Isabella, of Magnificent Octopus, book-memed me.Here are my responses:
1. One book that changed your life:
The Bible, specifically the Gospels of the New Testament.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy.
3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
4. One book that made you laugh:
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler.
5. One book that made you cry:
Some Things That Stay by Sarah Willis.
6. One book that you wish had been written:
How To Ensure That You Are Not Dirt-Poor At Age 42.
7. One book that you wish had never been written:
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx & Freidrich Engels.
8. One book you’re currently reading:
The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions by Marcus J. Borg & N.T. Wright.
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
Middlemarch by George Eliot.
10. One person you will tag:
Matt @ A Guy's Moleskin Notebook.
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I really enjoyed your answers. Middlemarch and Anna Karenina are two books I've been meaning to read for a long time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing! Middlemarch I only just read fairly recently, and it definitely ranks as one of my favourite books ever.
ReplyDeleteWhat! No Atwood! No Saramago! No Munro! :)
ReplyDeleteIf they write that book about not being dirt poor....please let me know. I fear I am heading that way...
ReplyDeleteWell, Cipriano.
ReplyDeleteI see you are "currently reading" William Maxwell.
I have really enjoyed what I have read of this author.
In fact, the places he writes about are quite near where I am living, and my daughter attends the school (University of Illinois) where he once taught.
Do you realize that he was an editor for the New Yorker?
I was just wondering if you would offer a few words on what you think of Maxwell's work. I have the very book you have posted lying right here on my messy computer desk, and I am eager to start it.
You're a fabulous and entertaining blogman - a veritable orchid in the world of the literate.
Ciao.
A Long-time Cipriano Fan
Thanks Dave. I posted my responses for the meme. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, all readers. Neat comments.
ReplyDeleteStefanie... aha! Very keen [astute] of you! Nowhere in this book-meme did it ask to name FAVORITE books though! If it did, I would have had to mention Atwood, Saramago, and Munro.
Ahh, you know me well!
Anonymous, I am NOT a Maxwell expert [yet]. You should read the book along with me. Actually, I have had no time lately, even though I am on vacation. Was thinking of beginning the book on the airplane home! Monday!