What are your five favorite books, and why?
Well, the Bible is hardly in the same category as other books, because you can't just curl up and get lost in it without having to stop constantly to talk to God about what he's saying and how it affects you. So, I won't list it in my top favorites...
I've been a Narnia fan since I was a girl, The Horse and His Boy is my favorite: the settings, Shasta, Arvis, and the horses are good friends, and a journey makes an ideal story.
I wore out my Alan Lee illustrated edition of The Lord of The Rings and had to get a paperback to take around with me. Maybe someday I'll get a book binder to repair the cover of my big hardback because I'm keeping those pictures!
I like Pride and Prejudice a lot, but often start with Darcy's letter as the first part with Elizabeth's messed up family is so uncomfortable.
Beauty, and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley are old favorites of mine. I especially liked how Harry was taller than most men, it helped me settle into my new, extra-large size body as a teenager!
I just passed on my John White books to my own kids. The Tower of Geburrah is great, as is the Iron Sceptre, but The Sword Bearer was always my favorite. Not so fond of the later ones he did, though.
What do you read for pleasure?
Not much. I read Percy Jackson on maternity leave at my daughter's insistence. I recently reread Harry Potter when I had a bad cold, but more often I'm reading to my kids. We use Sonlight because of the amazing literature. Plus, for fun I just finished reading them The Wind in the Willows and am introducing my younger boys to The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald; if you can find the Children's Illustrated edition from the early '80s, the pictures are amazing!
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