Meme!

[highlyeccentric]

Ganked from a couple of people: Don't take too long to think about it. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you -- The first 15 you can recall in 15 minutes.

So, basically, an excuse to list fifteen books! Awesome!

1. Anne of Green Gables (and sequels), L.M. Montgomery
2. Emily of New Moon (and sequels), L.M. Montgomery
3. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
4. Father Joe, Tony Hendra (mixed autobiography and biography)
5. The Song of the Lioness Quartet & sequels, Tamora Pierce
6. The Crucible Trilogy, Sara Douglass
7. The Betrayal of Arthur, Sara Douglass (non-fiction)
8. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, anon, ed. Tolkien & Gordon
9. The Bible (to be clear: I have not read ALL of the thing. But I know I can't get away from it, it's too well ingrained in my psyche by now)
10. Thud (and other Discworld books, this is just the first one I owned), Terry Pratchett
11. Coraline, Neil Gaiman
12. Obernewytn (and sequels as far as Ashling), Isobel Carmody
13. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (and sequels), JK Rowling
14. The Complete Works of Banjo Patterson (not sure that I've read the whole thing, nor do I own it. Still, formative childhood wossname)
15. The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S.Lewis

Funny list, that.

Comments

[celandineb.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I've read 1, 2, 3, 5 (the original 4 books, not all the sequels), 8, 9 (parts - not the minor prophets, for instance), 13, and 15, and actually own all except 2, I think.

I rather liked this meme because it wasn't asking for favorites, per se, but rather for the books that stick in your head for whatever reason. I cheated only slightly by not letting myself duplicate authors except for listing series as one.. *G*

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

Does *anyone* read the minor prophets?
Most of my familiarity with the bible comes from snippeted-out bits in the Lectionary... plus I know Radical Left Wing Highlights From Mark, Luke, Romans and Revelations, and... whatever else I've picked up out of curiosity, academic necessity, or in order to argue exegesis with fundies.

I'm a bit surprised at how much fantasy is on my list... but I really shouldn't be ;). I haven't read much fantasy in the last four years, but I haven't read much of *anything*.

[celandineb.livejournal.com]

When I was a kid, my parents let me not pay attention during the sermon if I read the Bible quietly instead. I got through large chunks that way.

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

*giggles*
I used to read the bible when I was feeling down. I found Leviticus particularly helpful: guaranteed hilarity!

[celandineb.livejournal.com]

If one goes at it with an open mind, most of the Bible is hilarious, actually - or at least bizarre.

I have always especially liked the oddity of Lot being called a righteous man, who gets drunk and impregnates his own daughters. Yeah, uh huh...

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

YIS. It took a long time before I cottoned on how awful that part is. *shakes head*

I also reread 1&2 Samuel (that's the bits with David in them, yeah?): bloody brilliant story. Also, Samuel is a manipulative bastard and I feel really sorry for Saul, now.

[celandineb.livejournal.com]

Samuel is a total dick, and Saul did not deserve what happened to him.

But the David/Jonathan, it is totally THERE, man.

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

It is. Although I'm quite fond of Jonathan/David/Michal, with all its angst.