Aarti (Book Lust) tagged me for this meme, an invention of Eva (A Striped Armchair).

Which book do you irrationally cringe away from reading, despite seeing only positive reviews? Anything written by authors such as Jackie Collins. They all say, “formula chick lit” to me!
If you could bring three characters to life for a social event (afternoon tea, a night of clubbing perhaps a world cruise), who would they be and what would the event be?

Scarlet O’Hara, Rose the elephant (from Water from Elephants), and Hester Prine. LOL! That would be a site. Besides, Scarlett and I can couch Hester on how to stick up for herself.

(Borrowing shamelessly from the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde): you are told you can’t die until you read the most boring novel on the planet. While this immortality is great for awhile, eventually you realize it’s past time to die. Which book would you expect to get you a nice grave?

The Wings of a Dove. I tried to read it once! I really think I would die before I’m half way through it!

Come on, we’ve all been there. Which book have you pretended, or at least hinted, that you’ve read, when in fact you’ve been nowhere near it?

Seriously, I can’t think of any.

As an addition to the last question, has there been a book that you really thought you had read, only to realize when you read a review about it/go to ‘reread’ it that you haven’t? Which book?
Perhaps I’m loosing my memory in my middle age, but I can’t think of any.
You’re interviewing for the post of Official Book Advisor to some VIP (who’s not a big reader). What’s the first book you’d recommend and why? (If you feel like you’d have to know the person, go ahead of personalize the VIP)

If the VIP likes historical or adventure movies, then I would recommend The Secret River by Kate Grenville, because it’s an all time favorite of mine.

A good fairy comes and grants you one wish: you will have perfect reading comprehension in the foreign language of your choice. Which language do you go with?

Just one language, that’s tough! I’d have to say Cantonese. I’m sure some of the books have been lost in translation and also because I know a lot of Cantonese speaking people, since I live in Vancouver.

A mischievous fairy comes and says that you must choose one book that you will reread one a year for the rest of your life (you can read other books as well). Which book would you pick?

The Secret River by Kate Grenville. I love that book!

I know that the book blogging community, and its various challenges, have pushed my reading borders. What’s one bookish thing you ‘discovered’ from book blogging (maybe a new genre, or author, or new appreciation for cover art-anything)?

The blogging community has been feeding my book habit and it’s spreading like wild fire. My To-be-read list just keeps getting bigger and bigger. It has also gotten me to try reading authors from genres that I don’t normally care for.

That good fairy is back for one final visit. Now, she’s granting you your dream library! Describe it. Is everything leather-bound? Is it full of first edition hardcovers? Pristine trade paperbacks? Perhaps a few favorite authors have inscribed their works? Go ahead-let your imagination run free.

No leather, I’m vegan! I actually prefer paperback because there easier to curl up with! It would be a huge library like the size that are in the movie adaptations of Jane Austin books, but without the stuffiness. There would still be the floor to ceiling built-in bookcases surrounding the room, however there would be tons of natural light coming through skylights and windows. There would be a desk with a computer, etc and a chase lounge. Hardwood floor accented with tasteful rugs, and of course a gas fireplace and a couch and two comfy chairs. Of course, all of those built in bookcases would be filled with book of my choosing and ones recommended. Since this is a fairy granting this wish, I assume that at least one of the bookcases will automatically fill itself with new books periodically!

And the final portion of this assignment is to tag four others:

Under a Blood Red Sky
Once Upon a Book
The Sleepy Reader
Blogging My Books

And, for extra credit, if you leave a comment letting Eva know you’ve done the meme with a link to the post, she will give you some link love via a big list of who’s participated. Additionally, if you link back to her original post, she will enter you in a drawing to win The House at Riverton. If you’re an American, this is especially exciting since it isn’t going to published until April. 😉 To be in the drawing, you must have posted the meme (and commented) by February 5th, which is when she is holding the drawing.