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The meme (and the Patrician)
1. Name your ten favourite fictional characters of all time and what book, movie or tv show they came from. (in no real order)
1. Hawkeye Pierce - M*A*S*H
2. Remus Lupin - Harry Potter
3. Fenchurch (what was her last name?!) - So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish
4. Daniel Jackson - Stargate SG-1
5. Lord Vetinari - Discworld
6. Tobermory - yes, the Womble. Shut up.
7. Aziraphale - Good Omens.
8. Arthur Stuart - Velvet Goldmine.
9. Malcom Reed - Enterprise.
10. Angua von Uberwald - Discworld.
2. Name five fictional characters that you would like to have an affair with and/or marry, plus the source. You may disregard any pre-existing attachments for these characters. (in no real order)
A note - all of these except Carrot are "have an affair with."
1. Remus Lupin - what? Like you weren't all thinking it.
2. Nymphadora Tonks.
3. Daniel Jackson.
4. Captain Carrot. I can't spell his last name.
5. Crowley.
3. Name five books/literary works that you would like to live in.
1) Harry Potter.
2) Lyra's world in His Dark Materials. I want a daemon.
3) Discworld! Just so I can join the Assassins' Guild.
4) A Wizard of Earthsea.
Don't think there is a fifth one.
4. What classic/critically acclaimed work(s) of literature do you fully appreciate the artistic merits of but hate nonetheless?
Unlike everyone else in the world, I do not like Jane Austen. I understand how cleverly her books are written, the subtle digs at society and suchlike - but I don't like them. I do like Elizabeth Bennet. But that's it.
5. Name five books that you would recommend I read. (in the comments)
I'd be interested to see what you'll have me reading.
I have an overwhelming urge to slash Vimes and Vetinari. That is all.
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As for reading suggestions....
Hmm.
1) Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising trilogy, since you seem to like sff. It's technically a children's series, but it's allusive and engaging and so good.
2) Again in the sff vein, Orson Scott Card's Ender books. Dunno if you've read them yet, but if not, you ought to give them a try.
3) Pat Barker's Regeneration trilogy. I would recommend this to almost anyone, really (other than those people who would object strenuously to depictions of homosexuality). And you'd probably get more out of it than I do, since you would understand more of the cultural references.
4) The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago is another one I'd recommend to almost anyone. It's a fairly difficult read -- not least because Saramago has an aversion to quotation marks -- but it's wonderfully complex and fulfilling.
5) And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts is one of the few nonfiction books I think everyone should read. It's a saga of the early years of the AIDS epidemic, especially as it was dealt with in the US. A little bit political at times, and probably the most distressing book I've ever read, but important.
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I hadn't heard of any of the others, so thank you. I do need to read more, I'm realising - I haven't been reading nearly as much lately.
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Though I have innumerable books lying around that need to be read, I find that I'm not reading enough nowadays either. It's hard to find the time and energy to make the commitment. Which is horribly depressing.
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