Sunday, October 09, 2005

My favourite Book list?

I wanted to put this in my profile, but I had a large list, and I felt the need to share. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but an on the spot list, and they're not in order of which is MOST favourite, but only ones I like/recommend. I've forgotten tons of books that I've read, so keep that in mind. So, by genre:


Fantasy
1)The Finovar Tapestry by Guy Gaveriel Kay
2)The Wizard of Earthsea Trilogy by Ursual Le'Guine
3)The Sword of Knowledge by Mercedes Lackey and some other unimportant people. Read Mercedes Lackey. She roxors.
4)The Dark is Rising Series (If you haven't read this yet, you are OFFICIALLY being commanded to. Right. Now.)

--and possibly the Wheel of Time series, as long as Robert Jordan doesn't croak before he finishes it. (WRITE FASTER DARN YOU!!)

Romance/Teen and Child Fiction:
1) Bridget Jones' Diary Series
2) Anything by Louise Rennison, particularly "On the Bright Side, now I'm the girlfriend of a Sex God" and "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging" The British appendix in the back of these things will kill you. Absolutely hilarious, and a good intro to Brit teen culture.
3)The 3 NBs of Dorian Gray- I don't know HOW this book did NOT recieve every single award that children's literature hands out. Best writing I've read in a long time. It's fun to read at the beginning. A must read, in my opinion.
4)The Complete Winnie the Pooh Series by A.A. Milne. (A canadian writer that certainly deserves more recognition for how good and engaging the poetry is.)
5)A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (The movie, while beautiful and I loved it, simply doesn't do this series justice in its level of Unfortunated-ness)


Mystery
Ahem, anything NOT by Dan Brown. Thank you.
(Can't find the names of my favourite mystery authors right now, unfortunately. Grr.)

Classic-
1)Moby Dick (Although I'm not finished yet)
2)Fifth Business
3)The Canterbury Tales
4)Sons and Lovers (Although it still creeps me out)
5)1984 (Same as above)
6)Gulliver's Travels
7)Through the Looking Glass/Alice in Wonderland

Favourite Poems:
1)The Jabberwocky (Lewis Carroll)
2)Hope (Emily Dickinson)
3)The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Coelridge)


I invite comments on what you think I should read next. I would love to hear more about what other people are reading that is good.

1 comment:

Brennan said...

Uh....

I am afraid.

Very afraid.

And...slightly intrigued.

Is there the possibility of a poor actor's wage?

Although, really, hanging out with Eva is its own reward. =)