Conference, and Stolen from Megan!
So, the conference went well!! I managed to not embarrass myself too badly, and the other talks were really interesting, except for the one about Hegel that I couldn't really understand, but that's just because of my own ignorance.
I should be doing hw, but that would be too easy.
1) What author do you own the most books by?
Tolkien (fair warning, he's going to dominate this list. Don't judge me.)
2) What book do you own the most copies of?
The Bible, actually.
3) Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
No, i think that all in all it's a retarded grammar rule.
4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Hmmmmm. Dave the Laugh. Megan will get it.
5) What book have you read the most times in your life?
I think it might actually be The Wizard of Oz. Why can't I take off the underline on this sentence?
6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
Possibly Laura Ingalls Wilder. Or The Magic Circle
7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
Doesn't really count, but I started Brisingr (sp?) and refused to finish it. SO BAD. And Iola Leroy.
8) What is the best book you've read in the past year?
I haven't read a single book this year that wasn't for school...except for Brisingr. So of those...The Odyssey? Island of the Blue Dolphins?
9) If you could force everyone you tagged know to read one book, what would it be?
The Princess Bride. Hysterical.
10) Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for literature?
The sad thing is, I can only think of authors who are dead. Neil Gaiman is pretty awesome.
11) What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
I never want to see books made into movies. In general, books that make good movies are not books, and should have been written as scripts in the first place. There are exceptions, but vanishingly few.
12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
That's difficult. Um, The Children of Hurin? Everyone would probably commit communal suicide at the end.
13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
I don't remember my dreams.
14) What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
Brisingr wins again! I should stop picking on Paolini, though.
15) What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
I'd say Moby Dick, not that I ever finished it. A Farewell to Arms was difficult for me to read, but I think mostly because it was not to my taste.
16) What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
The Winter's Tale, but then it's also the only Shakespeare play I've ever seen (on stage), which is sad.
17) Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
zi haven't read enough of the Russians to be sure, but I think that the Russians and I share a general cynicism for humanity, in which case I will definitely like them better. Hugo is awesome though.
18) Roth or Updike?
Have read no Roth and very little Updike. I like his short stories.
19) David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Again, only read Sedaris, but he is a god among men. Gay men, anyway.
20) Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Poor Shakespeare, I find him so difficult to appreciate unless I'm watching the movie/stage version. Chaucer is hysterical and fun, and I haven't read Milton...which is really sad, I know, but I plan to rectify that soon.
21) Austen or Eliot?
.....Do they mean T.S. Eliot?! If so, then the comparison is very inappropriate: they have like...almost nothing in common I like both.
22) What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
The more I read, the more gaps I notice. Philosophy is a huge one, though. As is 19th Century lit (yeah, I've never read Dickens. I probably should.), renaissance...I shouldn't keep going.
23) What is your favorite novel?
My books are like my childrens. I loves them all!
24) Play?
The Pillowman. I love cynicism.
25) Poem?
"The Walrus and the Carpenter" and "Design", probably.
26) Essay?
"A Modest Proposal" and "On Faerie Stories", although I too have not read many.
27) Short story?
"The Necklace" is pretty good. Although I'm not overly fond of her, Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" improves on rereading, I find. "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall". Does "The Old Man and the Sea" count?
28) Work of non-fiction?
The Elegant Universe. Yes, I do read about theoretical physics in my spare time.
29) Who is your favorite writer?
J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas Adams, C.S. Lewis
30) Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
Dan Brown. Don't talk to me about The DaVinci Code. There is a difference between sensational writing and good writing, and he does not know what it is.
31) What is your desert island book?
The Worst Case Scenario Survival Guide. Well, I AM on an island, presumably alone. I don't think I'll have much time for pleasure reading.
32) And ... what are you reading right now?
The Canterbury Tales, The Metaorphoses, and Indiana, all for school. -sigh-
I should be doing hw, but that would be too easy.
1) What author do you own the most books by?
Tolkien (fair warning, he's going to dominate this list. Don't judge me.)
2) What book do you own the most copies of?
The Bible, actually.
3) Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
No, i think that all in all it's a retarded grammar rule.
4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Hmmmmm. Dave the Laugh. Megan will get it.
5) What book have you read the most times in your life?
I think it might actually be The Wizard of Oz. Why can't I take off the underline on this sentence?
6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
Possibly Laura Ingalls Wilder. Or The Magic Circle
7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
Doesn't really count, but I started Brisingr (sp?) and refused to finish it. SO BAD. And Iola Leroy.
8) What is the best book you've read in the past year?
I haven't read a single book this year that wasn't for school...except for Brisingr. So of those...The Odyssey? Island of the Blue Dolphins?
9) If you could force everyone you tagged know to read one book, what would it be?
The Princess Bride. Hysterical.
10) Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for literature?
The sad thing is, I can only think of authors who are dead. Neil Gaiman is pretty awesome.
11) What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
I never want to see books made into movies. In general, books that make good movies are not books, and should have been written as scripts in the first place. There are exceptions, but vanishingly few.
12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
That's difficult. Um, The Children of Hurin? Everyone would probably commit communal suicide at the end.
13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
I don't remember my dreams.
14) What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
Brisingr wins again! I should stop picking on Paolini, though.
15) What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
I'd say Moby Dick, not that I ever finished it. A Farewell to Arms was difficult for me to read, but I think mostly because it was not to my taste.
16) What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
The Winter's Tale, but then it's also the only Shakespeare play I've ever seen (on stage), which is sad.
17) Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
zi haven't read enough of the Russians to be sure, but I think that the Russians and I share a general cynicism for humanity, in which case I will definitely like them better. Hugo is awesome though.
18) Roth or Updike?
Have read no Roth and very little Updike. I like his short stories.
19) David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Again, only read Sedaris, but he is a god among men. Gay men, anyway.
20) Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Poor Shakespeare, I find him so difficult to appreciate unless I'm watching the movie/stage version. Chaucer is hysterical and fun, and I haven't read Milton...which is really sad, I know, but I plan to rectify that soon.
21) Austen or Eliot?
.....Do they mean T.S. Eliot?! If so, then the comparison is very inappropriate: they have like...almost nothing in common I like both.
22) What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
The more I read, the more gaps I notice. Philosophy is a huge one, though. As is 19th Century lit (yeah, I've never read Dickens. I probably should.), renaissance...I shouldn't keep going.
23) What is your favorite novel?
My books are like my childrens. I loves them all!
24) Play?
The Pillowman. I love cynicism.
25) Poem?
"The Walrus and the Carpenter" and "Design", probably.
26) Essay?
"A Modest Proposal" and "On Faerie Stories", although I too have not read many.
27) Short story?
"The Necklace" is pretty good. Although I'm not overly fond of her, Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" improves on rereading, I find. "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall". Does "The Old Man and the Sea" count?
28) Work of non-fiction?
The Elegant Universe. Yes, I do read about theoretical physics in my spare time.
29) Who is your favorite writer?
J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas Adams, C.S. Lewis
30) Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
Dan Brown. Don't talk to me about The DaVinci Code. There is a difference between sensational writing and good writing, and he does not know what it is.
31) What is your desert island book?
The Worst Case Scenario Survival Guide. Well, I AM on an island, presumably alone. I don't think I'll have much time for pleasure reading.
32) And ... what are you reading right now?
The Canterbury Tales, The Metaorphoses, and Indiana, all for school. -sigh-