The Black Spot

I don't know why, but it's called The Black Spot, and it's been passed to me by The Happy Booker. She chose me "because I am hoping she’ll illustrate the answers." Well, how could I say no? Ok, so it took a few days (I do have work to do, ya know!), but better late than never, honey.

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451 .
Which book do you want to be?
I'm kinda with The Happy Booker on this one. I'd prefer a book that's short and sweet. But I'm also a self-promotional slut, so I'd grab any opportunity to market myself. That's why I'd be Fifty Little Penguins, the first children's book I illustrated. So what if people couldn't see the pictures? I'd just describe them in great penguin detail.

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Sigh. Yes. I was just mad for Gilbert Blythe from Anne of Green Gables. He could have pulled my pigtails anytime.

The last book you bought was...?
Good Faith by Jane Smiley.

The last book you read was...?
A Changed Man by Francine Prose

What are you currently reading?
Check the 'Currently Reading' on the sidebar. I really should be reading more, but my brain is full of crazy stuff at the moment.

Five books you would take to a desert island...
These kind of questions really bother me. I would choose more than five if I could, ya know! But anyway, I would probably be kinda crabby being trapped on a desert island, so I would want some comfort food type of reading material. These books always make me feel good when I read them:

Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler
Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl
Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Who are you passing this stick on to and why?
To Robot Johnny, Blankbaby and Daily Blague, because they are very intelligent, well-read gentlemen, and well, I'm such a sucker for those kinda guys.

Comments

[roz]

you are hilarious!
I am going to have to get your book, you sold me. teehee!

[The Happy Booker]

WOW! I am running over to post this on my site, to direct everyone over here pronto! thb

[Ms. NOLA]

I spent my last days in Philadelphia (prior to moving to NYC) last summer reading "Geek Love" and I'm still haunted. Carnivals fascinate me. I was drawn to seeing the play (or was it a musical?) of it at the NY Fringe Festival last year, but decided against it. Did you or anyone see it?