1:Favorite children's book. Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. A big, beautiful picture book about our 16th President. Loved it, loved it. I'm happy to see it's still in print.
2:The last book you've read. Primetime Princess by Lindy DeKoven. It was completely decent chick lit.
3:Books on your "to read" list. Dust by Patricia Cornwell and HRC by Allen and Parnes.
4:Top 5 authors. William Goldman, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Robert B. Parker, Sue Grafton, Nora Ephron.
5:Favorite genres. Mystery and biography
6:A book that has made you extremely mad Jen Lancaster's writing has devolved from amusing to cruel. I gave up on her when she dismissively referred to Rachel Maddow as "he." Not funny nor clever, just mean and rather neanderthal.
7:A book that you've cried over. In Cold Blood. That passage at the end about Nancy Clutter's horse, Babe, being sold after his mistress' murder. That book really is genius.
8:A book that made you laugh out loud. The Princess Bride. Yes, it was a book before it was a movie, and it's excellent.
9:Fiction or nonfiction? Depends on my mood.
10:First book you've read by your favorite author. The aforementioned Princess Bride.
11:Best book-to-movie adaption. I'm tempted to say The Godfather, except that the movie is such a vast improvement over the book that I don't think it counts. So instead I'll go with To Kill a Mockingbird.
12:Do you read comics/manga? No
13:Hardcovers or Paperbacks? Depends
14:Do you buy books as soon as they come out or wait a while? Depends.
15:Do you buy books spontaneously without any prior knowledge
of what happens in it? Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. So many bloggers, including Kwizgiver, suggested I read it.
16:Have you ever bought a book based on the cover alone? No
17:Where do you usually buy your books? Amazon, or the local bookstore here in town.
18:Book that had a strong impact on you Saving Graces by Elizabeth Edwards.
19:Historical or science fiction? I'm just not into sci-fi at all.
20:Dystopian or Utopian? How about just plan real?
21:Worst book-to-move adaption? Oh, The Great Gatsby! I thought the Redford version (gorgeous though he was) sucked … till I saw the Leo/Baz waste-of-space.
22:Book that should have a movie adaption? I'd love to see Lisa Lutz' Spellman series made into a movie
23:The first book you've fallen in love with Little Women
24:Humor or angst? Depends
25:How many books do you own? Countless
26:Do you go the library? Not often enough
27:How many books do you read a year? Between a dozen and 20.
28:Favorite "required reading" book? The Great Gatsby
29:Favorite quote? "Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death." Princess Bride
30:A book you absolutely hate Moby Dick
