30 Days of Books - Day 10
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Day 10 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. It was my first cyberpunk book, and I wasn't too sure about all the high-tech babble in it. Up until that time, I'd been mostly a horror & fantasy reader. I stayed away from hard-core sci-fi because, honestly, Isaac Asimov bores me to tears. That and I can't do the math or understand anything beyond basic physics. The only above-basic physics thing I fully grasp is the slingshot maneuver (aka, the 'Wile E. Coyote on a Rocket' maneuver).
I read Snow Crash mainly because![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
spyral_weaver73 suggested it to me. "How can you not like a book where the main character is named Hiro Protagonist?" I read it through the first time for the sheer humor - I mean, c'mon... Hiro Protagonist? A bad guy with the words 'Poor Impulse Control' branded on his forehead? Traffic surfing pizza delivery? Then I read it again for the virtual reality world surrounding the characters. The implications of that universe were staggering. They still are - and we're getting closer to living our lives purely online every day. Cloud computing is not a new concept, and I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to it or if it terrifies me. It's amazing to me that I've grasped more about the cloud idea through books like Snow Crash and Mona Lisa Overdrive than I got out of five years of school.
Day 11 – A book that disappointed you
Day 12 – A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 – Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 – Your “comfort” book
Day 16 – Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 – Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 – Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 – Favorite kiss
Day 21 – Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 – Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 – Most annoying character ever
Day 24 – Best quote from a novel
Day 25 – Any five books from your “to be read” stack
Day 26 – OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 – If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 – First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 – Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 – What book are you reading right now?
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. It was my first cyberpunk book, and I wasn't too sure about all the high-tech babble in it. Up until that time, I'd been mostly a horror & fantasy reader. I stayed away from hard-core sci-fi because, honestly, Isaac Asimov bores me to tears. That and I can't do the math or understand anything beyond basic physics. The only above-basic physics thing I fully grasp is the slingshot maneuver (aka, the 'Wile E. Coyote on a Rocket' maneuver).
I read Snow Crash mainly because
spyral_weaver73 suggested it to me. "How can you not like a book where the main character is named Hiro Protagonist?" I read it through the first time for the sheer humor - I mean, c'mon... Hiro Protagonist? A bad guy with the words 'Poor Impulse Control' branded on his forehead? Traffic surfing pizza delivery? Then I read it again for the virtual reality world surrounding the characters. The implications of that universe were staggering. They still are - and we're getting closer to living our lives purely online every day. Cloud computing is not a new concept, and I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to it or if it terrifies me. It's amazing to me that I've grasped more about the cloud idea through books like Snow Crash and Mona Lisa Overdrive than I got out of five years of school. Day 11 – A book that disappointed you
Day 12 – A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 – Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 – Your “comfort” book
Day 16 – Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 – Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 – Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 – Favorite kiss
Day 21 – Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 – Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 – Most annoying character ever
Day 24 – Best quote from a novel
Day 25 – Any five books from your “to be read” stack
Day 26 – OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 – If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 – First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 – Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 – What book are you reading right now?
