Book Meme

Oh yay, I'm part of a meme. I'm not exactly sure what that means, all I know is Chris requested that I complete the following and pass it on. So here goes:

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451. What book would you be?
Have you ever noticed how so many of the classics are really, really depressing?

I think maybe I'd be Paradise Regained by Milton. It was the only thing we read in my Milton class that didn't make me want to bang my head against a wall, and actually has a lot of very beautiful and hopeful passages. I think I'd need hope if I was living in the Fahrenheit 451 world.

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Of COURSE. There's Gibert Blythe and Mr. Darcy. Also Barney Snaith from another L.M. Montgomery book The Blue Castle . Actually, the letter that Captain Wentworth writes Anne at the end of Persuasion is pretty fabulous. I guess basically any male character who isn't afraid to show vulnerability to the woman he loves. Sigh...

Which fictional character do you like the most?
Cynthia Coppersmith from the Mitford books. She has overcome a lot, including a cheating ex-husband and depression, and when we meet her she is strong in faith and positive in her attitude toward life and what it throws at her. She is also doing exactly what she wants to be doing by being a children's book author.

The last book you bought is...
Gosh, I don't know. I've been borrowing from friends and the library lately...
Oh yes! I do know! (It took me a minute) The second book in the Traveling Pants series. If you're a girl/woman and haven't read these yet, I would highly recommend them. They're coming out with a movie this summer, but I'm a big fan of reading the books before I see the movie. Sometimes I'm disappointed by the movie then, but other times I can like them each individually for what each medium has to offer.

What are you currently reading?
Out to Canaan by Jan Karon
Law - lots and lots of law.

Five books you would take to a deserted island
Scriptures (which I realize labels me as a church geek, but first of all, they're huge. I could read them forever and not memorize them all. Second, I always get something different out of them when I read them. Whether or not you believe they're inspired by God, there is a lot of wisdom and words to live by in scripture)

If I can take serieses (what is the plural of series?): The Mitford series, Anne of Green Gables series, and Harry Potter series

However, if I have to stick with individual books, my other 4 would be:
A Tale of Two Cities - I read it once and wished I had the time to really delve into it. Reading it for class really puts the kibosh on leisurely enjoying the language and drama

The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett - lovely book

Ack! I don't know! There are too many good books. The Enchanted April, The House of the Spirits, A Room With A View... The list goes on and on.

What books, if any, do you NOT want to read?
Most anything by Stephen King, although The Stand was interesting (However, reading that book in the middle of a Chicago winter was a bad idea. Every cough, sneeze, or sniffle from my fellow El riders signaled the Apocalypse). I read one other short story by him when I was 10 and TO THIS DAY I can't get the ickiness out of my head.

Romance novels in general

Anything by Herman Melville that I haven't already been forced to read during my foray into acadaemia.

Who are you going to pass this to?
Amy, because she's my cousin.
Emily, because she's a fellow U of A English geek. Duh.
Jerilyn, because she's an encouraging friend and I want to know what she has to say, but I also don't want her to feel pressured to answer this RIGHT NOW because I know she's really busy.