Book meme and Backup

A quick meme I copied from Mish at Stage and Canvas. I'm going to attempt it without mentioning any of the favourites I always put for this kind of thing.

One book…

you’re currently reading: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

that changed your life: Killing Monsters by Gerard Jones.

you’ve read more than once: Austenland by Shannon Hale

you’ve never been able to finish: The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

you’d want on a deserted island: same as above - then I might actually get through it!

that made you laugh: Backup by Jim Butcher

that made you cry: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. I wasn't bawling or anything, I just had to wipe my eyes a few times and blink a lot.

you keep rereading: I can't do this without mentioning a favourite, obviously. By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey.

you’ve been meaning to read: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. The problem is, I already know how it ends...

you believe everyone should read: Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris

Grab the nearest book. Open it to page 56. Find the fifth sentence: "Why would something that eats people be interested in saving humanity from devouring demon gods?"

Backup by Jim Butcher (a novella set in the Dresden Files 'verse with Thomas as the protagonist). And in case you're wondering, the answer is "Because we don't like competition."

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I just finished reading Backup and if you're a fan of Harry you will want to check it out. Basic plot is that Thomas has to save Harry from danger he doesn't even know he's in, without telling him. Since it's Thomas narrating there's a lot of info about what it's like being a White Court vampire, dealing with the 'Hunger' etc. which is interesting. Also a bit of mocking Harry behind his back, so to speak. I was only disappointed that Murphy didn't make an appearance. :-( Would've been fun to see her and Thomas talking about Harry. Is it bad that I'm interested in gossip about a fictional person?

"Harry's a wizard. A genuine, honest-to-goodness wizard. He's Gandalf on crack and an IV of Red Bull, with a big leather coat and a .44 revolver in his pocket." Yep... Dresden would totally pwn Potter.