I âcaught thisâ from Alan Baxter and if youâre reading this and have a blog, then youâre tagged too! Itâs an interesting little interview and causes me to self-examine (which I am always a fan of!)
What author do you own the most books by?
For fiction, James Rollins, Paulo Coelho, Matthew Reilly, John Connolly
For non-fiction, Bill Bryson, Joe Vitale and I have a lot of Carl Jung.
What book do you own the most copies of?
The Success Principles â Jack Canfield. I have print and audiobooks.
(and the totally true answer: my own book âHow to enjoy your jobâ as I still have copies of it!)
What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Currently Painter Crowe from James Rollins Sigma Force (or going girly for a minute â Jamie Fraser from Diana Gabaldonâs Outlander series)
What book have you read more than any other?
I keep reading âThe Success Principlesâ. It helps more every time!
Check out my video review here.
What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, or maybe that was before 10. Certainly I read all of Nancy Drew.
What is the worst book youâve read in the past year?
I donât read bad books all the way through. If I canât make it past the first chapter, then itâs all over! An over-rated book would be Gladwellâs âOutliersâ. Iâve loved his other stuff, but I didnât find much original stuff in this. Perhaps because I read so many psychology books and this pulled from them.
What is the best book youâve read in the past year?
I read so many books, it is hard to say what the best one is! I will certainly be posting here when I read a great book â so lately it has been Michael Pastoreâs â50 benefits of ebooksâ and also âHow not to write a novelâ
If you could tell everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
Iâm back with Jack again â âThe Success Principlesâ
Shakespeare, Milton or Chaucer?
For a laugh, Iâve got to go with Chaucer vs. Shakespeare, but then I have a degree in theology so have an affinity with Milton.
Austen or Eliot?
Letâs go with the Jane Austen zombie mashup as a third option
What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
Dickens probably. Just couldnât get into him! I am a huge fan of fast, movie style fiction, so the slow lumbering is too much for me.
(donât worry, I still love the classics â DH Lawrence The Rainbow is an inspiration for me â also Jude the Obscure â Thomas Hardy)
What is your favorite novel?
Tough one. There are so many, and most I recycle through the second-hand shops. One that never gets moved on is Umberto Eco âFoucaultâs Pendulumâ.
What is your favorite play?
Can we pick musicals? Iâm going to have to go with The Lion King then! (remember this is fun â it doesnât have to be literary masterpieces!)
If you want a serious play, the one that had the most effect on me was seeing Euripides âThe Bacchaeâ in the original Greek at night in an amphitheatre. Scary stuff!
What is your favorite poem?
Iâm going with Ben Okri âMental Fightâ. This poem inspired me to leave my soul-sucking job in London and seek enlightenment in the Australian Outback. Here is one of his poems on YouTube.
What is your favorite non-fiction?
I am a non-fiction reader in general. I read a lot of self-help and success books. I love them! I have stacks of notebooks full of inspirational stuff from them. I also read psychology, travel, Middle Eastern politics, spirituality and religion as well as pop science. Some of my favourite authors include: Robert Winston, Bruce Chatwin, Steven Pinker, Joe Vitale, Michio Kaku, Karen Armstrong, Robert Fisk… an eclectic bunch!
What is your favorite science fiction?
âPixel Juiceâ Jeff Noon
Who is the most over rated writer alive today?
Salman Rushdie. I canât read any of his books. Have tried so many times because I feel I ought to. But I canât make it through more than about 3 pages.
What are you reading right now?
I always have a few on the go. On the nightstand, âThe God part of the Brainâ by Matthew Alper, and âCreativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and inventionâ by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. I am also listening to the podcast novel 7th Son by J.C. Hutchins.
Best Memoir?
Carl Jung â Memories, Dreams, Reflections
Best History?
Robert Fisk â The Age of the Warrior
Best mystery or noir?
I like John Connolly for scary, supernatural thrillers.
(Guilty as charged. I did get rid of a few questions that I didnât have interesting answers for.)
The original is here. Tell me when you post your answers!
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