Book meme - responses part I
Sep. 6th, 2019 10:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
orangerfulWOW! You guys were really into that book meme! And then I fell off the face of the earth (short version: lady parts did weird things, it has been a week of feeling like "OMFG AM I DYING?" Better now, so catching up)
ANYWAY, here are just a few answers to get us started:
1. What is your favourite book and/or book series of all time? requested bygraveexcitement, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
night_owl_9, doomdays
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams will always been my answer to this. Doesn't matter how many times I read it, I giggle and snicker and nod. I cried when I finished Mostly Harmless because I was so sad for the story to end. It wasn't a perfect series, but it made me happy. I've never found another book that "got me" the way these did.
2. What is the longest book you have ever read? How many pages? requested bynight_owl_9
Fortunately, GoodReads lets me sort by number of pages! Huzzah! Now let's scroll past all the "boxed sets" that it weirdly shelved as one book...hm...Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. That was actually my guess. Problem here is that, while book length can be measured by pages, it doesn't account for font choices. So while HP is getting this spot, I'm looking at some other books near in length that are adult and guessing that they may have had less pages, but probably more words.
3. What is the oldest book you have ever read? (Based on its written date) requested bynight_owl_9
Again, going to refer to GoodReads here because I have no idea when all the "classics" I was forced to read in school were actually published. The oldest one I have cataloged on there is Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, coming out in 1890. I should probably read that again, I have a vague memory of enjoying it but also speed reading it for school so not really getting to appreciate it.
5. What book or book series would you like to see turned into a film/ TV series?graveexcitement, ragnarok_08, doomdays
Gregor the Overlander would be a fantastic film series. If you haven't read it, this was the series Suzanne Collins did before Hunger Games and I honestly think it is better. It deals with a lot of similar themes, mainly the effects of war on children. But this one has more fantasy than sci-fi. Giant rats and bats and cockroaches. A good sense of humor too, which is why when tragedy strikes, it hits even harder. Kinda surprised, with as big of a hit as HG was, that no one optioned this for a movie yet!
6. What is your favourite stand-alone book? requested bybrunettepet
I was going to say Jurassic Park but then I remembered Crichton wrote a sequel! Let's go with The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I should probably read this again, it has been at least 10 years.
Okay, that is it for tonight! Need to sleep, seeing a creepy clown in the morning :P
ANYWAY, here are just a few answers to get us started:
1. What is your favourite book and/or book series of all time? requested by
graveexcitement, night_owl_9, doomdaysHitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams will always been my answer to this. Doesn't matter how many times I read it, I giggle and snicker and nod. I cried when I finished Mostly Harmless because I was so sad for the story to end. It wasn't a perfect series, but it made me happy. I've never found another book that "got me" the way these did.
2. What is the longest book you have ever read? How many pages? requested by
night_owl_9Fortunately, GoodReads lets me sort by number of pages! Huzzah! Now let's scroll past all the "boxed sets" that it weirdly shelved as one book...hm...Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. That was actually my guess. Problem here is that, while book length can be measured by pages, it doesn't account for font choices. So while HP is getting this spot, I'm looking at some other books near in length that are adult and guessing that they may have had less pages, but probably more words.
3. What is the oldest book you have ever read? (Based on its written date) requested by
night_owl_9Again, going to refer to GoodReads here because I have no idea when all the "classics" I was forced to read in school were actually published. The oldest one I have cataloged on there is Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, coming out in 1890. I should probably read that again, I have a vague memory of enjoying it but also speed reading it for school so not really getting to appreciate it.
5. What book or book series would you like to see turned into a film/ TV series?
graveexcitement, ragnarok_08, doomdaysGregor the Overlander would be a fantastic film series. If you haven't read it, this was the series Suzanne Collins did before Hunger Games and I honestly think it is better. It deals with a lot of similar themes, mainly the effects of war on children. But this one has more fantasy than sci-fi. Giant rats and bats and cockroaches. A good sense of humor too, which is why when tragedy strikes, it hits even harder. Kinda surprised, with as big of a hit as HG was, that no one optioned this for a movie yet!
6. What is your favourite stand-alone book? requested by
brunettepetI was going to say Jurassic Park but then I remembered Crichton wrote a sequel! Let's go with The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I should probably read this again, it has been at least 10 years.
Okay, that is it for tonight! Need to sleep, seeing a creepy clown in the morning :P
