Book Meme: What bloggers think about old media

I hate memes, so I'm going to instead call this post

What bloggers think about old media:

I was tagged by Baal Habos


1. One book that changed your life?

No book has ever changed my life. People have changed my life, and I have changed my life, but no book has changed my life. Books I read either fit or don't fit with my world view. Many books have informed my world view, but none have actually changed them. What has changed my world view, from a book, is converstaions with other people about the ideas. That being said, the one book that most likely has recently impact my life was "The fountainhead" by Ayn Rand.

I read the book because it was about an architect, and I use to want to be an architect. I was reading the book on a plane, and this nice girl my age next to me, saw it and told me I should really read Atlas Shrugged if I liked this book. So I read it, and brought it to UCSD with me, then during my First year, I told to compare a piece of literature from the 1920s-50s with a movie. Being that I recently read Atlas Shrugged, I said, can I use this book. To which my TA said: "Sure, if you can have it fit one of the assigned movies, however, don't let the other teachers see that book, Ayn Rand is a four letter word around here, better to pick a better book"

I did not really care about Rand, untill my TA said that. Then I read it with more analysis, and got a good idea about the reality of "Academic instutions"


2. One book you have read more than once? I don't know if I have read a book more than once. atleast not fiction. I have read parts of books more than once, but never read the whole thing more than once. .... wait, my memory is being jogged.. I read "Goodnight Moon" more than once. Just read it to my niece the past few nights.

However, I did buy All the Kings Men on CD to listen to, and I had read it before. But the two experiences were so different I'm not sure it counts.


3. One book you would want on a desert island? I would say Robert Jordan's Wheel of time series, because he seems to want to never end it .... however, for a single book, I would have to choose ... nope can't choose. too many choices. I have a bookshelf and not a book-pocket for a reason. But maybe I would bring something short, so I can read it over and over again.

4. One book that made you laugh? Dilbert

5. One book that made you cry? Real bloggers don't cry.

6. One book you wish had been written? How to learn everything about everything in 30 days.

7. One book you wish had never been written? How to learn Java in 30 days. (bunch of liars!)

8. One book you are currently reading? Zohar

9) One book you have been meaning to read? How to learn Java in 30 days. Ok, so I never really needed to read the Java book, so umm... I have been meaning to read that famous fiction book that I forget the name of. Hence why I keep not reading it.