On a Lighter Note

So, after yesterday's post of deepness, I thought I would follow up with a light post of fun and well mannered frivolity...


Which book do you irrationally cringe away from reading, despite seeing only positive reviews?

Hmmm... For some reason I haven't read any of the Twilight books yet. I also haven't read any Jane Austen books. I don't know why, but really the thought of reading them making me make that face of discomfort...

If you could bring three characters to life for a social event (afternoon tea, a night of clubbing, perhaps a world cruise), who would they be and what would the event be?

Hello, world cruise! James Qwilleran from Lillian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who Series (because we need someone to pay for the cruise!)and because he is a good conversationalist. Hmmm.... Hannah Swensen from The Joann Fluke Cookie Murders Series. She is happy and fun and I need to tell her she is supposed to marry Norman the Dentist... And she could make us cookies! It is hard to pick...:/ MAybe Percy Jackson from the Percy Jackson Series. As long as he is on the boat we are safe, and to be honest, that kid needs a break.

I would've said Severus Snape and Remus Lupin from Harry Potter, but Snape from the series is a total jerk, I would rather take Fanfic Snape, and A werewolf on a cruise would be a little dangerous (but very hot!)

(Borrowing shamelessly from the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde): you are told you can’t die until you read the most boring novel on the planet. While this immortality is great for awhile, eventually you realise it’s past time to die. Which book would you expect to get you a nice grave?

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy... I would be immortal practically becasue everytime I pick up that book I fall asleep. I feel it is gonna be one of those books that I wiki to find out what happens...

Come on, we’ve all been there. Which book have you pretended, or at least hinted, that you’ve read, when in fact you’ve been nowhere near it?

1984 by George Orwell... I read the Spark Notes, I know what happens, I've read the beginning and the end... doesn't that count? The blog I took this from said any books assigned in High School and Junior High which is the same for me except for Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. I read those. I don't like being told what to read it messes with my mind...

As an addition to the last question, has there been a book that you really thought you had read, only to realise when you read a review about it/go to ‘reread’ it that you haven’t?

I thought I had read Wuthering Heights for the longest time, and then I realized that I hadn't, I had read Watership Down and was getting them confused. Oh well, I can't remember anything about Watership Down except for that there's rabbits in it, so I should probably one day read both of them.

You’re interviewing for the post of Official Book Advisor to some VIP (who’s not a big reader). What’s the first book you’d recommend and why? (if you feel like you’d have to know the person, go ahead of personalise the VIP)

I would say the Bible, but hopefully they already read that. Um... Possibly Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. I think it depends on what kind of VIP they are. If they are political I would say that book, If they are a church VIP they would have to read Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller and The Shack. If they were historians, they would have to read something like Harry Potter just to get their heads out of their own timelines...

A good fairy comes and grants you one wish: you will have perfect reading comprehension in the foreign language of your choice. Which language do you go with?

Russian Cyrillic! Um DUH!

A mischievious fairy comes and says that you must choose one book that you will reread once a year for the rest of your life (you can read other books as well). Which book would you pick?

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, I usually read it at least that often as it is my favorite book of all time...

I know that the book blogging community, and its various challenges, have pushed my reading borders. What’s one bookish thing you ‘discovered’ from book blogging (maybe a new genre, or author, or new appreciation for cover art-anything)?

I do actually have a new found love for books on living the Christian life. It helps to have someone blog about them and give you an honest review/opinion.

That good fairy is back for one final visit. Now, she’s granting you your dream library! Describe it. Is everything leatherbound? Is it full of first edition hardcovers? Pristine trade paperbacks? Perhaps a few favourite authors have inscribed their works? Go ahead-let your imagination run free.


Yay! Firstly, it is huge! Secondly it is all done in Ravenclaw colors! I would have a whole section of leatherbound classics. I would have a section for Fantasy and mysteries. Probably a whole wall dedicated to books on history and travel. I would have a section for paperback version of my favorite books that magically replaced themselves with new copies whenever the one before it had gotten damaged or lost.... I would have an awesome sound system for listening to music, and I would have a little are set up for making tea that magically stays stocked.