Thursday 10 November 2011

30 Day Book Talk - Day 10 & 11 Classics



Julie at Angler's Rest is taking part in this meme and I thought it would be a great way to talk more about books. So I am joining in.  I am not sure where it originates but if any of you would like to join in I would love to follow your 30 day book talk.


Here is the schedule



Day 01 – The best book you read last year  
Day 02 – A book that you’ve read more than 3 times 
Day 03 – Your favorite series  
Day 04 – Favorite book of your favorite series 
Day 05 – A book that makes you happy 
Day 06 – A book that makes you sad 
Day 07 – Most underrated book 
Day 08 – Most overrated book  
Day 09 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving 

Day 10 – Favorite classic book See below
Day 11 – A book you hated See below
Day 12 – A book you used to love but don’t anymore
Day 13 – Your favorite writer
Day 14 – Favorite book of your favorite writer
Day 15 – Favorite male character
Day 16 – Favorite female character
Day 17 – Favorite quote(s) from your favorite book(s)
Day 18 – A book that disappointed you
Day 19 – Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 – Favorite romance book
Day 21 – Favorite book from your childhood 
Day 22 – Favorite book you own
Day 23 – A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t
Day 24 – A book that you wish more people would’ve read
Day 25 – A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 – A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 – The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 – Favorite title(s)
Day 29 – A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 – Your favorite book of all time

Catching up on 2 days worth today

Day 10 - Favourite Classic
As an adult I have not read many classics.  This is due to the fact that as a busy mum I really need light reads that I can read with noise around me, or one that I can pick up the thread of the story quite easily.

A favourite classic from my childhood would be The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.  This was in the days before it was fashionable for books to go to the big screen.  I still have memories of how I saw the characters and scenes in this delightful novel.

The one adult classic I do remember quite well is Far From the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy.  I studied it for GCE English Lit at school.


Day 11 - A book you hated.

If I am reading a book and I dislike it, I will give up on it by page 50 or 100 at the most.
The book I would say I disliked rather than hated was 
The Children's Book by A S Byatt  and the reason for disliking it was that I so wanted to love this book but I just could not get on with so many characters on each page.   


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