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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Oh, Lord
Seems I’ve been tagged with the dreaded Book Meme. Well, anything for a quick post, I suppose…
1. The number of books I own. I don’t really know. It’s a very big number. I have sixteen large bookcases, each 78 inches high and 36 inches wide, all of them filled to capacity, and an unknown number of books in boxes in my basement and attic. Besides, I don’t want to have to decide whether my complete sets of VAX/VMS and IBM OS/360 documentation count.
2. The last book I bought. This one is easier, as I went to Borders just this past Sunday, and came back with:
- The Tyranny Of The Night, by Glen Cook;
- Lurulu, by Jack Vance;
- The War Of The Flowers, by Tad Williams;
- Gateways and Sims, by F. Paul Wilson.
3. The last book I read. This is a little tougher, since I read several books at once, and seldom keep track of which one I finished first. I think the answer would be Harry Crocker’s Triumph: The Power And The Glory Of The Catholic Church.
4. Five books that mean a lot to me. Hey, is this an open-book test? I sure hope so, because I have to scan my shelves to answer this one. I think I’ll restrict the answers to fiction, just to retain some air of mystery:
- The Lord Of The Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien;
- That Hideous Strength, by C. S. Lewis;
- Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand;
- Timescape, by Gregory Benford;
- Anvil Of Stars, by Greg Bear.
Those are not necessarily my favorite novels; they’re just five that I love that come to mind at the moment, and that I return to frequently. As for non-fiction, well, you don’t really want to hear about those. Besides, the arguments are still raging over whether the Win32 API User’s Guide and Windows Device Driver Design Guide by Microsoft Press are really non-fiction. Be happy.
No, I shall not “tag” anyone else with this devilish meme. Memes are supposed to propagate genetically. Let’s see how this one does without my assistance.
(I’ll get you for this, Curt.)
UPDATE: I’ve had a change of heart. Let’s see how:
- Chris Byrne, the Anarchangel,
- Charles Hill of Dustbury,
- Heather, the Li’l Cup Of Love,
- Lana at Live From The Guillotine,
- and Linda of Right As Usual
...will reply to this unconscionable invasion of privacy.
Comments
I am looking forward to reading Gateways and Sims.
Posted by on 06/08/2005 at 06:22 AMI’m in the middle of “Triumph: The Power And The Glory Of The Catholic Church” right now. Good stuff.
To estimate how many books I have (I have 12 shelving units, not 16, and they’re 30 inches wide, not 36), I multiplied a few numbers to get inches of shelf space, then guestimated that the average book binding is an inch thick.
My five answers, for those who care, can be found here.
Posted by TJIC on 06/08/2005 at 07:09 AM"As for non-fiction, well, you don’t really want to hear about those. Besides, the arguments are still raging over whether the Win32 API User’s Guide and Windows Device Driver Design Guide by Microsoft Press are really non-fiction.”
That’s the funniest thing I’ve read in weeks.
Posted by Jeff Medcalf on 06/08/2005 at 09:51 AMSorry, Francis, I’ve already been tagged with that meme.
Posted by Linda F on 06/08/2005 at 06:39 PMWell I’d already answered it, heres the link:
http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2005/05/meme-tag.html
But I’m thinking of making uo an “Introdcution to Scif-fi” and an “Introduction to fantasy” reading list next.
Posted by Chris Byrne on 06/11/2005 at 01:55 AM
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