100 things... Books that define you
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herumtreiberI found this meme on the web:
Each person suggests up to five books that would define them; that is, by reading them you would get a sense about them. What books would you suggest, that tell something about you? Explain a little about why you picked the book.
Challenge: Define yourself by books
1. The door into summer by Robert A. Heinlein. The book deals with twists in time-travel and Heinlein made some shrewd guesses about the future, but he also writes about a feline. This book should tell you how I feel about cats :)
2. Falling free by Lois McMaster Bujold. The book is about people genetically designed to work in space. I read the serial in Analog and loved how the author wrote the characters, showing their physical limitations but also their inner strength.
3. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. I love how Cervantes writes Quixote and Sancho, full of flaws but also heroic; the way he so deftly mixes comedy and tragedy. How he made me laugh at Don Quixote and cry with him.
4. The three musketeers by Alexander Dumas. I enjoyed reading the enmity become friendship of the guys, their adventures and rivalry. I choose it because of the plot woven around the intrigues of the French court; I love the mix of politics and passion.
5. Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser. I liked the way Ms Fraser wrote the woman, embedded in her historical context. It is a nuanced portrait that describes Mary's weaknesses but also strengths. This should tell you why I love history.
Each person suggests up to five books that would define them; that is, by reading them you would get a sense about them. What books would you suggest, that tell something about you? Explain a little about why you picked the book.
Challenge: Define yourself by books
1. The door into summer by Robert A. Heinlein. The book deals with twists in time-travel and Heinlein made some shrewd guesses about the future, but he also writes about a feline. This book should tell you how I feel about cats :)
2. Falling free by Lois McMaster Bujold. The book is about people genetically designed to work in space. I read the serial in Analog and loved how the author wrote the characters, showing their physical limitations but also their inner strength.
3. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. I love how Cervantes writes Quixote and Sancho, full of flaws but also heroic; the way he so deftly mixes comedy and tragedy. How he made me laugh at Don Quixote and cry with him.
4. The three musketeers by Alexander Dumas. I enjoyed reading the enmity become friendship of the guys, their adventures and rivalry. I choose it because of the plot woven around the intrigues of the French court; I love the mix of politics and passion.
5. Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser. I liked the way Ms Fraser wrote the woman, embedded in her historical context. It is a nuanced portrait that describes Mary's weaknesses but also strengths. This should tell you why I love history.
