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I saw a book meme and I just had to snag it.
1.) Name a book that changed your life.
Hm.
Well, I guess David Copperfield might have. My father read the abridged version to when I was really young and when I was eight I reread it to prove a point to someone. It's what really sparked my interest in British Literature and books in general. It's also why I'm one of those really annoying "Brit Lit is better" snobs now.
Also, Possum Come A'Knockin'. I'm completely serious when I say that it scarred my for life. I'm totally possum-phobic now. Freaky shit, man.
2.) Name a book you've read more than once.
All of them? Okay, fine. I reread Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, and Oliver Twist once a year. Oliver Twist is one intelligently hilarious book.
3.) Name a book you'd want on a desert island.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Just 'cause.
Oooh! Or one of those "Worst Case Scenarios: Survival Guides" that were really popular in third grade and whatnot.
4.) Name a book that made you laugh.
All American Girl by Meg Cabot. Sadly the only Meg Cabot book I've read.
5.) Name a book that made you cry.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Sirius fucking died. I was sobbing for about a week.
6.) Name a book you wished you'd written.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Just because it's so dark and twisted and it's the only book she's ever written and it's a classic. I wish I could come up with characters like Catherine and Heathcliff.
7.) Name a book you wished had never been written.
Possum Come A'Knockin' because then I wouldn't have my COMPLETELY LOGICAL fear of possums. Or... oh. Sign of the Beaver. Made my fourth and fifth grade year hell. I GET IT. YOU'RE IN A CABIN. YOU'RE A TOUGH GUY. FINE, OKAY, WHATEVER. DON'T MAKE ME READ YOU MULTIPLE TIMES IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE MY SCHOOL SYSTEM IS RIDICULOUS. OKAY? OKAY.
8.) Name a book you're currently reading.
The Truth About Forever. My friends (who are remarkably girls! what?) contend that it is the BEST BOOK EVER, OMG. I'm... not feeling it.
9.) Name a book you've been meaning to read.
Um, anything by Meg Cabot. She's supposed to be the good among the chicklits so...
School starts tomorrow. Whoop-dee-friggin-doo, Veronica.