30 Days of Books

[la_samtyr]

​​Snagged from shipperslist.

Instead of posting daily, I'm going to have you ask me questions instead. :)


1. Favorite book from childhood.
2. Best bargain.
3. One with a blue cover.
4. Least favorite book by favorite author.
5. Doesn't belong to me.
6. The one I always give as a gift.
7. Forgot I owned it.
8. Have more than one copy.
9. Film or TV tie-in.
10. Reminds me of someone I love.
11. Secondhand bookshop gem.
12. I pretend to have read it.
13. Makes me laugh.
14. An old favorite.
15. Favorite fictional father.
16. Can't believe more people haven't read.
17. Future classic.
18. Bought on a recommendation.
19. Still can't stop talking about it.
20. Favorite cover.
21. Summer read.
22. Out of print.
23. Made to read at school.
24. Hooked me into reading.
25. Never finished it.
26. Should have sold more copies.
27. Want to be one of the characters.
28. Bought at my fave independent bookshop.
29. The one I have reread most often.
30. Would save if my house burned down.

Comments

[shirebound]

I'd love to hear about #1, #11, and #30!

[la_samtyr]

1. Favorite book from childhood.
My cousin gave me a child's version of "Misty of Chincoteague". It was a large, oversized book and my mom put it up at some point. I hope that it hasn't been stolen.

11. Secondhand bookshop gem.
Sindbad and Me by Kin Platt. It's rather dated in some ways now but it's a really good story. The new 'reprints' are very poor quality though and not worth buying.

30. Would save if my house burned down.
As much of my Tolkien collection that I could grab! :)

[shirebound]

It's been a very long time since I read "Misty of Chincoteague"!

[erulissedances]

I'm right there with you and your Tolkien collection. I'd hate to lose my full HoME series - it took some work and dollars to get all of those. Not counting my several sets of LOTR and all of the other supplementary publications. Guess I'd need a handy wheelbarrow - LOL.

- Erulisse (one L)

[erulissedances]

How about #19? 19. Still can't stop talking about it.

- Erulisse (one L)

[la_samtyr]

19. Still can't stop talking about it.

The Flight of the Horse by Larry Niven. I think it would be a great mini-series if done right. Just make it equal parts fantasy/steampunk and you'd have a winner!

[erulissedances]

I love Larry Niven, although I'm not sure I've read this one of his. Still - he's an author I'm rarely disappointed by, so I might add this onto my TBR list although it's outside the realm/type of book I read these days.

- Erulisse (one L)

[spiced_wine]

8, 16, 14 and 21 :)

May I borrow this, Sam?

[la_samtyr]

8. Have more than one copy.
That would be my Tolkien collection. I have multiples of The Hobbit, LoTR and the Silm but everything else is a bit iffy. Of course, there are quite a few books packed in storage, so there is that. :)

14. An old favorite.
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Ok, so this is probably influenced by the 1935 film but still. :)

16. Can't believe more people haven't read.
Flying Cloud by David W. Shaw. "In 1851, navigator Eleanor Creesy set sail on the maiden voyage of the clipper ship Flying Cloud, traveling from New York to San Francisco in only eighty-nine days." Notice that the navigator is a *woman*. Yet another piece of our history that is sadly overlooked.

21. Summer read.
I haven't chosen one yet this year, so please feel free to recommend something! :)

And yes, please feel free to borrow. :)