#book survey

[wormwoodandhoney]

FINALLY FALL BOOKTAG! I stole this from YouTube, and I changed one question for this format. I decided it limit it to books I’ve only read this year to help myself!

In fall, the air is crisp and clear: name a book with a vivid setting Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is about a man named Piranesi who lives in a House that is his entire world. Here is my edit for it. One of my favorite books of the year. 

Nature is beautiful, but also dying: name a book that is beautifully written, but also deals with a heavy topic like loss or grief. King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender is a middle grade novel about a young boy struggling with the death of his older brother.

Fall is back to school season: share a non-fiction book that taught you something new. We Had a Little Real Estate Problem by Kliph Nesteroff about the history of Native Americans and their relationship with comedy. Learned so much!

In order to keep warm, it’s good to spend some time with the people we love: name a fictional family/household/friend-group that you’d like to be a part of. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna. My edit for it! One of my favorite books of the year. Listened on audio, will definitely buy a hard copy. Can’t stop dreaming about it!

The colourful leaves are piling up on the ground: show us a pile of fall-colored spines! A fall book on your TBR: I’m going to go in my dark academia era: If We Were Villains by ML Rio and Babel by RF Kuang.

Fall is the perfect time for some storytelling by the fireside: share a book wherein somebody is telling a story. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill, in which a writer is sending her murder mystery draft to a beta reader, who is becoming obsessed with her. (To clarify, 95% of this book is the murder mystery story! The beta reader is just an extra little spice.)

The nights are getting darker: share a dark, creepy read. The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D Jackson is a retelling of Carrie with a Black protagonist, set at a small town’s first integrated prom. If racism is too real-world horror for you, try Slewfoot by Brom (a gorgeously illustrated story of a woman in a Puritan town who befriends a demon) or the Katherine Arden middle grade horror series called Small Spaces (about a group of young friends who battle a monster who comes for them every season).

The days are getting colder: name a short, heartwarming read that could warm up somebody’s cold and rainy day. I mean... it’s Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. That’s gotta be the answer. 

Fall returns every year: name an old favorite that you’d like to return to soon. I’m itching for a Jane Austen revisit...

#book tag #book survey #fall books #books #booklr

[thoughtportal]

#project gutenberg #books and authors #books and literature #books and writing #books and libraries #books and reading #public domain #ebooks #free ebooks #book survey #survey #books

[writing-all-the-time-2]

Help with school project!

Hi everyone!

I'm working on a project for my Marketing class on Digital vs. Print books. I'm looking for people to complete a brief, 3 question survey about their preferences.

Thank you in advance!

#survey #school project #books #books & libraries #books and reading #booklr #book survey #digital books #print books

[weaveadream]

2022 Reading Survey

How many books did you read: 24

How many pages did you read: 8,970

What was the oldest book you read?: The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis (1953)

Longest book you read: Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb (847 pages)

Shortest book you read: Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison Warren (208 pages)

Favorite book published in 2022: I think the only book I read this year published in 2022 was Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher and it was just okay. 

Favorite book not published in 2021: Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb (2014)

A book that lived up to the hype: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune lived up to the hype x10!! There is a reason everyone is obsessed with this delightful book. 

A book that did NOT live up to the hype: Gentle and Lowly by Dane C. Ortlund (I see why there is a lot of hype around this book in the conservative Christian world and I think it is a good and needed book for that audience but I’m not reformed enough anymore lol)

Book that felt like the biggest accomplishment: Held: 31 Biblical Reflections on God’s Comfort and Care in the Sorrow of Miscarriage by Abbey Wedgeworth

Favorite character: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

Least favorite character: Ryland Grace, the main character in Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir was so annoying. 

Favorite couple/OTP: Fitz and the Fool, one of the greatest love stories I’ve ever read, fucking breaks my heart into pieces. 

Book that you pushed the most people to read: Everything written by Robin Hobb. Also, House in the Cerulean Sea. 

Favorite book cover: Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

What book made you cry the most: Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison Warren

What book made you laugh the most: Hmmm I’m not sure. Maybe Under the Whispering Door or House in the Cerulean Sea, both by T.J. Klune

Favorite book you re-read this year: The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis (only re-read this year). 

Honorable mention: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes du Mez

#book survey #2022 #Robin Hobb #Armand Gamache

[brin-guivera]

2022 End of Year Book Survey

2022 End of Year Book Survey

Well, this year hasn’t been the best for me blogging-wise (understatement!) I have had a pretty poor blogging year in fact. Hoping next year proves more fruitful!! I did however manage to read a fair amount. Not my best year in reading but nothing to sniff at either… 2022 End of Year Book Survey It’s time for the annual End of Year Book Survey. This survey was originated by Jamie @ The Perpetual…

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#2021 #2021 End of Year Book Survey #best in books #bibliophile #BOOK NERD #book nerdigans #BOOK PORN #BOOK SURVEY #BOOKDRAGON #BOOKISH #bookish/blogging life #booklr #books #end of year book survey #end of year round-up #Ewan Mitchell #Fire and Blood #hotd #house of the dragon #looking ahead #perpetual page turner #surveys

[smashwolfen]

I noticed something really REALLY cool about Legends arceus while looking up references, and it's so little, I don't know how many other folks have noticed it!!

The pokedex you get at the beginning of your journey;

Perfect, crisp and brand new! So many pages to fill! Untouched by anyone ever, the first to ever exist! The original pokedex.

But at the end, with a completed pokedex;

The title of the book is all ripped and damaged! It's been through so many surveys and treks out in hisui's wilderness! The edges of the blue cover are faded and dulling, maybe got wet a few times with run ins with outbreaks, being jostled around in a pack exploring around the region. The black binder holding it together after all this time is equally as banged up, probably barely keeping the stuffed pages inside safe and tucked away, but still doing its job.

This is the first ever pokedex, this is the one that began the understanding of pokemon as we know it, bringing humans and pokemon together as friends in the distant future. Before technology advanced and made the pokedex we were first introduced to in Kanto so many years ago.

It's falling apart and has been waterlogged a few times, it's recorded so much and survived raging lords, hordes or pokemon, alphas, an exile, gods of time and space, a banished deity, and faced almighty sinnoh.

And it was written, filled out, carried and protected all this time, by a kid who did their best to help the professor who first met them in Hisui.

And it survived.

#ALL BECASUE I WANTED TO MAKE A DRAWING ACCURATE AND I WENT #WAIT A MINUTE IT WASNT ALWAYS RIPPED WAS IT?? #and bam i saw it #legends has so many little details within it that give everything so much character #THEY GAVE THE POKEDEX CHARACTER AS YOU JOURNEYED THROUGH HISUI #IM EMOTIONAL ABOUT A BANGED UP OLD BOOK IM NOT OK XD #pokemon #pokemon legends arceus #arceus #legends arceus #legends of arceus #pla #hisui #pokedex #survey corps #galaxy team #professor laventon #pla spoilers #pokemon legends #smish pokemon

[maryrosereads]

book survey - by @talkaboutyourself​

What upcoming new release(s) are you most excited to read soon? Harlem Sunset by Nekesa Afia was just released today, and I am so excited to read it! I ordered it from one of my favorite little bookstores and it should be in soon.

What non-new release book(s) are you most excited to read soon? Oh my god so many. So so many. I don't know how to choose just one. I've really been looking forward to Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker. I'm also excited (and slightly nervous) to continue the George Miles cycle by Dennis Cooper.

Do you typically pay attention to the new book releases each week? Not really! I rarely buy new, hardcover books. I almost always buy secondhand, borrow from my library, or wait until it comes out in paperback, so staying up-to-date with new releases isn't typically my priority. (When I buy new books it's from my local bookstores, and I have started staying a little more up-to-date by looking at their displays!)

Do you follow any publishing houses, bookstores, or book bloggers online? Yes, tons! I have book-related social media accounts on a lot of different platforms, so I get to follow tons of different accounts.

Did you set a numerical reading goal for the year? I did this year, but I'm not going to beat myself up if I don't make it.

What other reading goals do you have this year, such as reading more diverse books or being more willing to DNF books? I really want to try to read more nonfiction.

Do you enjoy participating in reading challenges, such as bingo-style goals or readathons? Occasionally. I usually prefer to do my own thing, but it does help get some ideas.

What motivates you to want to write a review about a book? I honestly just love being able to express my thoughts on different books. It helps me to better remember the books that I have read and allows me to really reflect on them. I would also like to meet more people who have similar tastes in books.

About how far into a book do you get before you know if you’re going to like it or not? It really depends. Sometimes I know right from the beginning, other times it takes a bit longer. Sometimes I'm not even sure until the very end.

Do you read a lot of books that are similar in specific aspects, such as featuring depressed female protagonists? Yes. My hyper-specific favorite genres are queer transgressive lit, female-fronted thrillers, and memoirs by queer women.

Do you try to purposefully read many different types of books or challenge yourself in reading, or do you just tend to read what appeals to you at any given moment? I'm definitely a mood reader, but I'm trying to diversity my genres a bit.

What are some books you have read recently or want to read that seem starkly different from what you normally read, and why did/do you want to read them? I'm planning on reading Jesus and John Wayne very soon, which is different for me because I seldom read nonfiction outside of memoirs. As someone who grew up in a conservative, Christian town, I am very fascinated by fundamentalist and evangelical Christianity, and I've heard that this book is a wonderful exploration of how evangelical Christianity has shaped the cultural and political landscape of the United States. It is also, unfortunately, very timely.

Are you a snob about any authors, genres, or types of books? If so, do you have any “guilty pleasures” in enjoying books that you or others might not take seriously? I don't really think I'm a snob with anything in particular, and I don't think I really have any guilty pleasures because I tend to be pretty shameless about what I like. I know there are people who "disapprove" of transgressive lit, but that really doesn't get to me.

Can you think of certain elements of a cover that draw your attention? What do you think about cover trends (e.g., contemporary fiction current trends include abstract, brightly colored designs with large text overlay)? I usually either like simple covers or really cheesy paperback covers (typically you see this with older romance or mystery/thriller/horror). Anything with a vintage feel is a win in my book. I really don't like the current trend of cartoon people on contemporary romance books, but I don't read a lot of those so it doesn't really matter.

Post a picture of a book (or books) that you have chosen initially based on their title and cover - or find a book whose cover and title you like but know nothing about yet. What is it about them that you like? Grady Hendrix is the king of covers. I was immediately drawn to the title because it screamed campy, fun horror. And when the paperback edition came out with this fantastic, cheesy, retro cover, I knew that I had to read it immediately.

Is there a book right now that seems to be heavily advertised or talked about but that you just have no interest in? I don't read a lot of YA, fantasy, or romance, so really anything in those genres isn't really for me.

What about a book that was heavily advertised or talked about that you were interested in, but were disappointed with? The Couple Next Door really disappointed me. I heard a lot about it from fans of thrillers, but the ending was astonishingly ableist. It was pretty disheartening to realize that a book that ableist was so hyped up.

Is there a book that you were once excited to read but never got around to? So many! I’m hoping to read them all one day. My tbr is endless.

Does your interest in reading a book wane when the hype dies down or if it begins to receive lower ratings than you anticipated? Not really. If anything, overexposure to a book will turn me off of wanting to read it, and I'll be more interested in picking it up when the hype starts to die down, and I'm not hearing about it everywhere.

What are some of the more unique or surprising ways you’ve learned of a book you wanted to read? 

Do you have a method to your book consumption, such as reading a certain number of pages a day or always reading before bed? I always read during my breaks at work, which is nice. That allows me to read at least 15 minutes every day, and sometimes 45 minutes if I'm working a long shift. I try to read 50 pages a day, but that doesn't always happen.

Do other people in your family or close circle read books too? If so, do you talk about books and share recommendations? Yes! Most of my family and close friends read, as well as my boyfriend. We all have different tastes, so we only share recommendations sometimes. I have one close friend who has some similar tastes as me, so we share recommendations a lot.

Has an author’s personal behavior or social media activity ever influenced your desire to read a book, either positively or negatively? The entire J.T. Leroy situation is so incredibly fascinating to me. It makes me more intrigued to read their books, but also makes me reflect on them differently. (I have very mixed feelings on this situation.)

If you have brought a book somewhere else to read (be it on vacation, a commute, or to a coffee shop) do your memories of that book automatically take you back to that location? If I read a significant amount of a book at a certain location then yes.

Have you ever sought out a childhood book that you loved and read/bought it again as an adult? Did you enjoy it again? A couple years ago I reread We Disappear by Scott Heim, which I had read and loved when I was 14. I had forgotten most of the story and was wondering if I would still love it, and I did. I definitely plan to do this with more books. In particular, I've been meaning to reread The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Are there any books that you own multiple copies or editions of? Are there any you would like? Not at the moment, but I definitely would for a book I really love.

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#about me #bookblr #book survey

[oldshrewsburyian]

Dear college students,

I really hope that I, your spinster aunt of Tumblr, am not the first person to tell you this, but: please use your university library services. You are paying for them. They are there for you. Moreover, your professors are operating on the assumption that you will use them as necessary.

When I say "library services" I mean not only physical books that will help you with research, but the usually more extensive eBook collections ditto. Novels you've been meaning to get around to and can't afford to buy. Even (quaintly?) DVDs for your entertainment. And perhaps most significantly of all, interlibrary loan.

I'm going to reiterate interlibrary loan in its own paragraph because a student complained to me recently that publishers were "literally incentivizing piracy" by not pricing academic monographs for purchase by college students and my reaction is best summed up as: ????? Publishers typically price scholarly monographs in the pious hope of not losing money on them. Everyone complains about the ones priced at $300, and a lot of them are priced around $30-50. They are priced for purchase by libraries and specialists. And they are priced for purchase by libraries precisely so that libraries can make them accessible to college students. Anyway, use interlibrary loan, good grief.

TL;DR: the library is there for you, that is what it is for, please behave accordingly.

#spinster aunt of tumblr #libraries #academic libraries #studyblr #college #also i took my survey class to the library this week and none of them had heard of boolean operators #did they all miss fourth grade #and sixth grade #and then never get asked to write a research paper ever #i am baffled #this particular student didn't want to pay more than $10 for a book but that's a different issue

[camera-seventeen]

2024 carat survey results! (check the twitter thread for more results ^^)

#seventeen #survey #another one for the books #pls compliment me on the design i had to stay up late 3 days in a row #thanks to everyone who participated!

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Allen Geller and Maxwell Boas - The Drug Beat - Cowles - 1969

#witches #essayists #occult #vintage #the drug beat #cowles books #allen geller #maxwell boas #drugs #survey #stanley krippner #1969 #new york

[frameacloud]

[Image description: A cartoon of three mythological creatures holding up a giant clipboard. The stack of papers on the board have the symbol for therianthropy, which is made of the Greek letters theta and delta interlaced. The papers say, “Therian survey! Let’s hear from your voice!” The canine psychopomp named Page Shepard (@who-is-page) explains, “It’s separate from our otherkin survey!” The chimera, named House of Chimeras (@liongoatsnake), holds up a pencil with their snake tail, and says, “For our book on alterhumans!” The dragon named Orion Scribner (@frameacloud) is me, I drew this illustration. Description ends.]

We are writing a book about alterhumans, and you can be part of it! We want to hear from therianthropes in particular for this part: the Therian Community Survey, which asks about your theriotypes, experiences, and how you personally define therianthropy. It’s about ten minutes long, open to anyone physically at least eighteen years old who identifies with the label “therianthrope.” One response per physical body, please.

>>> SURVEY LINK <<<

This survey will close on April 7, 2024. The data collected from this survey will be used for research purposes. Any identifying information that participants submit will be made anonymous or removed. Please join our mailing list to get notifications of updates, more surveys, and other events related to our book in progress about alterhumans!

#therian #therianthrope #therianthropy #alterhuman #original post #survey #screen reader friendly #our book #rated G #originally posted on april 7 2023

[thresholdbb]

Tuvok is all gold, so fancy

#star trek voyager #tuvok #club tuvok #all gold and purple you know what that means #he’s royalty #king of all he surveys #voted voyager’s most aesthetic #started thumbing through this book again today #there’s a lot of fun stuff but Tuvok’s gold quarters stood out as just #terrible white balance in that photo in the book though smh #sonic shower thoughts #lmk if you want more these books are a goldmine but I have a tendency to spam

[forcebookish]

i have never seen anyone with eyes as beautiful as book's i'm literally distraught

#no notes #would stare into them for hours #i had to reread the am i a lesbian masterdoc about this i am not kidding #survey says probably still a lesbian #but fr what's it like to go through life always knowing exactly what your gender and sexuality are #couldn't be my queer ass #doesn't help that i've been more on my boi side lately but he's supposed to be a lesbian too #i need a girlfriend lol #book kasidet

[gabriel-shutterson]

Hello, classic literature community! I’m writing an essay about classic literature’s relevance and usage in schools, and I wanted to include survey results as part of my reasoning. I have made a Google form that I ask you fill out if you are willing. The more responses, the better! Thank you for your participation! ❤️

#nonlaconic rambles #gothic lit #classic lit #classic literature #bookblr #frankenstein #jekyll and hyde #the picture of dorian gray #hamlet #the metamorphosis #Dracula #Dracula daily #frankenstein weekly #a tale of two cities #survey #literature #books

[bmpmp3]

sorry to be a bit of a hater but i do wish youtubers weren't so scared of making their videos just like, "reviews", whys everything gotta be a "video essay" all the time. every day my recommendations are filled with 40 minute videos titled "_____: An Underrated Masterpiece" where the first like five minutes are reading the wikipedia definition of "masterpiece" in a somber voice with dramatic themed text on screen. please just tell me how good or bad you think something is and use the rest of the runtime to explain why. you dont need to put on all these airs

#i know the ahem. channel. of some awe....... that whole situation kind of scared people off from using the word review #but like we live in the future now. you can make a review. i believe in you #AND LIKE i like a good video essay!! but im picky. because i read academic shit for fun #when i see a capital E essay im expecting theses. im expecting sub headers. im expecting multiple examples AND footnotes with asides #(and i know this is a controversial topic but i do expect them to be long. because if you read aloud a 4 page journal article its gonna) #(take a bit of time LOL maybe i just read too much academia shit. but i dunno man. theres not a lot you can say about like a big huge) #(topic with multiple angles if you only have like 10 minutes. maybe i just talk too slow. i need to breath <3 ) #theres other formats too. surveys. retrospectives. informative essays. persuasive essays. etc #and like i also read lots of reviews not just of like movies and books but of like gallery exhibitions and shit!! they can be extremely #interesting a lot of work and some really beautiful writing!! nothing wrong with a review!!! theyre important #but i do get annoyed with like. the odd air of pretention i see in a lot of video essays. especially cause its usually not backed up by #the content. i dont care for those airs in academia either. nor do i like it in documentaries #just talk naturally. you'll find your voice. there might be pretention in it in the end but it'll be yours #if im making sense. i hear a lot of people talking in a pretention that is not their own. something they put on because thats what they #think they should do. you need to find your own pretention. be pretentious in a way that feels natural to youuuuuu #hell im being pretentious. about this LOL but like its my own. it is a pretentiousness ive built over the past half decade #play around. write a blog. i dunno. find your voice dear youtubers. find your voice

[lilac-whump]

Doing a poll! Maybe I will get some input? Basically, I have seen some recommendations for books with good whumpy content, but as someone who writes and publishes books, would any of yall be interested in actually spending money on books written for whump enjoyment?

Please be honest, if you are satisfied with free fics and wouldnt drop cash on it, no shade, I just want to know.

#whump #whump poll #poll #survey #whump survey #whump books #if theres a market for this I might just do it #i might write full on whump novels #would you buy them???