Book Meme, day 6
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selenak6. The one I always give as a gift.
My first impulse is to say that there is no such thing. Because I regard books as highly subjective and individual gifts. You have to at least have some idea of the taste of the person you're giving the book to, and thus it really varies.
This said, here are two books I've chosen as presents repeatedly:
Tausend Peitschenhiebe: Weil ich sage, was ich denke", which is a collection of Raif Badawi's blog entries translated from Arabic into German. I think there's an English translation, too, by now. Raif Badawi is the blogger from Saudi-Arabia condemned to a thousand lashes, and while this story went around the world, few people knew what he'd actually written, due to lack of familiarity with his language. This collection set out to remedy this somewhat (and also to help providing his wife with something of an income), which is why I both bought it and handed it out as a present.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie, which is still my favorite of his novels. It's one of those books for children which work for any age. I first came across it via a library loan and was so charmed I immediately bought it, and presented it to various younger and older friends.
1. Favorite book from childhood
2. Best Bargain
3. One with a blue cover.
4. Least favorite book by favorite author
5. Doesn't belong to me.
7. Forgot I owned it.
8. Have more than one copy.
9. Film or TV tie-in.
10. Reminds me of someone I love.
11. Secondhand bookshop gem.
12. I pretend to have read it.
13. Makes me laugh.
14. An old favorite.
15. Favorite fictional father.
16. Can't believe more people haven't read.
17. Future classic.
18. Bought on a recommendation.
19. Still can't stop talking about it.
20. Favorite cover.
21. Summer read.
22. Out of print.
23. Made to read at school.
24. Hooked me into reading.
25. Never finished it.
26. Should have sold more copies.
27. Want to be one of the characters.
28. Bought at my fave independent bookshop.
29. The one I have reread most often.
30. Would save if my house burned down.
My first impulse is to say that there is no such thing. Because I regard books as highly subjective and individual gifts. You have to at least have some idea of the taste of the person you're giving the book to, and thus it really varies.
This said, here are two books I've chosen as presents repeatedly:
Tausend Peitschenhiebe: Weil ich sage, was ich denke", which is a collection of Raif Badawi's blog entries translated from Arabic into German. I think there's an English translation, too, by now. Raif Badawi is the blogger from Saudi-Arabia condemned to a thousand lashes, and while this story went around the world, few people knew what he'd actually written, due to lack of familiarity with his language. This collection set out to remedy this somewhat (and also to help providing his wife with something of an income), which is why I both bought it and handed it out as a present.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie, which is still my favorite of his novels. It's one of those books for children which work for any age. I first came across it via a library loan and was so charmed I immediately bought it, and presented it to various younger and older friends.
1. Favorite book from childhood
2. Best Bargain
3. One with a blue cover.
4. Least favorite book by favorite author
5. Doesn't belong to me.
7. Forgot I owned it.
8. Have more than one copy.
9. Film or TV tie-in.
10. Reminds me of someone I love.
11. Secondhand bookshop gem.
12. I pretend to have read it.
13. Makes me laugh.
14. An old favorite.
15. Favorite fictional father.
16. Can't believe more people haven't read.
17. Future classic.
18. Bought on a recommendation.
19. Still can't stop talking about it.
20. Favorite cover.
21. Summer read.
22. Out of print.
23. Made to read at school.
24. Hooked me into reading.
25. Never finished it.
26. Should have sold more copies.
27. Want to be one of the characters.
28. Bought at my fave independent bookshop.
29. The one I have reread most often.
30. Would save if my house burned down.
