Read. Ctrl+Z.
Booking Through Thursday 5-28-09
Is there a book that you wish you could “unread”? One that you disliked so thoroughly you wish you could just forget that you ever read it?
While I’ve read plenty of horrible books it seems almost wrong to want to desire unreading a book. Call me a traditionalist but the whole idea behind a book is to escape reality. Unreading seems rather… well… pointless then, doesn’t it? There are a few books I wanted to throw across the room and stomp on (and have) but I’m usually good about finishing them so I can rightly say, ‘No, it didn’t get better.’
I also don’t love talking about the books I hate in too public of a forum because there are plenty of people who adore the books I hate and vise versa, I’m sure. So I try to keep my seething hatred opinions to myself about some of these books. However, my close friends will attest to the fact that I do indeed vent that some books are just horrible.
What no links in this post?? I could be crafty and let you know what books I hate… but you can just check my GoodReads for that >.<
Book Virginity – Take 2!
Booking Through Thursday 5-21-09
What book would you love to be able to read again for the first time?
What book wouldn’t I love to read again for the first time… After thinking through shelves upon shelves of books that I’ve read I’m going to fudge my answer a bit and say the Harry Potter series. If you want to split hairs you can pretend I just said Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Philosophers Stone.
Reading HP was like being a kid again. Period. Nuff said. Buh bye.
Ok, but really. Everyone I talk to that’s read them loved them. Even the people who are so-so on the quality of the work, deep down they really enjoyed reading those books.
In fact I might read them again soon. Its been … 8 years since I picked up HP1. The sixth movie, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is due out in July. There’s no way I’ll be able to read all 6 before the movie release but I’ll take the series in baby steps. Though with my reading habits its totally possible that I could have them all read again by that date.
A testament
I was supposed to write a last will and testament as a writing prompt. It was supposed to be funny but it ended up just being rather serious which is… well… boring. Added to the somber note of death, I don’t really care about material possessions. Yeah I’d be bummed if my apartment burned down and I lost everything, but when you get right down to it, its all just stuff.
If my husband was OK I’d be totally fine. He’s really the only thing of mine that’s not replaceable. Oh I know, how sappy, but its true isn’t it? Who cares about the books, the DVDs, the computers, the table, the clothes, the lamps, the coffee cups… its all just stuff. Stuff can be replaced. Even rare stuff like a signed copy of Outlander or my collection of first edition Harry Potter books… it can all be replaced. The cat, the husband, me… those things can’t.
So I guess I’m sending a writing prompt of my own. Who or what in your life is irreplacable?
