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Arg. So I can't actually think very well at the moment, but I will give it a try anyway mellanmjolk .
total number of books owned:
God heaps. Though probably not as many as people might think, because I don't really buy very many books anymore. I found that since I go through them so quickly, it is more cost effective to borrow them from the library. Couldn't give you a number, even if I was in Oz.
Last book I bought:
"Someone Like You". Ok, picture this. I am packing my luggage for a year, limited to 25kg plus 8kg handluggage. Does that work?! Nope! arg. So i had to get really harsh and leave out a few things like books and clothes I probably wouldn't fit into when I gained the inevitable "exchange weight". But I was at the airport with ramble_on111 and eillomnworb, who ask whether I have something to read on the plane. In panic I realise that all I have to keep me entertained is my music, so I had better get something quicksmart! Thankfully I my handluggage had already been weighed, so I bought a rather fat modern relationship novel which was not depressing or intellectual- just the thing for a 43 hr flight (I read it three times hahaha). I also bought a trashy magazine like Cosmo or something.
last book I read:
"Someone Like You" ok, you know how I reread books to death! It is the only english book here I own, so I have read it quite a few times since I have been here.... But the book before that was from the (very limited) english section of my school library- called "Sushi For Beginners". Hahaha, VERY good.
5 books that have meant something to me:
*Tomorrow When The War Began series by John Marsden. Sorry mellanmjolk, I have to steal this one from you. I tried out the series when I was 11, and hated it (only made it through about a quater of the book). But I went back to it 3 years later and loved them to death. I read the entire series in under a week, though I was dissapointed with the last book.
*The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Yup Sci-Fi/Fantasy freak that I am, I absolutly adore these books. I think he writes so well and though the movies are good, I think the books are a whole lot better.
*Swinging On A Star. This book I think struck a nerve in me when I read it for the first time. Have you ever read a book where a character in it is just way to close to you for comfort. Well this is mine.
*The Sky Is Falling- no not the henny penny one. This is actually a novel!! This book marked the end of my "Babysitters Club" faze, I will remember always reading this book and thinking "the BSC are so childish compared to this, how can I ever read one seriously again?". In hindsight, it is not really that mature, but definitely more advanced than the babysitter rubbish that I was obsessed with for an unhealthy amount of time.
*Ok, Sorry guys, but I have to say last but not least- Gone With the Wind (and its sequal Scarlett). *Cringe* Yup, despite seeing the movie (which I thought was terrible, and if I ever go into movie-making this is one I would like to redo), I found this book appealed to my hopelessly old-style romantic side. I fell in love with Rhett Butler and adored Scarlett O'Hara from the first reading. This is one book that does not dilute with each reading, but retains its passion and liveliness forever. *sighs*
Well, I have to admit this list looks a bit sad really. But I suppose there is no hiding my nerdy/reality/romantic/Sci-Fi/Fantasy odd assortment of books. Though looking back on it I am glad that I have a range of genres. I am only sorry that it really does not contain any "high-brow" reading, though had I a few more points, next on my list would be one of the "classics" like Pride and Prejudice.
now spread it to 5 people
ramble_on111, eillomnworb, kami_ryu, lexenia, air_