Well Mannered Frivolity

This meme has been floating around the blogosphere for a while.  I thought I'd pluck it out for my blog.  Memes are so handy when writer's block has set in. 

One Book That Changed My Life  A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning  by Karen Andreola.  This was one of the first home schooling books I read.  It really puts into words why and how we home educate.

One Book That I Reread  The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher I like to read this book at least once every year or so.  It's just such a wonderful story.  I would love to sit Penelope Keeling's great scrubbed table, warmed by the aga.  Or maybe in the conservatory watching Danus garden. Or in Cornwall with Sophie and Richard.  Or....maybe I'll reread it again now.

One Book I Would Have with me on a Desert Island Primative Wilderness Living & Survival Skills.  Either that or the scripts from Lost.  Hey, sometimes survival is more important than reading!

One Book that Made Me Cry Close Range: Wyoming Stories by E. Annie Proulx.  Yes, this is the Brokeback Mountain book.  Some of these stories made me so sad I would actually say they haunted me.  It took me weeks to get over this book. 

One Book I Wished I Wrote  The Mitford Series by Jan Karon.  Heck, I want to live in Mitford. 

On Book I Wish Had Never Been Written  The Satanic Bible by Anton LeVay.  I'm not linking to this.  You'll just have to find it yourself if you feel inclined.   I have never actually read this book.  The title is a little off putting, don't you think? Bill and I watched a documentary about Hell  on the Discovery Channel (hey, you can't say we're not a romantic couple).  That's where I heard of this book--lest you think I have been dabbling in the dark arts.

One Book I Am Reading Now Jane Erye by Charlotte Bronte  I just finished The Thirteenth Tale.  Jane Erye was mentioned several times, so that made me want to read it. Actually, I never have less than three books going, but Jane is my main book. 

One Book I Am Planning to Read You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manuel for Waist Management by Dr Oz.  I have had this book for at least a month.  It just keeps making it's way to the bottom of the pile. ::Sigh::

Wendy