Book Blogger Appreciation Week 2016 is hosted by Ana, Andi, Heather, and Jenny at The Estella Society. It’s a week dedicated to celebrating the hard work, dedication, and love we put into book blogging, and to nurturing the connections and sense of community we’ve been so lucky to find through it. Each day of the week has a dedicated theme/blogging topic.
Day 1: Introduce yourself
by telling us about five books that represent you as a person or your interests/lifestyle.
I’m going to tweak my BBAW introduction just a bit by combining it with my response to the “Beautiful Blogger Award” I recently received from Helen at Helen’s Book Blog. It’s been ages since I had one of these, and it seems fitting that it coincides with BBAW’s triumphant return! Here’s how it works:
- Say who nominated you for the award and link back to their blog (done)
Give 7 random facts about yourself (see below)
Nominate 7 bloggers
As for the last item: If you’d like to play along and share 7 random facts, please consider yourself nominated!
- I have lived in California for almost 14 years, which is the longest I’ve lived anywhere. I’ve also lived in New York (twice, City and Upstate), Connecticut, Florida, and Tennessee.
- I was living in Connecticut when I became a reader. My reading obsession during my elementary-school years was anything by, or about, or related to Louisa May Alcott.
- Young-adult fiction emerged as a distinct category during my middle- and high-school years in Florida, and I gobbled up topical, contemporary novels by authors like Norma Klein, Judy Blume, and M.E. Kerr.
- My son was born while I was a full-time college student. My reading during those years alternated between business textbooks, Dr. Seuss, and borderline-trashy novels that could be stuffed into my backpack.
- During the 1990s, I was living in Tennessee and an unofficial member of Oprah’s Book Club.
- My reading preferences have shifted more and more toward nonfiction since the turn of the 21st century.
- That said, The Book I Think Everyone Should Read is a novel: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. Let me tell you why I think so.
Happy Book Blogger Appreciation Week, everyone!
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Ooooh The Sparrow is SUCH a good book. I need to go check out that post. If you’ll excuse me…
You are excused, but it sounds like you don’t need convincing! 🙂
Blog awards! Fun. And fun facts.
With the return of BBAW and blog awards, it’s like a whole week of Throwback Thursdays!
Oh The Sparrow! I have had that on my shelf for years and years and have not picked it up…..I’m not even sure why. I will definitely move it up!
Please do! You’re in for an experience.
I love the way you’ve evolved as a reader.
Thanks! I like being able to look back and see that I actually have. 🙂
I second third and fourth the recommendation to read The Sparrow. Lovely book. Happy BBAW!
Happy BBAW, and thanks for the backup!
I loved THE SPARROW and it was so very different from anything I’d ever read before. Loved your 7 things…
Thanks! It was kind of a cheat, but it did serve the “introduction” purpose.
Ah, The Sparrow! I’m so glad I participated in the RAL with you all! I was just mentioning that book the other day on my blog and remembering all the feels. Seriously. One of the most emotional books I’ve ever read.
I’m glad you were part of that readalong too! When I link back to it, it’s kind of bittersweet to realize mine is the only one of the hosting blogs that’s still chugging along (Heather’s retired, and Rebecca has moved on to much bigger things!), but it was a great project.
I’m not sure I’ll ever be done doing that. And I’m probably due for another re-read. come to think of it.
Someone else mentioned The Sparrow too. I must check it out.
Yes, you must. It’s pretty amazing.
I’m in CA too! I believe you about the Sparrow. I know I will love it! I’ve known that for years but still haven’t read it.
Always glad to know another California book blogger–thanks for stopping by!
The Sparrow was one of the most intense reading experiences I’ve ever had. I have been meaning to do a reread ever since, but I keep thinking, no, no, I don’t want something quite that intense right now. :p Did you read the sequel? Was it any good?
The sequel is good, but I don’t like it as much. And The Sparrow is just as intense on a re-read–maybe even more, because you know what’s coming.
The Sparrow has been on my to-read list for a while, but I know it can be an intense read so I think I’m subconsciously waiting for a “good time” to read it or something, which is silly.
I’m not sure there is a “good time,” but if there is, I hope you find it before too long!
Okay, The Sparrow goes on my list! I’m pretty sure I missed the whole YA thing generationally, but I read YA now. I did used to read teen romances by the dozen. I have fond memories of these rather formulaic novels that are probably out of print now. Overall moral of the stories: go with the boring guy! He’s the nice one…..
It takes some of us a LONG time to understand that moral, doesn’t it :-)?