…is to read as many books as possible. I’ve got up two reviews from books I just finished, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed.

I got a stack of new books for Christmas, so my problem right now is going to be deciding what I want to read next. I’m thinking C.S. Harris‘ latest Sebastian St. Cyr mystery.

What was the last book you bought?
The last new book that came into the house was Fables Volume 11, by Bill Willingham et al.
My last Amazon order was The Snack Thief by Andrea Camilleri, Lucifer’s Shadow by David Hewson, Hellboy Vol. 8: Darkness Calls by Mike Mignola

Name a book you have read MORE than once
A book? Just one? Craziness! Here are some of the more frequently re-read: The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Hobbit by JRR Tolkein, The Phoenix Guard by Steven Brust, the Belgariad by David Eddings, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman. Plus there are a bunch of books I can’t wait to reread.

Has a book ever fundamentally changed the way you see life? If yes, what was it?
Everything I read teaches me something new, and every time I learn, my life is changed.

How do you choose a book? (E.g. by cover design and summary, recommendations or reviews?)
Yes.

Do you prefer Fiction or Non-Fiction?
Yes.

What’s more important in a novel, beautiful writing or a gripping plot?
Yes.

Most loved/memorable character (character/book)
Going back to my childhood, it’s probably a toss-up between Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple. Otherwise, it’s probably the character in the series I’m currently reading, or the last book I read that I loved.

Which book or books can be found on your nightstand at the moment?
Now, the books on my nightstand are way different from the books strewn throughout the house that I read throughout the day.
The Histories by Herodotus (I will finish this book), Healing Anger by the Dalai Lama, Faerie Tales ed Martin H. Greenberg, Latin American Folktales ed by John Bierhorst, Russian Folk Belief, A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong, The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, The Path to Tranquility by the Dalai Lama, Vellum by Hal Duncan.
Of course some of these I haven’t read in a year or more, but still they’re there.

What was the last book you’ve read, and when was it?
Today I finished The City of Falling Angels by John Brendt and Hellboy 8 Darkness Calls by Mike Mignola.

Have you ever given up on a book half way in?
Repeatedly. But I’ll also finish a book out of sheer stubbornness (see Herodotus).

(via Janiece)