Top Ten Tuesday Anniversary!

The top 10 weekly meme used to be hosted by The Broke and the Bookish they  handed over the reins to ThatArtsyReaderGirl who can be found HERE.  Each week she will focus on lists which cover various topics related to books and reading.

This week is Top Ten Tuesday's 10 year Anniversary.  There were a couple of options but I decided to go back and do a topic I haven't done.  At least I don't remember doing it.  

Books That Are Linked to Specific Moments in My Life!

So The Shining was the first King book I ever read.  I remember having a special note from my mother so I could check an adult book out of the library. I couldn't put this book down which is probably why I sneaked it into my 6th grade history class and read it mashed up inside my textbook.  My teacher, Mr, Hodges, was a dolt and never caught on and I still managed to get an "A" in the class.

So technically I never finished this one but I still remember it.  When I was a Sophomore in high school I worked a summer flea market one week for a friend of my mom's.  It was set up in an old 

4-H barn.  I was bored to tears so there was someone selling used books so I ended up buying this.  I kind of got creeped out sitting in a barn with very few people as it got later so I never picked it back up. Possession books still tend to freak me out.

So when Mr. Barb and I started dating, I would read in my car waiting for him to get off work.  He saw me reading this one and I explained there was a spoon making a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands and a bean can who is always coming up with philosophies about things.  He looked at me like I grew horns and to this day, when I comment the book I'm reading is really weird, he sometimes mentions it can't be the book with the spoon.

So when I started working my current job, I had to travel out of town for training.  I didn't know anyone there so I took a book to read because I usually arrive places early and for during lunch if needed.  Little did I know that after orientation, our training was moved to a local church where I proceeded to read a book called Demon Lover.  My boss looked at me oddly, but I continued to read it proudly.  

Another one I haven't read but I really want to.  However if I do, I'll need to buy another copy.  Mr. Barb got me the hardback for Christmas the year it was released.  It was sitting on the end table the day that Cassius and Booker T had their fight (those of you who have been here long enough knows how traumatic that was for me).  So even though the book is in decent shape still, it has Booker T's blood all over it in several places and I know it would probably trigger something if I tried to read that copy.

So there you have a few of my book related memories.  I have some more but I don't want this post to be too long.  I've always been one to kind of associate books with times of my life so it was fun to share a few that stick out.