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Because Kevin Smokler tagged me. And because I went to the lakefront after work instead of writing a real update.
1. How many books I own: I just counted; I have about 400. This doesn’t include my books at work, though most of those are editorial copies that I wouldn’t necessarily claim as my own. And do perfect-bound lit magazines count as books? I didn’t include those, either, though I suppose one could claim that anything with a flat spine is technically a book. But that’s dumb, because then the IKEA catalog counts as a book. Okay, never mind.
2.) The last book I bought: Paradise by A.L. Kennedy. I don’t have it yet. I just ordered it. I couldn’t say which book I bought before that, because it’s a gift, so Paradise by A.L. Kennedy is totally my beard. Plus I really want to read it.
3.) The last book I read: That I finished? And that I wasn’t paid to read? I think it’s The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank.
4.) Five books that mean a lot to me:
1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
2. The Dream Songs by John Berryman
3. Short Talks by Anne Carson
4. Metamorphoses by Ovid
5. A foreign edition of Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever with words in English, Hungarian and German. It belonged to my grandmother. It’s how I know “szalonna” means “bacon,” “szállítókocsi” means “delivery van” and “robot” means “robot.”
5.) Five people I’ve tagged: (Assuming they haven’t been tagged already.)
Marianne
Pinky
Dana
Pamie
Tara
Posted by Wendy | Monday, 10:50 PM | send link
Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red would be on my list.
I've been thinking, she is to literature what Patti Smith is to music. Or Joan Jett. Or a combination of those two plus Nina Simone.
I loved Autobiography of Red too, but my first experience was with her early stuff, and it blew my mind. I actually never owned Short Talks but it's collected in Plainwater and it's my favorite part of that book.
Posted by: Wendy at August 24, 2005 10:10 AM(Taking notes here, adding to my list of books to read . . .) On another note, my sister WHO DOES NOT READ is now reading I'm Not the New Me. She got herself to the library, figured out how to order an inter-library loan, went back to the library a second time to pick the book up when it came in, and is now reading (and loving) it!
Also, A Prayer for Owen Meany would be on my list. I make new friends read that book. If they say reading it didn't change their life, or at least open their eyes, I can't be friends with them anymore. :o)
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