It’s Inquisitive Wednesday! On IW, I answer 5-10 questions, be they from awards, tags, or reader input.
I’m going be answering the 55 Quirky Questions for Readers tag. 55 questions about books!
I’m going to answer 5 questions at a time. Here we go!
26. Favourite Cookbook:
Probably my great-grandmother’s church cookbook. While there are only a few recipes we actually use in it, it has a lot of sentimental value for me (and an awesome banana bread recipe).
27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction):
Oh boy… I’ll come back to this question.
28. Favourite reading snack:
Ice. Seriously, I eat ice all the time. But a bowl of cereal before bed with a good book is awesome.
27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction):
Um… Give me another minute to think about this.
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience:
I don’t know. I tend to not read books when everyone else is reading them. So, I don’t really care about hype. And even then, it’s never ruined my reading experience…
30. How often do you agree with the critics about a book?
Who’s critiquing? I don’t know. Most critic reviews that I see are plastered on the front or back of the book and say things like “The Dazzling Conclusion to the Sparkle Trilogy! A glittery adventure you can’t get off your hands! ~Vampires Weekly”. And those are all positive. So… yeah, I guess I agree with them to some extent. I try not to read books I don’t like.
27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction):
Sigh. I guess I had better answer this one now… um… GOT IT.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. I absolutely loved it and it did inspire me. I read it when I was struggling with my writing this past August. The Raven Boys gave me insight into writing style, how to balance dialogue and exposition. And it helped me realize that I really enjoy writing urban fantasy. What about you guys?
Hype? Critics? Inspirational reads? Snackies? Tell me in the comments!
DFTBA!
Spiral-Bound 
First off… I’m amused by the fact that it’s still Tuesday my timezone. Hehe, sorry, this is totally irrelevant.
I’ll be honest, I never eat while I’m reading…
Hype? Oh boy. If there’s too much hype about a book, I won’t touch it with a ten mile pole.
I honestly can’t think of the most inspirational book I’ve read this year. I suppose… inspiration in what way? When I read The Book Thief, it kind of inspired me to write something beautiful.
Sadly, that inspiration went nowhere.But…I’m not sure I really read anything that inspirational this year.It’s still Tuesday here, too… 😀
That’s okay. I honestly had to go to my Goodreads to see what all I had read to see what was the most inspirational book I’ve read.
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Ahh… well, now it’s Friday.
Hehe, yeah… I’m bad at keeping track of what I’ve read.
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26. Um…does my mom’s stack of really old cooking magazines count?
27. Oh dear. Um… One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. Non-fiction. Helped change the way I look at life, especially when thinks aren’t going “well.” Besides that, though, I’ll list the Violet books, Dark Halo, and The Purpose-Driven Life.
28. I rarely eat while I’m reading. Unless I’m trying to get in a few pages during lunch or something. But over the years, I think when I’ve actually eaten a snack while eating, it’s been mostly yogurt or cheez-its. Cheez-its are the best. 🙂
29. The Fault in Our Stars. I’m not sure if the hype could be blamed for ruining my “experience,” but I definitely did not like it as much as all the…hype people.
Seriously guys. Inappropriate stuff, especially that famed humor. So disappointing.30. Confused with this question as well…
26. Sure.
28. I disagree, mainly because I have long standing prejudice against cheese crackers.
29. I refuse to read TFIOS. I have better ways to waste my time (I really don’t think I would like it, honestly.)
26. Yay!
28. *gasp* OH, NO! Why?!
29. Yay for you! We can be grumps together.
I’m sorry…It wasn’t really a horrid story. Just…just…yeah, no, let’s not go there.28. I have never liked cheese crackers. They taste weird.
29. Excellent!
28. Awwww…not even goldfish?
29. The only time I ever liked Goldfish is when I was about 10 and my babysitter (who babysat a lot of kids) was tossing them into kids’ mouths as a game. I got over the taste so I could play, too.
Now that’s actually funny…
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