Sunday, March 19, 2006

Book Meme

from Emily @ Poesy Galore

a book that made you cry: Flowers for Algernon; I cried so hard and for so long that my mother thought that she was going to have to take me to the doctor. I'm serious. I finished the book on the eve of my menarche. Sorry if that's more information that you wanted. This is a blog, after all. Also, Cat's Eye and The Red Pony. boo hoo.

a book that scared you: The Handmaid's Tale

a book that made you laugh: Bling, Pride and Prejudice, Dear Mrs. LaRue

a book that disgusted you: Prep

a book you loved in elementary school: The Secret Garden, Little House on the Prarie

a book you loved in middle school: Emily of New Moon

a book you loved in high school: The Bell Jar, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

a book you hated in high school: Anything that was assigned! Not because of its content, but because it was assigned! The first that leaps to mind is Tale of Two Cities. Sorry Charlie.

a book you loved in college: Sons and Lovers, Rebecca

a book that challenged your identity: The Laugh of the Medusa

a series that you love: Anne of Green Gables

your favorite horror book: Frankenstein, Goblin Market

your favorite science fiction book: hmmm...haven't read much science fiction. Can I just say Buffy?

your favorite fantasy book: Weetzie Bat

your favorite mystery book: Possession

your favorite biography: Savage Beauty: the Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay

your favorite "coming-of-age" book: Jane Eyre

your favorite book not on this list: To the Lighthouse, Sister Outsider

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