Life, according to this year's literature

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It might seem like cheating that my first post after two months is sort of a meme, but, what the hey...I found it interesting.:)

Found this nifty little exercise at A Commonplace Blog.

Using only books you have read this year (2009), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. (I went for honesty instead of humor, though I really did want to put Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore for "You and your friends are:". Just to clarify, that isn't true.:D)

Describe yourself: Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)

How do you feel: Something Blue (Emily Giffin)

Describe where you currently live: No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)

If you could go anywhere, where would you go: The King's English (Betsy Burton)

Your favorite form of transportation: Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)

Your best friend is: Something Wonderful (Judith McNaught)

You and your friends are: Knights of the Kitchen Table [Time Warp Trio#1] (Jon Scieszka)

What’s the weather like: Stormbreaker (Anthony Horowitz)

You fear: The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)

What is the best advice you have to give: March (Geraldine Brooks)

Thought for the day: One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)

How I would like to die: The Hero and the Crown (Robin McKinley)

My soul’s present condition: The Book of Illusions (Paul Auster)

Would be interested to know what your responses would be. Do drop a comment so I can peek at your list, too!

Comments

Peter S. said…
How insightful, Honey! LOL at the No Country for Old Men bit.
September 10, 2009 at 6:13 PM
sumthinblue said…
Great meme. Will do it this week :)
September 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM
fantaghiro23 said…
Thanks, guys.:)

@Peter - Yup, on account of having a lot of kids at our house.:)

@Blodeuedd - Hi! Glad to see you still drop by!

@Sumthinblue - Cool! Will look forward to it.
September 11, 2009 at 12:33 PM
sumthinblue said…
Here's mine:
http://sumthinblue.com/my-life-in-book-titles
September 12, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Anonymous said…
Hi!It's been some time since your last post. Glad you're back. Liked the meme Blooey found at this blog so I played, too. Here's my take on it:
http://josbookshelf.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/if-i-were-a-book/
September 14, 2009 at 1:04 AM
Anonymous said…
My soul’s present condition: Twisted (Jessica Zafra)
September 16, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Anonymous said…
i like this game. it's easy.
October 5, 2009 at 2:35 AM
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