Shucks, I just know what I like. Marla Swoffer passed this book meme to me, so I’ll do my best to live up to expectations.

You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?

I want to memorize Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, but I can only do it in English. It’s long, so it should keep me busy for awhile.

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?

One of my daughters has a crush on Lord Peter Wimsey. Does that count? I think I’ve had a crush on Meriadoc Brandybuck (not the actor, the fictional character).

The last book you bought is: Best Loved Poems of the American People ($5.00 at a discount bookstore)

The last book you read: I just finished The Silent Speaker by Rex Stout. I got it from the library because it’s one of the few Nero Wolfe mysteries I don’t have in my collection. (So much for my impeccable literary taste–if you look down on murder mysteries.)

What are you currently reading? I have a cold , and I’m reading Bad Ground by Dale Cramer.

Five books you would take to a deserted island:
1. The Bible, of course.
2. Boy Scout Handbook or survival manual or whatever it is they have. I’d need it because I’m not outdoors-smart.
3. The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien
4. First Aid for Dummies
5. Les Miserables (if I hadn’t already memorized it).