In Part 1 of this blog entry, I revealed my barbaric failure to be bothered by dangling prepositions, my past addiction to Nancy Drew books, and my shocking willingness to award Nobel Prizes “just to upset people.”
What deep, dark secrets will I reveal in Part 2? Read on, if you dare.
11. What book would you most like to see made into a movie? “Outlander,” directed by Peter Jackson.
12. What book would you least like to see made into a movie? “Dragonfly in Amber” by Diana Gabaldon. Outlander didn’t need a sequel.
13. Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character. I wish I could think of a good answer.
14. What is the most lowbrow book you read as an adult? A lame unauthorized biography of unauthorized biographer Kitty Kelley.
15. What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read? I could not finish “Look Homeward, Angel,” but for months I amused myself by writing parodies of it in my head, so it wasn’t a total loss.
16. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you’ve ever seen? I suppose “Romeo and Juliet” doesn’t count.
17. Do you prefer the French or the Russians? I’ve read more French authors than Russian, so I’ll go with French.
18. Roth or Updike? Haven’t read them.
19. David Sedaris or Dave Eggers? I’ve never heard of David Sedaris, but I have read Eggers’s “Staggering Genius” book, so I guess he wins.
20. Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer? I’ve only read two Shakespeare plays, excerpts from Chaucer, no Milton. When I’ve read more, Chaucer will probably be my favorite.
21. Austen or Eliot? Eliot, Eliot, Eliot, Eliot, GEORGE ELIOT. Can you tell I’m a George Eliot fan?
22. What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading? Shakespeare, Milton, and Chaucer.
The third and final part of this blog entry will be published in a day or two. Stay tuned.
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