It’s been so long since I’ve done a tag and when I saw this on Lark’s blog I couldn’t resist. Pretty simple rules: Answer the questions, make new questions and tag people.
Let’s go:
- Who taught you to read? My mom & dad. My dad would often read to me at night and one of my earliest bookish memories is when my mom and I went to see my dad at his work and on the way home we stopped at a bookstore and I got to choose my first book.
- What’s your favorite childhood book? One of my favorites is a small, hardback copy of selected Brothers Grimm stories. One of my uncles gave this to me and I love seeing the black and white artwork.
- If you could switch places with any fictional character, who would you choose? I’d probably want to be Nancy Drew for a day.
- If you could meet a favorite author, alive or dead, who would it be? I wish I’d met Mary Oliver or at least hear her recite some of her poetry in person. I think that would have been so amazing.
- What are you reading right now? I’m finally starting a book for Reading Ireland Month, The Green Road by Anne Enright.
- What’s your go-to genre? Fiction but mystery is a close second.
- What premises or plots do you find irresistible? Stories set in libraries or bookstores. I mean don’t we all dream of having our own bookshop?
- What’s your least favorite trope? Love triangles.
- What’s the last book you DNFed? I’ve had a couple of close calls this year but so far none and last year I think I might have DNFed a Michael Robotham book but only because it was right book/wrong time sort of thing.
- Are you addicted to Wordle? (Or to any online game?). I still enjoy doing Wordle but that’s about it.
I’m breaking the rules and not tagging anyone but if you feel like playing here are 10 new questions:
- What’s a genre you have tried but just don’t enjoy?
- How many books are too many in a series?
- Name a favorite character?
- Name an underrated book you loved?
- Name a book that everyone loves but you?
- How often do you frequent the library?
- How many books do you plan to read this year?
- How many books are on your TBR stacks/shelves?
- Once read do you keep all your books or pass them on?
- Is there a genre or series that you consider a guilty pleasure?
Have fun and let me know if you play. I’d love to read your answers.
5 Comments
Love your answers! My dad taught me to read…he was a schoolteacher and had summers off, so he spent the summers reading with me and my siblings. I’d also love to be Nancy Drew for a day. And I hate love triangles, too! So fun that you played along. 😀
Lark – Thank you so much for the tag. I love reading these and getting to know everyone a bit more and it’s just fun to do these tags 🙂
So fun and I enjoyed reading your answers! That’s a nice memory of stopping at the bookstore with your parents. Oh, I can enjoy a good love triangle in a book lol. My least fav trope is friends to lovers for some reason.
That’s a fun post and I enjoyed reading your answers, Iliana. I’d love to be Nancy Drew for a day, too. She’s been my favourite heroine since my childhood days. 😉
Bookworm – I just wish I had my first book! I am pretty sure I lost it during my first year at college when my apartment flooded and I ended up losing several books. Haha… too funny about the love triangles.
Melody – Wouldn’t it be a blast to drive around in her cool car and solve some mysteries? This is making me want to re-read some Nancy Drews 🙂