Every Time Someone Doesn’t DeLurk, A Fairy Dies
Apparently it’s delurking day across the blogosphere. So, are you reading? Are you going to tell me about it? Please do! I’d love a comment from every person who reads.
And here’s what you can say in your comment, because I know I always feel a little dumb leaving a comment that in essence says “I’m alive! And I can read! And type! Yippee!” Tell me two books you really love. They don’t have to be your FAVORITE books (how can one really even choose a favorite book?) but just two that you think are pretty awesome for any reason.
Here are two books I absolutely love:
1) It’s Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong
2) Beauty by Robin McKinley.
Wouldn’t it be so cool if a book post got more comments than a shoe post?
I bought several books this last month with the intention of reading them, but I’ve only read one: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay. It’s great! Next on my “stack” is Kiterunner, I’ll let you know about that one.
Even picking two is going to be really hard! At least you are not trying to make me pick my favorite – that would be impossible!
1) The Time Traveler’s Wife
2) The Fountainhead
I loved:
Atul Gawande’s “Better” and “Complications”
and
eat pray love
Well, you know I’m not a lurker since we chat online nearly every day 🙂 But two of my favorite books of all time are:
1. The Hiding Place
2. Harry Potter (the entire series as one…)
I’m currently reading Wuthering Heights and The Tale of Genji, and I have no complaints.
I’m gonna say….
Why Do I Love These People by Po Bronson and Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo.
Both totally different, yet both quite awesome. 🙂
1-Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, by Brady Udall
2-Enchantment, by Orson Scott Card
Hmmm
1- Tuesdays with Morrie
2- The Life of Pi
Hi Janssen,
Okay, I must admit that I’ve been reading your blog. You probably don’t remember me, but I lived in Alta the summer that you and Bart lived there, right before you got married. Sabrina, Whitney, and Noelle were my roommates (I found your blog through Noelle’s). I totally identify with so many things you say, so I keep coming back to read what you’ve been writing!
It would be impossible for me to choose two favorite books, but two that I really like are East of Eden and The Secret Life of Bees.
PS: It’s only fair that you get to read my blog if I’m spying on yours. Mine’s invite only, so if you have any interest, you can let Noelle know and I’ll send an invite to you.
With so many great ones, it is difficult to choose only two!
1) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
2) The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Good post! I’d have to say “Rebecca” and “The picture of Dorian Gray.”
You already know how much I love Harry Potter series, Twilight series and all those other great books, so I figured I’d pick some more obscure ones.
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Framed
Oooh tough question. I love so many books…
1. What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson
It’s one of my mom’s all time favorites so I read it for the first time in junior high and have probably read it 5+ times since. I pick up new stuff each time. So fantastic. And don’t judge the book by the movie, although I do enjoy the movie as well.
2. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
I had to read this for a class in high school and it was probably the first time I stayed up all night with an assigned reading book just because I was enjoying it so much. I just loved it.
And, because this is my comment and I can:
YA Books I love:
1. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craig
2. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Children’s books I love:
1. But No Elephants by Jerry Smath
2. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
I have no idea what DeLurk or Lurk-ing mean, but I certainly don’t want to goof it up somehow. I might lose my TGM title for good. So many of the books already listed are also favorites of mine, but I’ll add in
1. Little Women
2. Little House on the Prairie series
Did you notice the multiple daughter theme?
Love you sweetie!
Two of my favorites:
Freakomonics by Steven Levitt
Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Patton
Love you girly!
xox
Can I list three? Hee.
1. Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings (this is two but they go together)
2. All Over But the Shoutin’
I’m not a lurker, but you asked a book question and I couldn’t resist.
Only two? Hmmm ….
1. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Why? The author’s lyric use of words and the “coming of age” story line.
2. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Why? I haven’t read anything by this author I haven’t loved. This particular book is just too funny for words. I rarely laugh out loud when I read, but this one got a couple of audible chuckles out of me.
Jannsen, I told you about going to a Shannon Hale book signing back in June. I finally posted a couple of pictures over at my place. You’ll need to scroll down a post to see them. I put them with the review of Austenland.
Two books I love are:
Two-Part Invention, by Madeleine L’Engle
Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri
Delurking….
Sanditon by Jane Austen and Another Lady (not true Austen, but my comfort read nontheless)
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King. (Actually, I adore all her Russel and Holms mysteries but might as well start with no.1)
Okay..stepping out of the lurking closet….
1. Who could possibly not love the entire Harry Potter series…love it!
2.The same can be said for the entire Chronicles of Narnia series
and for a bonus my new love is “The Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follet
Anyway, I just wanted to add that I love your blog! 🙂