Tagged by Mopsy
So I got tagged by Mopsy for a book survey thingy. (Check her's out at Lifenut)
Well, here it goes...
Total number of books owned:
I'd say somewhere in the ballpark of 200... but if you add in all our comic books and trade paper backs that number jumps considerably.
Last book I bought:
Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein. This book was published last March, six years after he passed away (a 20 year project completed by his family).
The last book I read:
The last one was Witch Hunt by Ian Rankin. I had started reading Ian Rankin's Rebus series a couple of years ago and enjoyed his style of writing. Hubby Mikey had set out to find me the next in the series for my birthday, but couldn't come across it, instead he pick this one up. I highly recommend it for mystery fans. It was nicely laid out and the characters were wonderfully developed.
Five books that mean a lot to me:
Book number one would have to be The BFG by Roald Dahl. It's been one of my favorite books since elementary school (I believe I first ready it in 6th grade). I've been a fairly avid reader all my life and I can attribute a lot of my zest for books to Mr. Dahl. He had an imagination to trump just about anyone and his books are perfectly suited for kids of all ages.
Book two is Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I was supposed to have read this book my Sophomore year in high school, but (I hate to admit this) I only read as far as the first chapter. I faked my way through the rest of the book with the help of a group project. The year after I graduated my best friend started discussing it with me (thinking I had already read it). When I confided in her about my sliding by ways she forcibly let me borrow her copy. I enjoyed it so much I kicked myself for not reading it when I had chance to discuss it in class. A few years later I bought myself my own copy and still found it as intreguing as I had before. I'm amazed at how forward thinking the book is especially considering it was written in the early '30s.
My third book is Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. It has special meaning to me because it was one of the first of many things HM and I found we have in common.
For my fourth book I'm actually going to cheat and name all the Harry Potters. I know they're such a phenomenon and everybody loves them, but to me they mean something special because they helped give a resurgence to my love of reading. I'd lost touch with reading after Mikey and I got married, forsaking it during the first year of our marriage, our move to a different state, and having our first baby (although I did read a couple of pregnancy help books). When Bug was about six months old I picked up a copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and was hooked. I got HM hooked too and together we roped in Mom, Mum and New Sis. It was wonderful because not only did I have a renewed passion for reading I also had four other people to discuss the excitement with.
My fifth book has also been a favorite for a long time, Mrs. Fields' Cookie Book written by Debbi Fields (Mrs. Fields of course) It means a lot to me not only because it's filled with cookie recipes (I have such a weakness for cookies), but because it was the first cook book I ever owned. I still open its pages at least once every other month, mostly for the same few recipes, but occasionally to try a new delicious different one.
Now to pick on 5 people... I choose HM (he can do a guest blog here teehee) Kate at Kate Geek, Desiree at Take These Broken Wings, Jennifer at In this Life, and Jessica at Just My Life
Thanks Mopsy! That was fun :)
Well, here it goes...
Total number of books owned:
I'd say somewhere in the ballpark of 200... but if you add in all our comic books and trade paper backs that number jumps considerably.
Last book I bought:
Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein. This book was published last March, six years after he passed away (a 20 year project completed by his family).
The last book I read:
The last one was Witch Hunt by Ian Rankin. I had started reading Ian Rankin's Rebus series a couple of years ago and enjoyed his style of writing. Hubby Mikey had set out to find me the next in the series for my birthday, but couldn't come across it, instead he pick this one up. I highly recommend it for mystery fans. It was nicely laid out and the characters were wonderfully developed.
Five books that mean a lot to me:
Book number one would have to be The BFG by Roald Dahl. It's been one of my favorite books since elementary school (I believe I first ready it in 6th grade). I've been a fairly avid reader all my life and I can attribute a lot of my zest for books to Mr. Dahl. He had an imagination to trump just about anyone and his books are perfectly suited for kids of all ages.
Book two is Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I was supposed to have read this book my Sophomore year in high school, but (I hate to admit this) I only read as far as the first chapter. I faked my way through the rest of the book with the help of a group project. The year after I graduated my best friend started discussing it with me (thinking I had already read it). When I confided in her about my sliding by ways she forcibly let me borrow her copy. I enjoyed it so much I kicked myself for not reading it when I had chance to discuss it in class. A few years later I bought myself my own copy and still found it as intreguing as I had before. I'm amazed at how forward thinking the book is especially considering it was written in the early '30s.
My third book is Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. It has special meaning to me because it was one of the first of many things HM and I found we have in common.
For my fourth book I'm actually going to cheat and name all the Harry Potters. I know they're such a phenomenon and everybody loves them, but to me they mean something special because they helped give a resurgence to my love of reading. I'd lost touch with reading after Mikey and I got married, forsaking it during the first year of our marriage, our move to a different state, and having our first baby (although I did read a couple of pregnancy help books). When Bug was about six months old I picked up a copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and was hooked. I got HM hooked too and together we roped in Mom, Mum and New Sis. It was wonderful because not only did I have a renewed passion for reading I also had four other people to discuss the excitement with.
My fifth book has also been a favorite for a long time, Mrs. Fields' Cookie Book written by Debbi Fields (Mrs. Fields of course) It means a lot to me not only because it's filled with cookie recipes (I have such a weakness for cookies), but because it was the first cook book I ever owned. I still open its pages at least once every other month, mostly for the same few recipes, but occasionally to try a new delicious different one.
Now to pick on 5 people... I choose HM (he can do a guest blog here teehee) Kate at Kate Geek, Desiree at Take These Broken Wings, Jennifer at In this Life, and Jessica at Just My Life
Thanks Mopsy! That was fun :)
posted by Nini at 3:04 PM
3 Comments:
Thanks, Nini!
It was interesting and I feel like I know you even better.
Mine is boring, but I liked yours for sure! :)
You had me hooked into reading your list when you confessed to owning many comic books and trade paper backs. My husband and I also have many of these, so I think I should check out your favorite books. And, lookee-here, The Harry Potter series and Brave New World are on my "must read" list. Huzzah!
Thanks for sharing and pointing me in new literary directions.
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