Me Being Silly and a Book Meme

Mwaha! I feel a little silly at the moment. I was over as Easy Writer’s blog and she was talking about this cute little book meme that was an open invitation for anyone else who wanted to do it, instead of just tagging people. I went and made a comment and mentioned how I thought I was going to do it. Then I started to work on it and all of a sudden I had this feeling… I ran (via as fast as my mouse would let me) over to Quill’s Place wonderful blog and discovered that I’d already been tagged. Lol. :D I’m in a good mood today, hehehehe.

1. One book that changed your life:
In truth every book changes my life. Each pages takes me on a new adventure or journey in which I return a changed person with a new life’s lesson or experience even if it’s only in my mind. Sticks and stones will break my bones but words can shape my soul. Yes, that’s my quote. Yes, I just made it up. :)

Alas, if I ‘must’ pick ‘one’ book it would be Deerskin by Robin McKinley. If you read it and you’ve been reading me for awhile you’ll understand why it’s touched me. One word: Metamorphosis.

2. One book you have read more than once:
Windmill Summer by Hila Feil because have my childhood dreams were expressed within these pages and a part of me still yearns for that kind of lifestyle.

3. One book you would want on a dessert island:
I’m going to go ahead and barrow EW’s idea just because it rings true: A notebook to write in, preferably an endless notebook. ;)

4. Two books that made you laugh:
Hmm, I have to think about this… oooo I know! Eclipse, the last in the Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer. It made me laugh till I cried in parts but at the same time it made me angry with one of the other character’s to the point I scared my Hunny by scowling into the pages for the misdeeds done. I absolutely love it.

5. One book that made you cry:
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.

I read the book long before it was a movie. It struck a lot of sore spots in my heart that made it impossible not to choke up a little. I’m sure there have been others but they don’t come to mind at the moment.

6. One book you wish you’d written:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer just because I wish I could write like that, the style, the flow, the seamless putting together of plots and emotions all wrapped together in beautiful and well chosen words. *sigh* Or the above mentioned Deerskin.

7. One book you wish had never been written:
It’s not a particular book as it is a particular type of book. Certain romance novels where in the end the woman gives up everything and submits herself to the strong, powerful man just make me cringe. Or where the guy is helping her through some emotional difficulty but the only real improvements you see are after they have sex. This bothers me greatly. It wouldn’t bother me if there weren’t so MANY of these types of books. I’d be fine if there were just as many or almost as many romance novels that turned out oppositely, or if it didn’t feel like it was such a statement sometimes making young teens believe and fantasize that this is the way things are as I know some other girls my age do… grrr… okay. I’m ranting now. I’ll stop and save it for another post where I can pull out statistics and grumble fiercely.

8. Two books you’re reading:
The Tao of Writing by Ralph L. Wahlstrom and the Writer’s Book of Days by Judy Reeves.

9. One book you’re going to read:
One? How can I pick one? I want to read them all!

To barrow another idea from EW I would like to extend my tag to include anyone who wishes to do this. :)

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