The Book Meme
Sorry, I don't know how to embed pictures of the covers and then put the text over to the side of them. So I'm just gonna text it.
1. One book that changed your life:
The Sound & the Fury by William Faulkner. My class was reading this in 11th grade, while I was going through one of my schoolwork abstinence phases. I listened to my teacher's explanations of the incredibly difficult material, and thought it was so cool. So I read the book and caught up on all the work. That may have been the exact moment when my already-suspected lit-nerdiness was confirmed: here was this book that my classmates all hated, and I just couldn't get enough of it: I thought what the author was doing was so brilliant.
One book you have read more than once:
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. My copy is all dog-eared and yellowed and crumbling, and you know I don't disrespect my books. It's one of those kids' books that you don't realize is also for adults until you are one. The messages about faith and trust and magic are so good, and so believeable.
One book you would want on a desert island:
Poems on the Underground or any other large poetry compilation. Something to read, something to think about, and, assuming I also had a pen & paper on my island, I'd be able to write imitations and inspired pieces as well.
One book that made you laugh:
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I was living in the UK, and this book was subtly making fun of the British. It was like having 782 pages of inside jokes. And the book is so good too - I don't even like fantasy (haven't bothered to read Harry Potter or LOTR), and I couldn't put it down.
One book that made you cry:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. But they were tears of happiness at the end. This is one of my all-time favorites. Clever chick-lit - who would've thought?
One book you wish had been written:
A bestseller. By me.
One book you wish you had written:
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding. I'm a diary person. There was a gap in the market for a good diary book. The gap has now been filled, both by a good diary book and by several bad diary books inspired by the success of the good one. Damn.
One book you wish had never been written:
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. I just can't stand all the hype over something so poorly written. Not that I've read any of it. But the few sentences I've glimpsed over people's shoulders are enough.
One book you are currently reading:
Airman's Odyssey by Antoine Saint-Exupéry. I've only read the introduction. But I love Le Petit Prince. I'll let you know.
One book you have been meaning to read:
My aunt just gave me Sex & the Married Girl: From Clicking to Climaxing - the Complete Truth About Modern Marriage by Mandi Norwood. I can't wait to read it.
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1 comment:
Nice collection of books. I will say that they are not in my normal type of reading material, but I know of most of them.
Re: The DaVinci Code...It is more simply written than poorly written. It appeals to a person who does not have to think too much and does not mind slippery slopes when it comes to logic. Also appeals to anyone who believes that the Catholic church is out to ruin the world.
I would be more interested in going back and reading the books that it draws from just to see where these people get their ideas.
Anyway, keep writing and I will keep reading.
Take care, sweety
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