2006-09-13
booksbooks
1. one book which you have read more than once.
a lot of books, really, in fact, almost all the books in my book case.
2. one book you want on a deserted island
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel. For obvious relevance. But more importantly, because its ingenious, and never fails to keep me occupied.
3. one book that made you laugh. The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde
4. one book that made you cry
Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom. I first read it almost 4 years ago, and it still makes me cry. I think I soaked Hiutung's book.
5. one book you wish you had written
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I cannot believe the way it's written - truly, truly amazing.
6. one book you wish had never been written.
Harry Potter series, or Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone then, since it started everything. I CANT GET OFF THEM! They're wasting my life (because I read them over and over and over and over again), and I can't help it!
7. one book you are currently reading
Theory of Knowledge, by Nicholas Alchin. Hahah, kidding. I'm reading Holy Blood Holy Grail,Everything Is Illuminated, and Karl Marx - Life and Thought. All at the same time, yes.
8. one book you have been meaning to read
A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawkings - I misplaced my copy.(Also, A Wrinkle In Time - my mom brought home a fresh copy, still in its wrappings, and Schrodinger's Cat/Schrodinger's Rabbits, and Clockwork Orange, but they asked for one.)
9. one book that changed your life
Brave New World - Aldus Huxley. I don't really know how it changed my life, but I know something was different when I closed it.
10. Name five other fantastic books
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Pygmalion by George Benard Shaw
The Man who was Thursday by GK Chesterson
What I Loved by Sri something... - For trash done well.
10. Tag:
Everyone who enjoys books. Start a list! Tell everyone about them!
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