Len from Dark Bilious Vapors passes the baton to me. I gingerly accept it, sniff it warily, and gnaw on it for a while.
You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?
I assume that means the "living books" at the end, and not the ones that actually get - y'know - burned. In that case, I'd probably pick something that would make me popular with the ladies, like Thinner Thighs in 30 Days.
Forced to answer seriously, I'd pick something I wouldn't mind telling over and over, like Watership Down or Good Omens.
Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Just books, right? Then probably not. I'd like to say Eowyn from Lord of the Rings, but I have a feeling I'm just transposing Miranda Otto over that memory.
The last book you bought is:
Captains Outrageous by Joe R. Lansdale.
The last book you read:
Generation of Swine by Hunter S. Thompson.
What are you currently reading?
The First World War by John Keegan.
Five books you would take to a deserted island.
As with "desert island discs" questions, I cheat on stuff like this. If the parameters of your little questionnaire don't agree with my selections of the Led Zeppelin box set or Monty Python's Instant Record Collection, then ask somebody else.
Having got that bit of pissiness out of the way, and (like Tommy and Len) making the assumption that I don't need a book on survival skills:
5. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 1972 - Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
3. Watchmen - Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
2. The Collected Edgar Allen Poe
1. The Complete Book of Life-Sized Inflatable Rafts
Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
Nobody, I think. Others can feel free to play along, but I'm not going to call anyone out. For all I know, none of you read anything but cereal boxes and The Star.
And APCB, of course.
I've got Captains Outrageous on my to-read shelf. I finally got the second and third books in the Hap Collins and Leonard Pine books, too, so I'm reading through their adventures in order.
:) - from one lit geek to another, thanks.