Book Meme

[la_samtyr]

Ganked from one of my sibs:

1) What books are your comfort reading--the ones you slink back to in times of stress?
Probably rereading different mythologies. :)

2) What was your favorite book as a child, and why?
"Born Free" by Joy Adamson. I wanted so very much to go into that line of work when I grew up.

3) What was your favorite book as an adolescent, and why?
"Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson. I was 'converted' to environmentalism at a young age.

4) What is the most unread category of books gathering dust on your bookshelf--the books you've bought but just never get around to reading?
Well actually there are *a lot* of books I haven't read yet but there's no one category in particular.

5) What kind of books would you like to say you read, but never do?
Probably the ones that make the best seller lists or popular book clubs.

6) What's the oddest book you've ever read?
It depends on what you mean by odd. Most of my likes are considered *ahem* highly eclectic, so it's hard to pick out just one.

7) What book were you never able to get through, despite the recommendations of people you respect?
Any book by Dan Brown or SMeyer -- they (and the rot they call books) suck donkey ballz. [In my very humble opinion.]

8) What's the book it took you a couple of tries to get into, but was as good as promised once you finally made it?
"The Catch Trap" by Marion Zimmer Bradley -- but only because it kept disappearing on me. [I found out later that a certain family member would find it and throw it out.]

9) What's your favorite short story--or do you even have one?
"The Garden of Forking Paths" by Borges.

10) The desert island. Three books (and collected works don't count. If you want the Lord of the Rings it'll cost you all three slots). Go:
1. The Flight of the Horse -- Larry Niven
2. The Way To Rainy Mountain -- N. Scott Momaday
3. The Hockey Sweater -- Roch Carrier

PS. I wanted to put "Ai No Kusabi" or "Watchmen" down but since LotR would take up three and no collections were allowed, I had to leave them out. ::sniffles::

Comments

[crazies.livejournal.com]

Any book by Dan Brown or SMeyer -- they (and the rot they call books) suck donkey ballz. [In my very humble opinion.]

The DaVinci Code was the biggest piece of shit I've ever read, to put as politely as possible. I haven't cracked a Meyer book, and never intend to.

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I cannot understand why people think DB's books are so great. The sad thing is that they could be a lot better with some good editing and rewriting.

Though I don't know if anything could help SMeyer's books.

[dazedpuckbunny.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on the editing of the Dan Brown titles. I must say I really enjoyed the movie "Angels and Demons", it had lots of detailed (if embellished upon) history making for a fun collect the clues case. It almost made me want to read the book, and when I asked about the book, the fan just rattled the entire plot to me. Needless to say, the twists and storylines in the book that were left out of the movie NEEDED to be left out. Hahaha.

Meyer's stories would be more interesting if they weren't so damned intent on female submission. I'll stick with early Anne Rice for my drippy romance and purple prose. At least Ms. Rice has rich imagination.

[dazedpuckbunny.livejournal.com]

Oooo in a nutshell what is the Zimmer Bradly book about? Should I read it? Why was it so forbidden???

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Oh, you should definitely read it! It is set in the US circus world of the 1940's -50's. I won't say more than that for fear of spoiling it though. But it's *really* good. [And because of the setting, you might want to brace yourself for possible animal scenes, though none stand out for me at the moment.]