Confessions of a Fugitive Mind
May 19, 2006
Five on Friday for May 19, 2006
- 1. What was the last book you read?
- Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini
- 2. What book(s) are you reading now?
- Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris and The March by E.L. Doctorow
- 3. Do you have a library card? Do you use it?
- Yes, to both counts. I have a card for the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell and I picked up both of the books I'm currently reading there. Even better, I got a notice that the book I put on hold is ready to be picked up.
- 4. How do you choose a new book to read?
- I check the staff recommendation shelves at bookstores and sometimes my Amazon recommendations. I also look at the New York Times Bestsellers.
- 5. We all had to read books in school. Which was your favorite? Your least favorite? Do you think you would feel differently about them if you read them now?
- I loved reading Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. I wasn't fond of the teacher who assigned it, but I got into it anyway. My least favorite was definately Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. At the time, my study partner, Rob, considered it his favorite because of it's paltry length. That wasn't enough to overcome the dreary story and dry prose for me though. To this day I cringe when I hear it, even though I know I would appreciate it more if I reread it now.
Posted by criminal at May 19, 2006 01:49 PM