Book meme

My turn with the book meme that's been in the ether lately...

Total number of books I've owned: No way to know for sure, but I'm estimating around 2,000 especially if you count all of those textbooks needed for two literature degrees, which I only temporarily owned but owned nonetheless.  I did a massive weeding project of my collection before I moved out to California three years ago, and I think I'm down to around 200 titles.

Last book I bought: Animal Popposites: A Pop-Up Book of Opposites by Matthew Reinhart.  Well, I was present when it was purchased for me.  I didn't actually shell out the dough for it (thanks e)!  He found it in a kitchy souvenir shop on Coronado Island (while I was gazing and scowling at the frighteningly ugly "sand globes").  I'm a sucker for pop-up books, especially when they're thoughtful gifts.

Last book I read: Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett (good so far!)

Last book I finished: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.  The theme and writing style reminded me of A Month in the Country by James Lloyd Carr. 

Five books that mean a lot to me: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne, Neuromancer by William Gibson, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

Five people I'd like to see to do this as well: Michael, Aaron, Karen, Walt, and Mary.