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Since I've been de facto tagged (waves at chris), here goes.
1. Total number of books I've owned?
I'm not sure exactly, but I'd say that somewhere in the vicinity of 1000 over the course of my lifetime makes sense.
2. Last book I bought.
I suspect that it was Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant. I took it along to read on my vacation to Hawaii.
3. Last book I read.
I'm in the habit of reading multiple things concurrently, and the two that I finished this past week were Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand and Why Gender Matters by Leonard Sax. Interestingly, they're both nonfiction which is not my usual genre. The former is the book that the movie is based on and is simply fascinating social history of the US and the latter is about the latest developments in inherent gender differences with special emphasis on their implications for education. I highly recommend both.
4. Five books that mean a lot to me.
Definitely the toughest part of this meme. I'm not sure that I can do just five, so here's a random sampling.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle. I love the entire series, but multiple timeline storylines resonate strongly with me as you'll see. :)
The Eight by Katherine Neville. Parallel timeline storylines.
Possession by A. S. Byatt. See above. ;)
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Cyberpunk was never so good.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger One of my two favorite books of 2004 and simply simply stunning.
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Time and Again by Jack Finney An intriguing book about how what roots us to the present is more ephemeral than we might think and how the past isn't really that far away. Plus, uses period photography as an integral part of the storyline.
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazney I'm not a big fantasy reader, but I devoured these as a junior high student and they still hold up.
Mendoza in Hollywood by Kage Baker. The entire Novels of the Company series is wonderful, but if I had to pick just one of them, this would be it.
Betsy and the Great World by Maud Hart Lovelace I flat out love the Betsy-Tacy books, the entire series. They're comfort reading of the first order.
5. Tag five people and have them post this on their livejournals.
I'm not going to single anyone out, but please feel free to gak if the spirit so moves you.
1. Total number of books I've owned?
I'm not sure exactly, but I'd say that somewhere in the vicinity of 1000 over the course of my lifetime makes sense.
2. Last book I bought.
I suspect that it was Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant. I took it along to read on my vacation to Hawaii.
3. Last book I read.
I'm in the habit of reading multiple things concurrently, and the two that I finished this past week were Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand and Why Gender Matters by Leonard Sax. Interestingly, they're both nonfiction which is not my usual genre. The former is the book that the movie is based on and is simply fascinating social history of the US and the latter is about the latest developments in inherent gender differences with special emphasis on their implications for education. I highly recommend both.
4. Five books that mean a lot to me.
Definitely the toughest part of this meme. I'm not sure that I can do just five, so here's a random sampling.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle. I love the entire series, but multiple timeline storylines resonate strongly with me as you'll see. :)
The Eight by Katherine Neville. Parallel timeline storylines.
Possession by A. S. Byatt. See above. ;)
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Cyberpunk was never so good.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger One of my two favorite books of 2004 and simply simply stunning.
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Time and Again by Jack Finney An intriguing book about how what roots us to the present is more ephemeral than we might think and how the past isn't really that far away. Plus, uses period photography as an integral part of the storyline.
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazney I'm not a big fantasy reader, but I devoured these as a junior high student and they still hold up.
Mendoza in Hollywood by Kage Baker. The entire Novels of the Company series is wonderful, but if I had to pick just one of them, this would be it.
Betsy and the Great World by Maud Hart Lovelace I flat out love the Betsy-Tacy books, the entire series. They're comfort reading of the first order.
5. Tag five people and have them post this on their livejournals.
I'm not going to single anyone out, but please feel free to gak if the spirit so moves you.
