The book meme
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tamyranev, and Maggie's finally napping, so here we go.
1) The number of books I own:
Between 500 - 1000. Probably between 600-800, but I like wiggle room.
2) The last book I bought:
According to Amazon.com, it was "Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition," which turned out to be more a pamphlet than a book.
3) The last book I read:
"Princess in Pink: The Princess Diaries, Volume V." These seem to be the only thing I have enough mental energy leftover at the end of a day for.
4) Five books that mean a lot to me (In no particular order):
This is a great question, because it's not asking "my Five Favorite books," but something a little bit different. Why would a book mean a lot to me? Because of its value in my own life, or its value in my culture.
"The Edible Woman," by Margaret Atwood, which has inspired me in many different ways. I just love Atwood's writing, and strive to be dark and yet funny like she is. Also, this story of a woman dealing with the tension between her desires and the expectations of the people around her came into my life at just the right time, and still gives me something to think about. I've owned at least 3 copies of this book over the years.
The Oxford English Dictionary, because it has so much history in it. Everyone should refer to it periodically, it's amazing what you can learn.
Rumors of Spring, by Richard Grant, now out of print, but an amusing dystopian tale of life in a nearly-treeless future.
Always Coming Home, by Ursula K. LeGuin, a story of a post-technological future
And finally, a tie between two books I had as a kid. One was a collection of Aesop's Fables, and the other was a collection of Bible stories that both of my grandmothers gave me for Easter one year. I'm sure now I'd think the writing was atrocious and the tales were oversimplified, but I read a few of those stories (the birth of Jesus, the education of Jesus {I loved it when he started teaching his teachers}, the story of wise King Solomon, and Jesus throwing the money changers out of the temple come immediately to mind) often between the ages of 5 and 8 or 9, and I think they contributed to my development as a liberal. I hope they can have the same effect on others.
5) Tag, you're it!
chocolatesmudge
misterx
andmelanie
alexxxandra
pdanielson (except he probably won't see this cuz he's on my list but I'm not on his)
...if you want!
tamyranev, and Maggie's finally napping, so here we go.1) The number of books I own:
Between 500 - 1000. Probably between 600-800, but I like wiggle room.
2) The last book I bought:
According to Amazon.com, it was "Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition," which turned out to be more a pamphlet than a book.
3) The last book I read:
"Princess in Pink: The Princess Diaries, Volume V." These seem to be the only thing I have enough mental energy leftover at the end of a day for.
4) Five books that mean a lot to me (In no particular order):
This is a great question, because it's not asking "my Five Favorite books," but something a little bit different. Why would a book mean a lot to me? Because of its value in my own life, or its value in my culture.
"The Edible Woman," by Margaret Atwood, which has inspired me in many different ways. I just love Atwood's writing, and strive to be dark and yet funny like she is. Also, this story of a woman dealing with the tension between her desires and the expectations of the people around her came into my life at just the right time, and still gives me something to think about. I've owned at least 3 copies of this book over the years.
The Oxford English Dictionary, because it has so much history in it. Everyone should refer to it periodically, it's amazing what you can learn.
Rumors of Spring, by Richard Grant, now out of print, but an amusing dystopian tale of life in a nearly-treeless future.
Always Coming Home, by Ursula K. LeGuin, a story of a post-technological future
And finally, a tie between two books I had as a kid. One was a collection of Aesop's Fables, and the other was a collection of Bible stories that both of my grandmothers gave me for Easter one year. I'm sure now I'd think the writing was atrocious and the tales were oversimplified, but I read a few of those stories (the birth of Jesus, the education of Jesus {I loved it when he started teaching his teachers}, the story of wise King Solomon, and Jesus throwing the money changers out of the temple come immediately to mind) often between the ages of 5 and 8 or 9, and I think they contributed to my development as a liberal. I hope they can have the same effect on others.
5) Tag, you're it!
chocolatesmudgemisterxand
melaniealexxxandrapdanielson (except he probably won't see this cuz he's on my list but I'm not on his)...if you want!
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Date: 2005-05-27 04:58 am (UTC)But I don't do memes. And even if I did, my book-related meme would be boring since I haven't read a book in forever (thanks, law school!). :-(
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Date: 2005-05-27 05:32 pm (UTC)You could list your law school books.
Want a used copy of The Princess Diaries?
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Date: 2005-05-27 05:09 am (UTC)I'll mos' def' fill this out when I come back from Hawaii on June 6 :) woo hoo!
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Date: 2005-05-27 05:33 pm (UTC)