book meme

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Some may have noticed that I try to stay away from memes, but I've been tagged! by eetmewithtoast so I must proceed accordingly.

1) I own about 120 books, ballpark.

2) The last book I bought was How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and How to Listen So Kids Will Talk

3) I finished rereading A Separate Peace earlier this week, and immediately wrapped it in the Sunday comics and mailed it to Ijpe, wherever he is.

4) Five books that mean a lot to me:
1. The Riverside Shakespeare (it's two volumes, but I could have bought it in one so it counts as one)
2. Many Moons, by James Thurber
3. Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney
4. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
5. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson

And I'm supposed to tag five people, but I figure if you want to catch this meme from me, you'll help yourself.

Comments

[luckylefty.livejournal.com]

I love Many Moons, and am always surprised that no-one has heard of it; I used to think it was a book like Winnie-the-Pooh, that everyone was exposed to in childhood. I haven't tried to come up with a personal list of 5BtMaLtM, but if I did, Many Moons is definitely a good candidate.

I saw an opera made from this Many Moons a few years ago. It worked quite well in that form, though I still prefer the original.