Book meme! Cause I'm bored and need to do something before class/before my battery dies
1. One book that changed your life. Lord of the Flies. It was the first piece of literature that made me want to go into writing and introduced me into the beauty of the whole forking field. Okay, it was also part influence of my AWESOME gamer teacher, but whatever--I like....want to huggle the freakin twins for the remainder of mylife kthnx.
2. One book that you've read more than once. I always re-read books, unless I have this absolute hatred for them. Probably any book by Brian Jacques or Howl's Moving Castle--because that book is so charming~.
3. One book you'd want on a desert island. How to Survive on a Desert Island by the eventual author that will write the book. Come on, expect it to happen.
4. One book that made you laugh. See: Howl's Moving Castle. And possible Choke in a morbid kind of way. Oh, and Good Omens. Gosh darn, that was a good book.
5. One book that made you cry. If there is one, I don't remembeeeeeeeeer...Redwall. Mortimer's death = Julie crying. Maybe because of the fact that I was so attached to Mathias' character that I could feel the father figure attachment he had.
6. One book that you wish had been written. I-I...don't know.
7. One book that you wish had never been written. I'm extremely tempted to say Twilight, but the fandom wars that's been going on have been absolutely hilarious and I love hearing it being ridiculed so much. Remember folks, Nightlight is sooo gonna be getting a lawsuit too. Also, City of Bones by Clares/The Sharing Knife by Bujold. Two horrible, horrible books. The former being the most obvious thing ever with no forgivable characters, but the writing is simple and slightly better done than Sparklepire series to contrive for some easy reading. The latter of which is a fantasy novel brought to you by Harlequin yet not by Harlequin. I don't know, really, I just didn't care. As soon as they were able to, the main characters just started boinking each other.
8. One book you're currently reading. His Majesty's Dragon by Novik--who was a game programmer before she went into writing, so I kinda look up to her in a sense. It's an interesting read, since it sets place into an alternate Napolean era where dragons exist and are usually used for combat. The writing style is pretty well done as well as Temeraire and Laurence's relationship is so. Freaking. Cute!
9. One book you've been meaning to read. Sooo many. I have a small pile beside my bed with the books I have yet to read. But I have no time thanks to classes! D:
Bonus question 1: What book scared you the most? Twilight. Hands down.
Bonus question 2: Tell something about the reading habits of the person who tagged you. (Please do not quote from his/her meme.) I stole this meme. No Tag. c:
Bonus question 3: What are some other favorite books that you want to pimp out to your flist? Mistborn by Sanderson, which is some fantasy love with a (FINALLY) decent female lead. Choke by Palahniuk, which is a hilarious dark comedy with the most interesting first person writing style. Anything by Neil Gaiman, but particularly American Gods and Good Omens (along with Terry Pratchett). Across the Nightingale Floor by Rubenstein/Hearn, an interesting read set in a Japanese-style fantasy world and it is apparently being made into a movie. Memoirs of a Geisha by Golden--a total "chick" read, but it's sooo good. Lord of the Rings, no doubt. Any works by Brian Jacques, although I'm rather fascinated with his Castaway of the Flying Dutchman series. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, the cruelest fantasy book I've read to far, but that's the entire point of it.
And I'll think of more once my mind is up to it.
I need more reading and gaming related icons. Forserious.
2. One book that you've read more than once. I always re-read books, unless I have this absolute hatred for them. Probably any book by Brian Jacques or Howl's Moving Castle--because that book is so charming~.
3. One book you'd want on a desert island. How to Survive on a Desert Island by the eventual author that will write the book. Come on, expect it to happen.
4. One book that made you laugh. See: Howl's Moving Castle. And possible Choke in a morbid kind of way. Oh, and Good Omens. Gosh darn, that was a good book.
5. One book that made you cry. If there is one, I don't remembeeeeeeeeer...Redwall. Mortimer's death = Julie crying. Maybe because of the fact that I was so attached to Mathias' character that I could feel the father figure attachment he had.
6. One book that you wish had been written. I-I...don't know.
7. One book that you wish had never been written. I'm extremely tempted to say Twilight, but the fandom wars that's been going on have been absolutely hilarious and I love hearing it being ridiculed so much. Remember folks, Nightlight is sooo gonna be getting a lawsuit too. Also, City of Bones by Clares/The Sharing Knife by Bujold. Two horrible, horrible books. The former being the most obvious thing ever with no forgivable characters, but the writing is simple and slightly better done than Sparklepire series to contrive for some easy reading. The latter of which is a fantasy novel brought to you by Harlequin yet not by Harlequin. I don't know, really, I just didn't care. As soon as they were able to, the main characters just started boinking each other.
8. One book you're currently reading. His Majesty's Dragon by Novik--who was a game programmer before she went into writing, so I kinda look up to her in a sense. It's an interesting read, since it sets place into an alternate Napolean era where dragons exist and are usually used for combat. The writing style is pretty well done as well as Temeraire and Laurence's relationship is so. Freaking. Cute!
9. One book you've been meaning to read. Sooo many. I have a small pile beside my bed with the books I have yet to read. But I have no time thanks to classes! D:
Bonus question 1: What book scared you the most? Twilight. Hands down.
Bonus question 2: Tell something about the reading habits of the person who tagged you. (Please do not quote from his/her meme.) I stole this meme. No Tag. c:
Bonus question 3: What are some other favorite books that you want to pimp out to your flist? Mistborn by Sanderson, which is some fantasy love with a (FINALLY) decent female lead. Choke by Palahniuk, which is a hilarious dark comedy with the most interesting first person writing style. Anything by Neil Gaiman, but particularly American Gods and Good Omens (along with Terry Pratchett). Across the Nightingale Floor by Rubenstein/Hearn, an interesting read set in a Japanese-style fantasy world and it is apparently being made into a movie. Memoirs of a Geisha by Golden--a total "chick" read, but it's sooo good. Lord of the Rings, no doubt. Any works by Brian Jacques, although I'm rather fascinated with his Castaway of the Flying Dutchman series. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, the cruelest fantasy book I've read to far, but that's the entire point of it.
And I'll think of more once my mind is up to it.
I need more reading and gaming related icons. Forserious.