There are so many, but I’m going to choose Gandalf from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. I’m short, and my feet kind of look like a hobbit’s when I’m in between pedicures. Maybe he’ll take me on an adventure. 🙂
Seriously, though he’s such a cool but noble character who always fights for the good. As Aslan is a symbol for Christ in the Narnia books, I think Gandalf could be a symbol for Christ or God in Lord of the Rings.
Book Blogger Hop is run by Billy @CoffeeAddictedWriter. The aim of the blog hop is to provide bloggers with an opportunity to follow other blogs, discover new books, make friends with other bloggers, and gain new followers for their own sites. Today’s question is “What is Your Favorite Plot Twist?”
Just like any other genre, it depends on the book. I have read some memoirs that I loved, and some that fell short. Below are a few of the memoirs that I loved.
This book is hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking. Allison Arngrim is honest about abuse in her past but also wonderfully funny. She talks about her castmates in such a loving way, for the most part. Nobody liked Mary apparently. Melissa Gilbert’s memoir, which wasn’t my favorite, stated the same.
Lauren Graham’s memoir is just super funny and we get a great inside view of The Gilmore Girls and Parenthood.
Spare talks about the less glamorous side of being a Prince. Here’s my review. I loved it.
Not all the memoirs I’ve read were well-written and some of them were not what I expected. So again the answer to the question is: Sometimes.
What memoirs have you read that you enjoyed?
Book Blogger Hop is run by Billy @CoffeeAddictedWriter. The aim of the blog hop is to provide bloggers with an opportunity to follow other blogs, discover new books, make friends with other bloggers, and gain new followers for their own sites. Today’s question is “What is Your Favorite Plot Twist?”
That’s a hard question to answer. I’m not sure I have one favorite. Here are a few below.
I like plot twists similar to the “I Am Your Father” twist from Star Wars. I also like the long-lost family idea as a whole, especially if they leave our main character something of value, but attached to a mystery of some kind.
I like the plot twist of discovering you have special powers, like in Harry Potter. Or discovering an amazing new world, like The Chronicles of Narnia.
I like mysteries that tie in famous people, like Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge, in which Julia Child is a supporting character.
I like stories where someone buys a house or a shop and finds out it’s haunted. But only if the ghost is not terrifying.
And I love almost any twist that brings in time travel, as long as it’s actually about time travel and not basically a romance.
Those are just a few plot twists I like. What about you?
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I can’t think of one character that I completely identify with, but I can think of several that have traits that I admire and that I can see in myself.
Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter is not the most popular, or talented, or smartest student, but he does not give up and he perseveres to the end and becomes crucial to overall victory against Voldemort. I certainly strive to see that perseverance in myself.
Dan B. Davis from The Door Into Summer by Heinlein finds himself in unfavorable circumstances through no fault of his own, but he doesn’t wallow very long. He comes up with a plan to change those circumstances. I’ve never traveled in time, sadly, but I did go from a girl who was told by high school counselors that she could never go to college to a woman with a college degree and a good-paying job that I like. So I admire people who work to change their circumstances.
Madeline Maxwell of the St. Mary’s Chronicles tackles impossible odds with bravery and humor. That’s what I like most about her and what I would strive to emulate, though I don’t necessarily identify with her.
What about you? Is there any character you identify with or would like to emulate?
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Answer: I use the regular five-star rating system, with a twist. Here is the link to my Review Policy. The twist is I can give a rating of 6 to the category “How Did It Make Me Feel,” which could take the book above five stars. I’m all about the feelings.
How about you? What is your rating system when reviewing a book and what category would be most important to you?
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When I do author interviews, I always ask about the inspiration for the book I’ve just read, and I ask them to go beyond the bio and tell us something about them that might not be in their bio. If they are an Indie author, I might ask them about their Indie publishing journey. Other than that, my questions are very book-centric. They are all about the book I’m reviewing, so they change every time.
What about you? If you’re a blogger, are there questions you always ask or always wanted to ask? If you’re an author, are there questions you prefer and/or some you’d rather avoid?
The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book-related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to their own blogs.
Yes! I’ll start with a famous quote by C.S. Lewis: “No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty.”
I still read The Chronicles of Narnia and the Little House books sometimes. The Horse and His Boy is my favorite Narnia book and The Long Winter is my favorite Little House book. I still read Middle Grade books for review and have re-read some of them and picked up new favorites. I consider Middle Grade books “children’s books” too because 12 and under are still children. I have never forgotten the comforting rhymes of the Dr. Seuss books. Since I became a grandparent 8 years ago, I am sure I have read Goodnight Moon 143 million times, and I still appreciate it.
How about you? Do you still enjoy reading Children’s Books?
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I’ve been reading mostly ebooks for a long time. That increased, of course, during COVID when fewer print books were sent out to bloggers. However, I have been asking to have print copies sent to me more lately because I’ve been trying to create Instagram reels, which by the way I’m not very good at 🙂
Another interesting fact: I have never been able to read print books in the car. I always get carsick. But I can read ebooks in the car without getting sick. I have no idea why.
How about you? Ebook or Print?
The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book-related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to their own blogs.
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No, I never have. However, I’ve got a cookbook with a broken spine and I’d love to learn how to repair it. I’m looking at some Youtube videos now.
Have any of you tried to repair a book before?
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Answer: Not that I can recall. I read mostly on my phone with a Kindle or Apple Books app, so the phone provides plenty of light. I have received quite a few print books lately, so maybe I should invest in one. A search on Amazon shows that there are some lights that clip onto the book and some you wear around your neck.
How about you? Have you read with a book light and can you recommend one?
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