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apple_pathways ([personal profile] apple_pathways) wrote2011-06-15 11:43 pm
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Book Rec Meme



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:





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! ♥

Reccing

[identity profile] stupid-drawings.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
SUBGENRE: Fantasy
Title: Sabriel (aka Old Kingdom Series)
Author: Garth Nix
Length: three books long, about 1600 pages total
Summary: A young girl discovers her destiny while trying to save her father. She is a necromancer that has to protect the world from an old evil that has been awakened and is escaping death.
Books it's similar to: That's a hard one... Perhaps if Harry Potter and The Hobbit had a daughter...
Why I'd rec it: The world is so wonderful, it takes place around The Wall. One side of the wall has magic and is still a wild place, the other side is basically a 1940's Us or UK. The concept of the magic is that it's ever-present beyond The Wall, but that only certain people know how to grab it and use it.