Don't Remember Where I Stole This
1. Number and genre of books I own: Probably in excess of 400. All genres represented, although fiction is more heavily shown in the log than non-fiction.
2. Last book I bought: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
3. Books I am reading now: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer (for probably the sixth time) and Backlash by Jesse L. Cairns (okay, I'm not reading just editing it, but I had to put myself over somehow).
4. Three books I would recommend and why:
a). The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer. Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it, and this book is the definitive work on Nazi Germany. Don't let the nearly 1600 pages make you sink into a defensive crouch; oil yourself up and dive right in. You'll thank me for the rest of your life.
b). Although bites_the_sun is correct when she says that Laurell K. Hamilton has recently fallen into a rinse, lather, repeat cycle, I still wholeheartedly recommend her first vampire hunter novel Guilty Pleasures. If you're a woman, you'll want to be like Anita Blake. If you're a guy, you'll want to sleep with her. Some of the best dialogue I've ever read coupled with wonderfully drawn characters make this a great way to get started, and the next seven or so books are pretty damned good, too.
c). Sacrifice by Andrew Vaschss. Did you think Elmore Leonard and Ed McBain were hard-boiled crime writers? Babe, you ain't see nothing yet. In addition to his crackling dialogue and unflinching fearlessness in describing some of the most horrible situations you can ever come across, Vaschss is the most economical writer I have ever read. The average Vaschss sentence is about six words along, and he can raise gooseflesh with them as effectively as any horror author I've perused. The man is the game... because he is that damn good.
5. Five bloggers I pass the baton to who now have to fill this out themselves: the_newbrunette, marieb, lesliemoniot, emilia_romagna and samanthalake. Ladies, please step up the mic.
2. Last book I bought: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
3. Books I am reading now: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer (for probably the sixth time) and Backlash by Jesse L. Cairns (okay, I'm not reading just editing it, but I had to put myself over somehow).
4. Three books I would recommend and why:
a). The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer. Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it, and this book is the definitive work on Nazi Germany. Don't let the nearly 1600 pages make you sink into a defensive crouch; oil yourself up and dive right in. You'll thank me for the rest of your life.
b). Although bites_the_sun is correct when she says that Laurell K. Hamilton has recently fallen into a rinse, lather, repeat cycle, I still wholeheartedly recommend her first vampire hunter novel Guilty Pleasures. If you're a woman, you'll want to be like Anita Blake. If you're a guy, you'll want to sleep with her. Some of the best dialogue I've ever read coupled with wonderfully drawn characters make this a great way to get started, and the next seven or so books are pretty damned good, too.
c). Sacrifice by Andrew Vaschss. Did you think Elmore Leonard and Ed McBain were hard-boiled crime writers? Babe, you ain't see nothing yet. In addition to his crackling dialogue and unflinching fearlessness in describing some of the most horrible situations you can ever come across, Vaschss is the most economical writer I have ever read. The average Vaschss sentence is about six words along, and he can raise gooseflesh with them as effectively as any horror author I've perused. The man is the game... because he is that damn good.
5. Five bloggers I pass the baton to who now have to fill this out themselves: the_newbrunette, marieb, lesliemoniot, emilia_romagna and samanthalake. Ladies, please step up the mic.