I'm It!
I've been mystically tagged. Feel free to consider yourselves tagged or untagged, oh ye who read.
I was an insatiable reader until my mid twenties. I haven't read much since then, since other things became more compelling.
Disclaimer: This list is limited and by no means fully encompasses the tagee's interest or exposure. It's a clue, though.
1) A book that changed my life: Crime and Punishment. I couldn't read further than a bit after the murder. It was far too convincing. I still suffer from occasional dreams of having murdered someone and knowing that I will innevitably be found out.
2) A book that I've read more than once: Practically every book I've liked. Most often would be a tie between "The Last Unicorn" (though I haven't read it for about twenty years now) and Ursula LeGuin's "The Left Hand of Darkness".
3) A book I'd take to a deserted island: Like Sidhe, a blank book. And a hell of a lot of scrap paper and yes, a hundred fine point pens with specifically black ink. And a dictionary, if the blank book didn't use up my one wish.
4) A book that made me laugh: Any and all Wodehouse. The first book that made me laugh out loud was "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White.
5) A book that made me cry: I can't think of one. Funny, considering I cry embarassingly easily during films.
6) A book I wish had been written: The one I probably should have written by now.
7) A book that should never have been written: Easy. The bible. It was never intended to be a book. What Jesus conveyed was living truth (as is all truth) and should have spread by way of contact, not by paper.
8) A book I'm currently reading: None, but I sure wish I was rereading Neil Gaiman's "American Gods", absolutely the best book I've read for years and one of my favorites period.
9) A book I'm planning to read: "High Fidelity", because I like the film and because my son just borrowed it from the school library where they don't have late fees.
10) (my addition) A book I recommend that people probably haven't heard of but should absolutely read: "When I was Five I Killed Myself" by Howard Buten. http://www.amazon.com/When-Was-Five-Killed-Myself/dp/0743423003
There. That was fun.
I was an insatiable reader until my mid twenties. I haven't read much since then, since other things became more compelling.
Disclaimer: This list is limited and by no means fully encompasses the tagee's interest or exposure. It's a clue, though.
1) A book that changed my life: Crime and Punishment. I couldn't read further than a bit after the murder. It was far too convincing. I still suffer from occasional dreams of having murdered someone and knowing that I will innevitably be found out.
2) A book that I've read more than once: Practically every book I've liked. Most often would be a tie between "The Last Unicorn" (though I haven't read it for about twenty years now) and Ursula LeGuin's "The Left Hand of Darkness".
3) A book I'd take to a deserted island: Like Sidhe, a blank book. And a hell of a lot of scrap paper and yes, a hundred fine point pens with specifically black ink. And a dictionary, if the blank book didn't use up my one wish.
4) A book that made me laugh: Any and all Wodehouse. The first book that made me laugh out loud was "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White.
5) A book that made me cry: I can't think of one. Funny, considering I cry embarassingly easily during films.
6) A book I wish had been written: The one I probably should have written by now.
7) A book that should never have been written: Easy. The bible. It was never intended to be a book. What Jesus conveyed was living truth (as is all truth) and should have spread by way of contact, not by paper.
8) A book I'm currently reading: None, but I sure wish I was rereading Neil Gaiman's "American Gods", absolutely the best book I've read for years and one of my favorites period.
9) A book I'm planning to read: "High Fidelity", because I like the film and because my son just borrowed it from the school library where they don't have late fees.
10) (my addition) A book I recommend that people probably haven't heard of but should absolutely read: "When I was Five I Killed Myself" by Howard Buten. http://www.amazon.com/When-Was-Five-Killed-Myself/dp/0743423003
There. That was fun.
posted by Jeanne at 18:14
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