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  1Who is your favourite author
  2 Who is your least favourite author
  3 Do you ever re-read books
  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it
  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated
  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose
  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction
  8 What is your favourite genre
  9 What is your least favourite genre
  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why?

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• Michael 

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  Jerry Spinelli
  James Patterson
  Yes
  Finish It
  Twilight:New Moon
  R.L. Stine
  Fiction
  Mystery
  Fantasy
  I'd Recommend:If your reading this, it's too late. It's spontaneous,funny,witty,and interesting.

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  TJ Pyro 

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  1.) Don't have one
  2.) Don't have one
  3.) Not yet, but there are a few I plan to.. like the HP series.
  4.) I try my best to finish, if it's super boring, I will put it on hold for a bit
  5.) TWILIGHT-THE WHOLE SERIES--interesting at times.. but hard to bare in places
  6.) Depends on what I'm reading at the time.. for now; Brandon Sanderson.
  7.) Depends on my mood, but mostly FICTION
  8.) Fantasy/Sci-fi--Toss up between the two
  9.) I'd say romance or chick lit
  10.) Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden because it is extremely well written and I loved it even though it was outside my usual genres.

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  Adam S 

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  1) George R. R. Martin
  2) Don't have one
  3) Yes, I have read the HP series three times and tWoT series twice
  4) Always finish what I start
  5) Eragon
  6) Robert Jordan
  7) Fiction
  8) Fantasy for life! :-)
  9) Romance
  10) The whole Harry Potter series; It is easily the best series, as a whole, that I have ever read.

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  euicho 

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  1) William Gibson
  2) Rush Limbaugh
  3) Definitely! I've read the Harry Potter series 7 times.
  4) I try to finish. Often I end up loving books that started off slow and unappealing.
  5) The Secret: The Power
  6) Neil Gaiman
  7) Fiction. My ratio of F to NF is about 32:1 a year.
  8) Science Fiction
  9) Self Help
  10) Pattern Recognition by William Gibson. It put me in this magical sort of unreal mood while I was reading it and for several days afterwords.

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    TJ Pyro 

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    Lol, I almost put Neil Gaiman even though I have never read any of his books.. he just seems like he'd be an interesting person to talk to. Also, very true on number 4!

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  LIZ 

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  1No idea
  2 George Orwell
  3 More often than not
  4 I leave it for a bit and give a second chance....if that doesn't work out, I'm done.
  5 Twilight....I read them and I like em, BUT......really?
  6 Jane Austen--class and feminism mixed with undeniable self worth
  7 Fiction only because I think it's written better
  8 I'm not sure
  9 Cheesy romance....there is a difference
  10 Pride and Prejudice as it has everything you could ever hope for in a book and yet it doesn't give away all it's secrets but leaves those up to your imagination.

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  kimberly s (edited)

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  1Who is your favourite author - Karin Slaughter
  2 Who is your least favourite author- Stephanie Meyer
  3 Do you ever re-read books- Nope, I don't find it as rewarding.
  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it- I try to finish them and I have but some are just to dull for me to even try, if that makes sense. LOL
  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated- The Twilight Series. Oh gosh....I could rant about this forever but I'll spare you all the torment of my opinions.
  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose - Stieg Larrson
  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction- Fiction
  8 What is your favourite genre - Suspense, thrillers, Mystery, psychological thrillers, anything along those lines.
  9 What is your least favourite genre- western
  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why? Hmmm...The Hunger Games was pretty darn good.

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    Adam S 

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    I am not surprised, per se, however it's good to see a girl out there who dislikes Twilight. I was beginning to think that those books had taken over the female race! lol

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  Richard 

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  1Who is your favourite author
  I don't really have a favorite since I have OCD when it comes to books and switch genres often.
  2 Who is your least favourite author
  Stephanie Meyer
  3 Do you ever re-read books
  I reread only a few books...I Am Legend, Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan, Conan
  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it
  Most of the time I give up quickly and move on....in the case of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo I am glad I stuck with it
  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated
  Harry Potter series
  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose
  Bill Bryson because him and I have a similar sense of humor and I could probably actually meet him if I wanted to
  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction
  Non fiction
  8 What is your favourite genre
  sci fi or true life adventure/survival
  9 What is your least favourite genre
  romance
  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why?
  Matterhorn....best book I read last year. A great novel of Vietnam.

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  Sun (edited)

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  1Who is your favourite author: Sara Douglass

  2 Who is your least favourite author: Not sure

  3 Do you ever re-read books: Sooooo much. I love to re-read books

  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it: I usually try to finish it, not necessarily right now...

  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated: Twilight series, I like them but people have made them out to be way better than they are

  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose: Sara Douglass, I want to know how she comes up with some of her ideas.

  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction: Fiction, totally. I can't really read non-fiction.

  8 What is your favourite genre: sci-fi/fantasy (mostly fantasy)

  9 What is your least favourite genre: Anything non-fiction

  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why?: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

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    LIZ 

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    You may be the only other person I 'Know" that knows who Sara Douglass is. I always find it difficult to find her books as not all book stores have them. I like your style.

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    Richard 

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    I was thinking it was the actress that played Ursa in Superman II but that was Sarah Douglas....oops

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    Sun 

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    Oh yeah, she is a great author! Definitely not afraid to go "there". I am waiting for Infinity Gate to appear at my bookstore in paperback and I will most likely read The Crucible and the Troy Game series at some point. I ran into a girl in a poetry class who had read some of her books and I was very surprised to find someone who had read them. Lol ^_^ (Especially to find that it was someone I knew O.o)

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  Bonic 

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  1. charles darwin
  2. george orwell
  3. yes
  4. try to finish but mostly leave it
  5. dont know
  6. charles darwin
  7. non fiction
  8. dont know
  9. dont know
  10. at first sight by nicholas sparks because my aunt tries to get my to read it but im not into love stories

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  BeccaBooks 

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  1Who is your favourite author
  I can't narrow it down to only one, but Margaret Atwood, Doris Lessing are at the top of my list!

  2 Who is your least favourite author
  Read a book by Dan Brown once, the story was good but hated the writing style.

  3 Do you ever re-read books
  Yes, I have my 'comfort' books, in particular 'Rebecca' by Daphne Du Maurier and 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte.

  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it
  I tend to put it to one side for a while and try again in a few weeks, but sometimes I never go back to it.

  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated
  Everyone has their personal preferences, so I think it just comes down to taste.

  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose
  Doris Lessing.

  
  

  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction
  I like a bit of both, but I couldn't live without fiction.

  
  

  8 What is your favourite genre
  Anything that is going to teach me about a culture, time period or place.

  9 What is your least favourite genre
  I would have to say Sci-Fi.

  
  

  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why?
  Jonathan Livingstone Seagull should be a must for everyone.
  I also recently read 'Love in the Present Tense' by Catherine Ryan Hyde and I think it has a lot to teach us all.

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  Sissy (edited)

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  1Who is your favourite author?..... John Steinbeck and Pat Conroy

  2 Who is your least favourite author? ........Amy Tan... I have tried to read 2 of her books, just didn't like her writing style. Maybe at some point I will try again since she seems ot be a popular author

  3 Do you ever re-read books? .........Never... too many other books to read and I am not a very fast reader

  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it?........ I try to finish...thinking it might get better. If a book was recommended to me.. I always felt I was obligated ot finish it. My new years resolution is to not feel obligated anymore.. To each their own.

  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated? ......Twilight.. I thought it was juvenile writing and lacked substance. Maybe if I was a teenage I would feel different

  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose?........ Pat Conroy or Maeve Binchy -- 2 of the best story tellers...EVER! (IMO)

  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction?..... Fiction

  8 What is your favourite genre? ......Historical Fiction

  9 What is your least favourite genre?........ Sci-fi or Mystery

  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why? ........Water For Elephants... it is on my all time favorties list. Just a great story

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  TJager 

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  1Who is your favourite author - Lurlene McDaniel
  2 Who is your least favourite author - Don't have one
  3 Do you ever re-read books - Yes
  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it - It really depends. Sometimes I put them down, sometimes I'll finish them.
  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated - None - To each his/her own.
  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose - There are so many I'd like to meet.
  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction - Fiction
  8 What is your favourite genre - YA
  9 What is your least favourite genre - Non-Fiction
  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why? There are a ton of indie ebooks out there that are great. I have a lot on my shelf. Also, Portal by Imogen Rose.

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  simpsontpch 

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  1) n/a
  2) n/a
  3) OMG! yes. its probably not very good if for choice not to re-read something.
  4) It depends.
  5) Twilight
  6) How much room is there to post responses to these questions?
  7) Both
  8) all of them
  9) n/a
  10) tell me what kind of book you'd be interested in reading and then let me know

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  Jazzafrazz 

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  1.) Who is your favourite author? I have no favorites. I love them all.
  2.) Who is your least favourite author? So far none.
  3.) Do you ever re-read books? Of course. Some books need to be read more then once to fully understand them.
  4.) If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it? I finish it. Some books will start out very slow but in the end it usually turns out alright.
  5.) What book do you think is horribly overrated? Twilight Series. You all know why.
  6.) If you meet a writer which author would you choose? Hmm. Maybe the author of a good long series. I've always wondered how'd they get so many ideas for their story without running out.
  7.) Do you prefer fiction or non fiction? Fiction, but I do love reading about medical disorders and biology.
  8.) What is your favourite genre? Mystery, definately mystery.
  9.) What is your least favourite genre? Historical fiction. I have only found one that I have liked. If anyone knows of a good one I'd love to hear about it though.
  10.) I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why? I... I have no idea what you like. I could recommend a four book series called Montmorency though. It's about a criminal in Victorian London.

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    LIZ 

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    I like the sound of your recommended series. Will look into that. What is the historical fiction that you liked?

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    Jazzafrazz 

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    I really liked Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson but besides that I have no idea what to read. I always come up with westerns about cowboys. I really would not like to read about cowboys.

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    TJ Pyro 

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    The only "memoir/historical fiction" I have read is Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, but it's very well written, better than the movie, and one of my favorite books. But I'm sure it's nothing like Fever 1793...

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    Jazzafrazz 

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    It doesn't have to be like Fever 1793. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll pick it up tomorrow.

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    TJ Pyro 

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    Awesome! Hope you like it. It's not a fast paced story by any means, but it's definitely a good one :)

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  Indian Knight (edited)

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  1. Steve Berry
  2. Yet to find
  3. Yes, very often
  4. I always try to finish. You never know, you may like the same book, after a few pages; and that happens with me all the time. Actually I have never kept any book incomplete
  5. Not sure. But I think Harry Potter and Twilight. I need to read both. I would love to change my openion.
  6. Arthur Conan Doyle / Sunil Ganguly
  7. Fiction
  8. Historical Thrillers
  9. Romance
  10. If you really do not have anything to read. Start reading Sherlock Holmes. I find all holmes stories worth reading over and over again.

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  SAM G 

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  1Who is your favourite author ?
  Robin Cook

  2 Who is your least favourite author?
  So far . none

  3 Do you ever re-read books?
  Yes

  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it?
  i finish it

  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated?
  Twilight saga
  
  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose ?
  R.L stine or dan brown

  
  

  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction ?
  both

  
  

  8 What is your favourite genre ?
  mystery

  9 What is your least favourite genre ?
  romance

  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why?
  Dan brown :digital fortress.
  because its really worth reading:)

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  Deputy Derrick 

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  1) Matthew Reilly, but Lee Child is gaining rapidly
  2) There are just specific books not authors
  3) No - I feel cheated as I know what's going to happen
  4) Leave it
  5) Twilight and possibly Harry Potter - they're too commercial now
  6) Linwood Barclay or Matthew Reilly
  7) Fiction
  8) Crime/Thriller
  9) Romance
  10) The Looking Glass Wars - Frank Beddor

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  Kris 

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  1Who is your favourite author: JENNIFER HAIGH

  2 Who is your least favourite author: DANIELLE STEEL and ghostwriter for VC ANDREWS

  3 Do you ever re-read books: YES, IT'S LIKE VISITING FRIENDS

  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it: USED TO FINISH IT - NOW MOVE ON AS SO MUCH TO READ

  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated: DAN BROWN in general

  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose: DEAD: OSCAR WILDE; ALIVE: JOYCE CAROL OATES

  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction: FICTION, IF I HAD TO CHOOSE

  8 What is your favourite genre: TIE BTWN SUSPENSE AND HISTORICAL

  9 What is your least favourite genre: SCI-FI

  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why? SO MANY...depends on GENRE...TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

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  Kristina (edited)

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  1Who is your favourite author?
  I don't have just one favorite author. I do, however, really like the works of, Brent Weeks, Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss and Lynn Flewelling.

  2 Who is your least favourite author?
  I don't think I have a least favorite.

  3 Do you ever re-read books?
  Only if they're really good =].

  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it?
  I try to finish it, but sometimes the story just drags on too much that I find myself skimming the last chapter to see what happens at the end.

  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated?
  Twilight Saga.

  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose?
  Brandon Sanderson. Keeping my fingers crossed to meet him at a book signing in November!

  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction?
  Fiction.

  8 What is your favourite genre?
  Fantasy.

  9 What is your least favourite genre?
  Romance.

  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why?
  Harry Potter series because it is pure awesome!

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  Debbsy 

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  1Who is your favourite author - Anne McCaffrey if I have to choose one.
  2 Who is your least favourite author - No such thing - will try anything. Charity shops are fab for finding new authors.
  3 Do you ever re-read books - Yes.
  4 If you are not enjoying a book do you leave it down or try to finish it - No.
  5 What book do you think is horribly overrated - As OK as they were, the Twilight Saga.
  6 If you meet a writer which author would you choose - Have met Terry Pratchett, but would to meet Anne McCaffrey
  7 Do you prefer fiction or non fiction - like both.
  8 What is your favourite genre - Fantasy, but will read anything.
  9 What is your least favourite genre - Haven't gone one.
  10 I have nothing to read what book would you recommend and why? The Long Walk by Stephen King. I read it and had to read it again immediately. After Christine, Misery etc., it was so different.

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  James G 

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  1. Allen Steele
  2. Alistair Reynolds - only because I haven't liked everything that he's wrote
  3. No, but I'm considering re-reading Allen Steele's Coyote series
  4. I generally try to finish, unless it's truly dire.
  5. Nothing that I've read I'd consider to be too overrated
  6. Love to meet Allen Steele, I have talked to him via email, he has his address on his site
  7. Prefer fiction, especially considering my favorite genres are sci-fi and fantasy
  8. Sci-fi followed closely by fantasy
  9. I guess romantic novels aren't my thing
  10. I would recommend Allen Steele's Coyote series to anyone, for fantasy buffs, I definitely recommend David Eddings Belgariad series and Mallorean series, reading them now and they are fab.

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  Elizabeth T 

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  1Forever I have claimed Zora Neale Hurston as my favorite; Stephen King is in my Top 10 and Janet Evanovich brings me joy as well
  2 Is this a category? I don't have a least favorite author. I pretty much ditch books I don't like if after the 3rd chapter nothing has pulled me in, and I don't implant the authors name in my memory.
  3 Not very often. I have re-read Patricia Cornwell books and Zora Neale Hurston.
  4 I leave it be if after Chapter 3 nothing is happening. I may go back at another time and give it a second chance. If it fails me again, I give it away
  5 Gone With the Wind
  6 Stephen King or Jonathan Saul
  7 Yes, I prefer fiction and nonfiction
  8 Mystery
  9 Science Fiction
  10 Intensity by Dean Koontz because this book does not fail at any point and it is an engaging read

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