The Friday Five and the Friday Fiver

[keladry_lupin]

Ganked from celisnebula

From thefridayfive
1. What book or books were special to you in your childhood?
2. What was particularly special or memorable about those books?
3. Have you re-read any of them as an adult?
4. If so, were the books as good as you remembered them?
5. What do you think about movies being made out of children's classics (like the Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of The Rings, etc.)?

1. the Oz books, Edward Eager's books, Snyder's The Egypt Game
2. the magic and imagination in them
3. haven't re-read the Oz books since I was a teenager, but Eager's and Snyder's yes
4. yes, they were
5. I think it's okay, though I always, always prefer the book to the movie

From From the fridayfiver:
1. Who do you live with?
2. Do you like who you live with or do you want change?
3. Describe the ideal roommate:
4. How much sleep did you get last night?
5. Where would you love to play hide-and-seek?

1. my mother and two felines
2. Mom's great, but I'd rather live alone
3. a husband -- at least I chose him
4. five hours
5. the Winchester House in San Jose. either that or the Tower of London (though for the record, I prefer to play Sardines more than Hide-and-Seek)