Earthquake and Meme
As many on my f-list experienced first hand, the DC area had an earthquake at 5:04 am. The epicenter was approx. 1 mile from my house. Benny and I woke up trying to figure out what it was: a loud truck, a low-flying plane or jet? Not with the walls shaking that much! It was over quickly and nothing fell off walls, but it was still scary because I live in freaking GAITHERSBURG, MD! Not California!
One coworker suggested that we blame BP. They cap the oil spill and the next day DC has an earthquake. Coincidence???
Anyway, ganked from druiaen, here is a book meme:
1) What Author Do You Own The Most Books By?
Hmmm...Jude Deveraux or Johanna Lindsey.
2) What Book Do You Own The Most Copies Of?
Little Women.
3) What Fictional Character Are You Secretly In Love With?
Mr. Darcy and Mr. Rochester. Obviously!
4) What Book Have You Read More Than Any Other?
The Princess, Jude Deveraux. My first romance novel and I still love it.
5) What Was Your Favorite Book When You Were 10-Years-Old?
Anything Sweet Valley High.
6) What Is The Worst Book You've Read In The Past Year?
Her Fearful Symmetry, Audrey Niffeneger
7) What Is The Best Book You've Read In The Past Year?
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer
8) If You Could Tell Everyone You Know To Read One Book, What Would It Be?
Pride & Prejudice.
9) What Is The Most Difficult Book You've Ever Read?
Difficult in what way? Anna Karenina was difficult in that I hated every page of that book. In Cold Blood was difficult in that it was so disturbing. The Dancing Wu Li Masters was difficult in that I don't understand physics.
10) Do You Prefer The French Or The Russians?
Neither?
11) Shakespeare, Milton Or Chaucer?
Shakespeare.
12) Austen Or Eliot?
Never read Eliot, but I <3 Austen.
13) What Is The Biggest Or Most Embarrassing Gap In Your Reading?
Biggest - cyberpunk and science fiction. Embarassing - first half of 20th Century fiction, specifically by female authors.
14) What Is Your Favorite Novel?
Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen.
15) Play?
The Crucible.
16) Poem?
Jabberwocky, Lewis Carrol.
17) Essay?
Not sure that I've read one.
18) Short Story?
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. The only thing I've ever read that really haunted me. <---ditto druiaen's answer
19) Non-Fiction?
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote or Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach.
20) Graphic Novel?
Preludes and Nocturns, Neil Gaimann.
21) Memoir?
Does Memoirs of a Geisha count?
22) History?
John Adams, David McCullough
23) Mystery Or Noir?
Anything Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
24) Science Fiction?
I really don't have enough SciFi in my repetoire to answer this, but I guess I'll go with A Brave New World, Aldous Huxley.
25) Who Is Your Favorite Writer?
David Eddings.
26) Who Is The Most Overrated Writer Alive Today?
Jodi Picoult.
27) What Are You Reading Right Now?
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout.
One coworker suggested that we blame BP. They cap the oil spill and the next day DC has an earthquake. Coincidence???
Anyway, ganked from druiaen, here is a book meme:
1) What Author Do You Own The Most Books By?
Hmmm...Jude Deveraux or Johanna Lindsey.
2) What Book Do You Own The Most Copies Of?
Little Women.
3) What Fictional Character Are You Secretly In Love With?
Mr. Darcy and Mr. Rochester. Obviously!
4) What Book Have You Read More Than Any Other?
The Princess, Jude Deveraux. My first romance novel and I still love it.
5) What Was Your Favorite Book When You Were 10-Years-Old?
Anything Sweet Valley High.
6) What Is The Worst Book You've Read In The Past Year?
Her Fearful Symmetry, Audrey Niffeneger
7) What Is The Best Book You've Read In The Past Year?
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer
8) If You Could Tell Everyone You Know To Read One Book, What Would It Be?
Pride & Prejudice.
9) What Is The Most Difficult Book You've Ever Read?
Difficult in what way? Anna Karenina was difficult in that I hated every page of that book. In Cold Blood was difficult in that it was so disturbing. The Dancing Wu Li Masters was difficult in that I don't understand physics.
10) Do You Prefer The French Or The Russians?
Neither?
11) Shakespeare, Milton Or Chaucer?
Shakespeare.
12) Austen Or Eliot?
Never read Eliot, but I <3 Austen.
13) What Is The Biggest Or Most Embarrassing Gap In Your Reading?
Biggest - cyberpunk and science fiction. Embarassing - first half of 20th Century fiction, specifically by female authors.
14) What Is Your Favorite Novel?
Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen.
15) Play?
The Crucible.
16) Poem?
Jabberwocky, Lewis Carrol.
17) Essay?
Not sure that I've read one.
18) Short Story?
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. The only thing I've ever read that really haunted me. <---ditto druiaen's answer
19) Non-Fiction?
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote or Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach.
20) Graphic Novel?
Preludes and Nocturns, Neil Gaimann.
21) Memoir?
Does Memoirs of a Geisha count?
22) History?
John Adams, David McCullough
23) Mystery Or Noir?
Anything Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
24) Science Fiction?
I really don't have enough SciFi in my repetoire to answer this, but I guess I'll go with A Brave New World, Aldous Huxley.
25) Who Is Your Favorite Writer?
David Eddings.
26) Who Is The Most Overrated Writer Alive Today?
Jodi Picoult.
27) What Are You Reading Right Now?
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout.