Meme Day 4
Memers
Day 04 → Your favorite book
This is like asking me to name my favorite appendage (maybe my right arm?). Seriously. I have no idea and I really couldn't bear to pick one. So why not 4!
1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
I love Jane. But I've got some serious attachment issues with Mr. Rochester. It might be that he's such a mess and so gruff that made me swoon when I read this book for the first time at 12. I don't know. But I recognize that he's not that amazing. I mean he's no Teacake....
2. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
I've never been to Florida but Hurston's powerful descriptions and the use of vernacular (which I normally hate) have a special place in my heart.
Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice
I loved this book before Brad Pitt was ever cast as Louis. But after that I loved it more. No seriously, before Anne Rice went crazy, I read everything she wrote and all of her books speak to me. (Even with those damn typos that an editorial team would have cleared up Mrs. Rice!) She just has a way of creating vast and intricate worlds where everyone is sympathetic and complex, even if they're feasting on the local population. I love how she approaches vampires, witches, ghosts (whatever) in a way that sees their humanity and fits them into the normal, logical workings of the world.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Genius. I have nothing else to say about it. Well, except that once I'm past my general exams and ABD I'm reading the whole series again to decompress.
Obviously, I've got a thing for female novelists, great writing, and complex, engaging stories. And I can't read any of that as a historian. It might be time to really consider a career change!
Day 04 → Your favorite book
This is like asking me to name my favorite appendage (maybe my right arm?). Seriously. I have no idea and I really couldn't bear to pick one. So why not 4!
1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
I love Jane. But I've got some serious attachment issues with Mr. Rochester. It might be that he's such a mess and so gruff that made me swoon when I read this book for the first time at 12. I don't know. But I recognize that he's not that amazing. I mean he's no Teacake....
2. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
I've never been to Florida but Hurston's powerful descriptions and the use of vernacular (which I normally hate) have a special place in my heart.
Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice
I loved this book before Brad Pitt was ever cast as Louis. But after that I loved it more. No seriously, before Anne Rice went crazy, I read everything she wrote and all of her books speak to me. (Even with those damn typos that an editorial team would have cleared up Mrs. Rice!) She just has a way of creating vast and intricate worlds where everyone is sympathetic and complex, even if they're feasting on the local population. I love how she approaches vampires, witches, ghosts (whatever) in a way that sees their humanity and fits them into the normal, logical workings of the world.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Genius. I have nothing else to say about it. Well, except that once I'm past my general exams and ABD I'm reading the whole series again to decompress.
Obviously, I've got a thing for female novelists, great writing, and complex, engaging stories. And I can't read any of that as a historian. It might be time to really consider a career change!