{"id":5218,"date":"2013-08-11T10:56:31","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5218"},"modified":"2020-05-08T05:58:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T09:58:50","slug":"a-to-z-book-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5218","title":{"rendered":"A to Z Book Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw this on The Perpetual Page-Turner<\/a>, and thought this was a cute idea. I used to enjoy taking surveys (takes me back), so enjoy. Get to know me and my book habits a little.
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A<\/span>uthor I\u2019ve Read the Most Books From<\/b><\/p>\n

E. Lynn Harris. This shouldn\u2019t be a shock to me, because he was<\/span> is one of my favorite authors. I\u2019ve read 10 of his books, and honestly, it should be more. Lately, I been feeling his void (he passed in 2009), so I recently purchased And This Too Shall Pass<\/i> and If This World Were Mine<\/i> at Goodwill and plan to get to them soon. I miss his literary voice, and from others I know who\u2019ve met him, he was a kindhearted soul. I only wished I had met him before he was taken away from us.<\/p>\n

B<\/span>est Sequel Ever<\/b><\/p>\n

The Men of Brewster Place<\/i> by Gloria Naylor. I don\u2019t read a lot of series, but this sequel to The Women of Brewster Place<\/i>, its signature storytelling of women living on a walled-in street sharing happiness and heartache, continues the stories from the men\u2019s perspective and how they caused or healed the women\u2019s anguish.<\/p>\n

C<\/span>urrently Reading<\/b><\/p>\n

Ascension<\/em> by Jacqueline Koyanagi. It\u2019s the story of an engineering trying to accomplish her life\u2019s goal of being a sky surgeon after she stows aboard a space vessel \u2013 with a love story tangled mixed in. An interesting read, especially because science fiction is a new genre for me to explore. I\u2019d like to read more sci-fi, mostly if it\u2019s from a female perspective.<\/p>\n

D<\/span>rink of Choice While Reading<\/b><\/p>\n

If I\u2019m at home, it\u2019s always water. If I\u2019m at Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million, it\u2019s usually a frappuccino, usually vanilla or coffee flavored.<\/p>\n

E<\/span>-reader or Physical Book?<\/b><\/p>\n

Physical book. Though I have a Kindle, it could never replace the sensuous feeling of the turning the pages and smelling the ink and paper.<\/p>\n

F<\/span>ictional Character You Probably Would Have Dated Actually Dated in High School<\/b><\/p>\n

Raymond Tyler from Invisible Life<\/em>. I would like to imagine that Raymond and I came out to each other in college (much like me and my real life best male friend) and talked about our love lives in full color. Yesss, hunty!<\/p>\n

G<\/span>lad You Gave This Book a Chance<\/b><\/p>\n

Starting From Here<\/i> by Lisa Jenn Bigelow. I got this from my post office thinking it would be a light read. I was wrong. It was more than a girl-loves-dog tale, but a story of a girl allowing life to happen to her after her mother\u2019s passing. Finding her dog helped her understand she\u2019s not alone, find love and work though her grief. I cried because I know what it\u2019s like to lose a parent. It\u2019s a sorrow that lessens but never fades.<\/p>\n

H<\/span>idden Gem Book<\/b><\/p>\n

The Thunder in His Head<\/i> by Gene Gant. This is one of the best books I\u2019ve read about a black, gay teen. His sexuality wasn\u2019t the main focus of the novel (he was already out), and it just dealt with him as a person \u2013 and not whom he slept with (although he does find love). Wonderful book.<\/p>\n

I<\/span>mportant Moment in Your Reading Life<\/b><\/p>\n

That has to be finding Coffee Will Make You Black<\/i><\/a> by April Sinclair. It was probably the first book I read about a black girl discovering her sexuality in the 1970s. I was enthralled by Stevie, and knew there had to be more books like this. I sought them out with a vengeance after Coffee<\/i>.<\/p>\n

J<\/span>ust Finished<\/b><\/p>\n

On the Come Up<\/i> by Hannah Weyer. I\u2019ve endorsed this book several times. Read this book.<\/p>\n

K<\/span>ind of Books I Won\u2019t Read<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019m trying to be open to any genre, but I don\u2019t know if I could ever read westerns (yawn!), explicit horror, or true crime stories. Too squirmy for me.<\/p>\n

L<\/span>ongest Book Read<\/b><\/p>\n

Jazzy Ladies Productions: Nothing is as Sweet as it Looks<\/em><\/a> by Ericka K.F. Simpson (576 pages). Great book to indulge in.<\/p>\n

M<\/span>ajor Book Hangover Because Of<\/strong>
\nFull Circle<\/em><\/a> by Skyy. Dizzying, roller-coaster ride of a book. I’m sorry this is the last in the Choices<\/em> series.<\/p>\n

N<\/span>umber of Bookcases You Own<\/strong>
\nOnly 1. Amazing considering the tremendous amount of books I own. Most are in neat piles along the floor.<\/p>\n

O<\/span>ne Book You Have Read Multiple Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bluest Eye<\/em> by Toni Morrison. Read it once in high school, and again after college, when it took on a whole new meaning. I’m usually not a repeat reader.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>P<\/span>referred Place To Read<\/strong>
\nIn my bed (in several different positions). See pic to the left.<\/p>\n

Q<\/span>uote That Inspires You\/Gives You All the Feels From a Book You\u2019ve <\/strong>Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The sweetness of her body meeting and filling my mouth, my hands, wherever I touched, felt right and completing, as if I had been born to make love to this woman, and was remembering her body rather than learning it deeply for the first time.” – Audre Lorde, Zami: A New Spelling of my Name.<\/em> I really need to re-read this one.<\/p>\n

R<\/span>eading Regret<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not reading all the classics our English teacher assigned in high school.<\/p>\n

S<\/span>eries You Started And Need To Finish (all books are out in series)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truly, Madly<\/em> (Lucy Valentine, #1) by Heather Webber. Cute series about a matchmaker who uses her psychic knack for finding lost objects to solve mysteries.<\/p>\n

T<\/span>hree of Your All-Time Favorite Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mama Day<\/em> by Gloria Naylor, B-Boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-on-Black Love<\/em> Story by James Earl Hardy, and The Color Purple<\/em> by Alice Walker. If I could name four, the last would be Water in a Broken Glass<\/em> by Odessa Rose.<\/p>\n

U<\/span>napologetic Fangirl For<\/strong><\/p>\n

E. Lynn Harris.<\/p>\n

V<\/span>ery Excited For This Release More Than All The Others<\/strong><\/p>\n

K-Rho: The Sweet Taste of Sisterhood<\/em> by Latoya Hankins. I love college-based stories, and the author is pushing for a fall release.<\/p>\n

W<\/span>orst Bookish Habits<\/strong><\/p>\n

Falling asleep while reading or being distracted by my phone\/social media.<\/p>\n

X<\/span> Marks the Spot: Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Other Side of Paradise<\/em><\/a> by Staceyann Chin. Lucky me!<\/p>\n

Y<\/span>our latest book purchase<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honeymoon<\/em> by James Patterson.<\/p>\n

Z<\/span>ZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late):<\/strong>
\nThe EXchange<\/em><\/a> by Nikki Rashan. It kept me wanting to know what happened next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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