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I have habits. Chas Send a noteboard - 16/09/2009 12:09:51 AM
Hey Rafonauts

A few questions for you on your reading habits.

1 - Approximately how many books do you read in the average month?


Generally 4. More or less depending on time available.

2 - Of those books, what ratio would be Sci-fi/Fantasy compared with Not SFF? (Ie SFF:NotSFF)


80/20. Though the non-SFF would increase if I used a more strict definition of SFF.

3 - (with credit to Tom) Which of these do you read:

Fantasy


Yes.

Sci-fi


Yes. But not a whole bunch.

Historical Fiction


Yes.

Classics


Sometimes.

Thrillers


No.

Crime/Mystery


I have. But not regularly by any means.

Other fiction stuff (like Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro etc)


Yes.

Non-fiction


Not often.

Graphic Novels


Rarely. I think I've read 5 total.

Manga


No. Wouldn't mind trying a few though.

Plays


Not since school.

Poetry


Same as above.

Short stories (please specify what genre they might belong to)


Yes. Majority would fall under the wider umbrella of speculative fiction.

Magazines

Reader's Digest: Canadian edition.

Newspapers


Physical copy every Saturday. Online everyday.

4 - Do you read every day?


Yes. Books, no.

5 - Do you find it easy to discuss the books you read?


Probably not. Nobody to really discuss them with.

5a - If not, do you know what might make it easier?


Having somebody to discuss them with.

6 - Do you buy books as soon as they are published?


Yes, if it's a book I don't want to wait to read.

7 - What do you like to see in reviews?


Actual commentary of what makes the book good. I detest reviews that are essentially just recaps with some surface description of good/bad things just to make it look like a review.

Having said that- I'm terrible at reviewing stuff.

Thanks.


No problem.
This message last edited by Chas on 16/09/2009 at 01:55:57 AM
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