Journal Ra5pu7in's Journal: Literally literary 3
Okay, as an almost obsessive reader, I'll bite.
You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?
One that gets hidden by the protagonist, of course. All right, all right. Perhaps "A Brave New World" or "1984" - books that would be sure to be thrown on the pile early, but that, if protected, would be inspiring to those who consider rebelling.
Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Not a crush, per se, but I have had more than one character I thought would make a really great friend if they existed in real life. (I consider that a high compliment for the authors who flesh out their characters so well.)
The last book you bought is:
Heh. That would be Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events books 4, 5, and 6. Not for me
The last book you read:
Not at all sure. Unless a book I read is really good, I have a tendency to forget names and authors. This is partly because of the way I pick out books to read. I usually walk along the Sci-Fi / Fantasy and general fiction walls at the library. I pick up books with titles (or even bindings) that catch my attention. I flip them open, read the first few words, flip to a random chapter, read a paragraph, and use that to decide whether to check it out. I've also learned to check whether the book is part of a series and whether the whole series is available - I can't express how frustrating it is to read book one, see three on the shelf, but find out they don't have three at all.
The last book I read that I remember the name and author would be Spaceland by Rudy Rucker. It was an odd take on what the experience would be like dealing with the fourth dimension on down to the first dimension.
What are you currently reading?
I'm actually between books - last time I dropped off my armful the library was closed. I do need to see if the library has the latest in several series (the one pitfall of the library is waiting for books in series). One of those is Orson Scott Card's Ender series, of which I've read five books.
Five books you would take to a deserted island.
Five books would not last me long even if I took the longest, heaviest books in existence. Assuming I'd be there for a long time, I'd take a couple books I've read several times and could enjoy rereading a few more times.
Broken God by David Zindell
The Stand by Stephen King
The next couple would be books I've been planning to read, but just haven't gotten to yet.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The last would be a textbook on either physics or higher math to give me a mental challenge in a situation without interruptions. No specific one - I'd figure that out based on where I was at when leaving for the island.
OSC (Score:2)
Don't have time to write on the meme myself (Score:2)
Five books you would take to a deserted island. (Score:2)
On the other hand, if I were to be stuck on an long boat to mars and was allowed five texts for recreational reading in the horribly-tight databanks:
well, I'd probably want ink and some blank pages. A book you can read is readable maybe ten, twenty times. A book you're writing will cause you to pour