It’s no secret that I’m a little obsessed with Goodreads! I’ve had my Goodreads account for about two years now, and I use it mostly for my reading challenges and to keep track of my massive (1500+) TBR list. I was tagged by Beth at Reading Every Night, an amazing blog that I only recently discovered. Thanks for tagging me!
1) What was the last book you marked as read?
I just finished reading Animal Farm last night, which I read for the first time. My school was a bit of a weird one since we never covered many of the classics that most people read in high school. I never read 1984, Brave New World, The Handmaid’s Tale, or Animal Farm in school like most other people did. I’m pretty sure my brother, who went to the same school but four years ahead of me read at least some of those books in high school.
2) What are you currently reading?
I’m about to start Love & Gelato. Honestly, it is not really the kind of book I would usually read. Although I do love YA contemporary, I’m not usually very interested in books that focus heavily on travelling. This one has quite a high average rating on Goodreads though, so we’ll see how it goes. I chose it because one of my reading challenges required a book set in Italy and I was having trouble finding one that I really wanted to read.
3) What was the last book you marked as TBR?
I added a few books yesterday. If you want to be technical, the very last book that I added was Friend Request by Laura Marshall, which is due out later this year. I marked it as TBR because we managed to get an ARC copy that was donated to the library book sale. I probably won’t be getting to it any time soon, but it looks very interesting! The other books I added yesterday are: The Cost of All Things (Maggie Lehrman), If You Knew My Sister (Michelle Adams), and So Much Love (Rebecca Rosenblum).
4) What book do you plan to read next?
I literally have a stack of books on my floor beside me right now from the library, which are the next few books that I’m going to read for my reading challenges. Technically Love & Gelato is next because I haven’t started that one yet, but after that will be And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. I actually have quite a few books in that pile that I’m looking forward to, but also a couple that I’m a little more on the fence about, and chose just to fulfill challenge prompts. Other books in the pile right now are: This Savage Song, The Beach House, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and Illuminae.
5) Do you use the star rating system?
Yes, and I hate that it does not allow half-stars! There are so many books that I’ve read that don’t quite fit neatly into one of the star ratings, so I’m always left to decide whether to round my ratings up or down. Usually I end up rounding up, but it’s annoying because it means that among my 5 star reviews, there are some “true” 5 stars, and many others that are 4.5 stars rounded up. It’s not quite the same thing!
6) Are you doing a 2017 Reading Challenge?
Yes, I’m doing a few:
- GoodReads Around the Year – 52 books + one additional “wild card” topic
- PopSugar 2017 – 52 books in total, 40 for the main challenge and 12 for the “advanced” challenge.
- PopSugar Summer 2016 – A challenge I discovered last year too late to give it a fair chance, consisting of 29 prompts, most of which are summer-themed in some way
- BookRiot Read Harder 2017 – A list of 24 prompts, usually quite difficult to fulfill!
7) Do you have a wishlist?
I don’t know what a Goodreads wishlist is. I would assume it’s just a list of the books I want to read and/or buy. I have a TBR list consisting of over 1500 books. While I don’t necessarily want to buy all of those, I do consider it my reading wishlist.
8) What book do you plan to buy next?
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult, if it ever drops down to a reasonable price!
9) Do you have any favourite quotes? Share a few.
I have a bunch of quotes marked on Goodreads, but I’ve never really been one to memorize favourite lines. Here are some of my favourites, according to what I’ve marked:
A person’s a person, no matter how small — Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears a Who
If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so — Lemony Snicket
Sometimes, when you don’t ask questions, it’s not because you are afraid that someone will lie to your face. It’s because you’re afraid they’ll tell you the truth. — Jodi Picoult
Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better — Kevin Henkes, Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Who are your favourite authors?
Jodi Picoult, J.K. Rowling, Audrey Niffenegger, Philippa Gregory, Gregory Maguire, and Daniel Handler (AKA Lemony Snicket).
Have you joined any groups?
Yes, mostly related to my reading challenges. The only groups I participate in regularly are for my challenges, and I’ve also joined the Top 5 Wednesday group to get my weekly topics.
Who do I tag?
I’m sure this tag has been around for a while, so I’m not sure who has done it already, but I will tag:
Anushka @ Going Through Books
booksophisticate @Book Sophisticate
Harini @Books and Readers
Kourtni @Kourtni Reads
Krysti @YA and Wine
Abyssal Librarian 