Jen of Devourer of Books

Please welcome Jen, aka DevourerofBooks, to the blog!  Jen is responsible for a great deal of books in my (Becca) TBR pile.  Today Jen answers some questions about her blog and her reading habits.

NAME OF MY BOOK BLOG(S):

Devourer of Books (www.devourerofbooks.com), as well as Bloggers Recommend (www.bloggers-recommend.com) 

 I HAVE BEEN BLOGGING SINCE:

I started blogging at Devourer of Books in February of 2008; Bloggers Recommend was founded in the spring of 2013

GENRES COVERED MOST ON MY BLOG:

On Devourer of Books I primarily review upmarket commercial fiction, historical fiction, and women's fiction 

 MY EARLIEST MEMORY OF READING:

I remember being 4 or 5 and marching into where all the adults were sitting at a table. I had a book in my hand and proudly announced that I had just read it on my own. I just wish I still knew what that book was.

THE BOOK I HAVE RE-READ THE MOST TIMES:

Probably John Steinbeck's East of Eden, I used to read that yearly at most.  It may be about time for a re-read. 

 MY BOOKSHELVES ARE:

Overflowing! 

MY TBR LIST/PILE IS:

It is more of a mountain, really. Sadly by the time I have had a book for 6 months or so and not gotten to it, the chances of it ever being read begins to approach zero as it gets buried by all sorts of new stuff.

A BOOK THAT INTIMIDATES ME:

Infinite Jest, both the length and just David Foster Wallace intimidates me. 

 MY BOOK BLOG STANDS OUT FROM THE CROWD BECAUSE:

I do LOTS of projects. I have Audiobook Week every summer during June is Audiobook Month, I have a podcast that is currently on hiatus, I do an online book club periodically, and of course the newly launched Bloggers Recommend (www.bloggers-recommend.com), which aggregates blogger recommendations to create a monthly best-of list.  

MY MUST-READ BLOGS (PLEASE LIMIT TO 3):

Linus's Blanket (linussblanket.com) (Nicole is my partner in crime),  My Books. My Life (mybooksmylife.com), and That's What She Read (thatswhatsheread.net)

MY READING PERSONALITY (http://www.bookbrowse.com/quiz/) IS: 

I'm not sure that this quiz is valid because there was a question that assumed it was possible for me to finish "last" book. The last one on that particular shelf, maybe, but last unread book in the house? That's a whole zombie apocalypse away.

Anyway, I'm an "All-Rounder," I fit equally into all four categories: involved, exacting, serial, eclectic.  

Thank you for joining us today, Jen! Remember to check out Jen's blogs, Devourer of Books, and Book Bloggers Recommend, and to leave a comment or question below!