Me, books and the meme

[shinya_diey]

Taken from thephoenixboy.


1. What's your name?
...who needs to know that?

2. Do you read a lot?
I guess so

3. What's your favorite genre?
don't have one, read what I like, but most of the books that I own are SF or fantasy


+++FANTASY AND SCI-FI+++

4. Do you prefer fantasy or science fiction?
both? XD

5. What's your favorite fantasy book/series?
Mercedes Lackey and her serie(s) about Heralds and Companions, and trilogy about vampires by Kozak

6. Who's your favorite fantasy author?
Anne MacCaffrey, Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton, Magdalena Kozak...

7. What's your favorite science fiction book/series?
Starship Troopers, it's totally different than movie

8. Favorite sci-fi author?
Heinlein ^^ Zahn, MacCaffrey - to be honest her books can be treated either as fantasy or as SF

+++MYSTERY, HORROR, AND THRILLERS+++

9. Which do you prefer: a puzzling mystery, or a terrifying thriller?
have no idea, probably both, depends on ideas, plot etc.

10. Do you have a favorite mystery novel?
not really, but Kotańska has nice stories

11. A favorite horror novel?
books by Koontz are horrors?

+++ROMANCE+++

12. Do you read romance novels?
sometimes for relaxation, although some of them are good to learn history ^^;

13. How about gay romance novels?
happens

14. What's your favorite?
don't have one


+++CHILDREN'S AND YA+++

15. What's your favorite children's book?
'Chronicels of Narnia', 'Wolf Cube'

16. Is it the same book that was your favorite when you were a kid?
When I was a kid I hated reading books ^^;

17. What's your favorite YA book?
hmmm... Temeraire series?

18. Did you actually read it as a YA?
to be honest I have no idea what you can classify as YA books nowdays

19. In general, do you prefer children's books over grown-up books?
Each of them have its pros and cons, depend on mood

+++CLASSICS AND GENERAL FICTION+++

20. What's your favorite classic novel?
what do you mean classic? As if wrote years ago? I would say 'Potop' XD

21. What about general fiction?
ok, now what's that? O_o

22. What classic novel do you just *not* *get*?
'Kartoteka', 'Szewcy', 'Tango'?

23. Do you have a favorite play or drama?
don't think so, maybe 'Makbet'?

24. What do you think of Shakespeare?
I like his works

+++POETRY+++

25. Could you pick a favorite poem?
I don't think I have one

26. What about a favorite poetry collection?
'Kalevala' counts? XD

27. Who's your favorite poet?
Słowacki

+++COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS+++

28. Do you read comics or graphic novels?
Yes

29. Do you have a favorite series?
Demon Diary, Wish, Mars...

30. A favorite book?
from which series? XD

+++SHORT STORIES AND NOVELLAS+++

31. Do you prefer short stories (or short novels) over full-length novels?
It depends on plot, not length

32. What's your favorite short story?
'Night in me', story from collection I read long time ago

33. Favorite short story collection?
don't have one

34. Do you have a favorite short story author?
no

+++NONFICTION+++

35. What kind of nonfiction do you usually read?
mostly sth about history

36. Do you have a favorite nonfiction book?
no

37. Read any interesting biographies?
no

38. History books?
Hell yes

39. Politics?
Um... no

40. Religious texts?
sometimes

41. How about books on mythology, fairy-tales, or other cultural stories?
yes, yes, yes *__*

+++ELEMENTS OF FICTION+++

42. What's the most important element of a novel? Plot? Characterization? Style? Themes? Happy ending?
Idea in general, if plot is good but characterization not that well novel is just shallow?

43. What kind of plot interests you the most?
...sth with action

44. What kind of characters usually appeal to you?
misunderstood? characters that others only think they know

45. What is your favorite book overall?
0_0 you want me to choose one?


+++PASS IT ON+++

46. What's the last book you read?
'Wyższa Magia' by Kira Izmajłowa

47. What are you reading now?
nothing at the moment :P

48. What are you going to read next?
'Daughter of the Blood' probably

49. Is there a book you would recommend to everyone on your friends list?
'Starship Troopers' by Heinlein

50. Tag five people to fill out this meme:
...tag yourselves ^^