Saturday, March 01, 2003 It's kinda late, but what the heck. This week's Friday Five:

1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)?
Depends, I guess. I do like non-fiction stuff sometimes.

2. What is your favorite novel?
Hmmm. If we are going by the classical definition of "novel," I guess it would be Pride and Prejudice (I know, I know.)
If not, then maybe more recent stuff like Coupland is cool

3. Do you have a favorite poem? (Share it!)
My favourite poem is by T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land. It's too long to quote in its entirety but below is my fave bit:

What are the roots that clutch? What branches grow
Out of this stony rubbish. Son of Man, you cannot say or guess
For you know only a heap of broken images. Where the sun beats,
And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,
And the dry stone no sound of water. Only there is shadow under
This red rock (come in under the shadow of this red rock)
And I will show you something different from either your
Shadow at morning striding behind you, or your shadow
At evening rising to meet you. I will show you fear
In a handful of dust.


4. What is one thing you've always wanted to read, or wish you had more time to read?

It will take me a lifetime (or rather, a couple of them) to read all the stuff that I want to read. I would like to read the classics: Proust is top of the list at the moment, and also, Flaubert too, Cervantes... etc.

5. What are you currently reading?

Kafka's short story, "Before the Law," for my dissertation. It's only a 2 page parable but I'm also reading the analysis and essays written about it. You wouldnt believe the number of pages devoted to this. I could just die!

posted by Sharon K at 9:40 am