Book Tag
Vikram has asked me to do the Book Tag. I must say that I am not reading as much as i used to do once upon a time. However I have liked reading the books that I did and I am likely to go back to reading if my routine allows. So here it goes :-
1) What author do you own the most books by?
Agatha Christie most definitely. I am a die hard fan of hers.
2) What book do you own the most copies of?
The wind in the willows by Kenneth Grahme.
3) Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
Not at all!
4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Most likely Jeeves the butler, I would not mind having him around.5) What book have you read the most times in your life?
The Bible, I managed to read that in patches.
6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
I read a lot of Enid Blyton. I guess I would have to say Noddy and the Famous Five Series.
7) What is the worst book you’ve read in the past year?I would not really read something that I won’t like.
8 ) What is the best book you’ve read in the past year?
The Lost Country– Mongolia Revealed by Jasper Becker.
9) If you could force everyone you know to read one book, what would it be?
Most likely it would be The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rimpoche.10) Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for Literature?
I do.11) What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
I can’t say but I guess I think I would like to see a modern version of “And then there were none by Agatha Christie”.12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Anything boring.
13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
I have never had any yet.
14) What is the most lowbrow book you’ve read as an adult?
I own and I have read quite a few but I would not say it here!
15) What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read?
Oh my god anything by Salman Rushdie, I can never go beyond Chapter 1.16) What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you’ve seen?
None, I acted in and I have seen only the most popular ones.
17) Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
The French definitely, because the Russians are just wannabe French.18) Roth or Updike?
No Idea!19) David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Huh?20) Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Shakespeare21) Austen or Eliot?
Eliot22) What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
I guess not having read enough modern books. When I find an author I like I stick to him or her.
23) What is your favorite novel?
The Dark of the Sun by Wilbur Smith, Tutan Walah Khooh (The Well with the Mulberries) by Ajit Cour.24) Play?
Dooja Vyah or Second Marriage by Sant Singh Sekhon.25) Poem?
Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout by Shel Silverstein26) Essay?
Hmmmm I am not really an essay boy.27) Short story?
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri28) Work of nonfiction?
The Search for Shangri-La: A Journey into Tibetan History by Charles Allen.29) Who is your favorite writer?
Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse.30) Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
Salman Rushdie!31) What is your desert island book?
Desert Gardening – The Complete Guide by George Brookbank.32) And… what are you reading right now?
Nothing because I am writing a chapter for a book that will soon be published.
I think I am going to definitely tag Priyank and Hedonist for this one. Although I must admit I now own most of Hedonists book collection. He he he he.
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Thanks for following up on the tag ! And congratulations on your upcoming book !
Hi Odzer,
You can at least read a chapter of salman rushdie, i cannot go beyond a page……my favourite reads are indian authors(majority are very readable!)of the pankaj mishra kinds(butter chicken in ludhiana etc…a mix of travel and sociology)
Odzer
Interesting responses. About Q7, how would you know you do not like a book till you read it?
And about Q11, I wonder what word would substitute the N-word since it is such a taboo if a film is ever made of that book. Amazing how political correctness can have us lose the sense of appreciating a cracking good story…
I have never been able to read Rushdie beyond a few pages either altho I managed to scan the Moor story somehow.
( I like the Jeremy Brett version)
I am fond of Agatha Christie too but my fav character from fiction and desert island one is Sherlock Holmes
Whats your new book about, in one line? email me about that if u are reluctant to discuss it here.I enjoyed this post.
lovely tag! i have not come across this tag except on your blog .
i also read Enid Blyton thinking the author was a man
@ Vikram : Thank you and its a chapter of a book. I want to write a full book though :p
@ Aneeta : Oh I see, I think a lot of people surprisingly share my feelings about Rushdie’s writing. Interesting.
@ Shefaly : Always judge a book by its cover, that is how! I think the US version of that book already substitutes that word with something else. Political correctness has made a lot of things very difficult, may be it is politically incorrect to be politically correct all the time.
@ Trisha : Hear Hear fellow Rushdie tormented soul. Sherlock Holmes is nice but nearly as bitchy as Poirot. However both of them share a lot in common. I hear Christie was good friends with Doyle. I will email you about the “book”.
@ Arpit : Thanks, I never thought it was a man. However I would still not mind reading the secret seven or the famous five.
@ Arpit/Trisha : Would you guys like to do this tag? If you do I would appreciate it since you both have enjoyed it.
Odzer,
I’ve actually met Salman Rushdie. I was working in a book store in Boston and this guy casually walked in and asked me where his books were – to pre-autograph for sale. I was a bit taken aback when I recognized him, and because of the Ayatollah fatwa, I was expecting him to be accompanied by at least one security guard. But I guess he could afford to relax while in the US. I remember shaking his hand, saying hello and then leading him to a stack of copies of his latest book.
I loved his “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” but as you already know, found “Midnight’s Children” to be dense. Haven’t really read any of his other books to form an opinion regarding his over-rated-ness.
i went to the castle place in England where enid blyton got the inspiration to write some of her adventure books like the Famous Five. I was not suprised about that because the place was lovely, especially the Corfe Castle itself.
Can’t imagine you reading the bible somehow!
And Enid Blyton was a fav with me too although I read Edgar Rice Burroughs a lot too. I have this tag pending and I think I should do it soon! I second what Shefaly said about question 7. How would you know a book is bad unless you read it? Or let me put it another way. Surely you must have picked up a book you thought you would like but didn’t like?
I was wondering why you call yourself Odzer and realised that it was a name of some author. Any connection there?
@ Amit : Oh it must have been exciting meeting a celebrity. I haven’t met anyone except Edmund Hillary. Oh well I guess we had to hear from someone who enjoyed Rushdie sooner or later!
@ Tenzin : Oh so nice, may be you could share some pictures?
@ Nita : I picked a bible out of a pile of 2nd hand books at a stall opposite of the university. How would I know….It was a joke! You guys! Really! Hmph! As for the name Odzer its just a translation of my real name which some of my friends started using so it sort of stuck.I have not connection with Cleo Odzer whatsoever
Interesting…
A book tag… no one tags me these days.. lol.. I am kinda of forgotten [:)]
i have seen and met rushdie several times.. they are mortal human beings who sits now on a pedestal for the work they do. good for them. i have tried to read him. i cannot understand his writings or may be he does not understand his audience – or he has his own connections getting awards – what more can i say !
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.