Both Keri and Katie tagged me to do the book meme, and since I hate to let my friends down, here it is.
The Book Meme
What book would I like to be?
Not a clue – I’ve never imagined myself as a book. I like Trudi’s idea of being a dictionary, though.
Have I ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Yes, my earliest was on a boy in the Trixie Belden mystery series when I was very young. Later, I had crushes on every hero in Jane Austen’s novels, especially Mr. Darcy.
What is the last book I bought?
Boring – Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Survival Guide and The CFIDS/Fibromyalgia Tool Kit.
What is the last book I read?
Safe Return Doubtful: The Heroic Age of Polar Exploration, and Failure is Not An Option by Gene Kranz (a memoir of a retired space program icon – I work with his daughter, too). If you saw the movie Apollo 13, Ed Harris played Mr. Kranz.
I almost forgot – Roadside History of Utah. I try to get a local history book whenever I travel to a new spot.
What book(s) am I currently reading?
The Bible (a daily study program to read through the entire Bible in a year); The Hunger Within and various other “fix-me-up” books as required.
What five books would I take with me if I was stranded on a desert island?
1. The Bible, with a good concordance, dictionary and commentary included.
2. The collected works of Jane Austen (including her letters – because her observations of other people make me laugh out loud)
3. A book on the fauna and flora of the region I was stranded in (especially for tips as to what’s edible!)
4. Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
5. The collected works of Shakespeare, including the sonnets.
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2 comments:
Now see, I don't find this boring at all. So I'm glad you did it! You Darcy lover you... :) Me too!
Okay, okay, I confess: I am a Mr. Darcy lover too (but still not as much as Shadowfax!), but I have to add that I prefer Mr. Knightly in Emma.
I don't think this is boring at all. On the contrary, seeing what other people are reading is really interesting.
Safe Return Doubtful: The Heroic Age of Polar Exploration sounds really interesting. Does it include the Shackelton expedition? That era of exploration is becoming a new fixation for me, I think. I loved the movie Captain and Commander mostly because of the captain's best friend, who was a naturalist. Seeing the Galapagos Islands as he discovered them opened my mind. I've always been a medievalist, but this is changing into an interesting the early industrial age.
You see, get me talking...anyway, thanks for the list :)
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