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Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times

Watched, or read? It all comes down to the same answer: The Lord of the Rings, far and away the series I've read most times. I can't even remember how old I was when I first read it, as we had a Tolkien calendar hanging in the kitchen and from the time I was old enough to ask ( Read more... )

Day 11 - A book that disappointed you

Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian. This started so well and built up nicely - lots of familiar Oxford haunts and research-fic - only to fizzle out badly. It was insufficiently memorable for me to recall the details nearly four years on, but I remember thinking "Wait, that's it?? I carted you to the States for ( Read more... )

Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving ( Read more... )

Day 09 - Best scene ever

Well, "ever" is going a bit far, but since I have a rotten memory, I'll go for the best scene I can remember going back to, just to reread it after finishing the book: the scene near the end of the second book of George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, A Clash of Kings, when Sandor Clegane freaks out when fire breaks ( Read more... )

Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once

I'm going to go for something fairly obscure today, because of the obvious contenders (Bible, TheworksofShakespeare, Communist Manifesto, etc.) either I haven't read them myself, or they haven't made as much of an impact on me as Humanity: a moral history of the twentieth century, by the ( Read more... )

Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise ( Read more... )

Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time ( Read more... )

Day 05 - A book or series you hate ( Read more... )

Day 03 - The best book you’ve read in the last 12 months ( Read more... )