A Very Strange Book Meme: The Answers Edition

I’m identifying the books from which the sentences in the book meme came.

Ten fifth sentences from page 56 of ten books

1. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell. This one comes from Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. Threegirldad identified this for you. This is pretty much the perfect sentence for distinguishing this book, since it’s part of what some call the “Liar, Lunatic, or Lord” argument that Lewis is famous for. Clue #3 went with this sentence because I know for sure that Tim Challies is reading this book at present.


2. They will always send you free books. This is from Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman. The sentence seems oddly appropriate, don’t you think? The clue that goes with this is clue #4. This book is from the used bookstore, actually. I have it for the same reason I keep other strange out-dated things—I love history, particularly social history.


3. Whatever happened, he must take some action, or else … This sentence is not a very good representative of this book as a whole, but it’s from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and guessed correctly by threegirldad. Hint #5 applies to this.


4. “I lost ten for passive-voice, too,” Maya said. This is from David Heddle’s own novel, Here, Eyeball This! Clue #2.


5. Only in recent times (and the rumors I had heard were vague) his star at court had waned, he had had to leave Avignon, and the Pope had this indomitable man pursued as a heretic who per mundum discurrit vagabundus. From The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.


6. I’m sure you would rather turn around. From Leaving Home, Garrison Keillor. Candy guessed the author of this. Clue #6 for this.


7. He looked around for the bird now because he would have liked him for company. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea. I really thought someone would get this one. The sentence is very Heminwayish, and I thought the mention of the bird might identify which book.


8. Accordingly, the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of redemption, historically, stand or fall together. This is from B. B. Warfield in Biblical and Theological Studies. I didn’t expect anyone to get this and I was right.


9. O’Kane climbed the ladder from the conning tower to the bridge, where he soon stood beside Bill Leibold, whom he regarded as his “extra pair of eyes.” From Escape from the Deep, Alex Kershaw. Historical and not fiction. Two of my kids are WWII buffs, so my library is full of these kinds of books.


10. God’s Word in the Old Testament is his creative utterance, his power of action fulfilling his purpose. John got this one: Knowing God by J.I. Packer. I love this sentence, BTW.

Five hints (I’ve updated by giving the numbers of the lines the hints go with)

1. You would expect someone from Minnesota to have at least one book by this author. (6)
2. You would expect David Heddle to have at least one book by this author. (4)
3. I know at least one person who is reading this book right now. (1)
4. I think this book is stolen. (2)
5. Yes, it’s by a Russian. (3)

A Very Strange Book Meme

I’ve been tagged by David Heddle for this meme. I am compelled to follow these instructions.

Take ten books, and transcribe the fifth sentence from page fifty six.

In keeping with the 5, 56 thing, Make sure that at least five books are fiction, provide five hints, and pass the meme on to six other bloggers.

So here goes:

Ten fifth sentences from page 56 of ten books

1. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell.
2. They will always send you free books.
3. Whatever happened, he must take some action, or else …
4. “I lost ten for passive-voice, too,” Maya said.
5. Only in recent times (and the rumors I had heard were vague) his star at court had waned, he had had to leave Avignon, and the Pope had this indomitable man pursued as a heretic who per mundum discurrit vagabundus.
6. I’m sure you would rather turn around.
7. He looked around for the bird now because he would have liked him for company.
8. Accordingly, the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of redemption, historically, stand or fall together.
9. O’Kane climbed the ladder from the conning tower to the bridge, where he soon stood beside Bill Leibold, whom he regarded as his “extra pair of eyes.”
10. God’s Word in the Old Testament is his creative utterance, his power of action fulfilling his purpose.

Five hints (I’ve updated by giving the numbers of the lines the hints go with)

1. You would expect someone from Minnesota to have at least one book by this author. (6)
2. You would expect David Heddle to have at least one book by this author. (4)
3. I know at least one person who is reading this book right now. (1)
4. I think this book is stolen. (2)
5. Yes, it’s by a Russian. (3)

I hate tagging people, but it would ruin the pattern of the meme if I didn’t, wouldn’t it?

• Brandon Watson
• Dorothy
• Kim in Ontario
• Rey
• Catez (As a means of soliciting a post.)
• Scott McClare (Because he should post more, too.)

A Meme or Two

I’ve been tagged for two memes, and in the name of efficiency, I’ll put them together in one econonomy-sized memish post.

Meme One

Connie of Practicing Theology tagged me for this meme.

What was I doing 10 years ago?
I was a soccer mom. Youngest daughter was doing soccer, soccer, soccer, and I was busy driving her to and from practices and helping with soccer team fundraisers.

Five Snacks I enjoy:

1. ice cream
   
2. dark chocolate (How convenient! I can just leave Connie’s answer for this one.)
   
3. cookies, the crisp kind: snickerdoodles, gingersnaps, sugar cookies, chocolate crinkles.
   
4. apple slices and pear slices. I slice an apple or a pear almost every evening, put the slices in a bowl and munch on them while I watch the news.
   
5. tuna salad on unsalted crackers.
   

Five Things On My To-Do List Today:
It’s later on in the day as I write this, so I’m putting items that were on my to-do list. If I’ve already done them, I’ll cross them off.

1. Make a trip to the dump. Who knew that the city of Whitehorse did regular Tuesday garbage pick up on Canada Day?
   
2. Edit and post the fireweed wildflower post.
   
3. Do laundry and hang it out on the line.
   
4. Hoe some of the garden to destroy the chickweed. Chickweed is my ancient foe which doth seek to work me woe. In the garden is not his equal.
   
5. Make cream of broccoli soup for supper.
   

Things I Would Do If I Were A Billionaire:
I don’t want to be a billionaire, so I’m not going to think about what I’d do if I were one.

Five Jobs I Have Had:
Starting back at the beginning and working forward:

1. bale turner
   
2. camp counselor, wherein I taught young children how to shoot rifles and bows.
3. gas jockey/bookkeeper
   
4. receptionist/switchboard operator.
   
5. filing clerk. (I detested this job. It’s this job’s fault that my own papers are never in order.)
   

Five of My Bad Habits

1. Tuning everything else out when I’m concentrating on something. You might consider this a good trait, but it wasn’t particularly useful when I was raising my kids.
   
2. Starting jobs and forgetting about them. This may have something to do with #1.
   
3. Getting food stains, grass stains, grease stains on my clothes. When it comes to keeping my clothes stain free, I’m a dreadful slob.
   
4. Wasting time.
   
5. Brushing my teeth at night and then eating again.
   

Five Places I’ve Lived:
Starting with the present and working back:

1. Here in the Yukon
2. Thompson, Manitoba
3. Bemidji, Minnesota
   
4. Solway, Minnesota
   
5. Wheaton, Illinois
   

Five random things most people wouldn’t know about me:

1. I own scaffolding. 4 sets of it.
   
2. I despise potato chips and other salty snacks. You may already know this because as I wrote that I felt a pang of deja vu.
   
3. I’m allergic to peanuts and pine trees. Does that mean I’m allergic to pine nuts?
   
4. My ears do not lie flat against my head.
   
5. I did not pursue a career as a mechanical engineer.

Meme One

I was tagged by Dorothy of Field Stone Cottage for this meme.

1. Do you remember how you developed a love of reading? I read very early and I loved reading anything and everything. Being near-sighted may have had something to do with my preferring reading over other activities.
   
2. What are some books you loved as a child? I liked the Little House books and Caddie Woodlawn.  I was intrigued by anything historical. I was also a dinosaur nut, so anything about dinosours was treasured by me.
   
3. What is your favorite genre? I only read non-fiction. I used to read a lot of fiction, but I have no desire for it anymore. I like biography, and anything historical. And of course, theology.
   
4. Do you have a favorite novel? My favorite novel is Les Miserables. Nothing since has lived up to that one for me.
5. Where do you usually read? I read in bed for a couple of hours before I go to sleep. Sometimes I read during the day out in the living room.
   
6. When do you usually read? I guess I answered that one already!
   
7. Do you usually have more than one book you are reading at a time? Yep. I’d I usually have three or so going. However, right now I only have one on the go because I’m out of unread books.
   
8. Do you read non-fiction in a different way or place than you read fiction? Ahem. Since I don’t read fiction, the answer should be obvious.
   
9. Do you buy most of the books you read, or borrow them, or check them out of the library? I own most of them. Many of them I get as review copies. Others I buy at garage sales, the thrift store, or the used book store. I don’t seem to be able to find anything I want to read at the library (and that includes the church library.)
   
10. Do you keep most of the books you buy? Yes, but recently I’ve donated some to the church library so they’ll have at least a few that someone like me might want to read.
    
11. If you have children, what are some of the favorite books you have shared with them? For kindergarten age, I liked to read the Betsy books. Simple stories of a simple life, but kids that age find the ins and outs of everyday life so interesting. After that it’s Eddie and Henry and Beatrice and Ramona. Next up is Narnia. I could go on an on and on…..
    
12. What are you reading now? The only book I’m reading right now is 50 Reasons Jesus Came to Die by John Piper. I do have a few books coming in the mail, and sooner rather than later, I hope.
    
13. Do you keep a To Be Read list? No. It would just depress me.
    
14. What’s next? Whatever it is that is coming in the mail.
    
15. What books would you like to reread? I re-read Knowing God by J. I. Packer every once in a while and The Atonement by Leon Morris. Mostly I don’t re-read.
    
16. Who are your favorite authors? Right now, I’d say J. I. Packer, Leon Morris, D. A. Carson, but my favorites tend to change with time.