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ermingarden) wrote2021-10-01 02:35 pm
ermingarden) wrote2021-10-01 02:35 pm
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Haunting: Knowledge of Angels
Back in March I posted a book meme by aedh with thirty questions. I did it Tumblr-style, answering questions asked in the comments, but then dolorosa_12 did it journal-style in April, answering one question per day for a month, starting here, and that was so much better! So I've decided to do it again, journal-style this time, throughout October.
1. A book that haunts you
Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh
Knowledge of Angels is a beautifully wrought tragedy. An atheist from a far-off country washes up on a tiny island in the late medieval Mediterranean, where the local cardinal tries to convert him, seeking to spare him from execution as a heretic. Meanwhile, a group of shepherds capture a feral child, and the cardinal hopes to learn from her whether knowledge of God is innate – a question with immense import for the stranded mariner's fate.
The remaining questions:
2. A book that was an interesting failure
3. A book where you really wanted to be reading the "shadow" version of the book (as in, there are traces of a different book in the work and you would have preferred to read that one)
4. A book with a worldbuilding detail that has stuck with you
5. A book where you loved the premise but the execution left you cold
6. A book where you were dubious about the premise but loved the work
7. The most imaginative book you've seen lately
8. A book that feels like it was written just for you
9. A book that reminds you of someone
10. A book that belongs to a specific time in your mind, caught in amber
11. A book that came to you at exactly the right time
12. A book that came to you at the wrong time
13. A book with a premise you'd never seen before quite like that
14. A book balanced on a knife edge
15. A snuffed candle of a book
16. A book you'd take with you while you were being ferried on dark underground rivers
17. A book that taught you something about yourself
18. A book that went after its premise like an explosion
19. A book that started a pilgrimage
20. A frigid ice bath of a book
21. A warm blanket of a book
22. A book written into your psyche
23. A book that made you bleed
24. A book that asked a question you've never had an answer to
25. A book that answered a question you never asked
26. A book you recommend but cannot love
27. A book you love but cannot recommend
28. A book you adore that people are surprised by
29. A book you detest that people are surprised by
30. A book that led you home
aedh with thirty questions. I did it Tumblr-style, answering questions asked in the comments, but then dolorosa_12 did it journal-style in April, answering one question per day for a month, starting here, and that was so much better! So I've decided to do it again, journal-style this time, throughout October. 1. A book that haunts you
Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh
Knowledge of Angels is a beautifully wrought tragedy. An atheist from a far-off country washes up on a tiny island in the late medieval Mediterranean, where the local cardinal tries to convert him, seeking to spare him from execution as a heretic. Meanwhile, a group of shepherds capture a feral child, and the cardinal hopes to learn from her whether knowledge of God is innate – a question with immense import for the stranded mariner's fate.
The remaining questions:
2. A book that was an interesting failure
3. A book where you really wanted to be reading the "shadow" version of the book (as in, there are traces of a different book in the work and you would have preferred to read that one)
4. A book with a worldbuilding detail that has stuck with you
5. A book where you loved the premise but the execution left you cold
6. A book where you were dubious about the premise but loved the work
7. The most imaginative book you've seen lately
8. A book that feels like it was written just for you
9. A book that reminds you of someone
10. A book that belongs to a specific time in your mind, caught in amber
11. A book that came to you at exactly the right time
12. A book that came to you at the wrong time
13. A book with a premise you'd never seen before quite like that
14. A book balanced on a knife edge
15. A snuffed candle of a book
16. A book you'd take with you while you were being ferried on dark underground rivers
17. A book that taught you something about yourself
18. A book that went after its premise like an explosion
19. A book that started a pilgrimage
20. A frigid ice bath of a book
21. A warm blanket of a book
22. A book written into your psyche
23. A book that made you bleed
24. A book that asked a question you've never had an answer to
25. A book that answered a question you never asked
26. A book you recommend but cannot love
27. A book you love but cannot recommend
28. A book you adore that people are surprised by
29. A book you detest that people are surprised by
30. A book that led you home