Book Meme

[here_be_dragons]

I've just been reminded (by seeing an entry in pussreboots' journal) that I was tagged for this meme, too (by beckerbuns. As if I need an excuse to talk about books. :D :D :D

1. Total number of books I own: This is difficult for me to calculate right now, as the vast majority of them are in California. I'm going to guess that the number is somewhere in the vicinity of

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[greekphilosophy]

1. Total number of books I own: This is hard for me too, especially since I grew up in a family that decorated with bookshelves. By the time I was in college and started putting together homes of my own (dorms, apartments, etc.) I had amassed several bookshelves of my own books. Many of them are still in Texas in my old room. Some of the most important ones are here with me. I'd say I have about 500

[greekphilosophy]

4. Five Books That Mean a Lot to Me

[sullen_hearts]

Can I do it here?

1. Total number of books I own: Probably close to a thousand. My husband owns about ten books. Bah.

2. The Last Book I Bought: The Abortionists Daughter, I think, off Amazon. I have swapped a lot of books recently though

3. The Last Book I Read: I just finished Johnny Cash's 'Cash'. I'm currently reading Birdsong

4. Five Books That Mean a Lot to Me:
Five Quarters of the Orange - Joanne Harris
Stories We Could Tell - Tony Parsons
High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
Walk Two Moons - Sharon Creech
Moab Is My Washpot - Stephen Fry