Books
First of all, a thank you to MM for the inspiration.
One book that changed your life: The one book that comes immediately to mind is 1984 by George Orwell. I read the book in secondary school (in 1984) for my English class and never forgot the effect it had on me. I thought it completely personified my utter contempt for not only most of my classmates but for the world I was living in.
Sullen teenager check, black Goth clothing check, freaking my mother out by trying to look like the living dead check, me trying to be free of the suburban, preppy, conformist nonsense by rebelling from the waist down.... check
However, I also think that The Delta of Venus that I bought at a tender age (thinking it had to do with Greek mythology) completely warped me forever and ever…
One book you've read more than once: London Fields by Martin Amis has to be my all time favourite book for a variety of girlie reasons. I think the use of language is brilliant and of course Nicola Six is a great female character. However, History of the World in 10 ½ chapters really is the book I love to read but can’t because it breaks my heart.
One book you would want on a desert island: As I mentioned on MM's blog. It would have to be the complete works of Shakespeare. Even if the language seems inaccessible it flows over you like a waterfall. Shakespeare also understood the human condition and even in the "failed" plays like Titus Andronicus provides the vocabulary for personal weakness.
One book that made you laugh: This one is hard especially since I love to smoke pot and tend to find just the act of reading funny sometimes...I love Lewis Black at the moment though.
One book that made you cry: Tale of Two Cites by Charles Dickens. I couldn't believe self-sacrificing Sydney walking slowly up the stairs and comforting that poor maid...chokes me up every time. Tis a far, far better thing that I do…blubber, blubber, sob
One book you wish you had written: The Christian bible. Honestly, lets have more chicks talking buddy….
One book you wish had never been written: I am going to have to agree with MM here and say The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. At first I was going to say anything by Ann Rice…but then I realised how many of her Dracula-porn novels I have in my closet and I don’t want to seem like a hypocrite. However, that does not leave Dan Brown off the hook…I was pleased to read about places I had visited or artwork I was familiar with ...but seriously, it is a shitty piece of writing.
One book you are currently reading: I am having a fun summer by reading Catastrophe! by David Keys. A fun, scholarly romp through history that describes the hell of the 5th century and the volcano that dumped enough shit in the atmosphere to create global famine. Fun stuff.
One book you have been meaning to read: hmmm…who is up for the Booker Prize this year? And will it get me a date if I read the winner?
One book that changed your life: The one book that comes immediately to mind is 1984 by George Orwell. I read the book in secondary school (in 1984) for my English class and never forgot the effect it had on me. I thought it completely personified my utter contempt for not only most of my classmates but for the world I was living in.
Sullen teenager check, black Goth clothing check, freaking my mother out by trying to look like the living dead check, me trying to be free of the suburban, preppy, conformist nonsense by rebelling from the waist down.... check
However, I also think that The Delta of Venus that I bought at a tender age (thinking it had to do with Greek mythology) completely warped me forever and ever…
One book you've read more than once: London Fields by Martin Amis has to be my all time favourite book for a variety of girlie reasons. I think the use of language is brilliant and of course Nicola Six is a great female character. However, History of the World in 10 ½ chapters really is the book I love to read but can’t because it breaks my heart.
One book you would want on a desert island: As I mentioned on MM's blog. It would have to be the complete works of Shakespeare. Even if the language seems inaccessible it flows over you like a waterfall. Shakespeare also understood the human condition and even in the "failed" plays like Titus Andronicus provides the vocabulary for personal weakness.
One book that made you laugh: This one is hard especially since I love to smoke pot and tend to find just the act of reading funny sometimes...I love Lewis Black at the moment though.
One book that made you cry: Tale of Two Cites by Charles Dickens. I couldn't believe self-sacrificing Sydney walking slowly up the stairs and comforting that poor maid...chokes me up every time. Tis a far, far better thing that I do…blubber, blubber, sob
One book you wish you had written: The Christian bible. Honestly, lets have more chicks talking buddy….
One book you wish had never been written: I am going to have to agree with MM here and say The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. At first I was going to say anything by Ann Rice…but then I realised how many of her Dracula-porn novels I have in my closet and I don’t want to seem like a hypocrite. However, that does not leave Dan Brown off the hook…I was pleased to read about places I had visited or artwork I was familiar with ...but seriously, it is a shitty piece of writing.
One book you are currently reading: I am having a fun summer by reading Catastrophe! by David Keys. A fun, scholarly romp through history that describes the hell of the 5th century and the volcano that dumped enough shit in the atmosphere to create global famine. Fun stuff.
One book you have been meaning to read: hmmm…who is up for the Booker Prize this year? And will it get me a date if I read the winner?
posted by Tits Malone at 1:41 p.m.
1 Comments:
I will take some suggestions off your list for my 'must read someday' list. I recently ordered a copy of 1984 from amazon uk, which Jono will be delivering when he comes over in a few weeks. Of course I have read it before, but it has been far too long.
I really wish you would post to your blog more often. It is always a joy to read your words.
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