Part of a Meme
Book memes amuse my because some of them actually make me consider things I don't really give a second thought most of the time...
1. What author do you own the most books by?
Hideyuki Kikuchi-- I have volumes 1-13 of The Vampire Hunter D series, and apart from him, all of The Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane, all of Harry Potter by JK Rowling and lastly a number of Robin McKinley books.
2. What book do you own the most copies of?
The Chronicles of Narnia. I have an collected edition I was given as a Christmas gift and a really old collection I've had since I was little.
3. Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
Yes.
4. What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
None, but I do have the habit of attaching myself to certain characters in books-- most recently it was Count Balaz in volumes 12-13 of the Vampire Hunter D series. Kikuchi has such awesome side characters.
5. What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to children; i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)?
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Resident Evil: Zero Hour by SD Perry (I usually shy away from novelizations of anything, but I adore these books.)
The House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski (more for research than fun, I've been compiling a thesis on it for ages.)
Women Poets of China edited by Kenneth Rexroth (Probably my favorite ever compliation of poetry.)
6. What was your favourite book when you were ten years old?
The Hero and the Crown, hands down--that book set the standard for badass heroines in books for me.
7. What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
The Accidental Tourist. I try not to let a professor kill a book for me, but looking back, he didn't really have to.
8. What is the best book you've read in the past year?
Pale Fallen Angel: Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi. Whenever an author can make me laugh, cry and cheer almost in the same chapter, he gets my vote.
9. If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
"The Wasted Vigil" by Nadeem Aslam.
10. What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
Do remakes count? I'd love to see a book-accurate version of The NeverEnding Story. Barring that, "Afterdark" by Haruki Murakami, because it's so cinematic to begin with.
11. What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Not that it would happen anyway, but "The Hero and the Crown" -- Hollywood has a habit of watering down female heroines with romantic subplot and while the book has a lot of that, Aerin is strengthed by her relationships, not held back by them.
12. Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
A few come to mind, the most recent being Lord of the Rings meet the Revolutionary War. Yeah, I don't know, it made sense at the time.
13. What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
Does that imply read and finished? There was one I picked up ages ago called The Fire Sword that was pretty bad, but I couldn't bring myself to get past the first twenty pages or so.
14. What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
Difficult in what sense? The first thing that comes to mind is The House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski.
15. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
I could say Symbiline, but I never actually went on that feild trip...so, it'll have to be 12th Days Night
16. Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
Russians
17. Roth or Updike?
Neither
18. David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Again, neither
19. Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Anyone but Milton, for the love of god!
20. Austen or Eliot?
Eliot. Austen is just....gah.
21. What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
There's a lot of "classics" of literary cannon that I've never read-- as per question 17, I've read little to no Updike, I'm not overly fond of Hemmingway, aside from "A Farewell to Arms" and as far as I'm concerned, the less Victorian Lit. I have to read the better. I'm not a very good Lit. Major, am I?
22. What is your favourite novel?
I make a habit of never picking favorites. I enjoy a number of different books for different reasons and it's nearly impossible to compare them that way.
23. Play?
Again, don't pick favorites. Last one I read and enjoyed was The Girl in the Chinese Raincoat.
24. Poem?
What is all this about favorites? Most recent poems enjoyed were The Exultation of Eduanna, Akkadian Preistess to Innana.
25. Essay?
Last read and enjoyed were several about Emily Dickinson for a research paper...can't remember any titles
26. Work of nonfiction?
Last read was The Buddha and His Life-- actually counts as a re-read, but it's a very interesting one.
27. Who is your favorite writer?
No one? Why must I compare them all in some sort of ranking order? So, in *no* order: PD James, Michael Chrichton, Robin McKinley, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Haruki Murakami, Mark Danielewski, Diane Duane so on and so forth
28. Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
JK Rowling, Stephanie Meyer, and that guy who wrote the Left Behind series
29. What is your desert island book?
I'd end up writing my own on palm leaves and bark, most likely.
30. And... what are you reading right now?
For school, "Beowulf" and "Enuma Enlish." For fun: "Pale Fallen Angel: Volume 2" and "A Wizard Alone"
1. What author do you own the most books by?
Hideyuki Kikuchi-- I have volumes 1-13 of The Vampire Hunter D series, and apart from him, all of The Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane, all of Harry Potter by JK Rowling and lastly a number of Robin McKinley books.
2. What book do you own the most copies of?
The Chronicles of Narnia. I have an collected edition I was given as a Christmas gift and a really old collection I've had since I was little.
3. Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
Yes.
4. What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
None, but I do have the habit of attaching myself to certain characters in books-- most recently it was Count Balaz in volumes 12-13 of the Vampire Hunter D series. Kikuchi has such awesome side characters.
5. What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to children; i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)?
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Resident Evil: Zero Hour by SD Perry (I usually shy away from novelizations of anything, but I adore these books.)
The House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski (more for research than fun, I've been compiling a thesis on it for ages.)
Women Poets of China edited by Kenneth Rexroth (Probably my favorite ever compliation of poetry.)
6. What was your favourite book when you were ten years old?
The Hero and the Crown, hands down--that book set the standard for badass heroines in books for me.
7. What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
The Accidental Tourist. I try not to let a professor kill a book for me, but looking back, he didn't really have to.
8. What is the best book you've read in the past year?
Pale Fallen Angel: Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi. Whenever an author can make me laugh, cry and cheer almost in the same chapter, he gets my vote.
9. If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
"The Wasted Vigil" by Nadeem Aslam.
10. What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
Do remakes count? I'd love to see a book-accurate version of The NeverEnding Story. Barring that, "Afterdark" by Haruki Murakami, because it's so cinematic to begin with.
11. What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Not that it would happen anyway, but "The Hero and the Crown" -- Hollywood has a habit of watering down female heroines with romantic subplot and while the book has a lot of that, Aerin is strengthed by her relationships, not held back by them.
12. Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
A few come to mind, the most recent being Lord of the Rings meet the Revolutionary War. Yeah, I don't know, it made sense at the time.
13. What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
Does that imply read and finished? There was one I picked up ages ago called The Fire Sword that was pretty bad, but I couldn't bring myself to get past the first twenty pages or so.
14. What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
Difficult in what sense? The first thing that comes to mind is The House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski.
15. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
I could say Symbiline, but I never actually went on that feild trip...so, it'll have to be 12th Days Night
16. Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
Russians
17. Roth or Updike?
Neither
18. David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Again, neither
19. Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Anyone but Milton, for the love of god!
20. Austen or Eliot?
Eliot. Austen is just....gah.
21. What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
There's a lot of "classics" of literary cannon that I've never read-- as per question 17, I've read little to no Updike, I'm not overly fond of Hemmingway, aside from "A Farewell to Arms" and as far as I'm concerned, the less Victorian Lit. I have to read the better. I'm not a very good Lit. Major, am I?
22. What is your favourite novel?
I make a habit of never picking favorites. I enjoy a number of different books for different reasons and it's nearly impossible to compare them that way.
23. Play?
Again, don't pick favorites. Last one I read and enjoyed was The Girl in the Chinese Raincoat.
24. Poem?
What is all this about favorites? Most recent poems enjoyed were The Exultation of Eduanna, Akkadian Preistess to Innana.
25. Essay?
Last read and enjoyed were several about Emily Dickinson for a research paper...can't remember any titles
26. Work of nonfiction?
Last read was The Buddha and His Life-- actually counts as a re-read, but it's a very interesting one.
27. Who is your favorite writer?
No one? Why must I compare them all in some sort of ranking order? So, in *no* order: PD James, Michael Chrichton, Robin McKinley, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Haruki Murakami, Mark Danielewski, Diane Duane so on and so forth
28. Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
JK Rowling, Stephanie Meyer, and that guy who wrote the Left Behind series
29. What is your desert island book?
I'd end up writing my own on palm leaves and bark, most likely.
30. And... what are you reading right now?
For school, "Beowulf" and "Enuma Enlish." For fun: "Pale Fallen Angel: Volume 2" and "A Wizard Alone"