15 books meme

[ellid]

As gacked from celandineb and several others, here are 15 books that will always stay with me. These are the fifteen that came to mind in 15 minutes. Note that unlike many people, mine includes some children's books and a few non-fiction:


1. Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien

2. Gaudy Night - Dorothy Sayers

3. The Feminine Mystique - Betty Friedan

4. Crazy Salad - Nora Ephron

5. Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape - Susan Brownmiller

6. Helter Skelter - Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry

7. The Caves of Steel - Isaac Asimov

8. The October Country - Ray Bradbury

9. Dreamsnake - Vonda McIntyre

10. Deathbird Stories - Harlan Ellison

11. The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri

12. Buddenbrooks - Thomas Mann

13. The Complete Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle

14. The Doorbell Rang - Rex Stout

15. The Black Stallion - Walter Farley

Comments

[persevero.livejournal.com]

1 and 2 are in my top five too (in fact Gaudy Night is on my desk at this moment, as I've been trying to rewrite the punt scene as an SSHG) but of the rest I've only read nos. 3, 9 and 13. Will take the rest as recommendations for my computerless week in the Highlands next month.

[mistress-kabuki.livejournal.com]

I love when folks post up book lists. Gives me some ideas for my summer reading. =)

I will certainly be looking into Helter Skelter (always meant to read that and always forget) and The Feminine Mystique (same).

The Browmiller title intrigues me but I can't find a summary on Amazon. =(