Diary of a SubUrban Housewife

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You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book would you want to be?

Gone With the Wind. I’d run off with Scarlett to Tara and we’d think about it tomorrow.

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?

Yes. I’m in the process of re-reading the Outlander series, by Diana Gabaldon. Jamie Fraser. He’s my man.

The last book you bought is:

I bought three, in anticipation of our recent trip to Mexico. As each was about 1000 pages it was a little ambitious (since we were only going for a week), but I got through two of them. The books purchased (yeah, some of the Outlander series) were Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, and Drums of Autumn. (I read Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager during our vacation.)

The last book you read:

Voyager.

What are you currently reading?

Drums of Autumn.

I’m listening to something else on CD, but I can’t remember what it’s called. I started it before we went away and haven’t listened for a week but it’s about a woman who lives in the Aspen area who’s a caterer and solves crimes. There’s recipes and lots of good food descriptions. It’s not deathless prose, but it’s great driving listening.

Five books you would take on a desert island:

1. The entire Outlander series. (I’m a little obsessed right night, if you can’t tell). Since it’s a series I’ll count it as one book.
2. Stealing an author from Jim, I’ll go with Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I love the South American writers – this is deathless prose.
3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel. He’s shipwrecked (and at one point stranded on a deserted island). It’s a good long read and there’s lots of handy life-saving tips.
4. The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant and a companion book on the Medici. Birth of Venus is one of the best books I’ve listened to in a very long time. Since I’ll be stranded I may as well imagine I’m living in the time of the Medici in Florence.
5. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

OK, I got this meme from Carol but Jim added this question so I’ll answer it:

What book are you ashamed to admit that you haven't read?

The Bible.

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 people) and why?

Chuck, because he's my husband;
Steve, because maybe if I give him something to write about he’ll update his journal;
and Marn, because maybe things are different up in Canada

Posted by beth at April 12, 2005 11:35 PM