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At scelesta's request
1) Total number of books I've owned?
My mom's philosophy towards books seems to be "why buy them when you can read them for free from the library", so I really only began collecting them a few years ago. I don't really know how many I have, only that the number is not nearly what I'd like it to be and that my Ikea bookcase is literally overflowing.
2) The last book I bought?
The last book I purchased was Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.
3) The last book I read?
The last book I completed was Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, which was okay. I don't usually go for the best sellers, but I was curious to see if it was as good as everyone was saying.
Currently, I'm reading James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. It's taking me forever and I'm really finding it quite boring, but I think it's because when the weather starts getting nice I can pretty much only handle easy reads. Not "fluff" exactly, but I'll be saving the literature for winter from now on.
4) Five books or series that mean a lot to me:
1. I adore the Harry Potter series. During the big blackout of 2003 we were without power for twenty-four hours. In that time, my boyfriend and I were going crazy with boredom, so we decided to read aloud to eachother from The Prisoner of Azkaban. Even after the power came back on we continued to do it and have gone through the series a few times.
2. When I was a kid I loved the Beatrix Potter books. They came free with gas and my mom collected basically the entire series for me. I had my favourites, of course, but I read them all so many times. Unfortuntely, they were packed away in a box and my mom thought I didn't want them any more and got rid of them. I'm still incredibly sad about this. They do sell it in one volume now, but it's about $50 (please think of me if you ever win the lottery).
3. The only really worthwhile books I read as a tween were ones by Judy Blume. I felt I could relate to the characters and she didn't sugarcoat adolescence. I haven't read them in years, but I think I would still love them just as much, so it's really unfortunate that they were in the same box as the Beatrix Potter books.
4. I've always found Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird to be very beautiful. The characters are lovable and memorable and I think it has a really important message.
That's it really. I don't think there are 5 books (or series') that mean a lot to me. There are tons of books that I love and, of course, I have favourites, but I don't really get a chance to re-read them.
1) Total number of books I've owned?
My mom's philosophy towards books seems to be "why buy them when you can read them for free from the library", so I really only began collecting them a few years ago. I don't really know how many I have, only that the number is not nearly what I'd like it to be and that my Ikea bookcase is literally overflowing.
2) The last book I bought?
The last book I purchased was Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.
3) The last book I read?
The last book I completed was Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, which was okay. I don't usually go for the best sellers, but I was curious to see if it was as good as everyone was saying.
Currently, I'm reading James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. It's taking me forever and I'm really finding it quite boring, but I think it's because when the weather starts getting nice I can pretty much only handle easy reads. Not "fluff" exactly, but I'll be saving the literature for winter from now on.
4) Five books or series that mean a lot to me:
1. I adore the Harry Potter series. During the big blackout of 2003 we were without power for twenty-four hours. In that time, my boyfriend and I were going crazy with boredom, so we decided to read aloud to eachother from The Prisoner of Azkaban. Even after the power came back on we continued to do it and have gone through the series a few times.
2. When I was a kid I loved the Beatrix Potter books. They came free with gas and my mom collected basically the entire series for me. I had my favourites, of course, but I read them all so many times. Unfortuntely, they were packed away in a box and my mom thought I didn't want them any more and got rid of them. I'm still incredibly sad about this. They do sell it in one volume now, but it's about $50 (please think of me if you ever win the lottery).
3. The only really worthwhile books I read as a tween were ones by Judy Blume. I felt I could relate to the characters and she didn't sugarcoat adolescence. I haven't read them in years, but I think I would still love them just as much, so it's really unfortunate that they were in the same box as the Beatrix Potter books.
4. I've always found Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird to be very beautiful. The characters are lovable and memorable and I think it has a really important message.
That's it really. I don't think there are 5 books (or series') that mean a lot to me. There are tons of books that I love and, of course, I have favourites, but I don't really get a chance to re-read them.