Your Life In Books
Choose ten random books from your shelves and tell us in a post what they say about you.
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[Found most recently on the Other Stories blog.]
If posting to the comm: feel free to make a new post and/or use cover images, but please cut for length :)
[Found most recently on the Other Stories blog.]
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A New Political Economy by John Gregory.
I have no plans to ever read this book; I selected it from a used book sale because it was pretty. It's a green hardcover from 1882 with black Hiberno-Saxon/Celtic knot work on the front and back (abebooks has a picture, but not a great one). My owning this book alludes to my antiquarian book collecting habits and the fact that I draw knotwork.
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=1257928388&searchurl=an%3Dgregory%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dpolitical%2Beconomy%26x%3D40%26y%3D9
Sasquatch: Legend meets Science by Jeff Meldrum ( ... )
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I enjoy the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, despite the fact that it's far too young for me. Owning this book also shows that I'm a completist - once I start a series, I like to collect all the books.
2. Georgette Heyer, The Talisman Ring:
My goal is someday to own all of Heyer's historical romances. I only have a few left to get! I love Heyer, I love the Regency period, and love stories make me happy.
3. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina:
I like to buy classics, even when I have no intention of reading them immediately. This one sat on my shelf for about 7 years before I finally got around to it.
4. Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood:
This one is actually a library book, but it was sitting on my bookshelf, so it got incorporated into this meme. I've set myself a goal to read some pirate books this year!
5. Hilaire Belloc, Essays of a CatholicWell, I guess that tells you something about my religious beliefs, haha. I really enjoy the writings of G. K. Chesterton and his buddies, of whom Belloc was ( ... )
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I adore stories about Good and Evil, angels and demons. I also love Monty Python. This was a perfect blend for me.
2. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
I am a hardcore David Mitchell fan. His ability with the English language is incredible, as is his versatility with writing in just about any genre.
3. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
This book sort of represents my more naive days when I was easily swayed with a few pretty words. I still think this book is Chabon's best and he certainly is a master of the language. However, these days I'm older and wiser and some of his writing now strikes me as too self-indulgent and fatuous.
4. The Devil You Know by Mike Carey
And sometimes I like my supernatural stories to be more horror-driven than comedy-driven.
5. Man Walks Into a Room by Nicole Krauss ( ... )
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1. No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide To Writing A Novel In 30 Days by Chris Baty.
This book demonstrates my love for participating in National Novel Writing Month each November for the last 4 years (each of which was a winning month, go me!)
2. The Lupus Handbook For Women by Robin Dibner MD and Carol Colman.
I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus back in 1988, and have learned very well by now how to live with it, but I still keep this book (and a couple others on Lupus) around as a handy reference, just in case something new happens.
3. Lord of the Flies by William Golding tells you about my love for my dad, one of my few (blood) relatives who shares my love for reading and encouraged my love of it, too. Books are still our favorite topic of conversation when we're together. I read his old ( ... )
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I've forced it on a number of my friends--and occasionally some of my students XD
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Thank you!
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