bookkeeping and a meme

[truepenny]

Kekropia: 266 words


--Hardback or paperback?
Hardback, if possible.

--Highlight or underline?
Underline.

--Lewis or Tolkien?
Tolkien.

--E.B. White or A.A. Milne?
Milne.

--T.S. Eliot or e.e. cummings?
Eliot.

--Stephen King or Dean Koontz?
King.

--Barnes & Noble or Borders?
--Waldenbooks or B. Dalton?
Support your local independent bookseller!

--Fantasy or science fiction?
Fantasy.

--Horror or suspense?
Horror.

--Bookmark or dogear?
::sigh:: Leave the book open, face down.

-Hemingway or Faulkner?
Oh god do I hafta? Faulkner.

--Fitzgerald or Steinbeck?
Fitzgerald.

--Homer or Plato?
Euripides.

--Geoffrey Chaucer or Edmund Spenser?
Spenser.

--Pen or pencil?
Pen.

--Looseleaf or notepad?
Hardback bound notebooks.

--Alphabetize?
Yes.

--Dustjacket: on or off?
On.

--Novella or epic?
Epic.

--John Grisham or Scott Turow?
Neither. I'd rather stab myself in the hand with a spork.

--J.K. Rowling or Lemony Snicket?
I haven't read Snicket, but prefer the principle of Snicket to the principle of Rowling, who I have read.

--John Irving or John Updike?
Neither.

--Fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction

--Historical biography or historical romance?
Biography.

--A few pages per sitting or finish at least a chapter?
At least a chapter.

--Short story or creative non-fiction essay?
Um. Can I get back to you on that?

--"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
Once upon a time

--Buy or borrow?
Buy.

--Book reviews or word of mouth?
Word of mouth is a book review. It's just not as formal. At least with the mouths I get words from. *g*

Comments

[oracne.livejournal.com]

Word of mouth is a book review. It's just not as formal. At least with the mouths I get words from. *g*

Heh.

[larryhammer]

Hmm. With your indulgence:

--Hardback or paperback? Trade paper.
--Highlight or underline? Line in the margin.
--Lewis or Tolkien? Tolkien.
--E.B. White or A.A. Milne? White.
--T.S. Eliot or e.e. cummings? cummings.
--Stephen King or Dean Koontz? King.
--Barnes & Noble or Borders? Borders.
--Waldenbooks or B. Dalton? They're still around?
--Fantasy or science fiction? Fantasy.
--Horror or suspense? Suspense.
--Bookmark or dogear? Bookmark. With torn-off bits marking pages with quotes for the commonplace book.
--Hemingway or Faulkner? No thanks, I'm on a diet.
--Fitzgerald or Steinbeck? Huh. Probably Steinbeck, if only for Cannery Row. But that's a toughy.
--Homer or Plato? Ovid.
--Geoffrey Chaucer or Edmund Spenser? Chaucer all the way, man. Heck, Chaucer is the man.
--Pen or pencil? Pen.
--Looseleaf or notepad? Notebook.
--Alphabetize? Only my socks.
--Dustjacket: on or off? On.
--Novella or epic? Epic.
--John Grisham or Scott Turow? John Mortimer.
--J.K. Rowling or Lemony Snicket? Snicket. (Watered-down Gorey over watered-down Wynne Jones, any day.)
--John Irving or John Updike? Is this a trick question?
--Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction
--Historical biography or historical romance? Romance.
--A few pages per sitting or finish at least a chapter? Is this for reading or writing? Well, either way, chapter. But.
--Short story or creative non-fiction essay? Narrative poem.
--"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"? Once upon a time.
--Buy or borrow? Steal. Oh, wait, I misread that as beg. Buy.
--Book reviews or word of mouth? Yes.

---L.