Sylvia tagged me for the Very Selective Book Meme:
1. One book that changed your life:
Myths to Live By. Joseph Campbell
2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
Harriet the Spy. Louise Fitzhugh
3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
A book that would help me get off a desert island.
4. One book that made you laugh:
To Say Nothing of the Dog, or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last. Connie Willis.
5. One book that made you cry:
Crooked Hearts. Robert Boswell. Made me sob right outloud.
6. One book that you wish had been written:
Peter Rushforth's sequel to A Dead Language.
7. One book that you wish had never been written:
Lord of the Rings. Yes, I know you've read this ten million times. Just shut up about it already, okay?
8. One book you’re currently reading:
Proust at the Majestic. Richard Davenport-Hines
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
The People's Act of Love. James Meek. Next month, I promise.
10. Now tag five people:
Carol, John, Sharon, Lesley and Jill.
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A bang, not a whimper
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I haven't either, but thanks! Do I answer the same questions on my blog and then tag 5 more people? Sharon
ReplyDeleteYes, you answer the questions on your blog and then, if you like, you tag other people to answer them as well.
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Yes, you have to read the Meek book!
ReplyDeleteI like #3 also. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll play, but it may be a couple of days, as I've got a backlog of queued Waldrop and Calvino posts to get through first.
Nice selection (and #3 made me chuckle). I will have to pull out Crooked Hearts from my piles -- I got it at a book sale a while back but never read...now, I'm interested.
ReplyDeleteOh, I've been tagged! Give me a day or two to think about my answers and I'll post on my blog.
ReplyDeleteJill