Virginia Wolfe's Mrs. Dalloway? Ummm.....
Here is your cup of coffee. Brewed from the finest Colombian lighter fluid.
Xander ,'Chosen'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Typo Boy - Feb 20, 2004 2:30:18 pm PST #923 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Jars - Feb 20, 2004 2:45:04 pm PST #924 of 10002
I'm The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
I hated those books.
I think I must have self-image issues. Arse.
Kate P. - Feb 20, 2004 4:54:27 pm PST #925 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Hey, I'm The Guns of August too, which I'd never heard of. Apparently I'm Eurocentric, though.
Steph L. - Feb 20, 2004 5:25:31 pm PST #926 of 10002
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I'm Huckleberry Finn. Screamingly funny, bitingly satirical, and sometimes my dialect is incomprehensible.
That description is mine, not from the website.
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2004 6:49:39 pm PST #927 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Heh. I got the divine and wonderful Barbara Tuchman: The Guns of August:
Though you're interested in war, what you really want to know is what causes war. You're out to expose imperialism, militarism, and nationalism for what they really are. Nevertheless, you're always living in the past and have a hard time dealing with what's going on today. You're also far more focused on Europe than anywhere else in the world. A fitting motto for you might be "Guns do kill, but so can diplomats."
Just back from Left Coast Crime, and may I just say, Walter Moseley is to DIE FOR. He hosted a showing of "Devil In A Blue Dress" (not that the star of that is too dusty either) and was in the hall, signing things, being mellow, and well, to DIE FOR.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 20, 2004 6:59:26 pm PST #928 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm ULYSSES. Huh.
I don't have a problem with that. Never been able to make it through the damn thing, but someday...
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2004 7:02:49 pm PST #929 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Ken, I expected to be Ulysses, based on my answers, and I adore the book with a stone passion. But I'm Barabara Tuchman, even if it wasn't the first choice of Tuchman I'd have gone for, and I'm totally fine with that.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 20, 2004 7:07:08 pm PST #930 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Interesting. I didn't hesitate on a single response. It was all - longwinded, check, stream-of-consciousness, check, loves Great Britain (which seems a tad leaning), check.
I wonder if different answers brought different questions. May have to go back and see what book I am absolutely NOT.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 20, 2004 7:09:47 pm PST #931 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Curiouser and curiouser. You DO get different questions. Started out going anti (by saying concise), but after that went with the honest responses.
If I was concise, I'd be Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut. Heh.
beth b - Feb 20, 2004 8:06:07 pm PST #932 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I 've taken it three times sidharttha
to kill a mockingbird
cat's cradle
the first is a better fit
I have to start with consice. I am only long winded at 2am when DH wants to sleep, or after I drink.