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You’re It

25th August 2005

You’re It

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I’m way too busy to be doing this, but I’m also entirely too easily distracted, so here goes. I’ve been taged by Geeky Chic’s Ms. E for this meme. See below and then watch out because if you have a blog and I know you (sadly, this number is all too small), you’re next.

1) Total # of books you own?
Including trashy romance / chick lit / mystery / sci-fi / children’s books as well as the “serious” ones, probably close to a thousand.

2) What was the last book you bought?
I have several books on my to be read pile, but the last one I purchased and haven’t cracked open was Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. I’ve heard mixed reviews, but am interested enough that I’ll eventually read it. Judging from my schedule this will most likely occur when it ceases to be even marginally relevant.

3) What’s the last book you read?
Non-Fiction: The United States of Wal-Mart. Nothing earth-shattering (Wal-Mart’s evil, what’s new?), but well written, entertaining and more balanced than I expected.

Fiction: The Historian. This book, about the search for Dracula, has gotten a lot of buzz. For its subject matter, it’s more literary than sensational, but I agree with most of the reviews – starts out well, but drags in the middle and has an anticlimatic ending.
4) List five books that are particularly meaningful to you (in no particular order) [Note: This requires entirely too much time to answer with any depth, so here’s the long and short of it. Read into it what you will.]

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 (it was either this or 1984 and I didn’t want to steal two of Ms. E’s books!)

Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel

Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio

Shel Silverstein’s The Missing Piece

William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury

5) Tag 5 people and have them fill the quiz out on their own blogs.
The Wombat, The Frog, G, KQ, KA

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  1. 1 On August 25th, 2005, ch said:

    Where do you keep all your books?

    posted on August 25th, 2005 at 6:02 pm

  2. 2 On August 25th, 2005, Y. said:

    Most are in storage in various nooks, crannies and crevices at my parent’s house. One of these days, I’m going to go through and donate the majority of them. There’s a much smaller stash in my apartment.

    posted on August 25th, 2005 at 6:15 pm

  3. 3 On August 25th, 2005, echan said:

    Wow, what was quick. I was not looking for an immediate response. GG&S seems to be appearing in a lot of spots.

    posted on August 25th, 2005 at 6:28 pm

  4. 4 On August 25th, 2005, Y. said:

    E, that’s how easily distracted I am! =) And why I spend 15 hours a day in the office but bill 5!

    posted on August 25th, 2005 at 6:34 pm

  5. 5 On August 26th, 2005, ML said:

    I read the Kiterunner recently and enjoyed it. It was a good story. Nothing earth shattering, but enjoyable.

    posted on August 26th, 2005 at 3:41 pm

  6. 6 On August 29th, 2005, Saheli said:

    The Missing Piece. Nice. 🙂

    posted on August 29th, 2005 at 7:28 am

  7. 7 On August 29th, 2005, Y. said:

    Although I really should have also added The Missing Piece Meets the Big O…Oh, and welcome to my blog Saheli! Feel free to drop by any time you tire of the intellectual depth of yours and E’s site and feel like a dip in the shallow side. =)

    posted on August 29th, 2005 at 9:54 pm

  8. 8 On August 29th, 2005, echan said:

    Your, site is not as shallow as you believe it is. I post about shoes and bags too, and I have another secret shallow website.

    posted on August 29th, 2005 at 10:09 pm