Book Survey
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1) Have you ever regifted a book that you've been given?
No, I guess because my Mom was a teacher in her working years (and eventually headmistress), she had a rule that we "should not give books away". So there was a time where we really had A LOT of books. Eventually due to real physical constraints she relented and we put some books aside for people to pick up (the library had picky requirements for book donations) and meanwhile I posted on some Facebook Freecycle groups to get people to take some of my books too.
2) Have you ever said that you read a book when you actually haven't?
Nah, if I said I've read the book, then I've read it. Now whether I remember the events in the book or not, is another matter.
3) Have you ever borrowed a book and not returned it?
No, I'm very good with books. Chances are if I saw you had a book I wanted to read, I wouldn't ask to borrow it, I'd go buy my own copy LOL waste of money I know, but kid me was slow on the uptake on money matters. Oh, even library books, I've returned them all.
4) Have you ever read a series out of order?
The easiest to think of is Discworld. I thought it was just a "World" (since, DiscWORLD), so I didn't think the stories were interconnected. The first Discworld book I read was The Truth, the 25th book I think. After that, I grew to like Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Then one day I was cleaning up my shelf and found out that apparently,I we had Mort, the 4th book, always sitting on the shelf (it was a book Mom allowed us to buy on a holiday trip to London. Sis got Mort because of the starry sparkly cover design, and I got A Night In The Lonesome October, because there was a dog and animals on the cover LOL). Then I found out that it's a series so I got it stuck in my mind to read it in order, and then I read The Color of Magic, the 1st book, and later The Light Fantastic, 2nd book. It was only after this that I noticed it had Arcs, like the Rincewind arc, the Witches arc, the Police Force arc, etc... and so one didn't really need to read it in order, and since then the sequencing went to hell for me.
5) Have you ever spoiled a book for someone?
Would I be spoiling if they asked me to tell them about it?
6) Have you ever dog-eared pages in a book?
Only school books, never novels.
7) Have you ever told someone that you don't own a book when you actually do?
Books are my pride and joy, I wouldn't deny I had any book. Though I really should go through my books and bring the really good ones or the authors that I really like out to display instead of what I have done now. Task for another day!
8) Have you ever told someone that you haven't read a book when you have?
I don't think so? I mean, I post on Goodreads and here as soon as I've read a book (ever since I got access to Goodreads)... so there are some books I've read but no review written, because those were from before the internet times. That book I got in London I mentioned just now, A Night In The Lonesome October, is one of them. I bought it, I read it, I don't remember what it's about. I think some politics stuff.
9) Have you ever skipped a chapter or a section in a book?
Probably yes.
10) Have you ever badmouthed a book you actually liked?
Hm... I don't think so? I think it's the other way around, I started out not to like a book, so that's what I say, but then the book slowly grows on me? A recent example would be Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro). It was so weird in the beginning, I actually didn't like the book, but then when I understood it, it was awesomely horrifying yet I couldn't look away and had to read on and now it's one of my favs - for the wow factor. It's never gonna happen to me again because I now know, but I like to recommend the book to people.
unbound_ophelia1) Have you ever regifted a book that you've been given?
No, I guess because my Mom was a teacher in her working years (and eventually headmistress), she had a rule that we "should not give books away". So there was a time where we really had A LOT of books. Eventually due to real physical constraints she relented and we put some books aside for people to pick up (the library had picky requirements for book donations) and meanwhile I posted on some Facebook Freecycle groups to get people to take some of my books too.
2) Have you ever said that you read a book when you actually haven't?
Nah, if I said I've read the book, then I've read it. Now whether I remember the events in the book or not, is another matter.
3) Have you ever borrowed a book and not returned it?
No, I'm very good with books. Chances are if I saw you had a book I wanted to read, I wouldn't ask to borrow it, I'd go buy my own copy LOL waste of money I know, but kid me was slow on the uptake on money matters. Oh, even library books, I've returned them all.
4) Have you ever read a series out of order?
The easiest to think of is Discworld. I thought it was just a "World" (since, DiscWORLD), so I didn't think the stories were interconnected. The first Discworld book I read was The Truth, the 25th book I think. After that, I grew to like Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Then one day I was cleaning up my shelf and found out that apparently,
5) Have you ever spoiled a book for someone?
Would I be spoiling if they asked me to tell them about it?
6) Have you ever dog-eared pages in a book?
Only school books, never novels.
7) Have you ever told someone that you don't own a book when you actually do?
Books are my pride and joy, I wouldn't deny I had any book. Though I really should go through my books and bring the really good ones or the authors that I really like out to display instead of what I have done now. Task for another day!
8) Have you ever told someone that you haven't read a book when you have?
I don't think so? I mean, I post on Goodreads and here as soon as I've read a book (ever since I got access to Goodreads)... so there are some books I've read but no review written, because those were from before the internet times. That book I got in London I mentioned just now, A Night In The Lonesome October, is one of them. I bought it, I read it, I don't remember what it's about. I think some politics stuff.
9) Have you ever skipped a chapter or a section in a book?
Probably yes.
10) Have you ever badmouthed a book you actually liked?
Hm... I don't think so? I think it's the other way around, I started out not to like a book, so that's what I say, but then the book slowly grows on me? A recent example would be Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro). It was so weird in the beginning, I actually didn't like the book, but then when I understood it, it was awesomely horrifying yet I couldn't look away and had to read on and now it's one of my favs - for the wow factor. It's never gonna happen to me again because I now know, but I like to recommend the book to people.
