Six degrees round robin April 27, 2006

Jeanne suggested that we do this again, round robin style. I think it sounds like fun. It’ll be interesting to see the book selections. I won’t be here next week (see my blog for details, if you’re so inclined), so see if you can keep this going for a couple of weeks. Here’s what to do:

I’ll start with a book, then the first person who comments uses my book as inspiration. Each person after that uses the book of the person above as their inspiration. There will be times when there’s an overlap, with two or more people using the same book as their inspiration. When that happens, the next person will have their choice.

I hope that all make sense. If you need it said a little differently, see Jeanne’s comment. Also, not required, but it would be nice if you link to the blog that inspired your book choice.

Since this one needs to go for a couple of weeks, feel free to play more than once!

The first book

I don’t read classics as often as I should, but when I do I usually love them. One of my favorites is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. My husband has a nice collection of leather-bound books, and it’s his special edition of this book that I first read. It made the experience just that much more enjoyable for me. The smell of the leather, the fine gilt-edged pages, the beauty of the prose, the eerie feeling of the tale, all made my first sojourn into this wonderful story that much more special.

Six degrees of booking April 20, 2006

This was suggested by Mary. If you need to, check out Mary’s post to see what she did. Mary, since you already did this one, I think you should do it again with a new group of books. I love this one. Great idea!

Connect any six books in your library to each other by any way you want. One book will remind you of another because the author’s name is similar, a fictional character shows up in someone else’s book, another author is talked about by characters in a book, maybe the same friend recommended both books, or whatever. Your list should be at least six books long. Books from a series count as one entry in your list.

Something nearby April 14, 2006

I’m a day late. Sorry folks. Yesterday was just insane. We haven’t done this one for a while, and last time it was rather fun.

Reach out a hand, and grab the book that is closest to you. Turn to page 231, or pick a page at random if the book isn’t that long. Locate the first sentence of the last paragraph on that page.

1. Type the sentence here:
2. Does the sentence make sense out of context?
3. Does reading the sentence make you want to read the rest of the book? Why or why not?

An interesting character April 6, 2006

This week’s questions were suggested by Kim.

1. Do you have a favorite character(s)?
2. What book/author is he/she/it from?
3. Why do you like this person–what is it about the way he/she was written that drew you to them?
4. Is there something more you would like the author to tell you about them?