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Meme: Books
May. 17th, 2005 03:37 pmTotal number of books I've owned:
Oh, god. I have no idea, honestly. I've always had books. When I was younger, I think I singlehandedly supported a used bookstore or two, by trading in my Sweet Valley High and Race Against Time and junior romance books for new ones. I'm not even sure I know how many I have *now*. At a guess, about 500, a number that simultaneously seems too high and too low.
2. Last book I bought:
The first book in the Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce. I was on a Pierce kick, needed a book for the airplane, and hadn't gotten around to Keladry yet.
3. Last book I read:
Bel Canto. Excellent, excellent book.
4. 5 books that mean a lot to me:
Gaudy Night, by Dorothy L. Sayers (I will restrict myself to one Sayers, although I could truthfully say that all of the Lord Peter books apply). A book about intellegence, and the importance of work, and how we relate to other people as we work our way through the world.
Tam Lin, by Pamela Dean. The college experience I never had and dearly wanted, beautifully written and subtle in its power. I discover new things in it every time I reread.
Sailing to Sarantium/Lord of Emperors, by Guy Gavriel Kay. A cheat, since it's a duo, but the books are a strong unit - to the point where I was not sure what I thought of the first book when I read it before the second one came out. My favorite Kay tends to be "whichever one I'm reading at the moment," but this one resonates the strongest for me. On the nature of history, and how art endures.
The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley. A book that I imprinted on early, along with her other Damar book The Hero and The Crown. A story about hard work and what it can win you, cultures and how they interact, and a quietly pleasing love story. (The Hero and The Crown, and Sunshine are the two other McKinley books that resonate most for me.)
Deep Wizardry, by Diane Duane. Making and keeping promises. The nature of power, and sacrifice. A genuinely creepy, unknowable, and yet empathetic aspect of death. Growing up.
5. Five people to take up the meme and answer in their own lj.
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natalieann, strawberrykaren, and anybody else who hasn't touched this meme yet - although I think most of you have already. I want to know about the books you love.
Oh, god. I have no idea, honestly. I've always had books. When I was younger, I think I singlehandedly supported a used bookstore or two, by trading in my Sweet Valley High and Race Against Time and junior romance books for new ones. I'm not even sure I know how many I have *now*. At a guess, about 500, a number that simultaneously seems too high and too low.
2. Last book I bought:
The first book in the Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce. I was on a Pierce kick, needed a book for the airplane, and hadn't gotten around to Keladry yet.
3. Last book I read:
Bel Canto. Excellent, excellent book.
4. 5 books that mean a lot to me:
Gaudy Night, by Dorothy L. Sayers (I will restrict myself to one Sayers, although I could truthfully say that all of the Lord Peter books apply). A book about intellegence, and the importance of work, and how we relate to other people as we work our way through the world.
Tam Lin, by Pamela Dean. The college experience I never had and dearly wanted, beautifully written and subtle in its power. I discover new things in it every time I reread.
Sailing to Sarantium/Lord of Emperors, by Guy Gavriel Kay. A cheat, since it's a duo, but the books are a strong unit - to the point where I was not sure what I thought of the first book when I read it before the second one came out. My favorite Kay tends to be "whichever one I'm reading at the moment," but this one resonates the strongest for me. On the nature of history, and how art endures.
The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley. A book that I imprinted on early, along with her other Damar book The Hero and The Crown. A story about hard work and what it can win you, cultures and how they interact, and a quietly pleasing love story. (The Hero and The Crown, and Sunshine are the two other McKinley books that resonate most for me.)
Deep Wizardry, by Diane Duane. Making and keeping promises. The nature of power, and sacrifice. A genuinely creepy, unknowable, and yet empathetic aspect of death. Growing up.
5. Five people to take up the meme and answer in their own lj.
natalieann, strawberrykaren, and anybody else who hasn't touched this meme yet - although I think most of you have already. I want to know about the books you love.