Welcome
to a feature I host called, Getting To Know You. Please
welcome:
How long have you been blogging?
Since October 10th, 2011! I’m a newbie.
Why did you decide to create a blog?
I love writing, and I wanted a place where I could connect with other readers/writers.
How did your blog name originate?
Well, I originally wanted to call it My Uber Awesome Blog That Everyone Should Read! But, I thought that might be a tad desperate, so in the end I went with Bookends (& Beginnings) because, you know, it’s about books, and I like play on words type things.
How
did you get into reading? Have you always been a
reader?
When
I was little we had this tape/follow along book called Alphabet Island about
animals who travel to an island that has a monster on it, and whatever word they
spell (like stop, mad, etc) the monster acts like the word. I think that’s where
my love of reading really began, and after that it was only a matter of time
before I was reading Dostoevsky.
What
was the last book you read, that made you feel like shouting from
the rooftops, ‘cause it was that good!
Wow,
I feel really lucky cuz’ the last THREE books I read made me feel like that. Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, and Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen.
Bookish
and Random...
Fave
Literal Book Crush...
The
Beast/Prince from Beauty and the Beast in any version I’ve ever read (and trust
me, I’ve read a lot of Beauty and the
Beast). Also, Spiller from The
Borrowers. Le sigh.
Favourite
TV Show(s)...
My
newest obsessiong is this Canadian drama starring Alexz Johnson called Instant Star. She sings a different song
each episode, and it’s just amazing and incredibly dramatic and ridiculous.
Addicting.Also, Ugly Betty, Veronica Mars, Firefly, and Fullmetal Alchemist. This is what I do when I’m procrastinating from writing.
Favourite
authors...
William
Goldman, Dostoevsky, Robin McKinley, Lemony Snicket, Madeleine L’Engle – These
are the authors that keep me going back book after book.
Hardback
or Ebook?
REAL
book for sure. I know ebooks save trees and all that, but there’s something
incredibly romantic about bound paper with black lines inching across the
pages.
Quote
that you live by (or simply like)...
"Caffeine
only burns a wounded heart." From the anime Last Exile.
I have no idea what it means, but it makes me laugh.
When
you’re not reading, what do you like to do?
Feed
my unicorns (they get cranky when they’re not fed), Pretend I’m a rock star with
my air guitar and invisible microphone.
Thank you Rebecca! This was fun.
No
worries Kristen! Thank you for participating! :)
Hi! New follower from GoodReads. Nice interview - I'll check out Kristen's blog now!
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