I have never done a book meme before. This one looked interesting, but damn, it’s hard to limit it to one book per question. Ouch! My head hates me for this.
What’s a book you most want to read again for the first time?:
Chronicle of a Death Foretold: You can never recapture the emotions of a first time read. And with this one, I initially read it in a weird state of shock/disbelief. I was captivated by the idea that so many would know someone is going to be murdered, yet do nothing about it. The story was beautifully executed. I really should try for a reread soon.
What was one of your favorite childhood books?:
Salem‘s Lot: My dad gave me this book when I was about ten…for Easter, which I find funny timing for an rising from the dead story (albeit rising into undead state in the book’s case). I devoured it. Vampires, you know? I still have it and it’s pretty mangled looking now.
Runner up for this might be The Tale of the Dark Crystal, which was something I read through a million times. Tried to draw all the illustrations myself too.
Fantasy. Vampires. My love for both started young.
What’s a book that you were assigned in school that you were expecting to be bad, but that turned out to be really good?:
The Fatal Equilibrium: I was assigned this book in an economics class. I remember thinking, WTF? A fiction book for an economics class. You must be kidding me! And worse? It’s a crime story novel where the murder is solved by economic theory. Gag. Strange thing though, I ended up liking the story. I’m still shocked by that. I ended up keeping this book.
What’s your “guilty pleasure” read?:
Aah, that would have to be shojo manga and for that I’ll pick one of my favorites, From Far Away by Kyoko Hikawa. It’s about a girl who gets sucked into another world where there is the threat of the Sky Demon awakening, and guess who is supposed to be the one to wake it up? And then you have Izark who is fortold to be the one who will become the Sky Demon and he is trying to fight his fate. And then the two kids meet and well, drama! Heh. It’s pretty much a teeny romance at it’s core. Good fun though. :)
What’s a book you feel you should read, but haven’t yet?:
A Game of Thrones: This is the book I get nagged most for not having read. I feel like if I ever got around to reading it, the nagging would go away. Then again, nag me too much and it’ll never get read. :P
Meme by way of The Book Bark.
Very cool. Now all I want to do is think of my own list.
Well have to chat. I can’t wait to hear what you come up with. :)
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