February 2012
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Book #6: The Pearl by John Steinbeck
The Pearl - John Steinbeck
I read this because a student of mine is reading it, and I wanted to make sure that I knew the story. I really hated Steinbeck in school - I didn’t like his long sentences, and his focus on seemingly mundane things… and I just wasn’t really ready for him back in 10th grade. BUT! I really enjoyed The Pearl. I read it in one night (at 90 pages, it...
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Day 15: First “chapter book” you can remember...
I don’t really remember, but it was probably:
Animorphs #1: The Invasion - K.A. Applegate
some Babysitters Club book?
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Day 13: Book whose main character is most like you
Oh man. I hate these questions. I’m not like a book character. There are characters I wish I could be like, or that have qualities I wish I had, but I can’t think of any that are particularly like me.
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Day 12: Book that is most like your life
I don’t know! I like thinking that books aren’t like my life, and really, that’s why I enjoy them. Books are the ultimate escape for me.
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Book #5: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
Reread. Just as good the second time.
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Prop 8 ruled unconstitutional →
oldfilmsflicker:
Huzzah!
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thespacesamidlove replied to your post: Day 9: Book that makes you sick
I have a nonsensical urge to look up what that paragraph might be, but I’m resisting.
Oh man. You would really like this book. You should definitely read it.
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murmurandshout replied to your post: Day 8: A book that scares you
Oh no! That’s too bad you had to read it that way because it’s really good.
I might reread it one of these days, but honestly the thought still freaks me out a little bit.
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book #4: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
This is the second time I’ve read the book and I like it just as much as I did the first time.
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Day 11: Book from your favorite author
The Chronicles of the Cheysuli series - Jennifer Roberson
I want to highlight my favorite (underrated) Fantasy author on this post (since so much of Pullman and Rowling have already appeared on this challenge). Roberson’s series feature bad ass female characters and are simply perfection. Some people speak Elvish - I can speak Cheysuli.
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Day 10: Book that changed your life
His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
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Day 9: Book that makes you sick
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - Aimee Bender
This book is fantastic. I love this book. However, there is one paragraph about ten pages from the end that I will never recover from. I read this book last June, and even typing this is creeping my out. I highly recommend this book.
The Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer
No comment.
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“Ha. Ha. I know the alphabet!”
– My dad, singing the alphabet song, while drunk.
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“I don’t want tap water, because Archie Bunker says that tap water is shit!”
– My Dad, drunk
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“…I would like to beg you dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke, 1903 in Letters to a Young Poet (via quitelikearthurdent)
“I’ve often thought there ought to be a manual to hand to little kids, telling...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (Interview with Playboy, 1973)
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Day 8: A book that scares you
Oh man.
I scare very easily. I’m also a big procrastinator. So, in high school when I had to read Lord of the Flies, I naturally waited to read it until the night before my paper was due. I ended up reading the entire book at night, in my room. I then spent the rest of the night terrified of my window. I haven’t read it since.
Lord of the Flies -William Golding
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Day 7: Book that you can quote/recite
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L’Engle
“Like and Equal are not the same thing at all.”
I love this series.
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So I could be productive right now... or I could...
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Day 6: Favorite young adult book
Oh man. I love YA novels.
In no particular order:
Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins
This book was surprisingly amazing. I highly recommend it!
An Abundance of Katherines - John Green
My first John Green book. It will always have a special place in my heart.
The Lover’s Dictionary - David Levithan
Using a dictionary format to tell a story, this story is simply...
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taintedwhite asked: LILY!! What happened to the cute bookseller?!?! or did i just miss the most recent update?
“I am who I am.
A coincidence no less unthinkable
than any other.
I could have...”
– Among the Multitudes by Wisława Szymborska, translated by S. Barańczak and C. Cavanagh
Tonight, the wonderful Wisława Szymborska has died at the age of 88.
(via growing-orbits)
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Variations on the Word Sleep - Margaret Atwood
aliteratelife:
I would like to watch you sleeping, which may not happen. I would like to watch you, sleeping. I would like to sleep with you, to enter your sleep as its smooth dark wave slides over my head. and walk with you through that lucent wavering forest of bluegreen leaves with its watery sun & three moons towards the cave where you must descend, towards your worst fear I would like...
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subjectiveopinions:
Do not go gentle into that good night
by Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail...
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Day 5: A book you wish you could live in
Harry Potter’s world would be awesome, although expected.
So, I’m going to go with the worlds that Lyra explores. Being able to be apart of Lyra’s life would be amazing.
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January 2012
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Day 4: A book that makes you cry
Guys, I’m going to try really hard to not put The Fault in Our Stars for every day. But know that that book COULD and SHOULD be on this list.
The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
This book is guaranteed to make me sob. In a good way.
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WatchI love this!
One thing I miss about Santa Cruz is all the buskers. SoCal needs more buskers.
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Watchthatcrazystupidlove:
Scorsese!
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Day 3: Book that makes you laugh out loud
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
Granted, I also cried A LOT…
I also read a book recently that made me laugh quite a lot, but I can’t seem to remember the title. When I remember it, I’ll add it to the post.
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murmurandshout replied to your post: murmurandshout replied to your post: Day 2: Least…
I loved it! One of the best things I read last year.
Yay! I’m so glad you loved it!
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The Lilly - William Blake
aliteratelife:
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn, The humble Sheep a threat’ning horn; While the Lilly white shall in Love delight, Nor a thorn, nor a threat, stain her beauty bright
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murmurandshout replied to your post: Day 2: Least favorite book
I’ve been trying to read The Awakening for sooo loooong but it looks like maybe I should just give up?
Well, I just don’t like it because of all the stupid school discussions I had to endure re the book. To me, the book is about as straight forward as a book can be, and talking about it is akin to beating a dead horse.
But...
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Day 2: Least favorite book
Oh gosh.
House of Mirth - Edith Wharton
The Awakening - Kate Chopin
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Day 1: Favorite book
Ok. I’m going to give you guys fair warning: I’m AWFUL at picking favorites. My “favorites” tend to reflect my current feelings and therefore change quite often. When I can narrow down the list, I usually still have about 4 or 5 constant “favorites.” So deal with it!
Right. These books are books that I can pick up on any page and know EXACTLY where I am in the...