I'm such a sucker for these LOL
Lowly Scribe hit me with this one and really it's not so bad because it's all about the books baby!
Number of books that you own:
That's a really tough one. I own ALOT of books, I'm a very fast reader and I'm usually reading more than one at a time. At a rough guess, I'd say around a thousand but I've never really counted them.
What is the last book you bought:
On Friday I went out to get Katie's birthday present - she asked for a copy of a book in series she's been reading and it's only out in hardcover. I hardly ever buy hardcover, they're too bloody expensive if you ask me. Anyways.... I bought A book for myself - Sword and Sorceress XXI A Marion Zimmer Bradley anthology. I've bought every one of these as they came out in paperback so even though Marion is no longer with us, I keep buying them.
What is the last book you read:
I decided to re-read a book that I hadn't read in a while that I had given Katie to read. Phule's Company by Robert Asprin It's a very funny sci-fi/fantasy novel - first in the series and highly entertaining.
List 5 books that mean alot to you:
1. The Stand by Stephen King
This one is a great favorite of mine - I've read three copies of it to pieces so far and working on copy number four. I think it's King's greatest work to date. The characters are so real you feel you know them and I think that is the mark of a damn good story.
2. The Valdemar series of books by Mercedes Lackey
There are about 12 or so books in the series now and I'm working on getting them all - I think I'm about 2 books shy of the complete series now. It's a fantasy series that I love. There is a thread of practicing tolerance that runs through the series.
3. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J.K. Rowling
I bought this book for Katie before it became a best seller. I read it to her the first time and then she re-read it herself over and over so many times she loved that book to bits. I love the story and the fact that it inspired such a love of books in my daughter (didn't do a damn thing for my son though lol)
4. Those who Hunt Monsters by John Douglas
This book was written by the man who created the BSU in the FBI. It's a fascinating look into how the science of profiling came about and it's also a look at the case studies of most of the serial killers of our time. I'm such a freak for true crime stuff lol.
5. Jane Austen - All of her books
I really enjoy Jane Austen's books. Pride and Prejudice is a favorite. I'm not much for "romance" novels per se but I enjoy a look at the mores of a bygone era. All of her books took a look at "society" in her time.
I'm kind of hesitant to pass this one on but if anyone is interested in it - it's all yours. Truely, I'd ask Piggy but I'm afraid of what he'll say LOL
8 years ago
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Number of books that you own:
Over the years, I've owned quite a lot of books. Rather sadly, I'm not very good at holding on to them though. Magazines, on the other hand...
What is the last book you bought:
Last book bought was 'The Death of Distance' by Frances Cairncross, journalist with The Economist. A review of the impact of the communications revolution on business.
It was actually a really, really boring book. Slightly out of date too (just shows how the technology outpaces the printers), but interesting nevertheless. Not worth the money I paid for it though.
What is the last book you read:
Kylie - The Unofficial Autobiography.
I bought this for Superhero at Christmas last year. He only looked at the pictures and then discarded it. While we had our little 'problem' with the internet a month or so ago (thanks AOL!), I seized the opportunity to read all about Kylie Minogue and her wonderfully amazing life - My verdict: Pile of tosh.
List 5 books that mean alot to you:
Oh. Tough one that.
'White Fang' because it's the first book I can ever remember reading.
'The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe' - I have always loved this book. Still do, even as an adult. Wonderful fantasy, not unlike my own childhood. All that time I spent in mummy's wardrobe looking for snow!
'Fade out' by Patrick Tilley. One of the best books I have read. Because it was very easy reading and also because I have an absolute fascination with our reactions to things we don't understand.
'The Manifold Trilogy' by Stephen Baxter. Quite superb series of books and highly recommended. All three books in the series ('Time', 'Space' and 'Origin') tell the SAME story, but each from a different perspective.
To quote the Wikipedia entry : 'The novel is very dark but at the end is intended to show hope . It points out that even if we don't survive somewhere someday someone will beat the clock and life will flourish.', it says about the second in the series, 'Space'
Easily the best series of books I have ever read. Very clever. Very thought provoking.
And finally, 'The Dark' by James Herbert. The first book of his that I read. It scared the pants off me. I can't be doing with any of the boring Steven King nonsense (or the awful TV adaptations). James Herbert is a MUCH better writter in my opinion. And I love reading scary stories. This is, I think, his best.
Bloody 'eck, finished at last!
Lost,
Come on, I am sure if one peruses the library of the Lovely Lost of Ontario one would find a gazillion "bodice rippers" as well as every Martha Stewart tome written!
Just kidding.
“The Stand” is probably King's finest work; though he blew me away with "Bag of Bones" - have you read that one yet?
I love Jane Austen. I'm a romantic at heart and I've always been attracted to the period too. Unsure as to the whys.
I read Great Expectations in the 7th grade. That stayed with me for years. I had to read several times. Kind of made me an odd duck amongst my peers, but that has never deterred me in any endeavor.
Yes, I know Great Expectations is Dickens! But the time period is relative....
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