Post by moonchain on Apr 4, 2005 17:48:04 GMT -5
I got this from my LiveJournal. I think it'd be interesting to see what folks on here would say:
You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?
My first choice would be Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. According to the Forbidden Library, it was 'Challenged at the West Allis-West Milwaukee, Wis. school libraries (1986) because the book "suggests drug use, the occult, suicide, death, violence, disrespect for truth, disrespect for legitimate authority, rebellion against parents." Challenged at the Central Columbia School District in Bloomsburg, Pa. (1993) because a poem titled "Dreadful" talks about how "someone ate the baby."' That sounds about right for me. Though my second choices would be The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm or The Graphic Work of M.C. Escher.
Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character? Who?
At first, I'd say Severus Snape from the Harry Potter books, but I didn't really develop a crush on him until after the first HP movie came out. I used to really love the Elizabeth Peters "Amelia Peabody" series, in which Amelia's husband was always depicted as the most handsome, caring, and wonderful man alive. I had a crush on him for awhile. I also kind of had a thing for Samuel Vimes, the head of City Watch in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.
The last book you bought is:
I think it was Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken. I haven't read it yet, but it's on my list.
The last book you read:
Witchcraft Today by Gerald Gardner. Why? Because everyone claims it single-handedly sparked the curiosity that developed the Neo-Pagan and Wiccan movements. I have no idea why, I thought the book was badly written.
What are you currently reading?
I'm attempting to read three different books at once right now. On my nightstand are The Wiccan Mysteries by Raven Grimassi (trying to cleanse my head of Gardner and Ravenwolf at the moment), Good Omens by Pratchett and Gaimen (though I'm tempted to put it aside so I can just read another Discworld book since I miss the series), and Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche. It's all kind of heavy reading, though, so I haven't actually been reading anything.
Five books you would take to a deserted island:
1- Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Geoffry MacGuire (that is, if I ever get my copy back from my friend Ashley :-P).
2- The Complete Works of Shakespeare because it'd take me a good while to read it.
3- Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder since I think after awhile I'd like to start doubting my own existence.
4- America: The Book because I would miss Jon Stewart so very, very much.
5- I'd want some sort of Discworld collection, though if I were *forced* to choose only one, it'd probably be one of these: Small Gods, The Fifth Elephant, Wyrd Sisters, or Mort. Depending on my mood at the time of choosing.
You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?
My first choice would be Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. According to the Forbidden Library, it was 'Challenged at the West Allis-West Milwaukee, Wis. school libraries (1986) because the book "suggests drug use, the occult, suicide, death, violence, disrespect for truth, disrespect for legitimate authority, rebellion against parents." Challenged at the Central Columbia School District in Bloomsburg, Pa. (1993) because a poem titled "Dreadful" talks about how "someone ate the baby."' That sounds about right for me. Though my second choices would be The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm or The Graphic Work of M.C. Escher.
Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character? Who?
At first, I'd say Severus Snape from the Harry Potter books, but I didn't really develop a crush on him until after the first HP movie came out. I used to really love the Elizabeth Peters "Amelia Peabody" series, in which Amelia's husband was always depicted as the most handsome, caring, and wonderful man alive. I had a crush on him for awhile. I also kind of had a thing for Samuel Vimes, the head of City Watch in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.
The last book you bought is:
I think it was Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken. I haven't read it yet, but it's on my list.
The last book you read:
Witchcraft Today by Gerald Gardner. Why? Because everyone claims it single-handedly sparked the curiosity that developed the Neo-Pagan and Wiccan movements. I have no idea why, I thought the book was badly written.
What are you currently reading?
I'm attempting to read three different books at once right now. On my nightstand are The Wiccan Mysteries by Raven Grimassi (trying to cleanse my head of Gardner and Ravenwolf at the moment), Good Omens by Pratchett and Gaimen (though I'm tempted to put it aside so I can just read another Discworld book since I miss the series), and Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche. It's all kind of heavy reading, though, so I haven't actually been reading anything.
Five books you would take to a deserted island:
1- Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Geoffry MacGuire (that is, if I ever get my copy back from my friend Ashley :-P).
2- The Complete Works of Shakespeare because it'd take me a good while to read it.
3- Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder since I think after awhile I'd like to start doubting my own existence.
4- America: The Book because I would miss Jon Stewart so very, very much.
5- I'd want some sort of Discworld collection, though if I were *forced* to choose only one, it'd probably be one of these: Small Gods, The Fifth Elephant, Wyrd Sisters, or Mort. Depending on my mood at the time of choosing.
But I'll answer the rest of them. 
