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katikatDay 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!):
My favorite childhood book is a Czech one: Jaroslav Foglar's series "Rychlé šípy" (The Quick Arrows). It's a series that takes place between the two world wars and it's about five boys who call themselves The Quick Arrows. The series is set in two districts of an anonymous town, The Other Side and The Gallows. One day, The Quick Arrows from The Other Side find out that the boys from The Gallows, who call themselves The Vonts, are about to elect a new leader, The Great Vont. The Vonts have always been a mysterious bunch, a selective group whose members identify themselves by a yellow pin. The Quick Arrows are determined to find out more about them - and about the mysterious talisman called the Hedgehog in the Cage, a puzzle the candidate has to solve to become The Great Vont. The Quick Arrows namely know that there's a secret hidden inside the Hedgehog itself, a secret one boy died to protect a long time ago...
The Hedgehog in the Cage is the most famous Czech puzzle and according to Foglar, there's only one correct way to solve it. Of course, the new, cheap imitations are all bogus, but the proper puzzle should look something like this...
"The Quick Arrows" is a fascinating, gripping story that just doesn't let you go once you start reading it. It's amazing!
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months:
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
ETA: According to this web, it's translated as "Rapid Arrows" and "The Shades", not "The Quick Arrows" and "The Gallows" - oh well, I was close ;)
My favorite childhood book is a Czech one: Jaroslav Foglar's series "Rychlé šípy" (The Quick Arrows). It's a series that takes place between the two world wars and it's about five boys who call themselves The Quick Arrows. The series is set in two districts of an anonymous town, The Other Side and The Gallows. One day, The Quick Arrows from The Other Side find out that the boys from The Gallows, who call themselves The Vonts, are about to elect a new leader, The Great Vont. The Vonts have always been a mysterious bunch, a selective group whose members identify themselves by a yellow pin. The Quick Arrows are determined to find out more about them - and about the mysterious talisman called the Hedgehog in the Cage, a puzzle the candidate has to solve to become The Great Vont. The Quick Arrows namely know that there's a secret hidden inside the Hedgehog itself, a secret one boy died to protect a long time ago...
The Hedgehog in the Cage is the most famous Czech puzzle and according to Foglar, there's only one correct way to solve it. Of course, the new, cheap imitations are all bogus, but the proper puzzle should look something like this...
"The Quick Arrows" is a fascinating, gripping story that just doesn't let you go once you start reading it. It's amazing!
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months:
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
ETA: According to this web, it's translated as "Rapid Arrows" and "The Shades", not "The Quick Arrows" and "The Gallows" - oh well, I was close ;)
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Date: 2010-08-10 03:56 am (UTC)Also, does "The Quick Arrows" have an English-language version? I couldn't locate one on Amazon.
Love this meme.
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Date: 2010-08-10 07:02 am (UTC)I don't think that these books have been translated into English, I tried to look but didn't find anything. Though you can find some more info here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rychl%C3%A9_%C5%A1%C3%ADpy) and here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Foglar). I specially loved the passage about "Homoerotic elements in his novels" XD
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Date: 2010-08-10 12:08 pm (UTC)