I've been tagged by The Contemplator on the book meme.
A book that changed my life:
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. Great book! It helped me to realize that life has to be lived. Scheduling and worrying about everything is not living. Worrying about what other people think about you or your choices is not living.
A book I’ve read more than once:
Janet Evanovich’s One for the Money series, quite a few of Johanna Lindsay’s novels, as well as those by Nora Roberts.
A book I would take with me if I were stuck on a desert island:
The Book of Chuang Tzu translated by Martin Palmer with Elizabeth Breuilly
A book that made me laugh:
Anything by Johanna Lindsay, Janet Evanovich, or Nora Roberts. These are romance novels, but they are full of humor that make me laugh out loud and even make me cry at times.
A book that made me cry:
Diary of Anne Frank and other books I’ve read about the Holocaust. Everything this girl and the others went through breaks my heart. What’s worse is how short a time period it has been since all these things happened.
A book that I wish had been written:
The 7th book in the Harry Potter series. I’ll have to re-read the first six to refresh my memory by the time this one comes out.
A book that I wish had never been written:
All the versions of The Holy Bible. I know that sounds terrible, but if this were “God’s” book, why does it have to have so many translations? It should be what it was with nothing more and nothing less. People should not have added to it or taken away from it over the years. How are we to know the “real” words of God and what man has put in? How can this book be “Holy” when we no longer know what is real and truth and what man has put in to make himself feel or look better over the years?
A book I’ve been meaning to read:
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
I’m currently reading:
Self Matters by Dr. Phil McGraw
Rules of Play by Nora Roberts
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Morrigan’s Cross by Nora Roberts
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Blogs I’m tagging:
Damn It Earth because I’m curious to know what he reads. He keeps me entertained and thinking.
Miranda because I love her blog and get a lot of humor out of it. I’m sure I will from her reads as well.
Manda because I love how much she adores her pugs.
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2 comments:
Holocaust books make me cry, too. I read Night by Elie Wiesel, and it had me in tears.
I think it's interesting, what you said about the Bible. Not something I would've thought you would've said. It is something I agree with, however.
Well, Contemplator, I'm glad I can surprise even those who read my posts on a pretty consistent basis.
Yeah, a lot of people are surprised I think and feel the way I do. Especially since I grew up Baptist and was a "spiritual leader" among my group. Unlike others, though, I questioned everything internally and people didn't realize that or the fact that part of what I questioned and still question is religion.
I also read "Night" and it had me in tears as well. It's amazing the books you remember once you've finished writing a post.
Thanks so much for your comments and support. It has and does mean a lot.
:-)
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