Incipient FB meme - this should propagate through to there, though. No idea if it's catching on on LJ, though. I'm very out of touch.
This, for me, is a rough list in order of most-reread-ness. If you took the position in reverse order, it's about how many times I've reread them, very roughly - so a good dozen-plus times for the top handful, down to at least once or twice at the bottom.
Destructions:
Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me. (To write a note, go to your profile page and click on Notes, then click on "Add a Note")
1. The Hitch-Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
2. The Dark Side of the Sun - Terry Pratchett
3. Strata - Terry Pratchett
4. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
5. Red/Green/Blue Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson
6. Life Before Man - Spinar & Burian
7. Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig
8. The Lord of the Rings – J R R Tolkien
9. Neuromancer – William Gibson
10. Eon – Greg Bear
11. Zodiac - Neal Stephenson
12. Dune – Frank Herbert
13. Gaia: a new look at life on Earth - James Lovelock
14. A Bike Ride - Anne Mustoe
15. Silent Spring - Rachel Carson
This, for me, is a rough list in order of most-reread-ness. If you took the position in reverse order, it's about how many times I've reread them, very roughly - so a good dozen-plus times for the top handful, down to at least once or twice at the bottom.
Destructions:
Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me. (To write a note, go to your profile page and click on Notes, then click on "Add a Note")
1. The Hitch-Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
2. The Dark Side of the Sun - Terry Pratchett
3. Strata - Terry Pratchett
4. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
5. Red/Green/Blue Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson
6. Life Before Man - Spinar & Burian
7. Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig
8. The Lord of the Rings – J R R Tolkien
9. Neuromancer – William Gibson
10. Eon – Greg Bear
11. Zodiac - Neal Stephenson
12. Dune – Frank Herbert
13. Gaia: a new look at life on Earth - James Lovelock
14. A Bike Ride - Anne Mustoe
15. Silent Spring - Rachel Carson