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On a Book Meme - Day 1
Jun. 22nd, 2018 03:01 pm1. Favourite Book from childhood
My favourite book from childhood is, well I'm not entirely sure. It depends in part when one thinks childhood ends. I was very, very fond of The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett which I got as a birthday present when i was twelve. At about the same time I was an avid reader of David Eddings and Magician by Raymond E Feist and also the Robot stories by Isaac Azimov. I think I shall go for the Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett. It was the first Discworld novel that I read and I've been reading them at about the rate of 1 new one a year since then. I regularly re-read them and I expect they will appear again on this list. I don't think I've read them all yet. There are a few of the Tiffany Aching novels that I've still to read. The Captain and I recently read the Carpet People and I think we'll try the Diggers next.
I think what I liked about Terry Pratchett was that, unlike the American fantasy novels I was reading at the time, they weren't ponderous. There was word play and silliness and confusion and a lack of heroes. And they were sharply politically aware in a way the American fantasy novels weren't. There was, to paraphrase Sir Pterry, no Just Kings, just kings.
2. Best Bargain
3. One with a blue cover.
4. Least favorite book by favorite author
5. Doesn't belong to me.
6. The one I always give as a gift.
7. Forgot I owned it.
8. Have more than one copy.
9. Film or tv tie-in.
10. Reminds me of someone I love.
11. Second hand bookshop gem.
12. I pretend to have read it.
13. Makes me laugh.
14. An old favorite.
15. Favorite fictional father.
16. Can't believe more people haven't read.
17. Future classic.
18. Bought on a recommendation.
19. Still can't stop talking about it.
20. Favorite cover.
21. Summer read.
22. Out of print.
23. Made to read at school.
24. Hooked me into reading.
25. Never finished it.
26. Should have sold more copies.
27. Want to be one of the characters.
28. Bought at my fave independent bookshop.
29. The one I have reread most often.
30. Would save if my house burned down.
My favourite book from childhood is, well I'm not entirely sure. It depends in part when one thinks childhood ends. I was very, very fond of The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett which I got as a birthday present when i was twelve. At about the same time I was an avid reader of David Eddings and Magician by Raymond E Feist and also the Robot stories by Isaac Azimov. I think I shall go for the Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett. It was the first Discworld novel that I read and I've been reading them at about the rate of 1 new one a year since then. I regularly re-read them and I expect they will appear again on this list. I don't think I've read them all yet. There are a few of the Tiffany Aching novels that I've still to read. The Captain and I recently read the Carpet People and I think we'll try the Diggers next.
I think what I liked about Terry Pratchett was that, unlike the American fantasy novels I was reading at the time, they weren't ponderous. There was word play and silliness and confusion and a lack of heroes. And they were sharply politically aware in a way the American fantasy novels weren't. There was, to paraphrase Sir Pterry, no Just Kings, just kings.
2. Best Bargain
3. One with a blue cover.
4. Least favorite book by favorite author
5. Doesn't belong to me.
6. The one I always give as a gift.
7. Forgot I owned it.
8. Have more than one copy.
9. Film or tv tie-in.
10. Reminds me of someone I love.
11. Second hand bookshop gem.
12. I pretend to have read it.
13. Makes me laugh.
14. An old favorite.
15. Favorite fictional father.
16. Can't believe more people haven't read.
17. Future classic.
18. Bought on a recommendation.
19. Still can't stop talking about it.
20. Favorite cover.
21. Summer read.
22. Out of print.
23. Made to read at school.
24. Hooked me into reading.
25. Never finished it.
26. Should have sold more copies.
27. Want to be one of the characters.
28. Bought at my fave independent bookshop.
29. The one I have reread most often.
30. Would save if my house burned down.
