Book meme: Day 12

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Book meme, you make me so happy. I love reading everyone's answers to these prompts.

Related (to books, anyway): did you all see this NPR article about how Barnes & Noble is up for sale? Someone please buy it for me -- my smart, clever, knowledgeable friends and I would do such a good job running that company!

Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times

Oooh, where to begin? As a kid, I was really into The Boxcar Children, Nancy Drew, Cherry Ames, and, of course, the Anne books. I've read all of the books in those series multiple times -- way more than five.

I've read both of Candas Jane Dorsey's, plus all her books of poetry, more than five times. All of Linda Howard's early single titles, a few Nora Roberts single titles from the 90s -- Montana Sky, Genuine Lies, Public Secrets, and, of course, the first Nora Roberts book I ever read: Honest Illusions.

I also used to reread the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder all the time, and Little Men and Jo's Boys, both of which I liked a whole lot more than I ever liked Little Women -- although my ultimate favorite Alcott book is An Old-Fashioned Girl, which I'd read way more than five times before I ever bothered to pick up Little Women.

[Those Alcott links all go to Project Gutenberg, where you can download those books in various formats for free.]

I will also totally admit to loving several Star Trek tie in novels -- number one on my list of loved Star Trek books is Federation by Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, which I have read a bunch of times. And, of course, one of my favorite books when I was a teenager obsessed with Troi and Riker: Imzadi by Peter David! I keep meaning to go back and reread it, but I'm pretty dubious that it has stood the test of time (unlike Federation, which I just reread a few years ago and loved just as much).

And, finally, I was ten or so, my mom got a copy of Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson, which I loved, and read several times. Another book (series!) I got from my mother when I was eight or nine was the Mrs. Pollifax series, about a gardening grandmother who gets a job working for the C.I.A., starting with The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax. Oh, how I loved Mrs. Pollifax!

How about you folks? Talk about books you reread often!



Other days of the book meme:

Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?

Comments

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I loved the first half of These Happy Golden Years, but it really confused me when she got married. To this day I really don't understand (emotionally) why she did it, although logically, obviously, there weren't a lot of options for her if she didn't. Still. Weird.

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I was okay with her getting married in THGY (he took her on lots of shy carriage rides, she seemed keenish!) but I blot out The First Four Years from my mind because WHOA did she not want to be married and it was just sad.