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odette_river) wrote2009-04-03 12:45 pm
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Book meme!
An extensive book meme behind the cut, with pictures!
I'm beginning to realize I really love books.
Actually, I've probably known this for a long time.
K. A. Applegate. The complete Animorphs series, not to mention Everworld. That's a lot of books.
The Bible and The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux are tied, I believe. I have one Bible from my younger Sunday School years and one from confirmation. I have two copies of Phantom because they were cheap and I liked the cover art on the second one I bought more than that of the first.
You ended that sentence with a preposition. Bastard!
Dickon from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Because how can you not be in love with Dickon?
Oooh. Tough call. Really tough call, actually. Maybe The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce? I used to read that one a lot. But I'm not really sure.
That would be Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce. Myobsession love of Rosethorn started early.
In Mozart's Shadow by Carolyn Meyer. This is the story of Mozart's older sister which, in theory, could be really good. Unfortunately, this read like one big summary of her life instead of including anything that made it interesting. At all.
I'm going to go with Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve. There are a ton of other good books that I've read in the past year, so I'm just going from January to make it easier. And I'm ruling out all the re-reads, too.
Making people read books is immoral. They should come to the books on their own. However, the Animorphs series is honestly a really good thing to read, even if it was written for kids.
Err... No idea.
The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. I want to see the conclusion to what they started! I doubt this will happen, though. Not for a while.
Animorphs. You're going to need a lot more than one movie to do the series justice. Maybe a three parter? Or a television show now that we have good special effects?
I...honestly can't think of many right now. I did have a weird one once about the Legacy of the Force series involving all the Solo kids fighting each other, except that they were actually the kids of a family that I know and there were four of them, not three. It probably only made sense at the time.
CosmoGIRL! Quiz Book: All About Guys. So I have a weakness for those quizzes in magazines. That's really the only justification I can give you.
Probably War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. I was in eighth grade and had to read it in two weeks. ...Yeah.
Obscure? As You Like It, maybe. I actually haven't seen a lot of Shakespeare plays.
Well, the French have guillotines, so....
I actually don't really have a preference.
Having read neither any Roth nor any Updike, I can't say.
Again, I can express no opinion.
Shakespeare. Though I have a feeling I might like Chaucer, too, if I read some.
Austen.
A lack of Neil Gaiman. I should probably read at least something by him besides the random short stories that sometimes show up in anthologies. (Actually, I did read Stardust a long time ago. But besides that.) Also the Remnants series by K. A. Applegate, but I'm working on that one right now.
There are too many!! But for the moment, I'll go with High Wizardry by Diane Duane.
Twelfth Night tends to amuse me, but honestly I haven't read a lot of plays. Proof by David Auburn is probably the only one I've read on my own.
"The Waste Land" by T. S. Eliot.
I have no idea. Essay? I don't think I've read any essay that I've really enjoyed. At least, I can't remember any.
Maybe "Heart's Desire" by Garth Nix. It's about Merlin and Nimue and has become completely canon for me in terms of the larger Arthurian saga.
Again, I am at a loss. Obviously I need to read more nonfiction.
Probably Diane Duane, though it's a tough call. I have a hard time picking an ultimate favorite of anything. Indecisive, me.
Stephenie freaking Meyer.
If you ask me this three months from now, I will most likely give you a different answer, but for now it's The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. A lot happens in it, and it's the conclusion, so you won't be left hanging when you finish it. That, or Lirael by Garth Nix. Except that one isn't the conclusion.
Drood by Dan Simmons. Mainly. But it's way long, so there's other ones on the side.
I'm beginning to realize I really love books.
Actually, I've probably known this for a long time.
1) What author do you own the most books by?
K. A. Applegate. The complete Animorphs series, not to mention Everworld. That's a lot of books.
2) What book do you own the most copies of?
The Bible and The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux are tied, I believe. I have one Bible from my younger Sunday School years and one from confirmation. I have two copies of Phantom because they were cheap and I liked the cover art on the second one I bought more than that of the first.
3) Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
You ended that sentence with a preposition. Bastard!
4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Dickon from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Because how can you not be in love with Dickon?
5) What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to children; i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)?
Oooh. Tough call. Really tough call, actually. Maybe The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce? I used to read that one a lot. But I'm not really sure.
6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old.
That would be Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce. My
7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
In Mozart's Shadow by Carolyn Meyer. This is the story of Mozart's older sister which, in theory, could be really good. Unfortunately, this read like one big summary of her life instead of including anything that made it interesting. At all.
8) What is the best book you've read in the past year?
I'm going to go with Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve. There are a ton of other good books that I've read in the past year, so I'm just going from January to make it easier. And I'm ruling out all the re-reads, too.
9) If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
Making people read books is immoral. They should come to the books on their own. However, the Animorphs series is honestly a really good thing to read, even if it was written for kids.
10) Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for Literature?
Err... No idea.
11) What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. I want to see the conclusion to what they started! I doubt this will happen, though. Not for a while.
12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Animorphs. You're going to need a lot more than one movie to do the series justice. Maybe a three parter? Or a television show now that we have good special effects?
13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
I...honestly can't think of many right now. I did have a weird one once about the Legacy of the Force series involving all the Solo kids fighting each other, except that they were actually the kids of a family that I know and there were four of them, not three. It probably only made sense at the time.
14) What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
CosmoGIRL! Quiz Book: All About Guys. So I have a weakness for those quizzes in magazines. That's really the only justification I can give you.
15) What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
Probably War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. I was in eighth grade and had to read it in two weeks. ...Yeah.
16) What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
Obscure? As You Like It, maybe. I actually haven't seen a lot of Shakespeare plays.
17) Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
Well, the French have guillotines, so....
I actually don't really have a preference.
18) Roth or Updike?
Having read neither any Roth nor any Updike, I can't say.
19) David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Again, I can express no opinion.
20) Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Shakespeare. Though I have a feeling I might like Chaucer, too, if I read some.
21) Austen or Eliot?
Austen.
22) What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
A lack of Neil Gaiman. I should probably read at least something by him besides the random short stories that sometimes show up in anthologies. (Actually, I did read Stardust a long time ago. But besides that.) Also the Remnants series by K. A. Applegate, but I'm working on that one right now.
23) What is your favorite novel?
There are too many!! But for the moment, I'll go with High Wizardry by Diane Duane.
24) Play?
Twelfth Night tends to amuse me, but honestly I haven't read a lot of plays. Proof by David Auburn is probably the only one I've read on my own.
25) Poem?
"The Waste Land" by T. S. Eliot.
26) Essay?
I have no idea. Essay? I don't think I've read any essay that I've really enjoyed. At least, I can't remember any.
27) Short story?
Maybe "Heart's Desire" by Garth Nix. It's about Merlin and Nimue and has become completely canon for me in terms of the larger Arthurian saga.
28) Work of nonfiction?
Again, I am at a loss. Obviously I need to read more nonfiction.
29) Who is your favorite writer?
Probably Diane Duane, though it's a tough call. I have a hard time picking an ultimate favorite of anything. Indecisive, me.
30) Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
Stephenie freaking Meyer.
31) What is your desert island book?
If you ask me this three months from now, I will most likely give you a different answer, but for now it's The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. A lot happens in it, and it's the conclusion, so you won't be left hanging when you finish it. That, or Lirael by Garth Nix. Except that one isn't the conclusion.
32) And... what are you reading right now?
Drood by Dan Simmons. Mainly. But it's way long, so there's other ones on the side.
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