Comments | meredith44: Book meme

meredith44

Book meme

Nov 20, 2005 15:22

I love doing quizzes, memes, etc. that I find in people's journals. Usually I save the results in a file and then later go through it and decide which ones I want to inflict upon you people. I saw this one about 5 minutes ago and couldn't resist. Despite the fact it's long.

( The book meme, complete with commentary because I never shut up! )

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Comments 6

elarnymire November 21 2005, 09:30:45 UTC

What a list... I'm seriously contemplating going through the list and see how many books I haven't read.

So you recommend any good children's books?! I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting ones that's out and about.

meredith44 November 22 2005, 00:22:37 UTC

What a list... I'm seriously contemplating going through the list and see how many books I haven't read.
Do it! I'm telling you, memes are addictive fun. *grin*

So you recommend any good children's books?! I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting ones that's out and about.
Um, how much time do you have! *grin* Is there a specific genre you like? Any particular age range? (Like seeping into YA territory or strictly childrens?) Any other limits? 'Cause there is an awful lot of awesome stuff out there, even if it is "children's" books.

alliecat8 November 21 2005, 16:36:44 UTC

Okay, I did the meme (in my head, anyway), and I'm a little disturbed at how poorly-read I am. I went to college! I minored in English, even! But I have read all the children's books (Little House, Wrinkle in Time) many times over. Guess I'm still just a kid at heart. Someday, when I grow up, I'll take this list and get sophisticated. Right after I get done playing with Jack and Sawyer in the gutter. ;)

meredith44 November 22 2005, 00:30:16 UTC

I'm a librarian and I've only read a fraction of these books! In my defense, I do work with children, so that's more important than adult books, and even if I worked with adults, the demand for discussion of the "classics" isn't usually that strong. I also take comfort in the fact that this is an odd list. There are books on here that I wouldn't consider to be that good, and there are several books (even genres, where's the poetry? Modern drama?) that I think should be on a comprehensive list, but aren't on here. Of course, it's quite hard to define what a "must-read" is anyway, so I looked at this as just a bit of fun.

Children's books are awesome, even for grown-ups. Even some of the most basic kids books can be insightful and/or enjoyable.

Right after I get done playing with Jack and Sawyer in the gutter. ;)
So in 20 years, then? When they're old and decrepit? *grin* Speaking of, I still haven't gotten around to reading your latest S/J story. I'll get there eventually, I swear! La Femme Nikita fanfic has been consuming ( ... )

labellamafia494 November 22 2005, 06:40:50 UTC

3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman The first book of the series was the best, but all good.
You know, I started the list downwards, hoping to see HDM. It had to be third. ;-) I actually finished writing my IB extended essay on it (if you remember me ranting about a 4k word essay, heh) and..LOVE! I can re-read them again and again. ITA with The Golden Compass being the best, objectively speaking. The only part of the trilogy that bugs me is the middle of the second. However, the first time I read the last installment (I was 12. Heh) it was by far my favorite.

Can you guess who my favorite character is? *g* No, really.

Mrs Cooooouuuuuulter! And to veer off into the happy-dork mode, don't you find Mrs Coulter to BE a mix of Maddy/Irina? The false warmth that fools everybody (Madeline), and the motherhood that trumps evolness/yet still makes her way up as a powerful manipulative seductive bitch (Irina). I figured out why I loved her so. ;-)

meredith44 November 22 2005, 14:50:13 UTC

You should feel special. Yours is the only email alert I've gotten since the problems started up with this move thing.

I had to read The Golden Compass for my YA lit class, and it sucked me in. So much so that I read the next two right afterwards. Unfortunately, racing through them while I was also reading other books for class made it so I don't remember the details/characters all that well. I really should reread them at some point. With that disclaimer in place, I can sort of remember Mrs. Coulter. And I can see, especially at the beginning how she was quite similar to Madeline. (The whole party thing? So Madeline/Nikita first season. *grin*) I hadn't seen Irina when I'd read the book, so I'd have to reread it to pick up the similarities there, but as I think powerful manipulative seductive bitch could probably describe both, I'll go on a limb and say that I think I could go for that comparison too. *grin*