Book Meme
I am back from beyond. Just busy, busy, busy - so I was MOST grateful that Cathy tagged me for a meme for a little blog fodder. Maybe I'll get back to "real" posting next week.
1. Hardcover or paperback, and why?
Paperback. Unless it's a reference book I think I want to keep for a good long time (something like the collected works of Shakespeare or knitting pattern books). Otherwise, I feel kinda like it's a marriage I've been roped into and not a fun dinner date. I have no qualms about jettisoning paperbacks to the library, but an awfully hard time letting go of hardbacks even if I had no plans to read them again.
2. If I were to own a book shop, I would call it…
the Book Nook?
3. My favorite quote from a book (mention the title) is…
"The Lord will provide.......or not" (Cold Comfort Farm - which is, in fact, virtually littered with other pithy sayings. If you don't feel like a good read, go rent the movie. Particularly if you have relatives in the hill country. Even more so if you have slightly interbred relatives in the hill country.)
4. The author (alive or deceased) I would love to have lunch with would be…
Charles de Lint. I would be fascinated to hear if his "out loud" mind works in the same way his "on the page" mind works. Anyone that can come up with some of the concepts he can, and intertwines natural world phenomenon with fantasy - could that conversation be boring?
5. If I was going to a deserted island and could only bring one book, except for the SAS survival guide, it would be…
Hm.... a hard one. If was able to take my yarn stash, I believe I'd take Barbara Walker's #2 stitch pattern guide, because that would keep my occupied for years. If I was going to just take something to keep me entertained, it'd definitely be the Collected Works of Shakespeare. All the comedies, tragedies, sonnets - I could read and re-read all of those quite happily for decades.
6. I would love someone to invent a bookish gadget that…
Would hold the pages open while you read AND respond to a "turn page" voice command when you reached the end of the open pages. Ya know... so you can read and knit without having to pause for either.
7. The smell of an old book reminds me of…
Cathy hit that nail on the head - Old houses. Specifically old house attics. Big steamer trunks full of books.
8. If I could be the lead character in a book (mention the title), it would be…
This is my problem - overloaded memory ice flow - and no room for things like book titles. But I'll give you the gist. Young girl who is separated from her family, who is taken in by a neighboring tribe (think Celtic Britain era). She is from a clan who has a way with horses and she winds up with a fantastic dog and an uber wonderful horse and goes on to become a warrior queen. A day out on my horse, with a well-trained dog at our side, seeing the British countryside and slaying eeevvvil warlords? Perfect.
9. The most overestimated book of all times is…
I have not a clue. I tend not to read reviews or recommendations about books. I tend to pick and choose based on my mood at the time (or suggestions from my Da, who usually knows just what I like). I'm sure there are plenty that fit that category out there. The world of marketing sometimes outstrips the value of said marketed product.
10. I hate it when a book…
Sucks you in during the first 3 or 4 chapters and then goes nowhere. (Consider this pet peeve quadrupled when trapped on a cross-country airplane flight and this is the only thing you've brought to read.)
Taggees? Well, I already know what Cathy thinks. Mim, Liz and Judy - if you are inclined, I think I'd actually like to hear your list. And, of course, anyone else who might wish to chime in.
All for now......
#8 slays me. It's sooooo true.
Posted by:Cathy | October 12, 2007 at 01:11 PM
Yes on the paperback vs hardback dilemma. I'm also cheap and hate paying all the money for hardback when I'm not going to treasure the book afterwards. I probably miss some good reads because it's only in hardback, and I forget about it by the time it gets out in paperback. NE Yankee for sure.
Posted by:Laurie | October 13, 2007 at 04:29 AM
What a fun meme!
Posted by:Margaret | October 13, 2007 at 06:30 PM
Oh Cold Comfort Farm!!!!!---both movie and book are awesome. And yes, it is littered with pithy sayings, along with the characters. The best!!!!
Posted by:Darinka | October 15, 2007 at 01:07 PM
Big smile on #8.
Posted by:Diane | October 15, 2007 at 05:07 PM