On Reading
I was tagged by both Tracy Lynn - of Kaply, Inc. and Tiff - of No Accent Yet, regarding one of my favorite pastimes: books.
1) One book that changed your life. Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster. "I never expect anything to happen now, and so I am never disappointed...I don't die, I don't fall in love. And if other people die or fall in love, they do it when I'm just not there..."
2) One book that you'd read more than once. Delusions of Grandma by Carrie Fisher. Politically incorrect, foul-mouthed, and hilarious. Ditto for Postcards from the Edge, by the same author.
3) One book you'd want on a deserted island. I can only have ONE?! Okay. This is much harder than I thought. I'll go with Revenge of the Paste Eaters by Cheryl Peck - or Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs.
4) One book that made you laugh. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. I read this during my lunch breaks at work, and laughed like a mental patient. Sadly, no one at work noticed anything different.
5) One book that made you cry. My Life in Orange by Tim Guest. Tragic - and amazing. Sometimes you wonder how someone lives through certain experiences.
6) One book you wish you'd written. The History of the Devil by Clive Barker. Technically, it's a play. But I read it, I loved it, and I hope to see it on tv.
7) One book you wish had never been written. Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. I don't understand why people enjoy her writing. Perhaps I should have only invested in the Cliff's Notes?
8) One book you're currently reading. Parliament of Whores by P.J. O'Rourke. It is taking a while to get through it, because I am also reading Stories of Emergence (Mike Yaconelli, ed.) - and the latest edition of ESPN Magazine. (C'mon! That's reading, too!)
9) One book you've been meaning to read. All of the Harry Potter books. I really want to know what the fuss is all about. (As a diehard Stephen King fan, I think I am up for the task...)
10) The tag. I'll tag Bullybo, KeddyJ, and all of my other relatives that have begun reading this little corner of my world. What kind of stuff are y'all reading?
1) One book that changed your life. Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster. "I never expect anything to happen now, and so I am never disappointed...I don't die, I don't fall in love. And if other people die or fall in love, they do it when I'm just not there..."
2) One book that you'd read more than once. Delusions of Grandma by Carrie Fisher. Politically incorrect, foul-mouthed, and hilarious. Ditto for Postcards from the Edge, by the same author.
3) One book you'd want on a deserted island. I can only have ONE?! Okay. This is much harder than I thought. I'll go with Revenge of the Paste Eaters by Cheryl Peck - or Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs.
4) One book that made you laugh. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. I read this during my lunch breaks at work, and laughed like a mental patient. Sadly, no one at work noticed anything different.
5) One book that made you cry. My Life in Orange by Tim Guest. Tragic - and amazing. Sometimes you wonder how someone lives through certain experiences.
6) One book you wish you'd written. The History of the Devil by Clive Barker. Technically, it's a play. But I read it, I loved it, and I hope to see it on tv.
7) One book you wish had never been written. Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. I don't understand why people enjoy her writing. Perhaps I should have only invested in the Cliff's Notes?
8) One book you're currently reading. Parliament of Whores by P.J. O'Rourke. It is taking a while to get through it, because I am also reading Stories of Emergence (Mike Yaconelli, ed.) - and the latest edition of ESPN Magazine. (C'mon! That's reading, too!)
9) One book you've been meaning to read. All of the Harry Potter books. I really want to know what the fuss is all about. (As a diehard Stephen King fan, I think I am up for the task...)
10) The tag. I'll tag Bullybo, KeddyJ, and all of my other relatives that have begun reading this little corner of my world. What kind of stuff are y'all reading?
posted by rennratt at 2:47 PM
10 Comments:
I have not heard of any of these books, except the one you don't like, and I've never read that one.
However, I have read the Harry Potter books, and can recommend them as very enjoyable.
Now, I'm off to feel all puny in my reader-smartage. Ah well.
(ha! My word verification is "unbad"!)
Tiff - You must be joking. I used to feel guilty because I have never read many of the classics.
When I hit 30, however, I decided that if it didn't strike me as interesting, I wouldn't bother with it.
So I roll with Stephen King and deep, biting comedy. Works for me.
EM Forster also wrote "A Room with a View" and "Howards End". "Where Angels Fear to Tread" is by far my favorite.
I just popped over from Tiff's to read your answers to the meme. I always love to hear about the books people love (or don't!).
The only ones on your list that I have read are the Sedaris book and Atlas Shrugged. All of Sedaris' books are hilarious, and I remember liking some of Ayn Rand, but maybe not that one. I don't remember.
Harry Potter is a must read. How have you not read them yet? I can't believe it, and I'll bet you will be hooked only a few pages into them.
I'm reading "OH My Stars" by Lorna Landvik (who wrote "Angry Housewives Eating Bon-Bons) and it is a very good book with interesting plot twists.
I chose Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged too. I skipped 50 pages of this book because she's so annoyingly redundant. GOod choices.
Bullybo
I have never read anything by Mary Ellen Chase.
Is this the distant relative that travelled by broomstick? The one that I share a birthday with?
If so, send more info via email. Must. Read.
I remember the Peyton Place reading. During Thanksgiving. I thought that your mother (and mine) were going to kill you!
Worst holiday memory, however, was when we found out we were eating Blackie for dinner. Gah!
Stop everything and read the Harry Potters immediately. You won't be sorry!
oooh...I like your book choices! I haven't read most of those, so I think I'll be writing them down and checking out the library today!
I'll second Tiff's recommendation of the HP books...I am on my 2nd reading of the 6th book, 3rd reading of the 5th book, and I've read all the others several more times.
The Harry Potter books are enjoyable but definitely written specifically for kids and their unique way of looking at the world.
Okay, I may show how shallow I am but I got hooked on the "Dark Hunter" series of books by Sherrilyn Kenyon. It is kind of gothic erotica based on some old greek mythology and vampires etc. I love them!!! I know -- I am weird.
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