What published story book do you think you would be most capable of re-creating from memory if for some reason you needed to?
I’d be very bad at doing this. I’d probably only get basic story details and not come close to any word-for-word accuracy, but it would probably be ‘Nightwatch’ (Discworld) Since it is the only discworld book I have so far managed to read twice*
[sub]*I am currently reading Thief of Time for the second time. Partly to get a better understanding of the doper name I chose. But mainly because it’s one of my fave amongst those already read[/sub]
I don’t think I’d be very good at any but probably either Bridget Jones’s Diary or **Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ** because I’ve read both multiple times plus have movie memories to help.
I might be able to remember about 50% of the 3rd book of **Series of Unfortunate Events ** because I listened to the book on CD of it several times. But still. My memory is even worse than I think it is.
I thought about mentioning that. But while I felt like I know it well. I would probably lose track of the story. Much like when one tries to remember a really good dream.
I’d be terrible at this as well, but I could probably recreate Lord of the Rings fairly accurately, just because I’ve read it (and seen the movies) so many times.
There you go, messing up my vanity search possibilities…
This is something I find so frustrating. I can read a book, thoroughly enjoy it, but a few months later I can’t remember that much about it. I almost feel like I’ve done the book a disservice.
The first book that came to mind that I think I could recall pretty well is Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan. She was an author I really got into when I was in middle school and I read that book several times. The details of that one have stuck pretty well, and I’d always wished it would be made into a movie.
I could swear there’s another book I’ve read a few times over that I could spout the details of. Hm, maybe it’s A Clockwork Orange? I’ll post it if I think of it.
Hmmm…probably “Dragons of Autumn Twilight” by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. I’d read it at least five times. I know the basic progression of the plot and could recreate the content (if not the style) accuratly.
Not that I could do it well, you understand. But I could do it better than any other book.
When my youngest was about 4 I told her the entire story of “the hobbit” and “The lord of the rings” from memory, night after night, over weeks and weeks. When she was 5, she insisted I start reading both of them to her. So we did that next!
I could probably do just about any book by Stephen King. When it comes to his books I seem to have an uncanny knack for remembering names, places, dates, etc…
My dad read the Dr. Seuss book On Beyond Zebra to us so often (quite a few years back) that he can still recite large portions of it word-for-word from memory.
I like the Floob-Boober-Bab-Boober-Bubs, which float on the water like blubbery tubs. They’re no good to eat, you can’t cook 'em like steaks, but they’re handy in cross small oceans and lakes.
Without a doubt, The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I’ve read that book more than a handfull of times, and own the show on DVD. I’m dying to hear it on radio, but I haven’t been able to find it in stores.
Still, I could do a decent job recreating it. At least to the point where it’s desirable to read.
"It was not long after dawn, when the captain of HM frigate Lydia came up on deck. The first lieutenant, Mr. Bush, who was officer of the deck, touched his hat but did not speak to him. In a voyage which had by now lasted seven months without touching land, he had learned something of his captain’s likes and dislikes. During this first hour of the day, the captain was not to be spoken to, nor the train of his thought interrupted. "
Shouldn’t be hard for Dopers to recognize. I still re-read it every year or so.
