Booked By 3

Following Shelly's lead, here are my Booked by 3 questions and answers:

1. Name the titles of 3 books (not necessarily the books, themselves) that you particularly like.

There are so many, so here are 3 quirky ones chosen from the books I own: Sex and Salmonella (by Kathleen Taylor), The Monkey's Raincoat (by Robert Crais), and Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (by Donna Andrews).

2. Name 3 characters you found memorable and the books they appeared in.

Francie Nolan, from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (by Betty Smith). She's an avid reader, penny-candy connoisseur, and one of the most wonderful characters I've ever read.

Lucas Davenport, who appears in John Sandford's Prey series. He's tough with a big heart, and drives a cool car. ;)  He's really evolved throughout the series.

Alan Banks, main character of Peter Robinson's series. He's smart, compassionate, loves music, but has flaws. Very real.

3. Give 3 favorite first lines and the books they came from.

"I turned the Chrysler onto the florida Turnpike with Rollo Kramer's headless body in the trunk, and all the time I'm thinking I should have put some plastic down. (Gun Monkeys by Victor Gischler)

"They were barefoot when they were sent home, their dripping feet leaving prints that evaporated almost instantly, as if they had never been there at all. (Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman)

"The last thing Paige Baker saw before fleeing her family's campsite was the blood dripping from her father's ax." (Cold Fear by Rick Mofina)

If you post your answers on a blog, be sure to let me know!

Comments

[kimbofo]

Your first lines are intriguing . . .

Great site too. Thanks for visiting mine and leaving a comment. I'll be sure to return. ;)

[Meredith]

Cool I like your answers too. Got some new books I'm going to have to read now! Thanks for stopping by!

[Shelly]

I love those titles, especially Sex and Salmonella. And the first lines are great. I have Every Secret Thing on my TBR stack. It's my next gym book once I finish Acid Row. Thanks for playing. :)

[iliana]

I enjoyed reading your answers and thank you for stopping by. I love Francie Nolan too. I haven't read that book in such a long time. I've been curious about Laura Lippman's series and must now move that up on the reading stack.

[Claire]

I love Cold Fear what a fantastic book! Thanks for stopping by and defo keeping an eye on your site for some good mysteries!

[Andrew James]

1. Rebecca(by:Daphne Du Maurier), 1984(by:George Orwell), Dear Mom A Snipers Vietnam(by:Joseph T. Ward)
^Same books as above^
2. Rebecca, Julia, Main Character
3. -"Why don't you just jump, it'd be all over?"
-"That was stuoid Winston real stupid."
-"If it weren't for my mom I wouldn't be where I am today."

[Christine]

I really enjoyed your choices. I love A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I am blogrolling your sites so I can visit often.

Christine

[Mamacita]

Francie Nolan. Holy scheiss. You are so cool! That is one of my favorite books of all time!

[Nic]

I've read the Monkey's Raincoat, bought a couple Robert Crais books afterward. I'm beginning to think that that's his only good book.