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This is the closest I have to a bookish icon. At least it's about reading.
Name...
Three books that have marked your childhood...
1) Charlotte's Web by EB White - I read this book for the first time in 1st grade. It's been a definitive favorite every since. Who doesn't love Fern and Charlotte and Wilber? "Some pig!"
2) The Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary - I identified with Ramona like no other character in my childhood. The Nosmo King. Her stomach flu. Beezus. Howie Kemp. Despite her antics (or maybe because of them), as a little girl, I wanted to be Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (and on).
3) A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry - There weren't many books that addressed death from the perspective of a kid and this book was it for me. At the time, I don't think I realized why I read it over and over again but it meant an awful lot to me during some critical years.
... and your teenagehood:
1) Escape from Sobibor by Richard Rashke - I first saw the film version of Escape from Sobibor. I remember watching it with my mother, in horror, and immediately borrowed the book from the library. The story of Sobibor was terrifying and haunting and made a lasting impact on my relationship with Judaism and my heritage.
2) Chances by Jackie Collins - This is embarrassing but true. I went through an intense Jackie Collins phase in middle school but, to be quite honest, I was a teenager looking to read about sex and Jackie Collins delivered.
3) 1984 by George Orwell - We read this in English class and I loved this book at a time when I hated most of what my teachers made me read.
Your three favourite books (only 3, even if it's hard!):
This is really tough. I'm picking books that are both long time favorites and ones I go back to again and again.
1) Moonshot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton - This isn't the best book about the Apollo program but it's my favorite - probably because it's told by Shepard and Slayton...two men as inside as it gets without actually flying Apollo missions.
2) Harry Potter by JK Rowling - For sentimental reasons, for the story telling, and for the years of excitement and anticipation.
3) Corduroy by Don Freeman - It's possible this is my favorite book. Corduroy's been sitting on that shelf just waiting for a little girl named Lisa who'll love him as much as he'll love her. The art and the story still melt my heart.
Three books you could read again and again without growing weary of it:
1) Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer - Krakauer takes you right there into the harrowing plight of the climbers on Everest. Each time, it feels like I read the book in one breath.
2) Harry Potter by JK Rowling - for all the reasons noted above
3) Moonshot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton - One of the reasons it's a top 3 favorite is because I'll never tire of reading it.
Three books you've read or are reading recently:
1) Einstein by Walter Isaacson - This is my favorite book of 2007. Coming in at more than 700 pages, it looks like a daunting read but, written by Isaacson, it's accessible, engaging, and an incredible portrait of Einstein as a man and a revolutionary genius. I highly recommend this book.
2) Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - This book is all about searching for yourself whether it's in Italy, India, Indonesia, or Indiana. Again, I can't recommend this book enough. It's changed the way I look at my days and is forcing me to evaluate what I really need out of my time here.
3) The Elegant Universe by Brian Green - It's all science but also accessible and totally worth the time investment if you have any interest in understanding how physics shapes the world.
Three books that you'll read soon:
1) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - Everyone I know who's read Meyer's series has devoured it and then raved about it. I'm a skeptic but who knows? Perhaps a future post will be my own glowing review.
2) World War Z by Max Brooks - This comes on the recommendation of a co-worker and it's the world's battle against a zombie threat.
3) Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson - This book has been sitting on my shelf since it was first published in 2004. I never gave it a shot but, on the strength of Einstein, I'm going for it.
And one special, fetish book that you'd keep with you all the time:
ONE?? ONE? I have no idea. Narrowing down the other categories to three was hard enough. Today, though, I'd say The Elegant Universe. It's dense and engaging and, if it was the only thing I had to read, would be guaranteed to always make me think.
Now I'm off to bed. It's way past my bedtime.
Name...
Three books that have marked your childhood...
1) Charlotte's Web by EB White - I read this book for the first time in 1st grade. It's been a definitive favorite every since. Who doesn't love Fern and Charlotte and Wilber? "Some pig!"
2) The Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary - I identified with Ramona like no other character in my childhood. The Nosmo King. Her stomach flu. Beezus. Howie Kemp. Despite her antics (or maybe because of them), as a little girl, I wanted to be Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (and on).
3) A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry - There weren't many books that addressed death from the perspective of a kid and this book was it for me. At the time, I don't think I realized why I read it over and over again but it meant an awful lot to me during some critical years.
... and your teenagehood:
1) Escape from Sobibor by Richard Rashke - I first saw the film version of Escape from Sobibor. I remember watching it with my mother, in horror, and immediately borrowed the book from the library. The story of Sobibor was terrifying and haunting and made a lasting impact on my relationship with Judaism and my heritage.
2) Chances by Jackie Collins - This is embarrassing but true. I went through an intense Jackie Collins phase in middle school but, to be quite honest, I was a teenager looking to read about sex and Jackie Collins delivered.
3) 1984 by George Orwell - We read this in English class and I loved this book at a time when I hated most of what my teachers made me read.
Your three favourite books (only 3, even if it's hard!):
This is really tough. I'm picking books that are both long time favorites and ones I go back to again and again.
1) Moonshot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton - This isn't the best book about the Apollo program but it's my favorite - probably because it's told by Shepard and Slayton...two men as inside as it gets without actually flying Apollo missions.
2) Harry Potter by JK Rowling - For sentimental reasons, for the story telling, and for the years of excitement and anticipation.
3) Corduroy by Don Freeman - It's possible this is my favorite book. Corduroy's been sitting on that shelf just waiting for a little girl named Lisa who'll love him as much as he'll love her. The art and the story still melt my heart.
Three books you could read again and again without growing weary of it:
1) Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer - Krakauer takes you right there into the harrowing plight of the climbers on Everest. Each time, it feels like I read the book in one breath.
2) Harry Potter by JK Rowling - for all the reasons noted above
3) Moonshot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton - One of the reasons it's a top 3 favorite is because I'll never tire of reading it.
Three books you've read or are reading recently:
1) Einstein by Walter Isaacson - This is my favorite book of 2007. Coming in at more than 700 pages, it looks like a daunting read but, written by Isaacson, it's accessible, engaging, and an incredible portrait of Einstein as a man and a revolutionary genius. I highly recommend this book.
2) Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - This book is all about searching for yourself whether it's in Italy, India, Indonesia, or Indiana. Again, I can't recommend this book enough. It's changed the way I look at my days and is forcing me to evaluate what I really need out of my time here.
3) The Elegant Universe by Brian Green - It's all science but also accessible and totally worth the time investment if you have any interest in understanding how physics shapes the world.
Three books that you'll read soon:
1) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - Everyone I know who's read Meyer's series has devoured it and then raved about it. I'm a skeptic but who knows? Perhaps a future post will be my own glowing review.
2) World War Z by Max Brooks - This comes on the recommendation of a co-worker and it's the world's battle against a zombie threat.
3) Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson - This book has been sitting on my shelf since it was first published in 2004. I never gave it a shot but, on the strength of Einstein, I'm going for it.
And one special, fetish book that you'd keep with you all the time:
ONE?? ONE? I have no idea. Narrowing down the other categories to three was hard enough. Today, though, I'd say The Elegant Universe. It's dense and engaging and, if it was the only thing I had to read, would be guaranteed to always make me think.
Now I'm off to bed. It's way past my bedtime.
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