Tagged by arisuesei (whom I don't know)
1. Favourite Book?
Mmmmm lots. Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer (Erich Kaestner), Animal Farm (George Orwell), Herr Der Diebe (Cornelia Funke), The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco), the Napoleon of Notting Hill (Chesterton), Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke), The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper) and lots more...
2. Favourite Author?
Joan Aiken, Roald Dahl, Diana Wynne-Jones, Erich Kaestner, Umberto Eco, Jorge Luis Borges, G.K. Chesterton
3. Favourite Genre?
Fantasy (including uncanny fantasy and horror stories), mystery, history
4. Favourite series of books?
Horatio Lyle (Catherine Webb), Bartimaeus Trilogy (Jonathan Stroud), The Wolves of Willoughby Chase chronicle (Joan Aiken), Howl's books (Diana-Wynne Jones), Kalle Blomkvist (Astrid Lindgren)
5. Favourite Illustrator?
I think his name is Ilon Wilkland. And Betty... Betty something, who did the illustration for Blyton's Five books.
6. Favourite book from when you were little?
Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer. Dead on. And Das klein Gespenst and Die Kleine Hexe by Ottfried Preussler. Le six compagnons de la Croix Rousse.
7. Favourite Hero?
Horatio Lyle, Simon Duke of Battersea, Chrestomanci
8. Favourite Villain?
LORD MONCORVO OH GOD.
9. Favourite couple?
Howl x Sophie, Simon x Dido, Lord whatever-it-is from Limbo Lodge x Dido (paedophile I know) and errr.... I can't remember...
5 Lasts
1. Last book you bought?
Maybe it's the Dark Lord of Derkholm by Wynne-Jones.
2. Last book you were given?
Epileptic, from jeff_cobain
3. Last book you pre-ordered?
I have never pre-ordered anything...
4. Last book you loved?
I'm loving the Dark Lord of Derkholm, but it's not finished yet, so I should say This Thing of Darkness (Harry Thompson).
5. Last book you hated?
I think it's the Alchemyst... not really the book itself, but the characters urgh.
3 dos
1.Do you read part of your current book every day?
Depends on my schedule. Sometimes a book can only take a few hours, sometimes weeks. Although the time consumed says nothing about whether I really like the book or not.
2. Do you stick to one genre of books or do you jump around?
I read all sorts of books, actually, whatever interests me, even though it's obscure.
3. Do you review all the books you read on LJ?
Sometimes, especially when I'm very intrigued by the book - either in a good way or a bad way.
1. If you were stuck on a desert island and could only take one book with you, which book would you choose?
Any book about how to survive the island. (Diana Wynne Jones)
Mmmmm lots. Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer (Erich Kaestner), Animal Farm (George Orwell), Herr Der Diebe (Cornelia Funke), The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco), the Napoleon of Notting Hill (Chesterton), Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke), The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper) and lots more...
2. Favourite Author?
Joan Aiken, Roald Dahl, Diana Wynne-Jones, Erich Kaestner, Umberto Eco, Jorge Luis Borges, G.K. Chesterton
3. Favourite Genre?
Fantasy (including uncanny fantasy and horror stories), mystery, history
4. Favourite series of books?
Horatio Lyle (Catherine Webb), Bartimaeus Trilogy (Jonathan Stroud), The Wolves of Willoughby Chase chronicle (Joan Aiken), Howl's books (Diana-Wynne Jones), Kalle Blomkvist (Astrid Lindgren)
5. Favourite Illustrator?
I think his name is Ilon Wilkland. And Betty... Betty something, who did the illustration for Blyton's Five books.
6. Favourite book from when you were little?
Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer. Dead on. And Das klein Gespenst and Die Kleine Hexe by Ottfried Preussler. Le six compagnons de la Croix Rousse.
7. Favourite Hero?
Horatio Lyle, Simon Duke of Battersea, Chrestomanci
8. Favourite Villain?
LORD MONCORVO OH GOD.
9. Favourite couple?
Howl x Sophie, Simon x Dido, Lord whatever-it-is from Limbo Lodge x Dido (paedophile I know) and errr.... I can't remember...
5 Lasts
1. Last book you bought?
Maybe it's the Dark Lord of Derkholm by Wynne-Jones.
2. Last book you were given?
Epileptic, from jeff_cobain
3. Last book you pre-ordered?
I have never pre-ordered anything...
4. Last book you loved?
I'm loving the Dark Lord of Derkholm, but it's not finished yet, so I should say This Thing of Darkness (Harry Thompson).
5. Last book you hated?
I think it's the Alchemyst... not really the book itself, but the characters urgh.
3 dos
1.Do you read part of your current book every day?
Depends on my schedule. Sometimes a book can only take a few hours, sometimes weeks. Although the time consumed says nothing about whether I really like the book or not.
2. Do you stick to one genre of books or do you jump around?
I read all sorts of books, actually, whatever interests me, even though it's obscure.
3. Do you review all the books you read on LJ?
Sometimes, especially when I'm very intrigued by the book - either in a good way or a bad way.
1. If you were stuck on a desert island and could only take one book with you, which book would you choose?
Any book about how to survive the island. (Diana Wynne Jones)