I’ve been tagged by thetimetrick who is totally awesome
Rules: In a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. Tag [some] friends, including me, so I’ll see your list. Make sure you let your friends know you’ve tagged them.
before I start, (and since timetrick tagged three) I'll tag misskittenwitch, greatdistractions and star-vault-ofthe-heavens (:
I'll not put down LOTR stuff, I think that goes without saying. So, in no particular order other than what came to mind first:
War Horse - Michael Morpurgo
Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo (again. yeah shush it's amazing)
The Wish List - Eoin Colfer
After the Golden Age - Carrie Vaughn (if you've ever liked superheroes, read this. I promise it's amazing.)
Thief of Time - Terry Pratchett (this isn't my favorite Discworld book, nor was it my first, but it was the first one I thought of. I always wanted to be Susan when I was little. Also Truckers/Diggers/Wings and The Carpet People. I wanted to quote something from it, but the truth is that the whole book may as well be one big quote. I'll stick with the first one that came up on goodreads. “Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”)
Coraline - Neil Gaiman (I will say nothing of this but that it is terrifying. I don't care if you've seen the movie, or read the graphic novel. It doesn't hold a candle to the book.)
The Old Kingdom Series - Garth Nix (did somebody say badass female protagonists who don't have time for your male plot devices omg I just have so many feels)
My Swordhand is Singing - Marcus Sedgewick (so I saw this at the airport while I was looking for a book to read on the plane, and it was the cover that jumped out at me first. and then I thought, "ugh, vampires again?" but it pulls from early 17th century vampire stories and the book is just ...eerie. It's creepy and it's jumpy and it's one of those books you just can't put down even though you're afraid to turn the page. I need to read it again.)
The Nightmare of Black Island - Mike Tucker(this one's actually a Ten and Rose Doctor Who novel, but it's wonderfully eerie, and the beginning put me so on edge that I had to put the book down for a few minutes before I could dive into the warmth of the TARDIS, away from the bleak Welsh coastline and wicked fishhooks and terrifying monsters in the dark. Also there's a bunch of Jabberwocky references in it that I love to pieces. Tucker absolutely nailed the essence of both the Doctor and Rose - the Doctor's first line is (talking to a light on the TARDIS console) 'What are you flashing for? You're not meant to flash. If I'd wanted you to flash I'd have put you somewhere more obvious, more flashy.")
Cathy's Book - Jordan Weisman, Sean Stewart & Cathy Brigg (this was really cool and interactive and stuff. also woc. it's been a long time since I read it, so I don't remember much - just that I liked it when I was younger)
And now my cat is making sad abandoned noises outside my door so I'm gonna go play with him.
