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Book meme, stolen from [info]snowstingray:
1) Total number of books in your house:
I'm in my dorm, so I can't count. But....I have like, 200-some in my room alone. My dad has a shitload, and I have boxes of old ones downstairs. At least 500.
2) The last book you bought was:
Uhh....Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, I think. Still need to read those. The cover is delightfully creepy.
3) What was the last book you read before reading this?
Before I started reading Dune? Children of God.
4) Write down 5 books you often read or that mean a lot to you.
1. Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. These are the first books other than Dr. Suess that I can remember reading on my own. It was my first obsession with a series, really. I remember bringing them to first grade. When I was like, 5, I wanted to grow up and write stories like Laura. I identified with the brown hair/brown eyes sadness. At least, I did until sixth grade when I realized that my eyes had green in them, too. Little House is a big deal in our family. My mom used to read them to me (part of how I started to read), and my sister's obsessed with them too, and now reads them to Olivia. I used to read the series once a year....I haven't in a couple years, though. What the hell.
2. Redwall (and most of the series) by Brian Jacques. I discovered these in middle school through Battle of the Books, and I fell in love. The descriptions and the vernacular and the characters were awesome. And the battle scenes made me like, overcome with emotion. Well, the good ones. But now it seems like he just plugs and chugs his formula. But up through Martin the Warrior or so, it was good shit.
3. Isn't this terrible? I'm having trouble coming up with stuff. Well, Harry Potter, obviously. I love the Harry Potter world. I love the characters and the massive amounts of detail that don't detract from the story, but give plenty of background information. I love reading people's theories, too. It's a very creative world. But the characters, man. The characters.
4. On Writing, by Stephen King. Lots of people hate the man, but I'm a sucker for Stephen King. And this memoir on the craft of writing is freaking awesome. Makes me feel like maybe, just maybe, if I can get my ass in gear and practice a lot....maybe one day, I can write something I can be proud of. I don't care if anyone else reads it. I just want to be proud of myself.
5. Gone With the Wind. When I first read this, it was a prove-myself kind of thing. My mom told me that I couldn't read A Tale of Two Cities (I was in 5th grade), so I went downstairs and found the biggest novel I could find. But I fell in love with it. It was so complex, and it kept going! When I was a freshman in high school, I decided to reread it because I was dubious as to whether I understood everything the first time through. Much to my surprise, the emotions and comprehension level were all familiar. I remember my 5th grade teacher telling me that if I could read that book, then I was at a high school reading level. I eagerly asked her what was next, and was disappointed when I was informed that there wasn't another level (I beg to differ now, though - Faulkner and Joyce come to mind). It's kind of weird how my reading level did that....when I was younger, I read the biggest books I could find, and now I seem to prefer young adult literature, or sci-fi/fantasy. Or...COMICS, bwaha.
5) Who are you going to pass the stick to (to three people) and why?
Um...Molly, Tigrin, and Kairen. Because they actually read this journal (I think?!)
Book meme, stolen from [info]snowstingray:
1) Total number of books in your house:
I'm in my dorm, so I can't count. But....I have like, 200-some in my room alone. My dad has a shitload, and I have boxes of old ones downstairs. At least 500.
2) The last book you bought was:
Uhh....Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, I think. Still need to read those. The cover is delightfully creepy.
3) What was the last book you read before reading this?
Before I started reading Dune? Children of God.
4) Write down 5 books you often read or that mean a lot to you.
1. Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. These are the first books other than Dr. Suess that I can remember reading on my own. It was my first obsession with a series, really. I remember bringing them to first grade. When I was like, 5, I wanted to grow up and write stories like Laura. I identified with the brown hair/brown eyes sadness. At least, I did until sixth grade when I realized that my eyes had green in them, too. Little House is a big deal in our family. My mom used to read them to me (part of how I started to read), and my sister's obsessed with them too, and now reads them to Olivia. I used to read the series once a year....I haven't in a couple years, though. What the hell.
2. Redwall (and most of the series) by Brian Jacques. I discovered these in middle school through Battle of the Books, and I fell in love. The descriptions and the vernacular and the characters were awesome. And the battle scenes made me like, overcome with emotion. Well, the good ones. But now it seems like he just plugs and chugs his formula. But up through Martin the Warrior or so, it was good shit.
3. Isn't this terrible? I'm having trouble coming up with stuff. Well, Harry Potter, obviously. I love the Harry Potter world. I love the characters and the massive amounts of detail that don't detract from the story, but give plenty of background information. I love reading people's theories, too. It's a very creative world. But the characters, man. The characters.
4. On Writing, by Stephen King. Lots of people hate the man, but I'm a sucker for Stephen King. And this memoir on the craft of writing is freaking awesome. Makes me feel like maybe, just maybe, if I can get my ass in gear and practice a lot....maybe one day, I can write something I can be proud of. I don't care if anyone else reads it. I just want to be proud of myself.
5. Gone With the Wind. When I first read this, it was a prove-myself kind of thing. My mom told me that I couldn't read A Tale of Two Cities (I was in 5th grade), so I went downstairs and found the biggest novel I could find. But I fell in love with it. It was so complex, and it kept going! When I was a freshman in high school, I decided to reread it because I was dubious as to whether I understood everything the first time through. Much to my surprise, the emotions and comprehension level were all familiar. I remember my 5th grade teacher telling me that if I could read that book, then I was at a high school reading level. I eagerly asked her what was next, and was disappointed when I was informed that there wasn't another level (I beg to differ now, though - Faulkner and Joyce come to mind). It's kind of weird how my reading level did that....when I was younger, I read the biggest books I could find, and now I seem to prefer young adult literature, or sci-fi/fantasy. Or...COMICS, bwaha.
5) Who are you going to pass the stick to (to three people) and why?
Um...Molly, Tigrin, and Kairen. Because they actually read this journal (I think?!)
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Oh, and the same with Redwall! That was a shorter infatuation, though. I read Redwall and loved it, and then started reading all of the other books, but after a while it became formula writing and I lost interest. If I hadn't lost my copy of Redwall years ago, I would be inspired enough to reread it now. Maybe I will go to the library over the weekend...
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