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otterdance is none other than the lovely and talented Lynn Flewelling, author of The Bone Doll's Twin, Hidden Warrior, Oracle's Queen, Luck in the Shadows, Stalking Darkness and Traitor's Moon. I know there are a few of you on my flist who enjoy her stuff tremendously. She's a hoot to read, so I highly recommend her LJ. :)
1. One book that changed your life.
The Emily trilogy by L. M. Montgomery. It made me want to write.
2. One book that you've read more than once.
Uh, most of my books? I'm an incorrigible re-reader.
3. One book you'd want on a desert island.
The "How To Build A Boat" joke has been done, hasn't it? I think I'd take "Lord of the Rings," if I'm allowed to cheat and take the trilogy. It's long, detailed, and has adventure and poetry (and a weeny bit of romance, though that gets short shrift for the most part), and at one point I re-read it once every year for about ten years. I bet I could live with only having it, if I had no choice.
4. One book that made you laugh.
"The Code of the Woosters," by P.G. Wodehouse. Anything by Wodehouse, really. I'm going to cheat and add "To Say Nothing of the Dog," by Connie Willis.
5. One book that made you cry.
There are fewer books that actually made me cry than books that made me laugh aloud, but they are still numerous. One that sticks out is "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell. It made me sob for twenty minutes straight. The last time a book made me do that was when I read "Old Yeller" when I was seven.
6. One book that you wish had been written.
"How to Save the World in Five Easy Steps"
7. One book that you wish had never been written.
I find it hard to wish something unwritten. Holocaust denials would qualify for this. Any attempt to revise and whitewash genocide, in any country.
8. One book you're currently reading.
I am actually between books. Just finished re-reading "The Scarlet Pimpernel" this morning, and haven't figured out what to read next.
9. One book you've been meaning to read.
"War and Peace" (It's on my new 101 Things list)
Bonus question: What book scared you the most?
"Dracula" made me sleep with my rosary around my neck, my covers over my head, and my stuffed dog William atop the pile for two weeks when I was eight.
otterdance:::otterdance is none other than the lovely and talented Lynn Flewelling, author of The Bone Doll's Twin, Hidden Warrior, Oracle's Queen, Luck in the Shadows, Stalking Darkness and Traitor's Moon. I know there are a few of you on my flist who enjoy her stuff tremendously. She's a hoot to read, so I highly recommend her LJ. :)1. One book that changed your life.
The Emily trilogy by L. M. Montgomery. It made me want to write.
2. One book that you've read more than once.
Uh, most of my books? I'm an incorrigible re-reader.
3. One book you'd want on a desert island.
The "How To Build A Boat" joke has been done, hasn't it? I think I'd take "Lord of the Rings," if I'm allowed to cheat and take the trilogy. It's long, detailed, and has adventure and poetry (and a weeny bit of romance, though that gets short shrift for the most part), and at one point I re-read it once every year for about ten years. I bet I could live with only having it, if I had no choice.
4. One book that made you laugh.
"The Code of the Woosters," by P.G. Wodehouse. Anything by Wodehouse, really. I'm going to cheat and add "To Say Nothing of the Dog," by Connie Willis.
5. One book that made you cry.
There are fewer books that actually made me cry than books that made me laugh aloud, but they are still numerous. One that sticks out is "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell. It made me sob for twenty minutes straight. The last time a book made me do that was when I read "Old Yeller" when I was seven.
6. One book that you wish had been written.
"How to Save the World in Five Easy Steps"
7. One book that you wish had never been written.
I find it hard to wish something unwritten. Holocaust denials would qualify for this. Any attempt to revise and whitewash genocide, in any country.
8. One book you're currently reading.
I am actually between books. Just finished re-reading "The Scarlet Pimpernel" this morning, and haven't figured out what to read next.
9. One book you've been meaning to read.
"War and Peace" (It's on my new 101 Things list)
Bonus question: What book scared you the most?
"Dracula" made me sleep with my rosary around my neck, my covers over my head, and my stuffed dog William atop the pile for two weeks when I was eight.
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Date: 2008-05-29 09:00 am (UTC)#8. What did you think of it? I loved it when I first read it as a teen, and when I reread it again a few years ago I still got a kick out of it.
#9. Overrated, in my opinion, but I'd love to hear what you think of it, if/when you do read it. (The movie is fun.) One thing, fer sher---far too many names. I don't mean too many characters, I mean each character has at least two names that s/he goes by. Teeth-nashingly annoying.
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Date: 2008-05-29 01:38 pm (UTC)I have several second-hand copies of the sequels, too, somewhere. I keep meaning to pull them out and re-read them. I discovered the lot when I was in my mid-teens. Great swashbuckly stuff.
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Date: 2008-05-29 03:12 pm (UTC)That being said, I should re-read it. ;)
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Date: 2008-05-29 03:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-29 01:04 pm (UTC)I think the true sign that you are getting really hooked in to academia is when you start reading history/discipline related books purely for pleasure...
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Date: 2008-05-30 07:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-30 07:21 pm (UTC)http://www.shoarns.com/RosyismyRelative.html