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10 Book Meme
Dec. 10th, 2013 04:48 pmOne of my friends in Facebook tagged me. I liked it enough to repost here.
Book game! Rules: In your status line, list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don't take more than a few minutes and don't think too hard ~ they don't have to be the "right" or great works, just ten that have touched you.
[I am not tagging anyone, but anyone is welcome to list their 10 books, and I'm a total bibliophile, so I'd love to see what y'all like to read.]
The Witches of Eastwick --used to read this every year, and I'd usually identify with a different 'witch' each time
Geek Love --aside from the mutated druggie carnival people aspect, or maybe because of it, this book does a great job of showing the loyalty, love and pain that only family can share [or inflict on each other, if that's a better choice of words], especially the mother-daughter bond.
The Gaia Trilogy - I'm not sure why I love this series so much; it's not that it's particularly good, but it's imaginative and the fact that most of the main characters are female--including the captain of the starship--is very interesting to me. I am not sure how 'authentic' a male writer can get writing female characters, and all the lesbian stuff is silly, but....I still like the books.
The Chronicles of Narnia --I read these when I was a kid and have read them many times since. I don't care for the sneaked-in religious message, but I love the world & the characters, so I'm willing to forgive a lot.
That's actually more than 10, but I'll go ahead and admit here that I also have read Anne McCaffrey's Pern books many times, and really enjoyed them when I was younger. The flaws in Pernese society I see now as an adult keep me from enjoying them any more, but they were a big part of my formative years.
Oh, and Elfquest.
Ok, way more than 10 now. I'll stop.
Book game! Rules: In your status line, list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don't take more than a few minutes and don't think too hard ~ they don't have to be the "right" or great works, just ten that have touched you.
[I am not tagging anyone, but anyone is welcome to list their 10 books, and I'm a total bibliophile, so I'd love to see what y'all like to read.]
The Witches of Eastwick --used to read this every year, and I'd usually identify with a different 'witch' each time
Geek Love --aside from the mutated druggie carnival people aspect, or maybe because of it, this book does a great job of showing the loyalty, love and pain that only family can share [or inflict on each other, if that's a better choice of words], especially the mother-daughter bond.
The Gaia Trilogy - I'm not sure why I love this series so much; it's not that it's particularly good, but it's imaginative and the fact that most of the main characters are female--including the captain of the starship--is very interesting to me. I am not sure how 'authentic' a male writer can get writing female characters, and all the lesbian stuff is silly, but....I still like the books.
The Chronicles of Narnia --I read these when I was a kid and have read them many times since. I don't care for the sneaked-in religious message, but I love the world & the characters, so I'm willing to forgive a lot.
That's actually more than 10, but I'll go ahead and admit here that I also have read Anne McCaffrey's Pern books many times, and really enjoyed them when I was younger. The flaws in Pernese society I see now as an adult keep me from enjoying them any more, but they were a big part of my formative years.
Oh, and Elfquest.
Ok, way more than 10 now. I'll stop.
