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10 BOOKS I'D TAKE WITH ME DURING AN ALIEN INVASION
- Hey, I might actually go with the aliens, if they'll have me!
1. The
Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa
I just recently received a box of all
four Iron Fey books signed by Julie Kagawa because I won a
Twitter contest late last year. I'd definitely pack these books
because getting signed books by authors isn't always the easiest
thing in the world to do. Their value goes up, and it happens to be
one of my favorite book series.
2. My
Kindle by Amazon.com
It makes sense to take a book that
contains hundreds of my digital books so I can take a lot of them
without them taking up space and making things too heavy to carry.
Yes, the zombie apocalypse is yet another reason to get yourself a
Kindle, or some other e-reader device.
3. My
Bleach manga volumes by Tite Kubo
I think I'd eventually feel lost without
my Bleach manga, which is my favorite thing in the wide world.
I really would need to bring the first volume because my version is a
special edition hardcover with the original opening color pages.
Yeah, it's special to me, although it is replaceable.
4. My
High School Year Books
Even if I didn't really care for my high
school years all that much (I don't dwell on them), I still wouldn't
want to abandon those 4 books that are totally irreplaceable and
represent a time period in my life I'll never get back again. On a
disturbing note, I'm surprised they are 20 year old books by now.
5. Trinity
Blood series by Sunao
Yoshida
This
is a series of 7 Japanese light novels that I adore and are no longer
being published in North America, so these are not replaceable, at
least in brand new condition. I really love the bumbling Abel
Nightroad and his unique vampiric traits, plus his relationship with
Esther Blanchet. If only the publishing house had finished publishing
all the books that were actually written, although, sadly, the author died
before he could finish writing all the books he meant to, anyway.
6. The
Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare
I love these books and their beautiful covers, so I couldn't leave them
behind, either. Sure, they're replaceable, but I'd feel wrong about
abandoning them.
7. Devil
May Cry (Volume 1) by
Shin'ya Goikeda
This
one makes me weird, but I'd hate to not include my out-of-print copy
of the first Devil May Cry
Japanese light novel of the video game by the same name. It'd be like
leaving Dante, the protagonist, to burn down with my house and I
couldn't do that to him. Poor guy's been through enough already at
the hands of that insensitive, heartless industry. (Gamers know what I mean....)
8. Charlotte
and Emily Bronte: The Complete Novels
My
best friend bought me this omnibus for my birthday one year, and it's
a very gorgeous hardcover with gold leaf on the outside edges of the
pages.
9. All
Colour but the Black: The Art of Bleach
by Tite Kubo
Here
I go again with the Bleach
stuff (sorry about that), but I bought this art book from a Japanese retailer back when it hadn't been published in North America, yet, so
shipping was like 20 or $30. Besides, it's gorgeous, and I'd probably
want to take my imported Bleach
comic calendars, too, since they set me back around $50 each.
10. The
Pickwick Papers by
Charles Dickens
Just
for the sake of being able to keep a smile on my face and a tear at the
corner of my eye from laughing so hard, I'd need to bring this little
gem along with me, too. It's my favorite book of all time, with so
many tales in it, it should qualify as 3 or 4 books. I can always
count on this novel, although replaceable, to blow me away with its
wit, humor and ridiculous characters. How did you think up these
wacky people, Mr. Dickens?
That's what I'd take with me. What would you take with you?
I'd have to grab my Kindle too! ;)
ReplyDeleteMy Tuesday Memes post
I so wanted to put my iPad on the list! All the books I still want to read are on there. But I was afraid that there would be no power to charge it post-apocalypse...
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about the Iron Fey series! I like my kindle, but I continue to buy print in case of an apocalypse!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Funny confession . . . when I was a kid, I visited Alcatraz. The docent told us that prisoners were allowed to bring 10 books with them. I used to wonder which 10 books I would chose. :) You know, in case I ever committed a heinous crime and ended up in Alcatraz.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely bring The Hunger Games Trilogy, The Mortal Instruments, and The Sharing Knife series (Lois McMaster Bujold).
So if I bring my Nook, do you think the aliens will have a docking station where I can recharge the battery? :)
I personally would leave my yearbooks behind, but I only have like one from junior high since I never bought a high school yearbook. I like to pretend those years never existed; I hated high school and junior high so much.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an interesting topic, but I don't think I could pick! I would fight off the aliens to keep my book collection.
Ashelynn @ Gypsy Book Reviews.
I feel a little ripped off - where's the highschool yearbook pictures?! ;)
ReplyDeleteOther than the classics, I don't think I've read any of those stories...some of the manga looks interesting, though!
The Kindle is a great idea! I also love that you mentioned different manga...love Bleach! The Iron Fey series is one of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteJennifer @ Feminist Fairytale Reviews
http://feministfairytalereviews.blogspot.com/2012/02/top-ten-tuesday-14-books-id-save-during.html
I'm seeing the Kindle idea on lots of peoples lists. I have to agree it's a good idea.
ReplyDeleteLOL, I feel like you're cheating by bringing along a Kindle somehow...plus where would you get the electricity to charge the Kindle when the invasion comes??
ReplyDeleteYay for the Iron Fey. And it'd be great to bring along a Kindle, as long as the battery never runs out.
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