Booking Through Thursday

Book Gluttony! Are your eyes bigger than your book belly? Do you have a habit of buying up books far quicker than you could possibly read them? Have you had to curb your book buying habits until you can catch up with yourself? Or are you a controlled buyer, only purchasing books when you have run out of things to read?

My eyes are most DEFINITELY bigger than my book belly!!!! Although most of my books come to me through PaperbackSwap, I still have the need to add every book to my wishlist there and have books coming in constantly, more than I can read in any short period of time!!! I do go on book buying spree's as well, and usually when I do that I'll read 1 or 2 right away and the rest end up on the shelf to get to eventually!!! Some days I think I should try to curb my book habit, but then I always change my mind!!!! I love to be surrounded by my books, they make me a happy girl!!!!! :)

Booking Through Thursday.....

It’s a holiday weekend here in the U.S., so let’s keep today’s question simple–What are you reading? Anything special? Any particularly juicy summer reading? I am currently reading Heartsick by Chelsea Cain. I am reallllllllllllllly hoping to finish it tonight. I have been unusually busy this week it seems. Not juicy summer reading right now, but my next is going to be a YA cuz I need a little fluff..........hahaha :)

Booking Through Thursday.......

Have you ever been a member of a book club? How did your group choose (or, if you haven’t been, what do you think is the best way to choose) the next book and who would lead discussion? No, I have never been a member of a traditional book club. I would think the best way to choose a book would be for each member to take a month to pick 3 titles they would like to read and then have the group vote on which of the 3 they would like to read most. Majority would rule on which book would be the next months title. :)

Do you feel more or less likely to appreciate books if you are obliged to read them for book groups rather than choosing them of your own free will? Does knowing they are going to be read as part of a group affect the reading experience? I like to pick what book I'm going to read next on a whim. Even if I know I am going to love a book, if I read it because I have to I just don't think I enjoy it as much. I encounter this when reading books for the games at PaperBackSwap. Which can be viewed the same if not a bit different than reading for a book club. As a matter of fact right now I am reading a book for a swap and it's a book I know I would love 100% more if I didn't feel the need to be reading it RIGHT NOW!!!! I do not read well under pressure!!

Time to Book through Thursday.....

Have your book-tastes changed over the years? More fiction? Less? Books that are darker and more serious? Lighter and more frivolous? Challenging? Easy? How-to books over novels? Mysteries over Romance?

Absolutely!!!! I used to love all the Nora Roberts and Danielle Steele romance books, and now I read very few of those. I do like contemporary romance though, but not the full throttle romance stuff anymore. I really enjoy cozy mysteries and have gotten *back* into young adult. I find that the lighter stuff is easier for me to read, enjoy and get through quickly. I like some hard core mysteries thrown in the mix too, which I have always enjoyed!!! I also used to read alot of chick lit and haven't been reading too much of that lately. At this point with the kids, the easier the read, the better.....hahaha I've also recently started reading paranormal............I NEVER thought I would say those words, but PBS has definitely opened up lots of new reading possiblities for me!!! :)

Books VS Movies....

Books and films both tell stories, but what we want from a book can be different from what we want from a movie. Is this true for you? If so, what’s the difference between a book and a movie?

A book is always the better way to go for me. There is always so much more detail, and I find that sometimes movies tend to leave out what I think are the most important parts. I like to see the movie after I read the book though, and I tend to hope that when I do the book doesn't lose it's appeal to me if the movie is horrible!!!!! I always read the book first though, never the other way around!!! ;)

Booking Through Thursday

Scenario: You’ve just bought some complicated gadget home . . . do you read the accompanying documentation? Or not? Well, that all depends on my mood.....hahaha If I don't start reading them right away, I always keep them handy just in case!!! ;) Most of the time I skim through them first and then give it a go and if I need to double check something I always have them right there to reference!! :)

Do you ever read manuals? Not usually!!!

How-to books? Rarely!!

Self-help guides? Sometimes!!

Anything at all? Always reading something!! :)