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grubi passed the buck to me:

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451. Which book do you want to be?

I didn't make the connexion at first, but of course, that's how they phrase it when they memorise their book; they become the book. Hmm. I doubt I can come up with a better reply than laputain, but I'll be Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana, because of the obvious F451 connexion.

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?

Absolutely. The one that springs most readily to mind is the female protagonist in Connie Willis's Bellwether.

The last book you bought is?

Just bought Hemingway's Islands in the Stream half an hour ago.

The last book you finished is?

Per I. Gedin (ed): Lena och Georg - en brevväxling om kärlek

What are you currently reading?

I'm between books because I'm busy translating a short story by Ted Chiang for a Swedish SF magazine. My guess is that either Iain Banks's The Algebraist or Charles Stross's Iron Sunrise will be next.

Five books you would take to a deserted island?

Arabian Nights
John Crowley: Little, Big
Mervyn Peake: Gormenghast Omnibus
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings
William Shakespeare: Collected Works in One Volume

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?

carbonatedink
jukkahoo
jlms

Because they are all mad, bad and crazy about books.