Five Fascinating Facts about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Interesting Literature
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5 Reading Rules for Book Lovers of All Ages from Book Riot’s Rebecca Schinsky – Reading Rainbow
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Marry, Date or Dump: Robin Hood, Eragon, and Legolas | Hardcovers and Heroines
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And here is my Robin. 🙂
I would marry Robin Hood, date Legolas and dump Eragon (mainly because I don’t know that much about the latter). Also, I’m a big Robin of Sherwood fan (and LOTR too!).
A Guide to Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books and DVDs
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Five Book Questions
I found this on Booklikes and I thought I’d try to answer the questions.
1. Who is your fictional crush?
Very tough question, but I think I’ll pick Faramir in LOTR.
2. Who is your favourite fictional villain?
Another tough question. In general I have to admit that I usually prefer fictional villains in tv or movie format, so I can crush on the actor. In fiction, I don’t usually do that. However, I could mention either Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel or Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes. They’re interesting, if not crush material.
3. Do you have a preferred reading genre, and if so, what is it?
I think I’ll have to go with fantasy, though I also love mysteries/puzzles.
4. Your favourite book this year/last couple of years?
Again very hard to answer. In the past years or so I’ve discovered a number of new authors and depending on the genre and the age group the book is intended for, I have several different favourites. Gregory Frost’s books Shadowbridge and Lord Tophet are among my all-time favourites and so are Garth Nix’s books about Sabriel. Lately I’ve also discovered the YA fantasy author Frances Hardinge. But again, I have too many favourites, even just newer ones.
5. One of your favourite book covers?
I don’t think I can pick only one. In general, cover art is very important to me and many otherwise fantastic books may fail in that area.
The heart of a man…
“If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads.”
– Francois Mauriac
Improving the mind…
“And of course she must improve her mind by extensive reading.”
– Pride & Prejudice (2005)
A transmitted disease…
“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.”
– Jane Yolen
Update about my Cybook Odyssey
I knew there was something seriously wrong with the Letto! I’ve just had to charge my new Cybook Odyssey for the first time. The manual says the Cybook lasts for about a month on a single charge (actually slightly less). I expected something like three or three and a half weeks at best. Guess what? Mine has gone seven weeks on a single charge. As you must have guessed by now, I’m really pleased with my new ereader. As far as battery time is concerned it’s the same as the Kindle Touch (or Kindle Keyboard). It’s official: I can definitely recommend this device to anyone looking for an ereader that handles epub books. The only thing I’m not that happy with is that it takes ages to fully charge. It says 3-5 hours on the site and it took 5 hours for mine.
