Matt's Literary Quiz
I got these questions from Matt
and I promised I'd deliver the answers tonight. So while "Moulin Rouge" plays softly in the background on Oxygen...I'll try to answer these questions...
You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?
I would be Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird". If ever there was a piece of American Literature to be preserved, this would be it. The subtle balance of the story along with the incredible development of EVERY major character against the backdrop of the American South's racist past is just too incredible to describe. One of my all time favorites.
Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Along with my last entry, and my predilection for older men...I've always been kind of hot for Atticus Finch...although a very handsome image of Gregory Peck helps out quite a bit here. To prove I'm not a literary snob, I'm also totally in love with both Richard (Cypher) Rahl and Kalahn Amnell from Terry Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" Series.
The last book you bought is:
I think the last books I purchased were "Prick Up Your Ears" by John Lahr and "The Orton Diaries", written by Joe Orton and edited by John Lahr.
The last book you read is: The last book I finished was a trashy favorite of mine. An original novel based on the BBC series Doctor Who. The title is The Crystal Buchephalus" by Craig Hinton. It's a fifth doctor story, with plenty of Tegan Jovanka in it. Good Times.
What are you currently reading?
I'm currently reading: The two books from John Lahr I mentioned as the two books I purchased most recently, along with a collection of the plays of Joe Orton, "Mother Tongue" by Bill Bryson. "Adventures of a Verbivore" by Richard Lederer, "Closet Case" by Robert Rodi, and several others...
Five books you would take to a deserted island:
I'll post this list tomorrow as a separate entry...
Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
I honestly don't know who I'll pass this along to...I'll find someone...
Well, that's it folks. Heading to bed now...
posted by Underling Revived @ 11:35 PM
1 Comments:
What did you think of John Lahr's PRICK UP YOUR EARS? I have always loved that movie, but have never read the book from which it was taken. To me, Joe Orton will always be that impossibly handsome image of a young Gary Oldman. I was in college when that movie came out. I skipped classes to drive into Houston to see it. I remember being so blown away be the sensulaity of that scene where they both follow the cute guy to his tiny apartment and the 3 of them kiss -- and then was devestated and sickened by the ending! Very disturbing murder scene.
I wonder what Joe Orton would have gone on to write if he had lived?
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