Today’s question was suggested by Barbara:

Do you think any current author is of the same caliber as Dickens, Austen, Bronte, or any of the classic authors? If so, who, and why do you think so? If not, why not? What books from this era might be read 100 years from now?

This is a tough one. I haven’t read every author out there. I can say from what I have read there isn’t too many I would think will be read 100 years later. There are some but off the top of my head I cant think of anything exact I know there are some. This is certainly a touchy subject some stay only with the classics but we all have to remember the classics weren’t classics when they came out. So only time will tell what will be classic 100 years from now.

What’s the most serious book you’ve read recently?
(I figure it’s easier than asking your most serious boook ever, because, well, it’s recent!)

I think that would be Order of the Phoenix, any book that deals with Death is serious to me. Or Memories of Magdalene since its a religious theme. I try to not read to many serious ones in a row because they do tend to be depressing. Like the book club I so lovingly called the “Debbie Downer” book club.

One of my favorite sci-fi authors (Sharon Lee) has declared June 23rd Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers Day.

As she puts it:

So! In my Official Capacity as a writer of science fiction and fantasy, I hereby proclaim June 23 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Day! A day of celebration and wonder! A day for all of us readers of science fiction and fantasy to reach out and say thank you to our favorite writers. A day, perhaps, to blog about our favorite sf/f writers. A day to reflect upon how written science fiction and fantasy has changed your life.

So … what might you do on the 23rd to celebrate? Do you even read fantasy/sci-fi? Why? Why not?

Well no offense meant to the genre and those who enjoy it, but it’s not my usual genre. There are a few small exceptions in the classic works that fall into that genre. But as for anything modern, I am not a Sci-Fi reader. So on the 23rd I will not be celebrating it. However, perhaps I will make it a book celebration day for myself and hold a little read a thon.

There are certain types of books that I more or less assume all readers read. (Novels, for example.)

But then there are books that only YOU read. Instructional manuals for fly-fishing. How-to books for spinning yarn. How to cook the perfect souffle. Rebuilding car engines in three easy steps. Dog training for dummies. Rewiring your house without electrocuting yourself. Tips on how to build a NASCAR course in your backyard. Stuff like that.

What niche books do YOU read?

My niche book is book’s about clicker training. For horse’s and dog’s.

“This can be a quick one. Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.”

1. Trinity

2. The Black Stallion

3. The Naked Duke

4. Mozart’s Sister

5.Once upon a Fling

6. Twilight

7. Eclipse

8. The Last wife of Henry VIII

9. The Constant Princess

10. Katherine

11. The first Princess of wales

12. Good Grief

13. Shoot the Moon

14.The devil’s necklace

15. Huck Finn

In the perfect follow-up to last week’s question, as suggested by C in DC:

Is there a book that you wish you could “unread”? One that you disliked so thoroughly you wish you could just forget that you ever read it?

That’s a tough question. I don’t think I have ever read a book that I hated so much I wish I could unread it. If I ever disliked a book that much I would just stop reading it. Now that being said, I honestly did not enjoy when I had to read Moby Dick for school. That was not one of my favorite reads to be sure. So I guess that would qualify?