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litlover12) wrote2011-05-22 02:21 pm
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Book meme
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birdienl . Since it's so long, I'll be doing two or three answers per day. If you want to do it, consider yourself tagged!
01. A fictional character you identify with and why.
02. Your earliest memory of reading or being read to.
03. Your favourite book aged 9 ½, or 13 ¾, whichever you remember best.
04. The book that’s been on your shelves the longest.
05. A book you acquired in some interesting way
06. A book with a story for you, that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time).
07. What fictional character are you (secretly) in love with
08. The last book you acquired, and how (begged, bought, borrowed?)
09. Your current read, your last read and the book you’ll read next.
10. What author do you own the most books by and why?
11. Do you own multiple copies of any book? What are they? Why do you have multiple copies?
12. Book borrowing – do you use the library? Do you prefer to try before you buy? What about lending your books to friends? Are you a good borrower, do you remember to return books?
13. Do you reread a lot? Why (not)? Name a book you have reread many times.
14. What is the best book you’ve read in the past year?
15. Do you recommend books to other people? If you could force everyone you know to read one book, what would it be?
16. Adaptation: What book would you most like to see made into a film? Do you like to read the book first or see the film? Any books you have read after seeing the film version?
17. What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read?
18. Your favourite book series & your favourite book out of that series
19. Your favourite picture, junior fiction and Young Adult books
20. Least favourite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
21. A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
22. Your "comfort" book
23. Favourite book cover including a picture!
24. Favourite fictional relationship (romantic, friendship, familial)
25. Most annoying character ever
26. Most quotable novel or 5 of your favourite quotes from any books.
27. Any five books from your "to be read" stack. What makes you select a book for your “to be read” stack?
28. Some firsts: First book you remember loving/being obsessed with. First book that made you cry. First book you gave to someone else as a gift.
29. Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
30. The End: do you prefer everything tied up or to be able to 'make up your own mind'? What is the worst ending to a book you have read? And the best? (careful, spoiler tags!)
1. A fictional character you identify with and why.
Harriet Vane in the Lord Peter Wimsey series. We have very different lives and backgrounds, but I connected with her instantly. Her sense of humor, practicality, realism, and resilience all resonate with me. And I think we have a lot -- not all, but a lot -- of the same values and priorities.
2. Your earliest memory of reading or being read to.
I think it was my mom reading us fairy tales when I was six or so. She didn't even like fairy tales; she just read them because I liked them. I owe you one, Mom.
3. Your favourite book aged 9 ½, or 13 ¾, whichever you remember best.
At 13 ¾ I'm pretty sure it was Anne of Green Gables. And I remember that my mom bought it for me when I didn't even really want it. I owe you another one, Mom!
birdienl . Since it's so long, I'll be doing two or three answers per day. If you want to do it, consider yourself tagged!01. A fictional character you identify with and why.
02. Your earliest memory of reading or being read to.
03. Your favourite book aged 9 ½, or 13 ¾, whichever you remember best.
04. The book that’s been on your shelves the longest.
05. A book you acquired in some interesting way
06. A book with a story for you, that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time).
07. What fictional character are you (secretly) in love with
08. The last book you acquired, and how (begged, bought, borrowed?)
09. Your current read, your last read and the book you’ll read next.
10. What author do you own the most books by and why?
11. Do you own multiple copies of any book? What are they? Why do you have multiple copies?
12. Book borrowing – do you use the library? Do you prefer to try before you buy? What about lending your books to friends? Are you a good borrower, do you remember to return books?
13. Do you reread a lot? Why (not)? Name a book you have reread many times.
14. What is the best book you’ve read in the past year?
15. Do you recommend books to other people? If you could force everyone you know to read one book, what would it be?
16. Adaptation: What book would you most like to see made into a film? Do you like to read the book first or see the film? Any books you have read after seeing the film version?
17. What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read?
18. Your favourite book series & your favourite book out of that series
19. Your favourite picture, junior fiction and Young Adult books
20. Least favourite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
21. A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
22. Your "comfort" book
23. Favourite book cover including a picture!
24. Favourite fictional relationship (romantic, friendship, familial)
25. Most annoying character ever
26. Most quotable novel or 5 of your favourite quotes from any books.
27. Any five books from your "to be read" stack. What makes you select a book for your “to be read” stack?
28. Some firsts: First book you remember loving/being obsessed with. First book that made you cry. First book you gave to someone else as a gift.
29. Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
30. The End: do you prefer everything tied up or to be able to 'make up your own mind'? What is the worst ending to a book you have read? And the best? (careful, spoiler tags!)
1. A fictional character you identify with and why.
Harriet Vane in the Lord Peter Wimsey series. We have very different lives and backgrounds, but I connected with her instantly. Her sense of humor, practicality, realism, and resilience all resonate with me. And I think we have a lot -- not all, but a lot -- of the same values and priorities.
2. Your earliest memory of reading or being read to.
I think it was my mom reading us fairy tales when I was six or so. She didn't even like fairy tales; she just read them because I liked them. I owe you one, Mom.
3. Your favourite book aged 9 ½, or 13 ¾, whichever you remember best.
At 13 ¾ I'm pretty sure it was Anne of Green Gables. And I remember that my mom bought it for me when I didn't even really want it. I owe you another one, Mom!
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I've read some Wimsey short stories after he married Harriet and her character never jumped out at me then. But I've heard so much about Gaudy Night and others--must really get on them.
So your mom got you Anne, good call, but I'm curious what she preferred in general in lieu of fairy tales.
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"Gaudy Night" was my first Wimsey book, and it's very Harriet-focused. I read it for a college class, and after that I went back and DEVOURED all the others. :-) Fortunately, even though "Gaudy Night" is next to last in the Wimsey series -- not counting books that were finished posthumously by others -- it's not at all hard to pick up on what's gone before.