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texaslawchick
Nov. 14th, 2007 02:28 pmAll of the recent book discussion reminded me of a class assignment that one of my college professors (or was she a graduate assistant?) gave -- write down the names of the first five books that come to your mind right now, and write a quick blurb about why you liked them. Don't try to think about which is your favorite or the one that changed your life, etc., just the first five that come to mind. It led to a great discussion, and everyone learned about a new book.
You'll notice at least 4 out 5 of my entries (arguably all 5 entries) are tilted toward the adolescent end of the spectrum. I suspect that this is because (with the exception of HP) these books were read during a formative time for me. They really got under my skin and stayed there. In a way, they're like comfort food for me. They're books that recall that time when I discovered a love of reading for reading's sake. I read them over and over again. (I can be scarily obsessive about books I like.) And now I kind of want to track down all of the books from one of the authors I've listed. (I really only own one of his books because I checked his books out of the library. Over and over again.)
There's no particular order to my entries. I just tried to think of books that I've loved and these came to my mind. It's sort of a walk down memory lane for me.
( and my five are )
You'll notice at least 4 out 5 of my entries (arguably all 5 entries) are tilted toward the adolescent end of the spectrum. I suspect that this is because (with the exception of HP) these books were read during a formative time for me. They really got under my skin and stayed there. In a way, they're like comfort food for me. They're books that recall that time when I discovered a love of reading for reading's sake. I read them over and over again. (I can be scarily obsessive about books I like.) And now I kind of want to track down all of the books from one of the authors I've listed. (I really only own one of his books because I checked his books out of the library. Over and over again.)
There's no particular order to my entries. I just tried to think of books that I've loved and these came to my mind. It's sort of a walk down memory lane for me.
( and my five are )
