reading: one of my joys in life
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
got this from barry. wanted me to answer this, so here it is.
You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451. What book do you want to be?
was initially thinking of 'a chronicle of a death foretold' by gabriel garcia marquez. but i'm thinking of either 'the fifth mountain', 'beside the river piedra i sat down and wept' or 'the alchemist' (all by paolo coelho). go figure.
Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
gabriella castoldi from the book 'as it is in heaven' by niall williams. the author breathes her out as a passionate but fragile travelling italian musician. i fall in love with musicians and have a crush on italian women (or at least those who know how to cook pasta!). if she were my muse, i would want her to whispher into my ear (during you know what) my italian name, alejandro...
The last book you bought is...
i bought a fitness book but it wasn't worth it so that doesn't count. i'm as sluggish as i've ever been... should have bought a book on improving my tennis service instead.
the one before that was actually 3 books (a trilogy) that i bought at the same time: 'the golden mean' trilogy by nick bantock. it's the continuation of the popular griffin and sabine trilogy. mind boggling and philosophical. i think it wasn't the story i was expecting. the illustrator/author does it again.
Five books you would take to a deserted island:
eleven minutes by paolo coelho
smaller and smaller circles by f.h. batacan
the mole and the owl by charles duffie
the world of richard stine by richard stine
siddhartha by herman hesse
kung puwede pang dalawa... letters to a young poet by rainer maria rilke and blindness by jose sarmago
What are you currently reading?
'travelling with che guevara: the making of a revolutionary' by alberto granado. this book makes me want to travel across south america. next book i would probably read would be 'god of small things' by arundathi roy. had that in my bookshelf for quite a while.
Who are you going to pass this stick to and why?
dave, jam and trish. because they read awesome books.
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