I'd say I'm only fair at the word games I play. Mostly I play Scrabble online and I do okay but play people who are way better than I am and who kick my butt.
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Pretty good. I like cryptograms and quotefalls, as well as regular crossword puzzles. I'd try out for Wheel of Fortune but I don't think I'm bubbly enough for them.
Are you a shy person?
Are you a shy person?
I've always been shy, I think due to a tendency to get socially anxious.
Are there any Stephen King stories you haven't read?
I haven't read Finders Keepers.
What's the most boring movie you've ever watched?
What's the most boring movie you've ever watched?
Master and Commander. I hear the books are good, but the movie was dead boring. Not horrible--I do like Russell Crowe quite a lot--but a snoozer nonetheless. Oh, and Into the Woods. That was pretty boring as well. The stage play (which is over an hour longer than the movie, and you can tell where they cut and smashed things together to make the movie shorter) is supposed to be very good, but I haven't seen it.
Is there a type of movie that you find yourself turning to more than others?
Is there a type of movie that you find yourself turning to more than others?
My favorite movie genre is suspense-thriller, but the movies I watch the most are well-made movies I've already seen more than once.
Have you read any Arthur Conan Doyle?
I have, but just a few stories. My favorite story is A Study in Scarlet.
Do you have a favorite story by ACD?
(Duh, Frank. Social anxiety is the definition of "shy".)
My favorite ACDoyle story is one of the "Adventure of"s which were originally published in The Strand magazine. It's called The Adventure of the Dying Detective.
What is you're favorite Stephen King short story (not novella)?
Not really a cameo, but I like the commercial he was in for ESPN’s Sportscenter.
What SK novel would you like seen turned into a Trilogy?
The Talisman
Do you have a favorite SK paperback cover?
Do you have a favorite SK paperback cover?
The Stand, probably because I killed at least four PB copies before I finally got a HB. I keep a PB (one of very few) of that one for sentimental reasons
In which format do you prefer to read? PB? HB? e-reader? and why
I think I prefer paperbacks because I feel I need to protect hardcover books while it's impossible to protect paperbacks very well for very long so there's like a built-in excuse for being irresponsible. The same principle applies to buying pants. I prefer blue jeans because I can't avoid getting grease and crap and tears on pants and jeans are tougher and don't really matter as much.The Stand, probably because I killed at least four PB copies before I finally got a HB. I keep a PB (one of very few) of that one for sentimental reasons
In which format do you prefer to read? PB? HB? e-reader? and why
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I like all formats (except audiobook) for different reasons.
I like a hardcover when I'm eating as it does shut like paperbacks do. I like paperbacks when lying by the pool. I like ebooks at night when the hubby is sleeping and I don't have to turn on the lamp to read (and because if I want a book RIGHT NOW, I can just download it and read.)
Do you like audiobooks? Why or why not?
I can appreciate audiobooks because I believe the narrator can add to the story with great inflection BUT whereas I become distracted very easily I prefer paper books in case I need to reread.
What book (other than a Stephen King one) would you recommend?
What book (other than a Stephen King one) would you recommend?
I always recommend two novels, one of which is secular, Sphere by Michael Crichton, and the other religious, The Great Divorce by CSLewis.
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Right now I would recommend for fiction: Dangerous Women, a cross-genre anthology edited by the very alive George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois and as for nonfiction: The Golden Thread of Time by Crichton E.M. Miller
Recent books: Sweetgirl by Travis Mulhauser. Quick, powerful, funny read. Great debut from an author to watch. Long time rec: A Prayer for Owen Meany.
I've never heard of that one--a new book to grab on to