Book Quiz

Several friends have done this recently, and I thought it looked like fun: so here's my Book Quiz (Don't forget about the short story contest, though! Information can be found in the next post down.)

Top 3 authors:

1. J.R.R. Tolkien

2. Gail Carson Levine

3. Gerald Morris (Not to be confused with Gilbert Morris)

Top 3 male characters:

1. Sam, from The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)

2. Nick Polchak, from the Bug Man novels (Tim Downs)

3. Sir Gawain and/or Terence, from Gerald Morris’ Squire Tales series

Top 3 female characters:

1. Firebird, from the Firebird trilogy (Kathy Tyres)

2. Isi (aka Ani), from Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)

3. Beauty (aka Honor), from Beauty (Robin McKinley)

Top 30 fiction books in no particular order:

22. North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson

1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien

2. Head Game, Tim Downs

3. Kiss, Ted Dekker

4. Rover, Mel Odom

5. Slathbog’s Gold, M.L. Forman

6. The Island and the Ring, Laura C. Stevenson

9. Princess of the Midnight Ball, Jessica Day George

10. Beauty, Robin McKinley

11. Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine

12. Heidi

13. Firebird, Kathy Tyers

14. Fairest, Gail Carson Levine

7. Goose Girl, Shannon Hale
8. Dragon Slippers, Jessica Day George

15. The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

16. Mascot, Peter David

17. Dream Voyagers, T. Davis Bunn

18. In the Hall of the Dragon King, Steven Lawhead

19. The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien

20. Dragon and Thief, Timothy Zahn

21. Dragon Spell, Donita K. Paul

23. Beyond the Summerland, L.B. Graham

24. The Great and Terrible Quest,

25. Giver of Roses, Kathleen Morgan

26. Hero Second Class, Mitchell Bonds

27. Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, Brandon Sanderson

28. Danger in the Shadows, Dee Henderson

29. Plague Maker, Tim Downs

30. Patricia Amble Mysteries,

Top 3 books most recently read:

1. Burn, Ted Dekker

2. 100 Cupboards, N.D. Wilson

3. Intervention, Terri Blackstock

Worst 3 books ever read:

1. Not the End of the World

2. Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card

3. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Top 5 scenes from any book:

1. When Ella breaks the curse in Ella Enchanted

2. When Sam thinks Frodo is dead, and then realizes that he isn’t and goes to save him in The Lord of the Rings

3. When Kirby reappears in Head Game

4. The first chapter of Hero, Second Class, where the hero narrates for himself, and the villain bursts through the door with a swell of minor key music.

5. When Heidi reunites with her grandfather after being in Frankfurt in Heidi

The book(s) that made me cry the most:

1. The Last Battle, C.S. Lewis (when all the old characters come back)

2. The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien (at the Gray Havens)

3. All My Holy Mountain, L.B. Graham (just about the entire last half of the book)

4. Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell (when Karana leaves the island)

5. White, Ted Dekker (at the end, when Elyon creates the Circle)

The book(s) that made me laugh the most:

1. Hero, Second Class, Mitchell Bonds

2. The Alcatraz series, Brandon Sanderson

3. The Wingfeather Saga, Andrew Peterson

4. Once Upon a Marigold, Jean Ferris

5. Anything by Gerald Morris

The book(s) that made me feel the best at the end:

1. Beauty, Robin McKinley

2. The Island and the Ring, Laura Stevenson

3. Mascot, Peter David

4. The Secret Garden, Francis Hodges Burnett

5. Head Game, Tim Downs

Contemporary or Historical?

1. Either, so long as it’s not super-romance. Give me a good action adventure over a romance any day, any period.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror?

1. Fantasy by far, but I like sci-fi too, if it’s not too “hard-core”—i.e. Star Wars as opposed to Richard Heinlein, though I loved his Citizen of the Galaxy. Horror doesn’t even make my list by a margin…well, with the possible exception of Peretti’s Monster, or some of Dekker’s darker stuff.

Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback?

1. Hardback or regular paperback. The little four-by-five inch ones are just too hard to read comfortably, especially if they’re thick. But hey, a book’s a book, right?

Barnes & Noble or Amazon?

Barnes and Noble—you can’t pick up a book and flip through it on Amazon. Well, they have that “look inside” thing, but only if you’ve got an account there and everything. Nah, I’ll take the “real” bookstore, thanks.

Bookmark or Dog-ear?

Neither. I hate it when people bend up book pages, and I can never find a bookmark. So I either memorize the page number or *gasp* leave it open, spine up. (Yes, I know I’m a bad girl…)

Alphabetize by author, alphabetize by title, or organize not at all?

By genre first (historical, classics, mystery, sci-fi, ect…), then by size (biggest to smallest) and the books that are the same size get organized by author.

Star Wars or Star Trek?

Never read a Star Trek book, and I’ve only read the Star Wars books written by Kathy Tyers. But I like Star Wars better, in general.

Keep, Throw Away, or Sell?

You can’t throw a book away!!!! I think, in my entire life, I’ve thrown away maybe three books. If I like it, or if I have quite a few books in a series, I keep them, even if I’ve outgrown them (like the Mandy series or the Saddle Club). And I’ve sold/traded in quite a few, but I just get more to replace them, so I don’t think that counts.

Keep dust-jacket or toss it?

Keep it.

Read with dustjacket or remove it?

Remove it. Yes, I know that’s silly, but the hardcover can take more abuse than the pretty cover.

Little Women or Anne of Green Gables?

Anne of Green Gables. I love her perspective, especially in the second book.

Short story or novel?

Both!

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?

Um…when I can’t keep my eyes open. I’ll be like, “Ok, it’s late—I’ll finish this chapter and be done,” and then I suddenly realize that it’s been another hour and I’ve read another five chapters.

“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”?

Once upon a time. Can’t go wrong with the fairy tales.

Tear Jerker or Belly Laugh?

Both…but in their proper time. And happy-tears are better than sad ones. Like the ones you get at the end of The Return of the King, when everyone is cheering for the hobbits; rather than the ones you get when Ginger dies in Black Beauty.

Charlotte, Emily, or Anne Brontë?

Eh…not really any of the above. I started Jane Eyre once, and decided within the first five chapters that all the characters were insane and I didn’t want to read about them.

Buy or Borrow?

Either, but I like to borrow from the library best. Don’t have to pay for it that way! LOL

Buying choice: Book Reviews, Recommendation, or Browse?

Eh…browsing, I guess. I usually don’t buy anything unless it’s an author I already love—if I see a book that looks interesting, I get it from the library first.

Collection (short stories by the same author) or Anthology (short stories by different authors)?

Both, but I like continuous novels better.

Crane or Conrad?

Nope.

Standalone or Series?

Both, unless of course there’s a cliffhanger and no sequel!!

Tidy ending or Cliffhanger?

…Um, convincing endings. Not too neat and tidy, but all tied up. And I hate cliffhangers unless I can get the next book right away.

Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading?

Nighttime, 99.9% of the time.

Favorite genre series?

The Once Upon a Time series—fairy tale retellings. That counts as a genre, right? Some of them aren’t even fantasy; there’s a retelling of Rumplestiltskin that’s set in 1840’s-ish New York.

New or used?

Hey, a book’s a book! Who cares how old or new it is? The words are the same!

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?

Ooh…I have a bunch of those: The Great and Terrible Quest, The Island and the Ring, Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH (which isn’t as obscure as the other two, but still…) Hero Second Class…there are too many good books out there! LOL