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Your top ten. Give them to me. Saw some 12/14 year olds meme (guessing because of the titles that were on it) on here which made me laugh because it had "Top 10 Literature" and most of them are fairly recent works, which I can assure you, makes the literary masters roll in their graves. There is a difference between 'literary work' and real 'literature'.

But. That being said, a lot of my favorite books will probably never be on required reading list in schools and studied by children as part of a curriculum. I'm at peace with this.

Here's ten of my favorite books, more in the order I thought of them rather than anything else.

-Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LeRoux
-Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
-Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
-Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer (it amuses. I have no regrets other than the fourth book)
-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
-Lord of the Flies by William Golding
-The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
-Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
-Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (books 1-3)
-Timeless by me

Phantom of the Opera- Classic literary work, highly unappreciated. An up and coming ballerina/Opera singer finds herself embroiled in a drama worthy only of the Paris opera house, tutored by the mysterious Angel of Music who is far from angelic, in a place that is haunted and run by the Opera Ghost. This book is actually based on a true story.

Harry Potter-  You know, but I'll tell you anyway. Having grown up living as a unwanted house guest with his Aunt and Uncle, Harry has lived a very unhappy life. This all turns around as his eleventh birthday nears and he starts receiving letters in the mail. It is his acceptance letter to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. "You're a wizard, Harry."

Mortal Instruments- When her mother goes missing and Clary is attacked by a monster in her own home, she soon finds herself getting swept away into a world long hidden from her, a past she never knew about coming back to haunt her.

Twilight- This is a love it or hate it series, it really is, with love them or hate them characters. Despite the hate and the rabid fangirls, if you have not read this series, I suggest you sit down and do so with an open mind, and please do not say you saw the movies. The movies were terrible, Kristen Stewart has the emotional range of a teaspoon and about as many facial expressions. I enjoyed these books, the first one especially. I found it really cute, and Bella's exasperation with Edward very funny. Like, when she wants to ram her truck into his shiny Volvo out of sheer spite.

The Hunger Games- Taking place in a world called Panem, what was once the USA, their world is split into 12 districts all ruled by the iron fist of the Capitol. Every year, one boy and girl from each district are selected and forced to face each other in an elaborate arena until only one remains standing. This fight to the death is aired on television as entertainment and to remind the districts who is in charge.

The Lord of the Flies- I'm a fan of dystopian scoiety and survival books, you'll notice. A plane of all male grade school students crashes on an island and the boys must band together to survive even as the morals of civilized society leave them and they slip more into madness and savagery.

The Outsiders- Required reading in school. Short book, I can read it in less than an hour, but I love this book and every time I read it, it evokes the same reactions. This is also a true story, the MC is the author, but with a gender change. This is a book about the bonds of family, how family is more than blood, and how the circumstances you grow up in do not decide your fate. Your live and what becomes of it is up to you, and heroes are made, not born.

Little Women- A classic. I've read this book til my copy fell apart and I had to replace it. I also like to 1991(?) movie adaptation with Susan Surandon, Wynona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, and Christian Bale. I love, love this book. Read it, and you'll feel as though you grew up apart of the March family.

Artemis Fowl- Boy genius who's family's wealth is garnered through years of black market trading and procuring of priceless art and other valueables, Artemis has learned of another realm living along side ours and decides to take one of its inhabitants hostage in order to recieve the enormous ransom required he be given for his victim's safe return according to their laws. This is one undertaking that might be even too much for Artemis though, and his reasons for doing it go much deeper than love of money.

Timeless- Yes, you read correctly. I listed my own book as a favorite. It is. I love these characters and their world and their stories. Hayln simply wanted a chance at an exceptional education, even if it meant making herself an outcast in her new school. Laying low doesn't really work when the majority don't want you around, the rest want to toy with you, and a mysterious, yet familiar transfer student claims he knows you from a past you don't believe ever happened.

Natural Hair Color:
[x] Brown - $100
[] Blonde - $50
[] Black - $15
[] Bald - $5
[] Other- $75

So far: $100

Eye Color:
[x] Brown - $50
[] Green - $75
[] Blue $150
[] Hazel $100
[] Other - $15

So far: $150

Height:
[] Over 7′ - $200
[] 6′8″ to 7′ - $175
[] 6′0″ to 6′7″ - $150
[] 5′5″ to 5′11″ - $75
[x] 5′4″ to 5′10″ - $85
[] Under 5′4 - $25

So far: $235

Age:
[] 50 to 56 - $175
[] 46 to 50 - $150
[] 41 to 45 - $125
[] 31 to 40 - $100
[] 26 to 30 - $75
[x] 21 to 25 - $50
[] 19 to 20 - $25
[] 0 to 18 - $100

So far: $285

Birth Order:
[] Twins or more than twins - $750
[] First Born - $320
[x] Only Child - $250
[] Second born - $150
[] Middle child - $100
[] Last Born - $100
[] Third born - $550
[] Fourth born - $300
[] Fifth born - $400
[] Sixth born -$215

So far: $535

Drink?
[] I did like twice - $400
[] Only Holidays - $250
[] Sometimes - $215
[] YES - $200
[] Only weekends - $300
[] Every other day - $50
[] Once a day - $15
[] I live from the bottle - $0
[x] No - $600

So far: $1135

Vision?
[] Perfect vision - $400
[] Need or have glasses/ contacts but don't wear them - $200
[] No correction - $100
[] Glasses - $50
[] Contacts - $25
[x] Surgical correction - $100

So far: $1235

Shoe Size:
[] 13+ - $300
[] 12 and a half to 13 - $250
[] 11 to 12 - $400
[x] 7 to 10 - $500
[] Under 7- $450

So far: $1735

Favorite Colors (two):
[x] Green-$750
[x] Red - $600
[] Black - $100
[] Yellow -$475
[] Brown - $300
[] Purple - $225
[] White - $400
[] Aqua - $350
[] Orange - $300
[] Blue - $300
[] Pink - $100
[] Other - $500

So far: $3085

Did you use a calculator to add it all up?
[] Yes $0
[] Nope - $1000
[x] some- $750


I'm Worth ------ $3835

lol I'm worth a lot more than that. I took a test also that gives you your rate if you were to become a call girl and all the things they actually go by, and I'm worth about $2,000 an hour. Which I thought was hilarious.

Done by



Gryffindor:
• [x] You are loud.
• [x] You like going to school to see your friends.
• [x] You've had more than a couple detentions.
• [ ] You always have something to do on the weekends.
• [ ] You like to be the center of attention.
• [x] You get above average grades in school.
• [ ] You've been called bossy before.
• [ ] You're a bit of a daredevil / you like an adrenaline rush.
• [ ] You are athletic.
• [ ] You are one of the best players on your team.
• [x] You would do anything for your loved ones.
• [x] You like the color red.
• [x] Your favorite class is Transfiguration or DADA.
• [x] You would never break a promise.
TOTAL: 8

Hufflepuff:
• [x] You have many acquaintances, but only a handful of good friends.
• [ ] You get average grades in school.
• [ ] You've been called boring before.
• [ ] You don't like to brag about your achievements.
• [x] You value honesty.
• [x] You don't mind working hard to get what you want.
• [ ] You like the color yellow.
• [x] You have a job.
• [ ] You are athletic.
• [ ] You are a team player.
• [ ] You are in the middle of the social totem pole.
• [x] You are easily amused.
• [ ] You like helping others.
• [ ] Your favorite class is Herbology or Divination.
• [x] You like the music played on the radio best.
TOTAL: 6

Ravenclaw:
• [x] You get good grades in school.
• [x] You like to read.
• [x] Dumb people annoy you.
• [x] You are creative.
• [x] You've been called a know-it-all before.
• [ ] You hate cheating.
• [x] People often want you to help them with homework or projects.
• [x] You are more into the creative arts: theatre, dancing, drawing, etc.
• [ ] You are extremely logical in your way of thinking.
• [x] You are considered shy or quiet by people you don't know.
• [x] You like the color blue.
• [ ] Your favorite class is A History of Magic, Charms, or Care of Magical Creatures.
• [x] You tend to over analyze things.
• [ ] You can focus and pay attention well.
TOTAL:10

Slytherin:
• [x] You are very competitive.
• [x] You like the finer things in life.
• [x] You think welfare is a waste.
• [x] You've made fun of someone in the past week.
• [x] You've been called a snob before.
• [ ] You think the end justifies the means.
• [x] You're not afraid to say something to someone else's face.
• [ ] You tend to think people are a bit jealous of you.
• [x] You've made someone cry by just saying something to them.
• [x] You tend to root for the villains in movies, books, etc.
• [ ] You are very good with words.
• [ ] Above all, you want to be successful in life.
• [x] You like the color green.
• [x] You love to win.
• [x] Your favorite class is Potions or DADA.
TOTAL: 11

I demand a recount. lol Saying you like a color shouldn't count against you. Not that I MIND being in Slytherin, I just so would not be the sterotype. I'm like a Gryffindor meets Slytherin, I think. I make fun of you, but only because I like you, it's teasing, I don't do it to be mean, and would do backflips to make it up to you if I ever hurt your feelings. Gryffindor's are competitive, welfare is poorly designed and caters to the lazy rather than the needy. I think I'm more a Gryffindor, but I like the Slytherins, too. Especially their Head of House, as Prof. Snape is epic. But McGonagall is a BAMF. I'm really not sure who to put my money on if they got in a no-holds barred fight.

Found this meme on my newest watcher's page and had to try it. It's hysterical.
Before I plugged in my answers:
Dear (Person of Choice),
I don't really know how to tell you this, but (1). I think I realized it (2)(3) and I saw you (4)(5). I'm sure you're (6) enough to understand (7). I'm returning (8), but keeping (9) as a memory. You should also know that I (10) and (11).
(12)


Mine. Here we go:
Dear You,
I don't really know how to tell you this, but your nostrils are insulting. I think I realized it when we skinny dipped in the bathtub outside of your office and I saw you carve your initials into the elephant in the corner. I'm sure you're sterile enough to understand how awful you are. I'm returning your love letters to me, but keeping your photo with the moustache drawn on it as a memory. You should also know that I am better off without you and I'm scratching my butt as you read this.

Go milk a cow

What you plug in your answers from:

1) What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - I'm in love with your cat
Red - Our affair is over
White - The rainbow hedgehogs want to destroy you
Black -Our romance is over
Green- Our socks don't match
Grey - You're a leprechaun
Yellow - I'm selling myself for candy
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - I'm joining the Convent
Other -I dislike your eyelashes

2) Which is your birth month?
January - That night you picked your nose
February -When I quoted Forrest Gump
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on peanut butter
May - When I threw up in your sock drawer
June - When you put cuffs on me
July – When I saw the purple monkey
August - When you smacked my ass
September - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
October -Last year when you peed your pants
November - When your dog humped my leg
December - When I finally changed my underwear

3) Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Chicken- In your car
Pasta - Outside of your office
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad – As you were eating Kraft Dinner
Lasagna - In your closet
Kebab - With Jean Chrétien
Seafood - In a clown suit
Sandwiches - At the Elton John concert
Pizza - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a street light
Annat- With George Bush and Stephen Harper

4) What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Ignore
Red - Put whipped cream on
Black - Hit on
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - bit of
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the pants off of
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive over

5) What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My boyfriend
White - My father
Grey - The Catholic Priest
Brown - The Montreal Canadiens' goalie
Purple - my corned beef hash
Red - My knee caps
Blue - My salt-beef bucket
Yellow - My illegitimate child in Ghana
Orange - My Blink 182 cd
Pink - You are "My Little Pony" collection
Other --The elephant in the corner

6) What do you prefer to watch on TV?
One Tree Hill - Senile
Heroes- Frostbitten
Lost - High
Simpsons- Cowardly
The news - Scarred
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Open
Top Model - Middle-class
Annat - shamed
House- Sterile

7) Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful you are
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That I get turned on only by garbage men
Angry - That your smell makes me vomit
Depressed – That we're related
Excited - That I may pee my pants
Nervous - The middle-east is planning their revenge on you
Worried - That your Ford sucks
Apathetic - That you need a sex-change
Silly - That I'm allergic to your earlobes
Cuddly - That Santa doesn't exist
Ashamed - That there is no solution to you being a dumb kid
Other - That your driving sucks

8) What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your toe ring
Yellow - Your love letters to me
Red - The pictures from Vegas
Black - Your pet rock
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - Your car
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your nose hair clippers
Grey - Our matching snoopy underwear
Purple - Your old New Kids on the Block blanket
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your balls

9) The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your virginity
C/D - Your photo with the moustache drawn on it
E/F - Your neighbors dog
G/H - The oil tank from your car
I/J - Your left ear
K/L - The results of that blood-sample
M/N - Your glass eye
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X – Your sucide note
Y/Z - Your credit cards

10) The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Get sick when I think of your feet
C/D - Always will remember the pep talks
E/F -Never will forget that night
G/H – Will not tell the authorites that you stole the whale from the backyard.
I/J – Mocked you behind your back constantly
K/L - Hate your cooking
M/N - Told in my confession today about the moose poaching
O/P - Told my psychiatrist about the bruises
Q/R - Always wanted to break your legs
S/T - Love your sweet, sweet ass
U/V - Will try to forget that you broke my heart
W/X - Haven't showered in a month
Y/Z – am better off without you

11) What do you prefer to drink?
Wine- Our friendship is ruined
Soft drink – I love Oprah
Milk - The apartment building is on fire
Water – I'm scratching my butt as you read this
Cider– I have a passionate interest for mice
Juice – You ruined my attempts at another world war.
Snapple/Vitamin water – You should get that embarrassing rash checked out
Hot chocolate – Your Cucumber-fetishism is weird
Whiskey - I'm off to lead a new life as a lemon
Beer – Thanks for the Cocaine
Other – you should stop picking your nose

12) To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand – Warm tingly sensations
France - Love always
Spain - With tears of sadness
China – You make me sick
Germany – Please don't hurt me
Japan - Go milk a cow
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
USA - Best of luck on the sex change
Egypt – Kiss my butt
England - Go drown yourself
Italy - Please, don't lick my inner thighs anymore

"Nevermore" as in like the poem written by Edgar Allen Quoth the Raven Nevermore Poe. Except, this is a book. It is amazing. I read all 564 pages yesterday. Go buy it and read it, and then donate money to help keep the Poe House (a museum) from closing. I wonder if they realize the irony in the name given their current financial crisis?