Another meme

Here's a meme I took from Andrew Wheeler's blog (which I highly recommend if you're looking for some recommendations on spec-fic books; the guy reads a ton; of course he ought to, working for the Science Fiction Book Club and all).

Here we go:

Science fiction, fantasy, or horror?
Fantasy.

Hardback, trade paperback, or mass market paperback? I only have a few things which I buy in hardcover, things I want to read right away and can't wait for the TPB, things with long waiting lists at the library. Basically Rowling, Snicket, and Martin. Most things I read in hardcover from the library then buy the TPB to keep when it comes out a year later. I only get mass market if that's all there is.

Heinlein or Asimov? Heinlein by a nose.

Amazon or brick-and-mortar? Amazon. Yes, I'm evil. Actually, if I ever wrote down my daily schedule for your perusal you would a) think I'm insane and b) understand why I don't have the time to hit brick-and-mortar stores.

Barnes & Noble or Borders? Whichever I happen to find myself in is fine by me (although I will quickly complain about how nothing I want is currently in stock, which never happens when I shop at Amazon.com. Apparently everything I read is just too obscure or something).

Hitchhiker or Discworld? Hitchhiker, but only because I haven't read Discworld yet (it's on that list, you know).

Bookmark or dogear? Bookmark. Not that I'm opposed to defacing a book. I underline, highlight, write in the margins, but I never dogear.

Magazine: Asimov's Science Fiction or Fantasy & Science Fiction? Depends on the month, actually. As far as spec fic mags go, I much prefer Farthing, although for straight-up sword and sorcery, nothing beats Black Gate.

Alphabetize by author, by title, or random? There is a system, and it is grouped by author (and chronologically within author), but alphabetical? No way. I couldn't explain the system, but there is one, I promise.

Keep, throw away, or sell? Throw away? Throw away?

Mostly keep. Occasionally donate to worthy causes. I haven't tried to sell anything since the one time I brought six grocery bags' worth of books to a used book store and got $5 for the lot. Scarcely worth the effort.

Year's Best Science Fiction series (edited by Gardner Dozois) or Year's Best SF Series (edited by David G. Hartwell)? Dozois, but I've never actually read the Hartwell, so...

Keep dustjacket or toss it? Keep it.

Read with dustjacket or remove it? Remove it.

Short story or novel? Novel.

Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? I couldn't possibly pick here. It's like asking what I Iike better, lemon poppyseed muffins or Killian's Irish Red? Well, I don't want beer for breakfast, but muffins don't really go with basketball.

In a pinch, I'd say Potter.

Stop reading when tired or chapter breaks? I've been reading in five-minute chunks of stolen moments throughout the day for so long, I'm not even sure how I would answer this question! Probably tired.

"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"? Once upon a time.

Buy or borrow? Buy (well, the library is technically borrowing. I haven't borrowed a book from a friend in years.)

Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation, or browse? Mostly I buy writers I already like. I also subscribe to Locus and like to read the descriptions under Books Received and if I like the sound of a novel, I jot down the title. Of course that's now a list of 30+ books...

Lewis or Tolkien? Tolkien, no contest.

Hard SF or space opera? Space opera.

Collection (single author) or anthology (multiple authors)? I don't know; I kind of like both. Collection, by a hair.

Hugo or Nebula? Er, no opinion?

Golden Age SF or New Wave SF? Ahem, I'm still learning what these labels mean.

Tidy ending or cliffhanger? It depends, standalone or series? A cliffhanger on a standalone - that's just mean.

Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading? See above about the stolen moments thing. I read whenever I possibly can.

Standalone or series? Series, all the way.

Urban fantasy or high fantasy? High fantasy.

New or used? New. I only buy used if I can't find new anywhere. Writers don't see a dime from used book sales, so that's a gesture of writer solidarity.

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? I don't think I've read a book of which nobody else has heard.

Top 5 favorite genre books read last year? (in no order) Like I remember what I read last year. OK, here's a guess

Fragile Things - Neil Gaiman
Mirror Dance - Lois McMaster Bujold
The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde
Lud-in-the-Most - Hope Mirrlees
Doppleganger - Marie Brennan

Top 5 favorite genre books of all time? (in no order)
The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
Earthsea Trilogy - Ursula K. LeGuin (I have an omnibus; I'm counting it as 1 book)
The Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul - Douglas Adams
The Paladin of Souls - Lois McMaster Bujold
American Gods - Neil Gaiman

5 favorite genre series? (in no order)
Song of Ice and Fire - George RR Martin
Harry Potter - JK Rowling
Sandman -Neil Gaiman (do graphic novels count, you ask? Why yes, they do).
Dragonlance - Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman
The Miles Vorkosigan books - Lois McMaster Bujold

Top 5 favorite genre short stories? (in no order)
The End of the World as We Know It - Dale Bailey
A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman
Your Faces, O My Sisters! Your Faces Filled of Light - James Tiptree, Jr.
The Little Goddess - Ian McDonald
"All You Zombies-" Robert Heinlein

Those last few were tough. If I took more time, I fear I'd be changing my answers from now until judgement day. And I think I've procrastinated enough for one day.