Book meme......

[hephaistia]

I'VE COME ACROSS THIS TWICE NOW. GUESS IT'S MY TURN.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ, or not, as you see fit.

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
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Comments

[trenchcoatedson]

Ahhh, you MUST read The Time Traveler's Wife! It is one of my favourite books (the other is Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes, another must read.)

[primarycolors92]

I read Flowers For Algernon as a short story in class, and I "went to the bathroom" to cry at the end of it.

What's The Time Traveler's Wife about?

[trenchcoatedson]

Oh, and Curious Incident is wonderful too.

[hephaistia]

Flowers for Algernon? I've heard of it somewhere. I think it was at TVtropes. Thanks for recommending those. I'm going to try to read them. But the hard thing is, to find books here. Almost all the bookshops have the same old stuff, like Agatha Christie or Harry Potter.

[trenchcoatedson]

They should have Flowers. It's a CLASSIC. I love it SO MUCH, ever since I first read it in 7th grade.

It's basically about this mentally disabled man named Charlie who goes through an experimental surgery to increase his intelligence. He ends up becoming a genius and realising how alone he is in the world, as well as confronting memories of abuse and lack of acceptance by his mother, and trying to figure out people as well as himself. It's so heartbreaking and just... so good. I relate to the main character a lot, his struggles remind me of when I used to be more naive, and then had to realise things.

I've read it about 8 or 9 times.

[hephaistia]

Wow! That sounds very interesting. I have a feeling that it's a character I too, could relate to. Thanks for the info. So, it means his intelligence suddenly went to the genius levels? And he's having trouble coping with his change of perspective regarding the world around him? Isn't intelligence usually inversely proportional to your ability to successfully handle relationships?

When I love a book, I buy it if possible, and keep reading it over and over again. I think you love reading too?

[primarycolors92]

I have copied and stolen :) I actually tried reading "Pride and Prejudice" and HATED it. I was bored out of my mind. But I also hate romance, so that's why I avoid Janu Austen in general.

What are your favorites that weren't on there? The only one of my true faves on there is Watership Down. I missed Ender's Game. It should be there.

P.S. Have a Shirtless!Tony icon :)

[primarycolors92]

Which, of course, I didn't use. Here we go ;)

[hephaistia]

I think the thing about 'Pride and Prejudice' for me, is the two main characters. I love both Elizabeth and Darcy. I happen to have a weakness for romance that ends nicely, sometimes even when I'm reading fanfic.

Well, there aren't any sci-fi books here. I love 2010 by Arthur C. Clarke, among others. And then there are no Jeeves books. There's no Iliad. (which I absolutely adore) Flowers in the Attic, Master and Commander...... Damn, if we're talking about my favourite books, there's a long list. (Oh, and one of my new loves is Stephen Fry's "Liar".) I'm sorry to say I haven't read either of your faves.

Thanks for the Tony icon! I love Tony! He was my favourite 24 character.

[primarycolors92]

How many seasons of 24 have you seen? I'm in the process of watching season 7 on DVD. It is far superior to season 6. I absolutely love Tony!

I've never read the Iliad, but when I did read the Odyssey I was so distracted and appalled by the sexism that I really didn't enjoy it. Except for the part when Odysseus went to the Underworld. That part was awesome. You sound like you would like Ender's Game, it's pretty sci-fi.

[princesshannah4]

Mind if I take up a bit 'o space?

Let's see...

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. Harry Potter series- JK Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11. Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12. Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14. Complete Works of Shakespeare
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien (reading now, actually)
17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20. Middlemarch - George Eliot
21. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23. Bleak House- Charles Dickens
24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh

[hephaistia]

I haven't read many of the books you have.....

I kept off reading 'His Dark Materials' because I heard the ending isn't nice. But a friend convinced me to read it the next chance I get.

I see you haven't read the Bible? (For me, it was actually reading, because I was never a Christian and just wanted to see what it's all about.)

Yeah, I come across this list in my f-list twice now....

[bukabe16]

Ooooh, I can recommend His dark materials, it's awesome! I love it to bits. It one of my top three favorite fantasy series, along with Narnia and LOTR.

[hephaistia]

in_vegas_lights too, said it's very nice. I must definitely try this. I've been wanting to read Narnia for some time. But it's a matter of collecting enough pocket money to buy everything I want. LOL.

[hephaistia]

I saw this first in bukabe16's journal, and then later encountered it again in a post by one of my J&W friends.

Yeah. There are many missing. What else do you like best, that's missing?