Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?
Hot chocolate and peanuts. No, the peanuts don’t go IN the hot chocolate.
Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of
writing in books horrify you?
I write in some books, especially my Bible, but mostly I don’t. Not horrified, but also not inspired to write anything until I’m done.
How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open?
Ummm, I have the bad habit of laying the book down spread-eagle.
Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?
Both, but I read more fiction, and I usually choose nonfiction that tells a story, mostly biographies and history.
Hard copy or audiobooks?
Hard copy. I can’t keep my attention on an audio-book; I suppose I’m not an auditory learner.
If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?
No. I just guess.
What are you currently reading?
The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the old Trail Days by Andy Adams.
Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans by T.R. Fehrenbach.
What is the last book you bought?
I had another answer to this question, but this afternoon I visited this little hole-in-the-wall bookstore while Karate Kid was in canoeing class.
I bought three books:
Antarctica: Journey to the Pole by Peter Lerangis. It looked good, and I like books about polar adventure.
The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard. Mindy recommended it, and the last book I read on her recommendation was a home run.
A Hole in Texas by Hermann Wouk. I didn’t even know Mr. Wouk (The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, War and Remembrance) was still writing. I’m trying to read books about Texas, or set in Texas, and this one is about a guy who works at NASA just like Engineer Husband.
Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?
See above. I always have several books going at once. That way I can find a book to suit my mood.
Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read?
Anytime, anywhere.
Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?
Everybody should read something by C.S. Lewis, and if you like fiction, read Madeleine L’Engle.
Glad you found a copy of Hazzard! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. And I’m with you on the audiobooks–I’ve done one or two while on a long road trip, but for regular reading I’m a hard copy girl. And amen to Lewis to L’Engle!
Ooooh a spread eagle kind of gal, eh? Tsk, tsk.
I’m with you though on audio books. I am NOT an auditory learner at all!
I thought I wasn’t an audio book person either, but now I listen to one every night before bed. It’s my version of being read to at bedtime, I think.
I love the little hole-in-the-wall used bookstore you went to! There aren’t any used bookstores around me, unfortunately.
THAT is a really interesting-looking bookstore! It actually looks a lot like a indie bookstore we have around here in Albuquerque, including the second blocked-up door and the little carts outside. Was it horribly crowded in there? If you tell me that books are stacked up to the ceiling and you weren’t allowed past the first half of the store, and that you had to very careful sort through teetering piles of only vaguely sorted books, I may suspect that we live in twin cities. Or that you live in Albuquerque.
Agree with that “anytime, any where”! Thank you for sharing your habits!