….on Friday!

I’m terribly late to this game but I saw it on Vasilly’s blog and thought it was too fun not to post.

booking

  • Reading something frivolous? Or something serious?
    I’m all about the frivolous!  Give me total and complete mindless entertainment almost any day.  I will read serious but it has to be paced between loads of not so much on the thinky thinkers.
  • Paperbacks? Or hardcovers?
    Both actually.  I am horribly impatient so more times than not when I want a book I tend to get it right when it releases thus more times than not its hardcover.  Paperback is obviously easier to handle though so if I can get it I’d likely go there first.
  • Fiction? Or Nonfiction?
    Fiction, hands down.  I am *not* a non-fiction girl at all.
  • Poetry? Or Prose?
    Yikes that’s a hard one.  I’ll just say it depends on what the situation calls for.
  • Biographies? Or Autobiographies?
    Biographies — I tend to think that third party perspective might bring to light aspects and autobiographer may not want focused on.
  • History? Or Historical Fiction?
    A little from column A a little from column B.  Flat out dry history books that make me feel like I’m in school are a big fat no.  But if you can jazz it up like historical fiction I’d give it a whirl.
  • Series? Or Stand-alones?
    I love me a series.  I like getting to know characters and then following them over time.
  • Classics? Or best-sellers?
    I lean towards best-sellers but can read a classic on occasion.
  • Lurid, fruity prose? Or straight-forward, basic prose?
    I’m not a fan of an over abundance of words in my prose so it’s all about the straight-forward.
  • Plots? Or Stream-of-Consciousness?
    Give me plot anyday.
  • Long books? Or Short?
    Depends on what the story calls for.  But….I’d likely shy away from books with thousands of pages right out of the gate.
  • Illustrated? Or Non-illustrated?
    I honestly don’t care.
  • Borrowed? Or Owned?
    Owned.  I’m too selfish to borrow.
  • New? Or Used?
    There is nothing like a new book.  But….if there is something I want and I can’t get it new I’ll go for the old.

What are your preferences?