I stumbled on this questionnaire on Twitter from The Perpetual Pageturner and thought it looked like a fun way to kill a lunch hour, so here it goes!
Author youve read the most books from:
Terry Pratchett, since I've read all he has written.
Best Sequel ever:
Difficult one, but I'll give it to King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. It blew my socks off.
Currently Reading:
The Long War by Pratchett and Baxter.
Drink of choice while reading:
A good glass of South African red wine goes down well.
E-reader of physical book?
E-reader for published books that hasn't arrived in RSA yet or books I'm not sure I'm going to like, physical books for collections.
Fictional character you'd have dated in high school:
Sabetha from The Republic of Thieves. Brilliant, witty and all round awesome.
Glad you gave this book a chance.
Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. I picked it up on a whim and it's astoundingly good.
Hidden gem book:
Stormcaller by Tom Lloyd, it deserves a lot more attention.
Important moment in your reading life:
When I read Dune by Frank Herbert while in high school. Opened my mind in loads of different ways.
Just Finished:
Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. Review on it's way!
Kinds of books you won't read:
Paranormal romance. Or most romance actually.
Longest book you've read:
Lord of the Rings? Malazan book of the Fallen? Wheel of Time? If they count as single books that is.
Major book hangover:
Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. I was a bit depressed when the trilogy ended.
Number of bookcases you own:
One damn big one. Covers a whole wall.
One book you've read multiple times:
Good Omens by Pratchett and Gaiman. And Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And Night Watch by Pratchett.
Preferred place to read:
My old Lazy-boy I got from my father-in-law.
Quote that inspires you:
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune
Reading regret:
Time wasted on books I didn't like but where I've still pushed through to finish them.
Series you've started and need to finish where all the books are published.
None, since the current series' i'm reading is still being written. The Dresden files for example.
Three of your all-time favourite books:
The Blade Itself by Abercrombie, Stormcaller by Tom Lloyd and Lies of Locke Lamora by Lynch.
Unapolagetic fanboy for:
John Scalzi. Love his work.
Very exited for this release:
Moon's Artifice by Tom Lloyd.
Worst bookish habit.
Reading until the early hours in bed and being a zombie the next day.
X marks the spot: 27th book from top left on shelf:
Dragonfly Falling by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Your latest book purchase
The Long War by Pratchett and Baxter
ZZZ-Snatcher - Book that kept you up way too late.
Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch.
Hehehe, very cool. :-) Nice insights here. Busy with 'The Long War' too, among others.
ReplyDeleteGiven your three of your favourite books (thank you, btw!) that must have been an awesome couple months in 2006 they all came out in!
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough I read Stormcaller in 2007, The Blade Itself in 2008 and Lamora in 2009!
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