Fifteen (or more!) books

[indigo419]

Was tagged on FB, so I figured I might as well post it here, too! (So if I sound a little stilted, know that I wrote this initially for a different audience. :))

Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag [up to] 15

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[daybreak777]

Poisonwood Bible! I didn't like it but it had one of the most beautiful first chapters in the history of first chapters of books. So I love it for that alone. I love The Bean Trees! It's my favorite of hers and I have to buy another copy to reread. :-)

To Kill A Mockingbird is so classic. I have to do a book talk on that one someday. Maybe in November?

You like fantasy! I have such trouble with fantasy. I can't 'see' it. When it's got creatures and worlds I've never seen literal me just can't see it. Never could even when I read The Black Cauldron in fifth grade long ago. I read that whole series for class but I can't remember any of it. This is why I liked the Lord of the Rings movies. It finally brought it all to visual life for me in a way the books didn't.

What is one book you would bring on a desert island?

[indigo419]

It's funny, Poisonwood falls into the category of "important book" for me. I haven't re-read it much (which is a baseline for my favorite titles), but I just thought it was so ambitious - tackling the upheaval of a nation through the eyes of a family of women, brought there against their will - and the payoff worked for me.

Yes, definitely fantasy! Fantasy got me through much of my teen years. :) To me it's no different than science fiction or really, reading a book about a place I've never been to - it's all a mental playground. I didn't 'need' the LotR movies - in fact I worried they would ruin "my" vision, and sent in a trusted friend as scout to reassure me, before I saw them. :P But I'm glad for folks like you, and Mr!Indi, that Peter Jackson came along to unlock Tolkien's world for everyone!

Desert island - again, Lord of the Rings. :) It's like comfort food for me. But also if I wanted a respite from building my own shelter, catching fish, etc., I could see setting myself the task of learning Elvish, or drawing the