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melinda_goodin finally got me.
1. Total number of books owned?
sigh I wouldn't be surprised if it was 2000—or more. And no, none of them are in storage. I have six bookshelves in my one bedroom apartment. I think a visual aid may be in order (since I'm camera obsessive these days):
Visual aid.
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This is my combination dining/office/library area and it's a scandal. In addition to the three and a half bookshelves shown here, I have two more 4x4 bookshelves elsewhere in the room. The books stacked sideways are my TBR books. I stopped counting them at around 400. Please note that behind the TBR books the shelves are full of other books. I am a book junkie. I'd hang my head in shame...but I'm not ashamed.
2. The last book I bought?
I bought four at once. This is why my floors are sagging:
♥ One for the Money (A Stephanie Plum Novel) by Janet Evanovich
♥ Found : The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World by Davy Rothbart
♥ Dead as a Doornail (Southern Vampire Mysteries) by Charlaine Harris
♥ Do You Believe? by Ann Lawrence
3. The last book I read?
Storm Front by Jim Butcher. And I'm about 50 pages away from finishing his Fool Moon. These Dresden Files books are fun.
4. 5 books that mean a lot to me?
As others have said, this is tough and depends on the time of my life...In a way, they all mean a lot to me, even the bad ones, but I'll try to think of 5 that mean a lot to me at this juncture in my life.
♥ Kage Baker's Company series. (Okay, I cheated because that's more than one book, but it's really like one really long novel.) She's funny and profound and earthy and lyrical and a native Californian and I want to be her when I grow up.
♥ The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. It meant a lot to me many years back because it helped me out of writer's block of four years duration.
♥ The Damiano trilogy by R. A. MacAvoy. I'm cheating again, but it's really one big novel. Heartbreaking, beautifully written, sweeping historical fantasy ultimately about the redeeming quality of love. I want to be her when I grow up, too.
♥ A Fine and Private Place and The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle (How can you choose just one Beagle?) Oh, and I so want to be him when I grow up.
♥ Andre Norton's Witch World series. (I'm cheating again!) These books inspired me so much when I was a kid and made me want to write sff and be just like Ms. Andre when I grew up. (Little did I know I would never grow up.)
♥ To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. (Oops, appears I've done six books.) (Greedy.)
5. Tag 5 people and have them fill this out on their ljs:
frigg Have you?
maggiemotley If you're around a feel like it.
sollersuk You've already done a version of this. Want another?
I think everyone else has done this. If you haven't and feel the need, consider yourself tagged.
melinda_goodin finally got me. 1. Total number of books owned?
sigh I wouldn't be surprised if it was 2000—or more. And no, none of them are in storage. I have six bookshelves in my one bedroom apartment. I think a visual aid may be in order (since I'm camera obsessive these days):
Visual aid.
[broken link]
This is my combination dining/office/library area and it's a scandal. In addition to the three and a half bookshelves shown here, I have two more 4x4 bookshelves elsewhere in the room. The books stacked sideways are my TBR books. I stopped counting them at around 400. Please note that behind the TBR books the shelves are full of other books. I am a book junkie. I'd hang my head in shame...but I'm not ashamed.
2. The last book I bought?
I bought four at once. This is why my floors are sagging:
♥ One for the Money (A Stephanie Plum Novel) by Janet Evanovich
♥ Found : The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World by Davy Rothbart
♥ Dead as a Doornail (Southern Vampire Mysteries) by Charlaine Harris
♥ Do You Believe? by Ann Lawrence
3. The last book I read?
Storm Front by Jim Butcher. And I'm about 50 pages away from finishing his Fool Moon. These Dresden Files books are fun.
4. 5 books that mean a lot to me?
As others have said, this is tough and depends on the time of my life...In a way, they all mean a lot to me, even the bad ones, but I'll try to think of 5 that mean a lot to me at this juncture in my life.
♥ Kage Baker's Company series. (Okay, I cheated because that's more than one book, but it's really like one really long novel.) She's funny and profound and earthy and lyrical and a native Californian and I want to be her when I grow up.
♥ The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. It meant a lot to me many years back because it helped me out of writer's block of four years duration.
♥ The Damiano trilogy by R. A. MacAvoy. I'm cheating again, but it's really one big novel. Heartbreaking, beautifully written, sweeping historical fantasy ultimately about the redeeming quality of love. I want to be her when I grow up, too.
♥ A Fine and Private Place and The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle (How can you choose just one Beagle?) Oh, and I so want to be him when I grow up.
♥ Andre Norton's Witch World series. (I'm cheating again!) These books inspired me so much when I was a kid and made me want to write sff and be just like Ms. Andre when I grew up. (Little did I know I would never grow up.)
♥ To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. (Oops, appears I've done six books.) (Greedy.)
5. Tag 5 people and have them fill this out on their ljs:
frigg Have you?maggiemotley If you're around a feel like it.sollersuk You've already done a version of this. Want another?I think everyone else has done this. If you haven't and feel the need, consider yourself tagged.