I Got Tagged By Des Moines 360
1. One book that changed my life: Middlemarch, by George Eliot. I slogged my way through it for a grad school class, but hated it. The revelation was that just because someone else deems it "literature," doesn't make it good reading.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: Jane Eyre. There are others, but that's the first that springs to mind. Pretty much anything by a Bronte will suffice, except Charlotte's Villette.
3. One book you’d want on a desert island: It's not really one book, but it's the E.F. Benson Lucia series. Comedy of manners will keep me amused.
4. One book that made you laugh: Kill me now, but it's a chapbook--"A Day in the Life of a Dick Passion." There's a backstory behind it, if you know the horrible writer at whom it pokes fun. His name is Nickolaus Albert Pacione. I dare you to read even one of his stories, and take his abuse for not liking it. This book is hilarious. Susan Taylor and Dan Fox collaborated on it, but it was mostly Susan's effort.
5. One book that made you cry: The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd.
6. One book that you wish had been written: Mine. I'm kidding. I don't really know how to write fiction. I can rip it apart, but when it comes to writing, I'm much better at getting my non-fiction published in advertising/media trade journals. It usually just takes an email or phone call. I take a stab at fiction, but mostly to poke fun at the horrible "horror" author. Are sharp objects becoming a theme, here?
7. One book that you wish had never been written: Anything by Nickolaus Albert Pacione.
8. The book you are currently reading: It's a re-read, but Hawthorne's "A Blithedale Romance." It's slightly creepy.
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: The Horse Whisperer. My mom bought it for me several years ago for Christmas. I love horses, and have a closetful of ribbons and trophys from equestrian shows I've entered, but I really don't want to read that book, although I know I should.
10. Now tag five people: SteveJ, Dominatrix, Deni, Bud, and Mr. L. Please don't kill me, folks! I really am curious to know what musicians read.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: Jane Eyre. There are others, but that's the first that springs to mind. Pretty much anything by a Bronte will suffice, except Charlotte's Villette.
3. One book you’d want on a desert island: It's not really one book, but it's the E.F. Benson Lucia series. Comedy of manners will keep me amused.
4. One book that made you laugh: Kill me now, but it's a chapbook--"A Day in the Life of a Dick Passion." There's a backstory behind it, if you know the horrible writer at whom it pokes fun. His name is Nickolaus Albert Pacione. I dare you to read even one of his stories, and take his abuse for not liking it. This book is hilarious. Susan Taylor and Dan Fox collaborated on it, but it was mostly Susan's effort.
5. One book that made you cry: The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd.
6. One book that you wish had been written: Mine. I'm kidding. I don't really know how to write fiction. I can rip it apart, but when it comes to writing, I'm much better at getting my non-fiction published in advertising/media trade journals. It usually just takes an email or phone call. I take a stab at fiction, but mostly to poke fun at the horrible "horror" author. Are sharp objects becoming a theme, here?
7. One book that you wish had never been written: Anything by Nickolaus Albert Pacione.
8. The book you are currently reading: It's a re-read, but Hawthorne's "A Blithedale Romance." It's slightly creepy.
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: The Horse Whisperer. My mom bought it for me several years ago for Christmas. I love horses, and have a closetful of ribbons and trophys from equestrian shows I've entered, but I really don't want to read that book, although I know I should.
10. Now tag five people: SteveJ, Dominatrix, Deni, Bud, and Mr. L. Please don't kill me, folks! I really am curious to know what musicians read.
posted by Admin at 4:14 AM
5 Comments:
Thanks for the link! I'm going to link to you on my site as well. I was already here the other day (I'm 19% white trash, BTW!) With your experience with horses, you might want to check out Die-Hard Equestrian. She's a 14-year-old who is just getting into horses.
Yikes! I have no clue how to comment on her blog. I don't want to discourage her, but she's even worse than I.
Hey LF!
Thanks for playing! I love hearing about what other people are reading.
Later!
Yikes. Tagged again. I'll have to sort it all out. Never really thought my reading habits were "interesting". We'll, see, I guess!
I loved Secret Life of Bees. I loved the black madonna story. And my dad is a master beekeeper, so I wrote a book review for the state beekeeper's newsletter!
I read "Burning Marguerite" around the same time. It also has a way of haunting you after you are done. History, missed connections, time passing.
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