Dreamflower's Mathom-house

This was swiped from engarian and the_winterwitch:

Pick a letter and I promise some rambling about it. Then do it yourself if you like!

A. Author You’ve Read The Most Books From
B. Best Sequel Ever
C. Currently Reading
D. Drink of Choice While Reading
E. E-Reader or Physical Books
F. Fictional Character You Would Have Dated In High School
G. Glad You Gave This Book A Chance
H. Hidden Gem Book
I. Important Moments of Your Reading Life
J. Just Finished
K. Kinds of Books You Won’t Read
L. Longest Book You’ve Read
M. Major Book Hangover Because Of
N. Number of Bookcases You Own
O. One Book That You Have Read Multiple Times
P. Preferred Place to Read
Q. Quote From A Book That Inspires You/Gives You Feels
R. Reading Regret
S. Series You Started and Need to Finish
T. Three Of Your All-Time Favorite Books
U. Unapologetic Fangirl For
W. Worst Bookish Habit
V. Very Excited For This Release More Than Any Other
X. Marks The Spot (Start On Your Bookshelf And Count to the 27th Book)
Y. Your Latest Book Purchase
Z. ZZZ-Snatcher (last book that kept you up WAY late)

This one from mews1945

Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Random order

1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
4. Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
5. That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
6. God in the Dock by C.S. Lewis
7. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
8. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
9. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
10. Podkayne of Mars by Robert Heinlein
11. The Knowne World Handbook (an SCA publication)
12. Betty Crocker's Cookbook for children (1962 edition)
13. Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
14. Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
15. Writing & Illuminating & Lettering by Edward Johnston

I confess that I left two things off that occurred to me at once, but that was because they were entire sets of books: One was Childcraft and another was Richard's Topical Encyclopedia. My mother purchased those sets in the 50s, when I was still in kindergarten, and I spent hours poring over them throughout my early life. I still have both complete sets.

But my list is the first 15 individual books that came to mind.

Gacked from obeliamedusa

* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.


The book on my immediate left is almost always LotR. I keep it there by my computer for easy reference in writing fic, unless I've taken it away with me to read elsewhere. This means that unless the page number changes, almost everytime this meme comes up, my quote is the same But I have an equally nearby book on my right, today.

'In good faith, Sir Gawain,' said the gracious lady,
'the prowess and the excellence that all others approve,
if I scorned or decried them, it were scant courtesy.'"

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
JRR Tolkien

(I had it out to quote from yesterday for the poetry meme. However, since all my Tolkien books are kept in the upper part of my desk, that means inevitably any book I quote from is bound to be either by or about him.)