{"id":11906,"date":"2014-09-07T20:57:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T00:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=11906"},"modified":"2014-09-07T20:57:19","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T00:57:19","slug":"15-question-sff-book-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/11906","title":{"rendered":"15 Question SFF Book Meme!"},"content":{"rendered":"

From SF Signal<\/a>: A 15 Question Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Book Meme \u2013 SF\/F\/H Reading\/Buying Habits<\/a><\/p>\n

What was the last sf\/f\/h book you finished reading?<\/strong>
\nMidnight Riot<\/em> (audio version) by Ben Aaronovitch<\/p>\n

What was the last sf\/f\/h book you did not finish reading and why?<\/strong>
\nThis is harder, as I read multiple books at once, and frequently start books that I never get back to, simply because there are too many other books to read one that doesn’t hold my interest.<\/p>\n

What was the last sf\/f\/h book you read that you liked but most people didn\u2019t?<\/strong>
\nI honestly I have no idea. I frequently re-read David Eddings Belgariad, but I don’t think that’s what the question is asking.<\/p>\n

What was the last sf\/f\/h book you read that you disliked but most people did?<\/strong>
\nI abandoned the Sookie Stackouse series. I loved the initial books, but HATED it when it turned into a giant “everyone loves Sookie” fest. Bletch.<\/p>\n

How long do your 1-sitting reading sessions usually last?<\/strong>
\nAs long as I have time. I can spend an entire day reading–if I have an entire day.<\/p>\n

What are you currently reading?<\/strong>
\nThe Complete Sherlock Holmes<\/em> by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
\nThe Dead in Their Vaulted Arches<\/em> by Alan Bradley
\nBonk<\/em> by Mary Roach
\nDownfall<\/em> by Rob Thurman
\nThieves’ Quarry<\/em> by DB Jackson<\/p>\n

Do you like it so far?<\/strong>
\nOf course.
\nI’m having a hard time getting into this one.
\nOMG yes.
\nI’ve put this down several times, because I fear it is going to be the last Cal book.
\nWasn’t what I was in the mood for when I picked it up, but keep coming back to it.<\/p>\n

How long ago did you buy the book you are currently reading (or the last book you read)?<\/strong>
\nSome of them in the past two weeks, some of them… months ago? I own the Sherlock Holmes in HB, so I re-bought the eBook.<\/p>\n

What was the last physical sf\/f\/h book you bought?<\/strong>
\nFables: Camelot by Bill Willingham et al (that one is ALSO waiting for me to pick it up)<\/p>\n

What is the sf\/f\/h sub-genre you like the most and why?<\/strong>
\nI’m a huge fan of urban fantasy–like Charles de Lint–and supernatural mysteries–like Simon R Green. I love mysteries, and I adore mysteries with supernatural or fantastic elements. I also like them because they tend to be single books that I can read in a gulp, but am not left with a damned cliff-hanger.<\/p>\n

What is the sf\/f\/h sub-genre you dislike the most and why?<\/strong>
\nI don’t read SF, because I just plain don’t enjoy it. I dislike dystopias for a similar reason–they make me feel miserable. I’ll feel terrible for hours after finishing a dystopia. Since my brain can do that all on its own, I avoid things that make me feel bad. I also don’t read horror because I don’t like to be scared. (Fantasy with elements of horror is generally find, as long as it’s not scary.)<\/p>\n

What is your favorite electronic reading device?<\/strong>
\nI love my kindle paperwhite so very very very very much. It has a purple cover, and feels so much like reading a book, only it doesn’t hurt my hands to hold.<\/p>\n

What was the last sf\/f\/h eBook you bought?<\/strong>
\nThree pre-orders arrived at the same time:
\nSeanan McGuire – Winterlong
\nPatricia Briggs – Shifting Shadows
\nFables: Camelot by Bill Willinghame et al<\/p>\n

Do you read books exclusively in 1 format (physical\/electronic)?<\/strong>
\nNo. But I am partial to fiction in eBook format, and to comics\/graphic novels in Trade Paperback format. <\/p>\n

Do you read eBooks exclusively on a single device (eBook reader\/ smartphone \/ tablet)?<\/strong>
\nNope. I read on whatever is at hand. If I have a few minutes to wait, I read on my phone. If it’s a cookbook, I read it on the Fire. My bedtime reading is often on my Kindle keyboard (it contains mostly non-fiction, which I prefer to read before bed). Most everything else I read on the paper white.<\/p>\n

How about you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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