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1. When someone asks you for a book recommendation, what is your go-to book?
Hm...this one is hard for me, because I read mostly scifi/fantasy, so... a lot of people aren't into that. I guess I'd probably say something like Lord of the Flies or Slaughterhouse Five. I really liked Slaughterhouse Five.
2. Do you buy your books, or are you a library patron?I would love to be a responsible library patron...but I'm not. I usually am for a month or so after I get my library card. Then I become bad at returning things, so I stop going. Usually if I want to read a book enough, I'll buy it. For my Kindle =)
3. E-readers, yay or nay?
I would love to be one of those hardcore people who is all 'DOWN WITH EREADERS, I ONLY READ REAL BOOKS' but I'm just not. I got my Kindle two Christmases ago and I haven't looked back. I love the way a book feels and smells, but you can't beat the convenience of a Kindle. Or how awesome I feel holding a gadget that not everyone has. Teehee.
4. What was your favorite book as a child?
This would require me to remember what books were read to me -- it was a lot. But I remember liking Goodnight, Moon. I should ask my Mom.
5. If you could be any character in a book, who would you be?
I would be any of the leading female dragon-riding characters in Anne McCaffrey's Pern series. Cause they're all kick-ass and AWESOME. Although, I do really like Menolly, Robinton and (more recently,) Kindan's stories.
6. What book would you love to see turned into a movie?
See above answer. Even if they were horrible movies I'd probably watch them. Pern is one of those things I couldn't ever get enough of.
7. What is your all-time favorite book?
Summon the Keeper and/or American Gods. Either is acceptable.
8. How many books do you read at once?
Usually only one. I don't really like to cross stories in my brain, it doesn't handle it very well. But I will sometimes stop reading in the middle of one story, read a completely different one all the way through, then go back to the one I was reading first.
9. What is your favorite book genre?
Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Probably more Fantasty than Sci-Fi.
10. Which Harry Potter book is the best? Or haven’t you read them at all?
Uhmmm....I think I stopped at 5? I don't remember them very well, I read them when I was in high school. But I like the Goblet of Fire movie the best...doesn't that count? (You may now call me a blasphemer, if you prefer.)
-C
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
you never leave me no messages
Reading through my (ridiculously long) Google Reader list, I came across a post that I couldn't ignore on Eat, Live, Run, detailing five books she couldn't live without. This got me thinking, if I could only have five books to read, what would they be? I'm an avid reader, and my favorite book list is probably miles long. I will read almost anything, but it takes something special to be a favorite -- those books that have the crazy, ripped up covers (cause y'all know I can't afford hardback copies,) and super dog-eared pages. The ones where you read it again and again and again, even though you're to the point where you could probably write the entire synopsis out, chapter for chapter, without actually having the book with you.
Some people say they don't like re-reading books (or, you know, re-watching movies or whatever,) because they already know what happens, so what's the point? This is not me. I just lurve re-reading and re-watching things, because part of the fun for me is knowing what's coming up, and being excited about it. I think this also stems from the fact that I am the least visual learner you will ever meet in your life (ok, so I'm a little overdramatic,) so for me to learn and remember things, I need to write them down -- the actual kinesthetic act of writing puts the information into my brain -- or hear them and somehow associate them with things (bring on the mneumonic devices!)
In any case, here is my list of five (just five, as much as it pains me) books I can't live without -- in no particular order:
1. American Gods (Neil Gaiman) -- I keep trying to get my boyfriend to read this book, because I just find it so fascinating. Part of it is Gaiman's unique storytelling abilities -- eloquent without being terribly wordy, constantly moving forward, pushing toward the next happening in the plotline, which is dark and somewhat twisted in a wholely human way, despite the inherent folklore backgrounds (if you're unfamiliar with him, he is the storyteller behind Coraline, which was made into a movie.) The other part is that I am absolutely enthralled with pantheistic deities in every culture, but especially in Ancient Egyptian culture, and that is used in much of the story. It's just rich.
2. Summon the Keeper (Tanya Huff) -- This is one of my favorites because I'm a big nerd who loves magic and because I envision myself in the title role. I can't help it. But it's also extremely well written. I've probably read this more than any other book. I guess that kind of says it all.
3. Lord of the Flies (William Golding) -- Call me a creeper, I can't help it. There's something so fascinatingly disturbing about the comments this book makes on human nature.
4. Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton) -- This could be translated into 'basically anything Michael Crichton ever wrote,' but we'll stick with Jurassic Park for the purposes of this list because I am enthralled with anything that has anything remotely to do with dinosaurs. In any case, I love reading Crichton because I feel like I'm learning something and being entertained at the same time. I don't need to know about air frames, or type IIb blue diamonds, but if it's entertaining? Yes, give it to me. I will learn.
5. is a toss-up between MasterHarper of Pern and The White Dragon (both by Anne McCaffrey) -- Mainly because I can't decide which I like more. I love the MasterHarper of Pern story, but I'm a sucker for the dragons, which are the whole reason I fell in love with the series and world of Pern in the first place (and why I'm a giant nerd who plays severely dwindling text-based games based on the world of Pern. Doesn't that just make you want to be my friend?) Not to mention Anne McCaffrey sounds like the coolest lady ever. I mean...she writes about dragons and lives in a place called Dragonhold-Underhill...which is literally dug out of a hill. How cool is that?! And I'm not at all opposed to her son, Todd, taking over her legacy. I enjoy his Pern stories, even if other people don't. I'm more about the moment than the overall canon of the novels.
So that's that! My five must-have books. Now that I've told you mine, suggest your favorites for me to read! I'm constantly looking for new things and since I'm pretty sure I've now accomlished reading the entirety of Michael's Crichton's literary accomplishments (I'm currently on The Terminal, which I believe is my last one, I'll have to check,) I just have 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston and The Shining by Stephen King (I tried to read this when I was in high school and couldn't do it, so I'm trying again,) before I have to start searching for new things.
-C
Some people say they don't like re-reading books (or, you know, re-watching movies or whatever,) because they already know what happens, so what's the point? This is not me. I just lurve re-reading and re-watching things, because part of the fun for me is knowing what's coming up, and being excited about it. I think this also stems from the fact that I am the least visual learner you will ever meet in your life (ok, so I'm a little overdramatic,) so for me to learn and remember things, I need to write them down -- the actual kinesthetic act of writing puts the information into my brain -- or hear them and somehow associate them with things (bring on the mneumonic devices!)
In any case, here is my list of five (just five, as much as it pains me) books I can't live without -- in no particular order:
1. American Gods (Neil Gaiman) -- I keep trying to get my boyfriend to read this book, because I just find it so fascinating. Part of it is Gaiman's unique storytelling abilities -- eloquent without being terribly wordy, constantly moving forward, pushing toward the next happening in the plotline, which is dark and somewhat twisted in a wholely human way, despite the inherent folklore backgrounds (if you're unfamiliar with him, he is the storyteller behind Coraline, which was made into a movie.) The other part is that I am absolutely enthralled with pantheistic deities in every culture, but especially in Ancient Egyptian culture, and that is used in much of the story. It's just rich.
2. Summon the Keeper (Tanya Huff) -- This is one of my favorites because I'm a big nerd who loves magic and because I envision myself in the title role. I can't help it. But it's also extremely well written. I've probably read this more than any other book. I guess that kind of says it all.
3. Lord of the Flies (William Golding) -- Call me a creeper, I can't help it. There's something so fascinatingly disturbing about the comments this book makes on human nature.
4. Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton) -- This could be translated into 'basically anything Michael Crichton ever wrote,' but we'll stick with Jurassic Park for the purposes of this list because I am enthralled with anything that has anything remotely to do with dinosaurs. In any case, I love reading Crichton because I feel like I'm learning something and being entertained at the same time. I don't need to know about air frames, or type IIb blue diamonds, but if it's entertaining? Yes, give it to me. I will learn.
5. is a toss-up between MasterHarper of Pern and The White Dragon (both by Anne McCaffrey) -- Mainly because I can't decide which I like more. I love the MasterHarper of Pern story, but I'm a sucker for the dragons, which are the whole reason I fell in love with the series and world of Pern in the first place (and why I'm a giant nerd who plays severely dwindling text-based games based on the world of Pern. Doesn't that just make you want to be my friend?) Not to mention Anne McCaffrey sounds like the coolest lady ever. I mean...she writes about dragons and lives in a place called Dragonhold-Underhill...which is literally dug out of a hill. How cool is that?! And I'm not at all opposed to her son, Todd, taking over her legacy. I enjoy his Pern stories, even if other people don't. I'm more about the moment than the overall canon of the novels.
So that's that! My five must-have books. Now that I've told you mine, suggest your favorites for me to read! I'm constantly looking for new things and since I'm pretty sure I've now accomlished reading the entirety of Michael's Crichton's literary accomplishments (I'm currently on The Terminal, which I believe is my last one, I'll have to check,) I just have 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston and The Shining by Stephen King (I tried to read this when I was in high school and couldn't do it, so I'm trying again,) before I have to start searching for new things.
-C
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
i will wade out
The controller and my boss at work both keep apologizing to me that it's so slow here right now. With our accountant out sick, I've really had nothing to do, so I've been reading on my Kindle a lot, and I guess they may have noticed. I read two thirds of Disclosure (Crichton) yesterday between lunch (12:00pm) and bedtime (10:30pm.) I'm not even sure how many pages that is, but I eat books for lunch. And dinner. Nom nom nom.
I've been having issues with my back hurting. My back and shoulders have always been tight, but when I was a kid and dancing all the time, I constantly worked on stretching the muscles so that they were both strong and more flexible. In my old age (hah!) I don't dance three to four days a week, or swim, like I did in college, so the muscles in my back and shoulders have withered and shrunken to their normal, sad state. I really started noticing it when we got this crappy and old -- but free -- mattress from craigslist when we moved to Seattle, but then we got a memory foam mattress topper. I thought it would solve the issue, at least partially, but aside from making me comfier and never want to get out of bed ever again, my back is strill really hurting. It usually feels like it needs to be cracked, like something is out of alignment? The boy knows how to crack my back, so that helps, but it can only be cracked so often. And sometimes, even when it cracks, there's still tension left over. I'm not sure how to go about fixing it. I do some easy Yoga on the Wii in the evenings, every couple days, and that seems to help stretch the muscles out, and make me feel more balanced in general, but it doesn't seem to help with the feeling of tension.
It's particularly bad this morning. It started hurting last night, and when I lift my right shoulder and lower my left, it feels like the muscle right along my spine, below my right shoulder blade is being stretched taught. I keep stretching like that, hoping it will either align itself properly or at least stretch out to the point where it isn't painful anymore. I'm contemplating doing sun salutations in the conference room.
Anyone have any advice on the chiropractic route? I've heard good and bad things...
I've been having issues with my back hurting. My back and shoulders have always been tight, but when I was a kid and dancing all the time, I constantly worked on stretching the muscles so that they were both strong and more flexible. In my old age (hah!) I don't dance three to four days a week, or swim, like I did in college, so the muscles in my back and shoulders have withered and shrunken to their normal, sad state. I really started noticing it when we got this crappy and old -- but free -- mattress from craigslist when we moved to Seattle, but then we got a memory foam mattress topper. I thought it would solve the issue, at least partially, but aside from making me comfier and never want to get out of bed ever again, my back is strill really hurting. It usually feels like it needs to be cracked, like something is out of alignment? The boy knows how to crack my back, so that helps, but it can only be cracked so often. And sometimes, even when it cracks, there's still tension left over. I'm not sure how to go about fixing it. I do some easy Yoga on the Wii in the evenings, every couple days, and that seems to help stretch the muscles out, and make me feel more balanced in general, but it doesn't seem to help with the feeling of tension.
It's particularly bad this morning. It started hurting last night, and when I lift my right shoulder and lower my left, it feels like the muscle right along my spine, below my right shoulder blade is being stretched taught. I keep stretching like that, hoping it will either align itself properly or at least stretch out to the point where it isn't painful anymore. I'm contemplating doing sun salutations in the conference room.
Anyone have any advice on the chiropractic route? I've heard good and bad things...
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