You Are Apple Pie |
 You’re the perfect combo of comforting and traditional.You prefer things the way you’ve always known them.You’ll admit that you’re old fashioned, and you don’t see anything wrong with that. Your tastes and preferences are classic. And classic never goes out of style. Those who like you crave security. People can rely on you to be true to yourself – and true to them. You’re loyal, trustworthy, and comfortable in your own skin. And because of these qualities, you’ve definitely earned a lot of respect. |
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Suggested by: Superfastreader: Books and films both tell stories, but what we want from a book can be different from what we want from a movie. Is this true for you? If so, what’s the difference between a book and a movie? I like comparing books and the movies they’re based on. Usually I’m a little disappointed that they left something or other out of the movie, but I understand they can’t include everything. What I really don’t like is when they completely change an event or character from the original story. I really didn’t like how they changed Faramir’s character in Lord of the Rings, for instance. It was a small change, but I hated it because I always admired his character in the book. Occasionally the movie is better than the novel. I like books for the development of the characters, and movies for action and scenery. So glad David Cook won. Click HERE to see the winner announced. Then watch him with ZZ Top.
I really liked this one, especially Dobby. He’s such a great character — it’s a shame he had to be left out of the movie. I loved those parts! Snuffles? Next up is Order of the Phoenix. That one was my favorite movie, so I’m really looking forward to finding out all the details in the book. Hugo Award, 2001
The challenge for Book Awards II will be slightly different. First of all, it will last for 10 months instead of 12. Since we had over 100 participants last time, there wasn’t room for everyone on the blog site due to blogger’s limitation of only 100 contributors. Taking off those two months will allow me to clean up the site and set up the next challenge. On July 15th, I’ll be deleting the participants from the first challenge UNLESS you’ve signed up for the new challenge. Your reviews won’t be deleted, you just won’t be able to post at the blog site anymore. For the other differences, I’ve listed the rules below. Rules:
I’ll choose 10 from the following:
Melanie Jones of The Columbia Spectator is writing a weekly review on Thursdays called the 50 States of Literature. She is giving “a list of 50 books that we think capture the essence of each state, all while telling a great story along the way.” So far she’s written about books for twelve states (click on the title for her review):
What do you think of her choices so far? Of those listed, I think To Kill a Mockingbird and Peace Like a River are perfect. I didn’t care at all for Plainsong, but I could have been biased because the setting of the book is in northeastern Colorado where I grew up. I liked a few aspects of the book, but overall was underwhelmed.
For more ideas for each state, another good resource is Bonnie’s Book around the States. |
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Which cover do you prefer? I strongly prefer the UK version (the one on the left) as the US version doesn’t seem to fit the outcome of the story now, does it?
Is there a particular book you think embodies the essence of your state?