Book Meme, courtesy of Zog
Okay. I normally despise these. Mostly because they cause me to turn an eye toward myself and evaluate my life; something I like to do as little as possible. But since it’s my ol’ Buddy, Dave, I’ll oblige.
1. One book that changed your life
Neuromancer by William Gibson - This was one of my first forrays into the world of CyberPunk culture. Not only has much of what was fictionalized in the book come to fruition, I can see a great deal more coming true sooner than you might think.
2. One book you have read more than once
VURT by Jeff Noon
3. One book you would want on a desert island
Pollen by Jeff Noon
4. One book that made you laugh
Gump and Co. by Winston Groom - Even though I was laughing because of how horrible it was.
5. One book you wish had been written
The Song of Albion series by Stephen Lawhead - I read the first book in a cross-coutnry trip. It really hit a chord with me and became an obsession. Until I found the other two books, five years later.
6. One book you wish had never had been written
Gump and Co. by Winston Groom - Because of how horrible it was.
7. One book that made you cry
I don’t think I’ve ever cried over a book
8. One book you are currently reading
George Orwell’s 1984 - Sort of fitting given yesterday’s quote.
9. One book you have been meaning to read
George Orwell’s 1984 - I’m only a chapter into it. I need to make myself sit down and read it.
10. Now tag five people
Jake
Teeb
Scix
Poppa McFly
My Brother Greg
If you don’t have your own blog, post your list in the comments for this post!
Note, I reserve the right to change this list when I feel like it. ;P
- Posted by Joel at 12:47 pm
- Permalink for this entry
- Filed under: Blog
- Tagged with: Tags: media
- RSS comments feed of this entry
- TrackBack URI
I can see why you would hesitate to put all those responses down in writing. :-)
Damn it, ok here we go.
One book that changed your life
Fear and Loating in Las Vegas: Hunter S. Thompson
2. One book you have read more than once
Snowcrash: Neil Stephenon
3. One book you would want on a desert island
Live From Baghdad Robert Wiener
4. One book that made you laugh
Saturday Morning Fever: Growing up with Cartoon Culture
5. One book you wish had been written
Fire In the Valley: A History of Silicon Valley
6. One book you wish had never had been written
Fight Club: Chuck Phaulnik
7. One book that made you cry
Microsurfs: Douglas Coupland
8. One book you are currently reading
The Company, Max Adams
9. One book you have been meaning to read
Down and Out in Disneyland
Now that’s more like it. But please consider adding Programming the Universe, by Seth Lloyd to your “must read” list.
Pfft. The only reason I didn’t choose Snow Crash was because I knew Jake would pick it.
And Programming the Universe actually is on my list.
I’ll add another one I’m in the midst of readong but put down and forgot about. The Universe in a Single Atom By the Dalai Llama.
1. One book that changed your life
Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
2. One book you have read more than once
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
3. One book you would want on a desert island
Complete Hitchiker collection
4. One book that made you laugh
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish
5. One book you wish had been written
The Life and Times of Greg Benge (I’m dying to know how it ends)
6. One book you wish had never had been written
Hamlet (due to clerical error, we studied it every year in highschool)
7. One book that made you cry
Hop on Pop (Dear God.. they wouldn’t STOP!)
8. One book you are currently reading
Survivor: Chuck Phaulnik
9. One book you have been meaning to read
Hannibal Crosses the Alps (meaning to read it for 8 years… I’ll get to it)
Didn’t your high school Latin teacher write Hannibal Crosses the Alps?
Mr. Prevas
yup