Book Blogger Hop: Something you don't know about me

 

For the week of September 21-27:

Blogging Question: What is one thing that your blog readers probably do not know about you?

My answer:
Now I'm confused. Wasn't this question already asked? No matter. One thing you may not have noticed is that I'm now working and living in Africa. Quite a change from the USA, but I'm enjoying it thus far.

Which country would you love to visit or work in?

Book Blogger Hop: Favorite review from past month

 

For the week of September 14-20:

Highlight one of your favorite reviews from the past month!

My answer:
Now that's a hard question if you're scheduling this post almost a month in advance! [Puts it off until a few days prior] And it's even harder when you haven't reviewed a whole lot of books in the past month. ... browsing through past reviews ... still reading ... hmmmm, I don't have a favorite review. I've had some favorite books, and I've put a bit more thought and commentary or pictures into some reviews but...

Sorry, guess I can't really answer this one. So here's a series of questions for you:

Do you prefer a picture or two to go along with the review?
(Example: The Forgiven Duke by Jamie Carie)

Some sort of rating system? 5/5 stars, etc.
Or an "if you like X,Y and P then you'll like this"?

(Example: Moonblood by Anne Elisabeth Stengl)
(Both are buried in there at the end)

Or perhaps a book trailer?
(Example: Roadside Assistance by Amy Clipston)

Or some other sort of video?
(Example: Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson)

Or some info about the author?
(Haven't done that yet)

Or something else I haven't thought of?

Thanks for helping me improve my reviews!!!

Book Blogger Hop: What series should never end?

For the week of September 7-13:

What book series do you never want to see end?

My answer:
That's a tough question...oh! Actually no it isn't. :-) I never want the Tales of Goldstone Wood to end. And there's plenty of stories that Anne Elisabeth Stengl can find to write about in the world she has created.

In case you're wondering, book 1 is Heartless, #2 is Veiled Rose, #3 is Moonblood, and #4 Starflower comes out in October.

Which book series do you never want to see end?

Book Blogger Hop: Which book or series should become a movie or tv series?

 

For the week of Aug 31 - Sept 6:

What is the one book or series you are dying to see turned into a movie or tv series?


My answer:
I really, really, really want to see Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis as a movie. Even though the latest movie adaptations of the first books aren't the greatest, I still want to see this book on the silver screen.


Which book or series do you really want to see as a movie or tv series?

Book Blogger Hop: Favorite thing about blogging?

 

For the week of Aug 24-30:

Blogging Question: What is your favorite thing about blogging?


My answer:
It's been fun getting to know other book reviewers through their blogs and discovering cool new blogs through them. (Go check my blog list on the right - you'll have to scroll down some, to see some of my favorites!)


What is your favorite thing about blogs or blogging?

Book Blogger Hop: What genre will you never read?

 

For the week of Aug 17-23:

What is the one genre you will NEVER read?


My answer:
Anything erotic or even borderline erotic. And chances are I'll never read about vampires either (except Dracula, maybe).


What genre will you never read?

Book Blogger Hop: Go-to author when in reading rut

 

For the week of Aug 10-16:

Who is your go-to author when you are in a reading rut?


My answer:
Usually if I'm in a reading rut it's because I've read so much recently that I'm just taking a break. But a fun, semi-light author that I can easily pick up are Lori Wick. Or I'll just read my favorite scenes from Anne of Avonlea, or a Janette Oke book. Depends on what is nearby. :-)


Which author do you go to when in a reading rut?

Book Blogger Hop: Do you rush out to get "viral" book?

 

For the week of Aug 3-9:

When a book goes “viral” (Hunger Games, Fifty Shades, Twilight), do you rush out to read it like everyone else, even if it’s not in your typical genre?


My answer:
Nope. I'm too cheap to buy a book, usually I just wait my turn at the library.


Do you rush out to read the latest book?

Book Blogger Hop: What is one thing you do not know about me?

 

I've been terrible about participating but... This week's question is:

Blogging Question: What is one thing that your blog readers probably do not know about you?


My answer:
I wear glasses, probably because too many times I read in the car at night waiting for the headlights behind us to reach me. :-)


What is your craziest reading habit?

Book Blogger Hop: Favorite Book Character

 

I saw this on two blogs I follow and thought it'd be fun to join in. I liked last week's question better, but I didn't find it until the last day. This week's question is:

Who is your favorite book character? I’ll give you a maximum of two choices, but they have to be from different genres!

Such a hard question! I'm looking at my bookshelves (there are four in my room) and am seeing so many good books with great characters. But I think I will have to settle on either Old Shatterhand or Old Surehand (or Winnetou??) from the many books Karl May wrote. I know, I can't pick two from the same genre! I love the two Old Surehand books, but I also love all the stories featuring Old Shatterhand and Winnetou.

Old Shatterhand on the left; Old Surehand on the right

From the movies made in the 1960s

For those who haven't had the pleasure of reading this fun tales let me enlighten you. Karl May was a German author who lived in the second half of the 1800s and died in 1912. He wrote lots of travel-adventure books. His most popular ones take place in the American wild west or in the Middle East. (Side note: I just learned this in German the "Orient" means the Middle East and Persia, but in English "Orient" means East and Southeast Asia.) Karl May hadn't actually traveled to the places he wrote about (in great descriptive detail mind you) but later in life did do a bit of traveling.

Back to favorite book characters. Both Old Shatterhand and Old Surehand are Germans who find themselves in the American wild west (the plains, the Rockies, the Southeast deserts) where they become frontiers men who never really settle down. (Think Davey Crockett or Daniel Boone or Zorro without the mask and not rich.) They are expert marksmen, their deeds are told around campfires, they strive to bring peace and never kill another human being unless it's absolutely unavoidable and even then they try to incapacitate their opponent instead. And they are both very strong Christians.

It's been ages since I've read any of May's works so I can't remember the details of Old Surehand's story. But I have a feeling I like him best. ... Maybe? In any case, Nemsi Books Publishing Company has been working on translating many of Karl May's books into English so that many more people can enjoy these fun tales. And apparently they're quite popular in Indonesia because I found those well liked on Goodreads!

Who is your favorite book character?