Pustak memesaahib

AnTi handed over one of his batons to me, so I take it up. Here goes:

1. You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451! which book do you want to be?

Having not read F 451, only barely aware of the plot and reading Vinod's interpretation, I have two in each category:
Something I like and would be subversive in F 451: Surely, you're joking Mr. Feynman! For if you wanted to rebel against boxing of thought, what better illustration than the story of a man who did that all his life?

Something I don't think I'd like and would tie up the censors in knots: Ulysses

2. Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?

- Like AnTi, Kathleen Kelly from You've Got Mail, also the Julia Ormond version from Sabrina and of course Ilsa Lund from Casablanca. But assuming we're looking for more bookish examples, I guess Betty from the Archie comics. Someone that nice and dependable - wonder what Archie's sees in that other girl! Perhaps the underdog effect.

3. The last book you bought is:

- Where On Earth Am I by Jug Suraiya. But the last book I helped buy was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time.

4. The last book you read: - India in Slow Motion by Tully & Wright and (appropriately) The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore.

5. What are you currently reading? - Baudolino by Umberto Eco and Being Digital by Nicholas Negroponte

6. Five books you would take to a deserted island:

* The Complete Sherlock Holmes book - Doyle
* One of the Jeeves Omnibus books - Wodehouse
* Yes Prime Minister - Anthony Jay & Jonathan Lynn
* Being Happy - Andrew Matthews
* Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman!

7. Who are you going to pass this stick to and why?

* Sudarshan so that he'd be utterly confused because he'll have more options than anyone else I know :-)
* George, because his DVD player needs a rest.
* Nikhil to spread the meme into non-English literature and avoid monotony.
* Anand to give him some exercise while he recuperates.