Book meme
Found this at Steph's. I think it probably was a book meme, but I didn't see any links. Then I found the original one here, but I'm doing the version at Steph's cos I'm not quite a Sci-fi fan.
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?
Books are just books to me, hardback or not. But most the time, paperbacks cos they're less bulkier.
Amazon or brick-and-mortar?
Brick-and-mortar. I love the feel and smell of books! Especially in those second-hand book stores here in Australia, where you'll find those classic bound books.
Barnes & Noble or Borders?
For me, any book store will do. But in KL, Kinokuniya KLCC ^_~
Bookmark or dogear?
Both. Dogears when I can't find any bookmarks!
Alphabetized by author or alphabetized by title or random?
Random, by size. Or how it fits into my shelf.
Keep, throw away, or sell?
Keep! Unfortunately, I don't have any of my old books any more cos we've moved houses a lot. So they've either been thrown, sold, or given away. *pouts*
Keep dust-jacket or toss it?
Wa'ffor throw away lah?
Read with dustjacket or remove it?
Without. Having one on irritates me and I can’t focus on the book.
Short story or novel?
Both ^_^
A Collection (short stories by same author) or anthology short stories by different authors)?
So far, I've only a collection of short stories by Roald Dahl and Norman Mailer respectively. I usually leave anthologies for poetry.
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
Chapter breaks. I'm somewhat anal about the idea of stopping mid-chapter. Besides, why else would there be chapter breaks? =P (Other than as story breaks lah)
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”?
"It was a time when people still believed in fairy tales.." ^_^
Buy or Borrow?
Buy. I love to have my own collection.
New or used?
Both. You'll find amazing gems in second-hand book stores here in Australia.
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse?
Browsing and book reviews. Recommendations only from people who share similar tastes in books.
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
Cliffhanger. But not the kind that are book sequels. More the kind of cliffhangers that make you think what will happen to the character after.
Morning reading, afternoon reading or night time reading?
Night time reading ^_^
Standalone or series?
Standalone. The only series I've had were books as a kid... Choose your own adventure series, Nancy Drew, Enid Blyton...
Favourite series?
The "Choose your own adventure" series as a kid. I haven't been reading any book series since then.
Favourite book of which nobody else has heard?
I think I tend to pick book prize winners.
Favourite books read last year?
Amitav Ghosh's Glass Palace.
Favorite books of all time?
None in particular.
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” ~Groucho Marx

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Comments
An interesting meme. I'd have to do it some time when I have less to blog about. lol
I've done so much lately I think I'll be writing for the next month. :-)
Dabido (Teflon) | February 24, 2007 10:30 PM
yaa, you have been a busy boy ^_^
midnite lily | February 25, 2007 11:27 AM
Oh, I've done this now ... post number 1000 too! Book Meme
Dabido (Teflon) | February 28, 2007 1:57 AM