I forgot to do this meme. ^^;
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ruI think this particular meme has done the circuit once already, so I tag...whoever hasn't done it, I guess. ^_^;;
1) Number of books I own: Um. Um um um. A lot. Enough that my bookcase is overflowing, there are books in the attic, and there are books barracading my bed and underneath the bed. I think I have quite a few.
2) Last book bought: Mmmm...the GRE workbook I'm working out of right now. ^_^;; In terms of literary books though, Wicked.
3) Last book read: "The Seventh Gate", which is the last book in the Death's Gate Cycle.
4) Five books I read a lot of that mean a lot to me, no particular order:
Watership Down: Oh man. My favoritest book evar. I read it for Battle of the Books when I was in the seventh grade, and initially, I couldn't figure out what the heck was going on. Rabbits? Talking? Bwuh? But as I kept reading, I got more and more attached to it, until by the end I was enamored with it. My first copy of the book was so well loved that pages were falling out of it. Which is why I was glad when Eien-chan bought me a nice hardback version for my birthday. <3
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: It's just a fun read, even if it is 'technically' a kid's book. I've found I like reading it when I'm not feeling well, because it's fun and imaginative and cheers me up.
A Dab of Dickens and a Touch of Twain: An awesome book. I don't know how many of you have heard of Elliot Engel, but he is a former English professor-turned-traveling lecturer. If you ever get the opportunity to see him speak, I highly recommend it. He lectures on the life and times of several great literary figures, uaually adding in little-known facts, and makes it absolutely frickin' hilarious. His lectures have been available on tape, but a couple years ago he took his lectures and put them into essay form, and published them in this book. And having heard several of his lectures, I had to have it. It's fun and funny, and you learn all sorts of neat things about the authors that you never learned about in high school English class.
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: I picked it up at the used book store for $6, and damn was it worth it. It's a humongous book, and it's chock full of things on basically all the major world mythologies, from Babylon to Greek to Egyptian to Norse. It's even got some things on Eastern religions, like major figures in the Tao and Buddhist religions. It's an awesome reference, and I love thumbing through it and seeing what I can see.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A book near and dear to my heart. I've read it several times, and it always makes me giggle. It was also the subject for two of my papers for style class. The first paper made me determined to do better in the class. The second got me the A- for my final grade, and I was real proud of that paper in the end.
1) Number of books I own: Um. Um um um. A lot. Enough that my bookcase is overflowing, there are books in the attic, and there are books barracading my bed and underneath the bed. I think I have quite a few.
2) Last book bought: Mmmm...the GRE workbook I'm working out of right now. ^_^;; In terms of literary books though, Wicked.
3) Last book read: "The Seventh Gate", which is the last book in the Death's Gate Cycle.
4) Five books I read a lot of that mean a lot to me, no particular order:
Watership Down: Oh man. My favoritest book evar. I read it for Battle of the Books when I was in the seventh grade, and initially, I couldn't figure out what the heck was going on. Rabbits? Talking? Bwuh? But as I kept reading, I got more and more attached to it, until by the end I was enamored with it. My first copy of the book was so well loved that pages were falling out of it. Which is why I was glad when Eien-chan bought me a nice hardback version for my birthday. <3
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: It's just a fun read, even if it is 'technically' a kid's book. I've found I like reading it when I'm not feeling well, because it's fun and imaginative and cheers me up.
A Dab of Dickens and a Touch of Twain: An awesome book. I don't know how many of you have heard of Elliot Engel, but he is a former English professor-turned-traveling lecturer. If you ever get the opportunity to see him speak, I highly recommend it. He lectures on the life and times of several great literary figures, uaually adding in little-known facts, and makes it absolutely frickin' hilarious. His lectures have been available on tape, but a couple years ago he took his lectures and put them into essay form, and published them in this book. And having heard several of his lectures, I had to have it. It's fun and funny, and you learn all sorts of neat things about the authors that you never learned about in high school English class.
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: I picked it up at the used book store for $6, and damn was it worth it. It's a humongous book, and it's chock full of things on basically all the major world mythologies, from Babylon to Greek to Egyptian to Norse. It's even got some things on Eastern religions, like major figures in the Tao and Buddhist religions. It's an awesome reference, and I love thumbing through it and seeing what I can see.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A book near and dear to my heart. I've read it several times, and it always makes me giggle. It was also the subject for two of my papers for style class. The first paper made me determined to do better in the class. The second got me the A- for my final grade, and I was real proud of that paper in the end.