Saturday, May 05, 2007

Bibliophile Meme

1. One book that changed your life.
Helen Keller's autobiography. I read it once a week when I was in elementary

2. One book you have read more than once.
All Tolkien books. I've read each one more than twice

3. One book you would want on a desert island.
Time Traveler's Wife

4. One book that made you laugh.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

5. One book that made you cry.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Yes, i was schizo when I was reading it

6. One book you wish had been written.
a book about the Fourth Age in Middle Earth. Yes, I'm a geek

7. One book you wish had never been written.
Around 80% of the chick lit stuff lying around

8. One book you are currently reading.
Orphan Pamuk's Snow. I just wish I had the time to finish it

9. One book you have been meaning to read.
Margaret Atwood's Penelopiad

Tag five people for this meme. I won’t be upset if you don’t do the meme. But the meme ghost might be.

You, You, Yes You, You Again and You

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

happy b-day te ids, wish ko!!! hmmmm.... na dumating na yun right guy for you:) yun hindi ka papaiyakin at sasaktan... saktan ko sila:) hehehe lab u te ids...

Migs Bassig said...

But even if you had the time, it takes forever to finish Snow. Which is not to say it's long and winding like a road. It's just beautiful and rich like a...gimme something to complete the metaphor here...like a footlong from Subway. With all the right pickles and the brilliantly juicy subplots.

But why'd you leave 20% of chick lit? =)

Anonymous said...

i agree, snow isn't something you should finish too quickly. i tried to do it, but i'm struck dumb now that halfway through. it's like wading through thick jello :)