1. Your favorite book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. A book you started but never finished: Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese by Daleen Berry (not a bad book just need to jump back into it)
3. A book you still haven't read but want to: A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard
4. A book you hated: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (hate is a strong word but I never really liked the artwork or cared for its negative, repetitive nature when I was a child).
5. A book that made you happy: Hello From Heaven! (...After-Death Communication) by Bill & Judy Guggenheim
6. A book that made you sad/cry: Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, A Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings by Michelle Knight
7. A book that reminds you of someone: Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham
8. A book that reminds you of somewhere: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (traveling in Europe)
9. A book that you've read more than once: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
10. A book that made you think: Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge by Laren Stover
11. A book that was better than the movie: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (although I also liked the movie)
12. A book by your favorite author: Barrell Fever: Stories and Essays by David Sedaris
13. A book featuring your favorite character: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
14. A book that was a guilty pleasure: I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres
15. A book that no one would expect you to like: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
16. A book that describes you/you can relate to: Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
17. A book from your favorite genre: Lily Dale: The Town That Talks to the Dead by Christine Wicker (Nonfiction/Metaphysical/New Age -- although Memoirs/Humor/Essays and Art/Coffee Table books are also some of my favorite genres)
18. A book that you tell others to read: What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love by Carole Radziwill (one of my favorite books)
19. A book that you love at Christmas: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
20. A book that you love at Halloween: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice and Ghost Stories of Pittsburgh by Beth E. Trapani
21. A book that made you scared: The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers by Michael Newton
22. A book from before you were born: None Dare Call It Conspiracy by Gary Allen
23. A book from your childhood: Kenny and the Little Kickers by Claudio Marzollo & Jacqueline Rogers
24. A book that you wish you were in: Pittsburgh Born, Pittsburgh Bred: 500 of the More Famous People Who Have Called Pittsburgh Home by C. Prentiss Orr
25. A classic book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
26. A book that makes you laugh: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
27. A romantic book: Come to the Edge: A Love Story by Christina Haag
28. A children's book: A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
29. A sports book: The Color of Sundays: The Secret Strategy That Built the Steelers Dynasty by Andrew Conte
30. A cook book: Ladurée Macarons The Recipes by Vincent Lemains (I prefer to bake)
31. A book that taught you something: Mysteries of the Unexplained by Carroll C. Calkins
32. A coffee table book: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe by Mariuccia Casadio
33. A unique book: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
34. The last book you read: Stone Houses: Traditional Homes of Pennsylvania's Bucks County and Brandywine Valley by Margaret Bye Richie
35. The next book you're going to read: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
36. A book you wish that you wrote: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
It should be noted that after I completed this post, I took a look at my selections. I never realized that I read a lot of books that have death as a major plot point. I'm not sure how that ties into my psyche but there you have it. To see my virtual bookshelf, click here.
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