Roadmap of Your Life Book Tag
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- The Roadmap of Your Life Book Tag:
This is an original tag created by Tristan @Tristan-L-Space-Books
I was tagged by Tristan @Tristan-L-Space-Books
There are only two prompts:
1.)What is a book that reminds you of or takes place in each place that you've lived? This could mean country, state/province, city/town, and or apartment/house. Just come up with a book that really resonates with you and the time you spent in each place where you've had a mailing address!
2.) Since a roadmap not only shows you where you've been, but also where you're going, what is a book that reminds you of or takes place in your next destination? Or a place you'd like to live in?
Books Mentioned:
Martin, George R.R. Game of Thrones.
Blume, Judy. Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret.
Tolkien, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Guest, Judith. Ordinary People.
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye.
Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged.
Elder, John. Reading the Mountains of Home.
Wilder, Thornton. Our Town.
Hallberg, Garth Risk. City on Fire.
Joyce, James. Ulysses.
Keegan, Claire. Foster.
O'Faolain, Nuala. Almost There: The Onward Journey of a Dublin Woman.
Benchy, Maeve. Circle of Friends.
Channels Mentioned:
Angelia @readandre-read
Greg @anotherbibliophilereads
Allen @bighardbooks770
I tag anyone who is watching this video and who would like to do this tag and also:
@MarilynMayaMendoza
@readandre-read
@GenreBooks23
@chrisreadingcorner3816
@JamesRuchala
@BeyondBooks-wt5il
@ellenmadebookclub
@awebofstories
@anotherbibliophilereads
@bighardbooks770
@MyMessyBookshelf
@joshuacreboreads
@throughthepages_with_dee
@HannahsBooks
@noteworthyfiction
@aaronfacer
@AaronReadABook
@alex_unabridged
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Wonderful tag. My head is swimming with memories of books and comfy spaces. 👍
Awww I'm glad that the tag prompted so many memories for you. It was a fun one to do.
Have a wonderful time in Ireland!
Thank you!
Great cavalcade of books there! My response scheduled for this evening..
Hi Gavin. I realized after I tagged you on this one that you had already been tagged by Tristan. That's ok. I tag you on all of my tags anyway! I will look forward to your response!
FYI, a tangent. I once heard fantasy author R. A. Salvatore tell the story of his own intersection with the boxed set of Tolkien's books. His sister gave them to him, one Christmas. He didn't think much of it, he didn't read them right away. Fast forward to the Blizzard of '78, in New England, when everything shut down. Stuck in the house with nothing to do, Salvatore finally opened the boxed set. And the fantasy world grabbed his imagination enough that he eventually became a fantasy writer himself.
What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing this anecdote. R.A. Salvatore and I must be contemporaries as I remember well the Blizzard of ‘78! I had already read the box set by then, but I remember lending it to my high school boyfriend, who read it that winter too! Amazing! Thank you again!😊
Thanks for sharing, Pat. You may be interested in the tag, "My Life in 10 Books." It's from a year or more ago, I think. Maybe it was a tag before you entered the fray. Anyway, it's a fun experiment to think of 10 books that defined you, as you grew up.
That does sound like a fun tag! I will look for it. I do think it was before I "entered the fray," but I can find it, I'm sure.
I’m so happy you can make your trip-of-a-lifetime to Ireland! I just got back from my trip to Alaska, something I had dreamed and schemed about for a long while. I immersed myself in books about Alaska in preparation for the trip and it enriched the journey so much. I am sure your familiarity with Irish poetry and literature will enhance your journey as well. Enjoy!
How wonderful that you could really experience Alaska! I am excited for my trip as well. Lots of my family members have made the trip, but I haven’t yet. Thanks for this lovely comment! 😊
Jersey girl! I knew there was a reason (other than your love of books) that I liked you. Born in Kearny, and lived all over the Garden State until about 12 years ago.
There you go! I was actually born in Jersey City, but we lived in Bayonne until I was five. I’ve lived mostly in Union County since then but taught primarily in Bergen County.
What a lovely tag Pat! I’ll add this to my list. Ireland is at the top of my bucket list, because I’m Irish as well. ☘️
Hi Chas! This was a really fun one to do. Yes, this Ireland trip feels like a dream coming true! ☘️
A wonderful video, Pat! Thank you so much for tagging me! It’s fascinating to hear about your life, and your future trip to Ireland! And you always have so many interesting books to show. ❤️
Thank you, Joshua! I will look forward to your responses to the prompts should you choose to do this one! 😊
It took me almost 2 weeks but I finally made it to this video! What a wonderful tag! I will definitely be doing it!
Hi Melinda! Oh please! No explanations necessary. I’m so far behind on tags it’s almost comical. This was a fun one to do. I’ll look forward to your video-whenever! NO pressure from me, ever! 😊
Hi, Pat. A great video. Enjoying your channel and the many book ideas I have been getting from you. (My daughter, Keely and I are headed to a tour of Southern Ireland in October as well. It’s my gift to her upon her college graduation. We cannot wait! 🍀🇮🇪.)
Thank you for this lovely comment! How wonderful that you and your daughter will be going to Ireland! Such a beautiful gift!
Wow, so amazing you still have the LoTR box set, what a special thing to have in your collection. Ireland is incredible, Dublin is probably my favorite city, seems like such an opportunity that you will have the chance to visit the family house!
Yes, I'm really excited about this; it's a trip of a lifetime.
It’s so nice to share in your experiences as you grew. I really like the box set that your brother gave you for Christmas. I have yet to read Judy Bloom but still interesting to know she lived 3 miles away. I am so excited for you! How wonderful for you to get the chance to see the house your grandmother lived in. I hope you have the best time ever.
Thank you, Floss. I’m really excited about this upcoming trip. 🥰
What a wonderful tag! Your answers were such a treat, too. I'm so pleased you tagged me--and although I am terribly behind on tags (and everything else), this one might jump to the front.
No pressure from me ever, Hannah! I just thought you might like this one, and I wanted you to know I’m thinking of you. 😊
What a sweet tag! Loved hearing about where you grew up and your roots. This brought all the nostalgia, Pat. I have many memories of visiting Elizabeth, New Jersey when I was a teenager and of course many memories of New York. I am so excited for you to make your trip to Ireland and I’m looking forward to hearing and seeing your highlights. (Ulysses is on my bucket list) As always, thanks for the tag!
Thank you, Nicky. I will look forward to your responses, whenever you get around to it. NO PRESSURE!
This is such a fun tag and do many interesting books!
Hi Bryndis! It was a fun one to do. Please consider yourself tagged too if you’d like to do it. No pressure, though! 😊
Interesting answers.
When I was a kid, I had a job at a company that did inventories at stores in my own state, CT and other surrounding states. One of the places we did inventories at was a grocery store in Bayonne. We had to get up at 3:30 in the morning to get there at 6. I don't remember that particularly fondly.
I haven't taken advantage of my proximity to New York at all. New York has always been intimidating to me. I'm glad you have taken some advantage of your proximity.
I used to go into NY on a weekly basis. Not these days, though…
What a lovely selection for your life’s road map. I particularly loved your future books of Ireland. Fabulous video 😊
Thank you, Debs. I am very excited about this trip! 🥰
This was lovely, Pat! I really enjoy reflecting on my relationship to certain places, and it's fascinating to see others do it too. New York really intrigues me on one level, and I think I'd like to visit someday - but it's also quite intimidating! Thank you for the tag!
Also, your trip sounds really lovely. I hope you and your family really enjoy it! I have only spent a very short amount of time in Ireland (just a handful of days in the dead of winter) but found it to be a truely magical place!
Hi Aaron. I am looking forward to your responses to this tag whenever you get around to it. (NO pressure, really! I know you're busy!) I'm just fascinated by Wales, and I'm curious about where you've lived. (I didn't tell you this, but I just recently spoke at the memorial of a dear friend and mentor, and he was from Wales. He came to the US as a young man going to graduate school and raised his family here. But that is where my curiosity about Wales began.) As for your desire to come to NY at some point, it is indeed a fascinating, wonderful city. I'm kind of intimidated by it now too, but I wasn't when I was younger and went into the city at least once a week. These days, I feel much more hesitant. I'm very excited about this trip to Ireland. It's kind of a dream of a lifetime. More info about it to come!
What an interesting tag. I love books set in NYC even though I have never lived. One was offered a job in Brooklyn though. Thanks for the tag.
You’ve mentioned living in several different parts of the country, so I thought you might find this one interesting. But NO pressure from me! 😊
Wow! Great responses and so cool that you were in such proximity to George R. R. Martin! I hope you can take advantage of the great book shops in Ireland; it's a place I've wanted to go to for a long time. And how wonderful you get to connect with your ancestry in that way!
Yes, just blocks away from Martin, though no one in my family thinks they ever met him. So looking forward to Ireland! This was a really fun tag, Tristan. Thanks for tagging me!
What a fun tag! I hope you have a great trip to Ireland. I was just in Dublin, but can't wait to go back and see the rest of the country.
Thank you. Yes, super fun tag! I’m really looking forward to the trip!
Thank you lovely lady for the tag I’ll get to this and the horror tag in the next few days😊
No pressure!! 😊
You keep reminding me to reread The Catcher in the Rye. 😊 I can’t wait to hear about your adventures in Ireland later this year.
I’m beginning to think Angelia and I should organize a group read of Catcher!! I’m very excited about Ireland…💚
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I would join a group read!
@@heathersmusic8833 I’ll talk to Angelia. 😊
Thanks for the tag, Pat. I was definitely not expecting you to associate your early life with GOT!
Funny, right? I think he lived like three blocks away! He’s a bit older than I am, but I thought my cousins, who lived upstairs, might have known him. They don’t seem to remember him….😊
I always learn so much from your videos, Pat 😊 And, I so envy your pending trip to Erie, this Fall! 🇮🇪 Thanks for the mention of our _Ulysses_ Group, and for taging me. I'll have to get on this one 😅
Thanks, Allen. You are very kind! This will be my first trip to Ireland! I know you’ve been a few times. I’m very excited about it!
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I so very excited for you! ☘ 😊 🇮🇪
Hi Pat, thank you for tagging me. I didn't realize we came from the same part of the world. My mother was born in Englewood New Jersey and I went to camp in Butler New Jersey. I was brought up in good old Brooklyn New York. I loved Foster so much and I cried at the end. Your trip sounds so exciting. I'm about to get some books out. Aloha dear friend.
Hi Marilyn! I received a used book in the mail from Thrift books the other day, and it was a former library book. It still had all the info in it from the library--the Brooklyn Library--and I thought of you. Yes, we are from the same part of the world! In fact, my last teaching job--where I was for more than 30 years--was up in Bergen County, not far from Englewood, where your mom came from. And I have friends who live very near Butler too. Small world! I thought this would be a good tag for you as I've wondered how you got from Brooklyn to Hawaii. ☺ I will look forward to hearing about your life road map!
@@BookChatWithPat8668 my mother was born in Englewood, but my grandfather had arthritis and he said it was damp so they moved to Brooklyn soon after. I went to camp Vacamas in Butler for seven summers so I can attest to the damp and mosquitoes😀
I have lived in many places in my life but I still have a deep feeling for New York City. Aloha friend.
Do you ever get back to New York, Marilyn?
@@BookChatWithPat8668 not lately. My passed away then the rest of my family small though it was. I did go back once with my daughter who lives in Minnesota to visit my granddaughter who was visiting from Texas. We went to a few Broadway shows. I miss that and food like a good bagel and bialy.
@@MarilynMayaMendoza oh I’m sure you do miss Broadway and the food! No place like NY in those areas!
This was really interesting. I love to go down memory lane and it's always good to think of the future. I have always lived in England but my (much further back) heritage is Irish and Spanish. I have visited both Ireland and Spain often. I am excited for you for your Ireland trip.
Thank you, Helen! This will be a first visit for me, so it is very exciting. The other half of my heritage is Italian. That's another trip I hope to make. But first, Ireland!
@@BookChatWithPat8668 You will love it. So much to see and do and the people are amazing. It will be very emotional to see the actual place your family (one side) are from. Really exciting. Also Italy! ♥️
@@helenclare3250 I think I’m going to love being there. Many of my relatives have made the trip and visited our grandmother’s home. Now, finally, I’m going. My grandmother made the trip here alone at the age of 17. I adored her…
@@BookChatWithPat8668 The way the months are flying by, it won't be long before you go! Very brave to make the journey alone at just 17, so far away. She sounds like she was wonderful.
@@helenclare3250 She was the strongest woman I've ever known. I cannot even imagine her coming here alone at such a young age. Then, once she was here and married to my grandfather, she helped to bring one sister and four brothers over (she was one of 14!), and eventually, two nieces too. She raised six of her own children and then added two nieces to her family. She never saw her mother again. She returned only once, bringing her first two children with her, to see her father before he died. We have a huge family, but we are all here because of her.
🇮🇪☘️‼️.
Hi Mariandrea. It was a fun tag to do.
Thanks for the tag Pat, I look forward to doing this one! 😊 And I loved hearing a bit more about your life story. There's only so much we can fit into each video, but every little tag fills in the picture a little more. I've definitely learned that Catcher in the Rye takes place in New York! That's all I know about it, but I do know that! 😅 I will read it at some point though. And I love seeing your excitement about the trip to Ireland, I hope the planning went well :)
Thank you, as always, for watching and for responding. I thought that this might be a great tag for you, too. What I love about tags is that they do give us a chance to talk a bit more about ourselves and, as you say, let others get to know us more. The Catcher in the Rye might seem a bit dated to you, if you were to read it, but it is a book that I devoured as a young teenager, and it was always a favorite novel to teach when I taught the earlier years of high school.I will look forward to your tag!
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Exactly :) Yes, I imagine it would, but I'm still curious now that you've mentioned it so many times! And it's still a classic that I would like to have read, and it's another way to get to know you a little better as well. I'll keep an eye out for it when I go on my treasure hunts! 😄
@@ellenmadebookclub Angelia at Read and Re-Read and I have this running joke about including Catcher in our videos. We both work it into the video whenever possible! 😃
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Which is why I have to read it! 😆
@@ellenmadebookclub Ok! Let me know when you’re reading it, and we can discuss! But NO pressure! 🥰
I wonder what I could answer for the first question? I don't have books set in Colorado or Utah, especially not ones I read growing up.
Well, the books don’t have to be set in those places. You could pick books that remind you of your time spent in different places.😊
Thomas Wolfe was wrong? One can go home again, after all, via books :)
"Little" Ireland. Don't judge it by its size. Can you imagine what storytelling would look like if Joyce, Yeats, Beckett, Wilde, Shaw, Bram Stoker, never existed?
Have you read William Trevor? Likely you have. Up until his death he was my favorite living Irish writer.
In the 90's I enjoyed the t.v. series Ballykissangel. The first three seasons are some of my favorite television programming.
Hello! Lovely to hear from you! Oh, I do not judge Ireland by its size! My grandmother, whose original home I’m going in search of, was the strongest woman I have ever known. This trip has been a long time coming, and it feels like a dream now that we’re actually working out the details. I’ve been awash in Irish literature for some time now. I have read some William Trevor, but not nearly enough. The Story of Lucy Gault and some short stories, I think. Do you have a favorite of his that you would recommend? I remember that he was from Cork, which is where my grandfather’s family came from. My grandmother, though, whose house we are seeking out, came from County Laois.
How are you doing? How is the move coming along?
@@BookChatWithPat8668 The Story of Lucy Gault is one of the saddest stories I've ever read. I don't know why the ending affected me so much given that my meats and potatoes in stories are dramatic and tragic. "Nights at the Aleexandra, " a novella, is also a favorite of mine. Maybe because when I read it I thought about the films Cinema Paradisio and Malena, favorite films. I like many of his short stories. Hard to pick any favorites, although "Torridge" is one of the best revenge stories I've ever read.
The move should be finished this week. Must be finished this week. It's been challenging. Trimmed my collection, as you know. Likely won't be buying any new books for a while. Will be focusing on what I own. Many books I have not read, and re-reading favorites. Before the move completely took over my life I was reading Vasilly Grossman's WWII books. Likely may be the first video I make once I'm settled in. Deeply moving works.
It's fantastic you are going to Ireland. I think all of us here will be looking forward to those videos:)
@@LibroParadiso-ep4zt I will read more Trevor before we go if I can. I’m glad the move is coming along. It’s a daunting task under any circumstances. I hope it all goes well for you.
I had the same high-school English teacher for 4 years (the last honors English) and one of the books we read was _Ordinary People._ I also enjoyed the movie w Timothy Hutton (I think that's
Same teacher for all four years! WOW! We didn’t read Ordinary People in class, but I remember it being a very powerful experience reading it on my own. The movie was excellent too, and heartbreaking. Mary Tyler Moore as the mom….
@@BookChatWithPat8668 Oooo, Moore's character of the mother, so "unfeeling," so distant w her son, etc!
Yes….devastating!
Yay! Catcher strikes again! I also have a vivid memory of reading Ordinary People in early high school. It was wrenching back then; I wonder if it holds up? Your trip to Ireland sounds so exciting!
I’ve never tried to re-read Ordinary People, but I still have my original copy from 1976! 😳 I thought this might be a fun tag for you. You’ve lived in a lot of interesting places. 😊