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By Alala, on these things I vaguely remember called books. I believe they contained paper, and words and punctuation. Pictures too, sometimes. Yeah, I remember! Books! Lord, I have not been reading enough lately. Sigh.Total number of books:
Are you kidding? You should be asking total number of bookCASES. And even then, I wouldn't be sure...
Last book I read:
I am Legend by Richard Matheson (isn't the cover great?). It is also being made into a film, though I'm not to sure how much the film will have in common with the book outside of the title. Loaned to me by my estimable brother in-law. Very cool and very suitable to the season (yes, I did actually read this in October, but it was while my child screamed in the background at 2 AM, and it was a novella, so it doesn't count as a Book book). Before that, it was the last Harry Potter novel.
Last book I bought:
The last Harry Potter novel.
5 Meaningful Books:
As it turns out, I don't tend to read in my spare time to learn- I read to enjoy myself, so none of these books has any scholarly weight to them, none of them are meant to inform in any way- they are just fun. Its all I require.
The first I think of is Fool on the Hill, by Matt Ruff. Very good story, a fun read, and somehow I named both of my daughters after characters in the book.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. Never has religion been this funny.
Skinny Legs and All. I love Tom Robbins. That is all. Oh, that and I learned at least something about Jewish/Arabic relations from it. It also has one of my favorite openings, "This is the room of the wolfmother wallpaper. The toadstool motel you once thought a mere folk tale, a corny, obsolete, rural invention..."
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde. Fun reading, especially if you love books. A bit punny, and you really have to suspend disbelief, but totally worth it.
and finally, both Assassination Vacation and The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell. You'll learn more about American history reading these two books than you ever will in grade school. And if you can get past her voice, the audio books are a hoot.
And I tag:
James
Michael
Mario
Ann Marie
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