Speed Read

Today’s question: What do you think of speed-reading? Is it a good way to get through a lot of books, or does the speed-reader miss depth and nuance? Do you speed-read? Is some material better suited to speed-reading than others?
In ninth grade I took a study skills class in which I learned to speed read. [...]

Mark the Spot

Today’s question: What items have you ever used as a bookmark? What is the most unusual item you’ve ever used or seen used?
Musing Mondays asked the same question back in February. I do not have a bookmark collection. I grab whatever is handy to use as bookmarks: receipts, scrap paper, movie ticket stub, bus transfer, [...]

Ahem, Be Quiet: Proper Etiquette

This week’s question: For the regular library patrons among us: do you have your own idea of what constitutes proper library etiquette? Is there anything you always try to do? Anything you hate when others do?

I love this question. I can go on all day talking about people’s behaving inappropriately and indecently at the library. [...]

Facebook’s Predominance over Blogs?

Recently I organize my blogroll and establish a tab at the top of the page. Upon checking all the links, several of them are dead. Bloggers have either started new blogs whose links I have yet to update or have withdrawn from the blogsphere altogether. Closer scrutiny reveals that a few people actually have switched [...]

Why Booking Through Thursday?

Today’s question: What’s your favorite part of Booking Through Thursday? Why do you participate (or not)?
For those who don’t know, Booking Through Thursday is a collective blogging prompt that takes place every Thursday. I first participated because the thought-provoking questions at BTT somehow lead to my writing of some editorial pieces for this blog. [...]

Holiday Fares?

This week’s question: How does your reading (or your blogging) fare in the holiday months? Do you read more or less? Do you have to actively make time to read?
Blogging will not be affected and less intermittent during the holiday season this year because I won’t be taking a trip to my hometown, Hong Kong. [...]

Thankful Thursday

This week’s question: It’s Thanksgiving in the U.S.A. today, so I know at least some of you are going to be as busy with turkey and family as I will be, so this week’s question is a simple one: What books and authors are you particularly thankful for this year?
I don’t want to give away [...]

“Old-School” Favorites

Tomorrow I have my first teaching job (yes, I’m sharing my non-book bloggy news!) and it’s inspired today’s Musing Monday.
What books did you read while in school? Were there any that you particular liked, or even hated? Did any become lifelong favourites?
This question will open up a wide discussion because at least for me, high [...]

Obligation to a Book

“Life is too short to read bad books.” I’d always heard that, but I still read books through until the end no matter how bad they were because I had this sense of obligation. Do you read everything all the way through or do you feel life really is too short to read bad books?
I [...]

On Commenting Practices

I am echoing off Rebecca, The Book’s Lady Blog post on commenting practices. Obviously there’s been some navel gazing about how bloggers ignore comments or commentators feel that their comments weren’t appreciated. This is the perfect opportunity to lay out some of the ground rules and expectations of this blog. You do have to appreciate [...]