Among other things, a quiz

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Currently reading: One of Ours by Willa Cather
Most recently watched movie: Into Great Silence
Current favorite quote: "Any idiot can face a crisis -- it's this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
Picture of the day:
Picture explanation: I know I just recently posted a picture of Aragorn, but this is one of my favorite pictures of him, and it's also in honor of his birthday...which was March 1st.

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I saw this quiz on Heather's blog, and thought I'd like to do it myself. Btw, please pray for Heather...she's getting married today! (Actually, by this time, she IS married; I think the ceremony was earlier today.)

Top 3 authors:

1. J.R.R. Tolkien

2. Jane Austen

3. Cornelia Funke



Top 3 male characters: (gosh, this is hard!)

1. Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings

2. Dustfinger from the Inkheart trilogy

3. Faramir from The Lord of the Rings



Top 3 female characters:

1. Eowyn from The Lord of the Rings

2. Jo from Little Women

3. Elizabeth from Pride and Prejudice



Top 30 fiction books in no particular order:

1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

2. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

3. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

4. Black by Ted Dekker

5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

6. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

8. Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

9. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

10. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

11. The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald

12. Eragon by Christopher Paolini

13. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

14. The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade

15. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

16. The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas

17. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

18. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

19. Redwall by Brian Jacques

20. Mariel of Redwall by Brian Jacques

21. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

22. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

23. Beauty by Robin McKinley

24. Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley

25. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

26. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

27. All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

28. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

29. Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather

30. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte



Top 3 books most recently read:

1. Beauty by Robin McKinley

2. Peter and the Starcatchers by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry

3. Red by Ted Dekker



Worst 3 books ever read:

1. Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam

2. Ever by Gail Carson Levine

3. St. Vincent de Paul (I don't remember the author...but whew, talk about dry!)



Top 5 scenes from any book:

1. Eowyn and Faramir's love scene, The Lord of the Rings

2. The attack of the robbers at the inn where Gerard and Denys were staying, The Cloister and the Hearth

3. Beauty's frustration at her fairy maids, Beauty

4. The end/martyr scene, The Robe

5. Rose trips on her "fashionable" outfit and falls into a chair, Eight Cousins



The book(s) that made me cry the most:

1. The Lord of the Rings -J.R.R. Tolkien

2. The Cloister and the Hearth -Charles Reade

3. Railway Children -I don't remember the author

4. A Tale of Two Cities -Charles Dickens

5. Lucy Gayheart -Willa Cather



The book(s) that made me laugh the most:

1. The Lord of the Rings -J.R.R. Tolkien (can you tell it's my top favorite book EVER??)

2. The Cloister and the Hearth -Charles Reade (this one, too)

3. Little Women -L.M. Alcott (Jo is just too hysterical!)

4. The Princess Bride -William Goldman (the whole book is just one big comedy routine)

5. Master and Commander -Patrick O'Brian (any of the scenes with Jack Aubrey and Dr. Maturin are just too funny)



The book(s) that made me feel the best at the end:

1. The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien (in a very sad way, of course...)

2. The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas

3. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

4. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

5. Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery (#6 in the Anne of Green Gables series)



Contemporary or Historical?

Contemporary



Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror?

Fantasy!



Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback?

Hardback, especially old ones that have a certain delightful, old bookish smell...but I also love the paperbacks that have the soft feel to their covers, smooth but not slick or plastic-y



Barnes & Noble or Amazon?

Amazon -- you can find so many awesome things on there!



Bookmark or Dog-ear?

Bookmark. I have a nice little set of LOTR bookmarks that some friends of mine made for me...my reading companions. :)



Alphabetize by author, alphabetize by title, or organize not at all?

No organization! If it's in my own home, that is. That's the best way. Part of the fun of looking for a book to read from your bookshelf is just the LOOKING.



Star Wars or Star Trek?
Book-wise? I'd have to say Star Wars because I've never read any Star Trek...but movie/tv show-wise, well, I'd probably have to say Star Trek. Unless we're talking about the old Star Wars movies.


Keep, Throw Away, or Sell?
Keep, unless it's a book I really don't like; then I give it away to Goodwill



Keep dust-jacket or toss it?

It depends on the cover of the book. If the cover of the actual book looks cooler than the dust-jacket, then I usually toss it. Otherwise, I keep the dust-jacket.



Read with dustjacket or remove it?

Usually remove it.



Little Women or Anne of Green Gables?

Hmm, that's tricky...I'd probably have to say Little Women.



Short story or novel?

Novel. I do love short stories, though...



Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?

When tired.


“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”?

Haha, that made me smile. :) Usually "once upon a time".



Tear Jerker or Belly Laugh?

Both! Either one shows the sign of a good author, but both even more so.



Charlotte, Emily, or Anne Brontë?

Charlotte.



Buy or Borrow?

Both! Unless it's a book I really like. Then I buy it.



Buying choice: Book Reviews, Recommendation, or Browse?

Recommendation or browse. I don't think I've ever really bought a book on a book review...



Collection (short stories by the same author) or Anthology (short stories by different authors)?

Either one! I'd be most happy with both. :)



Crane or Conrad?

I don't know. I haven't read either.



Standalone or Series?

Both!



Tidy ending or Cliffhanger?

Cliffhanger only if it's a series!



Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading?

Anytime of the day!



Favorite genre series?

Lord of the Rings! (I take it this means your favorite series from your favorite genre). --I just totally used Heather's answer, but that makes sense...



New or used?

If "used" means old, then by all means an old book. But if "used" means secondhand, then usually new.



Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?

A Garland for Girls by Louisa May Alcott.

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And that's the end! Hope you enjoyed it!

Pax,
Limwen