30 Day Book Challenge, Days 9-13

Harry Potter agus an Órchloch  - Máire Nic Mhaoláin, J.K. Rowling A Game of Thrones  - George R.R. Martin Twilight  - Stephenie Meyer A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography - Stephen Fry Pale Kings And Princes (Spenser, #14) - Robert B. Parker Star Trek Sarek - A. C. Crispin A Meeting at Corvallis  - S.M. Stirling Hitler's War  - Harry Turtledove Exodus - Leon Uris

I think I am caught up now...

 

 

A book you thought you wouldn't like, but ended up loving.

 

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.  That is right.  The very first book.  It took my best friend AGES to get me to start this series, in fact the fourth book was about to come out before I even picked up the copy she had given me.

 

A book that reminds you of home.

 

A Game of Thrones.  A mix of good and bad, happiness and unhappiness and evil plotting family members who would just as soon stab you in the back and screw you over than hug and support you.  If I didn't know better, I would say that GRRM based Cersei on one of my aunts.

 

A book you hated.

 

Twilight.  Although the writing is sub-par, that isn't why I hate it so much... I hate it so much because this moronic twit (Stephanie Meyer) has convinced a population of young and not-so young women that abuse equals love.  That a man who removes a part in your truck so that you cannot go see a friend (because he doesn't like said friend) only does this because he LOVES you... BULLSHIT.  He does it because he is a manipulative, abusive, control freak.

 

A book you love but hate at the same time.

 

It isn't so much a book, but a series- The Song of Ice and Fire Saga by GRRM.  I love it yet I hate some of the characters and I hate what happens to some of them and most of all I hate that GRRM takes so long to put out the next in the series...

 

Your favorite writer.

 

I can only pick one?  NOT FAIR.  I have several, in no particular order I will list the top ten:  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, GRRM, Leon Uris, Diana Gabaldon, Harry Turtledove, Stephen Fry, S.M. Stirling, Robert B. Parker, A.C. Crispin, and Terry Pratchett.