1. One book that changed my life: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. If you haven't read this book before, go to the bookstore and buy it. Today. So good.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: The Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. If you haven't read this one, do it. It's even better than the movie, but I think the movie (with Winona Ryder) is really good.
3. One book you would want on a desert island: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It took me about 2 months to read this book because it is ENORMOUS, so it'd be good to pass the time on a desert island and whenever I would read it, I'd escape inside of it. Very well done.
4. One book that made you laugh: I really can't think of a humorous book I've read! I guess I like the more serious reads. But, I laugh hysterically when I read BigMama's blog and The Meanest Mom's blog.
5. One book that made you cry: Lucky by Alice Sebold. It's a memoir about when she got raped in college. The first chapter had a serious effect on me. I sobbed like a baby.
6. One book that you wish had been written: I don't really understand this question. I have no wishes for books. I just like them.
7. One book that you wish had never been written: The Mermaid Chair, by Sue Monk Kidd. Just a horrible book. Ridiculous plot, weak characters, corny. Stupid. I read it because I had read The Secret Life of Bees by the same author and it was really good, so I had high expectations.
8. The book that you are currently reading: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. Stephen gave me this book and another one that goes with it for Christmas. They have the same sort of story plot, but each is told from a different character's point of view. I'm just starting it.
9. One book that you have been meaning to read: Marley & Me by John Grogan. I saw the movie over Christmas break and it was all I could do to keep from moaning in the theater because I was crying so hard.
10. Books you don’t enjoy: Non-fiction. I think they're boring, unless they're written like a story. I tried to read 1776, but it wasn't story-like enough for me.
11. Book you remember as a real page-turner: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Neffeneggar (or something like that). You HAVE to read this book! It's not scary - just weird. But not like bad weird. I really liked it a lot.
12. Non-fiction books you have enjoyed: The Diary of Anne Frank. It reads like a story, that's why.
13. Children’s books your family has loved: Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss. I love this book because I remember it was the first book I ever read on my own. I remember sitting on the living room couch when we lived in the yellow house in Omaha, in my pajamas, reading it cover to cover all by myself. And then I ran to tell my mom!
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