My Reading Habits

I read these questions on another blog and thought they might be fun to answer since I love to read. Besides, a few friends and I are starting a book club in 2 weeks so it seems fitting.

Stephanie on Books...

Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? Anything really...I don't discriminate.

Amazon or brick and mortar? I am a big fan of libraries, although I haven't signed up for our local one yet so I have been more into bookstores. Either way...brick & mortar. (Mark is more into Amazon buying.)

Barnes & Noble or Borders? It doesn't matter to me. I love being in any bookstore that has cozy chairs to flip through a good book or magazine. I also like the coffee bars.

Bookmark or dog ear? Bookmark. I don't like my books all torn up.

Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? By author.

Keep, throw away, or sell? I keep most of them. I've never thrown away a book!

Keep dust jacket or toss it? Keep them, of course.

Read with dust jacket or remove it? I use the flap as a placeholder occasionally.

Short story or novel? Novels.

Collection (short stories by same author) or anthology (short stories by different authors)? Collections.

Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? Neither.

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? I stop reading when my eyelids will just not stay open any longer.

"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"? Both

Buy or Borrow? Borrow from the library, but as stated before I've been buying lately.

New or used? Both.

Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse? All of the above. I tend to lean toward authors I have enjoyed in the past.

Tidy ending or cliffhanger? I hate cliffhangers.

Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? Can I answer with morning, noon, and night if possible? :) Ok, so mostly evening reading for me.

Stand-alone or series? Both. Although I have learned I am impatient so I would rather start a series when all books have been released and I can read them all in a row.

Favorite series? I own all of the Left Behind books and enjoyed that series. I'm not sure I have a real favorite though.

Favorite children's book? I'm a bit out of touch on this one, but I remember enjoying Peter Rabbit as a kid and as an adult I have gotten a kick out of Junie B. Jones books.

Favorite books of all time? Maybe The Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe. Not sure.

Least favorite book you finished last year? My Sisters Keeper

What are you reading right now? I'm re-reading Mayada: Daughter of Iraq for book club.

What are you reading next? Whatever my book club decides on next or whatever calls out to me on my next trip to Walmart or Target. :)

Ok Peeper, consider this your blog prompt. Go blog all your answers.

For anyone else reading, leave a comment telling us your "next read" recommendation.