books, books, books
Shannon over at Rocks In My Dryer has joined a book meme and issued an open tag. I find this funny since I was just looking for good books, I have a feeling that as I go through the Linky List I'm gonna have a whole lotta readin' goin' on.
So here's my responses to the meme:
1. Book that changed your life: The Little House on the Prairie series. I've read them several times and I always love reading about the lifestyle, the joy that existed in their family and as a kid I was fascinated at this glimpse into a life that was so totally different from my own.
2. Book that you've read more than once: The Little House on the Prairie series and The Golden Key by Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, and Kate Elliott, and the entire Harry Potter series (I re-read it from the beginning when a new one comes out) and The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher.
3. Book you'd want on a desert island: Hard to pick just one, I don't really know.
4. Book that made you laugh: Anything by Erma Bombeck.
5. Book that made you cry: A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
6. Book that you wish had been written: Weed While You Read
7. Book you don't enjoy: I'm really not big on thrillers, intrigue, that sort of thing.
8. Book you are currently reading: I'm about to start The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper and Dragon's Kin by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey.
9. Book you've been meaning to read: War and Peace. I'm determined to read it one day..
10. Book you remember as a real page-turner: Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi, Forest and London and Sarum all by Edward Rutherford, the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. There's more but I'll stop here.
11. Non-fiction books that you have enjoyed: Cookbooks (I read them just like regular books, cover to cover -- especially the ones with pretty pictures), Knitting Books, Gardening books (especially if they're written by my Mom.
12. Children's books your family has loved: Anything by Shel Silverstein, especially Lafcadio the Lion Who Shot Back, Mrs. Pigglewiggle, Goodnight Moon, and Guess How Much I Love You. There are others but this is a good start.
If you're reading this, consider yourself tagged. If you really want to you can join up with the linky list at Shannon's blog.
6 comments:
Fun list! I've had other people mention Stones From The River as a great read before - I'll have to check it out.
For your book recommodation list: I read The Historian (if it's about "modern vampyres") in my summerholiday, and I found it really really well written and catching!
Hi Nina,
Yes The Historian is the one about vampires. I've been told I should save it for the fall as it's a really long book. So I'm waiting...
The book you wished had been written cracked me up. Oh how I could use that book. The kudzu....
Wow! Your mother writes gardening books? How cool is that?
I have no idea how I left The Shell Seekers off my list. Wonderful book. Erma was my hero. And this is the third time today somebody's mentioned A Day No Pigs Would Die - obviously I'm missing something so onto my list it goes.
Thanks for a great list.
Oh yes, read War and Peace and I also like the James Michener books such as Hawaii and Centennial. You have great books listed here. Many bring back memories and Erma Bombeck was a hoot and a holler!
Hi Kathleen Marie,
Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to have to add Michener to my (getting longer) list. It seems there are lots of good books out there that I have not read yet. This meme is turning into an amazing resource for reading recommendations.
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