LJ Idol Week 29, Stage 3, Topic C: Favorite Book and Why

[chite]

I have always been an avid reader. As a child I would read three times the number of required books for any given class. I took special English classes in High School so that I would get the broadest education in literature possible, and I was a Literary and Cultural Studies major in college. And although I was a writing major in graduate school, I

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[clauderainsrm]

"Why I Hate Saturn" is brilliant! I have to pull that out and read it again. It's been far too long.

[chite]

Oh I am so glad someone else has read it! :)

I re-read it last night after posting. Well, it was late so I got to the point where Ann gets the letter from Laura, and then went to sleep :)

"If I bemoan lying down, I get scotch in my hair"

[imafarmgirl]

Great entry. I've never read a comic book because they are sort of visual, but this made me curious. I was expecting you to say your favorite book was something eally intense or something.

[chite]

Thank you!

One of the things about the book is that it is very conversation-intense. So even though some of the jokes are within the images, you don't necessarily need the images to appreciate it.

[alicelee]

Someone absconded with my first copy, too.

[chite]

I miss my first copy, especially since it had the original cover illustration. I recently looked on Amazon, and the cover is different yet again. It makes me want to look on alibris for an original.

[creature_girl08]

Yep, us Californians are our own breed. LOL! Great entry and I'll have to see if I can find a copy of this anywhere.

[chite]

:-D

I think you can still get it but it is the umpteenth edition now, so I don't know how much has changed :)

I just re-read it last night while I was up with the baby. I love how it's a little dated, obviously takes place in the early 90s and stuff, you know? So there's the nostalgia factor too.

[spydielives]

Added to my list!