Have you ever thought of the novel as having an owner? Who owns the novel? Which is more important: the author’s intent or the reader’s interpretation? Julie: I think once the author writes the novel and releases it into the wild, the novel is also owned by everyone who reads it. I remember all the […]
Join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name. Also, do not forget to link up […]
Have you read all of the books you already own? You know, the ones you have filling your shelves, stacked on your nightstand, haphazardly piled high into a leaning tower of TBRs??? What about your e-reader? Is it crammed full of books you have downloaded, but never gotten around to reading? Julie: OMG this question […]
I run a book club. From time to time, I find it almost impossible to find good study guides/discussion questions for the books we are reading. So I thought I would share the study guides that I created myself and offer them for your use with your own book club. I do not mind if […]
Rose’s List of 2014 New Year’s Resolutions/Goals: To be fair, only a few of my resolutions are book related. Here they are in no particular order: Walk Maddox at least once a day, every day. For those who do not know, Maddox is my 1 year of Doberman puppy. To say he is […]
Do you still read the book after listening to the audio book? Do you listen to the audio book after reading the book? Julie: I don’t think I’ve ever read the book after listening to the audio version. I tend to let the audio version be the version I read and move on to the […]
When it comes to points of view in books, do you prefer first or third? And what the heck is second person? Have you read a book in second person? Julie: I think it really depends on the type of book for me to like the third or first person perspective. Some books are really […]
Rose’s List of 2014 New Year’s Resolutions/Goals: To be fair, only a few of my resolutions are book related. Here they are in no particular order: Walk Maddox at least once a day, every day. For those who do not know, Maddox is my 1 year of Doberman puppy. To say he is […]
Are there any traits that you find attractive in a book boyfriend, but would NEVER fly in a real life boyfriend? Would you really want to date any of your favorite book boyfriends in real life??? Julie: I love the title of this post. Because really, no I would not want to date a real […]
Do you like a movie or TV show better if you watch it first, before reading the book? Or does the book always win, no matter when you read it? Julie: For the most part, I tend to have already read the book before seeing the movie. But there are a few cases when I do […]