I've been tagged for the book me-me by Valerie. It has taken me days to think about how I wanted to answer because the questions are so much fun. So~
1. Hardcover or paperback, and why?
Definitely paperback because I can read them in bed easily and they're smaller so I can have more books. I can never have enough~
2. If I were to own a book shop, I would call it…
I have no idea, but don't think I'd want to own a bookstore anyway. Two of my favorites are Kramer's in D.C. and The Strand in NYC and neither have catchy names.
3. My favorite quote from a book (mention the title) is…
Peter Toohey: "Mr Roark, we're alone here. Why don't you tell me what you think of me? In any words you wish. No-one will hear us."
Howard Roark: "But I don't think of you."
Fountainhead, Ayn Rand (I have always thought of this as the ultimate put-down.)
4. The author (alive or deceased) I would love to have lunch with would be…
5. If I was going to a deserted island and could only bring one book, except for the SAS survival guide, it would be…
6. I would love someone to invent a bookish gadget that…
7. The smell of an old book reminds me of…
8. If I could be the lead character in a book (mention the title), it would be…
Francie Nolan from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, for her pluck and resilience. I thought of Susan Burling Ward from Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner, but she loses a child and I don't even want to go there.
9. The most overestimated book of all times is…
I don't know about of all times, but I think The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and also The Historian by Elizabeth Kostava were both long on hype and short on editing.
10. I hate it when a book…
that I have absolutely loved every page of comes to an end. That's it. It's over - like the Monty Python parrot that is "no more" - like how I felt when I finished Annie Proulx's The Shipping News.
And now for the tagging part - if they are so inclined - I'd like to hear from Leigh and Marie on these questions, and maybe Amy, when she gets back from taking care of her mother's affairs???
4 comments:
I love it!! Thanks for sharing yourself through the meme.
Very funny that we both honed in on Cat's Eye. For the book character, I thought about being Zenia from The Robber Bride, another of my favorites.
But I still liked the Book Thief.(wink)
Oh my. You've caught me wondering how I actually would answer these questions! I'll have to think about this...........
I'm not 'llowed to haf books acuz I like to chew the corners. Mom said to tell ya that her learned about the gallopin' horse from her gramma too.
Oh Francie Nolan. I do love her so! I was very excited to finally be able to give A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to my oldest niece for her last birthday. I hope, for her sake, that she has a good bit of Francie in her.
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