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Quizzes & Tags |
I love doing tags on my blog. Not just answering the tag questions through a post, but I really love reading them on others blogs as well. It is a great way to get to know the bloggers up and close as they reveal personal little details about them. (It didn’t sound as creepy until I typed it out).
But you wouldn’t believe me if you see my posts, because it has been months since I did a tag on my blog. And when Kaleena from Reader Voracious tagged me to play this little game called ‘Two truths and a lie’, I marked a spot for it right then on my blog calendar. (Yes I have one, these days and I am being extremely organized. Please don’t question me).
She even handed out this awesome little guideline, so that even people like me, (the ones who ask ‘what?’ just after you finish explaining something) can follow it easily. I am just going to copy paste it, so that I don’t mess it up.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- Create a post with your two bookish truths and one bookish lie – but be sure to keep it a secret so your readers can guess!
- Reveal the lie in a spoiler at the bottom of your post (you can use this HTML code!)<details><Summary>Reveal the Lie</Summary>Lie Revealed</details>
- Tag 8 friends to play along.
- Link back to the original post so I can see all your secrets!
I would love it if you tag me in your post, so that I can see them as well!
Two truths and a lie
So here I go. Try finding out which is which.
- I have gone without reading for years.
- hate DNF-ing books and I almost never do that.
- I am an introvert who hides behind books to avoid talking to people.
Tags
I tag my entire gang from Book Dragon’s India
- Fanna @ Fannatility
- Nandini @ Unputdownable Books
- Simant @ Flipping Through the Pages
- Sahi @ My World of Books
- Charvi @ Not Just Fiction
- Mathangi @ The Word Glutton
- Shruti @ This is Lit
- Dany @ Ambivert Words
Any of you want to do it anyway please consider yourself tagged.
And the secret is revealed
Reveal the Lie
#2 I am not an introvert. I love hanging out with people and being the center of attraction. While I love reading and books, I don’t choose them over people.
Okay, I kinda do that, but not always. Who am I kidding? I would do that any day. All I am saying is I AM NOT AN INTROVERT. Sigh!
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Let me know how you fared in trying to outwit my lies. And if you try this out give me a tag so that I will be able to read about you. Let us chat.
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Book Lists |
I never seem to catch up with the hyped books train and when I do, I seldom like them. I think it is bane of my existence and I can’t get out of it. And the list of books that I have missed out is too long to even add in a list. But here I am attempting to do that.
So here are my top ten hyped books that I have never read. Some of them I may or not read in the future and some I would never read and I have divided them accordingly.
Hyped books I am never gonna read
10) Twilight Series
This is one I may never even touch with a ten foot pole. I have read a few excerpts and that is good enough for me to make this decision.
9) Hunger Games
Well, the whole internet world had spoiled this for me, I know the story and I don’t want to spend an eternity reading books after books in the series.
8) Vampire Academy
Same goes for this one too.
7) Wonder
I saw the movie already. While I liked it, I have no intention to go through the same set of emotions with the book.
6) Fifty Shades of Grey
Oh I am definitely staying off this one!
5) My sister’s keeper
Again, the movie was pretty much good and I have no desire to read the book.
Hyped Books I may or not read
4) Ready Player One
I started reading this and most of the references flew over my head. I might give it a chance some day again.
3) Girl with the dragon Tattoo (Millennium) series
I have a thing against series, but this is one I have had my eyes on for a long time now. I might read it I think.
2) Me before you
I have been putting this tear jerker for a long time, mainly because I am so afraid it would let me down, after all the hypes I have heard for years now.
1)Harry Potter series
I know. I know. Everyone has read this but I have not. I don’t read many series and I definitely do not wanna read seven books. Still, I may or not read this some day in the future.
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So what are the hyped books that you have not read yet? Are they in my list? And why have you not read them yet? Let us talk.
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Book Lists |
Of course we are going to judge a book by its covers. Let us be honest, does any one follow that proverb in its literal sense. More often than not, it works so well. So well that they tell us off some books.
I am sure you have seen some interesting covers on books. Who has not?
Here I am presenting some covers that have freaked me out and go WTF, recently.
Let us get on with it, shall we?
Disclaimer: This post is intended for fun and not intended to hurt anyone. If it did, I am sorry and it was purely unintentional.
Did he cut her head with the axe? If so, shouldn’t the blood mark be on the sharper side? Where are her eye balls?
So many questions!
Where did they find these weird looking kids? And if this is what feelings make us look like, please let us destroy them!
What animal is that? And why is it an Australian art?
Why is she having a crocodile head and why is it titled ‘carnivore romance’? Is it a romance between the crocodile and the red dress wearing, poker playing lady? And what kinda romance ends up with their bodies morphing into one?
Curiosity got ahead of me and I checked the author on Amazon and guess what? All her covers have an animal head human body combo!! Wut?
I get this one. Almost.
Thelma and her fiance are in love. Hint: Silhouette image
And he has a pet snake, also pictured.
But what is that weird white thing with syringe or pen or dagger thing in its hands?
What is in that cupcake? Why are they both scared of it? And does she have an Adam’s apple or is it just me?
Did they just show us a literal balance to indicate the pH balance? And it sure makes me think it is a spiritual thing, rather than science-y.
I. am. not. even. gonna. attempt.
Did you like these covers? Which is your favorite? Should I make another list with such covers? Do you have a cover that weirded you out? Let us chat.
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Bookish talks, discussion |
No two bookworms can be same, right? Even if we read similar books and have similar tastes in bookish things, we can’t all be the same, can we? And that is true especially in my case because most of my bookish habits are weird and eccentric.
Tell me how different am I in my bookish habits than you in the comment section below, won’t you?
10. I do not care for the book covers
Of course, I love a beautiful art work on the book as much as any one else.
But I do not buy or judge books based on their covers. And in case of e-books I rarely even glance or remember them. I know many of my fellow book bloggers who do wonderful displays with those book covers on #bookstagrams, but sigh I can not be one of them.
9. You can’t spoil it for me
I don’t care for spoilers as such but I don’t mind if I stumble upon a few by mistake.
I know it might spoil the suspense or even the ending of the story for some, not for me. While I am not one to jump to the last age to know the ending, I am okay with a few small details or a major twist that I hear anyway. You will never find asking me to spare the spoilers
8. People before books, I guess
I am the crazy bag lady (mostly) who always carries a book or five with me everywhere I go. Yet if I were reading a book and someone talks to me, I close the book and talk to them.
It is just out of respect and courtesy, I really want to be around people, not always but most of the time. Book worms can be extroverts too, you know?
7. I rarely use bookmarks.
When I am reading a physical copy I always try and remember the page I stop at. In fact I don’t even own bookmarks except for the free ones that come with the books. What is the point of owning those fabulous. beautiful bookmarks when I seldom use them right?
I can only see those awesome people who use those bookmarks or anything that resembles it so cleverly. Sigh.
6. I try to pause my reading at page that ends with 5 or 0.
This is one of the habits that I formed right from my childhood and I can’t seem to break it. Remember I told I don’t use bookmarks and I try to remember where I stopped at. So to make matters easier, I used to stop only at pages that ended in fives or tens.
Well, you can consider this as my kinda ‘five more minutes’ before bed time.
5. Read the book before I watch the screen adaptations
I am not sure when this habit started but I always make sure I read the book before I can get myself to watch its series or movies adaptation. I know I have broken this rule once or twice, owing to ignorance about the book at all or just the sheer volume of the book. I have found some great books and classics at that.
I am definitely gonna keep up with this one, so that I can see my own imaginations.
4. I have poor memory for character names and settings
I remember the names of most of the people I have met in real life, but I forget the settings / locations and the names of the characters I read in the books. Okay not immediately but in a while and this makes me the worst candidate for reading books in series.
Oh, to overcome this disadvantage, I can say, I have even started noting the character names and locations in my reviews.
3. It takes me a while decide on the books
Though this is not a steadfast habit and there have been lots of books that I have loved right from the first chapter, I usually take a few minutes or hours off from the book to decide how I felt about it.
After the break I start recollecting what I liked and didn’t like about the book, since I don’t usually take notes for books I read for reviewing. This works for now I guess.
2. Audio books are a huge no-no for me
I have enjoyed a few audio books in the past but I feel they require to much effort from me. I have to try much harder to focus on the narrator’s voice than the writing or the story itself.
It is so draining and as you all know, the time taken usually is a lot more. For me reading comes naturally, listening not so much.
1. I jump into a book blindly
Like most of us, I add a lot of books to my to-be-read shelf from others recommendations and blogs. But I like reading a book with zero knowledge about it.I like to be surprised by how good the book turns out to be, or bad in some cases.
I don’t even read the blurb usually and it is a blessing, sometimes, that I have such a poor memory that I even forget the reviews I read when I added the book to my list.
It seems to me that I am the only one that have these habits. Let me know if you have or do any of these things and make me feel better, please.
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Quizzes & Tags |
It has been a while since I did a bookish tag on my blog and that is when I stumbled upon the A-Z bookish questions tag on Youtube. The tag is pretty simple. I get to answer questions that begin with each letter of the alphabet.
Sounds easy, right? No.
My mind went completely blank and I somehow couldn’t remember even the last book I read. Sigh. Thankfully Goodreads came to my rescue.
A-Z Bookish questions Tag
Otherwise I am sure I never would have these bookish questions for another ten days. So let us get on with this okay?
Author you’ve read the most books from:
I just headed to Goodreads and checked out my most read authors who unsurprisingly turned to be Sidney Sheldon, followed by Jeffrey Archer.
I had a phase when I read only their books. Glad I came out of it and became more open to other authors.
Best Sequel Ever:
I usually don’t read series. But I think the last series that I read completely and enjoyed was the Clifton Chronicles by Jeffrey Archer.
Currently Reading:
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
Drink of Choice While Reading:
I wouldn’t dare to eat or drink while reading.
E-reader or Physical Book?
Of late I am picking E books over physical books. I moved thrice in the last few years and I lost so many books in the process. And I am now afraid to start collecting again.
Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School:
I had a crush on Cross De Lena from The Last Done by Mario Puzo. I am afraid no one would remember the Mafia Don anymore. (Hint: He is like the Godfather).
Glad You Gave This Book A Chance:
Recently I read a translated work of Korean fiction by Han Kang called the Vegetarian. I can safely say it was pretty weird!
Hidden Gem Book:
I found this gem out of accident and I ended up reading the whole series. I think everyone should give it a chance The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne.
Important Moment in your Reading Life:
I think finding about Goodreads about 5 years ago must be it. I had been blogging for a while then but still I wanted a place to find more books.
Just Finished:
Just finished Nordic King by Karina Halle as part of my A- Z reading challenge for 2018.
Kinds of Books You Won’t Read:
I rarely read Fantasy and Sci-fi. I am not averse to them, but I don’t feel inclined to pick them up easily.
Longest Book You’ve Read:
I think it should be ‘Gone with the Wind’ by Margret Mitchell. I have ‘IT’ by Stephen King on my TBR for a long time now but the mere size of it is intimidating me.
Major book hangover because of:
I usually have a hangover for most of the books. I typically take half the day off before I start another one. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood gave me a major book hangover. I think I took 2-3 days to recover and then I jumped into watching the Netflix adaptation.
Number of Bookcases You Own:
I have 3 book shelves currently, each at a different city that I call home. But as I said I lost quite a number of books and I have almost stopped buying physical books.
One Book You Have Read Multiple Times:
I rarely re-read books except for the classics. I think the last book I re-read was ‘And then there were none‘ by Agatha Christie.
Preferred Place To Read:
I love reading during my commute, so that used to be the train. But now I read a lot in my bed, just before catching my beauty sleep.
Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you’ve read:
This is a hard one, given that I am obsessed about quotes, especially from books.
I love Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson and not a week goes by without me quoting something from his comics. I have so many of them that I love and am sharing here some of my favorites.
Reality continues to ruin my life.
It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
I’m killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness
Reading Regret:
I don’t think I regret reading any book, even the ones that I hated or DNF-ed (rarely). But I do regret that I didn’t read some of those childhood classics when I was younger, as reading them as an adult hasn’t been the same.
Series You Started And Need To Finish(all books are out in series):
I don’t read books as a series, usually. On the rare occasion I do, I make sure all of the books in the series are already published. You know, waiting is for suckers. (Sorry, but not sorry)
Three of your All-Time Favorite Books:
As any book worm would, I am gonna whine that this is a hardest thing I have ever done, not literally. Yet I told you I would answer all the questions, so here I go:
- And then there were none by Agatha Christie.
- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Unapologetic Fangirl For:
I totally have been adoring Khaled Hosseini and Gillian Flynn‘s writing for a while now.
Update: I literally fan-girled when I met Markus Zusak, Cassandra Clare, Holly Black et al in real life. Read more about it here!
Very Excited For This Release More Than All The Others:
I do not follow book releases so seriously. I am more of a backlist reader and ARC reviewer.
Worst Bookish Habit:
I can’t get myself to give up on books aka DNF easily, which means even if I don’t like a book I would struggle through it.
X Marks The Spot: Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book:
I don’t have many books on my physical book shelf. So I am gonna do the same with my Google Play which I totally depend on for reading my e-books.
So the 27th book is The Fourth Monkey Killer by J D Barker which I reviewed here.
Your latest book purchase:
The last book I bought was The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson, which turned to be too long for my taste.
ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late)
I stayed up all night reading They both die at the end by Adam Silvera.
But I am not sure if it was the last book that kept me up, I am just looking through Goodreads list for the answers. I am just guessing, so let me be please.
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Can you answer these A-z Bookish questions Tag? What do you think about my answers? What is your worst bookish habit? Let us chat.
