30 Days of Sharing - Thirteen & Fourteen
I got into the fiction writing course!
I got an email yesterday from the English department, just to let me know that an override had been placed on the course code, so it won't prevent me from registering when I try to do that. But I still have no idea what the prof thought of my portfolio, or how many other people are in the class or how many applied or anything. Guess we'll see in a few weeks!
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
I really had no idea what I was going to do for either of these, considering that my "favourite book" post a few weeks ago basically encapsulated much of what I would have written about here. And I didn't want to write about whatever books I was reading at the moment, because that would slightly defeat the purpose of my gigantic end-of-the-year book post that I'm planning for (probably) New Years Day.
BUT. I do still have last year's gigantic end-of-the-year book post to write up, finally. I can't remember why I didn't just do it at the time!
First, a list of all the books I read, and then my Top 10, which you should all read! Here goes:
It feels like a million years ago that I read these! I was still in fourth year at the beginning of this list, in case that's not immediately obvious (which it is). A (*) means that I was reading the book for at least the second time.
1. Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
2. Survival in Auschwitz (Primo Levi)
3. Sofia Petrovna (Lydia Chukovskaya)
4. The Gypsy Game (Zilpha Keatly Snyder)
5. Sweet Sixteen Princess (Meg Cabot)
6. Princess on the Brink (Meg Cabot)
7. The Witch's Trinity (Erika Mailman)
8. Our Lady of the Lost and Found (Diane Schoemperlen) - (*)
9. Modern Social Imaginaries (Charles Taylor)
10. The Third Secret (Steve Berry)
11. Pandora of Athens (Barry Denenberg)
12. The Foretelling (Alice Hoffman)
13. Keeper of the Winds (Jenna Solitaire)
14. Child of the May (Theresa Tomlinson)
15. Goddess of the Night (Lynne Ewing)
16. Duchessina (Carolyn Meyer)
17. Where Are You Now? (Mary Higgins Clark)
18. 6 Sacred Stones (Matthew Reilly)
19. Keeper of the Waters (Jenna Solitaire)
20. The Plot to Save Socrates (Paul Levinson)
21. Prince Caspian (C.S. Lewis)
22. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
23. Keeper of the Flames (Jenna Solitaire)
24. The New Policeman (Kate Thompson)
25. Kabbalah: a love story (Lawrence Kushner)
26. The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis) - (*)
27. Keeper of the Earth (Jenna Solitaire)
28. Princess Mia (Meg Cabot)
29. The Horse and his Boy (C.S. Lewis)
30. The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis) - (*)
31. Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
32. Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
33. New Moon (Stephenie Meyer)
34. Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)
35. The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
36. The Magical Worlds of Narnia (David Colbert)
37. Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
38. Beowulf (both the Liuzza and Heaney translations) - (*)
39. Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe) - (*)
40. Villette (Charlotte Bronte)
41. The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker
42. Ruth (Elizabeth Gaskell)
43. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Bronte)
44. A is for Atticus (Lorilee Craker)
45. The Missionary (Sydney Owenson)
46. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien) - (*)
47. Esther Waters (George Moore)
48. Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
49. Grendel (John Gardner)
50. The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde) - (*)
51. A Handful of Time (Kit Pearson) - (*)
52. The Daring Game (Kit Pearson) - (*)
53. If it ain't Baroque (David W. Barber)
54. Lost in a Good Book (Jasper Fforde)
55. Bach, Beethoven and the Boys (David W. Barber)
So, clearly, when I was busy reading heavy stuff for school, I read children's/young adult fiction for fun, some of which I regret now haha. My favourites of the year (still in chronological order) were:
1. Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
2. Our Lady of the Lost and Found (Diane Schoemperlen)
3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis) - and the other books in the series, but this is my favourite
4. Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
5. Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
6. Villette (Charlotte Bronte)
7. Ruth (Elizabeth Gaskell)
8. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Bronte)
9. The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde) - and all of its sequels and his other books!
10. A Handful of Time (Kit Pearson)
Ask me about any of them!
And the rest:
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Day 23 → A YouTube video
Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 → Your day, in great detail
Day 26 → Your week, in great detail
Day 27 → This month, in great detail
Day 28 → This year, in great detail
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy
I got an email yesterday from the English department, just to let me know that an override had been placed on the course code, so it won't prevent me from registering when I try to do that. But I still have no idea what the prof thought of my portfolio, or how many other people are in the class or how many applied or anything. Guess we'll see in a few weeks!
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
I really had no idea what I was going to do for either of these, considering that my "favourite book" post a few weeks ago basically encapsulated much of what I would have written about here. And I didn't want to write about whatever books I was reading at the moment, because that would slightly defeat the purpose of my gigantic end-of-the-year book post that I'm planning for (probably) New Years Day.
BUT. I do still have last year's gigantic end-of-the-year book post to write up, finally. I can't remember why I didn't just do it at the time!
First, a list of all the books I read, and then my Top 10, which you should all read! Here goes:
It feels like a million years ago that I read these! I was still in fourth year at the beginning of this list, in case that's not immediately obvious (which it is). A (*) means that I was reading the book for at least the second time.
1. Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
2. Survival in Auschwitz (Primo Levi)
3. Sofia Petrovna (Lydia Chukovskaya)
4. The Gypsy Game (Zilpha Keatly Snyder)
5. Sweet Sixteen Princess (Meg Cabot)
6. Princess on the Brink (Meg Cabot)
7. The Witch's Trinity (Erika Mailman)
8. Our Lady of the Lost and Found (Diane Schoemperlen) - (*)
9. Modern Social Imaginaries (Charles Taylor)
10. The Third Secret (Steve Berry)
11. Pandora of Athens (Barry Denenberg)
12. The Foretelling (Alice Hoffman)
13. Keeper of the Winds (Jenna Solitaire)
14. Child of the May (Theresa Tomlinson)
15. Goddess of the Night (Lynne Ewing)
16. Duchessina (Carolyn Meyer)
17. Where Are You Now? (Mary Higgins Clark)
18. 6 Sacred Stones (Matthew Reilly)
19. Keeper of the Waters (Jenna Solitaire)
20. The Plot to Save Socrates (Paul Levinson)
21. Prince Caspian (C.S. Lewis)
22. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
23. Keeper of the Flames (Jenna Solitaire)
24. The New Policeman (Kate Thompson)
25. Kabbalah: a love story (Lawrence Kushner)
26. The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis) - (*)
27. Keeper of the Earth (Jenna Solitaire)
28. Princess Mia (Meg Cabot)
29. The Horse and his Boy (C.S. Lewis)
30. The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis) - (*)
31. Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
32. Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
33. New Moon (Stephenie Meyer)
34. Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)
35. The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
36. The Magical Worlds of Narnia (David Colbert)
37. Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
38. Beowulf (both the Liuzza and Heaney translations) - (*)
39. Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe) - (*)
40. Villette (Charlotte Bronte)
41. The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker
42. Ruth (Elizabeth Gaskell)
43. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Bronte)
44. A is for Atticus (Lorilee Craker)
45. The Missionary (Sydney Owenson)
46. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien) - (*)
47. Esther Waters (George Moore)
48. Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
49. Grendel (John Gardner)
50. The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde) - (*)
51. A Handful of Time (Kit Pearson) - (*)
52. The Daring Game (Kit Pearson) - (*)
53. If it ain't Baroque (David W. Barber)
54. Lost in a Good Book (Jasper Fforde)
55. Bach, Beethoven and the Boys (David W. Barber)
So, clearly, when I was busy reading heavy stuff for school, I read children's/young adult fiction for fun, some of which I regret now haha. My favourites of the year (still in chronological order) were:
1. Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
2. Our Lady of the Lost and Found (Diane Schoemperlen)
3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis) - and the other books in the series, but this is my favourite
4. Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
5. Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
6. Villette (Charlotte Bronte)
7. Ruth (Elizabeth Gaskell)
8. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Bronte)
9. The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde) - and all of its sequels and his other books!
10. A Handful of Time (Kit Pearson)
Ask me about any of them!
And the rest:
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Day 23 → A YouTube video
Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 → Your day, in great detail
Day 26 → Your week, in great detail
Day 27 → This month, in great detail
Day 28 → This year, in great detail
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy