Booking Through Thursday -- Book Meme

Booking through Thursday is a Book Meme today

What was the last book you bought?

Picked up these books in the last couple days. The bottom three arrived from Amazon and the rest I picked up at the used book store next to my business.

Name a book you have read MORE than once

Several of Nora Roberts, Da Vinci Code and The Harry Potter Series

Has a book ever fundamentally changed the way you see life? If yes, what was it?

Hmmm!

How do you choose a book? eg. by cover design and summary, recommendations or reviews

If purchasing online, I will read customer reviews and excerpts of the book. When in the bookstore, generally will see a author or book cover that interests me and will read the back cover. If the story sounds good, I will read the first few pages of chapter 1 and read random pages. If the story continues to interest me, will get the book.

Do you prefer Fiction or Non-Fiction?

Definitely Fiction 90% of the time. I'll read non fiction when want to learn about something I'm doing or for one of my college classes.

What’s more important in a novel - beautiful writing or a gripping plot?

Both actually - you can't have one without the other

Most loved/memorable character (character/book)

The MacGregor from Nora Robert series about the MacGregor family. He is the patriarch of the family and is quite the matchmaker. He loves to set up his sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, grandchildren. Makes for a fascinating series of books.

Which book or books can be found on your nightstand at the moment?

Ha! Including the books I just bought, these -

What was the last book you’ve read, and when was it?

Trial by Fire, Newpointe Series # 4 by Terri Blackstock. Finished it yesterday.

Have you ever given up on a book half way in?

Many. One that comes to mind is Rescued by John Bevere. It kept flashing forward,backward and inbetween and was just confusing.