Tagged by thatmikeychick...

1)Total number of books owned?
I have absolutely no idea - less than I used to, less than I will in the future.

2) The last book I bought?
The Princess Bride - William Goldman, my book group's selection for May. It's kind of funny how some of the reviewers at Amazon were taken in by Goldman's fictional S. Morgenstern and the country of Florin. Seems like we'd have heard of it, but he's pretty convincing. :)

3) The last book I read?
Fluke, or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings - Christopher Moore
Currently reading - The Jester - by James Patterson (Jeez, does this guy get paid by the chapter? There's one every two pages!)

4) 5 books that mean a lot to me?
a. Under the Sea Wind - Rachel Carson. I think I read this in fourth or fifth grade. My father gave it to me, and the adventures of Scomber the mackerel and Silverbar the sanderling fasicnated me; I wanted to know more. This and a very special teacher in fifth grade are why I choose the career I'm in today.
b. The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle. Given to me by a very special English teacher in High School.
c. Cannery Row - John Steinbeck. Been a really long time since I read it, but since it was loosely based on real life biologist Ed Ricketts, who was Steinbeck's friend, maybe I got a warped view of what being a marine biologist was all about. Along with Tortilla Flats, also a view of life in California during that time period.
d. Lord Foul's Bane; The Illearth War; The Power that Preserves - The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever - Stephen R. Donaldson. Although I loved the epic fantasy of Lord of the Rings, which I didn't want to end, I found series so different from all the derivatives on the shelf that I kept reading, even though the main character, a leper, starts out as being extremely unlikeable, so much so that a few people I've recommended it to could not get through the first 30 pages. Redemption is an important theme to me, though, and ultimately, he is not the only one redeemed. The ending left me in tears, and I wished it hadn't ended. Foamfollower the giant is a character who is in my memory still.
e. The Dragons of Eden - Carl Sagan. Another one I need to reread; it's been a long time. He made science sound like poetry. I liked listening to him too - Cosmos was one of my favorite series on PBS, when it was on. I still listen to the soundtrack.

5) Tag 5 people and have them fill this out on their ljs:

I won't make ya - you can or not as you like. :)

Tagged by thatmikeychick...

1)Total number of books owned?
I have absolutely no idea - less than I used to, less than I will in the future.

2) The last book I bought?
The Princess Bride - William Goldman, my book group's selection for May. It's kind of funny how some of the reviewers at Amazon were taken in by Goldman's fictional S. Morgenstern and the country of Florin. Seems like we'd have heard of it, but he's pretty convincing. :)

3) The last book I read?
Fluke, or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings - Christopher Moore
Currently reading - The Jester - by James Patterson (Jeez, does this guy get paid by the chapter? There's one every two pages!)

4) 5 books that mean a lot to me?
a. Under the Sea Wind - Rachel Carson. I think I read this in fourth or fifth grade. My father gave it to me, and the adventures of Scomber the mackerel and Silverbar the sanderling fasicnated me; I wanted to know more. This and a very special teacher in fifth grade are why I choose the career I'm in today.
b. The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle. Given to me by a very special English teacher in High School.
c. Cannery Row - John Steinbeck. Been a really long time since I read it, but since it was loosely based on real life biologist Ed Ricketts, who was Steinbeck's friend, maybe I got a warped view of what being a marine biologist was all about. Along with Tortilla Flats, also a view of life in California during that time period.
d. Lord Foul's Bane; The Illearth War; The Power that Preserves - The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever - Stephen R. Donaldson. Although I loved the epic fantasy of Lord of the Rings, which I didn't want to end, I found series so different from all the derivatives on the shelf that I kept reading, even though the main character, a leper, starts out as being extremely unlikeable, so much so that a few people I've recommended it to could not get through the first 30 pages. Redemption is an important theme to me, though, and ultimately, he is not the only one redeemed. The ending left me in tears, and I wished it hadn't ended. Foamfollower the giant is a character who is in my memory still.
e. The Dragons of Eden - Carl Sagan. Another one I need to reread; it's been a long time. He made science sound like poetry. I liked listening to him too - Cosmos was one of my favorite series on PBS, when it was on. I still listen to the soundtrack.

5) Tag 5 people and have them fill this out on their ljs:

I won't make ya - you can or not as you like. :)