Lit-divination: What your favourite books say about you...

Vipera aspis atra · Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:49 am

What are your favourite books? No, they do not have to be metaphysically oriented.
And be honest.
And if you don't read, you should read a little. Then come back and tell us what books you like.

I will divine what your favourite books say about you, and your path. This is a fun sort of thread.. we can also discuss what we see in each other based on books of interest, and if that lines up.

I could have made such a thread about films, or music, equally of interest to me and a lot of you, but I am curious about what people are reading and also would like to encourage the act of reading. Not to mention that books inspire a lot of other media, after all...

jezebela · Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:18 am

mine are:

- one day by david nicholls
- the book thief by markus zusack
- the forbidden game by LJ smith
- black dawn by LJS
- witchlight by LJS
- a little princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- the adventures of tom sawyer
- daughter of the empire by raymond e feist
- naruto manga
- radiance by grace draven
- eidolon by grace draven

hope these selections help in your divination for me!

ASTER · Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:18 am

These few books I got in the last 6 month to less then a year. Plus I have Kindle, & Google apps that I regularly read and refresh with new books.
If you click the pictures the titles become more readable.

I am happy to share... and curious about divination on book types too. Thank you so much. Lovely of you and interesting learning curve for me to observe this.

ASTER · Mon Jan 09, 2023 11:51 am

jezebela wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:18 am mine are:

- one day by david nicholls
- the book thief by markus zusack
- the forbidden game by LJ smith
- black dawn by LJS
- witchlight by LJS
- a little princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- the adventures of tom sawyer
- daughter of the empire by raymond e feist
- naruto manga
- radiance by grace draven
- eidolon by grace draven

hope these selections help in your divination for me!

Hi @jezebela , The Book Thief & The Adventure of Tom Sawyers was my favourite books in my teen and young adult years alone with all the books from Jules Verne. I grew up on Hans Christian Anderson & The Grimm brother's stories and Fairytale. Love these oldies..like - The little Match Girl, that transformed me back into that time and era in London, although it's a sad story, but teaches the values of giving to the poor and humbleness. I remember how fast I was reading the story, in hope that someone will buy a Match box from her and helps her to have money for food for Christmas. But the hearts of those people walking on the streets were cold like winter and frozen their hearts of grace out of them, gave them blindness towards the little girl's needs on the street, eventually she spent Christmas Eve outside and was fund dead by Christmas day...with burnt out match sticks, all over her on the ground as she tried to stay warm.

jezebela · Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:41 pm

ASTER wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 11:51 am
Hi @jezebela , The Book Thief & The Adventure of Tom Sawyers was my favourite books in my teen and young adult years alone with all the books from Jules Verne. I grew up on Hans Christian Anderson & The Grimm brother's stories and Fairytale. Love these oldies..like - The little Match Girl, that transformed me back into that time and era in London, although it's a sad story, but teaches the values of giving to the poor and humbleness. I remember how fast I was reading the story, in hope that someone will buy a Match box from her and helps her to have money for food for Christmas. But the hearts of those people walking on the streets were cold like winter and frozen their hearts of grace out of them, gave them blindness towards the little girl's needs on the street, eventually she spent Christmas Eve outside and was fund dead by Christmas day...with burnt out match sticks, all over her on the ground as she tried to stay warm.

nice that we like the same books!

the little match girl story is so sad that i cried. that's reality, and there's nothing i would change in the story. every now and then i read back the story when i run out of ideas to write stories (hmm.. when was the last time i wrote a story???)

Aurum · Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:28 pm

This is very difficult. I can never pick a favourites, I like wide variety of things. But looking into my book collection I can see that my copy of Neil Gaiman's American Gods is practically falling apart from being read a lot and traveling with me to places so I'll pick that. But really, there are so many things I like to read.

Tokala · Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:29 pm

I've probably read thousands upon thousands of books, but I barely, or rarely, if ever, feel any sort of favoritism or emotional attachment. I am grateful for the knowldegse and guidence some of the books I've read give, but that's it.

But if I have to choose favorites:

The Neverending Story
The Missing 411 series
The Unexplained - this one is a book I read before bed as a child. It told allegedly true stories about cryptids. It was like the IRL book of fairy tales with stories of real fairy sightings, monster sightings, Spring Heeled Jack etc...
The Giving Tree - the first book I read when I stepped into a library as a child. I remeber bawling after I read it.
Sailor Moon Manga. I've only read two, but I do love the story, the vibes etc...

shieon · Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:34 pm

When younger it was:
Lord of the Flies (I was obsessed with LotF for some reason)
Kaffir Boy
Papillon

Today:
The Laws of the Spirit World
Deathnote (I reread it over ten times now LOL..I read it in a serialized Shueisha before it was released to the world at the wide scale it's at, it was unlike any work in the magazines to me)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
No Longer Human
Rover Red Charlie (comic book)

Hahaha I didn't think I'd see a theme going on with my list, but I'm seeing it.
Currently I am waiting to get books about Garry Kasparov.

ensa · Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:24 pm

This is a great thread, sharing the love for literature is amazing in itself.

I mostly read comics but the some of the books and short stories I enjoy are the following:
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Martian book by Andy Weir
May Day Eve short story by Nick Joaquin
Monster manga by Naoki Urasawa

HopeFaerie · Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:08 pm

Thank you for offering this, I have always loved reading.

My favorite books are the Lord of the Rings series. Thank you!

Lit-divination: What your favourite books say about you...

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