Brought to You By the Letter "G"
June 30, 2014
Today I’m joining in a meme I read about at A Work in Progress, and originally started by Simon at Stuck in a Book. His
instructions were as follows:
I’m going to kick off a meme where we say our favourite book author, song, film, and object beginning with a particular letter. And that letter will be randomly assigned to you by me, via random.org. If you’d like to join in, comment in the comment section and I’ll tell you your letter! (And then, of course, the chain can keep going on your blog.)
You, my dear readers, are welcome to play along. If you’d
like me to assign you a letter, please comment below. You can participate even
if you don’t have a blog—just leave your favorites in the comments.
My randomly assigned letter was “G,” and here are my
favorites beginning with that letter:
Favorite author:
Elizabeth Gaskell. I have a couple of favorite “G” authors, but I think
Elizabeth Gaskell ranks first. I’ve read North and South and Cranford,
and have Wives and Daughters on my TBR pile.
Favorite song: “Gonna Get Over You,” Sara Bareilles. This
was the hardest category to choose, but Sara is one of my favorite singer
songwriters, so she gets the nod.
Favorite film: The Great Mouse Detective. I love this
animated movie starring a Sherlock-Holmesian mouse. Ratigan, the villain, is
voiced by Vincent Price. Great fun.
Favorite object: My girth, which keeps the saddle on
my horse, is definitely one of my favorite objects!
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| Girths are not necessarity MY favorite objects... |
OK, who wants a letter?
12 comments
oh, I'd like a letter! thanks!
ReplyDeleteDear Kathy - what fun...enjoyed seeing what your favorites were using the letter "G". That girth was a good one too...although I don't think it is your horse's favorite one. Have a great day and enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteJen--Thanks for visiting. Your randomly generated number is "C." Good luck! Do let me know when you post your favorites.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debbie. I don't think girth is Tank's favorite G word--maybe gallop?
ReplyDeleteHow fun! G is a great letter, I see! I had a hard time finding a song to fit my letter--I don't listen to music as much as I used to so had to give it a lot of thought. I love A Gift from the Sea, too! And Elizabeth Gaskell is wonderful. I have read N&S, too (loved the movie adaptation--have you seen it?) and Wives and Daughters, but I should really read Cranford sometime. Thanks for playing along--it's always fun to do these memes--thinking about books and talking about them--memes always generate fun bookish talk! :)
ReplyDeleteDanielle--The hardest category for me was the object. I almost chose "Google," but that's not really an object!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the movie version of N&S, but my library has it. Maybe I'll borrow it this summer before I completely forget the story.
I think the bookish memes I've participated in are great fun. Like you said, thinking about books and talking about them is so much fun.
This is a challenge...I guess I'd have to search my bookshelves & Google to do it...or take a longer time searching my brain... :o)
ReplyDeleteBut, I'm Game & Glad to try...Good Day, thanks, Rita
I'm going to borrow the Great Mouse Detective from the library...
I love your horse...
Rita--I confess...I had to use Google myself for a couple of these. If you want to give this a try, your randomly-generated letter is "O." I'll watch for your post.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy The Great Mouse Detective--it will always be one of my favorite animated movies.
O was my letter from Simon. I was late posting though so I didn't get on the list. I wonder what Rita will come up with?
ReplyDeleteLory--You had some great choices! I look forward to seeing what she comes up with, too. I thought this was a fun little exercise.
ReplyDeleteHi, I just wanted to let you know I finally posted about this: https://phrodeo.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/i-got-the-letter-c/. thanks!
ReplyDeleteYay--I'll check it out!
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