Suki’s Comments (group member since Aug 08, 2011)

Suki’s comments from the The Nerd Herd group.

Maureen wrote: "I have a small collection of books(I wish I had a library at home the ones you see in the movies that you need a rolling ladder to reach books and wraps around the room with a fire place) and love going to the book store and library."

Yes! How awesome would that be? I lust after Louis L'Amour's collection; he had to have special reinforcing built, and a double-layer of shelves, because he had over 20 000 books at one time.

1. What is your favorite book?
Oh, so difficult! Like Hannah, I go by author instead of book. But I'll choose a trilogy by Nora Roberts - the Blood Brothers trilogy (Blood Brothers, The Hollow, The Pagan Stone)

2. What is your least favorite book?
Wuthering Heights. Call me a troglodyte if you must!

3. Who is your favorite character from a book?
I can't have just one - it's a toss-up between courageous Eve Dallas of J.D. Robb's In Death series, and tough-as-nails Granny Weatherwax from Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

4. Who is/are your favorite author(s)?
Terry Pratchett, Nora Roberts (J.D. Robb), Dean Koontz, J.K. Rowling, David & Leigh Eddings, Neil Gaiman, David Gemmell, Georgette Heyer

5. Do you prefer reading actual paper books or using
an electronic reader?
I prefer actual books because I love paper, but an e-book reader would be lighter and handier for carrying around every day (and I could fit more onto it).

I think having my own library system for managing books I've (reluctantly) loaned to friends qualifies me as a nerd! Not to mention my pedantic nature when it comes to misspellings and atrocious grammar (although I'll admit that I'm not always an absolute stickler, myself).

I guess I'm a little more of a geek, being obsessed with geek culture, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comics (and comic adaptations) and the like. My friends think I'm a supreme dork because I love love love my sci-fi shows like Stargate, Star Trek, Star Wars (see where this is going?) and my boyfriend and I constantly reference lines from these and other favourite shows. AND we're planning on getting married on Pi Day in 2015!

Also, I always carry a book around with me in a sling bag, for those reading emergencies, or, as a last resort, read e-books I've downloaded to my phone ...