Book Rec Meme

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How does a book rec meme work?

5 EASY STEPS TO REC SUCCESS:

1. Find the genre/type of book you're looking for in the comments! The following genre/types are listed in alphabetical order:
   
   Chick Lit
   Children's and Young Adult Lit
   Classics
   Contemporary Literature
   Fantasy
   Historical Fiction
   Horror
   Manga, Comics, and Graphic Novels
   Mystery/Detective/Crime
   Non-Fiction
   Romance
   Science Fiction
   Thrillers
   and "Other" (For any genre or type not already listed.)
   
   
2. Click 'reply to this' on the comment with the genre you're looking for. If you're recommending a book, type "RECCING" in the Subject line of your comment. If you're requesting a recommendation, type "REQUESTING".
   
3. Either copy, paste, and fill out the handy forms provided, or describe in your own words the book you're recommending or looking to read.
   
4. Browse the other recommendations that have already been left. Read the rec requests other participants have left, and make suggestions for books you think they might like.
   
5. Share the love! ♥ Copy and paste the following code into your journal to send your friends to the meme:
   
   <a href="http://apple-pathways.livejournal.com/76281.html"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/apple_pathways/pic/000akqeh"></a>
   
   

It's that easy! ;)

Just remember:

* Keep it civil, or suffer the consequences! (Consequences TBD, but may include deletion, bannination, or unsightly rash.)
* DO NOT "Post a new comment"! To keep things tidy, please post all comments as a reply to an existing comment. Misplaced comments will be removed: it doesn't mean you're a bad person. :P
* If you need to ask me something or get my attention, either PM me or post a reply under the "Questions" thread, otherwise I may not see it.

Happy Reading! ♥

Comments

Re: Introductions

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Name/Pseudonym: Amy
But you can call me: ...Amy!
My favorite genres: Historical fiction, fantasy (more contemporary than sword & sorcery), science fiction, contemporary lit; I love anything humorous.
Classic or contemporary?: Both! Though I often feel woefully under-read when it comes to the classics. But I love classic romance! Jane Austen, the Brontes, etc.
Non-fiction?: Yes. Usually if I'm in a slump where I can't find a novel to read, I'll turn to non-fiction. I especially love cookbooks and anything to do with gardening and herbs.
The five books I own I'd save from a fire: The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes, Collected Novels of Jane Austen, my well-worn copy of A Room With a View from high school English, hardcover copy of Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, and...oh jeez. Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger, also owned since high school. (Nostalgia, yo!)
My favorite character(s) from a book: Sherlock Holmes, Elizabeth Bennett, Anathema Device, Hercule Poirot, George Emerson, Faramir, Eowyn, Miss Marple, that tree from The Giving Tree, Ford Prefect, the protagonist from "The Robber Bridegroom"...
Wherein I wax poetic about my love for books: Even as an infant, I preferred my books to all my other toys. I love to read: there's nothing better than a good book! I visit my public library once a week, and I'm always trolling used bookstores. I do find it gets harder to find a good book to read, though: hence this meme!

Re: Introductions

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Anthologies! You cheater genius!

Re: Introductions

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I actually changed the category from "books I would save from a fire" to "books I own I would save from a fire" just so I include the anthologies I own without cheating!

I did, however, stop myself from including box sets. I'm not that shameless! (Even though they're all neatly packed together and could so easily count as one book...)