ONE BOOK
A meme seen at the Light Reading blog.
One book that changed your life:
Every book that I've read has changed my life, at least a little bit. There are so many answers I could give, but all of them sound terribly cliched to me. But probably the book has had the largest impact on the way I see the world is Paul Fussel's Class. Prior to reading that book, I thought class in America was about money; afterward, I realized that it's actually about lineage and privileged, and a culture that seeks to maintain the distance between the elite and the vulgar masses.
One book that you've read more than once:
I am an inveterate re-reader. My enjoyment of reading far outpaces my ability to acquire material to read, for one. Some books also require re-reading in order to be appreciated. Probably the book that I've enjoyed going over again and again is the book Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman because it such fun.
One book you'd want on a desert island:
I can't even imagine the answer to this question.
One book that made you laugh:
It's hard to find good comic novels anymore, though literary novels can have there moments. But, pound for pound, I've got to admit that Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is pretty damn funny.
One book that made you cry:
I haven't cried since I was a child. But, in those vunerable years, I was made to read Charlotte's Web, Old Yeller, and Where the Red Fern Grows. Yeah. Pick one.
One book that you wish had been written:
I would love to have seen what Douglas Adams would have done with Salmon of Doubt.
One book that you wish had never been written:
I don't know that, for all the damage that some books have done, I would want any of them erased from existence. Still, it would be nice if The Protocols of the Elders of Zion wasn't around.
One book you're currently reading:
Portnoy's Complaint. I was reading that on the train the other day, and somebody gave me a dirty look. And, for the first time, I wasn't sure if it was because of the way that I looked or the book I was reading.
One book you've been meaning to read:
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
One book that changed your life:
Every book that I've read has changed my life, at least a little bit. There are so many answers I could give, but all of them sound terribly cliched to me. But probably the book has had the largest impact on the way I see the world is Paul Fussel's Class. Prior to reading that book, I thought class in America was about money; afterward, I realized that it's actually about lineage and privileged, and a culture that seeks to maintain the distance between the elite and the vulgar masses.
One book that you've read more than once:
I am an inveterate re-reader. My enjoyment of reading far outpaces my ability to acquire material to read, for one. Some books also require re-reading in order to be appreciated. Probably the book that I've enjoyed going over again and again is the book Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman because it such fun.
One book you'd want on a desert island:
I can't even imagine the answer to this question.
One book that made you laugh:
It's hard to find good comic novels anymore, though literary novels can have there moments. But, pound for pound, I've got to admit that Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is pretty damn funny.
One book that made you cry:
I haven't cried since I was a child. But, in those vunerable years, I was made to read Charlotte's Web, Old Yeller, and Where the Red Fern Grows. Yeah. Pick one.
One book that you wish had been written:
I would love to have seen what Douglas Adams would have done with Salmon of Doubt.
One book that you wish had never been written:
I don't know that, for all the damage that some books have done, I would want any of them erased from existence. Still, it would be nice if The Protocols of the Elders of Zion wasn't around.
One book you're currently reading:
Portnoy's Complaint. I was reading that on the train the other day, and somebody gave me a dirty look. And, for the first time, I wasn't sure if it was because of the way that I looked or the book I was reading.
One book you've been meaning to read:
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
