Little Toy Robot

I’ve been tagged!

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Nope.

The last book you bought is:
Well, I bought three at the same time: The Erasers, by Alain Robbe-Grillet; Houdini’s Last Illusion, by Steve Savile; and an annotated edition of the first Father Brown book by Chesterton.

The last book you read:
Inamorata, by Joseph Gangemi. Great premise: In the 1920s, Scientific American offers a reward to anyone who can prove, without a doubt, the existence of the supernatural. A Harvard grad student gets the chance to investigate a Philadelphia psychic. But the book overall is a bit watered down and light on characters and details, the historical component is weak, and the ending is deeply unsatisfying.

What are you currently reading?
The Angel of Darkness, by Caleb Carr. I liked The Alienist and heard mixed reviews about this one. Which explains why it took eight years to get to it. But I was in the mood for something readable and not too deep, although at 750 pages I’m thinking it could have used a little red pen in the early stages.

Five books you would take to a deserted island:

• Lanark, by Alasdair Gray: A virtual labyrinth of a book that can bear repeated readings.
• Collected Fictions of Jorge Luis Borges: Talk about a labyrinth…
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon: My favorite contemporary novel.
• Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball: Because I’d probably have to devise a game of solitary fantasy baseball or I’d go crazy.
• From Hell, by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell: The collected, annotated edition, because it’s fascinating.

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
No one! This must end! However, feel free to play along if you wish. :)

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 6th, 2005 at 3:07 pm and is filed under general.