Damn Memes: a book one.Typical, mere hours after posting a comment on Miramar Mike's blog about how much I agree with him about disliking memes, I (well, Natalie) get pinged by NZ Political Comments as the next in the line for the current Book Meme doing the rounds. All right then, just this once...

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451. Which book do you want to be?
I took ages on this, and still aren't really satisfied when I decide to be...
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland. Sentimental, geeky, and humourous. Hmmm.
UPDATE: As DC points out in comments over at Smacked Face, since they burn all books in F451 anyway, why would you want to be any one in particular? Other than just one you think reflects yourself in some way. Or are we missing something? Is it a trick question? Do I really want to be an innocuous non-fiction technical manual or something?

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Ahaha. Not really, although I probably fancied Ayla from the Clan of the Cave Bear series (mostly, I suspect, because her filmic guise was Darryl Hannah).

The last book you bought is?
Christmas books for family. I can't remember the last book I bought for myself. Probably (scarily enough) Mastering the Art of Production with 3DS Max 4.

The last book you finished is?
Came a Hot Friday, by Ronald Hugh Morrieson.
Classic (if a bit blokey) bit of NZ fiction.

What are you currently reading?
Jumpers, by Stephen Gould.
Something I saw recommended over at boingboing, so thought I'd give it a try (and also in keeping with my current trend of reading a lot of Young Adult Fiction). Good so far, although, what is it with YA fiction nowadays? Within the first few chapters the main protagonist has been beaten up by his father, been the victim of an attempted anal-rape by a gang of truckers, run away from home and robbed a bank. And this book won the ALA Young Adult Book of the Year.

Five Books you would take to a deserted Island?
* Catch 22 by Jospeh Heller (I never tire of it)
* Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (haven't read it, but I'm sure there's a few good years of reading, analysis and re-reading in there).
* War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (again, haven't read it, but big epic books are probably the go when you're stuck on island somewhere).
* Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (for when I need a laugh).
* The Giant Book of Crosswords and Cryptograms (should keep me going for a while).

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
No-one, as I'm going to play the role of grumpy anti-meme crusader.
However, if these people read this and want to take up the meme, feel free..
* Jess at The Backyard ('cause I always feel the need to link to the welly massif, given half a chance)
* Jen at Smacked Face (I like her music taste - be interesting to see her book choices)
* Limegreen at Scenic Detour (for some intelligent choices, no doubt).
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