The Friday Five: Books!

[smallhobbit]

This week's thefridayfive 

1. Do you enjoy reading?
Yes, I generally have about 4 books on the go at once.

2. What is the first book you remember reading?
It was a long time ago...

3. Who is your favourite author?
Impossible to decide - I have a selection of authors I like to read, but it depends what I'm looking for.  Maybe Vaseem Khan.

4. What is your favourite book?
If it was impossible to decide on my favourite author, how am I supposed to extend the search to one book.  Latest favourite The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting by Naomi Kuttner

5. What is the last book you read and the first you'll read next?
The last book I finished was Cranky Ladies of History by Tansy Rayner Roberts.  The next book I'll be starting is The Spring House by Cynthia Asquith, which is published next week as part of the British Library Women Writers collection.

Comments

[melagan]

I have a selection of authors I like to read, but it depends what I'm looking for.

Ditto. And sometimes I'm just in the mood to read slashy fanfic. :)

[smallhobbit]

Exactly! There are authors I enjoy who write cozy crime and I'm happy to relax into that, or there are novels written in the 1920s-40s which give an insight into women's lives at the time (rather than looking back) or Terry Pratchett's Discworld or fanfic or ...

[adafrog]

Cranky Ladies of History. lol Great title.

[smallhobbit]

It's a good book too, the retelling of a number of historical women.

[debriswoman]

It sounded like a title you might enjoy :-p

[smallhobbit]

It was indeed!! :D

[adafrog]

Very cool.