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[madbaker]

Rules: 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. Pass it on like the virus it is.

1. Starship Troopers, Robert A Heinlein -- the book that launched me on SF
2. Amber series (the first five, anyway), Roger Zelazny -- I read these nearly right after #1
3. The Hobbit / LOTR, JRR Tolkien -- I used the night light for a week after reading.
4. Amphigorey, Edward Gorey -- critical in developing my sense of humor.
5. Charcuterie, Michael Ruhlman
6. Memory, Lois McMaster Bujold -- I think her best book
7. The Phantom Tollboth, Norton Juster
8. The Chronicles of Prydain, Lloyd Alexander
9. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (or Dog--- A-- as my copy says)
10. On Stranger Tides, Tim Powers
11. The Demon Princes, Jack Vance
12. Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss
13. Ender's Game (the short story), Orson Scott Card -- the short story is far more effective. Spare, sparse, and devastating.
14. Midnight at the Well of Souls, Jack Chalker
15. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco

What I'm reading: none of the above.

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[badfae.livejournal.com]

The Phantom Tollbooth is one of my perpetual favorites, and I'm always glad to see someone else who enjoyed it :)