The Fifteen Book Meme

[geekmama]

Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.

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[the_stowaway]

So many books! 15 is SO not enough, I agree. And, like you, I listed books that are really standing in a for multiples by the same author.

I can't remember which Heyer I read first (and I had to leave her off the list anyway, alas) but I've never read one of hers I didn't like and there are several I have read many times with great enjoyment.

It's great fun reading these and peering into the mental universe of so many folks.

[geekmama]

These were just those that readily occurred to me, but gosh, there are SO many others, as I found when I went to glance at my library shelf.

I couldn't leave off Heyer as her novels combine so many things I love, and I have revisited them so many times.

Must look at your list.

[the_stowaway]

Mine's over at DW.

Heyer is wonderful, isn't she? Have you read her mysteries, as well as her romances? I really like them.

[geekmama]

Oh, yes, read her mysteries too. There are only a few of her works I haven't read, and I own most of the romances on this list. I just can't resist the way she makes characters come alive in just a few lines, or even words, and her sense of humor. She had the Gift.

[geekmama]

Most of those I read as a teen or twenty-something, first, but all are worth rereading.

This is a fun meme, I think. :)

Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day, btw.

[geekmama]

Yes, ladymora, son-in-law dr_mrow, weemonkey6 and her boyfriend J took me out to a fancy Mother's Day lunch at the Elephant Bar, a very nice place, and much fun was had. Our original plan, to swim and bbq, fell through as the heater on the pool wasn't fixed in time (it needs a part), so that will wait until next week.

Sounds like you had a great day! Yay for twinkly lights and drink-sipping.

*hugs*

[tiamary]

Hee! You listed the first of the Little House books and I listed the last. :-)

[geekmama]

It's the whole series, really, a fascinating work when reread as an adult. I think Farmer Boy was actually my favorite.

[jillianfish]

Gosh I miss the Little House books. We had the box set when I was growing up and I would sit in bed with my mom at night and we'd take turns reading one chapter a night. Those books were incredible. My sister never had the same love for reading that my mother and I did so those books haven't seen much use after me. I'm going to steal them from my parents house and re-read them.

I love this meme. I'll probably steal it too, although I'm at work, not at home, so hopefully I'll be able to remember 15 books. lol.

[geekmama]

I reread the Little House books as an adult and it was quite a revelation. I got so much more from them. I highly recommend it.

I keep thinking of books I should have listed. It's hard to remember off the top of one's head.

[pearlseed]

Well, Tom Robbins Another Roadside Attraction, in which we learn the only thing hotter, sweeter, and pinker than Amanda is Georgia BBQ and I don't even eat meat

Still Life with Woodpecker Tom Robbins

The Black Stallion* Walter Farley

Lord Greystoke, King of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs

Rubyfruit Jungle Rita Mae Brown

Lonesome Dove

Shogun

Marco Polo
Rest of my list fits in with the one above pretty much

The Hidden Life of Water--a darling little new wave book of photographs

[geekmama]

It's amazing how many people who did this meme mentioned The Black Stallion. I think I need to read that.

Speaking of Marco Polo, He Went With Marco Polo should probably have been on my list, it was one of my favorite books as a kid, a perfect blending of history, travel, and human relationships, from what I remember.

Also: Shogun. Except it's so bloody. In the literal sense.

Thanks for sharing your list!!