C.E. Chaffin tagged me for this book survey. As you probably can figure out from reading this blog, I have a fascination for all types of books. When I first learned to read, my parents would not let me take books into the bathroom so I read labels off the cans under the sink. I learned that there were several ways to say the same thing.
And here I am still fascinated with the written word.
One book that changed your life: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. To me, the science fiction and fantasy genre's of Asimov's time dealt with freedom. I was a teenager when I first read this book. I realized that freedom from my parent's home was not getting married to a yahoo, but was being able to make my own decisions.
One book that you've read more than once: This one was hard for me because if I like the book I will read it more than once. But here are the books that I liked the most: Tolkien's Lord of the Ring series, Anne Bishop's Dark Jewel Series, Umberto Eco's Foucalt's Pendulum, Heinlein's Girl Friday, and many many more.
One book you'd want on a desert island: Bible. I can read this book over and over. Also, it is a great template for writing modern stories. All the basic story templates are there. Give me pen, paper, and the Bible and I am set for years. :-)
One book that made you laugh: Except for the last three books, Terry Pratchett's Disc World series. It has all the human foibles and then some.
One book that made you cry: When I was a child, it was Where the Red Fern Grows. As an adult, I cried in certain portions of Hardy's Tess. Shhh don't tell anyone.
One book that you wish had been written: There are a lot of books that I wished I had written, but there are so many books today that I think almost every subject has a book about it unless the subject has not been invented yet.
One book that you wish had never been written: Hitler's book. I won't even name it because 1) my brain cannot seem to come up with the title and 2) I don't want to give his book any more air time.
One book you're currently reading: I am currently reading strong women with psychic abilties books like Patricia Briggs Moon Called. I have a whole stack of these types of books. Someday I want to write one. But for now I enjoy a strong woman KICKING ass. LOL
Books that I want to reread in the future are Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice.
9 comments:
I had no idea you were a science fiction fan. So am I. So was our fiction editor at Melic. Let's all come out of the closet!
My favorite sci fi book has to be Hyperion by Dan Simmons, and the knockout chapter is "The Priest's Tale."
CE.. Hyperion ...I vaguely remember that name. Hard to jog my memory now days because of the prednisone. But, I quit reading sci/fi when they started playing with timelines... I just didn't like it.
I started reading sci-fi/fantasy again recently. My hubby is more the hardcore sci-fi and I am more fantasy. I like the storylines.
I think the reason I loved sci-fi so much when I was younger is because I could learn some science that was not religious-related LOL... My family were really against Darwinism... so I had to learn the concepts in other forms. And my family were not interested in my reading lists. In fact, there were times when they tried to stop me from reading. I used to have four or five books I was reading and they would have hiding places in the rooms... Oh those were the days LOL
Sci-fi and fantasy... my favorite two genres. I'm out and proud :)
I'm with Cyn about time-travel - it drives me nuts. My mind goes "huh?" every time. A prime example is "Terminator" - that "going back in time to kill a woman who would one day have the child who would go to be the rebel hero"? The ONLY plus of that series was Linda Hamilton kicking ass.
You two got me thinkin'. I may tag myself and write up a post (I'm at work still - and occassionally avoiding my reality).
HUGS.
-Don
Don.. hey.. we need a sci-fi/fantasy support group. Also... the reason I watched TERMINATOR was because of AHnold's biceps and Linda Hamilton.. She was a kick-ass herione. :-)
hug back.
I LOVE time travel. I'm completely fascinated by the paradoxes that can result. You know, like "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." It's total brain food.
I'm with you on "Jane Eyre" I LOVELOVELOVED it, and was sorry when I finished it. "Pride and Prejudice," however, was not my thing. So far I've not been able to get more than five pages into a Jane Austen book. Yawn.
Rebecca.. well, every one of us have our favs. I have read all of Jane Austen's books... loved them.
;-)
I love Foucalt's Pendulum. It really hit home because I grew up in a John Birch Society household and was endoctrinated with the conspiracy theory of life for as long as I can remember. It does a really good job showing how you can concoct something and then find "evidence" for it everywhere. Once you believe something and are unwilling to question it then you can twist the facts to sustain your belief.
It is amazing to me Bull how we have so many of the same life experiences. My father was also involved in the John Birch Society.
And yes, everything can be twisted into a conspiracy. :-)
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