Woohoo! Made it to the end and I only missed 3 days. Rock on! This was quite a fun meme. And this particular post may be my most linked post ever…

Day31 – Book series you are collecting

Just one? I have several collections going: Discworld books by Pratchett, Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin, Vorkosigan Saga by Bujold, Poppy Z. Brite’s Liquor novels, any series by Jasper Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch’s Peter Grant novels (#3 coming out this summer – woo!), Murder, She Wrote by Donald Bain & Jessica Fletcher, Nev Fountain’s Mervyn Stone mysteries…

And there’s many completed series in my collection, too: Harry Potter, the Inheritance Cycle, A Series of Unfortunate Events, everything by Roald Dahl (and many original hardbacks with original artists), Albert Campion mysteries by Margery Allingham, the Anasazi Mysteries series by the Gears, The New Adventures of Doctor Who.

I see a LOT of book series when looking around my library. Sometimes I get annoyed by prolific authors making me buy their wares, but in reality, I love a good book series. 🙂

The rest of the 31 days:

Day1 – Book you are reading right now
Day2 – The book you want to read next
Day3 – Your favourite Book
Day4 – Book you hate
Day5 – A Book you can read again and again
Day6 – A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day7 – Book that reminds you of someone
Day8 – Book that reminds you on a certain place
Day9 – The first book you ever read
Day10 – Book from your favourite author
Day11 – Book you once loved and now hate
Day12 – Book that a friend recommended
Day13 – Book that makes you laugh
Day14 – Book from your childhood
Day15 – 4. book from the left on your shelf
Day16 – 9. book from the right on your shelf
Day17 – Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day18 – Book with the most beautiful cover
Day19 – Book, that you ever wanted to read
Day20 – Book that you read at school
Day21 – most stupid book you read at school
Day22 – Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day23 – Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day24 – Book where nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day25 – A book where the main character is almost like you
Day26 – Book you would read to your children
Day27 – A book where the main character is your idol
Day28 – Thanks God this book was made into a movie
Day29 – Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day30 – First erotic book you ever read

Day30 – First erotic book you ever read

Hmmmm, does Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret? by Judy Blume count? It was probably the most adult book I had read at the time – it even talked about *gasp* menstruation! Still, not really erotic, is it? Probably been banned as often as some erotica.

The rest of the 31 days:

Day1 – Book you are reading right now
Day2 – The book you want to read next
Day3 – Your favourite Book
Day4 – Book you hate
Day5 – A Book you can read again and again
Day6 – A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day7 – Book that reminds you of someone
Day8 – Book that reminds you on a certain place
Day9 – The first book you ever read
Day10 – Book from your favourite author
Day11 – Book you once loved and now hate
Day12 – Book that a friend recommended
Day13 – Book that makes you laugh
Day14 – Book from your childhood
Day15 – 4. book from the left on your shelf
Day16 – 9. book from the right on your shelf
Day17 – Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day18 – Book with the most beautiful cover
Day19 – Book, that you ever wanted to read
Day20 – Book that you read at school
Day21 – most stupid book you read at school
Day22 – Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day23 – Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day24 – Book where nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day25 – A book where the main character is almost like you
Day26 – Book you would read to your children
Day27 – A book where the main character is your idol
Day28 – Thanks God this book was made into a movie
Day29 – Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day31 – Book series you are collecting

Ultra pleased tonight. Contacted 1800GotJunk and they came along and removed the fridge, water softener, and freezer chest from my basement that have all been there since before I moved in. That freezer chest was HUGE and HEAVY and it took most of the 2 hours they were there to move. Originally they tried cutting it in two, but it first released loads of freon and then resisted any further attempts to split into two. So they wound up taking it up the stairs (tight fit). But the pair of them succeeded and now I’ve got a bit more room in my basement than before.

Day29 – Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?

Fantastic Mr Fox. I wanted to like it, I really did. I love the book (by Roald Dahl). But the movie isn’t really the book. Indeed, the book ends about halfway through the movie IIRC. I really need to rewatch the movie, give it a second chance, but I haven’t gotten around to it. (Or gotten a round tuit, for that matter.)

The rest of the 31 days:

Day1 – Book you are reading right now
Day2 – The book you want to read next
Day3 – Your favourite Book
Day4 – Book you hate
Day5 – A Book you can read again and again
Day6 – A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day7 – Book that reminds you of someone
Day8 – Book that reminds you on a certain place
Day9 – The first book you ever read
Day10 – Book from your favourite author
Day11 – Book you once loved and now hate
Day12 – Book that a friend recommended
Day13 – Book that makes you laugh
Day14 – Book from your childhood
Day15 – 4. book from the left on your shelf
Day16 – 9. book from the right on your shelf
Day17 – Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day18 – Book with the most beautiful cover
Day19 – Book, that you ever wanted to read
Day20 – Book that you read at school
Day21 – most stupid book you read at school
Day22 – Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day23 – Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day24 – Book where nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day25 – A book where the main character is almost like you
Day26 – Book you would read to your children
Day27 – A book where the main character is your idol
Day28 – Thanks God this book was made into a movie
Day30 – First erotic book you ever read
Day31 – Book series you are collecting

Day28 – Thanks God this book was made into a movie

Well, I thank Peter Jackson, not God – The Lord of the Rings trilogy. When I first heard it was coming out as a set of live action movies, I resolved to read the books before it was released, and I did just that. I’m quite pleased that I read the books first, and even more pleased with the final cinematic result. It’s an excellent set of movies which I’ve enjoyed rewatching several times. Perhaps someday I’ll even reread the books. 🙂

(One of my tasks before December, as I think I’ve mentioned, is to reread The Hobbit before the first movie is released on mom’s birthday.)

The rest of the 31 days:

Day1 – Book you are reading right now
Day2 – The book you want to read next
Day3 – Your favourite Book
Day4 – Book you hate
Day5 – A Book you can read again and again
Day6 – A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day7 – Book that reminds you of someone
Day8 – Book that reminds you on a certain place
Day9 – The first book you ever read
Day10 – Book from your favourite author
Day11 – Book you once loved and now hate
Day12 – Book that a friend recommended
Day13 – Book that makes you laugh
Day14 – Book from your childhood
Day15 – 4. book from the left on your shelf
Day16 – 9. book from the right on your shelf
Day17 – Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day18 – Book with the most beautiful cover
Day19 – Book, that you ever wanted to read
Day20 – Book that you read at school
Day21 – most stupid book you read at school
Day22 – Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day23 – Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day24 – Book where nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day25 – A book where the main character is almost like you
Day26 – Book you would read to your children
Day27 – A book where the main character is your idol
Day29 – Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day30 – First erotic book you ever read
Day31 – Book series you are collecting

PS – saw my first lightning bugs of the season today – summer is here!

Day27 – A book where the main character is your idol

Well, from Time Start, I’ve wanted to be Willy Wonka. But I’ve added a few other idols since Time Start, such as Granny Weatherwax from Terry Pratchett‘s Discworld books, Cordelia Naismith from Lois McMaster Bujold‘s Vorkosigan books, and the Seventh Doctor (and Bernice Summerfield, sorry, phlegethon_vii) from The New Adventures of Doctor Who.

I suspect there are many others, but my brain is fried from trying to clean up my computer files this afternoon. Heh.

The rest of the 31 days:

Day1 – Book you are reading right now
Day2 – The book you want to read next
Day3 – Your favourite Book
Day4 – Book you hate
Day5 – A Book you can read again and again
Day6 – A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day7 – Book that reminds you of someone
Day8 – Book that reminds you on a certain place
Day9 – The first book you ever read
Day10 – Book from your favourite author
Day11 – Book you once loved and now hate
Day12 – Book that a friend recommended
Day13 – Book that makes you laugh
Day14 – Book from your childhood
Day15 – 4. book from the left on your shelf
Day16 – 9. book from the right on your shelf
Day17 – Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day18 – Book with the most beautiful cover
Day19 – Book, that you ever wanted to read
Day20 – Book that you read at school
Day21 – most stupid book you read at school
Day22 – Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day23 – Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day24 – Book where nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day25 – A book where the main character is almost like you
Day26 – Book you would read to your children
Day28 – Thanks God this book was made into a movie
Day29 – Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day30 – First erotic book you ever read
Day31 – Book series you are collecting

Whoops – missed out on writing the 25th’s entry before midnight, so I postponed it until today. Decided to write it now since tonight is card night at Aunt Becky’s and those usually run LATE.

Day25 – A book where the main character is almost like you

When rembrandt13 mentioned that she was looking forward to my answer to this one, I thought, “damn, is there a book with a main character like me?” And I’ve been thinking that question for awhile. And the fact is, there really aren’t a lot out there. But there are two with traits that I see clearly in me. One is Hermione Granger from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – before she becomes cool (and before she was played by Emma Watson). The annoying know-it-all. Yeah, there’s some of me in that. Another one is Matilda from the book of the same name by Roald Dahl. I was Matilda but in a good home (which was my excuse for never developing magic powers). But man, did I read a hell of a lot when I was a kid. So I was pleased when Dahl wrote a book with a female character who read lots.

Day26 – Book you would read to your children

So many to choose from… But two in particular stand out: Corduroy by Dan Freeman and Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Both of these books are very precious to my childhood. Corduroy is the anti-Velveteen Rabbit. He’s a teddy bear who manages to find his perfect human (instead of being removed from his human). A great book about bonding with your teddy. 🙂

When my great-grandma Elleman (a Dear Saint if ever there was one) was babysitting me one time, she told me that she’d read me a book before I went to sleep. So naturally, I brought my then-favorite book to her: Where the Wild Things Are. Being a loving great-grandma, she, of course, read me the book. But when my folks got home, her question to them was “Doesn’t your daughter have any nice Christian books to read?” Heh. Sure enough, I received an Arch book from her not long after. (I actually wound up with a nice collection of Arch books and still enjoy them to this day. Fun stories. But Where the Wild Things Are is an even better one. “I’ll eat you up I love you so!”)

The rest of the 31 days:

Day1 – Book you are reading right now
Day2 – The book you want to read next
Day3 – Your favourite Book
Day4 – Book you hate
Day5 – A Book you can read again and again
Day6 – A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day7 – Book that reminds you of someone
Day8 – Book that reminds you on a certain place
Day9 – The first book you ever read
Day10 – Book from your favourite author
Day11 – Book you once loved and now hate
Day12 – Book that a friend recommended
Day13 – Book that makes you laugh
Day14 – Book from your childhood
Day15 – 4. book from the left on your shelf
Day16 – 9. book from the right on your shelf
Day17 – Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day18 – Book with the most beautiful cover
Day19 – Book, that you ever wanted to read
Day20 – Book that you read at school
Day21 – most stupid book you read at school
Day22 – Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day23 – Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day24 – Book where nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day27 – A book where the main character is your idol
Day28 – Thanks God this book was made into a movie
Day29 – Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day30 – First erotic book you ever read
Day31 – Book series you are collecting

Day24 – Book where nobody would expect you read/loved it

Hmmm, I think I’m pretty predictable, book-wise, on what I’ll read/like, if people know me at all. However, I suspect that some of my friends might be surprised that I’ve just checked out Drift: the Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow since it’s social studies-y (and I never cared much for social studies in school). But come on, it’s written by Rachel Maddow! Of course I’m gonna check it out! (And so far, 25 pages in, I’m enjoying it.)

The rest of the 31 days:

Day1 – Book you are reading right now
Day2 – The book you want to read next
Day3 – Your favourite Book
Day4 – Book you hate
Day5 – A Book you can read again and again
Day6 – A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day7 – Book that reminds you of someone
Day8 – Book that reminds you on a certain place
Day9 – The first book you ever read
Day10 – Book from your favourite author
Day11 – Book you once loved and now hate
Day12 – Book that a friend recommended
Day13 – Book that makes you laugh
Day14 – Book from your childhood
Day15 – 4. book from the left on your shelf
Day16 – 9. book from the right on your shelf
Day17 – Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day18 – Book with the most beautiful cover
Day19 – Book, that you ever wanted to read
Day20 – Book that you read at school
Day21 – most stupid book you read at school
Day22 – Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day23 – Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day25 – A book where the main character is almost like you
Day26 – Book you would read to your children
Day27 – A book where the main character is your idol
Day28 – Thanks God this book was made into a movie
Day29 – Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day30 – First erotic book you ever read
Day31 – Book series you are collecting

PS: Tomorrow is the last day of school – woohoo!

Day23 – Book on your shelf with the least pages

I’ve got some almost pamphlet sized books in my collection, but I think I’d classify my Jacob’s Ladder book (Heaven and Earth by Sue Clarke & Hilary Arnold) as having the fewest pages. I mean, it’s basically just a 4 sided piece of paper…

The book tells “an ancient Chinese creation myth” (or so it claims – I’m not well versed on those myths). It has very pretty illustrations AND it’s a Jacob’s Ladder, so it’s nifty.

The rest of the 31 days:

Day1 – Book you are reading right now
Day2 – The book you want to read next
Day3 – Your favourite Book
Day4 – Book you hate
Day5 – A Book you can read again and again
Day6 – A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day7 – Book that reminds you of someone
Day8 – Book that reminds you on a certain place
Day9 – The first book you ever read
Day10 – Book from your favourite author
Day11 – Book you once loved and now hate
Day12 – Book that a friend recommended
Day13 – Book that makes you laugh
Day14 – Book from your childhood
Day15 – 4. book from the left on your shelf
Day16 – 9. book from the right on your shelf
Day17 – Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day18 – Book with the most beautiful cover
Day19 – Book, that you ever wanted to read
Day20 – Book that you read at school
Day21 – most stupid book you read at school
Day22 – Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day24 – Book where nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day25 – A book where the main character is almost like you
Day26 – Book you would read to your children
Day27 – A book where the main character is your idol
Day28 – Thanks God this book was made into a movie
Day29 – Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day30 – First erotic book you ever read
Day31 – Book series you are collecting

Back home and it’s a good thing! Hope to have trip photos up later this week.

Day21 – most stupid book you read at school

Hmmm, I wonder if the author of this meme disliked reading school assigned books with the description “most stupid” there. As with “hate,” “stupid” is too strong of a word for me. At least regarding books.

Most of the stuff I read for elementary and high school, I really enjoyed. I actually read my 8th grade literature book from cover to cover (well, not all of the related questions, but the stories & poetry within it). I remember when we were assigned A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, those of us who were actually reading the novel convinced those who were only reading the Cliff Notes (remember. no Internet in those bad ol’ days) to read the book, we were so into it.

However… there was one book that we were assigned to read which I did not like. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. *sigh* That book just has no sense of humor. There is a part of me that wonders if I should reread the book now that I’m an adult and more worldly… But no, too many other things to read & reread.

The rest of the 31 days:

Day1 – Book you are reading right now
Day2 – The book you want to read next
Day3 – Your favourite Book
Day4 – Book you hate
Day5 – A Book you can read again and again
Day6 – A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day7 – Book that reminds you of someone
Day8 – Book that reminds you on a certain place
Day9 – The first book you ever read
Day10 – Book from your favourite author
Day11 – Book you once loved and now hate
Day12 – Book that a friend recommended
Day13 – Book that makes you laugh
Day14 – Book from your childhood
Day15 – 4. book from the left on your shelf
Day16 – 9. book from the right on your shelf
Day17 – Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day18 – Book with the most beautiful cover
Day19 – Book, that you ever wanted to read
Day20 – Book that you read at school
Day22 – Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day23 – Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day24 – Book where nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day25 – A book where the main character is almost like you
Day26 – Book you would read to your children
Day27 – A book where the main character is your idol
Day28 – Thanks God this book was made into a movie
Day29 – Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day30 – First erotic book you ever read
Day31 – Book series you are collecting