Meme-o-rama

via Ice Queen

Q: You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?
(What does this mean? I'll take it to be "what book do you think should be burned?"
No Logo by Niomi Klein - Hypocritical rubbish. While bitching out various corporations for misleading and coercing consumers while mistreating their workforces and the evironment she misleads and coerces her readers into dangerously oversimplified and counterproductive viewpoints. Specious pap.

Q: Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Duh. Who hasn't?

Q: The last book you bought is:
The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell. I'd already read it but I had to have a copy

Q: The last book you read:
Edenborn - Nick Sagan. It was OK. Disappointing though; it's prequel was much better.

Q: What are you currently reading?
I, Shithead (a life in punk) - Joey Keithley. Autobiography of D.O.A.'s frontman


Q: Five books you would take to a desert island.
I'm taking this to mean 5 books you'd want to have while excluding all others. My glib take:
The Feynman Letcures on Physics vol. 3 (quantum mechanics)- I know you won't believe this but it's funny as well as informative and thought provoking. Really. Don't belive me check out Surely you're joking....
The Oxford English Dictionary - Whatever the biggest version that's allowable. I'd love to have the 20 vol. OED now, much less on a desert island. Though I'd likely get even less done...
The Bible, annotated if possible. Never read it. On a desert island maybe I'd have a chance to figure out what all the fuss is about.
The Mote In God's Eye - Niven and Pournelle. Space opera extrodinaire.
Fight Club - Pahalniuk. 'nuff said.


Q: Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
Ed - We talk mostly about girls, work and baseball. It'd be good to hear what he reads too.
Jeannette - In lieu of getting her to comment here I'll try and get her to participate.
Mikevil - He's part of the reason why I read the Sagan stuff. Damn those sidebar book thingys.