Hey, remember that time when I would only read Shakespeare, and....?

Question

...hey, remember that time when I would only read the backs of cereal boxes?

Was there ever a time when you only read certain books? (Or certain cereal boxes?) When was it and what did you read?

BQ: Have a question for me? :D (Everyone else is doing this, so I want to, too!)

Answer 1

Kind of. When I was little I would only read really thick books out of my level range. I didn't know what was going on in the books most the time, but it was all about image. XD



My teachers thought it was amazing I could read such advanced books (somehow I guessed right on my AR tests, ha-ha) and all the kids thought I was "super smart". It was kind of pathetic really.



BQ: Hmm...why have you chosen "Lyra [Fool of Time]" for a name? :D



EDIT: Ohh, that's awesome. :)

Answer 2

Hey remember that time I tried to save a pigeon with a broken wing? A street cat got him by morning and I had to bury pieces of his body in my building’s playground...



You get like a zillion stars for referencing that song. :D:D Hahahaha, no really, you just made my entire week. :p







To answer your question, yes, there was a time when I would only read certain books. Of course, it was Harry Potter:p I went through a phase where all I did was reread those books over and over again when I was about twelve. Finally I discovered the existence of other works of literature! And I've also had phases where I didn't feel like reading any books at all, so the backs of cereal boxes were probably a big thing with me. Personally, I really like Honeycomb and Cinnamon Toast Crunch boxes. They always have good word searches, and the last Honeycomb box I ate from had a Sodoku (sp?) puzzle on the back which I had a great time solving because it was easy! I like easy Sodoku puzzles, because they make me feel smart when I can actually solve them.



And I'm sure that as time progresses, and my taste in literature expands or becomes more sophisticated, there probably will come a time when I will only read Shakespeare! Oh, not to mention there was a time I would only read Regina Spektor lyrics:p I went to google and looked up the lyrics to every Regina song I could think of and just read them through and analysed them. Such poetry! :p



Edit: Oops, I forgot the BQ! Okay, let me think...

Do you ever put ketchup or mustard on your hamburger, hot-dog, fries, or anything else for that matter?

Answer 3

There was a time when I was hitting fantasy pretty hard (though not as much these days), but I am too fond of variety and always made sure some thrillers and occasional horror made it into the mix. I also had a bit of a Shakespeare phase as you have, and now I am finding myself getting more and more into classics. I am reading books now, at the recommendation of friends, that I never would have considered years ago (such as "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro), and I am glad. This has expanded my reading experience tremendously.



BQ: What is the best book you have read so far this year?

Answer 4

In his possess day Shakespeare wasn't notion of as particularly as he has been over the final couple hundred years. His modern-day critics notion he used to be very well however no longer an absolute genius and no longer the exceptional play write of his time. He used to be accelerated to the quantity one function handiest approximately 150years after his demise. He additionally wasnt the one one writing for level in this sort of system. That is the way it used to be performed in his day. They did not have twenty first English. One of the factors he's popular and so particularly viewed is that he increased the vocabulary and use of the English language greater than anybody else. The handiest different man or woman to have had this sort of gigantic influence is William Tyndale who is Bible translation makes up eighty% of the King James Version. As for being taught in institution I could say it's only culture and nobody has the balls to mention not more. Also it sucks at institution due to the fact it's compelled on you and the academics do not realise him both. I'm at the part of considering he used to be a well creator however he did say plenty of crap.

Answer 5

When I was around seven or eight I would only read Harry Potter. Not because I didn't know other books existed, or they weren't good enough, but because Harry Potter was... well, Harry Potter, and I didn't *need* to read any other books :D



There was also a time when the only kind of chicken I would eat would be slimy chicken. I mean, I don't really like chicken, but if it was slimy it was okay. I know that wasn't really in your question but you mentioned poultry and it came back to me :D





BQ: What book have you *never* read but really want to? Is there a book that you always want to get to but always seem to forget or not have the time? Or a book that seems so long and daunting, or you're afraid it won't be as good as your expectations?



:)

Answer 6

Oh, yeah -= and some pretty strange ones ;

oriental detective fiction (oriental detectives, in the orient)

'true adventure' about Antarctica

true adventure about sea voyages on homemade vessels

true adventure about down rivers in S. America (not much

a selection )

true adventure involving cannibalism (also a short list )

fantasy involving an alternate Earth - with little or no magic

invlved

dark fantasy - it's OK if the main characters die off

true stories written by people who have been addicted to drugs (especially meth, lately ) or alcohol



I also read regular novels, but am not into classics at the moment (well, I do read random bits of

Shakespeare) . I have authors that I have read most of what they've written, too, but my list is long enough as it is ) .

Answer 7

Hey!



Well, I've never ever liked cereal, so that rules that question out!



Yes, unfortunately I do. First I read only picture books :) But I grew out of them (well, actually, no-one grows out of picture books, amirite?) quicker than most, and moved onto young children classics; The Queen's Nose, The Secret Garden etc...



Once I hit high school I...yes, read all the teen romances. But again, I grew out of them (I did) quicker than most, and since then I've always read a variety of things. There may be odd times, that I might've just read a brilliant classic (like the time I read The Mayor of Casterbridge - Thomas Hardy) and want more of that author/genre, but overall, I read everything now :)



BQ: Hm...What's your favourite chocolate? :)



~ JLT

Answer 8

Yes,



i used to only read the goosebumps books when i was ten.

then i only read fantasy







Since then i have grown up. Now i read anything and am not snobbish towards anything......



Though i am a bit prejudice against novels with 20 pages of reviews........ I'll just read THAT book later...

Answer 9

I used to only read books written by Malorie Blackman when I was like 12. :)



BQ: What's your favourite show/musical? I'm seeing Wicked tomorrow. :D



PS. Cadburys FTW! Americans are awesome at pretty much everything else, but I really think the Brits pwn Americans with their chocolate. yumm ;)

Answer 10

Hahahaha. When I was about 10, I would ONLY read horse books. Any other suggestion was ridiculous. It was Saddle Club, Thoroughbred, and Phantom Stallion. I wouldn't bat an eye at anything else.



BQ: How's your summer going, Lyra? :)

Answer 11

Aah, yes. Point horror, when I first started secondary school (19 years ago! crikey!)

Answer 12

yes, one summer i read the entire Shakespeare collection and enjoyed it very much.



Another time it was whole of the Bible..



One summer i read nothing but Thomas Hardy...

Answer 13

yeah

once it was only ever those horror books

then it was romance

then history and war books