across but the idea of wizards is nothing new.

3. What's you favorit book that's NOT is a series and who is it by? What do you like about it so much?

Recently, I liked Incarceron. It's not my favorite, but my mind is blanking.

4. What's the most recent book that you've read and enjoyed.

Matched by Allie Condie

5. Are you waiting for any books to come out? What is it?

I'm waiting for City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare.

6. If you could meet any author, who would it be and why?

JK Rowling because I respect her and her writing.

7. Which character from a book are you most like? What book is him/her/it from?

Hm, I don't know. I don't think I resemble any character from a book actually. I'll have to think on this.

8. Are there any books you want to read? What is it?

Yeah, there are tons of books I still want to read. I have a whole list of them! I need to finish the Bartimous trilogy and Sword of Truth series. I want to read The DaVinci Code, Jane Eyre, His Dark Materials trilogy, and more.

9. You see a person in the bookstore. They ask you if you have any good recommendations for them. What are three books you would show them?

Well it depends on the person. If it was an elderly person or my teacher, I certainly wouldn't recommend these books. But if they were my age and looking for some entertainment...

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

2. The Hunger Games

3. City of Bones

10. Did you like this survey?

Yes. :D I liked it a lot.

1. The Vampire Diaries Series by LJ Smith

-I like it so much because it was the first book I read after Twilight, and at the time I was a Twilight obsessee, and the moment I read this series I was like "Psh Twilight sucks! Woo Damon!" It totally changed my idea about Vampires from sparkly and girly to badbutt and awesome<3

2. Warrior Princess by Frewin Jones

-Well, I've never read any book before, or heard of one that was in a setting like this. It's historical fiction, yet it also manages to be Fantasy too, and NOT involve unicorns or wizards of some sort. After all this faerie, angel, magic stuff I was really looking forward to something without a lot of magic; and I found it!

3. A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass

-It was the first book I read that focused pretty much only on the MC and her problems. No boy problems, no love triangle- just simple girl and her family, dealing with life. Oh and no magical stuff<3 It was just really good lol.

4. City of Ashes (Book 2 of the Mortal Instruments Series) by Cassandra Clare

5. The next book in the HoN series, and the most recent book of the Vampire Diaries series in paperback (if that counts).

6. LJ Smith. She's my favorite author, and one of the few good third person authors around for young adults. I love third person. Looove.

7. I don't think so :p I'm special yo!

8. Paranormalacy, Angel Fire, Destiny's Path, erm that's it.

9.

-Vampire Academy Book1 by Richelle Mead

-Private by Kate Brian

-hush,hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

10. Yuss<3 But it was really long to type ;p

1.) My favorite book series (because I haven't read many, or ANY for that matter) would have to be my own. I love it so much because... well, I wrote it. Of course I'm going to love it. It's something I could read over and over and over and never grow bored.

2.) The Nobodies Album by... can't remember. I thought it was unique, because the main character was an author that was rewriting the last chapters in every single one of her books. I just thought that was interesting.

3.) Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. I loved it so much because it was dark and suspenseful, which is something I love in a book.

4.) ROOM

5.) Ha ha! My own... hopefully... someday. Other than that, not really.

6.) I've already met Gillian Flynn, so I think I'm good. It would be cool to meet Harper Lee. I wrote an essay about how there was no way she could've stole To Kill a Mockingbird from Truman Capote.

7.) I am most like my own character from my own book, because she is my ideal self.

8.) I would like to finish reading Saving Max. It seems interesting so far.

9.) Dark Places, ROOM, and The Nobodies Album.

10.) I loved this survey! :)

1. The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare. It's amazing and has romance, action, and keeps you hanging on until the very last sentence :)

2. The Wish List by Eion Colfer. The way he put everything, and his ideas the way he presented everything it that book was just so unique. No one could ever replace it.

3. Oh my gosh that's such a hard one!!!! I have so many that I can't pick just one! :D

4. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

5. YES!! The fourth Inheritance (Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr.) book! I can't wait!!!!

6. I would want to meet Cassandra Clare, because I would really like to ask her questions about her books, and she seems like such a nice person.

7. I think I'm most like Jessica from Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side. I'm a little quiet and shy, but I know what I want and I'm very stubborn :)

8. I want to read Anne Rice books, and I also want to read some Sarah Dessan books.

9. It would really depend on the person, whether they were male or female, and what kind of genre they most like :)

10. Yes I did, thank you :)

1. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series: loved the detail and adventure over many years

2. Probably In the Attic I think it was called don't remember the author. It was about china dolls that lived in the attic and I have never forgotten it though I read it when I was about eight.

3. Mouse Soup by ??? It was my favorite childhood book.

4. Wheel of Time book 13

5. Yes, wheel of time book 14 and Inheritance Cycle book 4

6. J.K. ROwling- she took something very well known and made it original

7. Rand from Wheel of Time/

8. Books by Marta Perry

9. Hide in Plain Sight, Eye of the World, Eragon

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