Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)

The Greek Gods (Evslin, Evslin, and Hoopes), Myths and Legends: Stories of the Crusades (M. Toussaint-Samat), or the Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales. I have my mother's copies (much to my brother's dismay; he'd wanted them!). I also have an old, old copy of A Garland ( Read more... )

Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry

T. S. Eliot's Ol' Possum's Book of Practical Cats. KN's Grannie quoted a bit of it, and when I confessed I'd heard it before but I didn't know the source...well, let's just say I hied me to the library the moment I got home. About four poems into reading it, I raised an eyebrow and said to myself " ( Read more... )

Day 15 - Your "comfort" book

Pretty much anything Alcott, as much flack as I get for it!

Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)

Gilbert Blythe, Rose Campbell, Kate Sutton, Phryne Fisher, Elnora Comstock, Brother Cadfael, Polly Milton, and Anne Shirley, for a sampling. Any more, and we'll be here all day!

Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)

To name a few (that haven't already made an appearance in other entries!): An Old-Fashioned Girl, A Girl of the Limberlost, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, A Little Princess, The FarAway Tree, and The Scarlet Pimpernel (which I read at 13 for a school assignment, and then found ( Read more... )

Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times

Beauty, by Robin McKinley. I don't even remember where I got my copy anymore; probably a school book-fair when I was about to hit double-digits. I think this may be my favorite of all her books.

Day 11 - A book that disappointed you

Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl comes to mind. Having killernurd as a best friend means the occasional trip to his grandmother's, who lives in a very small, rural town just off a major waterway. It's beautiful and peaceful, so when I saw McCorkindale's memoir, I thought to myself "How interesting! I too felt ( Read more... )

Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up lovingThe "Anne of Green Gables" series, in its entirety. I was given the series as a gift from a dear friend of my mother's, but for some reason I spent the longest time avoiding reading it. I don't know if maybe I associated the stories with something or someone I didn't like, or if I ( Read more... )

Day 09 - Best scene ever

What to choose? One that left a huge impression would be in Of Nightingales That Weep, when Takiko stumbles across the former Empress, who's making offerings to the gods. Takiko brings out Goro's own gift, trying to convince the Empress that she ought to look inside...but the Empress doesn't need to, because she - upon ( Read more... )

Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I had my reservations about this book, because it was written in a series of letters, because that can quickly lead to confusion (Who is this person again? What are they going off to do again?) and way too much detail -- but my misgivings were ( Read more... )