What to Read Out of a good book? Feel like you've read everything out there? I'll pair you with one of my favourite little-known books... If your not satisfied, take the quiz again! Celia_Bowen published on February 26, 2015 Stacked 1/8 What do you like most in a book? Humour Wierd and warped, twisted ideas Magic Different stories that all weave together to form a beautifully complex yet simple web A realistic yet exiting storyline Growth of the main character Learning about stuff through it 2/8 when would you rather the story be set? The 19th centuary The distant past The not-so-distent past The present Timelessness Timelessness but fairly current The future 3/8 What is your favourite Genre of book? Fantasy Realism Mystery Biography Historical fiction Adventure Fairytale 4/8 How do you like your protagonists? Funny, optimistic and remarkable in an ordinary way. Courageous, headstrong and determined. Rural, no-nonsense, impossably brave under pressure and a strong leader. An outcast rebel, willing to die for what they believe in. A mysterious, magical enigma who had a troubled childhood. A weirdo destined for the nuthouse, but denying this through rebellious teen tactics. Someone who sees things other people don't, with a very eccentric personality & fashion. 5/8 On a scale of one to three, one being the most, how much do you enjoy a book messing with your head? One Two Three 6/8 How well would you rate your reading skills? Year 11 Year 10 Year 9 Year 8 Year 7 Year 6 Year 5 7/8 Is it ok if a book has a little bit of Hanky-Panky in it? Yes Yes, so long as it's not really descriptive No What's Hanky-Panky? 8/8 Which quote most appeals to you, or do you find most intriguing? "Six months later this former nun-to-be finds herself married to this outlaw, and nine months after that they become my mum and dad." "I've been collecting bugs since I was ten; it's the only way I can stop their whispers. Sticking a pin through the gut of an insect shuts it up pretty quick." "There will come a day when a thousand Illegals descend on your detention centres. Boomers will breach the walls. Skychangers will send lightning to strike ... "Glass heels, glass lips, hands grasping a glass parasol, the draped stiffness of a shatterproof ballgown - a glass Cinderella." "The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it... It is simply there, when yesterday it was not... And the black sign painted in white let... "Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness." “The mosquito felt pain and panic but the dragonfly knew nothing of cruelty. Humans would call it evil, the big dragonfly destroying the mosquito and ignorin... "Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day."