Ganked this one from mingsmommy

List 15 books that will always stick with you. And you're not allowed to agonize about it.

(In no particular order)

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Edgar Allen Poe Complete Works - Edgar Allen Poe (Can't find anything to match what I have, but this is close)
The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works  - William Shakespeare
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Anyone who knows me will eventually be tempted to join in my borderline obsession with a series of books written by an acquaintance of mine. The Kitty Norville books are smart, witty, compelling and thoroughly enjoyable reading. They are from the Horror/Fantasy genre, as they follow the life of the Midnight DJ turned Werewolf, Kitty Norville. If ( Read more... )

I wasn't entirely thrilled with the list in that last meme, so I started looking around for other lists, and here's what I found

Modern Library's Board and Reader Lists

The Observer's List

Time Magazine's List

Independent net poll

100 Favorite Novels by Librarians

I love looking at lists to see where my choices fall in line, so I figured I would share ( Read more... )

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Get ready... I'm about to start a little rant about censorship.

I just came across this article about books being challenged for removal from public/school libraries. First off, I am NOT a fan of this practice. While I grew up in a fairly progressive area for education, it was still deeply rooted in fundamentalist religions, so my public library ( Read more... )