Book meme, stolen from alasdair

[annwfyn]

Don't take too long to think about it. 15 books you've read that will always stick with you. They don't have to be the greatest books you've ever read, just the ones that stick with you. First 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.1) Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien

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[oddnumbereven]

I've read & loved several of these authors, and a couple of these particular titles (8&10). 3, 4, 7 & 15 - anything you'd like to tell me about the click! moment/aspect of those works, or what image sticks with you from them, I'd be dead keen to hear.

[annwfyn]

3) A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula le Guin

I read this when I was quite young - my mother gave it to me. And I loved it. I loved the world, the magic, the feel of the language. The second book - the Tombs of Atuan - I love even more and Ged and Tenar have totally warped my view on romance entirely. I still re-read the entire Earthsea series from time to time.

4) Anil's Ghost - Michael Ondaatje

My mother was raised in Sri Lanka. We've always kept in touch with a lot of her friends from there, all of whom are Sinhala, and many of whom are quite involved with the government. They are a fairly privileged bunch. Therefore, as I child I was raised with a fairly rose tinted view of Sri Lanka and the Sinhala government, probably not intentionally.

This book was the first book I'd read which really looked at the mess and the complications and the horrible faults on both sides. It was also interesting because it was about the time period in which pierot's family left Sri Lanka, and that's something that affects him too.

7) The Emperor's Babe -

[badgersandjam]

Help me if you can, I've got to get back to the House at Pooh Corner by 1...

*hums*