And yet another list of books

Blame Erik for this one.

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451. Which book do you want to be?
The Collected Stories of R.A. Lafferty. (It doesn’t actually exist yet, but it ought to.)

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Never on a fictional character. (From a Woody Allen play: “You idiot, you’re fictional, she’s Jewish — you know what the children will be like?”) Nor on a writer. However, if Muriel Spark were nearer my age ....

The last book you bought was...?
Harold and the Purple Crayon and Millions of Cats, for my nephew. Innocents Aboard, by Gene Wolfe, for myself.

The last book you read was...?
The Impossible Man by J.G. Ballard

What are you currently reading?
Innocents Aboard; A Piece of Martin Cann by Laurence Janifer; The Complete Works of Saki

Five books you would take to a desert island...
1. A guide to the flora and fauna of desert islands
2. The Most of P.G. Wodehouse
3. & 4. The Norton Anthology of English Literature
5. The Lord of the Rings

What three people are you passing this stick on to and why?
Steven, because he’s read everything.
Enoch Soames, because he’s read everything else, and because he is missed.
Chan, because she likes plants and music as well as books.

Others whose lists I would like to read include Dale and John, two rather different science fiction readers; Fred, another SF reader and a composer; Edward, a classicist from the other side of the planet; and, The Jelly-Pinched Wolf and Kashi, so I can see what kind of person the University of Dallas produces these days. In fact, I'd be interested in what anybody I've ever linked to comes up with.

Soundtrack: Turina, “Fandanguillo” (Michael Chapdelaine, guitar)

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You can't pass to Steven! I already did!!

But I hope Jelly Pinched Wolf and Kashi reply!