Monday, January 23, 2017

Book Tag Time

1. E-book or Physical book?
Definitely, a physical book.
2. Paperback or Hardback?
Paperback.
3. Online or In-Store Book Shopping?
It's been ages since I have stepped into a bookstore. So, it's online shopping and sometimes, shopping in book exhibitions.
4. Trilogies or Series?
The only trilogy I have ever read is The Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi. So, it would be series.
5. Heroes or Villains?
Heroines. Think Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Shirley, Heidi, Marian Halcombe, Hermoine Granger or Daenerys Targaryen.
6. A Book You Want Everyone To Read?
Hmm, maybe The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
7. Recommend an Underrated Author?
Have not heard of or read any underrated author.
8. The Last Book You Finished?
The Sixth Form at St Clare's by Enid Blyton. :)
9. Weirdest Thing You’ve Used as a Bookmark?
Probably my phone.
10. Used Books: Yes or No?
Rarely.
11. Top Three Favorite Genres?
Classics

Adventure/Mystery

Children's fiction
12. Borrow or Buy?
In the absence of a good lending library, always Buy.
On a side note, I think having a book lover for a spouse or family member makes gift giving so easy. One book as a gift and we are pleased as punch!
13. Character or Plot?
Character.
14. Long or Short Books?
Long...the longer, the better.
15. Name The First Three Books You Think Of
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Anne of Avonlea by L M Montgomery

Hound of the Baskervilles by A C Doyle
16. Books That Make You Laugh or Cry?
Laugh - Psmith in the City by P G Wodehouse
Cry - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
17. Our World or Fictional Worlds?
Fictional worlds, preferably the world of Anne Shirley. :)
18. Audiobooks: Yes or No?
Not heard any.
19. Do You Ever Judge a Book by its Cover?
Not the cover but the blurb.
20. Book to Movie or Book to TV Adaptations?
Book to TV Adaptations, especially Agatha Christie's Poirot and Jeremy Brett in the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
21. A Movie or TV-Show You Preferred to its Book?
Probably, 3 Idiots compared to Five Point Someone
22. Series or Standalone’s?
Both. 
23. Book that you re-read?
All the classics, Harry Potter, Hercule Poirot, Enid Blyton's school series and Wodehouse.

Thank you, Balcony Sunrise, for tagging me. This was really fun.

Day 23 of Blogathon 2017

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