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BooksNJoy
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Name: Leah
Age: 24
Occupation: Housewife (without kids and despair :D )
Passions: reading, knitting, embroidery, drama (acting)
Favorite book(s): The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, The Lady of Shalott, The turn of the Screw
Favorite author(s): Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Blake, Alfred Lord Tennyson
If you could live as a character in any book, which would you choose? James Bond !
Best entertainment read: any well-written book / Books that makes me willing to analyse them.
Favorite genre: Classics, Crime, Thriller, Sci-fi, Spy.
What draws you to a book? The cover, the title or the synopsis. One of the 3 must attract me.
Favorite series: Le Bal des Louves by Mireille Calmel
Favorite movie adaptation of a book: Dracula (Coppola)
How many books do you read, on avg. per month? up to 5 at a time for a long time. :roll:
Library or bookstore? Library.
Hardcover or paperback? Either. Depends on what I can afford and what I can find.
"And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but
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Bibliophile4Life
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Favorite Author: Sue Grafton
Favorite Book: The Count of Monte Cristo
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Post by Bibliophile4Life »

Name: Lea Ann
Age: 39
Occupation: college student ... again *chuckles*
Passions: books; making lip balms, candles, incenses; crafting
Favorite book(s): The Count of Monte Cristo, Memoirs of a Geisha
Favorite author(s): Sue Grafton, Alexandre Dumas, Anne Rice
If you could live as a character in any book, which would you choose? Kinsey Millhone
Best entertainment read: Laurell K. Hamilton
Favorite genre: Every genre; I read what fits my mood
What draws you to a book? The synopsis and title
Favorite series: The Vampire Chronicles
Favorite movie adaptation of a book: Sense and Sensibility or Little Women
How many books do you read, on avg. per month? 2-5
Library or bookstore? Both
Hardcover or paperback? Hardcover
Loveabull
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Post by Loveabull »

Name: Liz
Age: Between estrogen and death
Occupation: Retail/formerly Education
Passions: Books, My Dogs...oh just ask me about my dogs...I'll talk your ears off
Fav book: I can't possibly answer that in under twenty pages
Fav author: Possibly forty pages...
Fav humorist: Dave Barry, David Sedaris, Lewis Black
Live as character: Scarlett O' Hara, I KNOW she got him back, absolutely
Entertainment read: Maxim, People and Mad
Genre: Everything and anything, mostly non-fiction
Movie adaptation: "American Gangster" Denzel was terrific but the book sucked.
How many books: do I own? I'd say well over three hundred.
Library/bookstore: Both plus sources for book donations too
Hardcover/Paperback: Hardcover is nice, paperback will do
" The writer must write what he has to say, not speak it."
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Favorite Book: Identical
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Name: Cheryl
Age: 23
Occupation: Transporter
Passions: books, music, writing, games, playing with my dog, four-wheeling, fishing
Favorite book(s): Crank, Glass, Impulse, Identical, Matched, Crossed, Reached, Anita Blake series (just to name a few)
Favorite author(s): Ellen Hopkins, Ally Condie, Anita Blake
If you could live as a character in any book, which would you choose? Anita Blake in the Anita Blake series by Laurell K.
Hamilton
Best entertainment read: Hush, Hush (and all books named above)
Favorite genre: teen, fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror
What draws you to a book?: how well the book is written, what the book is about, and if it pulls me in
Favorite series: Anita Blake, Matched series, all series by Ellen Hopkins
Favorite movie adaptation of a book: I've never read The Hunger Games, but the movie is absolutely fabulous!
How many books do you read, on avg. per month? Between 5-15 (depends on how often I go into work since I'm part
time)
Library or bookstore? Library
Hardcover or paperback? Either or doesn't really matter
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Name: Robin
Age: 25
Occupation: Photographer/Retoucher
Passions: Art, Books, Woodworking, Nature
Fav book: To Kill A Mockingbird
Fav author: J. R. R. Tolkein
Live as character: Karen Von Blixen (even though she's not fictional, does that count?)
Entertainment read: The Hobbit
Movie adaptation: Everything Is Illuminated
How many books: 5ish?
Library/bookstore: Bookstore. I can never return anything in time.
Hardcover/Paperback: Paperback!
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Post by suzy1124 »

WOW! you guys have more patience than moi............i'd rather be lynched by a crazy mob than answer Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo many questions... :twisted: :roll: :?

i was never a fan of filling out applicationa, but sometimes one has to...
" We don't see things as they are but as we are "

Carpe Diem!

Suzy...
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Job applications can be a pain, thats for sure. I filled one out one once, and there was a question what would I do if I was late for school. I was 50 at the time, I was going to put down I cant remember, but that might have not been a good idea.
"I planted some birdseed. A bird came up. Now I dont know what to feed it." Ramblings of a retired senile mind.
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Bighuey wrote:Job applications can be a pain, thats for sure. I filled one out one once, and there was a question what would I do if I was late for school. I was 50 at the time, I was going to put down I cant remember, but that might have not been a good idea.

GOOD ONE!...heeeheheer
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Carpe Diem!

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Nathrad Sheare
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Favorite Book: The Scarlet Letter
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Name: Several
Occupation: Professional Gabber
Age: Always critical
Passions: Family, books, Italian opera, writing, chocolate, Bette Davis movies, British television, the inspirer of the Bible
Favorite books: The Bible, The Scarlet Letter, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, The Complete Fiction and Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, Heart of Darkness, The Best Tales of Hoffmann, The Mayor of Casterbridge The Sorrows of Young Werther, and Green Mansions.
Favorite authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Thomas Hardy, von Goethe, Shakespeare, Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Dylan Thomas, Joseph Conrad, and Emily Dickinson
If you could live as a character in any book, which would you choose? Tom Riddle... What?
Best entertainment read: Um... Lots??
Favorite genre: I think my above preferences give that away...
What draws you to a book? The language and subject matter. Sometimes I give in to endorsement hyperbole... Who hasn't at least once?
Favorite series: I haven't read any series but Robert Louis Stevenson's short story series, "The Suicide Club," but I've seen the Harry Potter movies, the J.R.R. Tolkien movies, the Lewis Carrol movies, and the "Twilight" series, and I liked all of them... I want to read all of the first three series...
Favorite movie adaptation of a book: Wow, I've seen so many...and have chosen many favorites...
How many books do you read, on average, per month? Around three for about a year now... Used to be five or more
Library or Bookstore? Library. Nobody's allowed to talk to me...
Hardcover or paperback? Don't make no nevermind
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who only dream at night.

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samuyama
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maybe cliche, but I'd be Harry Potter :)
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Post by starryutopia-momof3 »

Nombre (name): Melissa
Age: 36
Occupation: Work for Electric company
Passions: books, my kids and family, I'm a foodie - love trying new foods
Favorite book(s): Too many to list - but love anything that warms my heart, creates suspense or makes me think
Favorite author(s): Sandra Brown, Ted Dekker, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks, Dee Henderson
If you could live as a character in any book, which would you choose? Probably a female in any Nicholas Sparks book - they always find love and live at the beach. :)
Best entertainment read: ??? I struggle with this one since I find joy in all that I read...
Favorite genre: Romance, Christian, Mystery
What draws you to a book? Summary on the back, and if I am touched by what I see
Favorite series: O'Malley series by Dee Henderson, A Fever Novel series by Karen Marie Moning
Favorite movie adaptation of a book: Scarlet Letter, The Hobbitt
How many books do you read, on avg. per month? 6-10 on average
Library or bookstore? both, but mostly Kindle now
Hardcover or paperback? Paperback
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Name: Lauren
Age: 24
Occupation: two part time jobs; Pet supply shop employee and Dishwasher at a pizzeria/resturant.
passions: Books, Music, Tv, Movies, coffee and food-mostly anything sweet.
Favorite book(s): I have many favorites. But I know I love a book when it sticks with me or I re-read it.
Favorite Author(s): Jodi Picoult, Kim Harrison, James Patterson, Laurell K. Hamilton to name a few.
If you could live as a character in any book, which would you choose? Hm. Maybe someone from the Harry Potter Series because I would love to go to hogwarts. One day I want to go to Harry Potter world at Disney.
Best Entertainment Read? um...lol I dunno.
Favorite Genre? Ficton mostly.
What Draws you to a book? description, sometimes the title.
Favorite Series? Anita Blake Series, Harry Potter, Hunger Games and The Hollows series.
Favorite movie adaptation of a book: I think the last two Harry potter movies. they did a great job with it. and the hunger games as well.
How many books do you read, on avg. per month? 2-4 I'd say. If I had more time and money to spend I'd read so many more.
Library or bookstore? Both. but now it's more my amazon bookstore. I get all my books on my kindle now
Hardcover or paperback? No preference on this one. I like both.
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Favorite Book: Harper Hall of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
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Name: Erynn
Age: 24 1/2 :wink:
Occupation: Owner of Time and Again Bookstore
Passions: Reading, poetry, art, all things nerdy.
Favorite book(s): Harper Hall of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey
Favorite author(s): Anne McCaffrey, Victoria Holt, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe (to name a few)
If you could live as a character in any book, which would you choose? Menolly from the Harper Hall of Pern.
Best entertainment read: I don't understand this question. I read all books for entertainment!
Favorite genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery and Horror.
What draws you to a book? A unique plot line and engaging writing.
Favorite series: Lord of the Rings, Hunger Games, and Harry Potter.
Favorite movie adaptation of a book: This is a tough one. I really enjoyed the LOTR movies, as well as Harry Potter. But I think my favorite isn't a movie, but a T.V. show. Sherlock, based off the stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
How many books do you read, on avg. per month? Anywhere between 1 and 8. Depends on how busy I am that month
Library or bookstore? Bookstore. You can keep the books from those!
Hardcover or paperback? Both.

:D
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Nombre (name): Amanda
Age: 15
Occupation: jobless
Passion: playing the piano, writing, and music
Favorite books: A Kiss In Time by Alex Flinn
Favorite author(s): Alex Flinn
If you could live as a character in any book, which would you choose? Talia, from A Kiss In Time
Best entertainment read: A Kiss In Time
Favorite genre: modern twisted fairy tales
What draws you to a book? The paragraph on the back
Favorite series: Alex Flinn's fairy tales
Favorite movie adaptation of a book: Beastly, Alex Flinn
How many books do you read, on avg. per month? Usually 1, sometimes 2
Library or bookstore? Library, I never have money
Hardcover or paperback? Hardcover
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Favorite Author: Mealea Mathews
Favorite Book: Great Expectations
Currently Reading: The Giver
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Name: Jose
Age: 25
Occupation: Thinking
Passion: Reading, Music, Camping
Favorite Books: War Boys, Nothing Like The Night, Stranger With My Face
Favorite Authors: M.A. Schaffner, Lois Duncan
If you could live as any character in a book, who would you choose? IDK
Best Entertainment Read? War Boys
Favorite Genre? Sci/Fi Fiction
What draws you to a book? Cover and Summary.
Favorite Series? None
Favorite movie adaptation of a book? Congo
Library or bookstore? Bookstore
Hardcover or paperback? Hardcover
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