16, which makes sense as the 90s were when I fell in love with books... However, the number doesn't mean much when compared to the total number of books read (regardless of publishing date) or when compared to all books read that were published in the 90s but not listed on the quiz.
Similar pattern... the HP books, the two BJ books,
Angela's Ashes,
The Horse Whisperer,
Fever Pitch (the film is better than the book!),
Girl Interrupted,
The Reader (hated it but had to read for school),
Sophie's World (another one read for school),
Jurassic Park (read because of film),
Stardust,
Sex,
The English Patient (read because of film),
The Northern Lights.
Was The Northern Lights not the first one of the Golden Compass series? As far as I remember, it was The Northern Lights that came first and was later re-named into The Golden Compass.
Re Jurassic Park, I preferred the film. I guess, I need graphics to enjoy that kind of story. And to my 13-year-old self at the time, the book was lacking in dino awesomeness. Not sure if I felt the same way on a re-read.
I wouldn't really want to compare the JKR to AR. JK has been more vocal on political issues but I admire her for it. She's not pc as such but does slam idiots on twitter (a lot). I would be surprised if that carried over in her new book.......any more than what the existing books already do.
@ Midu - She did not call her fans "wormtaily", she called one professional reviewer "wormtaily" who got to see previews of the new play on the condition that they would not disclose spoilers - and, yet, they did disclose them. Slight difference.
In the books? I guess, it always depends on under which aspects you read them, but I'd see a political aspect in rewarding the breaking of rules (by being given house points), the organisation of rebellion (Dumbledore's Army) against the government (Umbridge at this point was appointed by the ministry), just as I would see one in Hermione's organisation of S.P.E.W., or the fundamental notion that "mudbloods" are not inferior to other wizards/witches.
I haven't pre-ordered the new one, yet, mostly also because of mixed feelings about how this will tie in with the original story - which to me is pretty much set and closed out. But, as Troy said, I guess we'll see what it's like and make up our minds after reading it.
I agree with you though, I don't care about era. I make allowances for cultural changes with older stuff, like Victorian which has a certain language flavour and I've had to be forgiving of some of the most famous SFF writers from the 50s-60s, seeing phrases that would get them rejected these days, but I read across a large spectrum and probably couldn't have named 10 books that I would have known definitely came from the 90s.
Angela's Ashes,
The Horse Whisperer,
Fever Pitch (the film is better than the book!),
Girl Interrupted,
The Reader (hated it but had to read for school),
Sophie's World (another one read for school),
Jurassic Park (read because of film),
Stardust,
Sex,
The English Patient (read because of film),
The Northern Lights.
Re Jurassic Park, I preferred the film. I guess, I need graphics to enjoy that kind of story. And to my 13-year-old self at the time, the book was lacking in dino awesomeness. Not sure if I felt the same way on a re-read.
HP books, especially after book 3, do have political content, tho, so it isn't a complete change of expectations.
I haven't pre-ordered the new one, yet, mostly also because of mixed feelings about how this will tie in with the original story - which to me is pretty much set and closed out. But, as Troy said, I guess we'll see what it's like and make up our minds after reading it.
It is for I Am Legend, if you haven't guessed that already