A month of books: day 3!
Day 1 - Book you are reading right now
Day 2 - The book you want to read next
Day 3 - Your favourite book
I used to know what my favourite book was. However, I'm very bad at having a favourite anything. As I've grown up I've gone through various books, many of which I still cherish.
Ever since I was about 10 I've adored the story of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier. From reading it in school I'll always remember my teacher reading passages and explaining certain things we didn't quite understand. I haven't liked all of the books I read in school, but that was one I did.
Then there is the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants series by Ann Brashares. All five books in the series have left with me with such strong emotions that I always always hold them dear.
Since then I've grown up and my tastes, though haven't changed, have progressed into adult fiction. Going back to the historical fiction of the world wars I arrive at two books which I now know are in my top ten. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay was one of the most emotional stories I have ever read, I bought it in Washington DC and finished reading it in a minibus travelling around New England. I can't even begin to describe how much I love this book and the subsequent, very well made, film.
To top it off is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, finished just last week and when I closed the book after reading the last page, all I could think about was that the book was my favourite book ever. Thinking about it a little further I realise it probably isn't number one, not on its own anyway.
Day 4 - Book you hate
Day 5 - A Book you can read again and again
Day 6 - A book you can only read once (no matter you love or hate it)
Day 7 - Book that reminds you of someone
Day 8 - Book that reminds you of a certain place
Day 9 - The first book you ever read
Day 10 - Book from your favourite author
Day 11 - Book you once loved and now hate
Day 12 - Book that a friend recommended
Day 13 - Book that makes you laugh
Day 14 - Book from your childhood
Day 15 - 4th book from the left on your shelf
Day 16 - 9th book from the right on your shelf
Day 17 - Close your eyes and get any book from your shelf
Day 18 - Book with the most beautiful cover
Day 19 - Book that you never wanted to read
Day 20 - Book that you read at school
Day 21 - Most stupid book you read at school
Day 22 - Book on your shelf with the most pages
Day 23 - Book on your shelf with the least pages
Day 24 - Book that nobody would expect you read/loved it
Day 25 - A book where the main character is almost like you
Day 26 - Book you would read to your children
Day 27 - A book where the main character is your idol
Day 28 - Thank God this book was made into a movie
Day 29 - Darn, why did they make this book into a movie?
Day 30 - First erotic book you ever read
Day 31 - Book series you are collecting