Dad and Books - a perfect match
DebR on Jun 17 2007 at 1:36 am | Filed under: On the Page, We Are Family, It's a Meme Thing
Since it’s Father’s Day here in the US, I have to share with you one of my all-time favorite photos of my Dad. This was taken by the yearbook staff during one of the many, many, many years Dad spent teaching high school. I’m not sure of the exact year it was taken, but it would’ve been somewhere around the mid- to late-1970’s I think.
I can so see my face in his, which is cool, but the reason I love this photo so much is that I can also see where I get my weird sense of humor when I look at this photo. If you’re not sure what I mean, be sure to check out the title of the book he’s holding oh-so-carefully toward the camera, while pretending to be casual about it.
Happy Father’s Day, Dad! And here’s a little bouquet for you - Poppies for my Pop.
Continuing the theme set in the photo of Dad, here’s a book meme I saw on Gypsy’s blog and thought I’d share. I’m not going to take the time to turn these titles into links. If you want to know more, you should be able to find them. 
It was really hard to choose what to list for some of these, so my answers might be different tomorrow, or even five minutes after I hit “publish” but these are my answers in this moment.
A book that made you cry: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
A book that scared you: Night Chills by Dean Koontz (not one most people would probably think of as overtly scary, but this story gave me nightmares three nights running!)
A book that made you laugh: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
A book that disgusted you: Pet Sematary by Stephen King
A book you loved in elementary school: any of the Trixie Belden books
A book you loved in middle school: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
A book you loved in high school: The Dark on the Other Side by Barbara Michaels
A book you hated in high school: Pilgram’s Progress by…who the hell is that by? Chaucer? Whoever…I detested it. Ugh.
A book you loved in college: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
A book that challenged your identity: ????…I don’t really know that I would say this about any book.
A series that you love: the Eve Dallas “….. In Death” books by JD Robb
Your favorite horror book: Phantoms by Dean Koontz (That one gave me nightmares too…only the second of his books to ever do so. It is far from my favorite of his books, but is probably my favorite of the ones I’d classify as “horror stories.”)
Your favorite science fiction book: The Legacy of Heorot by Niven, Pournelle, and Barnes
Your favorite fantasy book: probably something by Charles deLint, although it’s hard to choose just one….maybe Moonheart, or Trader, or Someplace to be Flying
Your favorite mystery book: The Affair of the Mutilated Mink Coat by James Anderson
Your favorite biography: The President’s Lady by Irving Stone (I actually haven’t read this in years, but I remember loving it when I was younger. I need to try it again sometime.)
Your favorite “coming-of-age” book: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (I don’t know if others categorize it that way or not, but it seems like a coming of age story to me)
Your favorite classic: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Your favorite romance book: Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer
Your favorite book not on this list: I’m not going to say what I always say for favorite book because I’m sick of hearing myself!! So let’s see….how about Ingathering by Zenna Henderson
If you want to do this one too, consider yourself tagged. I hope you’ll leave me a comment and let me know so I can read your answers.
Here’s today’s Daily Art Thang:
“Iceberg” (All photos in this post are clickable)
10 Responses to “Dad and Books - a perfect match”
I can see your face in your dads also. Thats a great picture he looks like a true character.
Hmm… Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. Blech. I, too, was a Trixie Belden fan. Because we moved every 2.5-3 years books were my friends. I read Georgette Heyer too.
I love the photo of your Dad, and those glasses! So stylish in their day!
Wow, a lot of my favorites too. Trixie for sure, Jane Austen of course and not so common on theses lists, Georgette Heyer, one of the first real Romance writers of this century. I loved devil Cub but the Quiet Gentleman was another fav. Off to look for the the James Anderson book, have you ever read the “List of Adrian Messenger” by Phillipe Macdonald? Another great story.
I can definitely see the family resemblance in the face and the humor!
Trixie Belden
Love P&P also.
Hope your new computer comes soon–think of the fun that could be here by 10:30 tomorrow.
I can see SOOOOO much of you in your Daddy’s face!!!
How funny is that picture??? “How to read a book.”
LOLOLOL!!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!
Happy Father’s Day to you. And a hug.
xo
oh i love your Dad’s sense of humor!
Beautiful shots!
I love this picture! The humor is priceless.
I’ve been meaning to read “The Secret Life of Bees”, I’ll have to do that.
Great list Deb!
Oh, and I played too…http://josielle.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/morning-and-a-book-meme/
Thanks, Shaz.
Paula, yes! Bunyan, thank you. It says something that I couldn’t remember the writer and couldn’t be bothered to look it up. Hehehe. (What did Chaucer write? He did some sort of allegory thing too didn’t he? I know I’m going to feel entirely stupid when someone tells me what it is, but I’m drawing a blank.)
Mary Ann, a couple of my other favorite Heyer books are The Grand Sophy and The Inconvenient Marriage (a romance heroine who stutters and has a gambling problem?? love it!). I haven’t read the Macdonald book, but I just scribbled a note to myself to look for it. Also, if you look for the mystery I recommended, you might want to also look for “The Affair of the Blood-stained Egg Cosy.” It is the first book featuring the same characters and is also good, although I liked the one I mentioned in my list a bit better.
Thanks, Star! Looks like Tuesday instead of today, but I suppose I can hope they’re speedier than they estimate.
Holli, I’m so glad other people are getting why I find that photo hilarious instead of just thinking I’m nuts. LOL! Thanks for the hug…sending one back your way.
Thanks, Janet!
I resisted reading that one for a long time, Jo, but in the end I loved it. It reminded me a bit of To Kill a Mockingbird. Off to check out your list now.
i see a definite family resemblance and your dad looks like an amazing man, funny and stylin and very handsome : )
hmmmm .. some of these i haven’t read, have added to my list ~ thank you!!
I played!
http://angbabbling.blogspot.com/2007/06/book-meme.html