Kokology is a Japanese "game" (they use it sometimes in therapy I guess?) where people are asked a question, sometimes a multi-part question, and the answers reveal something about their personality. It's sort of pop psychology, with each answer supposing to tap into the unconscious mind. Let's try some!

After a day or so, I'll post what the answers are supposed to mean. All you guys have to do is just answer the question to the best of your ability. Warning: some of these questions might make you use your imagination.

1. A book lies open in front of you. What type of story does it contain?
2. You begin to read and soon find that you yourself area a character in the story. What kind of role do you play?
3. You read further and come to a section where the pages have been damaged, making them nearly impossible to read. What part of the story is it?
4. You have just closed the cover after finishing the book. How was the ending?

1. An odd, confusing, badly-translated psychological affair. But hey, it's discount.
2. I am the only character.
3. The part that demystifies the whole thing.
4. Completely incomprehensible.

1. A book lies open in front of you. What type of story does it contain?
A murder mystery or something.

2. You begin to read and soon find that you yourself area a character in the story. What kind of role do you play?
A red herring.

3. You read further and come to a section where the pages have been damaged, making them nearly impossible to read. What part of the story is it?
Somewhere in the middle. A scene that's not very important, but entertaining.

4. You have just closed the cover after finishing the book. How was the ending?
Contrived.

1. A book lies open in front of you. What type of story does it contain?

Urban fantasy, probably with sci-fi elements. Definitely an adventure story, on the humorous side.

2. You begin to read and soon find that you yourself area a character in the story. What kind of role do you play?

The dashing hero, of course. The sort who's irreverent and doesn't mind bending the rules, but overall is true to her own sense of right and wrong.

3. You read further and come to a section where the pages have been damaged, making them nearly impossible to read. What part of the story is it?

The setup for the romantic subplot.

4. You have just closed the cover after finishing the book. How was the ending?

Exciting and full of triumph for the good guys, with the implication that the next adventure is just around the bend (sequel hook!)

1. A book lies open in front of you. What type of story does it contain?
A fast-paced, swashbuckling adventure story.
2. You begin to read and soon find that you yourself area a character in the story. What kind of role do you play?
The sympathetic villain. I'm a dashing yet incompetent pirate captain. I sport a very flashy hat.
3. You read further and come to a section where the pages have been damaged, making them nearly impossible to read. What part of the story is it?
The ending.
4. You have just closed the cover after finishing the book. How was the ending?
I don't know - I couldn't read it because it was all damaged.

Alrighty, we got a lot of replies, so I'll go ahead and reveal what the questions are supposed to mean. First of all, my responses:

1.) An epic sweeping fantasy novel.
2.) I'm the lead of course! As someone who doesn't want to do whatever quest they're doing, but stuck with it anyway.
3.) The ending, so I'll never know how it ends.
4.) I don't know!!


And now *drum roll* the BIG REVEAL (EDIT: Spoilered now for people who want to play later):

Spoiler:

While reading habits and preferences may vary widely from person to person, we all share a common experience in which books and reading were an inevitable part of life: our school years. In our culture, books and school are inextricably linked, and the answers you gave in response to this scenario likewise echo your own experiences during school. 1. The type of story you imagined reflects your general impression of your school years. Does your answer suggest you lived through a comedy, a mystery, or a romance? Then again, who among us didn't? Or perhaps it was an erotic novel? Either you were a very precocious child or you had an overactive imagination. A Shakespearean tragedy? The fact that you survived all five acts has added nobility to your character. 2. The role you saw yourself in is the image you have of yourself in your time as a student. Were you the star of the tale? A sidekick? Comic relief? Or no more than a bit player with only a single line of dialogue on page 283? It may just be that your character was being developed for the sequel. 3. The scene described in the damaged pages mirrors a situation in which you were hurt during your youth. Broken hearts can hurt as much as an act of violence, and even seemingly minor traumas can take a lifetime to heal. Although at first there might not seem to be any immediate connection to your life, if you think back to your past, it's more than likely you'll find some buried painful memory associated with the scene 4. The ending of the story is an expression of your feelings of closure (or lack thereof) regarding your days spent at school. Did you answer something like "and they rode off into the sunset to live happily ever after?" A little cliched, perhaps, but you can't argue with success. Perhaps you envisioned a story in which your character dies in the end? It's likely you greeted graduation as a chance to be reborn into a new life. Or was the ending a cliff-hanger. In a way, that's the most accurate response you could give. You'll just have to wait and see how the next episode turns out.

There. Discuss how right or wrong the answers were for you... and remember, this is pop psychology which can be eerily accurate at times, but isn't always. And likely doesn't mean anything. I'll wait a couple days before I find a good next question and post it. Actually, I know the one I want to ask, but I lost the book it's in somewhere in the move, so I'm looking for it. :-/

The more I think about my answers, the more I can see the comparison against my years at school.

Feels kinda sad though since my school life sucked.