| Originally posted on April 01 2015 - Syncing it up here today :) Favourite childhood book |
| Scarlet Pimpernel/A Tale of Two Cities |
| What are you reading right now |
| Inferno by Dan Brown |
| What books do you have on request at the library |
| None – I prefer to buy books |
| Bad Book Habit |
| Completing any and every book that I choose to read irrespective of the content being interesting (only exception being Mein Kampf & The Monk who sold his Ferrari) |
| What do you currently have checked out at the library |
| Nothing – I prefer to buy books |
| Do you have an e-reader |
| No – I prefer actual books to online reading |
| Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once? |
| 1 book at a time |
| Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog? |
| Yes, a lot! |
| Least favourite book you read this year (so far?) |
| None so far in this year! Midnight’s children & Adultery – So far! |
| Favourite book you’ve read this year |
| Again of the ones I have completed reading this year (which is not many), none so far! |
| How often do you read out of your comfort zone |
| Quite Rare |
| What is your reading comfort zone |
| Thriller/Mystery, Melodrama, Science Fiction, Humor, Romance in that order! |
| Can you read on the bus |
Yes, that’s the only time I get these days to read  |
| Favourite place to read |
| On my bed or Near a window |
| What is your policy on book lending |
| I don’t lend books! |
| Do you ever dog-ear books? |
| No |
| Do you ever write in the margins of your books? |
| Text books, Yes! Novels – No! |
| Not even with text books? |
| Text books, Yes! Novels – No! |
| What is your favourite language to read in? |
| English & Kannada! |
| What makes you love a book? |
| Content! |
| What will inspire you to recommend a book? |
| Content! |
| Favourite genre? |
| Thriller/Mystery |
| Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?) |
| Non-Fiction |
| Favourite biography? |
| Prison Diaries by Jeffrey Archer |
| Have you ever read a self-help book? |
| Normally I don’t, I did read one last year for non-fiction category of book reading challenge! |
| Favourite cookbook? |
| Jaya V Shenoy – Konkani Cuisine |
| Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)? |
| Oh my, none yet in this year! (I believe this meme is supposed to be taken up towards the end of ayear) |
| Favourite reading snack? |
| Anything Fried/popcorn/a big cup of coffee |
| Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience |
| Midnight’s Children |
| How often do you agree with critics about a book? |
| Not much! |
| How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews? |
| Thanks to few such books, I get inspired to blog more! |
| If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose? |
| Have never thought about it |
| Most intimidating book you’ve ever read? |
| Midnight’s Children |
| Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin? |
| Mein Kampf – Yet to complete reading this one! |
| Favourite poet? |
| Never been there! |
| How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time? |
| None currently |
| How often have you returned a book to the library unread? |
| Never ! |
| Favourite fictional character? |
| Scarlett – Gone With The Wind |
| Favourite fictional villain? |
| Can’t think of one! |
| Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation |
| John Grisham/Jeffrey Archer/Classics |
| The longest I’ve gone without reading |
| is in the year that I got married |
| Name a book that you could/would not finish |
| Mein Kampf & The Monk who sold his Ferrari |
| What distracts you easily when you’re reading? |
| Motherhood |
| Favorite film adaptation of a novel? |
| Gone with the wind/A Beautiful Mind/P.S.I love you/Mist/The Help |
| Most disappointing film adaptation? |
| The Bridges of Madison County (Somehow I didn’t feel the same as I did when I read the novel) |
| The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time? |
| ~4k |
| How often do you skim a book before reading it? |
| Sometimes – only before buying! |
| What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through? |
| My daughter! |
| Do you like to keep your books organised? |
| Yes! |
| Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them? |
| Keep Them! |
| Are there any books you’ve been avoiding? |
| Poetry/Mein Kampf |
| Name a book that made you angry |
| We the living |
| A book you didn’t expect to like but did? |
| Life is what you make it |
| A book that you expected to like but didn’t? |
| Love in the time of Cholera |
| Favourite guilt-free, pleasure reading? |
| Any book from my favorite genre! |
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