books books books!

oh how i love to read.
i got this one from Jenaveve (i wish i have a name like that) over at August Street (under the blog crushes section ;D)
play along if you want.

Do you snack while you read? If so, favourite reading snack?
sometimes i do and sometimes i don't. and i don't really snack on the same thing each time.


Do you tend to mark your books as you read them, or does the idea of writing on your books horrify you?
oh goodness. i've always thought of writing in books, but i absolutely can't stand when my books are in any condition other than practicallly brand-new.

How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog ears? Leaving the book open flat?
bookmarks. i can't stand it when people dog ear books. that's book abuse.

Fiction, Non-Fiction or both?
depends on the kind of non-fiction, but i would say both, generally.

Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are you able to put a book down at any point?
I like to get to the end of the chapter, but most of the time that doesn't happen, so i just stop at the end of a paragraph or one of those handy stopping points.

If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?
not unless i see it again.

What are you currently reading?
for my english class i'm reading things fall apart by chinua achebe. for leisure, i'm reading looking for alaska by john green but, sadly, i haven't picked it up in a while.

What is the last book you bought?
the last books i bought (almost exactly a year ago) were how to be bad, five people that died during sex, and why do men fall asleep after sex?. it sounds like a raunchy collection, i know, but none of them actually center on sex. the first is a fiction piece about girls that go on a roadtrip through florida, the second is a book of lists (one of which is it's namesake), and the last one is a book about random health questions people have.

Are you the type of person who can only read one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?
i can only read one book at a time (not including books for school)

Do you prefer series or stand alone books?
depends on the series. twlight and harry potter are far too long for me, but i did like the sisterhood of the traveling pants.

Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?
i generally recommend sarah dessen books because i've read a handful of them and they're usually the first ones that come to mind.

How do you organize your books? (By genre, title, author’s last name, etc.?)
i group them by books i've read and books i haven't read. the ones i have read are vertical on my shelves; the ones i haven't are horizontal. XD weird, i know. but that's how i like it.