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Meme Alert

Thanks, xdpaul, for thinking of me. 😉

1. Do you associate reading particular books with the places you read them or events of the time you read them?

No, not usually. I do remember holing up in my bedroom one afternoon when my husband was out of town and starting to read Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers at 3:30 and not stopping until 3:30 the next morning. Rare and beautiful novel.

2. Do you remember the books you read or do they fade quickly? Or do you remember some better than others? How about remember details like character names, not just overall plot?

I think I’m one of the few remaining people who complete any novel I start whether I like it or not. I will confess it’s getting harder to do. I can leave non-fiction lying half read for years or maybe forever. If I love a novel, it will mark me somehow. I will remember the characters and the scenes that made me smile or laugh or cry. I like a lot of novels, but a book has to touch me to qualify as being “loved”. Those that I like in varying degrees can fade easily or melt into each other unless I have someone to discuss them with after reading them.

There is a chance if I really don’t like a novel, I will remember it for the succinct reasons I didn’t like it, too.

3. Have you ever forgotten you’ve read/owned a book and borrowed/bought it again?

I did do that once with a particular book in a series, thinking it was the new one. Of course when I read the first few paragraphs, I realized I’d bought a duplicate and felt ridiculous.

This is a mere 3 question meme. So . . . the following people can either answer right here or feel free to do so on their own blogs. Oh—sorry, Mark Harbeson, you’ll have to do yours here. Dayle Arceneaux, Kay Day, and Rebecca Luella Miller. Have at it. It’s easy.

Father, thank you for the blessing of friends in all their variations. Thank you for your friendship and fellowship–unequaled in its glory, benevolence, and blessing. Continue to lead me in friendship. May I bless those around me through your Spirit of love and kindness and truthfulness. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

*Please remember Kristy Dykes and her family in prayer during this ordeal.*

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6 responses to “Meme Alert”

  1. Mark Avatar
    Mark

    Nicole, if I had a blog I would have answered this way:
    1. Nope. Most of my books get read on the vanpool while commuting to work, or on airplane rides, and every once a while during a quiet night at home. A cramped, poorly ventilated van seat doesn’t lend itself to nostalgic memories. In fact, I read to distract myself from those particular surroundings.
    2. I remember the details about most of the books I’ve read. I usually remember the ones I liked more than the ones I didn’t. It has to be really bad for me not to finish it, but if I don’t like a book, I’ll generally blitz through to the end as fast as I can so I can move on. My memory does lend itself to storing useless information, however, so I do tend to remember books/movies/songs etc.
    3. Can’t say that I’ve ever done that. I have left home to go to a baseball game and forgotten the tickets, though.

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  2. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Thanks for participating, Mark. Reading on the van. Wow. You must have good concentration skills.

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  3. dayle Avatar
    dayle

    I’ll do it here because it’s short.
    1. No.
    2. Absolutely if it’s the right book. I still remember vividly about 6 books that I consider my favorite. I don’t remember it all. But I do remember the parts that struck me. The parts that made the book powerful for me.
    3. Yes, I’ve bought a couple of Koontz’s books that I had read before but didn’t own anymore.

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  4. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Thanks, Dayle. Yeah, it’s that certain something–a scene, a line, a particular character, a reaction–that either rings so true or nails a thought or deed and makes it profound. Hard to forget.

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  5. Rebecca LuElla Miller Avatar
    Rebecca LuElla Miller

    I’ll answer here, too, since that seems to be the going thing:
    1) Do you associate reading particular books with the places you read them or events of the time you read them?
    No. I read anywhere—library, living room, in bed, outside, in the car. I could never remember where I read what book.
    2. Do you remember the books you read or do they fade quickly? Or do you remember some better than others? How about remember details like character names, not just overall plot?
    I’m a lot like you are, Nicole, about books I don’t like. Sometimes I remember then better than others because I tell people about the things I didn’t like. In the telling, I cement them in my memory.
    The good, really good books I love, I have a general impression, unless I am so moved to re-read them, a very rare event. But those books that I re-read I have some details stick.
    3. Have you ever forgotten you’ve read/owned a book and borrowed/bought it again?
    I’ve definitely forgotten if I’ve read a book–though I can’t give you an example off the top of my head. I don’t generally forget what books I own, even if it has been a long, long time since I’ve seen the book. The frustrating thing is being sure I own a book and looking in vain to find it.
    Becky

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  6. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Thanks for “playing”, Becky. I’ve searched for books I’ve owned, too, only to remember somebody never returned them. 😦

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