book meme

  • Jun. 26th, 2008 at 4:55 AM
book tree
The Big Read estimates that the average adult has only read 6 of the 100 top books they've printed.

Go through the list and bold the ones you've read.
Italicise the ones you WANT to read
Two books removed because they were repeat entries.


1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11. Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12. Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14. Complete Works of Shakespeare I've read about half, and want to read the rest
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20. Middlemarch - George Eliot
21. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams I still haven't read the whole tihng.
26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33. Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34. Emma - Jane Austen
35. Persuasion - Jane Austen
36. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
37. Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
38. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden Hated it
39. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
40. Animal Farm - George Orwell
41. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
42. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
43. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
44. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
45. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
46. Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
47. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
48. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
49. Atonement - Ian McEwan
50. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
51. Dune - Frank Herbert
52. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
53. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
54. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
55. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
56. A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
57. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
58. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
59. Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
60. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
61. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
62. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
63. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
64. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
65. On The Road - Jack Kerouac
66. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
67. Bridget Jones' Diary - Helen Fielding
68. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
69. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
70. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
71. Dracula - Bram Stoker
72. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
73. Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
74. Ulysses - James Joyce
75. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
76. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
77. Germinal - Emile Zola
78. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
79. Possession - AS Byatt
80. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
81. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
82. The Color Purple - Alice Walker HATED it
83. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
84. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
85. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
86. Charlotte's Web - EB White
87. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
88. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I've read most of this, what to read the rest.
89. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
90. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad Hated it
91. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
92. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
93. Watership Down - Richard Adams
94. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
95. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
96. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
97. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
98. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

There were repeated titles in the original list, and I would add these as appropriate alternatives:

99. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
100. Where the Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silvertein

These were clearly left out by accident, anyway.

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meme

  • May. 29th, 2008 at 6:54 AM
Twain
Let's see if I can get this to work.

Copy and paste to your own journal, erase my answers, and add your own.
Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following questions.
They have to be real places, names &/or objects, but nothing made up!
Try to use different answers if the person you got this from has the same 1st initial.
You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.
And Have Fun With It!

1) 4 LETTER WORD: Wind
2) BOY NAME: Ward
3) GIRL NAME: Winifred
4) OCCUPATION: wine seller
5) A COLOR: white
6) SOMETHING YOU WEAR: wing tips
7) BEVERAGE: wine
8) FOOD: wasabi
9) SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: window
10) A PLACE: Wyoming
11) REASON FOR BEING LATE: winged monkeys
12) SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Woohoo!

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meme

  • Mar. 22nd, 2008 at 5:30 AM
grey


You are The Moon


Hope, expectation, Bright promises.


The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.


The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.


What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

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memeage

  • Mar. 2nd, 2008 at 11:31 PM
walking
YES!!!!


<td align="center">You will be famous for writing a national bestseller



You are very observant and tend to be the wallflower at parties. You are intuitive and know just how to communicate everything that you are feeling to those around you.

Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com</td>



I know it's just a meme, but a girl can hope, right?

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heh

  • Feb. 7th, 2008 at 1:02 AM
moon on fire
Well, this seems appropriate for me.



Although, it seems a bit early.

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ha!

  • Jan. 22nd, 2008 at 12:52 AM
pages
You paid attention during 100% of high school!

85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap!

Do you deserve your high school diploma?
Create a Quiz



I will admit that this was not the most difficult quiz I have ever taken. Still, I have to be pleased by the result.

I have also found the coolest source I have ever seen for Valentine's Day cards. Click here and laugh. No, I am not big on schmaltz.

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meme

  • Jan. 6th, 2008 at 2:21 AM
politics
I liked this quiz. It made me think far more than most do.

What is your political ideology?
Your Result: Liberal
 

This quiz has categorised you as a Liberal. You believe in the role of the government to fight poverty, both by means of welfare programs, and economic regulation. You are defined as a progressive in the US, but you are generally favouring of the retention of the current social paradigm.

Social Democrat
 
Communist/Radical Left
 
Libertarian
 
Fascist/Radical Right
 
Conservative
 
What is your political ideology?
Make Your Own Quiz


And, yet, I got the answer I always do.


Edit: and here's the other political meme going around:

84% Dennis Kucinich
82% Mike Gravel
81% Chris Dodd
80% Joe Biden
79% Barack Obama
78% John Edwards
73% Hillary Clinton
73% Bill Richardson
36% Rudy Giuliani
30% John McCain
28% Ron Paul
22% Mike Huckabee
22% Mitt Romney
15% Tom Tancredo
13% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

Yep, I'm a Democrat. And I'm an Obama supporter. He has a chance of winning. He also helped me to believe again. That really is worth something.

And who the hell is Mike Gravel?

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memeage!

  • Jan. 4th, 2008 at 3:45 AM
green necklace
Now this is quite flattering!

The Recipe For thisdaydreamer

3 parts Pizzazz
2 parts Bravery
1 part Fascination

Splash of Genius

Finish off with an olive

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shorter meme

  • Dec. 20th, 2007 at 1:38 AM
Einstein
Ganked from [info]starjourneying (as was the 50 question one).

I know very little about some of the people on my friends list. Some people I know relatively well. I read your journals, or we have something else in common and we chat occasionally. Some of you I hardly know at all. Perhaps you lurk, for whatever reason. But you friended me and I thank you for your interest in my words.

But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself? Any old thing at all, the more trivial and fascinating, the better. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's so and so...they enjoy nose-picking on balmy summer evenings, and have a giant birthmark shaped like a wildebeest on their right buttock."

I'd love it if every single person who friended me would do this. Yes, even you people who I know really well. Then post this in your own journal and see what gems of knowledge appear.

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meme time

  • Dec. 20th, 2007 at 12:42 AM
moonstone necklace
50 ODD Things about you! If you read this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 50 things about your friends, and let them learn 50 things about you!

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memeage

  • Nov. 30th, 2007 at 2:30 AM
masks
The holiday memes are out in force. I loved the way this one turned out.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, thisdaydreamer sent to me...
Twelve secrets reading
Eleven surprises websurfing
Ten butterflies a-beadstringing
Nine beads beadmaking
Eight trees a-daydreaming
Seven books a-surviving
Six icons a-blogging
Five co-o-o-omfortable shoes
Four unexpected discoveries
Three hidden places
Two night owls
...and a kiva in a basic human decency.
Get your own Twelve Days:

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more silly memeage

  • Sep. 5th, 2007 at 3:50 AM
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This one is great. Thank you [info]springrayn for the link.



What will you be caught red-handed doing?

You'll be caught ... Hiding in your roommate's closet</td><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2" align="center" style="font-size: 8pt;">'What will you be caught red-handed doing?'atQuizGalaxy.com</td>
What will you be caught red-handed doing?






What will you be caught red-handed doing?
You'll be caught ... Getting some moonshine from your still
'What will you be caught red-handed doing?' at QuizGalaxy.com



Edited to add this one, because it was the funniest yet:


What will you be caught red-handed doing?
You'll be caught ... Forging David Hasselhoff's signature (for obvious reasons)
'What will you be caught red-handed doing?' at QuizGalaxy.com




Obvious reasons?

I give up. The HTML is just going to have to be screwed up on this one.

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memeage

  • Aug. 23rd, 2007 at 6:01 AM
grey
Because I am just about the last person on LiveJournal to do this:

If you woke up and I was in bed with you, what would be your first thought?

To be honest, I haven't come up with a good answer yet for another journal, but I am curious as to what people would say about me.

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heh, I thought so

  • Aug. 2nd, 2007 at 1:48 AM
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I always get INFP, but I didn't realize how extremely INFP I am. Yikes. Daydreamer, indeed.

Click to view my Personality Profile page

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more memeage

  • Jul. 27th, 2007 at 4:27 AM
forest hall






What kind of witch are you?




You are a Water Witch! The Material Element of Water is at your command. You are always calm, cool, and collected, and are sometimes stoic to the point of being cold and heartless. We know this is untrue as you actually feel more than most other people. You try to go with the flow as much as possible, but you stand up for yourself when you know you have to. Hard to tick off, you rarely use your full power, but when you do, you give the term "Ice Queen" a whole new meaning.Common Powers: Aquakinesis- the ability to create and control water with one's mindCryokinesis- the ability to create and control ice with one's mindGlamour- the ability to cast an illusionEmpathy-the ability to feel what other people are feeling
Take this quiz!








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How did I know I would get this response? I am Pisces through and through.

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most obvious meme ever

  • Jul. 15th, 2007 at 10:16 PM
politics
You Are 0% Homophobic

You're open minded, tolerant, and accepting.
And you're not homophobic in the least :-)


Well, duh. Cat would come back to smack me upside the head if I got any other outcome, as would a couple of people I work with. And more people I used to work with. And just about all of Cat's friends. And all of my real life friends. And just about all of you guys. And....

Yep, any homophobia that my high school classmates tried to instill in me (you know, the ones who made me so sure I didn't want to go to the reunion) is long since dust.

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Coolest. Meme. Ever.

  • Jul. 8th, 2007 at 2:27 AM
metal cats
My Harry Potter Spoiler of Doom is:
Moaning Myrtle writes prize-winning fanfic with help from the Nose-Biting Teacup
Get your Harry Potter Spoiler of Doom


table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellspacing="8"> <tr><td valign="middle"></td><td valign="middle"> My Harry Potter Spoiler of Doom is:
James Bond kills Lucius Malfoy after discovering the lost works of Shakespeare in the attic
Get your Harry Potter Spoiler of Doom </td></tr> </table>

My Harry Potter Spoiler of Doom is:
Hermione is turned into an ice cream cone by Voldemort in a scene which will make you weep for days
Get your Harry Potter Spoiler of Doom

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strange memeage

  • Jun. 24th, 2007 at 9:14 PM
Picasso wine
Online Dating

Mingle2 - Online Dating



Wait, what? My journal? I thought I was pretty tame.

This was based on using the word "crap" three times, "dead" twice, and "asshole" once. These people are stricter than the MPAA.

73%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

Mingle2 - Online Dating



Heh. That makes more sense.

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more memeage

  • Jun. 5th, 2007 at 10:21 PM
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So, thisdaydreamer, your LiveJournal reveals...



You are... 14% unique
(blame, for example, your interest in wfi sucks)
and 6% herdlike
(partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy thunderstorms).
When it comes to friends you are popular. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are keen to please.

Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is conventional.

Your overall weirdness is: 44

(The average level of weirdness is: 27.
You are weirder than 86% of other LJers.)

Find out what your weirdness level is!


86%? Sweet!

This meme was ganked from [info]punkgeezer.

By the way, I used my default icon because the fireflies are finally out! I love fireflies. They are just about the only thing I live about summer.

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meme time

  • May. 18th, 2007 at 3:52 AM
grey
This one is too cute.

<td align="center"> thisdaydreamer --
[adjective]:

Benevolent to a fault

'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com</td>


Ooh, I like this one ever more.

<td align="center"> thisdaydreamer --
[adjective]:

Like in nature to a kangaroo

'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com</td>

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