I thiefed this meme from Carrie Lofty.
1. Tell me about the book that has been on your shelves the longest.
It's a tie between The Diary of Ann Frank and Little Women. I remember reading both sitting at the edge of the playground of a private school I attended for only two years, 4th and 5th grade. Me and my spotty memory can't agree on which year it was. Both are even older than that - Ann Frank belonged to my god mother and Little Women was my mother's. And lemme tell ya, they both look it. Too many re-readings has them falling into pieces.
Funny story: Ann Frank was in rough shape when I got ahold of her, so I actually bought a replacement at a book fair in 5th grade. I had in my lap during my Spanish class, sneak-reading, when I apparently missed the teacher calling on me. So he snatched it out of my hands and ripped it in two. I think it was my first inkling (after being raised by two book worshipers) that not everyone treated books with the same adoration I did.
2. Tell me about a book that reminds you of something specific in your life.
Every time I read Stranger in a Strange Land, it reminds me of the epic road trips I took with my mom the summer I was 13. I'd grown up in California, in mostly urban areas, and here I was now tucked in the back seat as she looked for somewhere quiet and rural to move us to. We ended up moving to Montana for a year. Talk about a strange land.
3. Tell me about a book you acquired in some interesting way.
Maybe the huge coffee table book on Barbie that I insisted on when I was following my godfather around at A Different Light? From my adult status I recognise it was probably aimed at drag queens, with it's glamorous pictures of both authentic and re-dressed Barbies, but then all I knew was that it was Barbie. And huge. And pretty.
4. Tell me about a book that has been with you to the most places.
I took no books with me to Korea (shocking, I know), but everything else has been dragged around with me. So at least four different homes in California, a year in Montana, a couple sojourns in North Carolina and Italy.
5. Tell me about the most recent addition to your shelves.
I picked up Something Wicked by Julie Leto today. And honestly, I may DNF it and pass it on to a friend. It's got witches in it, and they're the one paranormal I can't stand. All the hand waving and woo-woo? It's not detached enough from reality (I have friends who are wiccan) for me to buy it. Really, when you're picking up a Blaze, there ought to be something in the blurb that lets you know it's got witches (or vampire, or what ever's not contemporary sexxoring) in it.
1. Tell me about the book that has been on your shelves the longest.
It's a tie between The Diary of Ann Frank and Little Women. I remember reading both sitting at the edge of the playground of a private school I attended for only two years, 4th and 5th grade. Me and my spotty memory can't agree on which year it was. Both are even older than that - Ann Frank belonged to my god mother and Little Women was my mother's. And lemme tell ya, they both look it. Too many re-readings has them falling into pieces.
Funny story: Ann Frank was in rough shape when I got ahold of her, so I actually bought a replacement at a book fair in 5th grade. I had in my lap during my Spanish class, sneak-reading, when I apparently missed the teacher calling on me. So he snatched it out of my hands and ripped it in two. I think it was my first inkling (after being raised by two book worshipers) that not everyone treated books with the same adoration I did.
2. Tell me about a book that reminds you of something specific in your life.
Every time I read Stranger in a Strange Land, it reminds me of the epic road trips I took with my mom the summer I was 13. I'd grown up in California, in mostly urban areas, and here I was now tucked in the back seat as she looked for somewhere quiet and rural to move us to. We ended up moving to Montana for a year. Talk about a strange land.
3. Tell me about a book you acquired in some interesting way.
Maybe the huge coffee table book on Barbie that I insisted on when I was following my godfather around at A Different Light? From my adult status I recognise it was probably aimed at drag queens, with it's glamorous pictures of both authentic and re-dressed Barbies, but then all I knew was that it was Barbie. And huge. And pretty.
4. Tell me about a book that has been with you to the most places.
I took no books with me to Korea (shocking, I know), but everything else has been dragged around with me. So at least four different homes in California, a year in Montana, a couple sojourns in North Carolina and Italy.
5. Tell me about the most recent addition to your shelves.
I picked up Something Wicked by Julie Leto today. And honestly, I may DNF it and pass it on to a friend. It's got witches in it, and they're the one paranormal I can't stand. All the hand waving and woo-woo? It's not detached enough from reality (I have friends who are wiccan) for me to buy it. Really, when you're picking up a Blaze, there ought to be something in the blurb that lets you know it's got witches (or vampire, or what ever's not contemporary sexxoring) in it.
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