Book Questions

"What genres interest you? What specifically about this genre interests you? Why are you drawn to science fiction books, for example?"

I'm most a fan of fantasy. I love Harry Potter, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Tales of the Brother's Grimm, all of Roald Dahl's books etc.

"Which author do you think your writing style is most like? Do you purposely imitate certain writers and/or try to avoid writing like certain writers."

Well, the 'I Write Like' website told me, when I entered in my works of writing, that I write like David Foster Wallace. But I don't really think I write like anyone, except me.

"What is one of your best memories connected with reading?"

One of my best memories is going through sort of a Harry Potter marathon, where I would read the first book, then watch the corresponding movie, then read the second book, then watch the corresponding movie, and so on. I remember getting scolded at by my stepfather, because he said I read too much.

"Have you ever picked up a book and been excited to turn the next page, then the next, then the next? What book? Why couldn't you stop reading? Is there a book you had to just trudge through to the finish?

Yes and yes! The books I specifically remember reading and looking forward to the next page is (of course) the Harry Potter series. Also, 'A Dog's Purpose', all the Roald Dahl books, and The Spiderwick Chronicles. A book that I had to trudge through was 'Eragon' by Christopher Paolini. My main problem with it was the overusage of weird words! I mean, seriously, this guy named everything, (people, places, and pets) the most unrealistically dumb name that he possibly could. Names that are hard to pronounce, and even worse, hard to remember. And there's so many of them! By chapter two my brain just dies from trying to memorize all that nonsense. Also, it's just boring! All these dragons and people with strange names make it totally unrelatable. I never once thought, "Man, I could see myself in this situation." You know why? Because of the dumb names and dumb characters!

"What is your favorite book or series? Why is this your favorite?"

Before I answer this extremely difficult question, I would like to take this time to apologize for my violent rant on 'Eragon'. Now, for my answer. You probably saw it coming. The Harry Potter series! Why? Because the story is superb! The characters are lovable, relatable, and interesting. When one dies, you feel like a part of you died as well. Nothing can compare to my feeling of overwhelming sadness when ********** got Avada Kadavra'd by ***** and fell off the Astronomy Tower. I almost cried! And the author had to go through so much pressure writing them, too! I mean, each book got even more hype than the last.