20 reading questions

  1. Favorite genre? "Literary" fiction, whatever that means
  2. Currently reading? Nothing at the moment
  3. First book I remember loving? Charlotte's Web
  4. Book/series I would want to be adapted to film Can't think of any, I generally enjoy films and books on their own merits
  5. Favorite protagonist? Meg Murray from A Wrinkle in Time
  6. Favorite antagonist? Can't think of one
  7. Do I write any stories? Very small ones
  8. A movie that was better than the book? I liked watching Annihilation more than I liked reading the book
  9. Best book I've read this year? Neoreaction a Basilisk by Elizabeth Sandifer
  10. One of my favorite authors? Donna Tartt
  11. Least favorite genre to read? Autobiography
  12. A book I'd recommend to a friend? The Little Prince is a quick read which I think most people could get something out of
  13. Favorite film adaptation of a book? Same response as #8
  14. Book I've read the most times? No idea, but if I were to guess I'd say Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  15. A book I didn't expect to like? Ready Player One, and I was correct! (If you mean "a book I liked in spite of my expectations" I'd choose The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong just because I don't often enjoy books with strong religious or spiritual themes)
  16. Favorite Classic Book? The Grapes of Wrath
  17. Book that's impacted me the most? Difficult to say, but my gut answer is Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber
  18. If I could meet one author, living or dead, who would it be? The living one
  19. An Author I think more people should know about? Don't know if I have a good answer, I don't read many authors who are super obscure. I wish Tim Rogers would publish some of his books, but imposing my wishes on him seems disrespectful.
  20. Favorite book / series of all time? Book is The Pale King by David Foster Wallace, series is Discworld by Terry Pratchett

-matt

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