because sam told me to

1. You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?

so...if i had to burn what would justify that? that's what i'm getting from this question. if that's right. and i think the answer which may be too obvious would be the complete works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer because he was the sort of person that i hope i would have had the courage to be in similiar circumstances.

2. Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?

Much much too often. I had a crush on whats-his-face from Neverwhere. I'm currently crushing on Larkin from Mortal Love...and that's because Elizabeth Hand fucking rocks.

3. The last book you bought is:

The Oxford edition major works of Lord Byron.

4. The last book you read:

American Gods.

5.What are you currently reading?

my my. are you sure you want to know? Judaism History Belief and Practice by Dan Cohn-Sherbok. Mortal Love by Elizabeth Hand. THe Jews in the History of England 1485-1850 by David S. Katz ( i do not reccomend this book by the way it's impossible). The Buisness of Genocide by Michel Thad Allen. and Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman. Obviously i've got three things going on here. My current degree, the degree i actually want, and the stuff i read just before i fall asleep.

6. Five books you would take to a deserted island:

you ask as if this were at all easy.

Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. i'm with sam on that one. that book utterly devours me everytime i have the time to put my hands on it. i can begin it, finish it and then begin it again immediately. it is fantastic.

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. Because I can't remember the name of the main character. yeah..it's time to read it again. and it's beautiful enough to read over and over.

Wuthering Heights by Bronte. This book is beyond good.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. i am quietly convinced that i am the only person that still reads her. and i turn to her over and over when ever i find myself going spiritually dead.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. because i can almost recite large chunks of that from memory and if i began to forget them i would go crazy if i couldn't look them up.

alright so that's that. hope you're reading this sam.